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Category Archives: Butterflies
03.18.14
our home tour on smp.
I was so excited when Jacquelyn Clark from Style Me Pretty Living contacted me about posting a home tour of our house. Well, it went up on Friday… here is a peek. Check out the full tour here.
01.24.14
fashion friday: black & white.
10.29.13
lulu dk decals.
07.02.13
Our Living Room.
Last week I showed you some pictures of dining room with a promise of living room pictures on the horizon. I always keep my promises people, so here you go!
The gold leaf tray was a HomeGoods DIY.
I love this piece. It was a Mother’s Day gift made by E last year.
See how I made this butterfly collection here. The stools are from HomeGoods!
It took a long time to find just the right paper for the ceiling. I was thrilled that the winner was from Home Depot! The chairs were a Craigslist find that I reupholstered.
As you may know, the curtains were custom painted.
I had my Grandmother’s piano bench reupholstered with a metallic cowhide. 
Remember the Nate Berkus turtle shells that I painted? Aren’t they fab?
Found this needlepoint on Craiglist. Had her made into a pillow. We had leftover turquoise linen from the wingbacks, so I had two pillows made. The Schumacher pillows are from Etsy.
We love our new living room. What I love most is that we didn’t break the bank creating it.
Photos by Ryann Colleen Photography
06.21.11
My Very Own Butterfly Collection.
If you have been reading this blog for sometime, you are well aware of my love of butterflies. You may also have known that I was working on a wall of butterflies for my (work in progress) living room. Well, here they are:
While I wanted a wall of butterflies, the whole idea of dead specimens creeped me out.. and ….. I wouldn’t want any of these beautiful creatures killed for my benefit. Beleive it or not, these little guys are cut out of plastic.
After a long deliberation, I decided to arrange them by color.
I inherited this piano from my parents, and they inherited from my grandmother. I took lessons on it as a little girl, and soon, E will be too. We plan to move the piano on the wall to the left, and put these two chairs under the butterflies once they are reupolstered in turquoise linen.
They were so easy to put together… Here’s all it took:
6 of these cases from Michaels (I got them 50% off.) They have a great grey linen backing.
16 Butterflies in each color.
6 custom mats.
And last but certainly not least, my trusty glue gun.
Because the cases are an irregular size I had to get custom mats. I love the way the black inner mat finishes everything off.
And I also love that I now have my own collection of butterflies, and that not one single butterfly was harmed in the process.
03.28.11
The Bangles.
I am absolutely in love with these bangles from Janna Conner. I have one that combines two of my favorite things- hot pink and butterflies. They make such a great gift. A few years ago I gave one to my friend Aimee for her birthday. It was the most beautiful shade of blue with Canadian Maple leaves. (Yes, she is Canadian.)
With all of these vibrant colors, how can you resist. Get one for yourself today!