I love the Nate Berkus at Target line, every single piece of the collection.Most of the pieces feature gold or bronze. Just a couple of days ago I picked up these pillows. I love the modified Greek key trim on the off-white cushions. They're perfect for our cross benches I'm painting in Valspar's Churchill Hotel Vanilla, a soft creamy color.
Anyone who knows me, knows that I love the bling. The more bling the better IMHO. On sale this week at Target from the Berkus line are these urchins. Target has them in gold and white, both of which I love.
I'm doing over our master bedroom in shades of silver, gray and turquoise and want to add an urchin but not in gold or white. So, I took silver leaf to a white urchin and here's what I came up with. I simply love it in silver because it's just the right touch for the bedroom.
Life is about taking what's out there and making it your own.
Joann Fabrics is selling their out-of-season and discontinued fabric
samples at $2 each.
These generous sample sizes can be used for all sorts of DIY projects. Just off the top of my head, I'm thinking they're perfect as pillow cases. The edges are finished with an invisible thread to prevent fraying. (It looks like thin acrylic thread to me.) Just to be on the safe side, I think I'll pick up some Fray Stop and trim with a coordinating ribbon or something to up the cute factor.
I picked up this assortment of samples, trying to stay within
the same color family, to use as napkins and placements.
The florals -- lighter in weight -- I'll use for the napkins.
The heavier fabrics (solids), for the placemats, are all from outdoor lines, including Waverly and Robert Allen @ Home.
I think they'll make a great addition to our summer picnic basket.
If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Corte Madera store has a great assortment of samples remaining. However, there are none to be found in the San Leandro store on Lewelling. I have to go to San Francisco tomorrow, so you know I'll check it out and let you know.
A couple of days ago I found this exciting green moc croc paper at Joann Fabrics. The plan was to decoupage my console. But ugh! I don't like how it turned out. About
halfway down the picture, you can see where the two sheets of paper are
joined. See how different the papers look? And, I didn't do anything different to them. But what I really really hate are those abutment lines. I'm going to get some wallpaper remover or fabric softener and strip this paper. But I do think I'll try to decoupage this piece again, next time with paper or fabric that is wider in width in order to avoid those abutment lines.
The paper is beautiful and I'm going to use it for something else, like a small book cover.
I have been going back and forth on what to do with this table I picked up for $50 from a hotel furnishings reseller.
It's not intended to be a desk but a console table. (In the meantime, I'm still on the lookout for the perfect kidney shaped desk.)
My choices to date have been to paint or not to paint? I'd narrowed the selection to either glossy white or glossy black from Glidden's Trim & Door Paint. I've heard rave things about this product but, in the end, I wanted something more than just a paint or stain.
Enter decoupage. There are so many great examples of decoupaged furniture, both whimsical and haute design. Some designers use fabric, others paper, some a combination of both. Others incorporate paper and fabric with a painted finish. Here are some of my favorites:
For several years, I've wanted to decoupage something larger than a jewelry box. I've come across some wonderful fabrics that I thought would be great, including a black/taupe houndstooth, from Hobby Lobby.
But it's rather heavy and I'm afraid it wouldn't lay flat against the vertical surfaces.
In the meantime, I've been searching for a paper that would be stylish, eye catching and wouldn't cost a lot of money. There are a lot of beautiful papers out there and my usual go-to source is Binders off Piedmont in Atlanta. However, today at Joann's I found this terrific contemporary green mock croc paper for $1.99 per sheet. I got 10 sheets (their entire stock!) The paper is approximately 12x12 and as you can see, is highly textured and very, very shiny. The paper is made in Thailand.
To begin the process, I started by lightly wetting the paper to make it more maleable. See how it folds around the raised edges of the table. The Modge Podge is the key to making this work. And, it's great because the paper hasn't lost its texture or any of it's shine. I'll know when the Modge Podge dries and will keep you up to date. I sure hope those abutment lines fade out when this dries. I was afraid this would happen because the paper is not very wide or very long.
(What would the DIYer do without Modge Podge and chopsticks?!?)
*Pinterest photos do not link back to the original post so the origin of a couple of photos here remains unknown. If you know, please share the info with me and I'll update.
I love getting Traditional Home in my inbox. Each room is a dream and I want them all.
My favorite rooms are enveloped in calm, neutral colors. I think it's because my work as a journalist moves at such a frenzied pace and I want home to be a place of serenity.
So when I saw these rooms in the latest email from Traditional Home called Showhouse Rooms Bathed in White, I immediately fell in love with each of them.
These are my top three favorites.
And, then there's this also from Traditional Home, one of many Stunning Master Bathrooms. This is the bath I want to relax in at the end of every day.
And what better place for such a beautiful chandelier than above a tub?
I guess some folks might find white to be either bland or colorless. I think both colors can be an exciting start to stunning rooms. What do you think?
