Home Improvement… on a Budget!

Omg, why do I love thee?  Let me count the ways!  It's just the clean simplicity of the black and white – always a classic color combination, don't you think?  And though minimalist (a vintage claw foot tub with brass fixtures, against an ivory background), once framed and matted, I think the piece lends quiet elegance to our bathroom.  I'm excited for folks to come over and see it (lol – yes, I'm a dork).

The next thing I want to buy is a nice, over-sized wall clock for the living room.  Surprisingly, I found a really lovely one at Target!  We were shopping there a few weeks ago – not for an art deco wall clock – but for more practical items (laundry basket, rug set for the second bathroom, and shower shelf to hold our body washes and things).  I suggested we walk through the aisle with wall art and clocks, just for fun, and we stumbled into the clock by chance.  I swooned over its beauty!  It was on the pricey side (especially for an unplanned purchase) but Derek agreed that it was gorge and said we could get it.  But upon further examination the wood was badly scratched on one side.  It was the last clock of its kind out on display.  Oh, I was bummed!  But we both realized that, for that price, we wanted nothing short of perfection.  So we walked away (with me casting longing glances over my shoulder) and agreed that we'd check back on our next visit, and meanwhile look elsewhere.

Anyway, so now that's my latest obsesh – a beautiful wall clock for the living room.  Oh, so necessary – how have we managed without for so long!??