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Linda, I love that black chair in the first photo. As a Canadian, I doubt I could get the same chair here, but one day I hope to have a chair - and place - as nice as yours!

Strangely enough, I clicked this link because I have a similar table to #2 - and was considering doing a paint job like this. It's more of an end table, though. I got it off of the side of the road, and can't exactly source it, but it's probably just a random cheap table from goodness knows where.
Wish I could actually help, though. Also, I'm in Canada, so that's even more useless. But hey, you can have my table if you're ever in the neighbourhood - I need to quit collecting side-of-the-road furniture!

Also protip: make sure the legs are even and steady.

I am now in love with that first table. Reminds me of the dresser posted not too long ago in a nursery. Definitely doing this to a piece of furniture one day.

AT really knows what I have on my mind these days, considering this recent post also: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/hints-of-pink-183923
My landlord left one of the thin edges of my bedroom door unpainted, and it will be pink by the end of the week - that's my goal.

Wish I'd done this for my windowsills.. But I still might try it, since my current cushion is more of a floor pillow than anything. Also love that brass table you've got!
Thanks for sharing :D

A friend of mine has countertops that have the butcher block look, but their kitchen is pretty old! They've had that countertop for more than 15 years (that's how long I've known the family). I hope they keep it if they ever decide to re-do the kitchen - which they really shouldn't!

If only I wasn't on a student budget.. love the chair. Things like that rarely seem to show up in the classifieds. But I'm determined! Plus, the chase is fun.

I'm still seeing owls everywhere, and now with all these foxes, there may as well be a whole forest full of creatures in the nursery or living room. Even on AT, there are so many woodland nurseries.
I've heard rumours of emerald green being big, which could be interesting to look at.

@little bird - I sure hope there won't be houndstooth. Not my thing, that's for sure.
Though I am a herringbone gal, even if it is pretty chevron-y.

Also, laughing at all the 80's comments. Geese with bonnets - imagine it as a wallpaper. Noooooo

Beautiful galley wall! I've been meaning to hang up some prints; maybe I will add in objects like you did.
I have a bench similar to yours, too - but I've been keeping it at the foot of my bed, as I don't have an entryway in my place.

Ah yes, time to vent about living rooms. I have way too much to say about mine! It's basically an L-shape, the main part being 12' x 8' with a 4'x5' jut-out bit. I love my <300 square foot apartment to bits, but having a sofa in this room really isn't practical! I have a desk, a console table, and a small eating table in the room right now.
And I've decided to host a small dinner party next week, which will certainly get interesting.

I read a post on here, about how so many of us have pieces of furniture that don't fit our lifestyles: the big "entertaining" pieces that sit unused other than once a month, and formal living rooms when we really just cuddle up in bed. Basically, why even have these rooms full of giant furniture when we could set them up as spaces for our hobbies?

Which is why, rather than try to find a teeny-tiny couch to try to appease guests who can't sit on wooden chairs without complaining, I want to buy a pottery wheel. For my living room. Which is currently a stereo, desk, and dining room.