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Monday, February 14, 2011

I'm in love!

OK, a bit of an overstatement, but just trying to get in the Valentine's Day spirit. I found this picture cross-posted via multiple furniture and home decor blogs and it is the perfect piece for our living room. The size is about right, the color is perfect (our living room is teal and red), and the height is just enough to clear our baseboards and let heat escape out the bottom.
(Credit: Southern Living)
Unfortunately, it was only an "inspirational" picture to give readers decorating ideas and the cabinet is not for sale.

Here is what we have: an old Target wicker piece that actually was part of their bathroom decor line circa. 2004. It has served us well over the 6 years we've owned it. But I would love to get something a little more polished and with more doors so I can hide the clutter out of sight.
So keep your eyes pealed! It's hard to search on craiglist since "dresser" or "hall cabinet" or "entry furniture" type keywords are so broad. Finding a small piece with lots of storage space that stands at least 10 inches off the ground is tough. We're looking forward to garage sale season this spring, but in a meantime, holler if you see something!

2 comments:

Mom said...

What are the measurements of what you need?
And what color would you like?
I'll keep a look out for something you might like.
That's a pretty set up.

J said...

We need something no wider than 36'' and no deeper than about 14'' (it would depend--if it were less than 36'', then it could be a little deeper--we just don't want it to crowd the entrance to the hallway). And raised off the floor at least 10''. Honestly if all of those characteristics exist together, I could care less about the color! (Especially if it's wood--then I could make it whatever color I wanted.)