Industrial Bar Stool Switch Up

This past Tuesday (7/3/12) marked the 4 year anniversary of me closing on my current home, which is truly unbelievable. I usually spend my time thinking about future projects, so I have to remind myself of just how much I have already done here.

For example, here is my kitchen immediately after moving in-

Since then, our small kitchen space has received a mini-makeover, including: new light fixture, painted pantry door, chalkboard wall, new art, new decor, upgraded sink and faucet, new bar stools and new rug.

This is the kitchen as of December 2011:

Although we enjoyed the comfort of the new bar stools, they seemed too large for the space. Check out how far they stick out-

After studying photos like these-

House Beautiful

Martha Stewart

Cote de Texas

Decor Pad

 In The Fun Lane Blog

I was convinced that industrial bar stools would be perfect. A quick Google search gave me a few options:

1. Restoration Hardware

Loved these but the $319 price tag (each) was a bit way over budget.

2. JC Penney

The $60 price was certainly right, but it felt a little too plain to us.

3. Amazon

These were our top contender, but for $145 each, I just couldn't quite bite the bullet. I knew if I waited long enough, I would surely find a deal somewhere else.

Enter....Gordmans!

If you follow me on Facebook, then you probably saw this pic I shared last weekend-

I wondered into Gordmans on a whim and was taken back at these awesome stools. They were priced at $80/each, but I had two 20% off coupons in hand, so it brought them to $64. I thought they resembled the Restoration Hardware ones we loved but were a whole-heck-of-a-lot less. Score.

I love that that up so much less visual space than the old ones. They also had a fun, interesting texture to our kitchen. Simply put, they feel more like us.

Gordmans is one of those stores that you have to dig through a bit and that changes their inventory very frequently, so if you find something you like snatch it up. It may not be there when you get back. I have some amazing steals there though.

Hope you had a lovely Fourth of July! Yikes, it was hard to get up for work this morning...
xoxo, S