Posted in Blog Tour, DIY Projects, Home Sweet Home, Inspiration, Sites you must visit on Mar 1st, 2010
That’s right, I’m still hung up on chandeliers {pun intended}. I was perusing one of my favorite new sites, Dwellings By DeVore, and was shocked and awed by this transformation.
She started with this dated brass number:
+ a drum shade and some fabric
+ an apothecary jar lid
+ silver spray paint
+ some bling {this is turning into [...]
Posted in Blog Tour, Home Sweet Home, Inspiration on Feb 23rd, 2010
Hello, Lovelies! Do you remember Holly from Life in the Fun Lane? If you haven’t been keeping up with her site {why not?!?} you are definitely missing out! Her furniture make-overs are continually inspiring, and I’m dying to try her distressed technique on a Craigslist dresser that I {well, G} picked up last week.
Furniture, however, [...]
Posted in DIY Projects, Home Sweet Home, Inspiration on Feb 22nd, 2010
Baby you’re much too fast…..
Are you totally lost? Don’t worry, I’m known for random tangents and awkward segue {Case in point – I learned how to spell “segue” while sitting next to G in a COLLEGE lecture. He wrote it in his notes {yes, I was reading over his shoulder}. Previously I was sure it [...]
Posted in DIY Projects, Home Sweet Home, Inspiration on Jan 28th, 2010
My decorating hero, {freckles chick}, has done it again. She has come up with a decor project that I am madly in love with. Oh, Freckles, is there anything you don’t do well?
Check out this meaningful yet simple, fun alternative to wedding photos. She used fancy paper and word processing software to frame lyrics of [...]
Posted in Home Sweet Home on Dec 26th, 2009
Check out this house near my parents’ – these photos don’t really do it justice (G was using our point-and-shoot in the dark, and my father almost ran over him in the process…..) The lights and, um……decor…….are on all sides of the house. Now THAT’S Christmas decorating!
Don’t burn your retinas,
Posted in Home Sweet Home, Inspiration on Dec 24th, 2009
Yes, my loves, welcome to ANOTHER Christmas decor post. Tis the season, and I can’t get enough. The subject of today’s rambling? Garland, of course. I recently realized I do not have any of this Christmas classic in our home. Tragic, I know. I love classic fir garland, but I’m contemplating branching out (HA, pun [...]
Posted in Home Sweet Home, Inspiration on Dec 23rd, 2009
Good morning, lovelies! I thought it was high time to update you on my quest for a neutral, natural Christmas. First, here are a few more photos I’ve tracked down and tucked away for future inspiration.
I am obsessed with this photo that originally appeared in the late Cottage Living (*tear*), posted by the lovely Marianne
Love all the rustic [...]
Posted in Friday's Fabulous Find, Home Sweet Home on Dec 18th, 2009
Happy Friday! Today’s fabulous find involves one of my most beloved decor items – throw pillows. Much to G’s dismay. They require too much re-arranging AND I won’t let him use them to nap. Behold:
Pleat Pillow by YorktownRoad
Kirsten turned napkins from my beloved Anthro into these lovelies
Perfect grey and yellow damask pillows from Nestables
Button monogramming [...]
Posted in DIY Projects, Home Sweet Home, Inspiration on Dec 14th, 2009
I tell you what, lovelies, December is taking it out of me. Parties, Christmas programs, shopping, wrapping, plans changing with weather – UGH! Therefore, this post is going to be short on words. Ironically, it’s inspired by using words in decor. Observe:
Red Letter Words
Myst33’s word art via The DIY Showoff
Lindsay’s AMAZING book page wreath. This [...]
Posted in DIY Projects, Home Sweet Home on Dec 9th, 2009
…decorate!
We are wrapped up in the giant snow storm that is lovingly embracing the Midwest. I got off work early yesterday and surely won’t have to drive in today, so I finally have time to play with some new Christmas decorations!
Last week, K spotted some pretty silver ball garland from Target (like this). [...]