THERE WAS A SNAKE IN OUR GARAGE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOT COOL.
Matt opened the door to put something away in the pantry and he was slithering from THE PANTRY under Matt’s car. Matt (barefoot) touched him and he slithered faster and then was no where to be seen. He looked high and low. I was in the kitchen freaking out; Karen was squealing with excitement. I did not see him – that would have made it worse.
And the worst part is that he was never seen leaving the garage, which means he could still be in there.
I had Matt move my car out of the garage because I have to drive it first thing in the AM and would not feel safe being in there with Gilbert, esp. since he could be IN my car. I am terribly claustrophobic.
But at least he was not inside!!!
Oh, and his name is Gilbert the Garden Snake because we saw a similar huge black snake the first day back from our honeymoon two years ago and he charged at me in the garden.
Kelsey and I had fun at Caribou – especially when a guy came around with free shots of a mint chiller to try! This was like a decadent dessert -
While we were waiting for my car to be fixed we stopped into a fabric store to look at samples for the King + Queen chairs my grandmother sent (she also sent some funds to have them reupholstered ). I can’t decide which one I like best!!
Thoughts?
BIG PRINT or LITTLE PRINT. You decide!!
Karen came over for dinner tonight and brought shrimp + wine. We supplied the veggies + sauce.
Chef sips:
I made a sauce with these ingredients: Cashew butter (1 tbsp), coconut butter (1 tbsp), tamari (2 tsp), 1 clementine (juice + pulp), 1 lime (juice), red pepper flakes (1/2 tsp), salt (2 pinches). It was awesome!!!! Orangy coconutty!
On a bed of cabbage, bean sprouts, Kelsey’s parents’ garden snap peas, broccoli + shrimp. With salty peanuts for garnish.
For dessert Karen and I split a tiny Margarita Cupcake.
Off to shiver with horrible snake images….
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I vote big print!!
My hubbie is an Interior Designer and I showed him your chairs. He is sooo jealous! Definitely go with the fabric on the right…the smaller patterned fabric:)
I think you meant SNACK!
i vote small. i dont like the way the other looks all hawaiian-y.
OHMIGOD snake in your garage??? REALLY? i would’ve freaked out.
glad you had some nice eats, at least
I like the bigger, but I see Caitlin’s point. Mix and match? That might be fun.
okay, you might laugh at me – but is the sample on the right the exact same as your placement??? i really like both patters (I LOVE green) – but I’m going with the bigger print on the left!
I vote for the small print!
Little print.
I LOVE the one on the left- the one on the right is a little old fashioned. It’s a nice mix with the older chair!
What are the other fabrics like in the room? If they are also big prints, I’d stick with the small one. But I like the big print best on its own. Great colors!
i say definitely go for the small! i agree with Caitlin about the Hawaiian vibe on the bigger print
I like the smaller. Great shade- looks good with the dark wood!
Big print!
I hope you catch the snake – that is never fun.
Definitely small print, it fits the size of the chairs much better. Enjoy re-decorating…
UGGHH!!!!!!!! Horrible!! I seriously would have puked! And another one charged at you in your garden? Oh.my.gosh…awful! ps…I think I like the large print for the chairs!
I noticed the exact same thing as allijag…. is that the same fabric as your placemat? I looks like it! I vote small pattern too….
And I have to ask, were you being facetious that the snake (haha I just wrote snack!) charged at you in your garden? Or did it just slither in your general direction??
(Giggling because I am a total snake phobe too!!)
Yikes!!!! That is terrifying. Snakes scare me almost as much as frogs do
Ok, you saw a snake and you’re calm enough to blog?! I’d be DEAD from SHOCK!! I vote big print, for sure.
Expect an email from me re: project tomorrow!
Big print gets my vote. And what a tasty, creative sauce!
I like the big print on the little chair, and the little print on the big chair. or some other combo of both-they look good together. I don’t mind snakes so much-except the kind that might choke you to death, at least you were inside safe and sound eating a yummy dinner! very creative with that sauce
WTF? There is only one Gilbert in KERFland, and it’s my dog. Does the snake have a middle name that we could use instead?
Small print!!!
Small print! Looks like your readers aren’t helping you make a decision yet haha.
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I vote for the small print.
And EEK I would not be okay with that snake either!!
Dinner looks awesome!!
EEK! I would totally freak out at a snake… especially since his whereabouts are still unknown! Be careful!
Wow, that dinner looks amazing. Totally healthy, and the perfect combination of ingredients.
My vote is DEFINITELY for the bigger, flowered print. The other one is much to busy and symmetrical for my tastes!
Small print!
AHHHHHHH SNAKES. YUCKKKK. I would have freaked out too!!!!!!!
What a yummy dinner.
And I think I like the small print…tough call!!!
small print
Big print!
OMG Snack..I meant Snake….YUCK!
