Sharpredpencil’s Weblog

I’ve had a crummy week, and I think for the first time in my life, I understand retail therapy. It is good. It all started with this:

We need more seating in our living room, but not in the form of chairs or a loveseat. We’ve been looking for a bench, and this fits the bill perfectly. I’ll make a comfy cushion; I’m thinking a striped red and oatmeal fabric. Maybe something like this:

Or this:

We’ll look for baskets to fit in the cubbies, but I like the idea of using only one or two baskets for storage, then using the third cubby for a flashy pillow that is much more decorative than functional. I got an amazing deal, which first triggered the retail therapy happiness.

We went to Michael’s last night and picked up the canvases for the art project planned for the office. Doesn’t that sound so official? More on that to come.

We also went to Joann Fabrics. I totally forgot to look at fabric for the bench cushion, but I’m sure they have what I’m looking for. I picked up a skirt pattern that I’m going to attempt. I’m visualizing good sewing technique and excellent fit.

The day ended with me finding sheets to match exactly what I had in mind for the master bedroom:

This is what my dear husband had to say: “Wow. We’re normally on the same page with this kind of stuff, but we’re way off base here.”

Way to dash all my hopes and dream, huz. Apparently he likes the color, but not the pattern. Well at least that’s something, ’cause the color is what really speaks to me. Off to find alternatives…