Copy Cat Design: Wallpaper in the Bedroom

<div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><a href="http://www.therecomesayes.com/">Colleen's</a> back at it with another great room, recreated for less! (PS We're getting ready for some trips this summer, and I'm DYING for <a href="http://blog.therecomesayes.com/2012/03/adorable-swimsuits-and-accessories/">this orange swim suit</a> Colleen shared this week. So cute!)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/101511059_p.jpg" /></span></div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"></span><br /><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">This bedroom from </span><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/house-vibrant-color-light_ss11.html" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> is deceptive--at first it looks like it has a lot going on, but with the exception of statement-making wallpaper, it's a very neutral room. Let's take a closer look. </span><br /><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/cc4.jpg" /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">1. <a href="http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/pacific-coast-table-lamp-the-michelle-white?ID=445171&CategoryID=57497&LinkType=#fn=sp%3D4%26spc%3D383%26ruleId%3D74%26slotId%3D" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Michelle Table Lamp; Macys, $80</a></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The skinny white lamp looks crisp against the cobalt wallpaper.</div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">2. <a href="http://www.katespade.com/home-decor/home-decor-accents/sweet-pea-posy-vase-4.5-in/L815247,default,pd.html?dwvar_L815247_color=000&start=46&cgid=home-gifts" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Sweet Pea Posy Vase; Kate Spade, $35</a></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">If you're fortunate enough to have a yard, bud vases are your very best friend for decorating. Add a few blooms from your yard and put them in every room.</div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">3. <a href="http://www.worldmarket.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12462619&clickid=body_rv_img" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Ninda Upholstered Bed; World Market, $600</a></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">This bed is such a find. Going neutral shouldn't mean boring, so pick something with interest, like tufting or a scrolling shape.</div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">4. <a href="http://www.fabricguru.com/p-outdoor-fabric/richloom-laguna-stripe-linen" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Laguna Stripe Outdoor Fabric; Fabric Guru. $21/1.7 yards</a></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The original roman shades use a Kravet fabric, but I quite like a wide neutral stripe too.</div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">5. <a href="http://www.swdecorating.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Wallpaper Pattern: SW4PA719; Sherwin Williams, $28/roll</a></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The wallpaper is absolutely the star of the room, and the saturated color is key. This Chinoiserie pattern is an economical alternative to the original <a href="http://www.tangletree-interiors.co.uk/wallpaper/osborne-and-little/vintage-II/summer-palace/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Osborne & Little</a>. </div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">6. <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/patriotblue" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Patriot Blue; Benjamin Moore</a></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">If wallpapering isn't an option, this blue paint will look stunning with white trim.</div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">7. <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20190141/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Birkeland Wardrobe; Ikea, $300</a></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Consider replacing the glass doors with mirrors--it's pretty and functional.</div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">8. <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/home-hardware/47089.jsp" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Cabinet Carat Knob; Anthropologie, $6</a></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Crystal pulls will add a little sparkle to a plain white wardrobe.</div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">9. <a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/monogrammed-classic-greek-key-bedding/?pkey=cdecor-bedding-bath-sheeting" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Greek Key Sham in Blue; Williams-Sonoma Home, $98</a></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The bedding repeats the blue in the embroidery, on otherwise bright white sheets.</div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">10. <a href="http://www.homedecorators.com/P/Parsons_End_Table/410/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Parsons End Table; Home Decorators Collection, $99</a></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Just a simple white table for pretty things.</div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">11. <a href="http://www.shopfurbish.com/servlet/the-948/Blue-and-White-Ginger/Detail?category=Home+Accessories%3ADecor" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Blue and White Ginger Jar; Furbish, $45</a></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I'm a tchotchke person. I need my pointless pretty objects, thus a blue ginger jar.</div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">12. <a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/decorating-and-accessories/decorative-pillows/gillian-24%22x16%22-pillow/s622284" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Gillian Pillow; Crate & Barrel, $60</a></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">A feminine and neutral pillow completes the bed.</div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;"><i>If you have a room you'd like interpreted, email us at jenny at jennykomenda dot com.</i></div>

