Blanc Coffee Table

It has been so hot here in Lausanne that my computer keeps getting over heated and shutting down. It has been mighty frustrating trying to work on new posts that I am not able to save in time. It's times like these that I wish I were back in the states in air condition.

image via art work by Steven Bonner for Radio Head cover

Really need a lap top so I can sit on the balcony in the breeze (hint, hint to my hubby).

I just wanted to share this chic coffee table I found at www.habitat.fr the other day. I would love to paint this a dark yellow and place it in my living room. Okay heading to the local pool to get some relief from this heat!

xx

Vickie

My Flea Market Find, DG Pillow and My Hallway = Happiness!

Months ago I found this side table at an outdoor flea market here in Lausanne, Switzerland... it had been sitting in our garage ever since.



The price was set at rather high, but I talked the Madame down to 20 CHF in my terrible French. The top of the table has two huge cracks and the legs were all loose and it was about to fall apart, but something about the style of the table spoke to me. It looks so much better in the photo; in person it was awful looking. I had no idea where to put it or even what to do with it, but for 20 CHF, who cares!

Below is a picture of my entry hallway with unfinished wood frames, very blah. Not pulled together at all. I should have taken a before picture of the hallway near the front door. In that corner use to be strollers, scooters and my sons shoes. Things just kind of piled up in that corner and drove me crazy.

Well my favorite little decorating shop, Fischer Deco in Lausanne was having a major sale on their Designer Guild pillows. I was browsing, when I found this little green pillow and it just all clicked! Cheap Table + Hallway + Green Pillow - Kids Crap = Happiness!

I was so inspired by the green in the pillow, I just had to paint the table Kelly green! I do not normally do color furniture and my husband seemed nervous when he saw me painting a wood table green. He is strongly against painting wood.

My little DIY 20 CHF flea market find turned out pretty nice after using tons of wood filler, sanding, new screws and lots of green paint and presto!.

I am no decorator by any means, but I think my hallway turned out pretty decent. I painted the wood frames in the hallway a glossy black and the different shades of green make me happy!

xx

Vickie

Duct Tape...Seriously?

The weather has been so beautiful here in Switzerland and we have been spending almost everyday outside. It's just too hot indoors since we are sans ceiling fans or central air system of any kind. It's also been way to hot to sit in front of a computer most days.

When I am not at the park with the kids, I am sitting on my balcony working on upholstery and painting projects. I love how my neighbors in the building next door love to sit on their balcony and watch me work while they sip their tea. I mean they are staring straight at me! I am just waiting for the 'balcony police' to show up and tell me to get all this furniture, paint and work tools off my balcony or else.

I have worked on a few small upholstery items, but never anything as large as a sofa, which is my goal. So I thought I would take it slow, read as many books as possible and watch as many videos on youtube.com as possible before take the big upholstery leap.

I found this little stool that is similar to my sofa and thought I would take it apart, repair it and reupholster it from scratch. Low and behold I cut open the bottom of it to find the webbing support is duct tape! I kid you not!

Picture of pouf before I gutted it.

Picture of the inside webbing made of duct tape!

I am just an average Joe trying to save a buck on a DIY upholstery project. So I will post pictures of the process and the finally outcome in the next month.

xx

Vickie

Swiss Fun Friday (err Saturday) Find

Check out this beautiful room here from the Elle Decor website:

As I am always browsing through http://www.anibis.ch/ for coffee tables; I remember seeing the almost exact same Lucite coffee table in the room above!

Check out this Roche Bobois Lucite coffee table here on http://www.anibis.ch/!

Isn't it beautiful! Why would someone sell this coffee table?

Vickie

Dude....

I was on a roll with my blog posts and then BAM, my super cute 13 month old started to walk and now I can't leave him alone for even one second! This is a picture of him catching himself.




How in the world do other SAHM bloggers keep up with babies learning to walk and blogging? I have so many things to share, but just can't leave my little guy unsupervised during the day. Oh and he wants nothing to do with the computer room.

Sure would be nice to have one of these to carry around the flat so I can cruise the internet for ideas while following him around the flat and keep up with daily blog posts:

Oh iPad, how I wish Santa would bring you early this year!

xx

Vickie

Swiss Fun Friday Find - DEUX

I live in a beautiful old building in Lausanne and it's only fault is that it only has one toilet! That's right I said one toilet! As we have family and friends visiting during the year and a toddler who now uses the toilet and can not wait in line...some days I wish we had a port-o-potty!

Today I came across this unusual find on http://www.anibis.ch/:


How great would that antique commode look in a room! Think my guests would look at me crazy when I tell them to use the antique chair and to be sure to empty the pan everyday....it would come in handy.

xx
Vickie

Affordable Beautiful Furniture Store in Lausanne!

I stopped by Anna today and they had several items on sale for a bargain. I am disappointed as I took pictures of the items with my camera phone, but unable to upload those pictures at the moment. Here is the name and address of the store:

Anna, L'art de vivre
Rue du Grand-Pont 8
CH-1003 Lausanne
Tél. +41 21 647 76 69

They are located before the second Starbucks in Lausanne near Flon. Below are a few pictures from their site here:

A beautiful mirrored dresser from Anna

(this is a shout out to my husband for our anniversary, hint, hint).

Gorgeous chair and desk from Anna.

Another dresser from Anna...love the four mirrors and lamp,

I even like the silver horse head on display here.

I discovered this store months ago and it's actually where I purchased my black Lucite side table pictured in my previous post here. I got it on sale for half off in the store. The prices of their furniture in the store seems much more affordable then the prices they have listed on their website. Actually I hardly even see any furniture they have on display inside the actual store even listed on their website.....my advise, skip the website and just go visit the store.

Every time I stop by there each week I always see some fabulous gilded side table, vase, pillows or work on art 20 to 40% off! Right now they have an awesome linen tuft sofa on display in their store that I am in love with....

Happy Weekend!

Vickie

Diagonal Stripes Are My New Fav!

Love this dress Katie Holmes is wearing! I would love to wear it and hang curtains like this in my salon!

Image Credit via Dlisted

Dlisted is the first site I read when I wake up, gotta stay on top of the latest celeb gossip!

It's almost Friday!

Vickie