Showing posts with label ikea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ikea. Show all posts

Monday, March 9, 2015

~new art in our living room~

Have you ever heard of the $10 watercolors by Sarah Swanson?
Sarah is someone I follow on instagram and I have always admired her art.
She has the most gorgeous home and I am so excited I finally have some of her pieces for my own home!
Mine are slightly larger than her $10 ones, they were $20, nonetheless, still a steal.
I framed them in Ikea Ribba frames.

These frames are marked down from $19.99 to $14.99, another steal.








Sarah also has a great blog you can view here.
xoxo

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

~freshening up the dining room for spring~

Thank you for all your comments on the living room paint.
It's amazing what a little white paint can do!
Since the dining room is off of the living room, I also painted it Swiss Coffee.

When I went to take pictures of it, my lens on my camera broke, so I had to rely on my zoom lens, which is why I couldn't get any good overall shots.
So, sorry for all the close ups!




Last week I went to a grand opening of a new Value Village thrift shop in Issaquah Washington, 
{for you locals}
and picked up this large vase.
I actually think it is a umbrella stand, but today it holding branches from the yard.
Could not pass up the $12.99 price tag.





We have had unusually nice sunny weather lately for this time of year.
I love looking out the window and seeing the lake sparkling.



I also hung my new antlers from Joss and Main.



Hopefully I will get a new lens soon and be able to take some overall shots of the space.

xoxo

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

~a stylist's fashionable home tour~

Meet my friend Tiffany.
She lives in West Seattle with her husband Kyle and their 8 year old twins Flynn and Lula James. 
Tiffany is a Stylist and Personal Shopper working with clients in NY, SF, LA, and Seattle. 
You can take a peek at her work right here.
All photography by Deb Achak. 
Are you ready for the fabulous tour?
Let's start with this fabulous kitchen:

The kitchen is painted C2 Shaker.
The floor is eco friendly Marmoleum. 
The refrigerator is a chalkboard that has their weekly schedule including meals {each family member gets to choose one week a meal}
Pendants are Serena and Lily.
Espresso machine is by rocket, and the sign by the refrigerator says, "stop worrying" and is torn from a photo book and placed in a vintage frame. 





The dining room:
Walls are high gloss Benjamin Moore Hale Navy.
The wave print is from Ikea.
The end chairs were purchased for $25 at Senior Center and painted a high gloss white and seats recovered in blue leopard.
The table used to be her husbands desk. She covered it in a white leather hyde and topped that with stamped glass with reverse painted gold and added gold tacks to hold it all together. 
The gold tassel bench is from a flea market.


The guest bedroom is where she takes all her blog photos.
Walls are Benjamin Moore Sky Blue.
The vanity is from a flea market and she recovered the seat with pink velvet.
The bed is a French made canopy from San Francisco with World Market drapes on all four sides. 



I love her living room.
Walls are painted Benjamin Moore Pink Bliss.
The piece above the mantle is a brass vintage light fixture sprayed white.
Flamingos are from Pacific Galleries 
{which if you live in this area, you know Pacific Galleries!}
The rolling ottoman Tiffany picked up at a garage sale and the chairs are from Ikea.
The pillows are all custom except the elephant, which is also from Pacific Galleries. 
The hide rug is from World Market. 
The blanket is vintage from Sand Point Idaho, and the gold table is from Target. 
{similar}
Green lamp was $25 at a flea market.
The large mirror is antique and the painting is done by her talented twin sister.
Her website is here. 
The vintage tribal breast plate from the 60's is from a garage sale in West Seattle and was only $25.00.
The silver pouf is from Target, similar here.




This stair runner is actually 3 Dash and Albert woven area rugs repurposed to make a runner.


The office was originally a mud room. The walls are raspberry {by Authentic Home} and inside of cabinets is painted matte grey.
{Dove Gray, Authentic Home}
The rug is from Pacific Galleries, as well as the chair.
The wooden elephant is from a flea market.




The twins room:
Beds from Craigslist, painted white.
Bedding from Target with assorted pillows.
Light is from Crate and Barrel, 
{similar here}
and the bedside table from a garage sale.



The master bedroom is my favorite!

Rugs are from Santa Fe. The dresser used to be painted metal and she stripped it. The antique end tables have their polished slate tops turned upside down to be chalkboards.
The purple lamps are from Pottery Barn and the walls are matte black, Benjamin Moore Baby Seal Black.





The hallway is painted Dove Gray with Ikea frames holding assorted photos and kids artwork.


And just for fun.....



Love, love, love this home.
In fact, I am totally obsessed. 
Thank you Tiffany for letting us all in!
xoxo

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

~eeny, meeny, miny, moe~

I recently shared with you our hallway update.
If you didn't see it, you can go here to view and see sources.

What I didn't share is how long it took me to come up with
 the perfect pillow combination for that little nook!

Here is the end result:


I tried orange with my Ballard Designs monogram lumbar pillow….


Just lots of orange for fall……
{I love orange and charcoal grey}


I tried my betwixt pillows with a grain sack pillow……


I even tried moving my pillows off the couch over to this area….


In the end, the betwixt won.
The grain sack pillow {2 photos above} was a little too small so I added this king sized grain sack in a matching mustard yellow color and a small charcoal grey pillow from Restoration Hardware.

I also swapped out the wood bins for more grey baskets.
They were perfect, but…….


 They were too small!
Boo hoo!!!

You can see how I rigged them below for the picture.
Now I am on a search to find these same Ikea baskets but in a perfect size for the cubbies here.
The tupperware containers cannot stay!


xoxo

Monday, October 20, 2014

~a teen room makeover for Savannah~

In 2010 we gave our daughter a makeover on her room while she was away at camp.
You can see that post here.
But over the last 4 years, her tastes have changed and it was time for a update.

My driving force for the makeover, was that Cottages and Bungalows Magazine was coming out for a photo shoot. So over the course of 2 weeks I transformed her room into something that we both love.
{warning~lots of photos coming,
sources will be listed at the bottom of this post}


Here is the entrance to her room.
The main change here is the paint color on the walls.



I stripped all the paint off her antique closet door and left it as is.




I also painted her bed black and added the top pieces using 1x2's
I am also in love with her new bedding and pillows!


I added new sconces and a new chandelier as well.
The DIY for the zebra rug can be found here.

















And in case you are interested, here is a source list for you.

Paint color on walls: Ben Moore Classic Grey
Fireplace: Home Depot
Pull out sofa bed: Ikea
Curtains: Ikea
Bed skirt: Joss and Main
Blue euro pillows on bed: {24"} Spark Modern
White ruffle sheet set: Target {simply shabby chic, no longer carrying}
Ticking pillow on sofa: Dreamy Whites
White euro pillows on sofa: Crane and Canopy
Navy pillow on sofa: TJ Maxx
Navy blanket on bed: Restoration Hardware Outlet
Sconces: Lamps Plus
Chandelier: Lamps Plus
Closet door: Antique
Wooden pot for orchids: Haystack Home Kirkland
Orchids: Home Depot
Moss for orchids: Home Depot
Ornate cork board: Home Goods
Shades on French Doors: Home Depot
Curtain clips: Target
Curtain hardware: Target
She believed she could so she did sign: Between You & Me
Go jump in the lake sign: {custom, ask to have one made!} Between You & Me
Dresser: {similar, no longer available} World Market 
Bed: Garage sale
Desk chair: TJ Maxx
Lamp on desk: Home Goods


xoxo