My money mug - saving for some new chairs!

So, for a while now I have been able to avoid buying any sort of "high ticket priced" furniture items, and it's pretty nice! Most of our staple items in our house were either pass-me-downs, gifted to us, or made by Graham and myself.  For example, our couch was my graduation gift, our dining room set was a gift from Graham and I's parents years ago, and most of the rest of our furniture are garage sale finds that I have re-finished. Or antiques of course! Either way, we've been very lucky when it comes to avoiding expensive furniture purchases, and I am SO thankful for that.

I very much love everything we have, but I think the time has come to maybe buy something new.... WHAT? Buy something NEW?? Totally not my style... I know.  I love vintage furniture and the story that they bring, but I think it's time for a change. I have fallen in love with a pair of seagrass wingback chairs from Pier 1. They are SO beautiful and very classic in shape. They are $299 each and a great deal if you start researching comps for an item like this.  I've been searching for an affordable option for a while now and these are by far the best deal I have found. But... I'm wanting to buy 2 of them which ups the price a bit.  So... drum roll please! That's where my money mug came into creation. I have officially started saving for my chairs and I am super excited! Not sure when I'm actually going to end up buying these chairs, but at least I'm on my way! Hey, a girl can dream - right??

Alrighty, now for the fun part! Here are some of my inspirations that I have been drooling over lately... Wicker, seagrass, you name it - I've drooled over it all!

First and foremost, here is the Pier 1 wingback that I am saving for:

(Imagine 2 of them with white cushions)

 

 {Pier 1}

Ok now here are some of my other favorites!

 

{pottery barn} 
 Above is Pottery Barn's version and every bit as beautiful!
But it's $500 with a $50 delivery surcharge, so not as good of a deal.
($650 with the ottoman + $50 surcharge)

{via}

 {pottery barn}

{Pier 1}

{World Market}



{pottery barn}

*sigh* Aren't they all so beautiful?? Wicker and/or seagrass items are the perfect way to incorporate texture into a room. The material is extremely durable and can be cleaned very easily - another reason why I love it:) 

Make sure to come back for my 3rd phase of our formal living/dining room reveal this week! My pillows finally came in so I can actually take pictures now:) You might have noticed that {if I ever do actually buy those dreamy seagrass wingback chairs} they will most likely be used in the formal living area. Soooo that means I might have a phase 4 for my formal living space. We shall see! 

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend:) adios!