Our living room, like the rest of our new house, is slowly coming together, corner by corner. I do a little here in one room, and a little there in another, instead of completing an entire room then moving onto the next. But I get so excited to share that I can’t possibly wait until it’s finished to do so.
I found this amazing chair upholstered in a velvet animal print a couple weeks ago at Hotel Surplus Outlet while looking {unsuccessfully} for a slipper chair for my dressing room. It was alone and hiding up on the rafters but as soon as I saw it I knew it needed a home in our living room. It has been sitting quietly in front of our fireplace awaiting its final resting place under the antique black mirror …which lie resting up against the wall, awaiting it’s destiny as well. They were made for each other. And finally, late Sunday afternoon, I had 4 strong arms in the house who helped me hang the mirror and merge this little nook together.
The Vitruvian Perpetual Face Vase
Finally, and maybe most importantly, a most generous wedding gift from my boss …our Nathalia Edenmont “Josefina” {c-print mounted to plexi} was installed Monday afternoon. And I just love it! I chose the medium-dark gray wall color with it in mind and I love the contrast …not to mention the reflection of it in the mirror on the opposite wall. I am extremely happy to have a home with a wall large enough to hang it on. It’s so big and bright it makes me smile every time I walk in the room.
…and that little dimmer switch placed in a strange but admittedly convenient spot in the middle of the wall above the couch will soon light a fabulous Phrena Hanging Lamp by Karl Zahn, 2009 from the MOMA Store.
My first choice, really, was a George Nelson bubble lamp …but remembered that when they are lit, they have an amber/yellow glow instead of white. And since I knew this Nathalia Edenmont was whiter than white, I wanted the pendant lamp to be so as well. So I went for the Le Klint swags …but when I found this Phrena at a fraction of the cost, it was just too good to pass up. Hopefully it’s not a bitch to assemble. I cannot WAIT to get it!
fluffy
very very good!
Amy Kate
I got the same vase at Barneys Co-op. I love your house and style. Thanks for sharing!!
Hope Chella
That flower pot is so cool!!!
xxox
Hope =)
Danielle
i have those same tiger throw pillows.
Iva
oh Maegan. I am so happy for you. I love these design/decor posts just as much as I love your outfits/fashion posts. You are so informative with showing and teaching and just hearing that you are loving it and it makes you smile, makes me so happy. It all looks beautiful, and I love the Face Vase {and the books under it WOOHOO!! AWESOME!} Thank you for sharing your home and your decor talents with us! Happy Tuesday have a great day! And I’m glad you got your wedding gift up 😉
Cat
What a lovely space. I adore the bright pink fur you have draped over the back of your new chair!
I agree with you…I don’t think the multi-face vase is creepy at all…I love it!
Must be a great feeling to have the space coming together so nicely.
Kayla
I love your design style. I wish I could suck it up and incorporate it into my empty boring untouched house.
http://senseofstyleiseternal.blogspot.com/
Gabby / Gypsy*Diaries
YES! That print is perfect against that wall! 🙂 xxx
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Erin
That sprint is beautiful!!! and the vase…I don’t find it freaky but it is making me dizzy looking at it. I looks like it is spinning really fast 🙂
Miss Anne
your house is delish!
J-Diggety
Beautiful digs! I love the color scheme, the grey was on pointe! 🙂
xoxo J
Sandra - If it comes in pink
Of course I love the pink details 😉
Chicago Mom (Heather)
Love that chair, love the gray walls, love that gorgeous picture, and I really love that vase. It looks like someone is spinning their head around really quickly. Fun!
Silvana Kathryn
I love that chair so much! It looks so comfortable too.
My younger brother has that face vase. Another of our brothers gave it to him for his 19th birthday as a semi-joke but I love it and he has grown to love it too.
anhesty
man you are good. i have lived in my house for almost a year and have yet come even near to completing a room. great job!
Angela
Simply lovely!! You’re right, the wall color and the art contrast beautifully 🙂
drollgirl
dude. it just looks so rad. you have such a good eye, and so much talent! kind of like the midas touch. make that THE MAEGAN TOUCH! you make things look fab!!!!!!!!!!!
LadyLUX
Lovely interior!!
