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Elizabeth
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Journey 4 A Cure
I would like to ask everyone a favor before you read today's post... The Vivint Gives Back Project is giving away $1.25 million dollars to local charities and I want Journey 4 A Cure Inc win.
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Thank you for taking a few moments to do this!
Elizabeth
PLEASE click on THIS LINK to vote for the Pediatric cancer foundation.
Thank you for taking a few moments to do this!
Elizabeth
... she'll want to paint the dining room
No projects completed today, but here is another sample on my project list that we discussed yesterday: paint the dining room table and chairs. If you recall this post, we had a little candle mishap and now there is dinner plate size burn mark on the dining room table.
For nearly a year, even before the "fire", I've been toying with the idea of liming the chairs (or table) and painting the table (or chairs) a bright glossy white (and drooling over the pictures you're about to view). Currently, the furniture is black. My table is a traditional design and the chairs have a "X" back. Anyone have advice on liming painted furniture? The table and chairs below are my inspiration. The room was designed by Donna Benedetto for a show house in Weston, CT. Pictures via Chinoiserie Chic.
For nearly a year, even before the "fire", I've been toying with the idea of liming the chairs (or table) and painting the table (or chairs) a bright glossy white (and drooling over the pictures you're about to view). Currently, the furniture is black. My table is a traditional design and the chairs have a "X" back. Anyone have advice on liming painted furniture? The table and chairs below are my inspiration. The room was designed by Donna Benedetto for a show house in Weston, CT. Pictures via Chinoiserie Chic.
LOVE the fabric on the chairs!!!
I have a beautiful antique fruit wood table, that's actually a nightstand, in one corner of the room. On the table is a lamp and orchid. Hanging over the table is a small brass convex mirror. I believe one piece of darker wood furniture grounds a room.
Check out the beautiful stencil on these walls...
My dining room walls are painted Benjamin Moore Navajo White and the trim is Ben Moore's Decorator's White. I've be longing to paint stripes or stencil a pattern in white. This stencil, available on Etsy, would be pretty fantastic.
Sadly, no plans for a mirrored insert border in my ceiling, but there is no harm in admiring such a lovely detail...
I have silk ivory drapes - perhaps I need to add some trim?
This sideboard is the perfect contemporary touch!
My china and crystal are housed in this piece, but in a white finish
I have a large print of this colorful Audubon in a gold bamboo frame
which is hanging over this table that is set up as a bar.
Under the dining table is a neutral colored rug, which I would love to replace, but no substitute found yet. A lantern that I spray painted gold hangs over the table. On the largest wall hangs three prints similar to the one below (but different frames) that I bought years ago at Random Harvest.
This picture is a bit faded -The coral are much brighter in person.
If I had my camera (that's at the top of my to-do list) I could have saved myself a lot of typing. I promise - no painting of the table, chairs or walls until the camera is purchased and I can document the process.
That's it for now. More "To-Do List" projects tomorrow.
Cheers!
Elizabeth
“No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.” ~ Frank Lebowitz
Monday, July 11, 2011
If You Give a Girl a Flower...
Aside from Shelter magazines and blogs, the majority of the literature I read is of the children's variety. If you are familiar with the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie series that pretty much sums up how I operate. Basically, it's stream of consciousnesses.
Allow me to explain how my mind works with an example from this weekend. We were out of town for three weeks, hence the sporadic posts. Typically the homecoming includes unpacking, loads of laundry, stocking the empty cupboards and refrigerator and cleaning the house/yard and getting back into a routine.
Ready for a trip in my head? I make a shopping list which includes flowers and plants to bring the house back to life. Once the flowers are arranged and the plants are potted, I decided were to place them. That leads to moving other objects around. Before you know it all the built-ins have been rearranged. Stepping back to observe the displays, I decide some furniture needs shifting. Of course, that results in rehanging pictures - and this is just a Friday night in my house. God love my husband for tolerating my insanity. As a result of that typical evening a whole list of new projects are swirling in my head. Here is a sampling:
Allow me to explain how my mind works with an example from this weekend. We were out of town for three weeks, hence the sporadic posts. Typically the homecoming includes unpacking, loads of laundry, stocking the empty cupboards and refrigerator and cleaning the house/yard and getting back into a routine.
