Last week I put together a dream living room that will probably never come to fruition. It was based entirely around my desire of owning a blue velvet sofa. Since that's out of the question (Curious as to why? Read prior post here), but a new leather couch is in my distant future, I thought this would be a fun exercise to repeat based on that premise.
This time around it's still a bit of fantasy (hello gorgeous Malm fireplace and ridiculously expensive couch, I'm talking to you!), but stemmed from the reality that as long as I'm a dog owner, it's only leather sofas for me.
1. Draper's Cabinetry, Robert Redford's Sundance Catalog, $3,495.
2. Score + Solder Quartz Terrarium, Old Faithful Shop, $140.
3. Artemis Ceiling Fan with Light by Minka Aire, Lumens, $549.95 - $1,199.95.
4. Bridge, 1964 from the Chevron Series by Kenneth Noland, The Farnsworth Art Museum.
5. Patrizia Sofa, Anthropologie, $5,998.
6. Malm Fireplace, Design Within Reach, $1500.
7. Beni Ourain Handwoven Wool Carpets, Imports from Marrakesh, $850.
8. La Gardo Tackett Planter with Walnut Stand, Architectural Pottery, $190.
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For #8, $190 gets you only the Walnut Stand. The planter is extra... a lot extra.
Leather is definitely the way to go. I have a white leather sofa and two dogs who are all over it all day long. It has never been a problem (knock wood) and still looks new.
I would never pay that much for a sofa. I love cats, coffee and red wine too much for that. Perhaps I need a wine colored sofa!
@amygoog - I would never pay $6,000 for a sofa, but I can assure you that nothing is created equal. The Ikea sofa may be cheap, but it's not going to be nearly as good quality as a reputable company. You don't have to spend $6,000 to get a good sofa, but you definitely aren't going to get phenomenal quality with Ikea sofas, either.
It's like shoes. You should buy high quality shoes that are made well because they might be more expensive, but they will also last longer. If quality didn't matter, we'd all buy from Ikea and other companies would be out of business.
Great collection of things. The Noland would be a great touch :)
hmmm, this closely resembles my living room. I guess it's good that these drafty old Malm fireplaces are 'in' again. I'd like to trade mine for something that actually heats the room.
well, i like the ceiling fan though i just discovered another great piece
unfortunatelly the website is in German, but the fans look great:
www.archetypen.ch