Chaise Lounge

I was so excited when this box arrived last week... I've been wanting a chaise lounge for a long time!

When I saw one on sale at Joss & Main a few weeks ago, Mike & I decided to get it as an anniversary gift. We started the tradition over 10 years ago that to celebrate our wedding anniversaries we'd splurge on an item for the house that we didn't really need.  Over the years, it's ranged from TVs, to artwork, to furniture!

Back to the chaise lounge... there were 3 pieces that needed to be put together, plus the 4 legs to attach to the bottom.  It took me about 40 minutes to assemble.

I moved it into the family room, in front of the corner cabinet.  I'm thinking a tall floor lamp would be nice behind it (and take up some of the blank wall that's next to it).

Mike isn't so sure about that placement... so it may move around a bit until we find the perfect place.

I grabbed a little pillow that was on another living room chair, but it looked too dinky.

<--So I found this one while out running errands that night!







Much better! --->

My favorite part of this chaise lounge is that the seat offers storage!

Perfect for the blankets that we use to cuddle up when watching TV at night.  

We used to store them in the storage area in the coffee table, but then needed to clear off the table every time we wanted to pull them out.
So, this should be easier!

Some Little Additions

Between Christmas gifts & shopping the sales, We've added some new items around the house.

First up is the long awaited fireplace tools. 

We broke these babies out the day we got them home!

And they have a friend to keep them company,

Meet Mr. Mitten Drier --->

He has been on my wish list for a long time too!

Here he is doing his job---> 

Now to the dining room, for an addition to my platter addiction collection. I didn't have a deviled egg platter, and after making a new crab filled deviled egg last Easter I decided to be "on the lookout" for one. Found it for just $2!

And upstairs... My Purple Plan is coming together for the future master suite.

We received this wall plaque as a gift.  It's perfect for the purple bathroom.

These silver & purple woven boxes are going to be great for storage in the walk-in closet.


And this purple vase will replace the pine cone vase once spring rolls around!

We also added some outside items- I just have to get out and take some photos.

This cold weather is too much- luckily it's supposed to warm up this weekend, so I hope to have more to share early next week.