Get Outta My Head

Today’s interesting fact.  I become easily obsessed with things.  And by obsessed, I mean obsessed. Like that’s all I can think and talk about all. day. long.  I’m borderline needing medication.  Ask Nate.
I’m thinking about a weekly series titled “Get Outta My Head.”  But I’m bad with follow through and I don’t want to let you down.  We’ll see.

What can’t I get out of my head this week?

Farmhouse tables and metal chairs…

via decor pad

via Restored Style

via Design Manifest

I’m pretty sure Nate is going to run for the hills if I say the words “farmhouse table” again tonight.  I have him pondering the idea now.  Pondering is a step above his previous idea that his wife had lost her marbles.

Where did this latest obsession come from?  A dream that I think stemmed from picking out our new lights (thanks again Barn Light Electric).  I want to take our kitchen a step further in the country/industrial department.

Just picture the table and chairs here…with this cream light and maybe a shelf above the patio door.  Or perhaps taller moldings.  My brain is out of control.


The table is doable (thanks to Ana White).  The chairs are a different story. I need your assistance.  Help me find an affordable chair.  The closest thing I can get is this chair from Industry West for $125.

 

via Industry West

$125 multiplied by 4 equals a hard time convincing Nate that this is a good idea.  Which it is.  Of course.

What do you think?  Love it or hate it? Who has chair options for me?  What are you obsessing over this week?

Hunting in Naperville

This past week-end the dudes of the family were hunting pheasant in South Dakota.  Us ladies decided to do some hunting of our own.  Bargain hunting.  We made the 2 1/2 hour trip to Naperville, Il.  It’s a very good thing I live far from civilization.

During this trip, I made my maiden voyage to HomeGoods.  As witnessed by my awesome cell phone photo… 

It was amazing.  How can you go wrong with a TJMaxx that doesn’t have racks of clothes and only home items?  You can’t.

What bargains did I find?  Nate prefers to ask me what I didn’t find. 

How can you pass up a cute @ sign?…

Or a wire basket that holds cooking magazines?…(If you have time to notice my dirty toaster, you have time to clean it.)…

I finally bought soap dispensers for our master bath.  I forgot that I don’t have chrome finishes.  Rookie.  I still like them.  They will eventually be moved to our Jack and Jill bath that does have chrome finishes.

What didn’t go home with me?  A pair of Christmas dog pajamas that I am kicking myself for not buying and this mirror.  It had a pretty decent sized scratch deep in the mirror or it would have been mine. Sad...

Has anyone seen this shape of mirror anywhere lately?  Preferably one that isn’t a million dollars.

On a side note, I purchased my first pair of skinny jeans a few weeks back.  You know, now that they probably aren’t cool any more.  They are the most unbelievably comfortable pair of jeans that I own.  Who knew?  I digress.

Overall, a successful first trip to HomeGoods (and many other stores in Naperville).  13 hours later and I was home again.  That is a lot of shopping for this girl.  Ike and I slept well that night…

Have you been to HomeGoods?  Do you like shopping or loathe it?  I’m surprisingly not a great shopper.  I get sensory overload and wear out quickly but I was a trooper on this trip.

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Nate loves when I sing Christmas songs in April.  Or July.  Or October.  It just feels good to bust out in carol during breakfast every now and then.  He tells me that it’s getting closer to time for it to be socially acceptable to do so…but I still have a tiny ways to go.

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I’ll share with you our final decision in December.  I have to keep it a secret until then.  (And I’m still deciding.  I keep finding a new favorite every time I look.) 

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