Identify My Design: lamp

Friday, January 13, 2012

This is it! KC here I come!

So today is my official last day of work at MU Campus Facilities. It's bittersweet. I know I am moving on to the city I love, but I really do love working here. I'm really going to miss working with my boss Tina; she is great and I loved getting to know her. I know we will stay in touch. So today I'm just finishing up a few things for her, and handing back over the project I have been working on (the new Patient Care Tower) for several months now. We also swung by a few projects that I was in charge of to see how the installations are going. I'm sad I won't get to see them right when they get done. I will definitely have to come back and visit some time soon!

Yesterday I did a lot more packing, and that is the main reason why I didn't write a blog post last night. I still have some more little things to pack up, but really the bulk of it is ready to go! yay! Grant will be here tonight after he gets off of work, so we're gonna go out for dinner and probably catch a movie. I'm sure he's glad this is the last time he has to drive out to Columbia! It's been kind of hectic to see each other while I was still in school. It will be so nice to be in the same city and be able to see each other on a more regular basis. Tomorrow morning my parents will be here with their trailer, so I sure hope all my stuff will fit in there, plus Grant's and my car.

Damn Fine Day print from theSIBLINGshop

Not a huge fan of this shade color,
but that's easy enough to change
with a little glue and some new fabric.

Okay, so today I was browsing Target's clearance online, and I saw that this great lamp is WAY on sale! Originally $125 and you can pick it up now for only $43.75!!! I love tripod lamps (probably because they remind me of the old architectural lamps), but I go back and forth between this style for my living room or the big "swoop" lamp as I like to call it; like this one from Crate & Barrel. That one is obviously WAY more expensive, and since that tripod lamp is on such a great discount I may have to get it. :D

I want to write more, but I am just busy trying to tie things up at work and once I get home I will be busy packing and hanging out with my guy, so adios for today! I'll leave you with this...

Great design will not sell an inferior product, but it will enable a great product to achieve its maximum potential. - Thomas J. Watson Jr.

Best,
Megan

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Did I mention that I hate packing...

So this whole weekend I am trying to dedicate to packing up stuff and going through things to see what I will be getting rid of. To be clear, packing isn't SO awful, but when I have less than two weeks to do so, then it's kind of miserable for me. I would have loved to have more time to get things organized for the move, but there just wasn't any time until now. Oh well, it will get done!

Moving is something that I have done a lot in the past 5 years. Moving from Kansas City, to the dorms at MU. Then moving from the dorms to my first apartment in Columbia. Next to a duplex, and then to the house that I am getting ready to move out of. I have always known that Kansas City would be where I wanted to plant my roots. I love that city!

Great Mid-century style, which is completely
my style.

Now I wanted to share with you this great little end table that just came out on west elm's website. I am pretty much obsessed with anything West Elm, but this beauty has really caught my eye. Too bad its $250.00. O well, a girl can dream right? And I'm sure I'll find something on the cheap at an antique shop or something. I definitely want to find something with a great stain on it like this one. I love mixing painted pieces with natural wood pieces.

I really just love
how simple this lamp is.

This is one of the lamps that I found at Target on clearance. I love the shape, but the black color is just not right for my room any more. And I need a different shade for it (covering with a new fabric will probably be the way to go with this one since I don't really want to spend a lot). First I need to figure out what color I'm going to paint the base. I have been playing around with the idea of having some navy blue accents. Hmm... will have to thing on this one a little more. I also have another lamp that is the same height but has a different shape. I got it at an antique shop and painted it a silver color. One or the other will probably end up in my living room.

from JMBarclay's etsy shop

Since my dad is going to be selling the house within a year or so, the walls will remain white I'm sure, which is kind of a bummer but I think that with a few mirrors and prints up on the walls it will brighten it up enough. It will be a little strange living in my old bedroom again. I can hardly imagine how my sister and I lived in that room together for 10 years. These are some of the ideas I've been collecting for a while now...