"I admit it's tempting to wish for the perfect boss - the perfect parent - or the perfect outfit. But maybe the best any of us can do is not quit, play the hand we've been dealt, and accessorize what we've got".
~Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City
I am wishing for the perfect sideboard.
I need to realize that this piece may never be perfect for me.
I have a very high satisfaction threshold.
I should let it go and move on.
I began working on my sideboard about ten days ago.
This is how it looked then.
Pretty, but not much moxie.
Three days in and it looked like this.
I "finished" it on Tuesday.
I took some photos that morning but I didn't look at them on my computer until that evening.
Problem number one, I didn't like any of my pictures.
Problem number two, it was late when I made that discovery and night time pictures against a window are hideous.
So that set me back another day.
Problem number three, I think too much.
The longer I look at that middle drawer the less I like it.
I try and convince myself that it's fine but I know I will ultimately change it.
I just can't seem to leave well enough alone.
I think I have commitment issues.
Enough said.
I'm feeling the need to build up the suspense with some teaser shots. :)
So here goes nothing.
I do like the mixed hardware.
And animal print was a necessity.
My signature black and white.
Hmmmm. Blurry photo alert. Sorry but it was the only close up shot of the door.
Those pesky drawers.
I love hydrangeas and they are easy to paint.
So I use them a lot on bigger pieces.
The sides.
The feet. Those stripes were a bear.
And how it looks all pulled together.
Here is a close up view.
Our dining room is quite formal.
I sometimes wish it was less so.
Still, it fits this old house.
I'm really trying to listen to Ms. Bradshaw and accessorize what I've got. :)
Maybe I should switch out the chairs.
I usually put a quote on my pieces.
Maybe that is what this is lacking.
I'm thinking of putting this one on that middle drawer.
"Let the beauty we love be what we do."
~ Jelaluddin Rumi
Or maybe inside one of the drawers.
Just food for thought.
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