Sunday, December 19, 2010

My Shabby Bedroom Makeover Plan

I was sent this image and fell in love!
My bedroom will be loosely based on this room.
Dissecting this room to create a plan I look at:
  1. colors on walls and fabrics
  2. patterns in fabrics
  3. furniture styles
  4. lighting and accessories 
My bedroom is larger than this room 
but has slanted ceilings which are always a challenge.
I bought a mosquito net for over the bed.
But as in the photo above, it also hung at a tilt 
because of the slant of the dormer roof.
Do you find this objectionable? I did.
I am considering wallpapering the wall behind the bed.
I love this RL pattern if the color was right...
This vintage floral could work but may be too flowery...
This pretty Thibeault paper may hit just the right note.
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Currently the room has beautiful aqua silk panels 
in this same fabric as these I was busy installing
for a client's bedroom.
On the floor are some Martha Stewart area rugs.
After an Ebay hunt I found the same fabric on the 
bed in my inspiration picture.
Sorry, bad blurry picture...
My plan is to incorporate shades of pinks and blues in the bedding.
Walls are beige with white trim and light blue draperies, 
although opposite of the inspiration photo,
 it is still the same palette.
I have a beautiful English styled bedroom set, 
but it is dark wood, so that is a concern.
I need to remember a man sleeps in here too!
This dreadful picture *shudder*was how my room used to look.
Nothing shabby or romantic to be found anywhere.
Since then, I have given the oriental rug to my son.
I took down the dark blue panels,
and added the pale blue silk drapes and rugs.
That is as far as I had gotten until I saw the inspiration pic!
In a couple of weeks I will be unveiling my after photo.
Wish me luck!!



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Saturday, December 18, 2010

The day I met Santa...

 When I was two years old my mom took 
my older brother Paul and me to see
Santa at the Jordan Marsh Department store in Boston.
Look at his velvet chair with tassel upholstery trim.
From my expression I guess
I wasn't quite sure about the fellow.
My sister's twin daughters had their first visit with Santa.
I think Brooksley (R) felt the same way I did.
Audris, my goddaughter,  is pretty confident
 she is on his nice list!

Taking kids to see Santa is one tradition
that is very precious, don't you think?
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Christmas Cheer

My sons home from college and my little one is in 
the Christmas play, Scrooge, today.
I"ll be busy with family but wanted
to share these pretties from Country Living!




Vintage themed inspiration!
Happy Saturday!
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Friday, December 17, 2010

HGTV wants to makeover your house!

I got asked by HGTV to put this out on my blog~
and we all love decorating and freebies!
Check this out:
HGTV’s newest superstar designers
 want to transform your home on TV!!

Here is the deal:
 A New York based production company is looking for 
energetic and vibrant homeowners (singles, families, couples)
 in the New York tri-state area 
who want their homes to match their personalities…
but who may not have the vision to make it happen.  
Our top designers will bring their eclectic,
 high-end / low-cost, new-meets-old design philosophy to your home. 
This will not be a room makeover; it will be a life changer!

(If I lived in New York, I would be 
all over this opportunity!)


If you think your home and our show might be a good fit,
 send  an email with your vital statistic
Your Name
Address & Contact Info (please include email and cell)
List of rooms to be styled – photos are a big plus!
Favorite style you’d like to see (or do you want to be surprised)
Your real design budget
 HGTV designers are at your service! 
 We will be shooting between January & April 2011.
Your house doesn't have to be this bad....
It might just need a new kitchen and bathroom...
So if you are a New York resident, 
send them an email and you can 
send me a thank you note later!


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Thursday, December 16, 2010

I'm Dreaming of a Pink Christmas

The cutest pink house arrived today.
I ordered a pink house and some vintage pink ornaments
from an Etsy dealer called Bleueclectic.
As well as some pink bottle brush trees.
This was so much fun to open!
I set them up in  my dining room.
On my server...
I mixed in some of my old pink glassware and icebucket.
All of my pink is on the chest where I will serve desert.
I hung some lavendar ribbon and a few of the vintage balls 
underneath my purple transferware. 
A galvanized bucket holds greens and white birch.
Its soft and pretty and icy
A sprinkle of purple and silver packages...
An old linen runner with a purple border...

Getting ready for our christmas eve gathering!
Pink and purple mix with grey so nicely.
It gives me a soft and romantic look that feels
icy and wintery and festive too.
It would be hard to do a traditional red and green theme here.
You should work within your everyday palette.
And so...the little pink christmas house!
Christmas is coming to this house!
I imagine Santa will be in a pink sled this year.
linking to
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Glittery house and snowman

I picked up this vintage style white mica house
at TJMaxx this week.
It came with tiny cream colored bottle brush trees 
and a lighted interior.
A happy addition to my sideboard in the dining room.
Do you see Mr. Snowman?
He is a handsome fellow all in cream and silver.
Thanks so much Laurie Anna!
All glittered up with a paper collar and jingle bell buttons.
Taking a cue from my purple transferware I added 
luscious lavendar ribbon to my chandy in my
 dining room that is mostly white and grey.
Its dreamy and soft.

My centerpiece has vintage pink balls and greens
on an old silverplate footed server.
Soft sprinkling of snow on the platter...
Sometimes candles on either side seem too symmetrical...
so I placed them together off to the side.
A faux cedar tree in a champagne bucket gets the 
ribbon treatment too.

I ordered a vintage pink mica house from Etsy 
as well as some pink bottle brush trees!
I can't wait to play with them.
These little houses are charming.
This one was $12.99 at TJMaxx.
If you are looking to create a village vignette, 
don't forget to look there in addition to Etsy and Ebay.
This house was loaded with 
glittery snow drifting on the rooftop.


linking to
White Wednesday
and
ShabbyNest Frugal Friday


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