The small print looks better!
I vote for the small print!
Looks like there’s no consensus so far!
Definitely the LITTLE PRINT. It goes really well with the rest of your house.
Come on Guys, the BIG print rocks. I’m going to pretend I didn’t read about the snake. AGHHHHHHHH!
I would go with BOTH prints!
It’s less expected that way!
Do one of each. My MIL is an interior designer and she always says to mix things up and do more than 1 pattern.
tough call, but I like the BIG print
I love the smaller pattern!! Yor dinner looks so yummy!! Will have to try that recipe!! I just tried your baked oatmeal snack bars and they were awesome!!!
Small print. Resembles your place mats.
small
TOTALLY BIG PRINT. TOTALLY.
okay.. now I’m totally undecided + want nothing to do with the decision..
Large print! So vintage-y cool…the small one is too geometric & busy!
OMG SNAKE. I hate snakes more than anything and I probably would have cried. Good luck!!!!
I vote little print! They are both great but I like little print more.
love love love the small print on those chairs.
DEFINITELY the little print…I keep seeing geometric prints in all the mags…
ewww snakes!!! I vote big print
Small print is definitely the way to go
I love it!
small print small print small print!!!
Big print is my vote… and ewww on the snake
I love the small print!!
I would have FREAKED about the snake! I hope it’s gone!!!
Dinner looks fabulous!
I vote for combo on the prints…I think they’re great together!
Boo !
Don’t look under your driver’s seat tomorrow morning.
–G
I vote small print (athough I like the big print as far as prints go.) I respectfully suggest my vote should count double since I am related to the chairs and remember sitting on them as a little girl.
I like both prints, but I guess I would have to say that I favor the little print a bit more
Ahhhh! Snakes!! I would FREAK out too! EEK!
What a great looking shrimp dish! I LOVE shrimp but cannot eat it very often because bf is very allergic to seafood. I can only eat it while out and not cook it at home
Have a great night!
Small print
The dinner looks fabulous
I would go with the little pattern.
I like the small print. That shrimp looks wonderful! So fresh and light
AHHHH SNAKES!!! MY BIGGEST FEAR!! you are brave, kath. Once I see a snake somewhere it takes me WEEKS before I can go to that spot again. I think if one was in my garage I would have to move out of my house.
Also i vote little print.
I think you’re going to have to post a poll for the prints! I would do one of each to break it up…that would be cool.
Snakes are the WORST! My parents get them on their back patio, and they throw down moth balls to drive them away. They’re place smells like a retirement home during these times, but it is snake free.
Just think, better Gilbert in your garage than under you bed… eeek.
Small print vote from me!
Little print!
Yikes! I hate snakes! They are my biggest fear!! And I like the BIG print
Ahhh, I hate snakes!! I like the smaller print.
yum yum YUM! this dinner looks right up my alley!!!! I’ve got to go with the small print.
I really like the big print but I’m not sure it’s right for the chairs so my vote is for the small print. Plus who am I to vote against your Mom and Dad??!!
To funny how similar the material is to your place mat!!
Is green your favorite color? I LOVE it!!!
Hopefully you’ll never see your snake “friend” again…
I vote for the big print – I really like it!
Both prints are very pretty- I love that green. But I like the big print best.
small print:) It will seem fresher longer — not as trendy
I like the small!
I like the little print!
And there was just something on the news about a snake problem on the west bank of New Orleans! Just don’t cross any river bridges when you are down here!
…little print on chairs and perhaps make accent pillows with the big print !
(LOL yadi!)
Big print…. how come people keep saying it’s too Hawaiian like that’s a bad thing?? Best. vacation. ever. Who wouldn’t want to think about that every single day?
First, snake comments..in the past two months, we have found TWO snakes in our basement! They were “playing dead”, which is not fun when one is trying to figure out how to grab a snake who may-or-may-not-be still able to squirm away! That is exactly what happened with snake #2, he came to. My husband is sort of freaked out by snakes and so as a team effort (me being the captain of the team) we tossed them outside, into our neighbors lawn.
The small print seems really fresh!
YIKES! scary
i vote big print
Ack! Snakes are scary!
I vote for the big print. I like when classic/antique furniture is upholstered in more modern and funky ways. I like the small print too, but it’s just not quite as fun.
i was going to vote big print until i noticed your placemats, and now i just don’t know! yikes, watch out for gorden! i am crossing my fingers that he has left the building!
sorry, his name is gilbert. i don’t know why i want to call him gorden. beware all the same–gilbert may have a brother!!!!!!!
Big print!
I vote for the large print. Actually the tropical mood in the fabric combined with the dark carved wood chair frames creates a plantation feeling so lovely in the American south. From the trellis fabric perhaps stitch up some accent bolsters to be tossed on another piece. In that way create unity with the dining room and the place mats.
