It's been slow going around here, and the sun porch still isn't done, but we're determined to finish this thing by Memorial Day Labor Day Christmas.
In the meantime, I thought I'd share a quick update on the outdoor sectional Justin is building.
Here she is, in all her chippy glory. The world's largest, most complicated piece of diy furniture ever built.
The vintage blue, green and yellow beadboard came from Refab in St. Louis, our favorite salvage shop. It adds so much character to the newly built sectional, and I'm completely smitten with the colors.
Funny story about this glorious, chippy beadboard.
See this man, here? The one cheerfully hammering thousand year old tongue and groove boards into their destiny? The man kneeling before the glory of perfectly patina-ed boards quietly contemplating their casual, sophisticated beauty?
This is the man who thought it was all a BAD IDEA! Can you even believe it?
I saw it there in the Refab parking lot, heaped in a pile under a sad, droopy tarp billowing in the wind and beckoning me hither. I knew it had to be mine.
In the meantime, Justin stood nearby hemming and hawing over the whole thing. He was all, "Yeaaaah. Are we sure this is really what we want? It's in pretty rough shape, and it's so... colorful. Don't you think it's maybe... too much?"
And I was all, "Sold! Load it up!"
So imagine my surprise this evening when he finished facing the first side of the sectional with this gorgeousness, and the words "You were right, this looks awesome!" actually escaped his mouth.
You. Were. Right. Are there any three finer words in the English language?
I think not.
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