Well, this year, we were a little stuck. We'd been to all the good museums (from other trips to Chicago as well as previous year's trips) and we didn't really feel like trying to decide on a show or having a really expensive dinner. Then, Matt (as he often does) had a brilliant idea. We decided to go find some fancy pantsy home stores and get some ideas for the house. Enter the LuxeHome at the Merchandise Mart. Turns out, according to their advertizing, that they are the largest collection of luxury home stores in the world. Pretty awesome. So Matt and I put on our best faux rich swagger, dove in and told everyone we were "renovating an old farm house" which is not far from the truth, really.
Rather unfortunately, most of the stores closed at three, but we did get to go in a couple:
First we went to an amazing paint store that also sold custom wallpaper called Farrow & Ball where we picked up a color swatch book of their historical paint colors. Matt and I also really like this wallpaper called Wisteria. I think it might be awesome to pick a small wall and use wallpaper as art, but I'm not really sure we have a small wall that would work.
Next we went to a lighting store looking for some lights for the kitchen. We are looking for something new for above the butcherblock and something for above the table. We found this light (coincidentally named Sorenson. It's fate, I tell you).
Might be a little too nautical, but pretty, for sure.
Then we went to the Kholer store and found lots of exciting things, including our coveted apron sink in a crazy blue. (I stole this from the Kholer website, but we did see that exact one)
We also saw this awesome shower tiling:
and this tub with a wall that raises and lowers.
Finally, we went and looked at flooring. Lots of floors. Beautiful, 12 dollar a sq ft floors
Which was very inspiring. and sobering. but mostly inspiring.
Did Matt wear his "Mutants for Nuclear Power" shirt?
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