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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Natural Wood Lovers....Look AWAY!
If you've been following along, you know I'm in the process of designing our 5-year-old daughter's bedroom by using several things we already have, modifying a few, buying a few and making a few. Fingers crossed it all comes together in the end but for now, I'm enjoying the process, challenges and all.
Sometimes when designing a space, you will have a few important and expensive pieces you want to use even though you know they won't work in the vision you have for the room. In our daughter's room, it was the gorgeous solid oak headboard custom made by my dad in the mid 1990's. Oak was a popular choice then but in this space, the golden oak was definitely not going to work.
So I did the UNTHINKABLE!! I painted over the solid oak!!! I know a lot of people will freak at this but if it's done right and you can then love it in the space, it's worth doing. I didn't grab a paint brush and get busy on this expensive family heirloom. I arranged for it to be professionally sprayed so it would have a perfect finish with absolutely no brush marks or paint runs and I'm glad I did. It turned out beautifully and of course, I asked my dad beforehand if he had any objections and like a great dad, he gave me his blessing.
Here's how it looks now and I am thrilled with the result. It was well worth the $200 investment to have it done right. One little splurge that will be an important focal point in my little girl's room once we add some pretty bedding.
to be cont'd........
Sometimes when designing a space, you will have a few important and expensive pieces you want to use even though you know they won't work in the vision you have for the room. In our daughter's room, it was the gorgeous solid oak headboard custom made by my dad in the mid 1990's. Oak was a popular choice then but in this space, the golden oak was definitely not going to work.
So I did the UNTHINKABLE!! I painted over the solid oak!!! I know a lot of people will freak at this but if it's done right and you can then love it in the space, it's worth doing. I didn't grab a paint brush and get busy on this expensive family heirloom. I arranged for it to be professionally sprayed so it would have a perfect finish with absolutely no brush marks or paint runs and I'm glad I did. It turned out beautifully and of course, I asked my dad beforehand if he had any objections and like a great dad, he gave me his blessing.
to be cont'd........
Monday, January 9, 2012
Time For Some Little Girl Fun!
Last week, I blogged about finally doing a little interior designing in our old home. First up is our 5-year-old daughter's bedroom and you can read my two previous posts on it HERE and HERE.
I don't know very many little girls who don't love to play dress up and my daughter is costume crazy! She loves hats and costumes and all the little accessories that go with them. So when designing her space, I wanted a place to display all her cute accessories in a fun way and one where she could easily access them.
That's when I thought of a Hall Tree. They have lots of hooks, take up very little space and if I was lucky, I would be able to find one with lots of feminine curves to offset the square and rectangular shapes of her bedroom furniture. After checking around our little town, I couldn't find a thing I liked new so I decided to post in our local buy/sell ads. Ten days later, here's what found me for only $20!
It's the exact dark wood tone I was looking for and check out those curves!! And this little beauty comes in three pieces so by removing the center dowel, it's the perfect height for my little girl.
And here is it now, the perfect place to hang hats, purses, belts, necklaces, scarves, costumes, and yes, even a couple of boas! With a top that spins, she will be able to easily access everything. Just goes to show, thinking "outside the box" and checking your local listings can pay off.
to be continued........
I don't know very many little girls who don't love to play dress up and my daughter is costume crazy! She loves hats and costumes and all the little accessories that go with them. So when designing her space, I wanted a place to display all her cute accessories in a fun way and one where she could easily access them.
That's when I thought of a Hall Tree. They have lots of hooks, take up very little space and if I was lucky, I would be able to find one with lots of feminine curves to offset the square and rectangular shapes of her bedroom furniture. After checking around our little town, I couldn't find a thing I liked new so I decided to post in our local buy/sell ads. Ten days later, here's what found me for only $20!
to be continued........
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
Aloha Friday - Designer Edition
Aloha Fridays are brought to you by Kailani in beautiful Hawaii at An Island Life where Friday is the day to take it easy while anticipating the coming weekend. Today I'm going to link up, relax and ask an easy question.
This week, I took on the challenge of decorating our home after the massive renovation we did back in 2007. Let's just say having a 1-year-old baby at the time left little time or energy for me to do anything but throw what we moved here with into each room. Now that she's in kindergarten, I finally have the time to do a little "interior designing"
This week, I took on the challenge of decorating our home after the massive renovation we did back in 2007. Let's just say having a 1-year-old baby at the time left little time or energy for me to do anything but throw what we moved here with into each room. Now that she's in kindergarten, I finally have the time to do a little "interior designing"
So this week I'd like to know "Who makes the design decisions at your place?"
Here my hubby can't keep his nose out of what I do but overall, I usually get my way. How about you?
Thursday, January 5, 2012
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