No. These are not the hors d'oeuvres for the wedding. This is my "man" dinner tonight and I just have to say that it was so hard to find a non-elegant picture of "salami and crackers." And I call this sad and yet satisfying dinner a "man" dinner because this is, often, what I would catch my Dad eating when he was in charge of his own dinners. Now, I find myself in charge of my own dinner, and what do I grab at the store? A half pound of salami, Ritz crackers, Craisins, and Doles' Mango Peach Orange juice. (Dinner, desert, and beverage - check)
I guess a part of my dad has rubbed off on me. I only care to eat a full dinner when I'm with family, which leads me to this. I can't wait to start a life with Kenny for more reasons than one. However, at the moment, I can't wait just so we can have a nice dinner together every night.
My head is in the clouds right now thinking of our lives after the wedding. Because most of the post-wedding plans are undetermined, I like to focus on the concrete material aspect of it.
For example, decorating on a budget. How are we going to decorate our place to appeal to both of our tastes? Kenny likes the more clean-cut, organized slightly Asian design, where as, I like the more cottage-style, wood-burning fireplace feel. Though I know Kenny would probably let me decorate how I want, I can't wait to take this challenge and find a way to meet in the middle. And I already have so many ideas!
I need a little hiatus from wedding talk for a moment, so I'm going to jump ahead a little further to the planning of our undetermined, temporary home, i.e. apartment. How about I begin with what we already have.
A brown leather passed down from his brother and sister-in-law who got it from his parents. Granted, this is not the exact couch, it does look fairly similar. However, I'm pretty certain that ours sits a little lower than this one.
A coffee table with matching end table. Again, this is not the exact one either. Ours does have the same black oval top, but with chrome legs and a second black oval shelf underneath. The end table is similar, but round.
A 1970s corner dining table with two broken chairs. (Again, this is not the exact one either.) My mom actually salvaged it from a friend of the family. She re-upholstered it and it's in pretty good condition, aside from the two chairs. The legs are, again, chrome and you can lift the seats on the bench for extra storage inside. How nifty is that?! This is definitely perfect for an apartment setting, but I do hope to get a nice dining room table eventually. This one needs a table cloth. The table top is the manufactured wood with rubber trim. Not very pretty.
Lastly, we have a bed. In fact, we have two of these Ikea beds. I bought a full when I moved out of my parents place, and he copied me with a queen several months later. Aside from the many bruises I get due to the sharp corners, I actually love it. The back is bent slightly back like a bench and is so comfortable to sit on while reading, typing, or, in my case, crocheting. I definitely don't recommend this to anyone with small children. It just seems a little dangerous with the corners. I know we will be using his queen size bed, but I'm not sure if we will be keeping mine or not. Depends on whether we have a second bedroom or not.
Well, that's pretty much what we have as far as big furniture goes. This can seem very daunting of a thought, but I see it as a blank slate. A lot of room to work. The brown leather couch works perfectly with the cottage style I like and, well, everything else is more Kenny's style. We plan to go to estate sales and yard sales probably in the spring once we know where we will be living.
But, here is a list of ideas I have for our new place, wherever we end up.
To the right is a large mirror with a red frame. I chose this because it would tie in perfectly with the imaginary red rug I would love to place in front of the couch. I love having red accents, but only a few. In this case, the mirror and carpet would be all I need.
Crate and Barrel. Of course, I would finally find the chair I like at the store I can't afford. How adorable is this print? I know I wouldn't exactly call this a timeless a piece, but how cute! I can definitely imagine this next to the leather couch we have, my imaginary rug, and oval coffee table. I love it! Now to keep an eye out for a look alike it shape, not necessarily pattern.
I didn't intend for the t.v. stand to copy so small, but I suppose it makes sense. It isn't exactly a large priority of ours, but if we do get one, I hope it has character like this one. Plenty of room for storing the cable box and what little DVDs we have.
How adorable would this be next to the door?! We could keep our keys here AND do any last minute make-up touch ups before heading out! I love having mirrors around. They brighten the place up and make the area look bigger if placed right. Which is why I would like a large mirror in the living area.
I can't wait for the finished project. I can already see Kenny telling me to stop "looking" at the rooms. He already tells me stop looking at the blog constantly. He says, "Nothing has changed," meaning I wrote it so why do I keep reading it? I have no good response other than, I get it from both my parents.
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