I would definitely say the SMALL PRINT.
You may love the large print now, but there isn’t much that can go with it and it is SO fun that you will probably get sick of it faster. The small print is more simple yet funky so you could play around with it more over time (with accent pillows/wall color/etc). Plus I think the lines of the small print + the lines of your black and white couch (if that’s the room they’re going in) would bring it all together (all lines = some form of continuity) rather than making it look like two chairs in a room where they don’t belong and aren’t welcome.
good luck making your selection; either way the chairs are gorg!
I vote small print!
OMG– is it snake *season*?!! I ran into a SIX FOOT LONG black racer snake in my garden yesterday!!! And of course the hubby was out of town for work, so I had to get the neighbor (and his 10 yr old son) to come over and help me deal with the …dead snake. Yep, I felt a bit foolish. But it WAS HUGE!!!
And I vote for the smaller print. It looks more classic, and like something that could survive several decor changes. The first one is way too “Hawaii-5-0″
I like the BIG print – it makes the chairs a nice pair of accent pieces for the room…
Big print! The big print feels nice and airy, while the small print reminds me of some sterile Days Inn bedspread :-/
little print!
(does it match your placemat?!)
I vote little print!
using different prints on each chair would look modern and beautiful–and less expected.
is neither print an option? the chairs are so beautiful and fancy and the fabric is so casual…
I vote little!
I really enjoy your blog. I just started reading and it’s a refreshing and healthy approach to nutrition.
I like the little print. The small one is kind of outdoor furniture style…might lure in snakes.
I honestly don’t like either. They seem very lounge-chair like as opposed to classy. I would go with a rich color such as burgundy or purple or a pattern with browns, purples and dark pinks. Just a thought. If you are sold on the greens then I’d go with the smaller print because the larger print looks too trendy and will get old fast.
Little print! Queen Anne style chairs like those are very curvy, and the straight geometric pattern is a nice contrast.
Both prints are really pretty, but I like the small better….it seems to fit the chairs better. Good luck with the decision!
Little print!!!! =)
I’m digging the smaller print more because it’s a bit more subtle, I think.
And the shrimp dish looks majorly to-die-for.
Little print!
small print!
I vote little!
We had a huge snake in the area where my dog goes potty and I was freaking out. Snakes are scary!
def the Big print!
so sorry abot the snake – i would be terrifired!
Small print!
I was gonna say what allijag said – it looks totally just like your placemats!
I vote SMALL PRINT!!!
Big print
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Hm hard to choose between those 2 fabrics, partly because green is one of my favourite colours! I think I like the big print better though.
i love that large print, but for the chairs i like how the smaller print looks!
I like the small print on the right.
Small print! Use the other one for pillows or something.
Ewwwww on the snake. One thing I don’t miss about living in the south is all the creatures!!! Not nearly so many up here in MI!
ACK! Snake = boo! I hope you find it. I VOTE BIG PRINT!!! I don’t think it looks too hawaiian-ie… I think it’s more retro/flower power print
Hope your day was great!
BIG PRINT!
Big print!
I big print. It gives off a happy warm feeling.
Little print!
That shrimp dinner looks delicious!
little! you should have made a poll so the results would be easier to tally
yikes!!! snakes are scary. way scarier than the scariest of bugs. (it’s not like you can just step on them really hard to kill them. eeeeeewwww. snake guts) this guy i know just got two (not-poisonous) snakes as pets and i don’t think i want to go to his house anymore!
Small print – the big print will go out of style pretty soon and is too holidayish.
Kath,
Am loving your blog!!!
I like both, but would go with the smaller print. It seems like it may be a 2 to 1 vote for the smaller print. But I also think both prints might be good.
Good luck.
Ann
I think the bigger print looks more sophisticated.
OOOPS, lol. I meant the smaller print looks more sophisticated. I was gonna write something about the bigger print looking too 80’s, but I backed it up and forgot to change the words. lolololol
Small print. However, based on the comments, it sounds like you would be okay just going with what YOU love–everyone has different opinions. (But the small print is better
I like the geometric small print! It looks very similar to your place mats.
I think the floral would be better suited for a pillow as I don’t think it would stand the test of time. The smaller print however, is simple and classic. It also matches your place mats very well. I think you should go with the smaller print but find something fun to do with the floral.
go with the small print.
i had a snake in the basement one day and the boys were down there playing. thank god my son likes snakes. i wouldnt go down there. the boys couldve been bitten and i wasnt going down there. it was huge, was a big anaconda(it was really a small garter snake that had gotten up thru the drain) huge snake lol. anyway it was caught(not by me) and taken outside. it took me several days to go back in the basement. (had to as that is where the washer and dryer were). eeehhhh.
Definitely little… and it matches your placemats
oh that makes me sick…I hate snakes!! BE CAREFUL! I’m sure its harmless but still you don’t want to step on it in flip-flops….cringe!!!!
