Return of Venus

My jaw dropped when I saw the first page of the new Lonny issue. If you've been following Swoon, you'll know why... 

My waning inspiration to complete my copy-cat Venus in Yellow has been unearthed! I haven't figured out who this artist is yet, but I wonder if he/she was inspired by Hanseggar's Venus as well. The mood of these pieces is a little dark for me, but I do love them. I hope this knocks me off my lazy horse this weekend so I can get crackin on this project. We'll see.

Make it purrrr

To Do:

1) Find a chair. Any ol' chair.
2) Find a furry throw. Any ol' furry throw.
3) Throw that throw over that chair.
4) Pretend like it was all my idea.

Of course, it wasn't...

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theartofdoingstuff.com
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How to love (and lose) a louis chair

One of my many obsessions at the moment is with Louis chairs. What started this fixation? The moment I found a listing on craigslist for a PERFECT specimen to paint and reupholster for only $25!! Well, the interest started there, but the obsession didn’t hit until I lost it to someone else.

Yes, I called about it first thing in the morning, but instead of jumping out of my chair and into my truck at that very moment, I decided to wait until I got off work that afternoon.  I was so excited about it all day, imagining the color I would paint it… the fabric I would cover it in… how I would magically turn into a princess every time I sat in it. But my swoonings were soon squashed when I called the seller to tell her I was on my way and she said with a forced sweetness, “oh honey, someone just picked it up!”

So I went home, head hanging low, with an emptiness inside that only a fellow buy-something-for-nothing-and-turn-it-into-something-amazing-nut could understand.

Since then I have somehow made it through each day, but I have not forgotten. No, I am now in  full-blown cheap Louis chair search mode.  Come hell or high water I will find her, but until then, let’s dream together…

...Sigh...

Awe... this one looks just like my craigslist loss:

and so do these...

Ok, I'm gonna go eat some ice cream now. Sitting on my floor. Ugh.

Sources:
roost
justinetaylor
etsy
anthropologie
simplifiedbee
lavishbymattandjon

Hooked!

Oh. My. God. I feel empty inside because these are not hanging in my entryway right now! You can bet I'm not gonna spend $65 each on em though. But just you wait. Let me get my tool belt...



By the way, I don't really have a tool belt. It's a tool box. Well, it's more of a tool tupperware container. I gotta work on that.



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Pining for Pinterest: Send a girl an invitation!

I've been waiting and waiting and waiting for an invitation to pinterest, and nothing! Do you have an invitation???? You'd be amazed what I'm willing to do for one. Ok, not really. But seriously, please email it to swoonobsessed@gmail.com. Then your good deed will be deeded for the day! Grazie!

A definite maybe

Just ran across this photo on Design Sponge. You know what I'm thinking don't you? These gorgeous wall panels may be exactly what my ugly bedroom needs! What do you think? Should I fill the huge frames with a darker shade of aqua, a crisp white, or maybe a fabulous damask wallpaper... say, something like THIS:

We'll see. First step is convincing Joshua to do it. I'll keep ya posted (pardon the pun).

Goody: Happy Chic!

I got my new Jonathan Adler book in from Amazon today. Woo hoo! This is the second of his "Happy Chic" books that I have, and I can't wait to dive in. I'm going to try my best to not even crack it until Rosa goes to bed on Friday night, and the house is quiet, and I have a fresh martini in hand. Mmmm. These are the little things that get me through the week.

I wonder what Jonathan would say about my master bedroom redo gone wrong. Ugh. I'm mortified at the thought.