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i would probably hurt my dear sweet husband if he ever tried this. not kidding.

chair.

Todays topic: chairs for my future dream office. in my loft. or attic space.

this first chair. oh man. perfect isn't it? but probably uncomfortable for 8 hrs of work... but so nice to look at it would almost be worth breaking my bum for.

this next one.... is an 'after'- i say good job. i like it. again.... needs some cushioning!!

 this is cute. looks a little more comfi-er.... possible redo? i like the stamp thing. nice touch.

 now this one.... i want to do this i think. especially for fall/winter. i really really like this office space.

originally i had imagined a little attic room with a 'office' at one end... and 'sewing room' at the other. in my imagines... it was all white. so i like the one below.

These are all compliments of pinterest after searching 'office chairs'. I will never ever ever ever ever get sick of pinterest. embarrassed of time spent there... yes. but sick of it!? never.

 

As a side note. I will probably get something that is super ergonomical and ugly... sigh.... but maybe i will do the sheepskin thing. thatd be okay.

desks.

So, i've started back. my last semester. hopefully forever. i'm still in the enthusiastic part of going back to school- although haven't got the motivation part yet.... so i'm all pumped up for finishing soon and being able to work from home. Who knows if that will even happen. Anyways. So tonights 'school time' included looking at desks at ikea... and picking out how my office is gonna be. I think we are going to have to move cuz we are running out of room in this house. :) anyways i'll show you the desks i like.
... my favorite- but i think its too tiny.

this one is kinda modern... but i think it would work good- ikea claims it has room for 2 laptops which I think should be enough room for my coffee pot, water jug, lamp, plant... you know...

I found some more on google images... which I think would be a more .... thrift store fix up kinda project....

of course... I am gonna need some storage/filing space as well which I haven't completely looked into.
The start up cost of this 'working-at-home' business is starting to go up.... How can I be expected to work in an environment that isn't completely user friendly though right!?!:)
I also have to think about paint colors for my office....
-office chairs....
-a new coffee maker....
-little mini fridge... (for cream... for my coffee)

o dear.

good song

try to not stamp your foot in this song....
impossible.

anyways- i really like this band... jer got me their cd for my birthday... and this song is on there.

and so i like that..............

guilty dog

have you seen this!!?? someone at work showed me it yesterday. (i work really hard. all the time. serious... i dont.) i laughed. soo hard. almost had to borrow one of the old ppl's incontinence products in fact. yes i just went there. ugh.

before and after.

here goes. I'm gonna try and do a before and after post. that being said. all pictures are taken on my phone... so not the greatest.
so in the beginning... i was looking for an awesome looking long dresser/credenza/sideboard for the end of our bed....
i looked for a long time. found some good ones but was too cheap to spend more than $50..... finally... finally i found one. not perfect but kinda cool.... here it is. in the thrift store.... it even came with a mirror for the top... which is in our garden shed now....also only $20.... this was bought a long time ago. months.

and no... i did not buy the lamps. shud've wud've cud've...... right....:)
so then i started sanding. and sanding and sanding. for hours. literally. power sander even. then gave up. tried paint stripper. took me a couple tries but i figured out how to do it. you gotta put it on thick. like thick thick...

so this is the dresser up on its side... you pour the stripper on... wait about 30 minutes or so... then just scrape. i ended up giving a quick sand after all this too.... directions said i would'nt have to but i did.
then i stained a dark walnut... i was so upset after first coat- it looked identical to the color that was on the dresser before!! i should also tell u... i painted the drawers- glossy white. i spraypainted them. got this trigger thing... amazing- i recommend for all avid spray painters like myself..... some of the drawers did not turn out super awesome upclose- i think cuz it was super muggy out maybe??.... but i was getting impatient at this point so really- did not care.

anyways back to the staining... second and third coat of stain looked way better, then i tried waxing(used a product by 'Minwax') it to protect instead of using a varathane.... it worked pretty good i think... im still letting it sit for a bit more before i put anything on the dresser but i am happy with finish- it feels smooth but is not overly shiny like varathane looks sometime. so here is semifinal product.... still need to line the drawers. and its ended up in our living room for now instead of the bedroom....

 

yes that is my mop in the picture... funny its out seen as i can't remember the last time i used it:) also there are some random shoes in the picture. I especially like that the white drawers bring out the not-already-obvious white cable and outlet... in the middle of the freaking wall....... i guess i should do something about those.
i bought some lamps to redo for the top.... they are almost done and then i will post pictures of the whole dealio.
dealio? dealeo? not even a word. doesn't matter how you spell it.

so its not fantastic. but its a dresser.

things i love this week.

yoga. who knew.

coffee shops with my man! (this one is just off pinterest)

seeing the first buds of lavender on my new lavender plant!! (this is not my plant)

tasting this for the first time. like a magic show in my mouth. amazing. thank you molly.