Monday, June 23, 2008

help me, i'm obsessed


I am admitting it. I have a problem. I am completely obsessed with how I will decorate/remodel my new place. I'm talking, hours spent on Ebay, Etsy, Ikea, Apartment Therapy...if there's a decorating website out there, I've most likely seen it. And read every single post. Which is nearly impossible to do, but there you go.

Specifically I have an obsession with a few things. First - I saw months ago a DIY post on Ready Made for taking an old vintage radio, gutting the insides, putting in new speakers behind the original ones (so they are hidden) and then plug it into your Ipod. (the photo on the left is from their website) And there it is - a cool looking radio that plays your songs. Genius! So I'm searching Ebay for the perfect radio. This I stayed up doing until midnight last night. Embarrassing.

Next is a more serious obsession. Danish furniture. This one's a problem, because all pieces that I want are over $1,000. Some are over by A LOT. Therefore, I've been compulsively searching for "danish credenza/sideboard" on ebay. Because surely I'll miss the steal of a century if I don't. The other problem - shipping. Since I'm in the middle of nowhere, it's super pricey to get it here, if they can at all. Bummer. The piece on the top right of the photo is one I am "watching" on ebay (dear lord I'm using the lingo). It's not too pricey, but I don't know if I'm ready to commit to it. It's so scary! And then my obsessive searching will have to end!

Perhaps I should wait until I actually move in. But that's just silly to try to tell myself that. Like I'll listen to myself. Hahaha. I know me better than that.

4 comments:

Katy said...

You and I should TALK! I was obsessed with Danish/Mid-Century furniture when Rob and I moved in together, and I've got all the tricks to finding affordable pieces!

Katy said...

These ikea hacks give you clean lines at a fraaaaction of the cost...

http://plastolux.com/ikea-traby-hack-wood-white-modern-credenza.html

http://plastolux.com/modern-credenza-ikea-hack.html

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/how-to/how-to-turn-an-ikea-lack-shelf-into-a-media-console-017762

L said...

If it's any consolation, I am just as obsessed ... with your blog. Is that creepy? :o)

Katy said...

Leah's not kidding. She talks about it ALL THE TIME