Fashion Cappuccino
What a beautiful room!! I love that chair! xoxoxoxoo
Lexy
I love your style! Mod and clean. The hot pink fur is a great touch for your photos!
Lexy (Beautylicious Fashionista)
http://lexythebeauty.blogspot.com
jennine
you are doing this in record time! we moved into or new place march 1, and it’s barely starting to look like people live there. we need stuff or our walls so bad.
...love Maegan
Jennine: sometimes it feels like we’ve been there forever and it’s never going to be done! …we moved in at the end of January …and I have to constantly remind myself of it!!! lol.
LifestyleBohemia
Your home is looking beautiful! I love the splash of pink, and I envy you that your hubby allowed it 😉
Linda
Love that print and your couch. So gorgeous.
Angela
I wanted to paint the walls gray in our last house, but the landlords freaked out and we had to go with khaki instead. Seeing your walls reminds me I still want to do gray sometime. (Our current house was already painted.)
Eli
the vase is very Jonathan Adler, I actually love the whole layout you’ve shown us. I really like the modern sophisticate look. I’ve had to move so many times that I decided to donate a lot, and Im not going to buy anything until I know I will be somewhere a little more permanently. Its a little sad when I see beautiful house photos like these!
letterstobetsy
lovely darling! i love the new piece and i also love the vase it is very original! how cool! love to change things and redecorate!
xoxo
KC
Meg Fee
oh, that vase, that vase!
it is perfect. maybe a little creepy, but perfect nonetheless.
geisharock
wow, it all looks so chic and gorgeous 🙂 exciting to have your own place! love the furry white and pink things on the chair/by the chair x
Veronika
maegan- I have those exact zebra print pillows from Target! love them 🙂
Katie
Glad everything is coming together for you! We moved into our house last September and I decided over the weekend (when I finally got our mantle the way I want…sort of) that at the pace I decorate, I’ll be done in 2014. Hope we’re still living here then!
Maegan
Veronika: I LOVE THOSE PILLOWS!!! I found them a couple years ago at Target for $14 and would have bought 10 if they had them. Now, mine are all mushed and sad and I wish I had new ones! they’re sooooo soft
Meaghan
I adore that chair! I am a chair addict love them and your whole room!
Manda
I saw the face vase at Ross last week and debated on buying it…so it was kind of creepy that it showed up today in your post. I like the look of it now that I have seen it in your space, I may reconsider. 🙂
Style Porn
So flippin cool. It reminds me of the house I stayed in when I went to Palm Springs. Sort of mid-century modern-meets modern.
Cambry
For that chair, try calling your local Big Lots. They usually have really nice furniture for a heavily discounted price!!
<3 Cambry Rene
ilusionchicmoda
It´s so beautiful…!!!!!!
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MELISSA Z.
Wonferful house! I have the same white blanket!
http://www.abitoffashion.com
larissa lucas
love the collor of your wall! just for you to know: your blog have cross your country and now you have fans in Brazil too!
Amanda
*pretty house* *pretty house*
your pup seems to approve. 😉
roxybelle
I have the same multiple faces vase. Mine is full of poker chips but I love the way you’re using it 🙂
http://roxxybelle.blogspot.com
Chiada
Your decorating style is fabulous! Very different from mine, but a style that I still very much like and envy people who can pull it off. But most of all, I love to see pictures of your adorable boston terrier. He/she is sooooo cute! My heart weeps a little at his cuteness and smushy face. I have a dog that is part boston part chow who is the sweetest thing ever. Yours reminds me of mine.
www.majormusthaves.com
I want that couch!!!! You have incredible taste. I love your blog.
Pretty Little World
Holy cow, your living room is a.mazing. Love, love, love.
Rock'n Roll Ballerina
Very nice! And it must be so wonderful to see it come toghether as you want it:) And your dog is sooo qute.
Fire Wife Katie
Oooh, thanks for the heads up on that pendant lamp! I’ll have to snag one for the nursery I’m working on. Your living room is lovely.
Lauren Shostal
bahhh great place, and your frenchy is gorgeous.
Lyann
I love that little lamb rug as decoration. I bought one for my little girl. I thought she outgrew it, so I was going to give it away. But, you have inspired me to use it as decor. Thank you.
corner wardrobe
That flower pot is so cool!!!