✥ Printer's Cabinet ✥

When Z asked me what I wanted for Christmas- 

I showed him a pic of this Restoration Hardware beut and then sent him to The Design Confidential. Yup- he had 2 choices. Drop 2 grand and buy me the gorgeous printer's cabinet- or make it himself. So a few weeks before Christmas we printed off the plans and went to buy supplies.   

Unfortunately that's all the was done on the cabinet for one, two, three, four, now five months. Not that I'm bagging on my man- I am NOT. He's is super, ridiculously busy- working like a madman to finish writing his book. 

Soooo, it was a small miracle when I walked into Downeast the other day and saw "MY" cabinet! Mine- like the very same one I have pinned and repinned, and leave as a pic on my desktop- reminding me tht one day it would be mine!! {all mine!}

The cabinet was marked at 1000- a few hundred more than Z and I figured we would pay to build. But I drag him there anyway- just to "look."

Can you see where this was going? Well Z talked with the sales dude- and in no time he found a way for us to pile up a  few discounts. See- there was a small gouge in the underside of the piece-and instead of the usual 10 percent off- Z worked his magic {he is a world class talker} and we got 2- percent off. Now we are down to 8000- right? 

THen the guy told us there is a local coupon floating around for 10 off. Sayw what? So we put "my" printer's cabinet on hold and set off to find the illusive coupon.

 Long, long story short- we found it. Monday morning I ran in and saved the additional 10 percent and paid  just over 700 for the piece. Proving sometimes- you do NOT have to DIY to get an awesome deal.

I may be in love with it- just a little. 

Downeast makes furniture but they also get castoffs from other brands- things that were returned or damaged. I am 99% sure mine is not from RH- but it's the exact measurements. So to be honest- I could not care less if this guy is brand name or not- it's solid wood- amd just what I wanted.

 In fact, I actually just saw the real RH cabinet this week for the first time- you know what? I like mine better. {Breathe huge sigh of relief!- Ahhh}

Not bad, huh? It's kinda like Christmas over here!

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✥ Reader Feature: Fab-U-Lous Home {aTour} ✥

  I stinkin love this dining room- I mean, looove! The Restoration Hardware table, the lighting, the colors int he rug, the stenciled walls, the wainscotting- it basically rocks my world. I may or may not have pinned it to 2 categories in Pinterest!!
That's why I asked Amy from Casablanca to let me share her home tour with you all.




Amy lives in UT- like me! She has a new construction home- her "white house" and her blog documnets her journey to add personality to a blank slate.
It has already come a long way- and Amy has fantastic taste.

Here's a pic of her kitchen-I adore the colors in Amy's home. She's practically famous for these painted leather barstools. She has a great tutorial- and they looked amazing.

This pic was after Amy and her hubby trimmed out the soffit. Now scroll back up- and compare the two. It looks ridiculously awesome, right? It makes the kitchen look like a million mucks!

We're back in my favorite room. I know it's hard to top that kitchen- but there's just something about this dining room that is so super amazing!! Her's the post detailing all the hard work- the stenciling, the wainscotting, etc. Wait a minute- did a mention the coffered ceiling? You have to check it out- fo real!

Here's the post detailing the fun decor decisions for the room. I would totally copy it be inspired by it if I had the large room...or any dining room, at all! ;-)

Here's her beautiful living room. I love that fireplace and she did that abstract canvas art herself! I super love it!

Here's a couple of posts about her room- the paint color, Restoration Hardware sofa table knock off, lighting.

Here's a shot of her kitchenette makeover. It's a part of her newly finished basement {here and here and here}- Take a look at those awesome floors!! I love the herringbone design and that super saturated blue on the walls!

There's so many great spaces to chose from- so last but no least, I thought I'd throw in a few shots from Amy's master bath reveal. How much do you love that woodwork? The wood chandy over the tub was an INCREDIBLE lighting before and after!!

Is was Amy's special touch to do these plain front shutters. They can be opened top, bottom, or all the way. She also has a fun design in this master toilet reveal.

Wasn't Amy's home so fantastic!?! It is so gorgeous- and I love the colors! I've bookmarked a lot of the paint colors- I think they're totally perfect! There is plenty more home I didn't share with you today- and plenty more projects to check out- so stop by and tell her I sent you.

 Thanks Amy for letting us explore your home today! Thanks to the rest of you, for reading. What did you all think?