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If you want to know why I have been MIA, it’s because I have been cleaning up my house, and I officially started my new job…I recently left my job as a Graphic Designer for the Michigan Business Review and now work as a Web Editor/Webmaster for the local CBS Radio station here in metro Detroit..which I love, because I am a web geek at heart. I still get to do graphic design, but I also get to work with CMS and code..which is cool. Anywho I can’t believe all of the progress I have made so far with the living room in the past few weeks…
I donated a bunch of useless junk to the Salvation Army, including some larger furniture pieces and newer accessories…and thank heavens I got rid of the hideous blue sofa and loveseat set! They will actually come out to your house with a truck if you have tons of stuff–which we did–so that was a huge weight off of my shoulders (literally). Hopefully someone out there will put everything to good use.
Do you remember the before? I admit it doesn’t look much like my inspiration room yet, but you know it’s a start..and I never intended to copy the look entirely.
Above is Lula on our Pier 1 Rattan sofa, which I decided to keep in the living room for now – at least until I settle on a sofa. I will be covering the cushions–I’m thinking of using just a plain white or natural colored linen. The pillows I have been collecting for a while now. The pillow on the far left with the flowers is by inhabit, the two blue & white patterned are from Target, and the the naughty or nice pillow with all of the words is by Jonathan Adler (buy it here).
Above is my other cat Norman, whom we call affectionately call Normie Swarmie or “Norm Swarm”. This console is another Pier 1 product, the globe is from the Cool Plant Lady’s garage sale a few weeks back, The lamp base is a vintage find from the Salvation Army, the linen shade is from Anthropologie, the print/frame combo is from T.J. Maxx, the neon green pillow is from Big Lots, and the little plant habitat/ceramic pot combo was on sale for $3.99 at Kroger! Let’s see how long it lasts.
Again, I am a bargain shopper, so everything mentioned above was either on sale or clearance…you know how I do!
The book shelf has yet to be decluttered and organized and I’m sure the items on the console table will change, but I think overall I’m making good progress.
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I’m sitting here still with my “spring” (ha ha that’s a joke) cleaning, and I’m on to the recyclables. Even as a teen I was a magazine whore, so you’re looking at a few of dozens of 90’s era magazines that I have to sadly part ways with. Looking back at my old YM’s, Seventeens, Teens, and their clones (Jump, All About You, Twist, etc) I can’t help but yearn for those days when Freddie Prinze Jr. was at the top of his (incredibly cheesy acting) game, Sarah Michelle Gellar was slaying vampires, Britney Spears wasn’t crazy yet, and Brandy was still Moesha. It’s going to be hard saying goodbye to my youth, which is what this feels like. I feel so old. I’m taking this week off, see you next week!
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Bureau of Urban Living
460 West Canfield Street
Detroit, MI 48201
313-833-9336
Hours: Tues-Sat 11-7
www.bureauliving.com
Only a year old, and Midtown’s Bureau of Urban Living is everything you could ever want in a modern home accessory shop. But what really makes this shop special, is the love of community instilled in its owners.
Bureau is owned and operated by husband-and-wife team Claire Nelson (pictured here) & Francis Grunow. Grunow, a native Detroiter, is the Executive Director of Preservation Wayne, and one of the founders of Detroit Synergy. Nelson, who is from the Chicago area, is a graphic designer and co-founder of Open City. They launched Bureau to fill what they saw as a major void in Detroit’s retail landscape.
“It was kind of evident that we didn’t have many shops downtown that catered to people that were living and moving here and living downtown, ” says Nelson, in an interview with The D in Decor. “I moved here from NY in 2002, I lived in Brooklyn last and I just loved little shops in Brooklyn through out NY and in Chicago.”
More after the jump….
Bookmark and Share This Page If you like this then please subscribe to the RSS Feed.You should see my living room right now, its jam packed full of crap. I started “Spring Cleaning” (I know Summer officially starts this week). The Salvation Army truck is coming to pick up everything on Wednesday, including our hideous blue sofa and loveseat so I’m excited to finally be rid of it. I refuse to take a photo of the chaos, but what I will do is introduce you to my kitchen, which for the moment, is the only room that doesn’t look like a massive earthquake hit it.
When we first moved in, I painted it this heinous muddy brown, trying to imitate a kitchen that I saw in a home decorating magazine. Much like the sofa set, the kitchen started driving me insane so I painted the whole thing white and did a quick makeover using cheap accessories I found at Ikea, UO, and Target.
I wanted it to feel bright, fun, and kind of kitschy, so I filled it with cute prints, lots of light colors – pinks, blues, and greens…you can’t see the sink here but I painted the back splash the same yummy green that the lamp is.
We replaced a giant contemporary dining table with a smaller modern table set (seats 4 but came with 2 extra chairs) I found on Craig’s List, and I’m so happy with it. We almost never eat on it, but when our nieces and nephews come over they just adore sitting at it. It’s the perfect size for the space.
I said I was going to introduce you to my cats sometime soon, well that’s one of two–my little Lula sitting on the shelf. She is much bigger now, and all of those Ikea plants have unfortunately died. My first foray into house plants and I failed. I think I gave them too much plant food. Oh well.
The makeover is not incredible, but it is a temporary solution that serves its purpose. Eventually I would like to invest more time in decorating it: tile the back splash, and replace some of the $1 store art work with prints that I have been eyeing on Etsy. The point is now I can cook and be happy. It’s so true that a room can change the way you feel.
P.S. This week I have lots of cool stuff in store, including my first shop guide tomorrow. Stay tuned!
P.S.S. I was just kidding, I don’t cook.
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So this is my humble north west side home . My husband and I bought it a few years back, when we didn’t really know what we wanted or what we were doing. But we’re stuck with it, and have grown to love it. Two years later, and I haven’t even scratched the surface of decorating it. I’m hoping that by blogging about it, I will be encouraged to get to work. I’ll be sure to write about all of my updates, challenges, and revelations.
I want to concentrate on the living room first, that’s it in the photo above. Depressing isn’t it? The living room is first on my list because we like to entertain often, and it is the first room guests see when they walk in. For those that don’t have a separate entryway, I’m sure you can feel my pain. It is currently stocked with mostly (used) IKEA & Pier 1 goods, since we needed it furnished quickly and with budget-friendly options. If I could do it over again, I would go vintage.
Some of my living room goals:
- Replace carpets with hardwood floors.
- Replace lamps and accessories.
- Create and/or invest in new furniture.
- Get new window treatments.
- Start an art collection.
- Paint!
My inspiration for the living room is this photo from a recent Anthropologie catalog. I like the combination of patterns, organic pieces, modern, and eclectic choices which totally suit my “Bohomodern” style. Most of Anthropologie’s upholstery pieces (and everything else for that matter) are way beyond what I’d like to spend. I’d like to find a way to do my own thing using found, vintage, DIY, and some newer pieces. I think finding a killer sofa is going to be most difficult part of achieving my own look. I’m loving the retro tufted sofa in the photo, but know it’s going to be a struggle to find something similar in my price range. I’m taking suggestions and will post some of my recent finds this week.
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