Hello!  It’s the 70′s calling.  They want their bar stools back.

Check out these beauties. I actually bought them — brand new — a little over 4 years ago! What the frog was I thinking?!?

I’ll tell you what I was thinking. I was thinking, “OMG, I’m going to have a baby in 4 weeks and I don’t have bar stools!  I can’t bring a newborn home from the hospital if I don’t have bar stools for the bar in the basement!!” And there, my friends, is a little peek into the mind of a 41-year-old, eight-month pregnant woman.

Yes, one Saturday morning in June of 2005 (about 40 pounds heavier than I am right now,) I woke up with this bar stool craving and set out to find them. I waddled all over the furniture stores of Pittsburgh and finally settled on these two swiveling gems because they matched the wood on my bar. *cringe* “Match” is a bad word in the design world.

In my post-pregnancy life as a decorator, I discovered I was not alone. I’ve had clients say things like, “I bought this sofa when I was pregnant and I now HATE it!”  and “I chose this green and gold wallpaper while I was pregnant — please make it go away!” and “This wall color that I had to have for the nursery now makes me nauseous.”

There’s just something about this magical time our lives that tends to mess with our sense of home decorating style. So, if you’re pregnant now and you find yourself craving a little something for your nest, go ahead, go forth and shop.  But do follow this advice: take a non-pregnant, honest and strong girlfriend with you as your guide. You’ll be happy you did.

And as for those bar stools of mine: thank goodness for Craigslist.

Love Your Home,
Sue

This cute chair can be found at Arhaus

Saw this slipper chair at a nearby home furnishing store and I want it so very much.  The photo doesn’t do it justice.  It’s much cuter in person. It’s a lovely, happy chair. I know it wants me too. But there’s a problem: my husband. Okay, here’s something I need to put out there.  As terrific as he is, he is not a Home-Aholic.  *Gasp* He is basically a good person. He just has this one…character flaw.  When he looks around our house he sees a completely furnished home with beautiful décor.  I, on the other hand, see numerous “spaces” where new and wonderful furniture, home accessories, lighting, fine art, etc. will one day live.  Bottom line: we tend to disagree on the need to make furniture and décor purchases for our home.  *Sigh*

So do me a favor: call him on his cell phone and tell him we need this chair. His cell number is 412-555-4321.

Okay, that’s not really his number. But that doesn’t change the fact that this chair needs to be with me, and I with it. 

Stay tuned to future entries and I’ll let you know if my crush turns into something more…

Love Your Home,
Sue