Category Archives: Interior Design

06.05.12

The Dark Side.

I have received a few emails about the wallpaper on our family room wall since posting about our change of hearth.  I realize that this blog is a little bit of a mess and sometimes hard to navigate back to find pictures of projects, and I assure you.. it’s on my to-do list.  But for now, I will be happy to repost some info for you!
The wallpaper is called Serious Bokay by Nama Rococo.  We have had it up for almost two years now and I love it more and more every day.
It comes in 4 color ways:
How am-aaaaz-ing would the Lavender Gray be in a little girl’s room????
You can find out more about Nama Rococo in my interview with owner Karen Combs.

05.30.12

Gold Athena Tray Giveaway

See this baby in the top left hand corner?   I’d like to you to meet the Gold Athena Tray.  
Isn’t she lovely?  Thanks to Vanillawood who will be giving a tray to one lucky Kiki’s List follower.
Here are the rules for the contest: 
1.) You must be a follower of Kiki’s List.  If you are not sure how to follow, click here.
2.) To enter the giveaway, leave a comment in the comment section of this post between today, Wednesday, May 30 and Friday, June 1.  A winner will randomly be selected.

3.) Each of the following are worth an additional entry:

• Share a link to this post on Facebook.  Leave an additional comment on this post, letting me know that you have done so (include link.)

•  If you have a blog, share a link to this post.  Leave an additional comment on this post, letting me know that you have done so (include link.)

•  Tweet about this giveaway.  Leave an additional comment on this post, letting me know that you have done so (include link.)

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Photo 1 via, Photos 2 & 3 via.

05.29.12

A Sneak Peek…

As you may already know, E wanted her room redone for her 7th birthday (which isn’t until September, btw.. but at the rate I am going I am lucky to have it done by Christmas.)  So, while the painters were at the house, I had them paint our guest bedroom, and I couldn’t be more in love.  I chose Silver Chime by Duron.  It’s so calming.  When I first painted a swatch on the walls, I thought they forgot to mix it and gave me a can of white paint.  It’s ever-so-grey and ever-so-calming.  Of course, I am a color girl and plan on turning up the color with artwork and accessories.  My quest for color started with my framed Vera Scarf that I bought months ago.
 I finally found the perfect frame (I had to save up for it) and couldn’t be more excited with the outcome.  Hopefully, I’ll be able to give you a full reveal much sooner than Christmas. 😉

05.22.12

From Blah to BAM!

Let me take you through the transformation of a cabinet….
This picture is just plain embarrassing.. We used to use this in our family room to store our baby arsenal of diapers, wipes and burp cloths.  I actually took these photos three years ago because I was going to sell it on Craig’s List.
as you can see, it was distressed..
I decided to give her one more chance, so we moved it to the foyer as a catch all for everything that comes into our house.  Chinese Red was the color that came to mind.  It was really hard finding the perfect red.  It turned out to be Red Geranium by Glidden.  (That’s the sample smack dab in the middle.)
I painted on a sample to make sure it was just the right color.
And it was!  I removed the starbursts from the existing draw pulls and spray painted all of the hardware in Rustoleum Brass spray paint. As you can see, this needs more styling and I still need touch up some areas but nonetheless I am super happy with the results.  It brings a smile to my face every day when I walk in the door.
Last image taken by Ryann Colleen Photography

05.17.12

Purple Velvet.

I am looking for the perfect purple velvet for that pesky bench in E’s Room.  I have ordered a few dozen samples, keeping my fingers crossed that one of them is the perfect shade.  In my search, I came across this chair from a 300 square foot apartment that Nick Olsen designed in Brooklyn.
 That is right… 300 SQUARE FEET!  That man is amazing.  Look at everything he was able to cram in this space, and it doesn’t even look slightly crowded.