Danish home: Colour land | creamylife.com - embracing stylish art and design Can you believe that the weather these days is just awful? Raining, windy, dull and gray – hello, it’s May outside! Frankly, I refuse to believe that a May day can exist without warm sun and gentle breeze, that’s why I’m feeling like Spring is yet to come. And to hurry things up I’m treating myself and all of you with a gorgeous home tour located in Denmark were colours rock big time. Colours are the new black, enough said. *images via Marie Claire maison Interior Design Ideas, Interior Designs, Home Design Ideas, Room Design Ideas, Interior Design, House Decor Dreamy Interiors Five contemporary home interiors based on the soft neutral color palette. Clean Modern Decor A beautiful black and white interior of a modern home, featuring an open plan layout and large walk-in closet. Beach Color Home Accents Cheerful color stories for two modern apartment designs, incorporating tropical sea blue, sand and sunshine yellow. Small Apartments A scattering of small home design inspiration for modest modern homes. Glowing Interior Designs A set of sparkling interior designs with fresh features to bring interest and color to the home. A Christmas Dream Home A grand cabin-style home decorated in Christmas magic; a perfect place to spend the holiday season.
Catskills Cottage « ECLECTIC LIVING HOME Catskills Cottage 15Aug12 It’s true, we don’t do much shabby chic or Victorian style here at Eclectic Living, actually, we do none at all. Like this: Like Loading... Portable Whangapoua Beach Hut Imaginez, une plage de sable blanc en Nouvelle-Zélande et un petit nid douillé mobile. Cette petite habitation écologique est une réalisation de l’agence d’architecture Néo-Zélandaise Crosson Clarke Carnachan. Perfect Bachelor’s Retreat : Salt Spring Island Caban This beautiful forest retreat was designed by Olson Kundig Architects and is located in the North of the San Juan islands within the Salish Sea. It is a single room cabin, meant as a gateway for a bachelor. You will notice the interior is minimalist, but has a high level of comfort. We particularly like the sliding exterior “wall’ that can isolate the windows when needed in order to create shade or simply determine seclusion.
paint chip calendar A few weeks ago, I saw this paint chip calendar on my friend David’s blog Cheltenham Road and knew I had to make one! It combines two things that I love…stylishness and organization. And the fact that it utilizes paint chips? I mostly followed David’s tutorial with just a few modifications. Since I planned for this calendar to hang in my office, I chose paint chips that would coordinate with the room and with the pin board that hangs on the adjacent wall. Here’s my version. materials needed: poster frame, fabric, hot glue gun, 35 paint chips, paper trimmer, corner rounder, fabric glue, foam brush 1) Purchase a poster frame (mine came from Target…$9.99). 2) Remove the edges from the frame. 3) Cover the cardboard insert with fabric using hot glue to secure it on the back, pulling tightly to keep the fabric smooth. 4) Trim the paint chips with a paper trimmer (I chose to leave the paint color names but cut off the brand). These BH&G paint chips came from Wal-Mart. Sharing here:
Make Wood Veneer Pendant Lights » Man Made DIY | Crafts for Men « Keywords: home, veneer, diy, how-to Wood veneer are thin pieces of full woodgrain, which are sold in flexible roles, so you can glue them onto core panels for the look and finish of hardwood grain pattersn without the expense of solid wood. Because veneer is so thin (around 3mm), it's quite flexible and easy to work, which means you can create complete projects from it as well, like this wooden lamp shades for pendant lights. This project comes from the bright minds at Lowe's Creative Ideas, who show you how to shape the veneer around empty paint cans and use an iron to seal it together. They've stained theirs with translucent colors, but my vote is just to leave the wood grain natural, rubbed with an oil finish and a bit of paste wax. Using CFL bulbs guarantees that you'll keep the heat down. Get the full how-to from Lowe's: Wood Veneer Pendant Lights For another take on a DIY wooden pendant, check out this woven project from Bookhou:
