This room is not nearly done, but it does at least suggest where we are going, unlike the kitchen, study, hallway, basement, master bedroom, etc. The paint is all wrong...that's what comes of choosing from a paint chip instead of buying a quart and painting a sample. We were going for champagne, not Easter sunshine yellow. And I painted this room before I figured out that to make the moldings look good, you need to strip off the ratty old caulk and re-caulk. And apparently I was supposed to have the floors refinished before moving in, because it gets dust everywhere. And we could probably use a coffee table, but that would interfere with the prime train-track building location. I'm not sure how I managed to get a picture without the ever-present trains.
But despite all that, we love it, especially the David Salmon side table in the top photo and the contemporary Thayer Coggin barrel chair in the bottom photo, both bought at the Washington Design Center floor sample sale. And despite being an economist, despite knowing the evolutionary advantage of being a good bargainer, I am still amazed at how terrific it feels to find such a great deal. We also got the slipper chair, the carpet, and the red settee (also a very good deal) at the same floor sample sale, which makes us happy, but we don't love them quite as much. Really, the table is gorgeous, and the barrel chair may not stand out in the photo, but it sits on the border between furniture and art, and we think it makes the room.
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