more craig for you lovers...

here is what alice asked of MFAMB...

"Really? Are you really willing to do this? Because I live in NYC where there is just too much. Much too much. I wish they had images like on ebay so you don't have to click, click, click. Are you listening Craig?

Here's my story: I'm renovating a weekend house and I need to rent it out because I can't afford a weekend house. I'm furnishing it cheap bcs I've rented houses before and I know what people want: clean. painted and clean. But I was hoping to find some leather stuff: chairs, dining chairs, or sofa to mix in with the painted stuff. Leather is cleanable. But everything I find is so .. puffy. I want stuff that has that Roman and Williams vibe. Also, non-furniture decorating ideas to spice up these otherwise painted and clean spaces. Lamps? Pictures? Objet d'art?

The weekend house is in the Hudson Valley
http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/

But I live in NY so I could look there too, but harder to move big things.
http://newyork.craigslist.org/

THANK YOU!

Alice"

here are my inspiration pics for alice's place...

(please use the inspiration loosely. i realize i find things that are not inspired by the pics sometimes but i still think are useful or awesome. and also no leather which she specified, but good leather is hard to find and the good stuff is expensive as hell.)

white oversized slipcovered chair- $100

so easy to clean, looks comfy. people like comfy on vacay..

old antique map of long island (1903)- $46

to help you re-enact the map and chest scene above...

antique bamboo dresser- $100

part 2 of the re-enactment..paint it a soft, washed out hue duh.

modern table lamps- $30

love these...so good to balance out all that country charm. keep the space minimal and all the wood, and folksy things look fresh and new. holla at'cha designers!!

pair of club chairs- $250

they have a great shape..

have slip cover's made in a white demin or another soft hue...chambray, sage, or dove gray??

wood farmhouse table- $200

not the round zinc table in the pics (i tried) but a gorgeous table nonetheless..

i would strip it down to it's natural wood grain..

restoration hardware dining chairs- $50 each(there are 4)

i saw vincente wolf paint a bunch of windsor chairs different shades of green, slightly varied..it was really pretty.

2 vintage windsor chairs- $125 each

2 painted bamboo chairs- $75 each

really you could take all these chairs and strip them or paint them varying shades and they would look amazeballs.

2 swing arm sconces- $80

love.

white crate and barrel slipcovered sofa- $250

great price, needs cleaning but seriously bleach it out and it's good as new!

old jelly cupboard- $175

kinda pricey but so great for extra storage where you need it. like a bathroom. small and narrow perfect for that nook and extra towels and toiletries. paint it or don't.