How to Update a Hand Me Down Dresser I love gift-wrap and I also love anything and everything having to do with typefaces. So it is no surprise to me that I have had my eye on this vintage typographer gift-wrap ever since Emily over at Jones Design Company posted about it as well as many other pretty papers she uses. I wanted to find a way I could use this gift-wrap where I could enjoy the pattern in my daily life instead of only wrapping gifts with it and giving it away. When I started to update my guest room I got an idea on how I could incorporate it into the room. The gift-wrap comes in 20” x 28” sheets that cost $4.00 each. I needed 3 to cover the top of my dresser and the drawer pulls. Before This piece of hand me down furniture looks nice in this photo, but the top and left side have cracks in them. supplies needed: My color scheme for the room: white, beige, tan, black, and purple. I painted the dresser white first. Since the gift-wrap has a tan background, I wanted to add a bit of it into the pulls. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
How to make a No Sew Window Treatment Finally after all the hard work I have been doing in my hall bathroom, I have been rewarded – it is all coming together just as I had envisioned. No snafus or problems. Yes! I love it when that happens – which usually is NEVER – as in DIY decorating land there is always a glitch. I am so excited to be actually showing you the icing on the cake – no more construction photos. Easy No Sew Window Valance I made. It only took me an hour to make. Before I made the green valance you see here from cardboard. After All updated!!! To make the valance I used one Polystyrene Insulation panel that I got at Lowes. materials needed: 1. Make sure the blade is sharp and use an up and down motion as you cut instead of one long gliding motion. 2. 3. My motto – What you can’t see can easily be faked! 4. 5. 6. They will look like this when pushed all the way in on an angle. 7. Fold and/or tuck the excess in. 8. It will end up looking like this. 9. I use straight, bank, or T pins for so many projects. 10.
How-to update a Dining room furniture I FINISHED one of the DIY furniture painting projects that I have been working on the past two weeks! It is the oak hutch in my dining room. I am thrilled how it turned out and also thrilled to have my garage back. I originally was going to paint the hutch a sisal color and the walls white, but that felt too cold to me so I reversed the colors and could not be happier. I also took a bit of inspiration from this photo from the Pottery Barn catalog. I don’t love everything in PB, but I always go for the white built- in look. Hand me down hutch. I didn’t want to spend money on purchasing bead board for the back of the shelves and didn’t want to just paint them as I wanted to add some dimension and contrast. Love how it looks. My decorating marathon is a “thrifty” one. The baskets are from IKEA. Before and After Interior. I like the off white of the book pages against the white plates, platter, and pitchers.
Vitor&Penha What is it about Brazillian design that makes it so hot?! It's bold and brash, brave and beautiful. It's never precious but always fun. This is the portfolio of São Paulo architect Vitor Penha. The texture, the mix of modern and midcentury, wood and brick cheek and jowl with plastic and metal. Fragrant Home: 13 Simmering Pot Recipes Simmering potpourri is a lovely way to make your home smell warm and inviting, especially during the holiday season when you use fragrant spices like cinnamon and cloves. Cinnamon Sticks, Orange Slices & Spices How It Works: Just fill a pot with water, add your favorite ingredients and simmer all day. The recipes below are just guidelines, you can use different amounts and mix up ingredients as you like. Directions: Fill a saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Caution: Set your timer for 30 minutes so you remember to top up with water. Recipe #1 Cinnamon sticks Apple peels Orange rinds Whole cloves Apple juice Cinnamon sticks Whole cloves Vanilla (a few drops) Orange peels #4 – Christmas Potpourri Simmering Pot 3 sprigs evergreen or handful pine needles 2 cinnamon sticks 2 TBS whole cloves 2 bay leaves 2 pieces orange rind 2 pieces lemon rind 2 TBS whole cloves 2 cinnamon sticks 5 star anise 1 orange peel Whole cloves 1 tsp nutmeg Peel from a whole orange Whole cloves 2 Cinnamon sticks