Hello again

We are not always the most consistent bloggers over here at Haramaki Love, and for that we say: Sorry! We are going to try harder, promise.

It's been a month since Africa, and settling back into Montreal life has been a little tricky. And cold. But Spring is finally on it's way, which is very exciting!

Here are a few things that have been going on around here:

- I began the Tracy Anderson method. Yes ladies, it's reallyfreakinghard. But so far, so good.
- The household came down with a very nasty cold.
- We sold some furniture in order to make room for this beauty:

We're in love.


And here are a few things that we are looking forward to:

- Davina + Daniel's Mexico wedding !!
- The lamb stew the hubster lovingly made real late last night
- Did I mention Spring?

The Baby Room (not mine!) Part I

I have friends having kids.
And these friends have been asking me about baby room decor.
'Baby room decor? How should I know?'
They told me to use my head. So I did, and here are a few things that I came up with.

First things first: the rocker/glider/whatever you want to call it. They can be very ugly, but there are some pretty dope ones out there too:

Probably not the most practical (a little hard and a little low-backed), but wouldn't this Eames Rocker fit perfectly in your living area/play room post baby-room?

Next up:

Hello, beautiful. (Look at that base.) Choose your colors.
Plus, it's made in Canada.

And then, there's my favorite, Jason Lewis. Le sigh.


Last but not least, there's our trusty IKEA. They've re-mixed the Poang chair and added a rocking base. It's no Jason Lewis, but for 229$, it'll do the job. Plus, it is very comfortable. Here it is in Tuna light grey:

I would like this, please

Via ponyrider.

the week-end shopping spree

Mr. D and I spent a good part of the week-end at Ikea. We spent a considerable amount of money, however did not walk out of the store with a single piece of furniture. Just stuff. How is it possible to spend several hundred dollars on stuff? Well, at Ikea, they get you with the small things at affordable prices. You pick up one, two, heck, one in every color. But then you get to the cash and realise they all add up in the end.

A sampling of our goods:

In more exciting news, we picked up the huge circular orange mirror in this picture:



It was a bit of a risk with a no-return policy given the size AND the color. I've never been a big orange person. In fact this is the first orange anything that I own. But as soon as it was hung, it was love. It's a little bit crazy love but love nevertheless.