The Design Domino Effect

Have you ever bought something, or received something as a gift and once it was in the space you wanted it nothing else around it seemed to work?  You try to change a few things to make it better, but it doesn't completely work?  Then you think... well maybe I JUST need {...}, and that leads to {...}, leading to a new {...}, leading to painting {...}?

THIS is what recently happened to me!  My husbands grandparents recently gave us a desktop Mac that they were no longer using.  When they asked if we wanted it I was very excited {we have been a one laptop household since the hubs split a mai tai on my laptop while on a plane} and I had plans to put it on my kitchen countertop in a little space where the phone and cell phone chargers are.  But when we actually got the computer we found a big ass old school tower computer and not so good looking monitor.  The computer is a great computer and in the end it is a second internet source for the house so we took it... but I was left with thinking of a place to put an actual desk for my desktop computer.

So now I am in the middle of my falling design dominos.  I am very excited about my new space and it is almost done.  When I was in Chico last week {working on my MIL living room project} we were out sourcing some antique stores and I came across this awesome chair.

I had no idea where I was going to put it; but for $25 {YES $25 haggled down from $35} I just had to have it!!  My MIL offered to get it for me... and of course I said yes!  I am happy to say the chair has a new look and a new home... I was hoping to share the chair and the new space but it is not quite ready.  Maybe early next week...

Have you ever had a design domino effect happen to you?