Rocking chair love

Anson Smart

A few weeks ago when hubby and I were antiquing in small town Ontario, I spotted an old wooden rocking chair outside of a shop right where we parked our car. Each time we brought a load of treasures to the car (there were a few), I caught myself checking out the chair. It was really nothing special, and had some gawd awful floral design along the top piece that would have needed painting over (no biggie). The chair was already painted black so it seemed perfect for me from the get-go. And I did not buy it. I have no room in my home for new furniture unless I clean out my basement (a very daunting task). But it would have looked really sweet on my front porch (if my husband doesn't end up making me the L-shaped bench I have been hinting at). I regret not buying it - and I think it was only $35. AGH!! Since then I have been thinking about rocking chairs so I decided to do a post all about this style of chair. Rockin' out! :) 

Dwell

Hus & Hem

Anthropologie

Apartment Therapy

STUDIO OINK

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Wake refreshed

Beautiful minty goodness. Interior design by Tom Scheerer. Photography by Francesco Lagnese. Love it!

Bedroom love

I love this bedroom. The simplicity. The lack of colour. The rumpled cotton bedding. Whatever the hell that is going on in the windows. Via Domino. 

Bungalow 5 giveaway!

I am really excited to announce that we have a giveaway for you all running this week and the prize is pretty sweet! One of our sponsors, the lovely folks over at Bungalow 5, are offering THE LAMP OF YOUR CHOICE from their line of lighting! And you get a shade! And they will ship it to you for free! I went through their entire lamp selection and I guarantee there every room in your home could use that little extra OOMPF with one of their lamps. I can't decide which I like more - the classy Tao lamp? The glam Venice lamp? The mid-century Mariah lamp? The bold, Asian-style Leaf lamp? I am sure you can narrow down your choice to one that you just have to have. All you need to do to enter is to leave a comment on Bungalow 5's Instagram photo or their Facebook entry of the giveaway, including the lamp you would choose if you won. It's that simple. (Open to USA and Canada residents only, and the winner will be announced next Monday on Bungalow 5's FB and IG). 

Here are some spaces that demonstrate just how much impact a fabulous lamp can have... 

Simply Seleta

Liz Carroll

Julie Rootes

And in case you were not quite sold yet (??!!) here are a few more shots from Bungalow 5's showroom. 

Go on and enter the giveaway!

Monday's pets on furniture

If you'd like to send me photos to include in next week's pets on furniture post, please ensure your photos follow these basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of furniture must be clearly visible in the photo, so it takes center stage rather than your pet. Think of it more of a photo of a great piece of furniture that you wan t to show off...and your pet happens to be sitting on it. And second, if the photo is too dark or unfocused it may not make the cut. Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to kim[at]desiretoinspire[dot]net and PLEASE don't send closeups of your pet! Thanks!

Our pets lying in an armchair, as lazy usual. We have an on/offline decor shop (reallynicethings.es), and they spend all day long working with us in the showroom (but in a much comfy way).
- Helena (Valencia, Spain)

Mis chicas Catalina y Margarita, disfrutando de los muebles encontrados en Mercado de Pulgas.
- Dolores (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

My rescue dog on a rescue mid century chair. Both have a new lease on life! Sam is anxiously awaiting the return of Mad Men!
- Susan (Fort Myers, FL)

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