Hello hello! I am so happy to greet May! With my birthday and Mother's Day coming up, along with a slew of fun outings I've planned around them, it should be a great time. This last week was a good week in home decor land. We got a new bed to replace our old bed frame that didn't have a headboard or footboard. I wanted one with a slat-style headboard to let light from the window into the room (our bed is pushed up against the window so we can look at the stars while we fall asleep when we feel so inclined). We went with an iron bed because all the other furniture in our room is made out of wood. Most importantly I wanted ease of install since we'll likely be moving at some point in the next few years, and this one checked that box. I'll have to share a picture next week. Our bedroom always seems to be one of the last rooms in the home I tackle design-wise, but it is finally starting to come together.
In other home design news, we are proud owners of our first large, original oil painting! Jared has always loved oil paintings. His grandpa dabbled in painting and Jared is a pretty good artist. I'd never really had an opinion or even really thought about paintings or other wall art during the first 30 years of my life (other than my weaving phase, which was so much fun). But I learned a lot about art after listening to every episode of the Dear Alice home design podcast this last year, and with Jared getting more serious about his oil painting hobby I finally got on the train. Jared and I have loved having "art research" date nights where we scour pinterest and show each other what types of paintings we like. I've started looking for paintings when I go thrifting and on Facebook Marketplace. FB marketplace is a new hobby for me, but this last week I found an enormous oil painting listed for less than $100. I texted it to Jared and he loved it. From the little FB marketplace experience I have I've learned that good pieces that are listed at a great price often get scooped up within minutes in our area. So I offered a little extra for them to hold it until Jared could get home from work and drive the 45 minutes to get it, since I had school pickup and football practice to get to in the meantime. Also, Jared's the one with strong art opinions so I wanted him to be the one to see it in person before committing. Anyway, they agreed, Jared got the painting, and it's now hanging right in our entryway. It's a painting of a melancholy little abandoned rowboat, presumable tied along the Washington shoreline. It's definitely moody, but we like a moody oil painting. I'm gonna do you dirty and leave you without a picture this week. I'll add it to my planner to take a picture to post next week though!
