Mudroom bench

I've been trying to figure out what to do in the mudroom for a while now.  At one time I liked the cubbies that you see in a lot of mudrooms but then I saw too many of those and decided against that. 

Something a little less cluttered than the image below is what I have in my head.

We found the bench below at the Pottery Barn Outlet and I think it will be the perfect piece to work around.  

It's the Terra Bench from West Elm and the one we got is longer than the one pictured (ours is 72").  I didn't know there was a cushion available to go with it but I grabbed one at the store that was marked $35 and am going to try to make a slipcover for it.  It's about 3 inches too long but real thin so I think it's going to work just fine.  And the one that's pictured with it is $100.

It reminds me of a very modern church pew! I like the straight lines, but I may paint it.  We didn't pay a lot for it so it won't bother me to do a little work to it!

Outlet finds

Another trip to the Outlet and another thing or two marked off our list!

We got a chair for the desk we currently own that will go in one of the guest bedrooms.

Its the Willoughby dining chair from West Elm and is exactly what I was looking for.  If the legs weren't so dark I might have thought about using them as the dining chair they are meant to be.

We also found a 15-piece set of the All-Clad Copper Core cookware at the Williams-Sonoma Outlet.  We already have three pieces of it and wanted to add more but buying them separately is so expensive.  So getting the employee discount on top of the outlet discount on top of the set discount made it a price we couldn't really pass up.  

Now I have no choice but to learn to cook....

West Elm Part 2

I went ahead and ordered the bedding from West Elm and already received the duvet.  The shams are on back order.

It's probably not as dark gray as it looks in this picture but I think it will go well with the bed I want from Pottery Barn.

I want this in Metal Gray Washed Linen Cotton which is just a couple shades darker than the bedding.  I think with white sheets, a white coverlet, and maybe some linen thrown in (for color!!) that it will be just the look I want.   Although, the dark legs might be a problem.

West Elm

My fabulous friends, Dawn and Karey, gave me a Pottery Barn gift card for my birthday and I used it today at West Elm online.  I wouldn't call myself a fan of West Elm because my style is much more traditional than contemporary and modern.  BUT I found several things I really wanted over the weekend and I'm not really one to let a gift card get too attached to my wallet, so it was perfect timing!

I have been complaining that Pottery Barn hasn't gotten on board with gray yet (It's THE color this year) so I was excited to see all the gray items at West Elm!  I wish I didn't have to pay shipping, but whatever...it was all free because I had a gift card.

I liked these towels for the master bath.  I think the tasseled fringe will take some getting used to but I love the stripes.  

If I had thought there was any way I could get away with it, I would have ordered two of this rug in each size.  That's how much I love it!!  But I thought that might lead to the house at Coppercreek being referred to as the house with the gray striped rugs.  And that would be a decorating failure.

I HAD to have these rugs for the master bath! I love the chevron pattern and the color!!

I found some bedding I really wanted also and since the striped rug is on back order until November 22, I probably need to go ahead and order the bedding before it's too late.

Thank you so much, Karey and Dawn!  You guys are wonderful friends and I can't wait for you to see your gift in place when you come stay for weeks at a time with us at Coppercreek!!!!

Yes, I said weeks at a time.