One Find at a Time: 2010

Entryway Tables

I'm looking for an entryway table that is very shallow, and not too ornate. I struggle between wanting it to be purely well-designed and needing a place to stow hats, gloves and shoes.

West Elm Parsons Console $349

West Elm Rustic Acacia $349

(I have wanted this for over a year. It is the perfect 10 inches in depth I can spare)

West Elm Bookshelf Console $369

Ikea Expedit Sofa Table $59.99

CB2 Laird Desk $349

Pottery Barn Andover Cabinet $699

Pillows

Reasonably priced pillows are surprisingly hard to find. I am trying to figure out how to do some

fabric printing of my own but these pillows from West Elm are so full of personality it made me

think twice.

West Elm Studded Bloom Pillow Cover $24

Pretty tough for a yellow pillow.

West Elm Sundial Outdoor Pillow $29

West Elm Solid Silk Hand-Loomed Pillow Cover $29

West Elm Big Sur Pillow cover $39

West Elm Deconstructed Swirl Pillow $44

West Elm Bijoux-dots Pillow Cover $34

Handmade!

West Elm Suede Pillow Cover $29

Side Tables

Next to a bedroom chair belongs a side table for a lamp and book.

Sundance Catalog Gearworks Table $395

L.L. Bean Rustic Wooden Side Table
$199

CB2 Chop Chop Side Table $199

Restoration Hardward Baby&Child Tenley Side Table $169

Urban Outfitters Accordian Table $60

Anthropology Yalova Side Table $548

Hudson Goods Stool $325

Hudson Goods Iron and Wood Stool $250

Bedroom Chairs

The right bedroom chair is the perfect place for reading, but can also tie a room together. The key is not making my chair a secondary laundry pile.

Ballard Designs Julia Upholstered Chair
$699-$987

Sundance Catalog Wyatt Leather Club Chair $1495

Urban Outfitters Slipper Chair $328

Urban Outfitters Mid-Century Rocker $288

Target Gerber Slipper Chair $299

Target Bird Slipper Chair $299

Pottery Barn Brooks Slipcovered Chair $679

Pottery Barn Basic Grand Armchair $1049

Crate & Barrel Oasis Chair $1199

Crate & Barrel Wyatt Leather Chair $1999

Crate & Barrel Petrie Chair $899

End of Bed Benches

Benches at the end of the bed add that finishing touch and keep blankets from falling on the floor.

Urban Outfitters Jet Set Storage Bench in Robin Egg $248

West Elm Nailhead Storage Bench Platinum $349

Pottery Barn Tibetan Bench $199

Pottery Barn French Stripe Bench $399

Crate & Barrel Colette Bench $499
(in several colors)

CSN Stores Magnussen Urban Safari Upholster Bed Bench in Cognac $545

CSN Skyline Furniture Upholstered Storage Bench in Gerber Surf $315

CSN Skyline Furniture Storage Bench in Velvet Teal $225.99

CSN Skyline Storage Bench in Lazuli $185

Wall Sconces

While 2 bedside lamps seem to button up an otherwise not-so-matchy bedroom, wall sconces have the advantage of leaving a nightstand clean.

Schoolhouse Electric Montclair $130

Schoolhouse Electric Franklin $89

West Elm Industrial Sconce $79

Restoration Hardware Maritime Caged Sconce $199

Barn Light Electric Sconce $99

Barn Light Electric Alburndale Swingarm Adjustable Sconce $444

CSN Stores Lite Source Swing Arm Wall Sconce Brass $69

CSN Robert Abbey Real Simple Swing Arm Lamp $98

While I realize its not feng sui to have shoes and wrapping paper stored under my bed, I need to use every square foot I have wisely. These under-bed storage drawers look a bit better to me than the old plastic ones.