Jeopardy! was just on, + I didn’t get Final. The humanity!
But let’s not dwell on today’s heartbreak;
let’s discuss my new art ledges from IKEA, instead:
We have 4 of them on each side of that huge sorter.
I’m such a fan of art ledges — we had them at our old brick bungalow, too:
Art ledges are right up my decorating alley,
as they make it super easy for me to endlessly arrange + rearrange all my stuff!
They’re perfect for G.O., too,
as we don’t end up with Swiss cheese nail holes in our plaster walls.
But why, you ask, did it take us 10+ months
to hang art ledges here at the Dutch colonial?
Well, here’s why — I suffer from CDI.
Chronic Decorating Indecision
Let’s go back in time, when all this indecision was taking place.
I sit here, on our new-ish couch, while simultaneously watching Jeopardy
+ pondering where to display all my groovies.
Here’s my view while doing all that watching + pondering:
Disclaimer: I plopped that tall black ladder there just this morning,
so imagine this as an empty, blank space.
I just knew that it would be perfect for an epic gallery wall!
Here’s proof, all from Pottery Barn:
Yumm-O, am I right?
Yes I am right, but for some reason I just couldn’t commit.
Then, 0ne day, out of the blue,
I was struck with the idea of flanking our sorter with art ledges.
Perfect! I love symmetry!
View from the front door. Our poor Eames-style recliner needs some TLC!
Let’s have a closer look-see at just a few of my groovies, shall we?
On the lower left side, I’ve incorporated some ‘leaners’.
Beatles Revolver LP . vintage map of St. Louis . folk art measuring stick, made from an old window sash (by me)
Now let’s view the lower right side, with its own leaner + a vintage child’s chair.
I’m sewing a cushion for it, for my biz — but I kinda like it here.
Perhaps I’ll keep it.
Cubist painting of Susie, our late great Dachshud by David Holsted of Harrison, AR . photo of our grandson with Susie . President Kennedy window cling
A framed map . Blackhawk statue in Oregon IL . Hogue Hall (now demolished) at my alma mater, Greenville College . vintage metal weather vane arrow.
Vintage letter cards . corresponding dictionary pages for ‘Oh’ (for G.O.) + ‘Kay’ (for me) . another vintage metal weather vane arrow
Close up of a print of my beloved Busch Stadium, from an etsy seller
Oh, how fun!
So many groovies, so little room left in this blog post, though!
Perhaps I will share more on another day — stay tuned!
Oh, + happy Labor Day weekend!
REDBIRD 