Category Archives: Fabric

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

06.25.13

Our Dining Room.

Last week, I showed you the transformation of our dining room console. I thought I may as well show you the rest of the dining room while I’m at it.

The table was my parents. They bought it in 1969, the year they got married. It’s so beautiful. I couldn’t part with it.

Remember those chairs I ordered from Home Decorator’s Collection? Well, they have been given a makeover.

The other console is an oldie form Crate & Barrel. We painted it Peppermint Leaf by Benjamin Moore. The walls and console were painted in Benjamin Moore, Black Satin.

The mirror was $69.99 at HomeGoods. Another score!

The curtain fabric was custom-designed by yours truly. The gold medallions are hand-painted. We used the same curtains in the adjoining living room. I’ll be sharing those pics next week!

Photos by Ryann Colleen Photography

05.15.13

E’s Room: Desk Chair Makeover.

A few months ago, E and I scooped up this chair at a consignment shop. I loved it because it is a bit smaller than your typical chair- perfect for a seven year old! While I love zebra, this was not a good zebra print, which was hard to sell E on because she thought it looks like all of the crap she sees in Justice (can we talk about how that store is the bane of my existence?)

So I pulled together a few fabrics that worked in her room and the one I liked best was a bathrobe that I bought at TJ Maxx for $19.99- which E basically stole because she loved it so much.

While I couldn’t use it on the entire chair, we put it on the back and used the leftover ostrich fabric from our dining room chairs on the front (kid-proof) and the fabric leftover from her bench for the piping. I love it, and more importantly, SHE loves it!

Full reveal on the way!

04.11.13

Lookie, Lookie.

What I bought on Etsy.

A set of four bamboo chairs

and a pair of bamboo club chairs. I have big plans for these babies!

02.26.13

Albert Hadley: Fireworks.

Last year, the design world lost Albert Hadley at the age of 92. One of my favorite legacies that he left behind is the renowned Fireworks print. I am working on a few projects and keep coming back to this beauty.

So perfect.

01.30.13

Willey Design.

I recently came across John Willey’s portfolio.

I love the light, beachy feel that so many of his designs. Makes me pine for sun and sand!

01.17.13

Spoonflower Wallpaper.

As if I didn’t love Spoonflower fabric enough?!? Now they have Wallpaper. SUCH a smart move for them. Check out some of these lovelies that I found… Makes it hard to choose!