Picking A Desk or Where I May Actually Do Work

As per my usual - I'm stuck. I often find it difficult to make design choices because I love so many different styles. Right now I'm feeling a more transitional and eclectic design. I like clean modern lines with a hint of glam or some other special touch. However, I want to be careful to not end up with pieces for my home that I will be sick of in six months because they were trendy. 

Right now my design dilemna is a desk. I will be replacing a queen anne style desk that does not have a lot of character and is definitely dated. I know it's traditional, and they say traditional is just that because it never goes out of style, but this one is not for me. I inherited this desk from my grandmother who has passed away and every time I sit at it I can hear my grandmother saying to be careful with her nice furniture and not get my clodhoppers (my shoes) too close to the furniture so I would not damage the finish or upholstery. Well, sad fact, the table needs some love. The finish is scratched and scuffed and faded beyond what a good cleaning and polish will fix (I have tried). I asked my mother if she would be upset if I sanded it down and refinished it. Her response was she would be picking it up from my house in a week. I will take that as a no Mom. Ironically, my grandmother refinished her furniture often and may have been ok with an update.

Here is what I have. Ignore Harley, the black lab, in the picture on the right. She was too lazy too move and after all - it is her house, she just lets us stay here. You can tell on the picture to the left how scuffed up the tabletop is. Also, ignore messy bookshelves. That's another project, another post, another day.

Anyhow, I will be short one desk. Spoiler alert, we will be moving by the end of the year so I also don't want to commit to a massive purchase just to find the desk does not fit in the next house. Fit being either stylistically or physically.

Here is what I have come up with so far:

1. LumiSource Writing desk from Wayfair $258

2. White Glass Metal Computer Desk $297

3. Upton Home Vivica Cream Reptile Desk $240

4. Rustic Storage Desk $499

5. Glass Cross Brace Desk $399

I really liked the Jonathan Adler Channing desk, which #1 is very similar too, but that off center drawer kind of bothers me. The original is about $2,000, which is more than I am looking to invest.

Jonathan Adler Channing Desk

The metal legs of #1,#3, and #5 look awesome, but maybe chrome is too bold for my office. I have really been appreciating brass lately, maybe there is something I can do to make one of these even better. #2 has the cross leg base that I am enjoying the lines of. Lastly, #4 is a rustic modern look that may go well with my faux antelope rug.

Let me know which is your favorite in the comments & thank you for stopping by,

Spoiling My Dogs or Puppy Love

Let me start by saying this post isn't sponsored (I wish, but no). When it comes to my black Labradors I may spoil them. Quality food though is worth it. As the old saying goes - put good in, get good out. When I first adopted Harley she had severe allergies. After lots of research and trial and error, as we do things here, we started using Merrick dog food. It has been fantastic! Harley's allergies have almost disappeared. Her vet believes she has a protein allergy, which in dogs is apparently quite common, usually chicken and beef. Merrick had lots of other options - lamb, bison, salmon, etc... Now both the labs can't wait to eat and their coats look excellent. They don't have upset stomachs and best of all I have high hopes they'll continue to be healthy. Just my two cents.

And sidenote, it's all made in America so it makes me feel better about safe ingredients for my dog especially with the constant recalls and warnings from dog products from China.

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Thanks For Reading My Rant,

From The Top or About Time I Started To Write It All Down

Post one of hopefully many - This is where it starts. We had a house that we have mostly made a home. Mostly we get it right when we venture blindly into new projects. Our projects are mostly finished. And most of all, we are just going to keep trying at it and making our house a home. This is our hobby, this is what we do. It is one of the things me and my husband bond over. It is one of my favorite things to plan. Please join us through our successes and failures and see what we've learned along the way. Learn about our dogs and what we have learned to take care of them as they also make up our home. And also, we would love input as we go, because like I said, we mostly get it right, not always. 

Thanks,