Friday Snip - Its ... and A Winner!

1.  Celebrating My Daddy's 87th Birthday!

2.  Fiddle Leaf Fig Extravaganza for a client.

3.  Grate Inspiration for the Red Room.

4.  Turquoise Chevron taking center stage in 

Sammy's Room.

5. Winner Announced Today!

6.  Tried to embrace the "modern" element.  

Not happening.  Leaving the House.

7.  Beautiful night in Boston last weekend.

8. Winner of An Affair with a House!!

9.  Stainless Refrigerator.  IN the House.

This week saw a few projects in progress ... and some longer daylight is helping the psyche!

Making the World More Beautiful.  One Room at a Time.

xo,

kim

Friday Snip - It's!

Some weeks are full of stuff, just stuff ... no news there!  And then some weeks are filled with the things I love ... design!  This was a pretty good one!

1.  Nothing Better than Dorothy Draper. BRASS.  BIG. HARDWARE.

2.  I picked my Montauk Daisies because of the threat of a freeze.  I killed them They lasted a day.  I guess I got to see them a little more inside?

3. A little fabric love zhushing up a PB Duvet!

4.  Custom Fortuny light.

5.  The Whole Blue and White Thang.  Thought this one was beautiful.

6.  Death Stare.  "Take us outside. NOW!"

7.  Gorgeous "fern" Stark carpet ... for a stair runner.

8.  I am still on the Chevron Bus.  Gorgeous Linens.

9.  Check Engine Light On.  Trying to Ignore it.

TGIF!  We'll be drinking wine a little earlier this weekend ... I hate the time change.  

Making the World More Beautiful.  One Room at a Time.

xo,

kim

DIY for Dorm Livin'

I don't post a lot of DIY things.  Because there are alot of DIY'ers better than me!!  

But I thought I'd share some DIY'ing going on during the dorm prep that has been going on in this house.

First, you know I moved Erin to Auburn last week. 

She has graduated from the dorm to an apartment.

I would like to say how impressed I am with her interest and skills.

We have done "arts and crafts" in this house FOREVER.

She has put her skills to good use.

Her own Chevron Headboard.

The Frame we picked up at Brimfield two summers ago and she has used it to "hang" her snapshots of college life and friends.

The little chest was in my parents's home forever.  It was brown/oak. Ick.

Some Clean White paint.

   Emerald Green on the hardware.

Just what a girl needs.  Some Emerald.

The Jack Wills shams were re-purposed from her previous dorm room.  Adding the Fluff.

Then, back on the home front ... Callie and I are prepping for her FIRST Dorm Run.

She has a TEENY room.  So we are on a mission to make her walls talk.

Bulletin Board you say ... 

We went to Michaels searching the aisles.  

We wanted larger than the pre-made bulletin boards.

Thinking we would be doing a little foam core board with cork ... then how to hang it and keep it from being too flimsy?

We stumbled onto this.

A large Art Canvas.  This solved several problems.

On a wood frame ... easy to hang.

Wouldn't have to piece together foam core with tons of duct tape.

Okay ... it was $39.99. Really more than I wanted to spend.

But I have the Michael's App on my phone. Erin downloaded this for me.

Thank you.

Back to school scratch tickets gave me 25% off my entire sale.

Sold.

Cork Put on with Spray adhesive.  And some extra fabric I had from my Office Illusion.

Over some batting.  I like things Soft.  Clearly this is why I don't work out.

Back inside for Orange Grosgrain Ribbon and Thumbtacks.

Bucknell's colors are Orange and Blue.

So don't go thinking I MADE her do Orange.

Spray Painted Wooden Monogram.

Hot Glued On.

TA DA ... 

 She just announced she would like a twin size headboard like her sister's.  

Guess what we'll be doing that over the weekend.

Yep.  More Arts and Crafts.  What have you been DIY'ing lately?  Please share!

Making the World More Beautiful.  One Room at a Time.

xo,

kim

Weekend ORC Warrior!

