Condo Furniture Update: Make shift pantry and an Old Rug

 I know, I know...
that title doesn't sound too promising does it?

Well, here is how I am dealing with a pretty big kitchen dilemma...
the complete lack of storage!

 OK so.....moving right along...
There is no space at all in this little kitchen for pantry items so I decided to go portable...

 I found this great blue cupboard which happened to fit like a glove in a small unusable space adjacent to the kitchen...
Did I mention that there is an abundance of small unusable spaces in this condo?  

 It 's a pretty simple solution really...
 and it will make a nice storage cabinet perhaps down the road...
for big white fluffy towels in a bathroom maybe!?
Hope so!

 And now for some even bigger news....
I have a chair!

Or.... I should say my husband has a chair,
 since he seems to be in it quite a bit...me not so much!

 This is a really great old French club chair...
Not in the best of condition, but I wanted to experiment with fabric or old rugs on some leather upholstery.

The rug is an old Navajo and
probably from the 1930s.
It had a huge hole in the very center.
 It was relatively inexpensive and we pieced it together for the new seat.

 The colors are very bright and strong, as is the design, typical of Navajo.
I actually washed it on the wool setting in my washing machine
 and used lots of fabric softener.  

It came out remarkably clean and intact.
Which makes total sense with a tight weaving on a loom.

 The chair has a few tears and scratches,
but really has beautiful patina...
as only these oldies can have.
A few nail heads were replaced and added where necessary as well

So here we go....barstools...check

pantry cabinet...check

new/old chair...check

bye bye beige

~kelley~