I'm in love.

So last week I posed a question to everyone: should the armchair in my living room be teal or grey?
The overwhelming response was teal. But the very evening the post went live - not exaggerating - I spotted this lovely little number on South Jefferson MidCentury Modern's instagram post, and saw big puffy hearts all around it. Showed it to Brandon, and he loved it just as much as I did [he's good like that - we like almost all of the same stuff.  Makes putting this house together pretty easy :)]
And as luck would have it, I was available to go to their shop the next time they would be open [they're only open on Saturdays, and as a wedding photographer, that's pretty magical that I would be able to go!].  So I grabbed my friend Tracy, and we pulled up to the shop at about 11:50.  There was already a line of a couple dozen people, all waiting to get in at noon when they opened their doors!  Not gonna lie - I got really nervous and kind of competitive.  Sweaty palms aside - as soon as we could get in the door, I quickly swept the shop until I finally found it in the corner and made a beeline right for it.  It. Was. Mine.  And I brought her home!  Those who follow my instagram have already seen it a few times [and for just haus-related stuff, check out the new one here!], but here she is, in all her glory:

Fits perfectly, dontcha think?

I'm a fan of the color, but not for this chair, in this spot.  Lots of warm wood and a bit of yellow in the stone would just be way too much yellow with this chair.  Plus, the vinyl has seen better days...

But those lines tho...

So she'll be getting recovered in black, and she's going to look like $1,000,000 [a million bucks.] ;)

So everyone wants to know, what about the other chair?  I still love that chair, and there was a perfect corner in our room for a comfy armchair [and place to hide shoes & dog toys under] so I put it in there.  We were actually looking for a chair for that exact spot, so everything is working out perfectly!

[lots of dog toys around here.  Just keeping it 100. Though I did make the bed and dust a little before I took the pic]

I still want to get it recovered, but that'll be on the back burner, since it'll take a lot of fabric and won't be cheap.  And no one sees it.  Still thinking teal though - it'll just look so pretty against that walnut!

[there's frequently a beagle on the bed, and at least one toy underneath]

Stay tuned to see the update once I get the new chair recovered!  I just have to actually *call* someone about that.  I hate doing that.

Just call me Megan Draper.

Because my name is Megan and I just put some drapes on some windows. 

After we got those beautiful hardwood floors laid [which, yes, I still owe you a post!  actually, I still need to put the finishing touches on the floor itself first....] we had a bit of an echo problem.  Surprising, right?  I mean, it's just a ton of wood, stone and glass - why in the world would there be an echo? 
So I set about finding the perfect drapes, so I can keep the clean lines of the windows, without froofing things up too much.

I settled on a simple set of charcoal gray blackout panels, with a subtle sheen and texture.  I didn't want a crazy pattern or color to draw too much attention - just something simple and clean.  JCPenney for the win!  Found a pair for $40 a panel, with a grommet top to keep things extra lovely.

Did you know it's incredibly hard to find affordable, really simple curtain rods?  Everything I saw [even at Target!  for the first time in my life, they let me down.  It was a sad day....] was too frilly or scrolly, and just too overdone.  But on a whim I decided to pop into Kohls, and they had exactly what I wanted.  Simple, clean and dark, so as not to draw too much attention.  And as a bonus, they were on sale for $14 each!

Anyhoo.  I'm sure curtain talk is just as exciting as you thought it would be, but to change it up, here's another before and after:

Just enough to muffle some sound, soften edges, and when closed we can become hermit-like cave dwellers and binge watch Mad Men all day. 

SIDE NOTE.  In the precap of the year [see what I did there?] I posted in January, I added 'get chair upholstered' in the list.  Here it is, all avocado, matted and funny-smelling in the corner:

I was dead set on a dark peacock tweedy-textured fabric for the chair.  But then on Pinterest the other day I came across this lovely photo, which looked strangely familiar:

 [from this tumblr]

And I fell in love.  The colors and textures are amazing, and I noticed that all of the furniture is grey.  I assumed in my house all grey would be a tad flat, but this......this is amazing.  DAMN.  Now I have no idea.  [and I don't need help in the waffling on decisions department]
So, dear readers, I need your help! 
I've crudely photoshopped both options - teal and grey - so you can help me decide!  Put your vote in the comments so I can make a damn decision!
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Then once I make a decision, and make a phone call like a grown up, I'll get it reupholstered and she'll look all shiny and new :)