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@CreativeImagination Wow I am totally humbled by the the kind things you wrote!!! I truly appreciate all the positive comments! This final look is definitely the result of trial and (LOTS) of error. Earlier versions and accessories make me cringe. :-)

As for Picture 3 - The object on top of the banana tree bark box is a stereoscope from the turn of the century. It's basically a old fashioned 3D viewer! Normally a card with two pictures spaced 2 inches apart on it would be placed at the other end and when you look through the lens gives
the illusion of depth (I have some of the cards but I don't leave them out on display - maybe I should!). The cards are fairly common in antique stores but he viewers, in good condition, can be harder to come by.

I've added a link describes it better than I can - with pictures :-)

http://cnx.org/content/m13784/latest/

@Sitaray11
The couch was called Brooke (from Crate and Barrel) and the fabric was Flourish Celadon. I don't think they sell it anymore but they may still have the fabric.

http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/brooke-sofa

@travelerdc thanks! I've tried really hard to make it a relaxing place after work. Unfortunately I don't know where the flooring came with the place years before I moved in. I'll see if the owners know. :)

@OCJen The mirrors came from Crate and Barrel from a few years back. They have something similar on the site now:

http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=1420&f=30549&q=mirror&fromLocation=Search&DIMID=400001&SearchPage=1

As for the pedestals in the corner, they are reclaimed teak and I got them from a local store in Chicago called Jayson Home and Garden.

http://jaysonhomeandgarden.com/home.php

The pots and vases came from a variety of local independent stores here as well but I can't recall which ones specifically. My favorite are the tiny little votive holders covered in cork :)

@ centrd Wow thank you so much. I'm really flattered :) I'm obsessed with pigeons as well. They always make me smile when I watch them on the train platform going to work. I mentioned the print in an earlier post - I saw one I liked in Domino magazine and searched for while until I found this one recently at West Elm. It's a little more commercial than I would have liked but it just fit so well and was really cute!

http://www.westelm.com/products/w534/?pkey=cframes-wall-art

@ random-charm Thanks for taking the time to write! I really appreciate the compliment! I got the chairs from Room and Board a few years ago for $99 each. I just checked the site and it looks like the stopped selling them :-(

@ -jenny- Hi Jenny! I just realized I overlooked your question - sorry about that.

The bar cart is actually an antique kitchen cart - I wanted something smaller than the typical bar cart to save space. I got it for a steal ($25!!!) at the came from an antique show here in Chicago - Randolph Street Market Antiques Show

http://www.chicagoantiquemarket.com/home.asp

The seller had a few different kitchen carts that she was selling and she has a store on Etsy - retro2gogirl.esty.com. Her store may not be up yet but she mentioned that she was trying to get more of her inventory online.

I wanted to thank everyone for the compliments and taking the time to give feedback - so many kind words :-)

It's inspired me to try to tackle that guest room I can't seem to get around to.

@ merbot Hmmmm. Not sure why they aren't there but maybe this will help:

http://reviews.crateandbarrel.com/7258/5699/buri-squirrel-ornament-reviews/reviews.htm

they've had them at the store a couple of years now around the holidays.

@ thorndale I got the bench from Itaglia in Lakeview. They had a great sale and it was half off! Sadly, they closed a few years ago. :-(