eBay Find of the Day: Pink Lamps

Just because.

Besides, these deliciously over-the-top lamps almost let me fool myself into thinking I could rock a vignette like this:

Current bid: $195 for the pair.* Hurry -- the auction ends Wednesday night.

(*Of course, you could also just pick up a couple of thrift store lamps and a can of hot-pink spray paint for, like, $20.)

House in Progress: Art at Last

A year and a half after moving in, we still have most of our prints sitting, unframed, in a pile in my office -- and most of our framed art lined up on the floor in the hallway.

I don't know exactly why we've dithered so long in hanging art around our home, other than maybe still being unsure about our own evolving taste, and maybe being equally unsure that the furniture we'd be hanging much of it over would actually be staying in its current position when all was said and done.

But with our kids' adored aunt and uncle scheduled for their first visit in over a year this weekend, I finally got motivated enough to do something -- lest our woefully unfinished house look much the same as it did when they were here last spring, right after we'd moved in.

So this afternoon, I tackled part of that stack of prints and framed a bunch of them with the IKEA Ribba frames I bought for the purpose months ago, then hung them in the pink bathroom (which, yes, is still very pink -- we've been way too lame lately to attempt repainting).

We also sort of decided to stop fighting the pink and just run with it -- although Nick mentioned when he got home that he actually noticed the wall color less with the prints up -- and I'm pleased with the way they look.

Anyway, it feels nice to finally be able to cross one small thing off my endless "to-do" list!

(By the way, if you're curious, the larger prints are from Etsy seller BirdNerd, the smaller ones are from outiart, and the glass apothecary jars are from Oakland's Form Vintage Modern.)

eBay Find of the Day: Tufted Bench

I guess I've been in a hot-pink mood lately -- which is weird, since it's never been a color I was particularly drawn to (OK, except for my request for bubble-gum pink shag carpeting in my bedroom when I was 4, which my parents actually let me have).

Anyway, this over-the-top, old-Hollywood style tufted velvet bench caught my eye during my wanders around eBay today. I seriously doubt that Nick would agree to having it in our room, but it'd be perfect at the foot of our daughter's bed.

Current bid: $12.

eBay Find of the Day: Tole Sculpture

I can't decide if this five-foot-tall hot pink metal wall sculpture is totally awesome or totally tacky. Maybe it's a bit of both.

Either way, it'll add a shot of color, attitude, and interest to a room that's crying out for a bit of in-your-face girly style.

Current bid: $20.50.