Hooray for Overstock!

Today was a VERY good mail day at my house! Not only did I receive the foxy red dress I ordered from Modcloth.com,

 but my chair from Overstock.com showed up as well. I just barely ordered it on Monday and even though it only had to travel about 600 miles from the warehouse in Utah, I'd still say that was an exceptionally fast delivery, especially when shipping only cost me $1!

Here's the humongous box that was left on my doorstep:

Maren is thrilled because I've told her she can have the shipping carton to turn into a clubhouse. The weather is supposed to be gorgeous this weekend, so I think we'll move it out to the backyard and I imagine she'll be spending a good amount of time in it!

I did have to do some minor assembly on the chair, which I expected. It came in two pieces (the back and the seat) and I had to attach them with the long bolts provided. It took me about 15 minutes, tops--and I had my chair all ready to go!

Well, more like 99% ready to go--I do want to hit it with a good coat of Scotch Guard to protect the beautiful fabric. I will say that it's a bit larger than I had envisioned, and because of that I'm not entirely sure where I'm going to put it in my house. I purchased it with my front room in mind, but now it might even end up in my master bedroom, which I'd also like to redo soon. In fact, I've got my eye on another little treat from Overstock for that project:

I can't wait to replace the ugly ceiling fan over my bed with something pretty and sparkly like this! Add a chain cover and a dimmer switch, and I think we'll be on the right track towards creating the beautiful retreat that I have in mind!