Ready for a trip in my head? I make a shopping list which includes flowers and plants to bring the house back to life. Once the flowers are arranged and the plants are potted, I decided were to place them. That leads to moving other objects around. Before you know it all the built-ins have been rearranged. Stepping back to observe the displays, I decide some furniture needs shifting. Of course, that results in rehanging pictures - and this is just a Friday night in my house. God love my husband for tolerating my insanity. As a result of that typical evening a whole list of new projects are swirling in my head. Here is a sampling:
Top of the list - buy a new camera. Then perhaps I will actually remember to take pictures of all my projects. (Please send me any recommendations.)
A bedroom refresh - I'm thinking of painting the dresser, a new skirt for the table the TV is on, some new throw pillows, dust ruffle, and quilt, a new desk chair, paint or buy some new art, as I moved some pieces to the newly created wall gallery downstairs.
My bedroom is painted Restoration Hardware Silver Sage. Some variation of orange paint might do the trick for the dresser. This is Pratt and Lambert 1849. If you have a color rec I am all ears!
Looking for a less expensive version of this WS Home Chair. Ballard Design has one that's the right price, but not color/finish I am looking for.
For the new TV table skirt, I want something simple like this by Nathan Turner.
Tailored like this skirt by Amanda Nesbit
My table is round, but this is the colorway I am leaning towards. Jennifer Bandier via Lonny Mag
Melissa Warner
Celerie Kemble via Little Green Notebook
Tom Scheerer via Little Green Notebook
Regarding the quilt and bed skirt - I just need new white ones, as the current linens are fading.
Fabric for the throw pillows is TBD, but that just means visits to some favorite shops :-)
On to the art... I do not have anything specific in mind. When I buy art it's usually on a whim - a piece must catch my eye.
I heart Hugo Guinness! Any of his prints are on my wish list.
I've mentioned Janet Hill before, but just adore her work. I can justify buying myself one of her prints.
The Matriarch Of Black Walnut Manor
Do you have any artists you love? Please share!
There are many, many more projects on the list, some of which I will share with you this week.
Cheers!
Elizabeth
*EDIT - While at the beach I pulled my neck - could not move, was in terrible pain, and missed 2 days in the sand. My husband insisted I go to the ER. It was a muscle spasm. The doctor put me on pain killers and muscle relaxers and ordered I not move for a few days. Recovery was slow, so sadly we had to cancel our trip to NYC and come home early. I tell you this because I need to give credit to my amazing husband -the brawn of my Friday night projects.
*EDIT - While at the beach I pulled my neck - could not move, was in terrible pain, and missed 2 days in the sand. My husband insisted I go to the ER. It was a muscle spasm. The doctor put me on pain killers and muscle relaxers and ordered I not move for a few days. Recovery was slow, so sadly we had to cancel our trip to NYC and come home early. I tell you this because I need to give credit to my amazing husband -the brawn of my Friday night projects.
"We dream in order to integrate experiences from our daily lives into our stream of consciousness about our life." ~ Patricia Randolph
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Herringbone Floors
Herringbone floors are a perennial obsession of mine. The pattern allows you to transform otherwise parochial materials into something of interest or luxury materials into something sensational . Currently I am working on a kitchen renovation. Herringbone tiled floors are the starting point and I am building the design from there.
Images via Pintrest
Ann Sacks Tile
Suzanne Kasler
Domino
Christina Murphy
Kate and Andy Spade's Apartment
Mile Redd
Veranda
Cheers!
Elizabeth
"Great blends of pattern, like great dishes, must be carefully tasted. And constant tasting is what teaches a cook how to taste." ~ Billy Baldwin
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Summer Showers
To me, an outdoor shower is the essence of summer relaxation...
Images via Pinterest.com
Cheers!
Elizabeth
“Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.” ~Nolan Bushnell
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