Tuesday, September 25, 2012

A second life for a new chair

Let the nesting begin.  There's been much back and forth about all the thrift store furniture in our house - keep it and recover? or scour the likes of Hattiesburg for something new?  Final decision?  We love it too much to get rid of it.  There's nothing like 1950s craftsmanship, right?

After [finally] finding an upholstery person in this [god-forsaken-deep-south-podunk] town, we started in our $12 mod-chair. (It was originally $25, but, alas, half-price day at the DAV on Summer in Memphis = score for the Brady's).  When you see the following picture, you may not believe I'd pay even $12 for it, but I promise you, it did not look so haggard pre-kitty living.


I'd always envisioned a houndstooth fabric to recover it with and found the perfect one at Calico Corner on a recent trip to Memphis.  I think the results are fantastic.  Our upholsterer removed all the old springs, replacing them with new foam.  The chair is so comfortable!!


Next up: Couch and chair, oh yeah, and the nursery....more Nesting Brady Style to come!

[Sidenote: here's what the chair looks like most of the time to avoid a repeat kitty disaster....Ha!]

Monday, September 17, 2012

Check you later Saint Andrews Fairway

We made a trip up to Memphis this weekend to bid farewell to the Brady Abode at 177 Saint Andrews Fairway.  It was bittersweet, but if I know the Brady Bunch, we'll have another great house to enjoy in the near future.

I indulged all my pregnancy cravings to the fullest this weekend - Muddy's Bakery, breakfast biscuit from Bryant's, Gibson's Doughnuts and this list goes on...what a joy that was - and without guilt.  Ha!

It was great to see everyone, why does it always go so fast?!?  Back to the grind, the surgery grind for another couple of weeks.  Happy Monday to all!

A little Nanu lovin' for baby to be.