Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Light

When I moved this summer I left most of my old furniture behind. I only brought the basics - a bed, a dining table, and drafting table. I'm content to get by in a bare condo until I can afford to buy pieces I truly love. My new philosophy is that if it's not good enough for my future kids to fight over it when I die, I don't want it. That meant a few months of living on folding chairs, but my resolutions held firm.

Fortunaetly it didn't take long for me to fall in love. First I found an Artimide Mega Tolomeo floor lamp for a steal. The tag said there was a scratch on the shade, but there isn't. Even the salesperson couldn't find the defect and she gave it to me for the clearance price anyway. I took it right home and set it up in my living room.

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It makes me happy, even with a folding chair.

I was even happier to find the perfect sofa at the same store. It took weeks for my order to arrive, but it was worth the wait.

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The beige walls and vertical blinds will be going away soon, but until I find the perfect wall and window treatments, I'm content.

3 comments:

Susan said...

Loving your plan to fall in love. Also thinking I have a crush on what you ended up falling in love with -- especially the sofa!

Annie said...

Annie and I just bought the less cool, Ikea version of that lamp a few weeks ago.

Tim said...

i dig the philosophy. i think more people should follow that train of thought. it's true!