New Eyeglasses

During the craziness of the last couple of weeks, I received my new glasses in the mail!

I went for the bold black metal this time. Do they scream "I'm a smart designer, hire me"? My husband adores them. They took some getting used to for me. They make me think of Zorro.

I chose Teklite lenses, made exclusively by Frames Direct. They're made with an "eco-consious" manufacturing process. They only cost a little more than other lenses with the anti-reflective and UV-protection coatings. The reviews seemed positive, but I'm underwhelmed. I can see rainbows on the edges, and I think that people looking at me see more reflection than on my old pair. Otherwise, they seem pretty normal.

The online shopping experience was okay. Glasses are one of the last things I would buy online, because I want to try them on in person. I visited at least eight stores and fell in love with this pair (Anne Klein 9087) but couldn't find it in black. So I bought them online. The ordering process is fairly easy, and they called the next day to confirm my order. The second major downside of ordering online is that they still need to be adjusted. I bent them myself and managed to scratch one edge a little. Most places will adjust them for free though, so maybe I should take them somewhere.

More photos of after the break, if you're interested.

New Dining Chairs

I've had a busy couple of weeks: attended two out-of-state weddings and the Design Research Conference here in Chicago (loved it). Not to mention I've started working on an identity design project for my church.

But I'm back in blogging business. I have a few decorating posts coming in the next few days, and today we'll start with my new dining/everything chairs.

These were a craigslist find, complete with a bad picture, and I was really hoping they would turn out to be the real thing: Navy Chairs by Emeco!

But this is what we found: imitations from Kmart. With cushions that don't fit well. I'd already convinced Kevin that they would be a good style in our house, so we bought them anyway.

So out with the two old, ugly, dirty chairs, and in with the four new shiny, aluminum ones!