Copy Cat Design: Wallpaper in the Bedroom

Colleen's back at it with another great room, recreated for less! (PS We're getting ready for some trips this summer, and I'm DYING for this orange swim suit Colleen shared this week. So cute!)This bedroom from Traditional Home is deceptive--at first it looks like it has a lot going on, but with th…

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Reader DIY: Metallic Wall Stripes

<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">One of the best parts of writing this blog for me is getting to share ideas I might never get to use myself, but that some of you might get to try. I LOVE getting emails with photos of your interpretations!! </span><br /><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/photo-3.jpg" /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Caroline wrote in to share a couple photos of a bookshelf she fancied up using <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2011/09/its-called-dura-lar.html">this post as her inspiration</a>. Caroline said:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">"We're renting a quirky midcentury ranch with plenty of oddities, one of which is a badly-proportioned shelving built-in in my daughter's nursery (it used to be the room's closet). I needed to liven up the space and your stripes were a perfect idea. To make the project really easy, I sourced 3-inch wide metallic gold tape online (they have various colors and sizes). A little measuring and taping later, the job was done! The only drawback is that the metallic surface does reflect the old wall's flaws, but overall it is extremely stunning, adds dimension and brightens the space." </div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/photo-1-1.jpg" /></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Such a beautiful nursery, right? And I'm loving <a href="http://www.findtape.com/shop/product.aspx?id=342&setscreen=1&width=1418&height=648">the tape source</a> Caroline found. The two-inch tape is about $30 for 72 yards and the three-inch is $40. That's pretty cheap wallpaper!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/JVCC-MPF-01-Metalized-Polyester-Film-Tape.jpg" /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><i>If you have a room or project you'd like to share, email us at jenny at jennykomenda dot com. </i></div></div>

Reader DIY: Metallic Wall Stripes

One of the best parts of writing this blog for me is getting to share ideas I might never get to use myself, but that some of you might get to try. I LOVE getting emails with photos of your interpretations!! Caroline wrote in to share a couple photos of a bookshelf she fancied up using this post as …

