Friday, March 30, 2012

Bathroom Latest: baskets, vanity and fabrics

 One of the hottest finishes lately has been the Belgian washes  you see on furniture and baskets.  Its a gray wash~I wanted to make all the baskets in my bathroom shelf look Belgian~  French Linen Chalk Paint® is what I used and a big paint brush. This is the latest color I was dying to try~ and it works well on these baskets I am happy to say.  Don't load up the brush, apply it with a dry brush  and it is the easiest thing in the world!  I...
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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Pink silk Austrian valance and other pretty stuff~

 Today's post is filled with pretty stuff!!  I found this darling Venetian style plaque at an Etsy shop, Stacy's Shabby Shoppe. Stacy has lots of feminine  and romantic items for sale, and this one called my name.   Its vintage and PERFECT for my pink and gold bathroom.    Now I just have to decide where to put it!  For now I tucked it behind a wire and beaded candle sconce.   Hanging artwork is usually the last thing you do when  you...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

French Country Feature on Houzz

source Gorgeous!  A gilded french bed dressed in lilac bed linens and a Ralph Lauren floral comforter sitting on a seagrass rug. A large rustic wicker hamper basket at the foot of the bed mixing with the elegant gilt bed is an example  of how to get  the french country look~ mix the rustic with the refined. I received an email from Houzz telling me that some of my work was being featured in their cover page article called  " So your style is French Country".  ...
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

French Vanity Seat

 Part of the bathroom makeover includes  a remake of the vanity table and bench.  The decorating style is French, of course~ This very old vanity bench sat in an antique shop  in New Hampshire until I rescued it~ Then I did this to it. I upholstered it in a thick matelasse quilted cover and painted it in old white chalk. Now it needs to be frenchified so it fits the new style of the bathroom  so I started by upholstering the seat cover in white linen...
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