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I need help deciding what to do with our dining table. Right now, it's all wrong. It's only a couple of years old, so I hate to just get rid of it, but the bar height and all black just isn't working for me anymore. One option is to chop the legs off to regular height and replace the chairs similar to what I talked about here.
The other option is to get a new table altogether. I'm leaning towards the Docksta from Ikea. It's affordable and I think the round shape would work much better in the tiny room. Thoughts?
tulip table
Our completed bar area. I'm so happy I finally have my lamp!
I've given up on finding a coffee table for now. I took the bottom shelf off our table to give it a new look.
So, so sad we've had to temporarily move our tree outside. I got some bad soil that had gnats in it and brought them into the house! I'm trying to figure out how to get rid of them so I can bring it back in!
I found this Allegra Hicks book that I've had on my wishlist forever brand new on Amazon for only $6! It's normally $40, and it makes the prettiest coffee table book.


portrait

I've talked Charlie into antiquing with me this weekend. I'm on the hunt for a creepy portrait to add to our gallery wall in the living room. I found one I loved at an antique store recently, except I didn't love the $3,000 price tag. I'm hoping to score one on the cheap and then put it in a big ol' gold frame like this
Also, Charlie wants an aristocratic picture of Toby. Can you imagine how weird people would think we were if they saw this hanging in our house? Ha!