Lamp Makeover & a Winner

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Happy Monday!
I am so excited to announce the winner of the Simple Sage Pillow Giveaway.
What a great way to start the week!
The winner is lucky number 7!

which is Jessie from The Long and Short of It.
Congrats Jessie!
Also, I have been busy working on re-designing my master bedroom.
I am also trying to do it for C-H-E-A-P.
I had a little leftover navy trim from my DIY table skirt.
Seemed like the prefect solution to dress up my not-so-great lamps.
I REALLY want new ones but that doesn’t seem practical.
Here are my lamps before…
And testing out the ribbon…
I taped it in place just to see if I like it.
Turned out I did.
Don’t you think it looks better?
I didn’t have enough trim from both bedside lamps so I ended up cutting the trim in half.
1. Measure trim
2. Cut in half
3. Get fabric glue
4. Apply glue to lamp shade
5. Glue trim in desired position
6. Wrap trim around shade and glue together.
10 minutes later and zero dollars spent, I am happy.

I think it looks so much better.
Now I just need to clean the fingerprints off the lamp…

Living Room Design

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For the last couple of months I have been working on designing a living room for a local client.
We started with a consultation to determine the needs, wants, and budget for the space.
After meeting with my client, I put together an initial design board.
My client’s style is transitional.
She does not like vintage, floral, gilded, or antiqued pieces.
She likes clean lines, a neutral color scheme, and modern elements.
The biggest challenge in this space is incorporating the sofas.
Overstuffed leather sofas don’t exactly fit her ideal style, but getting new ones is just not realistic.
By adding modern rustic pieces, natural fabrics, and textured throw pillows, the sofas will blend right in.
Since presenting the initial design board we have made some changes.
We are now adding patterned drapery and keeping the rug neutral.
The walls have received a fresh coat of paint and several furniture pieces are ordered.
The space is slowly coming together and I can’t wait to show you the “after” photos!

Textiles Thursday: 6th Street Design School

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I am so pleased to have Kirsten from 6th Street Design School here today.
Kirsten is one of the few bloggers I have had the chance to meet.
She is so sweet and incredibly talented.
I am so glad to be showing off some of my favorite textiles today! I love fabric and I LOVE pattern. The first thought that comes to me when I think of draperies is pattern and color! I just love it. Today I’ll be sharing all the curtains in my home.
To start off we have my living room curtains.

I am obsessed with them. I just love the jolt of pattern and blue that they add to the room!
The fabric is called Kalah Blue. You can find the fabric still at Calico Corners here.

My office curtain fabric came from a local fabric store called Home Fabrics.

I love these curtains. They tie in all the colors in my office perfectly.

My most recent curtain addition is to my son Jett’s room. I just love his room and these curtains are my very favorite thing.
The fabric is Dotscape Major by Dwell. I bought mine from Fabric.com
I hope you enjoyed a tour of all my curtains. And I have to give a shout out to my good friend Erin who sewed them all for me!

Kirsten
I love Kirsten’s use of bold drapery, it makes such a statement.
I wish I had more windows to dress in gorgeous fabrics.
Thanks so much Kirsten, your home is amazing.