Category Archives: Ikea

07.27.16

Ikea Fall 2016.

We all know I love a good Ikea Hack.. Well some of the products from their fall line are so good, there’s not much hacking needed!

Check out this Elvarli Four Section shelving system. ($700)

These Varv Clamp Spotlights are perfect for a kids room! ($35)

DYING over this Barkaboda Countertop. ($229)

These Klatta Wall Collage Frame Stickers are also great in a kids room. ($15)

Add some bright paint to this Gronadal Rocking Chair and you’ll make a statement. ($249)

This Elvarli Closet system is what dreams are made of. ($368)

I would also paint this Kvistbro Storage Table. ($60)

Add some gold spray paint to this Gladom Tray Table and you’ve got a winner! ($30)

All of these pieces will be available mid-August in Ikea stores nation wide.

09.11.14

california cool.

Earlier this year I had the privilege of working with the sweetest 12 year old girl on her new bedroom. She wanted a room that reflected her personality. We went with “California Cool.” This is what it looked like before.

And this is what it looks like now.

She couldn’t be happier with her new room!

06.05.14

The Office.

We are about 80% done with the office. We’ve come a long, long way. Here is what the wall where the bookshelves currently reside looked like a few months ago.

The office was one of the first rooms that we painted when we moved in 12 years ago. The sofa (which I love) is about as old as I am. It’s a hand-me-down from my parents. As you can see, the old door really cut into the room- not making it very functional. So….

We took the door off the hinges and moved the sofa to the basement.

Then we started building the bookshelves.

The electrician wired for recessed lighting as well as four sconces over the bookcases.

Added paint (BM Black.)

I painted these sconces (similar here) with Krylon Brass spray paint

and these cabinet pulls with the same paint.

We replaced the swing door with this custom-made barn door that slides back and forth which provides us full access to the bookshelves.

We are installing 3 of these consoles for the base of the desk along the wall opposite from the bookcase.

I’ve also painted the hardware Krylon Gold.

This Tanzania wallpaper by Thibaut went up on the ceiling.

And I’ve been busy styling away.

Next up: a trifecta of installs- window treatments, countertops and a ginormous bulletin board.

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.

03.06.14

ultimate ikea hack.

ultimate ikea hack | kiki's list. Have you all seen this Ikea hack from Sarah Sherman Samuel? It’s genius! Apparently there is a company out there called Semi Handmade that makes custom doors for your Ikea Cabinets?!? It’s perfect because at Ikea you buy the cabinets and the doors separately. No doubt that I love Ikea, their cabinet quality is actually pretty great. However you are somewhat limited by their designs. Now you can have custom cabinets at a MUCH lower price point. I am DEFINITELY doing this for our bathroom renovations!

10.15.13

our porch.

For those of you that have been following #theneverendingporchproject on Instagram, this post is a long time coming. Almost a year ago, I started working with Jeff at Great Falls Landscapes on the concept.

We worked for weeks on the plan.. And finally came up with perfection.

There were a lot of changes along the way. And while it took what seems like forever to build, I couldn’t be happier with the end results. It’s funny, before finding GFL, I had initially hired someone else, and ultimately fired him two weeks in due to his lack of creativity. So glad that I found them! Jeff and Lance were amazing to work with and really “went” with my crazy ideas..

(This was right before E’s Party.. pics to come on that later..)

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08.07.13

our guest bedroom.

It all started with this scarf. I used this custom frame to showcase it.

And slowly, but surely our guest bedroom started to come together.

I scored these bamboo mirrors from Etsy.

This secretary’s desk was a Craig’s List find.

The curtains are from here. I had this greek key trim sewn along the edges to add a little bit of personality. The lucite rod is custom. Please email me if you are interested in one.

We took our old Crate and Barrel dresser and updated it with these ring pulls.

The bedside tables are from HomeGoods, we used the same pulls on those too. Many of you have contacted me about the acrylic frame. If you are interested in one, please email me.

The mirrored tray is from HomeGoods.

The lamps are from Ikea, the pink pillows are from HomeGoods and the grey pillow was made with this fabric. You can get the chandy here.

Y’all come back now, ya hear?

Photos by Ryann Colleen Photography