curdled milk

This morning I poured curdled milk into my coffee. 

The fridge is still broken... and I guess the "dorm room fridge" that we are using in the interim is not cutting it.

I thought my coffee tasted weird yesterday, it must have been the curdled milk.

Are you gagging?  I was.

I drank my coffee black this morning.

I hung the matches on Sunday night.  It was nothing short of a nightmare.

I made a template, which eased the pain.  My husband must really love me... he was the one who put all the anchors and screws in the wall.  Sorry about the light glare, I took these this morning... the light pours into this room at 7am. 

In case there are inquiring minds: the walls are Sherwin Williams "Hardware" SW6172; the sofa was at a local furniture clearance store original tag said $3,600, I paid $400; the roman shades are Babara Barry for Kravet; the lamp is old; the match books were courtesy of a flea market; frames from Target; mats from Hobby Lobby.

Comments

[jane]

beyond cool, erika. just loving the display!

[Courtney]

First, I know how Chance feels about curdled milk, so he's probably having convulsions reading this post.

Second, and most importantly, THOSE FRAMES!!! Holy smokes, I never realized how many you had until now. I mean, I know it was a whole book full, but this makes such a statement. I love it. And they look great over the sofa. Great job, E!

[patricia]

Is mercury in retrograde or what... so funny about the milk....gag.
We had a frig on the fritz for nearly a month and I thought that was worse than having no air conditioning during the hottest summer, barefoot and pregnant. pretty picture I just painted for you...
those framed math-books really light up that room.

[Jess Putnam]

Love the look of the matches!! I did something similar in my hallway with black and white photos....I only had 9 frames to hang and I thought that was a pain....you had 15...gosh!

[Kelly]

what a rough start to the morning! hope your day gets better.

xo
Kelly

[Sarah's Fab Day]

I've been waiting to see what you ended up doing with those matches? I'm so not disappointed they look great! Hanging all of those frames might have caused the Great Fight of 08 if it was my husband, usually hanging is all me.

[jm]

OH my that looks great! I love that sofa, I need it in my little den. You're so talented.

[Linda @ Lime in the Coconut]

LOVE it! That there is A LOT of frames, girl! But, boy, does it look great!!

Curdled milk....Ack!!

[Jennifer]

it took us forever to hang two frames, I can only imagine what you went through for this, haha! but they look GREAT! very cool.

and ICK about the milk. I am so paranoid about that. I smell my milk EVERY morning before I pour it, even if I just bought it.

[barchbo]

It looks WONDERFUL!! What a lovely and inspiring project!

So, so, so sorry about the milk. That's just wrong.

[Alison Todd]

E, it looks amazing!!! I absolutely love it. Nice work.

[Lindsey]

E it looks great! I was wondering what you were going to do with those. I am very impressed. Great job, as always.
Sorry about your milk-hope the fridge is back to normal soon!

[Bettye]

a) ew on the milk!

b) kudos on the framed matchbooks over the sofa (and the deep wall color) - very chic, yet cozy and personal - nice job!

[Jessica]

curdled milk? that's disgusting. I've always been afraid of that happening to me. The framed match books look SO good - I love all the colors and how it looks with the striped sofa. I can't believe you bought it for $400... I only wish I could see the individual match books better in the pictures! I'm sure they're fun to look at :)

[Seleta]

I can't wait to see this in Domino!

[Elizabeth Sloan]

Looks great, EZ! Did you frame those yourself?!

[Weatherly]

Erika, I love it! Very chic...did you leave the match books in tact (for a 3D effect) or did you cut off the book part so that it would lay flat? I am very intrigued...awesome job!

[please sir]

Ohh curdled milk - not good. But at least you have some great wall art!

[simplygrove]

Looks great!!!!

[Shannon]

You did it! Way to go they look awesome, Mr. Burns would be proud!
As for the milk, happend to me once at my favorite coffee stop...it dissrupted my morning routine for a week, I could not get the thought out of my head...yuck!