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Room Tours: Callie's Home

<span style="font-size: 100%;">Are you ready for photo overload? Callie emailed me a couple weeks ago and I saw a little peek of her house. I practically begged her to show me more! And I'm so glad she agreed to do a full tour here. I think her home is the *perfect* way to do neutrals. I'm always harping on the finding balance with warm and cool tones in a room. That's true for neutral rooms too! This means you should mix your black and brown tones, your creams and grays. And if you want to throw in a random splash of color by way of a vase or small piece of art - well that's all the better!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">I hope you enjoy Callie's house tour as much as I did. Here she is sharing some of her approach to decorating her lovely home (with a list of sources at the very bottom):</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">We built our home about a year ago, and I really took a lot of time to think beforehand about the look I wanted, both in the design of our home and in decorating it. Looking at images on blogs really is what gave me inspiration for my home, and I spent A LOT of time doing it. Images that I kept on coming back to were rooms by Ryan Korban and Mary McDonald. I really didn't want an overload of anything TOO bloggy or trendy though, because I knew I would get tired of looking at it!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/living5.jpg" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/living3.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/living2.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/living7.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/living9.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">-I signed up for emails from a bunch of sites... then I waited for the sales to happen. :) Because I live in an area where there aren't a ton of different stores, I bought a lot of items online. And because I was (mostly!) patient, nearly everything I ordered online I either got on sale (sometimes MAJOR sale!) or free shipping. Even the items I picked up at local stores were mostly on sale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/living10.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/living11.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/living14.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/living12.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: 100%;">As much as I love the look designers create, I LOVE getting good deals! Nothing is better than telling someone, "Originally that was $XXX and I got it for $XX!" I've tried to see decorating my house as a marathon, not a sprint.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/entry1.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/entry3-1.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">-I really only tried to purchase something that I could see in a specific spot in my home-- what I found was that when I didn't have a particular place in mind, I ended up not really liking what I picked up and felt like I wasted my money.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/dining1.jpg" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/dining3.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">-Antique stores! And antique stores! And antique stores! I typically found a similar look to what I had seen online by going to a ton of antique stores... sometimes it took a little digging and patience, but I usually found what I was looking for at a fraction of the price I would have spent online (and usually even cheaper than on etsy, eBay, or One Kings Lane, although I have found some awesome deals there). AND I love the fun little things I came across as I was looking for something specific! That is where I got my instant gratification as a reward for all that waiting I'd done for online purchases. :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/dining4.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/dining5.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/dining8.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">-Where I really saved-- accessories (by doing what I typed above), artwork (Hobby Lobby does custom cut mats for really cheap and I did most of the artwork by myself... and I am NOT an artist by any means!!), drapes (discount fabric sewn by my mom), and dressers/consoles (again, mostly all from antique stores and painted by my me or my dad).</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/kitchen1.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/kitchen6.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/kitchen2.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/kitchen12.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/kitchen3.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/kitchen4.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/kitchen7.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 100%;">I splurged on both of my sofas and on my coffee table-- I saw the Hutton sofa from Room & Board and immediately knew it was the one because of its look and length (even though I looked for a cheaper version for about five months), and my husband sat on the leather sofa from Restoration Hardware and there was no changing his mind. I'm still a little uneasy about those splurges though!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/manroom1.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/manroom5.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/manroom4.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/manroom2.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 100%;">ENTRY</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">navy dresser- antique store (paint is Benjamin Moore, pulls from House of Antique Hardware)</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">gold mirror- craigslist</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">W mirror- Pottery Barn Kids</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">black lamps- Target</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">white shades- Target</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">greek key trim- Walmart</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">gold Asian bust- antique store</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">zebra wood frame- Pottery Barn</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">blue bowl- World Market</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">silver plated bowl- One Kings Lane</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">navy rug- One Kings Lane (Thom Filicia)</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">drum shade- Andrews Lighting in OKC</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">bird box- Anthropologie</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">LIVING ROOM</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">media console- antique store (painted by my Dad with black automotive paint)</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">gold lamp- Horchow</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">blue vases- antique store</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">antler- my parents' barn</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">pink orchid- TJ Maxx</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">small sunburst mirror- Hobby Lobby</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">coffee table- Horchow</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">burl wood tray- ebay (Williams Sonoma Home)</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">horns- Jayson Home and Garden</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">silver lacquer box- One Kings Lane (can buy at Plantation Home)</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">foo dog- etsy</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">blue vase- Goodwill</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">gold bamboo frame- One Kings Lane (Lunares)</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">floral