fresh work space

My new desk is finally up to use. I posted this months ago wishing for a new workspace and soon ordered a tailor-made desk. The finishing could have been better but for now, I can live with it :) I'm so glad to have new space to work outside my room. I get fresh air and bright sunlight in the morning from this spot. I'm still browsing for inspiration on how to decorate the desk without placing too many things there. What I'm mostly excited about is that some of my favorite things have a decent and nice place to sit now.

The eames chair I bought here. It finally has a good partner in the same color and sits with a lovely cushion I bought for 3 dollars at Mustafa Centre Singapore years ago. Also, the desk lamp from the husband, all out of the box and gets a spot.

My new gadget, Cisco Linksys EA4500 Router, which makes working a lot easier and organized. Actually, there's gonna be a whole post about this router and the things it can do (wait up). It really is a helpful solution for home networking. 

Photos: TheJotPot

good buys

I'm loving what I bought this mid-year. And one thing in common from all three: I got them all for a loving price :)

The Eames Fiber Dinning chair bought at Informa. It's price had just been reduced. Yayy! It would be one nice chair to sit at my garage sale dining table. Still dreaming when I can place them in my own house ;) 

Dreamesh Living's medium sized pouf. It is meant for the kid, but I also found out it makes a good pad for your laptop when you work sitting down on the floor. Perfect height. Thanks, Amesh!

Gold summer sandals I shopped online here. Do you know the 'Splurge VS Save' segment on Rachel Ray's show? Well, this is definitely the Save version. The Splurge version costs nearly four times as much! 

eye spy

...with my little eye, something beginning with C. Give up already? It's Crazy Cool Chairs. Old chairs to be exact. Old chairs abandoned in the porch of my in laws neighbors house. Oh, they're so retro-ish but in awful condition. I'm hoping just the fabric, though. Hmm... yes, I think they need to be rescued. Now, I just have to get the courage to ask if they're for sale, if I can have them, and then if I can stack them at my in laws house :) I couldn't find the exact picture of what they look like, but they are a combination of the chairs below.

this beach-chair look here

some chairs over at  Apartment Therapy

It's the chair on the right I blogged about here. I think it's the most closest of what I can remember of them. I spy on them, remember? It definitely has the wood piece above the legs, and the legs are identical. 

my vintage chair

Here's another find at the garage sale. I didn't mean to buy anything when I went there, just wanted to browse around. But then this fella kind of caught me. It took me around 15 minutes to browse, ask a few things to the shop keeper, make my decision, purchase it, have it cleaned, and take a photo of it. Quick shopping I say. I can see how lovely it will look after a good fix. It has so much character. Imagine it painted white with a choice of bright vintage printed fabric for the seat. Oh likey...

Meanwhile I dream,  here are a few ideas for the chair seat I found that I like and would also make a good match.

A project done by audreymarie via design*sponge

lucindasymons via desire to inspire

take a seat

On one of these chairs? Yes, please. Especially if I can take them home after that. These chairs caught me. Similarly, they all have a touch of wood in them - half modern with vintage design. And the bold colors just make them even more interesting. I'm liking them a lot.

Turqoise wins the color of this chair found via decor8

Don't you just love that chair? This is Marcus O'Reilly architecture found via desiretoinspire

That chair on the right reminds me of something my grandma has. Looks just great at Neryl Walker's residence via design*sponge.