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I spent the weekend at
apfelsingail's place. I got to meet her new house and help obsess over furniture placement (even do some furniture placement), and we hung up artwork, and it was very domestic and fun and I learned about the wonders of steam mops.
We saw an incredible number of beautiful things in the span of two days. First, the Dogwood Festival in Atlanta... an art fair bigger than I've ever been to, with many lovely things both in my price range and out of it. Do you wonder how an aspiring minimalist handles a hugely tempting art fair? Well, this one spent her way around the park -- I haven't had such an expensive treasure hunt since Venice in 2003. Most of it went for one large print that will replace the Dali in our living room, and some of them were for gifts, but it still felt like a bit of a minimalism fail.
Then the next day I got to see an IKEA store in person for the first time. Nice. I'm kind of in love with their Expedit series -- doesn't matter that I'm having contractors build me some custom cube-things this very week, to see them is to want them. They have so many cute little modular inserts. Anyway, I walked through there with arms firmly crossed and bought NOTHING, so ha.
Did I say contractors? Oh yes. On Thursday I got the last piece of wood I needed from Home Despot, and my elusive carpenters materialized within hours and asked for money. They're showing up tomorrow at 8AM to begin doing dusty, noisy things. I wish I were at home right now so I could obsess about final design details and take "before" pictures.
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We saw an incredible number of beautiful things in the span of two days. First, the Dogwood Festival in Atlanta... an art fair bigger than I've ever been to, with many lovely things both in my price range and out of it. Do you wonder how an aspiring minimalist handles a hugely tempting art fair? Well, this one spent her way around the park -- I haven't had such an expensive treasure hunt since Venice in 2003. Most of it went for one large print that will replace the Dali in our living room, and some of them were for gifts, but it still felt like a bit of a minimalism fail.
Then the next day I got to see an IKEA store in person for the first time. Nice. I'm kind of in love with their Expedit series -- doesn't matter that I'm having contractors build me some custom cube-things this very week, to see them is to want them. They have so many cute little modular inserts. Anyway, I walked through there with arms firmly crossed and bought NOTHING, so ha.
Did I say contractors? Oh yes. On Thursday I got the last piece of wood I needed from Home Despot, and my elusive carpenters materialized within hours and asked for money. They're showing up tomorrow at 8AM to begin doing dusty, noisy things. I wish I were at home right now so I could obsess about final design details and take "before" pictures.
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Date: 2010-04-20 01:01 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-04-20 01:06 am (UTC)i am now curious about what a steam mop is. it sounds useful.
when i was a kid i used to make box forts (my dad would bring home dozens of identical-size boxes from the brewery) with all the openings turned inward to make shelves/compartments, and i wondered why grown-ups didn't make walls that way. the expedit has exactly that same appeal, only x10 due to the inserts. wow!
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Date: 2010-04-20 01:59 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-04-20 01:55 am (UTC)Can't wait to see before and after contractor pictures!
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Date: 2010-04-20 02:27 pm (UTC)http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2009/07/24/benefit-21-display-what-you-value-most/
Actually, buying things has been a big part of getting rid of things for me. Like buying three thongs from Lululemon that are actually comfortable, then getting rid of almost all my old ones.
Contractors just discovered I was missing some flooring under the old built-in cabinets they ripped out. Grump. Note to self: build houses assuming people will eventually remodel. :P
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Date: 2010-04-20 12:58 pm (UTC)I also can't wait to see the before and after pictures. :)
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Date: 2010-04-20 04:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-04-20 04:51 pm (UTC)I COULD BE THE NEXT PIET MONDRIAN. Must... buy... expedit.