Last weekend’s project? Find a table for the corner of my bedroom. It needed to be smallish.
And just the right height for a cup of coffee.
A creamy white finish.
Offset by my new favorite wall color of all time, Farrow and Ball’s light blue.
Thumbing through catalogs, searching Pinterest and zillions of design websites takes time. I’m impatient. I opted for the easy way out. You probably couldn’t guess where it turned up.
Unless you’ve been to IKEA lately.
Yup. I said IKEA. Who knew? $179 and some Annie Sloan chalk paint {no sanding necessary} and the gray Isala Side Table transforms a reading corner. Did you spot the EKTORP Jenny Lund slipcovered chairs? I had an extra set of pillow shams that fit the bottom cushions almost perfectly. The frame {below} was a find at an antique store. It has had various reincarnations over the years but stringing picture frame wire across the back and attaching clips to hold mementos may well be my favorite.
I still have draperies to design and complete. Another project for another weekend.
Wow your impatience paid off! How clean and fresh it all looks. I do like that great blue on the walls. Love the seat covers being a print too! Great work Ellen, your house is full of custom beauties!
I saw that table in Ikea…it looks lovely in white.
Dang, I will be RUNNING to Ikea….love that table. And Ellen…hopefully my readers will keep coming up with ideas for those window boxes. Love the blue jars the best!!!! And will go nice with the paint colors we have chosen.