Textile Thursday: Honey We’re Home

I am so excited about my new series, textiles thursday.
each thursday a different blogger will show us their favorite textile or textiles used in their home.

who better than megan from honey we’re home to kick off this series!
megan’s blog never disappoints.
it is chalked full of great DIY projects, inspiration, and the most adorable little boy!

When Danielle told me about her Textiles Thursday series, I thought it was a great idea. Not surprising, because I love pretty much everything Danielle loves! I’m especially fond of her homemade Christmas ornaments. What a sweet tradition to start with your kids. We moved into our home in July 2010 and I only recently discovered the wonderful world of textiles. Since then, I have been having the hardest time narrowing down the millions of options. For instance, out home is in dire need of drapes, but I just haven’t found the ‘perfect’ textile yet! The only drapes we have in the whole house are the pair I made myself (which I won’t be doing again anytime soon- ha!), but i do love them. They are got my home office. Theis is the first fabric I fell in love with and had to have. It’s Waverly Bedazzle Silver Lining.

I’m also pretty fond of the table runners i’ve been seeing at World Market lately. I used this pretty pink/purple floral one in my closet. It’s the perfect amount of pattern to give the plain island some “oomph” and it fits perfectly!

Here’s another World Market runner, which we used for our Thanksgiving table. I loved that it had blue in it, a color that is not typically associated with fall.

I’ve also used textiles in a few DIY projects around the house, including this inspiration board. I love the grey and white geometric pattern.

I lined this plain brown Target tray with a cool black and white Chevron print.

And in our bedroom sitting area, the back of our bookshelves are lined with a subtle grey and silver florally/paisley patterned fabric. I think it adds a nice touch without being too overpowering. I’m still working on styling the shelves though!

But I have to say that my favorite textile is simply my white cotton sheets! This photo of my sweet baby James was taken one morning while we were playing around in the covers.

Thanks for having me Danielle-this was fun!


see, isn’t she amazing?
her DIY drapes are perfect and her little boy melts my heart!
thanks for the inspiration megan.


salvage yard and guest post!

i can’t visit calgary without making a trip to the okotoks salvage center.
today i immediately fell in love with this headboard.
i didn’t measure it but i am guessing it is a double or maybe even a queen.
i bet you could get it for less than $10.00

i would slap some paint on that baby, wouldn’t it be gorgeous?
since i can’t take it home with me it is still sitting at the salvage yard.
someone please buy it!

I am obsessed with unique headboards.
they are the prefect statement piece for a bedroom.



{all images via elle decor}
i adore all the headboards above BUT i still think my salvage yard find has the best shape.
also, i am blogging over at dirksen dabbles today about how to create a successful art cluster!
make sure you head on over!
the author bethany is a fantastic artist.
i wouldn’t mind adding a few of her pieces to my collection 🙂
check out more of her work here.

DIY kitchen transformation: the lettered cottage

last week my deer heads were featured on the lettered cottage as a favorite tutorial for 2010.
this was my first introduction to the lettered cottage and now i am obsessed.
the before and after section is a MUST see, don’t walk…run!
their kitchen transformation is incredible.
it makes me believe that all outdated cabinets are salvageable.
if you have an outdated kitchen, this is such a great solution!

here is the same kitchen before the makeover.
they kept the existing cabinets and countertops.
at first they painted the cabinets black but later painted the upper cabinets white and the base cabinets grey.
go here for step by step instructions on how they painted the cabinets
then they added MDF moulding and trim from home depot to the tops of the cabinets.
go here for a tutorial.
they finished the cabinets off with $10.00 corbels from home depot.
a little glue, one nail, and they were complete!
i just can’t get over how custom the finished kitchen looks.
and don’t you love the open upper cabinets?
they just removed the doors!
i think this is the best diy kitchen makeover i have ever seen.