by Julie Daniel on November 18, 2009
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My dining room chairs are hand me downs from my parents… they had the potential to be cute chairs but they were covered in some not so hot fabric. My step mom had recovered them a few years back in yellow tea cup fabric…maybe they fit in when they were in my parents house but [...]
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by Julie Daniel on April 20, 2009
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What a dreary, rainy day. Here is a cheery inspiration board for you:
Ideas for My Living Room, April 2009 (Double click image to enlarge)
Sources:
1. IKEA Merete Curtains in Dark Blue
2. Bamboo Insulated Roman Shades from Country Curtains
3. Canvas Buckets from Pottery Barn Kids- Perfect to hold newspapers and dog items
4. Rattan Pouf from Urban Outfitters
5. [...]
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Floors,
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by Julie Daniel on March 17, 2009
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We Are Slip has some funky and whimsical lamps and fabrics.
They are really fun- almost seems like something you would see in a Dr. Seuss book, or like Gaudi designed them (BTW- if you are ever in Barcelona you MUST go see some of his buildings!).
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Lighting,
Site of the Week
by juliemdaniel on February 2, 2009
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I stumbled upon an ad in this month’s Elle Decor for Madeline Weinrib Atelier, she designs the most gorgeous textiles.
I love them, here are some of my favorites:
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Site of the Week
by juliemdaniel on January 25, 2009
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What could be better than a whole room with everything from Ikea?
My housemate just bought this lovely dresser from Ikea. The Hemnes Chest With 8 Drawers is a lot larger than it looks in the picture.
I think this Inger fabric would look absolutely lovely next to the dresser. The more I look at it the [...]
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Furniture,
Paint Colors,
Putting It All Together,
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by juliemdaniel on January 20, 2009
in Design
Definition of Boudoir from Wikipedia:
“A boudoir is a lady’s private bedroom, sitting room or dressing room. The term derives from the French verb bouder, meaning “to pout”.
Historically, the boudoir formed part of the private suite of rooms of a lady, for bathing and dressing, adjacent to her bedchamber, being the female equivalent of the male [...]
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by juliemdaniel on January 16, 2009
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Greenwich Tufted Headboard from Target:
Upholstered in this Kravet Fabric:
With Kimura wallpaper from Walnut Wallpaper on the wall behind the headboard:
The Master Bedrooom should evoke a feeling of romance. Avoid pictures of your kids staring at you while you are in bed. I like Antra from Ikea:
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