I love the little design!!! I think it would be more versatile.
I vote for the small print! I think the bigger print kind of overwhelms the chairs. I love that you named the snake… it made me smile
What a creative sauce and dinner – you always have such great and interesting cooking/recipe ideas!
yikes!!!
Chairs: little print is adorable!!
mmmmm shrimp!
I like the little print, although it is eerily similar to your place mats!
ah… I despise snakes. Gilbert would totally freak me out!
I really like the small print.
The itty bitty mint chiller looks deeeelicious, as does your shrimp dish. The coconut sauce you whipped up sounds amazing!
During our brief stint in Houston, we’d get little lizards in our garage – actually, they were everywhere. Snakes they were not, but I never did get used to them.
I think the small print fits the chair style best. Plus, look how it matches your placemats you used for dinner. Maybe you could have small boudoir pillows made in the opposite fabric to accent each chair. You know, the small round tubular shaped pillows with some pleating on the ends and a large covered button. And then use that same fabric to create a contrasting welt for the chair covers, assuming there’s one there now.
I am a big fan of the small print. I think the large print it just too big for the chairs.
I like to mix print’s, and I would do both, but if you only want one, go with the larger print, I feel you could do more with that, than the smaller one. Snakes ewww, my bro has a ton of them, not cool, anyways I have also been charged at by not a snake but my g-pa’s chicken. That was scary, have fun relaxing, no school, you deserve it.
If I had to choose one, I would go small print. It’s adorable!
I vote small print.
dinner looks delish.
I like the small print much better.
I like the small print!
Then again, I also like snakes, if they’re just small garter snakes. I think they’re kinda cute.
I like the small print. The geometric design is very art deco – I think the modern-ness of it complements the antique-ness of the chairs!
why choose one print? i would do one with big, and one with little. then again, i like things slightly mis-matched.
if you’re definitely just choosing one, i like the big print better.
I like the little print.
I also love your dinner!
I love the big print. I think it goes better with the elaborate chair design. And good luck with that snake!!!
Don’t worry, having Gilbert in your garage is a good thing, free rodent control! Maybe I am biased, since I have a pet snake myself, but the vast majority of them are harmless. They are much cleaner and less of a nuisance than hordes of mice chewing and pooping everywhere.
I’d say the big print, but both are very nice. The green is a pretty color! I’m am so sorry you have a snake! I am TERRIFIED of them, and the sad thing is, the only snakes where I live are foot long garter snakes. I won’t even run on some trails because I’m afraid I’ll see a snake there!
Use both prints! They look great together. Not too matchy-matchy
OMG, I would have FREAKED OUT!!! Thank you for not posting a picture of Gilbert – I would have had to avoid your blog for a few days! I’m THAT scared of snakes.
Oh, and that meal looks awesome!
I vote the small print…it reminds me of your place mats!
Snakes are my phobia!!!!!
I would be moving far, far away for sure!
I love the color of the chairs! I like the small print better.
I love the vibrant green colour of both, but I’d definitely choose the small print. It complements the antique wood/style much better than the large print.
I like the little print better. I think it’s slightly more classic, yet modern, and will serve you better over time. JMO
Small print!!!!
And snakes are cool. Think of him as your garage pest control system. I hear giant roaches are the barney butter of the snake community….they just can’t get enough!
why not turn that snake into a nice pair of summer shoes. or a little clutch!
I like the more petite floral.
Thanks for all of your input!!!!!!!! I agree that while I LOVE the big pattern, I am afraid I might grow out of it. I love the pillow idea!! I don’t want to do one of each. I might go see if there are more options!!,
Oh, and i wrote Snack about 5 times too
AmandaD ,
I can’t believe you touched them!!
K
I prefer the small print.
And garden snake or black water snake? Cuz garden snakes aren’t big and black at all. They’re slender and tan, brown, and green.
Just be careful. Garden snakes totally harmless, as are the water snakes, but the water snakes are aggressive.
I would NOT be able to cope with a snake in my garage … but I don’t like any kind of amphibian. We have a lizard that used to live in our pond’s pump box and I would just look at it, wouldn’t touch it or anything. And we have LOTS of frogs in the spring … sometimes so many that you can’t even walk in the yard without them on your toes.
Now, furry creatures, that I can handle!
Your stir fry looks amazing! Good for you for making the sauce … my concoctions don’t usually end up sounding as yummy as yours did!
You are brave.
Little print for sure.
I have never posted before, but I felt I had to weigh in on the chairs. Both patterns are fun, but I can’t believe you want to reupholster these chairs! The burgundy velvet is so luxurious and classic. I would keep these chairs just as they are, rather than update them with trendy fabric. They are gorgeous!
Aw, the snake hate makes me sad.