Category Archives: Furniture

10.17.12

Designing Your Own Fabric.

I started working on our living room/dining room project long before the days of Spoonflower.  I was so annoyed during this process,  because I knew what I wanted, but I just couldn’t find it…  ANYWHERE.  So, I scoured the earth for the perfect yellow linen and worked with my go-to-artist, Corinne Marlowe to create a stencil that would provide the exact look that I was going for.  Not as cost-effective as buying something off the shelf, but to me, it was worth every penny.  I just love the way the metallic gold paint dresses up the linen.  It takes this space to a whole new level.
Here is the stencil that we created.
Corinne hand-stenciled the fabric.
And I had the panels made… And voila!  Here they are in the living room…
and dining room…
Dining room pictures by Ryann Colleen Photography.

10.02.12

Family Circle.

Last Summer, I was so shocked to get a call from Family Circle Magazine that they wanted to feature our kitchen for the November issue. Well, it’s out now people, and here are the results….
I had no idea of how much time and effort went into every little shot.  This was a 9:00-5:30 day, people…  And we were a- hustlin’!  It was an honor to work with the entire team at Family Circle.  I learned so much.  What a fun day we had!
See the before picture here.  Get your copy in stores now!
Photos by David A. Land

09.26.12

Design Crush: Tineke Triggs.

I fell in love with this bathroom designed by Tineke Triggs for the San Francisco 2012 Designer Showcase.
So naturally I stalked her and realized how much of her work I recognized.
 … And LOVED.
 Such great colors and textures.
 Classic lines and details meeting modern design elements.
Just perfect!  Check out more of her work here.

08.15.12

Wrap it Up.

Ever since painting our hutch in the foyer red, I have felt like it was missing something.  I was looking for the perfect fabric to back the shelves with.  I now believe that perfect fabric does not exist.  I did however have a few sheets of this decorative paper in the basement.  I thought I’d give it a try.
Because the back of the hutch is not flat, I wrapped foam board pieces in the paper.

And voila!

More pics to come once I finish styling!

08.08.12

Reese Witherspoon’s Ojai Ranch.

As if there wasn’t enough reasons for my girl crush on Reese… Check out her Ranch in Ojai, California in this month’s Elle Decor.  This is where she married Jim Toth last year and apparently she recently offered it as a safe haven for R Pat to escape all of the trampire drama.  No doubt, I need more rich friends.
So earthy and peaceful.

 

 Reese said that you can’t even get a cell reception here.  Sounds perfect to me!

 

 Serenity now.
I am guessing this is where Ava (aka Reese 2.0) catches some Z’s.

 

And Deacon.
Reese and her adorable nieces.  What great maternity style she has!

08.07.12

Can’t Teach An Old Dog….

So I finally got my Craig’s List Chairs reupholstered in the perfect shade of turquoise.  Looks like Bailey doesn’t give a sh%t about the new house rules.
In other living room news, I am so in love with our new piano bench.
I took Grandma’s old piano bench and covered it with a metallic cowhide that I found here.

Here is the before….

And after….