The Perfect Zebra Rug & Shopping with Jen

I know, I know...

I owe this blog an AWESOME "couch post."

That was totally my intention tonight, but then I lost my little video camera with some of my couch shopping footage on it!  Ugh.

I can almost guarantee that it's in a really great "hiding" place that a pair of twins found for it. LOL.  

So for now, you get to see what else I've been up to :)

Friday Jen and I headed out for a little shoppin'.

What?  Me? dragging a friend along, and shopping around for a great deal?  Weird! ...

Our first stop was Home Again...

ha!  yup, that's Miss Char.  She kinda had a love affair with this couch last time she saw it,
so I wanted to make sure that I said hello to it, for her :)
btw, she's doing great Char, and she's even marked down!... just FYI.

Yup.  LOVE this place!

They have TWO locations in Salt Lake:

1019 East 2100 South, Salt Lake City - (801) 487-4668

and

7490 Holden Street, Midvale - (801) 255-5457

I've talked about them before, but they are one of my favorite consignment stores in the valley.

Mostly because their stuff is always in great condition and staged so fabulously!

Jen picked up some fun organizational items and I just snapped pictures of great things.

Specifically this antique milk crate, like the ones that are in my pantry, that everyone keeps telling me they can't find. lol.

Well...I found some, here! :)

You just have to keep your eyes out.  They are usually used to display other things.

Anywho, after we were done there, we headed over to

Home Fabrics.

73 West 7200 South
Midvale, UT 84047
(801) 561-7746

Again, I know I've talked about them before, but they really DO have such great fabric and rugs at AMAZING prices!

Jen and I even bumped into Miss Kirsten while we were there!

She was looking for fabric to upholster a chair for a client.

If one of my favorite interior designers is there, then you KNOW it's good :)

Ooo!  And remember when I found my Laundry room rug here too?

For only about $40.00?

Ya baby! 

Well, let me tell ya, that I was SO excited when we decided to stop and brows around at their large rug selection, because this beauty, stopped me right in my tracks!!

Ooo... Ahhh...

I KNEW I had to have this rug for my living room.
It's an 11 x 8 ft rug and for only $199!!!

It was PERFECT!

I've been doing a bit of research and a lot of browsing around on how to mix in animal prints to our space, without "overdoing it"... and this was IT!
Definitely the color and size I needed, with the right kind of pattern we were looking for.

 Ya, I even made the poor sales guy get that thing off the stand so I could

lay, walk, dance on, and take a picture of it :)

Really, I had to get a few picture to send to Cason at work,

so I could get the "go ahead"  on it, before I purchased it...

But when I am spending more then $50 bucks on something, I want to make sure it's EXACTLY what I want... do ya feel me?

I think the sales guy could tell it was a "big decision" for me, so

he even offered to get a picture of me and Jen standing on it.

LOL.

What a good sport.

please note that Jens legs START at my  bust line... and I'm in platforms...
oh the joys of being, so-very-short.

 Speaking of "good sports"

Uh... ya... Jen was willing to drive around with this rug in her FACE, for the rest of the night, and even shared my extreme excitment, when we finally placed this baby in my living room, for the first time!
Thanks for helping me with this monster, girl!...lol

What a great friend :)

Okay, let's see what else is going on...

 Oh ya!...  

This is a small sideboard that I've had in my garage for a while.

I got it for free, from a guy that my Dad was helping move out, a few months back.

There is some damage on the top from cups and such and one of the doors needs a little repairing... but the lines, craftsmanship and details are so pretty!  I couldn't pass it up.

 Today my Dad picked it up, to take it home and paint it white for me, because he was spraying some other furniture, anyway!

I'm planning on putting this piece behind my couch, maybe with a matching set of lamps, to add some interest and height.
A bit like this fabulous dresser/lamp combo that The Nester sports.
She's such an inspiration!

photo location

I'm THRILLED to share with everyone how the room is coming together!

I'm off to look for that dang video camera.  I'm sure that when the twins wake up, they'll know exactly where it is, ha!
Till then!...