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Thursday, June 4, 2009
This is my friends Dining Room . . . and I think it is so Cozy!What elements do you see that make it work?
Natural Elements: The green tree and the little flowers in the light fixture.
Everything does not match.Notice the chairs, the shape and styles
The surfaces in the room are painted black, red, yellow,
and wood stained.
Even the fabric is different.
Yet it feels good.
Lighting: The lamps really warm up the space as well as the light fixture over the table.Fabrics: The curtains and the runner on the buffet really soften the room. Also some of the chairs have fabric on the seats.
See what you can do to cozy up your Dining Room!
See what you can do to cozy up your Dining Room!
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Monday, June 1, 2009
June is such a wonderful month for flowers, I gathered these peonies from the yard and they add so much to my Living room.
These white snowballs remind me of hydrangeas,
which I have always loved but have never been able to grow.
Pink peonies in a mason jar.
Fresh flowers just add life to a room.
Little sweet peas.
It is a perfect time of year to bring a little of the outside in!
Hybrid Lilacs.
Snowballs in June.
Take a look around your yard and see what you can bring inside ---
These white snowballs remind me of hydrangeas, which I have always loved but have never been able to grow.
Pink peonies in a mason jar.
Fresh flowers just add life to a room.
Little sweet peas.
It is a perfect time of year to bring a little of the outside in!
Hybrid Lilacs.
Snowballs in June.Take a look around your yard and see what you can bring inside ---
It adds a Cozy element to your home.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
This post is for all of you who have a big sectional sofa, a fireplace and an entertainment center in your family room.
BEFORE - There are times when the furniture will just not work any other way. So . . . what do you do to make the difference?
You work with the accessories and help to create
focal points and balance.
AFTER - We did move the entertainment center about a foot to the left, see how it is not so crowded in the corner now. There is more of a balanced feel on that wall.We centered the clock over the entertainment center and brought in a few other accessories to create a "Unit" or grouping.
It now feels more balanced and like more of a focal point. Also notice the lamp.
It really does add life to the space.
BEFORE - The picture above the fireplace is not quite large enough in scale.
AFTER- We brought in a few more pieces and propped them up together. The FAMILY sign above them all added to the grouping, and gave it more substance to balance the fireplace.
BEFORE- This corner needed a little life.
AFTER- The RED really gave it a pop!
BEFORE- We just moved the red items to a different spot.
AFTER- And replaced them with a nice iron detail. 
BEFORE- Notice the rug and above the china hutch.
What did we do?The red patterned pillows we found in the living room ---
They worked great in tying the red throughout the room.
In this shot you can also see the angle of the rug.
It just made for a little different feel.
Above the china hutch we put some greenery that we found in the basement, and we added a little lamp.
Wow! Doesn't that bring some life to that space.
See what a difference
Monday, May 25, 2009
This Living Room is such a great example of pieces of furniture looking good together but not MATCHING exactly!Notice the black painted coffee table and the two end tables, one is short with a wood stain --- the other tall.
Look at the toss pillows, they all have different fabrics and patterns --- BUT the COLORS go together.
The chairs are slipcovered in white, but have a quilt and pillows using the same colors --- that is the unifying element.
The mirror and the dresser do not have the same finish, but they look good together.
See the plaid, checks, stripes, and floral ---Be Brave!
Try a few things together that you normally would not consider.
It can be so fun!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
What makes this little girl room so inviting?In this first photo you immediately feel the softening of the space because of fabric:
Pillows -- Curtains -- Blankets
On the dresser we placed a lamp and turned it on.We created a "unit" or grouping with
the little shelf, the wall hangings and the items placed on the dresser.
Notice the little detail of the flying butterflies over the crib.We also took the matching quilt and just tacked it on the wall, it helps to soften the space.
We added a little pot of flowers on the shelf ---Notice the odd number of items and that they are at different heights.
Pillows and blankets always make the bedroom feel inviting.
These little pink glass knobs are a fun detail.
The little pot of grass with the flower adds a Natural Element.
See the two pieces of art over the chair --- when you hang them vertically, they create a unit with the chair
So there you have it --- a very inviting little bedroom!
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Blog parties you will see all kinds of fun stuff!
Monday, May 18, 2009
I have a friend with three little boys and a new little girl. She was so excited to decorate a little girl room.
She found one Pottery Barn curtain panel at a yard sale and
wanted to figure out how to add it to the room.
If you click on the picture to enlarge it you will be able
to see the detail a bit better.
She had already hung the pink satin panels and the sheer white ones.We just decided to put the Pottery Barn panel with the flowers
right in the middle of the pink ones.
It fits perfectly --- and looks great with the light coming through the white
and the flowers really stand out .
It really adds to the "girlie" factor.
In my next post I will show you the rest of the room!Thursday, May 14, 2009
So often when we hang pictures on the wall they get hung right in the middle.
I am wanting to share a few other ways to consider.
In this photo there are two pieces hung vertically, and quite close together, but it works well and helps to create a "unit" with the table and accessories.
Another idea is to hang similar frames in a group so that they have a bigger impact.
Same idea with the frames on this wall.
bhg
Here is a BEFORE of a dining room. The black and white pictures on the wall are hung quite far apart as if trying to fill more of the space. But it doesn't quite feel right.
The gold colored art on the left rarely gets any attention because it is just a space that they pass by.
In this AFTER shot we just exchanged places with the pictures.
Hanging the black and whites vertically on a wall that has less space.
They fit the scale of that wall better.
The larger gold art fills the bigger wall much better and can now be viewed from the family room. The colors tie in very nicely with the dining and family rooms.
Notice in this BEFORE the wall going up the stairs.
The pictures are spaced quite far apart, as if trying to fill the space.
In the AFTER we just added one more piece and moved them closer together. See how the space between each picture is about the same.
It feels so much better.
Now go and look around your home and see if you can arrange your pictures to be alittle more interesting, and balanced.
I'm participating in Hooked on Friday's and
I am wanting to share a few other ways to consider.
In this photo there are two pieces hung vertically, and quite close together, but it works well and helps to create a "unit" with the table and accessories.
Another idea is to hang similar frames in a group so that they have a bigger impact. See how the amount of space between the frames is about the same all over.
Same idea with the frames on this wall.bhg
Here is a BEFORE of a dining room. The black and white pictures on the wall are hung quite far apart as if trying to fill more of the space. But it doesn't quite feel right.The gold colored art on the left rarely gets any attention because it is just a space that they pass by.
In this AFTER shot we just exchanged places with the pictures. Hanging the black and whites vertically on a wall that has less space.
They fit the scale of that wall better.
The larger gold art fills the bigger wall much better and can now be viewed from the family room. The colors tie in very nicely with the dining and family rooms.
Notice in this BEFORE the wall going up the stairs. The pictures are spaced quite far apart, as if trying to fill the space.
In the AFTER we just added one more piece and moved them closer together. See how the space between each picture is about the same.It feels so much better.
Now go and look around your home and see if you can arrange your pictures to be alittle more interesting, and balanced.
I'm participating in Hooked on Friday's and
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