Sssss-tool.

Stools are great. Really, the only flaw I can find in them is the name. So let's class things up and start calling them "occasional tables" shall we? They're not quite as tall as a side table, nor as wide. You can sit on them, you can stand on them, you can tuck them under other furniture to get them out of the way. They look great peeking out from underneath something else, like a really adorable fawn looking shy and delicate hiding under its mama. The fact that they're small also allows them to be really bold: a zany color or interesting silhouette.

I finally got around to hanging some pictures next to the new armoire. Even though it's a narrow space, something had to go there, to balance the armoire itself. I initially dragged the "occasional table" over to stand on (our guitar hero guitars live on top of the armoire), but I think I love how it looks there, as a bottom layer. It interrupts the transparency of the end table, grounding the columnar arrangement. Great for stashing laptops too, which tend to haunt the area. However, I'm not totally confident in the structural soundness of this particular model of stool. It's from IKEA, and cost about four bucks. It shakes like crazy when I stand on it (yeah, I'm probably not really supposed to do that, but come on). But is it worth spending money on a newer model? Maybe as an early birthday present to myself. My birthday isn't til October, but whatever. Anyway, I've been looking around and found a few "inspirational styles" I like, but could never afford. Check them here, here, here and here.

That really huge black circular thing attached to the wall is our roomba holder. I WAS going to post a video of roomba trapped under another stool in the kitchen, but he freed himself before I could get the camera going. Took a couple minutes though. It was hilarious.

always, carolyn