DWELL

All through grad school I've been a big fan of Dwell.  On a design trip to San Fransisco I even meet the Editor-In-Chief Sam Grawe, of course that was before he was editor-in-chief...  Anyways the latest issue came this last week, and I loved it. I read the entire thing.  I really feel passionately about green design.  One of the next things I'm planning on doing professionally is getting my Leed AP, and finally the Leed Homes.

As I was ready my Dwell magazine I found that one of the articles was about my grad. professors home.  She was a great teacher, and passionate about her work, so it was very intriguing to see what methods, and design principles she incorporated into her home.  Anyways I would definitely recommend reading the July/August Issue of Dwell.  Now I'm off to read my  Natural Home Magazine.

Lighting

I've been looking at this lighting lately at Pottery Barn. I'm a huge fan of these types of light fixtures, and have been impressed that Pottery Barn has broken out of their traditional mold to bring us these fun more contemporary fixtures.

Love these mason jars!! 

A nice eclectic mix of styles, and I really love how this room comes together.

I do like this fixture, I think it could use a few more lights in it. Not because it wouldn't give enough foot candles obviously, but because I think it would add to the design and overall look and rhythm.

Love these old fashioned incandescent bulbs.  Fluorescent has its uses in specific places, but I still like the A bulb.

This lamp would be nice next to my bed.  It is adjustable, and just plug ins.

Love this finish.

These fixtures are all available over at Pottery Barn 

Favorite online Magazine

I found this magazine recently, can't even remember how I found it, but it is all online, free to browse, and I love it!!

Check out this link and go see for yourself what I mean.


Lonny Mag

Manic Monday

Mondays are my manic day. It is the day I think of all the projects I want to do this week.  Motivation comes out in full force, and I drive myself crazy planning what I will do and make this week. 

So here are some of the things I'm loving for this week.

Damask:  I love it every week, but this week I really love it!!

This is a Waverly Fabric, it is essence in chocolate.  Anyways Joann Fabrics currently has all their Waverly Fabric on sale for 60% off!  I ran in today and ordered 5 yards of this fabric. My home came with these awful red floral print window treatments. I've lived here for 3 years and I've finally decided what I want to replace them with in my dining room.  I'll take a picture and show you later.

This is a stencil currently for sale on Etsy by Maison Stencils.  I love, love the stencils by this etsy seller.  Pricey, but I love them.  Vintage burlap pillow cases are a current fav of mine.  So I've been browsing stencils trying to decide if I am ready to try my hand at it.  (Like I need another project to do)

Here are some of my other favorite stencils by Maison Stencils:

Maybe you are wondering what it is I am actually working on this week.  (Especially since I can't make the drapes until the fabric comes in 2-4 weeks).  First off today, I recovered my piano bench.  The piano itself is from the thrift store. It is an old church piano, from sometime after 1928 (the tag on the bench says the fabric met the safety standards of blah blah blah from 1923)  Anyways the piano, is a little beat up, and could use to be refinished.  I really want to refinish it, but haven't yet gotten up the courage to try a piano. I'm going to start small and work my way up. Eventually the piano will be redone, but for now it works (literally), although the wood tones need some help.

  Tufted headboards fill my dreams!  I absolutely love this green one, I believe it is a headboard by Nieman Marcus, but I can't find the link, sorry.  Anyways I have had the parts of making a tufted headboard since February.  That was the big project I've been planning!  Finally this weekend I was able to get started.  I've been taking photos, and when it is all finished I will post them, and seriously, it should be finished tonight. Unless my son doesn't go to bed as planned.

Personal Shopper

Love this bed!!  This is a teenage girls room.  I love turquoise, brown and lime green.  These colors work so well together! The textures, and patterns hear really work great!

Simple and clean. This really works.  The white linen with the cream and the brown accent really pull off a monochromatic color scheme.  The lamps really had a punch of texture.

I am always asked what my personal style it. I  would have to say it is clean and simple, but I like little color added it.  I like modern, but my style isn't modern, so I call it contemporary, if not somewhat simplified craftsman.   

I see some French inspiration here.  Right now I love everything French. After going to France twice in four years. I'm ready to move there.  This room isn't busy or ornate but has this subtle sophistication, I think any girl would love to sleep here. 

All of these rooms are from a website from Mrs.Howard Personal Shopper (Mrs. Howard is a great Interior Designer).  Go over here to check it out, and find the stories behind these rooms. 

The Resurrection

I have finally decided to jump into this blog.  So saying I have resurrected it isn't completely honest, since as you can see, it never really started.  But here it goes.  For those of you, who really need another design blog.  (I'm sure you don't, really)  This blog is where I am going to collect my design inspiration. I've had a long standing folder at my house of magazine pages, but now that everything is digital, I'm putting it on here, the best part, if my computer crashes, it still can be found.