took an improptu trip down to ikea last night.
our schedules don't align often & i have a serious itch to make our space more "homey" so off we went!
all thoughts/direction/inspiration/colors stemmed from the sam toft print i blogged about early in the week.
that was until zane was drawn to this piece. (see above)
i was so surprised that he had such a strong reaction to a piece of art. usually that's me. but there he was "ooohing & ahhing" over this particular canvas.
it took me a minute to shift all my thoughts from one piece to the next. but i was so struck by zane's instantaneous excited reaction. he is not excitable & here he was toally excited. over art!
plus combine all that with the fact that this ginormous piece (6.5 ft. x 4.5 ft - definitely not going to fit in our economy car) was conveniently packaged into a long skinny cardboard box with a DIY frame you put together at home.
obviously we couldn't just walk away.
so now this is the new center piece & inspiration to The Rathbun Living Room Project.
an interesting delightful turn of events. & i haven't written off sam toft. the whimsical Mustards might make an appearance yet in our next project. =)
Thanks for sharing the beautiful picture. I like it. It should make you feel like a misty, rainy day so you can "cozy up" when you look at it...anyway, that's what I thought when I saw it. It's really a great picture though and I like it a lot. It's humongous!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a picture Kent would like, but I have to admit, it makes me almost nauseous looking at it! Bridges, particularly rickety looking ones, and I do NOT get along! I'm sure you will make it work and it will be gorgeous! And I totally understand taking HIS excitement and running with it! ☺
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I'm very impressed with Roo's love for this art piece - I have to agree, it makes you feel relaxed and dreamy all at the same time!! Happy decorating! =) Love ya both!
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