cowhide rug.

I’ve wanted a cowhide rug for the longest time but wasn’t having luck at any of my usual thrift stores or auctions. I purchased the rug below yesterday at the Tandy Leather Factory on Cameron Road.

notice the shopping bag (far left). Oops!

  

find the kitteh 

Miss matched.

There’s something that feels so right about mixing prints! Here are some Martha Stewardesque tips (there are no rules) for mixing patterns. Don’t over think it.

 tribal, floral, calico (cat)

 add stripes to the mix

I found this Turkish pillow at the Goodwill Blue Hanger! The company that made the pillow specializes in absolutely incredible tribal patterned kilim rugs.

Where to begin?

I’ve been home sick for the past few days and I guess you could say this blog was created as an escape from my boredom and restlessness. However, it’s an idea I’ve had bouncing around in my head for a while now. The concept for my first post was initially going to be the “treasures" inside my home, but I think the cats need to come first. 


One of my favorite things about Clarskville - in addition to its close proximity to downtown, the historical homes, Caffe Medici coffee shop - is the neighborhood cats. Kitty, the calico, is mine. Rex belongs to Cindy (who lives a few doors down, one level up). Don’t let him fool you; Rex is an angel-faced killer. I’ve been witness to him maiming birds, squirrels, lizards - you name it. He often sneaks into my apartment to scarf down as much food as he can before I chase him out. I would have taken pictures of Noches (Cindy’s black cat) as well, but he’s likely escaping the late afternoon heat in one of the nooks and crannies of the complex.

Rex

Kitty & Rex

Can you ID Rex’s scraps?

squirrel tail (top center) & feather (bottom center)

Remnant of an afternoon snack