Showing posts with label interiors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label interiors. Show all posts

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Creative Headboards

white christmas lights hung in a heart shape, they then tied pretty little ribbons throughout.  so sweet!
hang your favorite dress above your bed, it's a simple touch but it can look so pretty
patchwork wallpaper
repurpose a door- you can also turn it sideways 
mirrors from Ikea
you can't make a headboard much more simple- use an existing window
paint your favorite love song lyrics on canvas and put it up above your bed
a sheet of stained plywood 
make use of your scarf collection and arrange them on the wall above your bed
blow up your favorite picture and print it out in tiles and arrange as a headboard- this is one of my favorites!  go to readymade for instructions on how to make this
how dreamy- hang two white sheets from the ceiling and in the middle string white crishtmas lights- so pretty and romantic when illuminated at night
make a stencil and paint your headboard onto the wall
This is a felt stretched on a wood frame with felt flower cut outs sewn onto it
 I love the white on white, it really becomes all about texture when you use the same color
a cool antique wood carving scultpure
paint a canvas your favorite color- this yellow really pops in the white and black room

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

a quick room makeover




In House Beautiful this month 101 Designers gave us ideas on 101 makeovers that you can do right now.  There were a lot of great ideas...I took a pointer from Thomas Pheasant, "If you have a dining table that stands dormant most of the time, turn it into a library table.  Collect beautiful books and create small stacks around the perimeter of the table.  Place a large-scale object- like a globe, a piece of sculpture, or a fantastic topiary-in the center.  Then place a small object on top of each stack.  I have used tea caddies, magnifying lenses, crystal spheres.  Pick anything that interests you".  The pictures above our from Thomas Pheasant's portfolio.


The thing that I like about the "library table" is seeing your books...it makes you want to look at them when they are on display.  Thanks for the idea Mr. Pheasant.