new wall stencil

i think i'm going to purchase this ikat stencil i found on etsy last week, for my kitchen.

i'm getting ahead of myself. i am 98% finished with the family room painting projects after this weekend, and i'm not starting more until those are finished! (because i have a bad track record of having too many open projects!) but i got really excited when i found this. i originally had thought about wallpaper but i don't want the hassle of hanging it, or the hassel of taking it down when i inevitably want to change my mind :)

so a wall stencil it is. i've had my feelers out for a cool one for a bit now, but this one! i love.

at this very moment, i am going to paint my oak cabinets gray, and i'm thinking 2 shades of white and off-white for the walls with this stencil... and a killer color on the ceiling. i realize not having any pictures makes it near impossible for you to grasp what i want to do but they are coming... as soon as the family room is finished. promise. (p.s. silver drop is beautiful. love.)

one more thing, a secret i can't keep any longer... i bought a settee i'm going to use as a banquette!! pictures to come. it's on the list for some more homemade reupholstery... (sense the nervousness in my typing there? haha. we'll see if this one turns out as great as the last one.) and a new location- not for the dining room anymore! i know i know, the suspense is just too much :)

JILL

stencil found here.

i'm hunting for one of these.

an upholstered bench or loveseat to be used as a banquette.

this orange leather one from house beautiful is by far my fave. and sensible too! oh, you spilled your mostaccioli on my banquette? no problemo, friend. it wipes clean :)

i might even be looking for one in a similar color. my dining area is connected in an 'L' shape to my living room and the whole thing was painted ben moore's polo blue (daaark navy) upon moving in. i am looking for something that will make a statement, and i think that'll do... especially with my round oak pedestal table (scored at a garage sale? yep).

but there are so many options: bench. sofa. arms. armless. smaller than the diameter of the table. same size. larger.

here are some more photos i'm mulling over. i'm on the hunt. hopefully i can share a purchase before long, but that means i have to actually find one i love and can afford ;)

tooo big for my space but i'm loving the tufting and pillows for sure. from

amber interiors.

more tufting... and armless. from apartment therapy.


bench style with cushion. from casa bella project.


very sassy legs. from coastal living.


from domino.


and domino again. love the look of a banquette with a round table more and more.


arms. and curved. via flickr.


house beautiful.


bench fixed to the wall. martha.


more martha.

unknown.

do any of you have banquettes? do your conversations linger? do ya love it?

JILL