Granddaddy's Table

Remember my little table?



Here he is all prettied up.






And here's a sneaky way to store your catalogues.

Fabric Finds

New year, new projects!

First up! I did a small trial of the silver leaf on the hugemous lamps:



Not terrible considering I had no idea what I was doing. I'd like to mimic the look of these lamps from Pottery Barn.



Mercury glass + burlap = yes, please!

Now! To my fabric finds.



These are the colors in our bedroom, so shams it is!



I lerve me some remnant racks! This was only $4 a yard. I have a plan for this with this:



My grandpa made me this little table many years ago, and it needs to be honored with a special place.

Also for the master bedroom. I moved my latest Habitat find in there as well. I'm seeing it painted white with chocolate velvet upholstery. YummY!

For the TV room, I need a change. Because the dining room is directly across from the TV room, the curtains kind of don't "go" anymore.



The red is just a little too, ya know, red.

I'll have Lovey buy me two more pair of Ritvas when he goes back to IKEA.


or maybe the beige



bordered with this - also $4 on the remnant rack



Look how perfectly it goes with the wall color.



OK, not a great picture. Trust me on this one. This fabric is by Thom Filicia (from Queer Eye fame) for Kravat. This fabric is still online for $54/yard! Score!

This was going to be for throw pillows, but I think they're a little too "pink".



Especially when I was going to put them with these pillows.



IKEA Stockholm pillows. That I purchased. When I went to IKEA for the very first time. Yes, I only had 45 minutes (when I needed 4-5 hours), but it was snowing and the Beasties were in the car in the parking garage.

So, I'm going with this fabric instead.



Which I hope turn out like these



Love me some suzanni print. I'm just torn about ordering it online or from my Local Snooty Design Store. After today, I'm leaning toward online. Grrr. Customer service, work on it, GDC.

Soooo, I have a lot of work ahead of me. Back soon hopefully.

Another Habitat Visit

Last Friday, I ventured to my hometown to visit the parents. I ate lunch with my mom (Dairy-O slaw dog and large Cherry Coke. Doesn't get better.) Then we went to the Edisto Habitat for Humanity. What a wonderland! There was so much to see and drool over. I finally chose my treasures and got a special treat at the check-out. 30% off everything!

Here's a little something I picked up for a good friend:



Porkchop loved it!

And I had to get a little something for me!



Crazy. Beautiful. Sturdy. Cheap. Just like me! I think Emily Henderson would be proud.

Coming Soon!

Two words:



Silver leaf. Probs January. So excited to see how it turns out.

Kitchen Curtains

Thankfully, I was able to make and hang the kitchen toppers before company came. I had an image in my mind of what the windows should look like, and this is it:





Up close, with flash:



So weird how different the paint looks in different light. I think that's kind of what I like about it.

Who?

I just realized I forgot to put up the "After" of the owl.



I Googled around to see if I could find a similar one. Here's what I found.



It's even in a green room! The difference is that this little fellow was around $165! Yipes!

The only one I found like mine was this one



That is one evil-looking bird! And he's $60. Think I'll keep my little $15 guy.

Here She Is

Quite a difference.

I lined the back of the bookcase with a coral silk taffeta.



Last night, when I put the curtains up, I hated them! HATED! Today, I kinda love them.



The tiebacks are some cheap beads I found at the Huge Lots (seriously, have you seen the new Rivers Ave. store? It has to be called huge!)



My buffet decorations.



Next, I have to finish the kitchen. Here is the fabric for the curtains.



Because of the little gap at the top of the blinds, this is a big priority. It's making me the crazy!

Then I'll tackle these craigslist beauties: