Author Archives: Krista Salmon

02.16.12

A Composition of Perfection.

Every Mom loves to hang onto the pieces of artwork that their child creates.  I keep mine on a bulletin board in our craft room.  But now with two kids and 10 collective years of artwork, I am having a hard time displaying it all.  Well, I have just found what I want for Mother’s Day.
Jan Eleni is a New York based designer who will create a Guggenheim-worthy collage of your child’s artwork.  Eleni offers two options for collages: a hand-cut collection of archival-quality images that are professionally framed (prices start at $3,800), or a less- expensive option of a printed custom collage (prices starting at $950.)

Not sure if this is in the budget for this Mother’s Day…. I am feeling a new DIY project coming my way!

02.09.12

Trim it Out.

I seem to be all about trim this week (its all in the details!) Adding a custom trim to a pillow is like adding a pair of designer heels to the perfect ensemble.  It takes everything up a notch. In looking for the perfect jacquard for a project, I came across the most amazing online trim wholesaler and couldn’t wait to share it with all of you.  Here are some of my favorites:

02.08.12

Black Trimmings.

As many of you know by now, I have a lot of black in my house… Here are a few pics just to illustrate my love.
Our kitchen.
And adjoining living room.
Let’s not forget about the dining room…
Foyer… (We painted out banisters and front door a polyurathane black almost three years ago.  It’s held up beautifully!)
Find out what happened to our poor rug here.
I realize not everyone may share my bold love of black, but there are so many ways to incorporate it into a plain-jane room and yield stunning results.  Let’s take a look at a few of my favorites….

02.06.12

DIY Rast Project Update.

I received many emails about my little project in the garage.  Here is the current status.
With a little help from my friends at Duron, I sanded those babies down and applied a few thin coats of oil-based polyurethane.  I think it may have done the trick.  The down side is that it takes FOREVER to dry.  If you try this project yourself, here are a few tips:
1.) Make sure that you sand in between coats… I learned that the hard way.
2.) Prime it, spray one coat of spray paint to build a base, then roll on the next layer of paint.
3.) Don’t do this project when it is 26 degrees outside.
As you can see my O’verlays arrived and they were much thinner than I expected, but I think that will be a good thing.  Also, I was under the impression that they were wood… Not the case.  They are more like a waxy foam board material.
I sanded them down (on top of our trashcan, I was running out of space another reason to wait until Spring!)
Then I sprayed them with a metallic gold paint. I love Krylon.
And now it’s all drying. Tonight I will assemble them.
Stay tuned for the big reveal!