So this is TUESDAY... NOT the official ORC update day.  But the ORC is wrapping up this week with our final Reveal next Wednesday.  Well ... I need the extra time!!

And it was warm enough to bring out the Spray Paint!

Last week, Alice and I trekked up to Essex to do a little antiquing.  We had a ball ... more to come on Friday about our Day.

But for now ... I found this little bamboo table base.  Without a top.  Exactly what I was looking for.

Sneaking a peek at how well it works ... but it is yucky dark brown.

I am thinking a Glossy Black will be much better. 

First time I have EVER spray painted in the Snow!!  But it was close to 50 outside and the sun was shining.  I was in business!!

Check back tomorrow to see how Fab this looks!

And then, there is this ... 

You are witnessing my downfall.  I cannot pass up a good magazine.  Well ... those days are over.  

Yep, this is a December BH issue ... not even out of the plastic yet!

I found some good storage and Will NOT renew any of my subscriptions until these are all read and pages appropriately torn out because there is something I like.  

This is my Promise.  I Promise.

Next I tackled the back of the Beast.  I told you I wanted to kick it up a notch.  I also told you I am NOT over Chevron.  So here it is.  A paper Runner from the Paper Source.  It just didn't have quite enough definition for me. 

Out comes the Navy Blue Sharpie.  Yep.  I am much happier!

I have not finished scraping the paint off yet.  I did get new razor blades.  But the Chevron is UP!

Please come back tomorrow to see how this weekend brought my Illusion Closer to My Reality!

xo,

kim

And ... We're On ... ORC!

First and Foremost ... Thanks to My Blog Peeps!!  Linda, My Crafty Home Life,  for the Fun!  and Jennifer at TPP for this Fab Banner she created for us!!  She rocks!

And all TWENTY Participants!  Over the Next SIX weeks, we twenty will be completing a room project.

My Challenge ... My Office ... You've seen my Inspiration.  And here is My MOOD Board ... Can you feel it?

You know I love my inspiration Office ... LOVE IT!!  However, I know Me, and Me NEEDS color.  So here is my interpretation. And I know some of y'all are OVER chevron.  

Well, I am NOT.  And IT is included!!

My Inspiration/Goals:

Tangerine Tango:  Last Year's Pantone Color of the Year.  MY color for Life!

Natural Elements:  I currently own a large pine table that will be my desk

China Hutch:  Bought one from MY Client ... she was ditching ... I retrieved!  It needs work.

Chair:  I need One.  On the Hunt.

Two Chandeliers:  I currently have two lightbulbs. On the Hunt!

Pagoda Lamp:  I have wanted since this.  I now OWN it and it needs a Home.

Walls:  No, I don't have any walls.  I am working on that!!

Organization:  This is the Year.  I Swear!

Do you want to see what I am starting with?
 Get Ready, This is not pretty ... and No, this was NOT Staged.  
This is My Real Life.
Which is exactly why I have been relegated to the unfinished Basement!

Now you know why I Needed this Challenge and Need HELP!!

Click on the links below to see what my Cute Challengers are Up To.  
Promise you won't be disappointed!!

xo,

kim

Chattafabulous 

Chinoiserie Chic 

Classic Casual Home 

the Cottage Mix 

Cottage & Vine 

Design Indulgence 

Design Manifest 

Everything LEB 

Hodge Podge 

Little Black Door 

Matters of Style 

My Crafty Home Life 

Nicole Scott Designs 

Pacific Family Homes 

Pawleys Island Posh 

the Peak of Tres Chic 

the Pink Pagoda 

Powell Brower Home 

Simple Details 

Saturday SAMPLER ...

2013 makes me want to start something new ... and a nod to the past ... Samplers.  Where school girls embroidered the alphabet and characters to perfect them.  I want to share ONE Image.  A SAMPLE of what is going on in Design.  And YOU decide if you Can/Dare/Will take it further!

Sampler

All week I have heard how we are OVER chevron and an uncertainty of the Pantone color of 2013!  

But Seriously ... doesn't this make you smile!!

Happy Saturday ... what are YOU Sampling This Weekend?

xo

kim