notebooks- Anthropologie</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">lucite nesting tables- CB2</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">foo dog lamp- Tuesday Morning</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">wood root- antique store</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">horse statue- etsy</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">burl wood box- Teavana</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">Chiang Mai print tray- Furbish Studio</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">gold vintage chair- antique store</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">mink fur pillow- Restoration Hardware</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">leopard pillows- made by my Mom from fabric from Interior Fabrics in OKC</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">cream nailhead chairs- Gilt and Overstock (Safavieh)</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">blue handblocked pillows- West Elm</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">greek key side table- One Kings Lane (Worlds Away)</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">grey ginger jar- Williams Sonoma Home</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">Asian gold horse- antique store</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">zebra wood box- ebay (Williams Sonoma Home)</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">white vase- Mockingbird Manor in OKC</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">leather tray- World Market</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">white coral- Pottery Barn</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">blue vase- antique store</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">velvet sofa- Room and Board</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">pink Insignia pillows- Furbish Studio (Windsor Smith fabric)</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">wool and coral cotton pillows- Anthropologie</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">large gold sunburst mirror- Williams Sonoma Home</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">black jars- Pottery Barn</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">coral ginger jars- Williams Sonoma Home</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">silver task lamp- Williams Sonoma Home</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">brown rug- Wisteria</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">cream drapes- my Mom made from fabric from Interior Fabrics in OKC</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">curtain rods- Target</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">black frames and grey mats- Hobby Lobby</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">DINING/KITCHEN</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">dining table- Williams Sonoma Home</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">chairs- Horchow</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">silver ginger jar- One Kings Lane</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">graphic rug- Williams Sonoma Home</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">cream pendant- Horchow</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">black frames- Target</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">black bamboo dresser- craigslist (paint is Rustoleum, pulls from Lee Valley)</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">cream porcelain lamps- Williams Sonoma Home</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">Asian ladies- antique stores</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">gold box- antique store</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">green vase- Pottery Barn</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">gold bamboo frame- antique store</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">white vase- Pier 1</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">lines paintings- me, frames from Garden Ridge, black mats from Hobby Lobby</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">eagle mirror- antique store</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">lucite counter stools- CB2</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">blue vases- Wisteria</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">silver rim utensil holder- Pottery Barn</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">circles painting- me, frame from antique store</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">coral butter dish- Anthropologie</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">blue pot- TJ Maxx</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">Silver bamboo frame- TJ Maxx</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">Cream frames- Target</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">fuschia orchid- TJ Maxx</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">copper greek bust- etsy</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">white pineapple- White Barn</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">ikat bowls- Anthropologie</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">various white, glass, and metal serving pieces- Pottery Barn, Anthropologie, Target, and antique stores</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">black and gold mums paper- Paper Mojo</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">silver sphere pendant- Horchow (Solaris pendant from Crystorama)</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">MAN ROOM</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">leather sofa- Restoration Hardware</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">red plaid pillows- Ralph Lauren</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">wheat rug- Pottery Barn</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">round coffee table- Pottery Barn</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">brown leather tray- Pottery Barn</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">decanters and glasses- Pottery Barn, antique stores</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">vintage National Geographics- antique store</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">patch- Rugby by Ralph Lauren</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">wood side table- made by my brother-in-law Roger</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">silver lamp- picked up by my husband Russ somewhere before we met!</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">marquetry frame- Williams Sonoma Home</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">metal R on wood stand- Anthropologie</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">silver microphone- from my Dad</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">small white H letterman's patch- antique store</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">duke painting- antique store</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">vintage baseball print- antique store</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">large red H letterman's patch- antique store</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">fox hunt print- etsy</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">black mirror- Target</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">small black and white print- picked up by my husband Russ somewhere before we met!</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">metal W- Anthropologie</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">NYC Census Bureau map- One Kings Lane (Barbara Cosgrove)</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">subway sign- Pottery Barn</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">curtain rod- Target</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">cream drapes- my Mom made from fabric from Interior Fabrics in OKC</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;">all books are from random places</span></div>

