I’ve wanted an Ikea Mongstad for a long time but I’ve put off buying one because Peter and I are trying to concentrate on only decorating one room at a time.Thursday night I came home from work, ran upstairs to change into my painting clothes, and saw this with a note taped to it.
(It seems like a weird angle because every other angle showed a huge pile of clutter.)
Peter surprised me by buying a Mongstad as an early Valentine’s Day present! I’m so excited to have such a large full length mirror in our home. Now, I will have no excuse for leaving the house looking horribly. (Umm, should we take it back?) Plus, when we continue decorating our bedroom we will have this beautiful piece to pull things together. Several other home bloggers use large framed mirrors to create a functional elegance. I love the way that the Young House Love couple incorporated a similar mirror into their bedroom to create a chic dressing area.
{Young House Love}
So, tell us: what are your decorating tactics? Do you try to decorate one room at a time or do you gather bits and pieces as you see them? Have you received any fabulous presents that inspire you to jump around? Right now I’m staring at the wall thinking about how nice our Mongstad would look with some beige curtains…
Yesterday I had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. So you can imagine my delight when I came home and there was a package for me sitting on our front porch! When I saw the box I instantly knew what it was: Christmas presents! It may be a little late but after Peter and I returned from our trip I ordered my friend a letter press calendar that I had been eying for quite some time–and since my mother taught me always to give gifts that you would want to receive, I ordered one for myself as well. Here’s what the package looked like what I cut open the box:
Complete with a little note from Pistachio Press, the Etsy seller that I ordered it from.
Pistachio Press was inspired by vintage tea sets to create the delicate designs that grace this year’s calendar. The pages are attached with a gray ribbon (my favorite color) for an elegant, feminine touch.
Here’s the lovely image that Peter and I will be looking at on our wedding month!
I opted to put the calendar in our office simple because it’s too pretty to procrastinate hanging. I’m not sure if this will be the calendar’s forever home, but for now I think it really softens some of Peter’s boy decor.
The best part of this purchase–Sarah, look away– is that I managed to buy the calendars for 20% off because I waited until after the New Year to make my purchase. It was difficult worrying that I may come back from my vacation to find them sold out, but the price cut made it worth it. Have you bought yourself any belated Christmas gifts?