[Dianne]

Alright Erika, let's get serious. You need to do a book. Why hasn't some publisher grabbed you?! Wonderful rooms, great talent....so young and fresh!

[beki]

stunning!

[Ellen]

Love it! Im so excited to finally see them up!

[darby]

Love it sister! Sorry about the milk! But those matches look awesome! Love you!

[layersofmeaning]

looks GREAT!
i love it!

[megan]

the match books! they look awesome all framed and on display. wonderful job!
so sorry about the milk; gag indeed.

[Pink Wallpaper]

WOW those look amazing! that was such a great idea! love seeing your house :)

[M&Co]

Yuk, that is disgusting! I feel so sorry for you :-( and kind of laughing to hihi sorry!

Your matches art turned out stunning! I LOVE it!!

[alceaalba]

Curdled milk - poor you! Every time I hear the word curdled I think of Curdled, the little known, brilliantly dark comedy filmed in the late 90s. Try watching that for an unforgettable time. Lovely job on the framing, and I love that beautiful wall color.

[corine]

Ghah! nothing makes me gag more than the thought of curdled milk. The beautiful wall and frames do not belong together with CURDLED MILK.

[Erika]

So is that a black core on the mats or a black filet you used to offset the background paper?

Looks great! I still haven't decided on what to do for my sketches and now have a 30x40 of my favorite neighborhood tree to contemplate as well.

[Annie Empiric]

I was so traumatized by your post I had second thoughts about my own 3 day old milk and ran out this evening for a fresh half gallon!

[Clare]

Your wall of frames looks fantastic. A really great way to display such small items.
I am about to have a cup of tea and will smell the milk after reading your story...

[Annmarie]

Stunning!! I really can't imagine hanging all those frames though. It took Barry and I HOURS to hang 4 large photos - WITH a paper template, level, et al. We moved several nails, several times, and they are STILL off. That is an art form itself.

p.s. LOVE the title page in the center - genius. Wasn't sure what you were going to do with that 'not like the other" one!

[Stephanie]

So glad to see you chose to frame them yourself!

[Mimi Lee]

WOW! I just LOVE it, girl! Did they have another good looking sofa for 400 Bucks??? I need one just like it!......You are so talented, Erika. Thanks for sharing .....Keep em coming!

[Mrs. Blandings]

I can't imagine anything worse than the coffee incident. Coffee is a very important part of my morning.

I am so excited about the matchbooks! Giddy. My heart sunk a bit after the custom framing estimate. They look amazing - especially against the brilliant wall color - and one would never know they are Target. Not that there is anything wrong with Target.

Well done - they look fantastic.

[Joyce]

I love the "WOW" factor the matches framed give to the room. They really pop very nicely!!! I love, love, love it!
Are these just the match book covers (no matches)?

[arre]

okay, so i know i haven't been to your house in aaaaboooout... a hundred years, but i cannot get my bearings... what room is this?? wait - is it your old office?!

[style court]

Erika -- so sorry it's taken me a while to compliment you on this. It's just great. A big success. Kudos!

[kelly]

Hello, I just stumbles onto your page since I am interested in framing some matchbooks for a Christmas present for my boyfriend. Did you do this your self or have someone do it? Also, these are just the matchbook covers correct? Looks great!

[urban grace interiors]

Hi.  Yes, I did frame them myself.  Frames from Target - Mats from Hobby Lobby.  Yes, just the matchbook covers.

Good luck!!

erika

 

[propecia]

When did humans start drinking cows milk, or any other type of
non-human milk? Did they feed it to just infants first, or humans of
all ages? Is it possible to know why they started?

[generic propecia]

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[Retro Jordans]

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[katie.]

I just inherited my grandfather's matchbook collection- he's been collecting them from all over the world for the past 60 years. I love what you did with these and I'm going to follow suit! Thanks for the inspiration!

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