Pop on over and get yourself a copy. I've already printed one out for my desk at work. My boring gray cubicle could really use the pop of color. If you couldn't already tell, I'm digging the hexagon pattern.
What a great way to spruce up an otherwise boring white vinyl roller shade. The decals are made from contact paper and the pattern is only limited by your imagination. Although, if you have no imagination and would like to replicate the circle design above, How About Orange blogger Jessica provides a template to follow.
Photo credit: Le Souk
This this little project was a great opportunity for me to recycle some fabric. I had purchased a lovely dwell tablecloth from target a few months ago that we managed to abundantly stain. Luckily I was able to get enough unstained fabric out of the tablecloth to make two pillows. This worked out great because I really did love the tablecloth before we got olive oil ALL over it.
Now that you have the two side seams sewn, turn the fabric right side up and find the center of the fabric. Measure 9" in both direction from the center (this would be for an 18" pillow, adjust according to your pillow size) and fold the fabric so right sides are together. Iron each folded edge flat. Pin the top raw edges together and then the bottom raw edges together. 
Sew a 1/2" seam along the top and bottom (top and bottom being the sides that have the raw edges) of the pillow cover. I like to backstich at each end of the seam to reinforce the corners of the cover. You're almost done, just a few more simple steps. Clip all four corners being careful not to cut through your seam. This will create sharper corners when you turn the cover right side out.
Flip the cover right side out and iron all four sides. I normally buy my pillow inserts at Ikea because they cost about $3 but you could also use a old pillow that you just plain don't like anymore. Here's a shot of my finished pillow. Hope you find these instructions easy to follow and give it a try yourself.
Photo credits: Me!
While you're at the Vintage Supply Co shop checking out this fab chair; take a look at the women's clothing section of the shop. There are some really fun vintage pieces.
Oh yeah, this is where:
Luca Andrisani's 400 square foot studio was the third place winner in Apartment Therapy's Smallest Coolest contest. I recognized the place immediately from that fantastic coffee table (vintage of course). The most impressive part of this small space is the white lacquer double-sided storage wall dividing the living space and the bedroom. The televisions you see in the photos above are actually one television which can pivot to face either the bedroom or the living room. Genius!
You probably don't see all too much funk when you look at this mood board but this is really showing the basics for the room. I decided to keep the pallet really subtle and neutral, the funk will come in with punctuations of a strong color like the pumpkin in pillows, window coverings, and artwork. This way Jacqueline will have the ability to change up the look with out having to change the major components of the room. I found the center photo and Jacqueline really seemed to like so it became the inspiration for the room. I love how the wallpaper isn't hung all the way to the ceiling but instead has a picture rail and painted wall above. I would wallpaper just behind her bed with Cole and Son's Woods wallpaper and paint the picture rail, wall above and ceiling Cloud White from Benjamin Moore. The other walls in the room I would paint Revere Pewter from Benjamin Moore and keep all of the trim work Cloud White. The bed, night stand and small cabinet are from Ikea. The small cabinet I really love because it opens up to become a vanity with lots of great storage for jewelry and stuff. I would use a brightly colored ceramic garden stool for seating at the vanity. Perhaps something like this though I also love those X stools that Ballard Design sells plus they provide a million different upholstery choices:
The lovely chandelier is from Ballard Designs and although it's actually supposed to be coral I think it echos the earthy feeling of the wallpaper quite nicely. The storage bench is from urban outfitters and there isn't anything much more interesting to say about except that some times you just need functional furniture. So what do you think? This is just a start of course, something to get the ideas flowing, but I would love to hear some opinions.
Jacqueline seems to like what I've put together so far though she has already through a wrench into the works. She's expressed to me the desire to do this bedroom makeover as green as possible, which I think is great. That's right up my alley because to me that means we get to scour flea markets, antique shops, ebay, craigslist, etc for furniture and accessories instead of buying new. The most important thing to learn about living more sustainably is that it does mean buying a bunch of new products that say they're green. It's about reducing waste, reusing and repurposing things you already own, and generally consuming less. This coupled with using cleaners containing less toxic ingredients and electronics that consume less power provides a more a more complete picture of green living.
So the plan is to still follow the same inspiration for the room but substitute the furniture choices with used/vintage. Or perhaps we come across something fabulous that she has to have and the whole feeling of room could change. I'll be posting some photos of what the room looks like now and possible floor plans in the near future. Stay tuned!
(For those of you who read Nicole Balch's blog makingitlovely.com and recognize the header on my mood board, you're right that's exactly where that and the pretty flowers came from. This was my first attempt at using photoshop to make a mood board so I was searching the Internet for stuff I liked to pretty it up. This was before I had a blog and knew anyone would actually see what I was working on. The thieving must stop, from now on my work will be totally original but I'm sure not as pretty as Nicole's.)
