In Love with Anthropologie....my love affair never ends

I have always loved fabrics and textiles, as a child, then as a fine arts student at Arizona State University, then as a starving post graduate living in the city of Chicago on a meger starting salary, until today. There is a reason I went into Prop Styling, because I get to see and work with fabrics, textiles, plates, utensils, you name it...almost everyday! It was certainly meant to be...I do know that. While my style in clothing, propping and furniture varies on any given day...I almost always seem to gravitate to a combination of vintage and modern, which brings me to my current obsession, Anthropologie! Sweaters that looked like they could have been my Grandmothers with a modern twist or embellishment, couches and chairs which feature traditional structure, yet covered with an amazing, colorful new pattern from 2009. I simply LOVE this store, did I mention I have visions of the store closing and I am still in it playing house, reading a good book on one of the couches, or sleeping in the ever-so-fluffy 4 poster beds which look as if it came straight out of Paris?!? Of course, I will spend half the night trying on all the incredible dresses, skirts, blouses, sweaters and jackets, each catalog sends shivers through me, what can I possibly buy from this catalog?! The construction going on in our basement has certainly had my design ideas working overtime...the contractor and my husband go running when I say, "Hold on, look at this photo I found on-line!" Seriously, they have taken to pretending they are listening and then gingerly step back away from me and my little laptop. Well, the contractors are done for the week, painting starts next week and perhaps the cabinets for the mini-kitchen and the media room will be delivered as well. Until then, I set aside a little time every day to view all my favorite websites and dream of what the final will look like. Today, in my inbox was the Anthropologie October Catalog...this chair is to die for! I simply can't wait!