Tuesday, June 21, 2016

White Furniture In The Mancave

Bill has accused me of trying to Pottery Barn up his man cave. 
The previous style of the room was a little Texana. 
It was a little bit Southwest with some cowboy chic thrown in. 
We got caught up in a trend after visiting Anteks in Dallas
 It didn't flow well with the rest of the house and it was a room I couldn't really rest in. 
It was so dark. 
Now that he is feeling better, we are watching more television together. 
It's a long story but before there were a lot of super heroes, guns with some sci fi thrown in. 
I can't deal with any of those.  
Sometimes we wonder how we got together because we don't have the same taste in t.v. at all. 

Drop Cloth Slip Cover

I shared with you the leather chair covered with its new drop cloth slipcover.
I love it.  
My brain started pondering further ways to add white without making the space look too cottage or farmhouse.

Green Dresser

The Eastlake dresser just wasn't right. I thought about painting it white or gray but I have been so into green lately that I didn't want to take the plunge with a paint brush.
This piece is slated for a lake house (if we ever get one). 
The Mission style lamps are gone. 
 We went a little bit overboard with those. 

Greenery, White Dresser


 Instead the little white dresser from the guest room was swapped out with the green dresser.
Once upon a time my neighbors and I were having a garage sale. 
On one of the dressers it said Chester Drawers. 
I said. "Um... do you mean Chest of drawers?" 
We got a good laugh out of that one. 
In total vindication for my friends, the Urban Dictionary does recognize Chester Drawers as viable verbiage for a piece of furniture. 
 "Chester Drawers" in now in the guest room. 

White Dresser with mirrors

The mirrors came from Walmart. 
They were $20 for the set which I thought was a great deal. 
They are an affordable way to make the space a little more contemporary. 








 A round table pulled out of storage helps balance the white of the dresser. 

The triangle shelf is a Clint Harp original . 
It was the inspiration for the makeover. 


Harp Designs Shelf on white table

 The cat and the dog think this day has been exhausting!



A white tool box, greenery and a quick turning of the books gets the space closer to being complete. 
I have one more change up my sleeve then it's time to scrape popcorn. 

Stay tuned for more of this riveting saga. 
Do you say Chester Drawers? 

3 comments :

  1. no...I call them chest of drawers...all the young people call them a dresser which is funny to me.
    The man caves around here are MAN caves...places for poker, scratching, spitting and maybe a cuss word here and there...cigar smoking, beer drinking..our son has one of the absolute cutest, ever...
    Your man cave room is pretty and the only requirement for a man cave is that he likes it...and I bet he does...xo

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  2. when I was growing up, I thought the name was chester drawers - mom thought that was hysterical

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  3. The man cave is lookin' good! My SIL's man cake is dark brown leather and a giant tv. Chester drawers...that's funny. Years ago we were talking about a pitch-in dinner at the church and a lady thought we said "pigeon" dinner and she couldn't figure out why we would want that.

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