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I spent the weekend at [livejournal.com profile] 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.

Date: 2010-04-20 01:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kittymel.livejournal.com
so sorry I missed your recent trip to town, but pleased to hear that you had a great visit!

Date: 2010-04-20 01:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nevers.livejournal.com
haha, i first read your title as "eye-fasting weekend" and thought, i so need one of those! my poor eyes.

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!

Date: 2010-04-20 01:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] apfelsingail.livejournal.com
Steam mops are AWESOME. Like a mop but faster and better and it steams your floor and dries almost immediately. You need to be a little careful on hardwoods since it can sometimes to Bad Things to polyurethane, but it does nice things to linoleum and anything tile. I love love love mine. It has a little felt pad so you can SEE all the crap you are mopping up. It's kind of like an iron, I guess. But for floors. I've mopped more in the last two weeks than the rest of my life. At some point I assume the novelty will wear off, but I'm enjoying it.

Date: 2010-04-20 02:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nevers.livejournal.com
high praise indeed! i'm moving to a place with all-hardwood floors, though, so i'm not sure i want to risk Bad Things

Date: 2010-04-20 01:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] apfelsingail.livejournal.com
I might note that minimalism is about buying and keeping things you truly love, and that add to your life in positive ways. You did not buy anything that was not a treasure. You will hopefully enjoy everything for a while. And when you don't, you will probably pass it on to someone else who will enjoy it in turn. I wouldn't call that a minimalism fail at all. :-)

Can't wait to see before and after contractor pictures!

Date: 2010-04-20 12:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] islenskr.livejournal.com
I agree with [livejournal.com profile] apfelsingail. You didn't buy something you felt just meh about. Plus, your purchases were of completely useful things: looking at beauty is good for the soul.

I also can't wait to see the before and after pictures. :)

Date: 2010-04-20 04:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bluechromis.livejournal.com
I am in lust with that expedit series! What is it about nooks and crannies that is so alluring? It's like an adventure around every corner.

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