Room Tours: Callie's Home

Are you ready for photo overload? Callie emailed me a couple weeks ago and I saw a little peek of her house. I practically begged her to show me more! And I'm so glad she agreed to do a full tour here. I think her home is the *perfect* way to do neutrals. I'm always harping on the finding balance wi…

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Sponsored Post: Electrolux Laundry Makeover

This post is written and brought to you by Electrolux, helping your kids look their best for life’s best moments.Contest Alert: A Laundry Room Makeover Could Be YoursWhen it comes to the well-designed, modern home, often one of the places most neglected is the laundry room. Hmm… maybe that’s why doi…

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Mint Wool Chairs in Action

<span style="font-size: 100%;">I got the <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-much-are-those-italian-chairs-in.html">Italian MCM chairs</a> back from the upholsterer this weekend and I think I'm in love. The room needed a shot of cooler toned color (either blue or green) and these totally did the trick for me.</span><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/DSC_0007-3.jpg" /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">I can't decide if I'm going to make a pair of little lumbar pillows. I worry the pillows would partially cover the split between the arms and the back, which is the part of the chairs I like best. Hmm.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/2DSC_0011.jpg" /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">PS Here's a wider shot of the gallery wall, which is still a WIP. I took out a lot of the smaller pieces from the old arrangement we had up in the dining room, in favor of less and bigger art. I also added the <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2011/04/gossip-girl-sconces.html">Gossip Girl sconces</a> into the arrangement, and that I'm totally loving. I think I might try DIYing some black conical shades. Though to get the sizing right I would need to buy a soldering iron which feels really intense for some reason. :) </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/32DSC_0005-1.jpg" /></div>

Mint Wool Chairs in Action

I got the Italian MCM chairs back from the upholsterer this weekend and I think I'm in love. The room needed a shot of cooler toned color (either blue or green) and these totally did the trick for me.I can't decide if I'm going to make a pair of little lumbar pillows. I worry the pillows would parti…

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DIY Picture Frame

<span style="font-size: 100%;">I'm always looking for </span>inexpensive<span style="font-size: 100%;"> alternatives to custom framing. I'd rather spend the money elsewhere in a room. I've <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2011/05/heirloom-button-art.html" target="_blank">mentioned before</a> that I like to pick up cheap art in good frames from thrift stores and flea markets, and later I switch out the art. </span><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/IMG_4067.jpg" /></div><div><br /></div><div>When I finished the <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2012/02/chinese-wallpaper-in-acrylic-frames.html%20target=">chinese wallpaper panels</a> a couple weeks back I moved over the gallery wall to the tv area in our living room. I wanted to included this peony painting because I like the dark shot of blue color. I've been meaning to frame it for a while now but it was painted on a European canvas which won't fit in standard US frames. It's not easy to make a frame from stock moulding you buy at the lumber yard, so I had an idea to repurpose one of the old frames from my collection.</div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/IMG_4062.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/IMG_4069.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I tucked the painting into the corner of the old frame and marked the edges on the frame. I did this twice - using the two best corners with the least amount of damage to the plasterwork. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/IMG_4073.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then I used a miter box and a hand saw to make four 45-degree cuts. If you have a miter saw, this step would be super fast, but even cutting the angles by hand wasn't bad. The trick to fast, straight cuts is keeping the frame moulding flush with the miter box edge. It's helpful to have a second set of hands here.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/IMG_4076.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Four simple cuts later and we have the beginnings of a new frame! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/IMG_4081.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I smoothed the cut edges with a sanding block until the two cut edges fit perfectly together.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/IMG_4083.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then I ran a bead of wood glue along the edges and stapled the two pieces together, right down the corner line four or five times.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/IMG_4086.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Not bad, right? Pretty seamless.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/IMG_4090.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While the glue was drying, I touched up the highlights on the frame with my trusty <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2012/02/magic-of-gold-leaf-pen.html" target="_blank">gold leaf pen</a> so that the gilding would be a brighter yellow.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/IMG_4093.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gracie got in on the action too. She's my little budding artist.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/IMG_4099.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I forgot to take a photo, but I simply stapled a few times on the back around the perimeter of the painting at an angle to keep the canvas secured in place. Then it was done and ready to hang.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/DSC_0016.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm so thrilled with the results here. Even if I had dropped $300 on custom framing, it wouldn't have the age or patina this old frame has. I'm dying to cut down more unwanted frames for the other canvases I have in storage! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/22DSC_0010.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: grey; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><i>Like LGN on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Little-Green-Notebook/307982329249091" style="color: #00256d; text-decoration: none;">Facebook</a></i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: grey; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><i>Follow Jenny on <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/jennykomenda" style="color: #00256d; text-decoration: none;">Twitter</a></i></div></div>

DIY Picture Frame

I'm always looking for inexpensive alternatives to custom framing. I'd rather spend the money elsewhere in a room. I've mentioned before that I like to pick up cheap art in good frames from thrift stores and flea markets, and later I switch out the art. When I finished the chinese wallpaper panels a…

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