vinyl decals

seems everyone is selling vinyl decals these days, right?

they can be really cool or really farty...just depends on how you use them!

we found a fabulous source on etsy...circlelinestudios

they will take any of their designs and customize them just for you!

I had some blank canvases in my basement that needed a home.

I painted them up

and ordered a custom sized design to fit the canvas...

fun, huh?

remember those album frames from Restoration Hardware...circa 1999?

I have a bunch of those sitting in my basement as well...

went to papersource in search of

some fun wrapping paper to use for this project...

had circlelinestudios create vinyl numbers

 (this happens to be my anniversary)

this project was done while two toddlers took a short nap...easy!

tackling bookshelves

we're always doing it...  These bookshelves (featured in Lonny ) are just a few of our favorite inspirations.

okay, i know this one is a little creepy thanks to the swimming (drowning) chic, but focus.  Look at the way the color scheme of the bookshelf mimics the art.  Kind of clever, right?

dump lamps done!

funny how a little february vaca can interfere in our projects!

no treks to home goods or salvation army,

no swinging through the dump hut,

no spray painting while the kids are at school...

so now that the kids are back in school...

the dump lamps are done!

remember they used to look like this?

they were sprayed with krylon fusion in dover white...

and then topped off with krylon triple thick crystal clear glaze.

the shade is from home goods...

a fantastic deal on that one...

R.I.P. Fernando!

last fall, garnish interiors spotted an unusual vintage chair named Fernando

on the craigslist free section.

we took a loooong road trip out to acton, ma

to rescue Fernando from the basement of a tired, old house.

from the photos, Fernando looked huge...

but when when the owner brought him up from the basement,

Fernando was a petite chair...too little to stand alone.

we tried him at carolyn's house...he was laughed into the garage.

then, I took him to my house...gave him a fresh coat (or 5 coats!) of glossy, white paint.

Contemplated spending the money to have his cushion recovered...

but decided to live with him as is for a while.

I tried to make him fit in here...he was in the kitchen, family room and

finally ended up in the office with a fabulous pillow.

In the end, I made the very sad decision that Fernando had to go.

on a random Tuesday afternoon, I put him on craigslist for free.

within 20 minutes, I had over 30 responses.

people begging me to be the new owner of Fernando.

I finally picked a nice guy who promised to pick him up right away.

Fernando is now in a new apartment in Brighton...beer stained....

but having the time of his life!

goodbye, Fernando!

feeling Springy...

And getting tired of the "muted" colors throughout the family room.  Looking to bring some Spring into the decor...
in the name of pink and orange!

Nabbed these little seats at the Salvation Army...great for extra seating and love the orange!

See that rug??  Pretty, but lots of red, gold and persimmon...and very busy pattern.   Just not crazy about the floor being the main focal point of the room.  So...it's getting a new home in the master bedroom.

In its place, this nice neutral grey rug from Home Depot!   A great deal...it could be ordered in different sizes and three different colors.  The big 10'x13' I ordered was just under $300 and delivered for free to my doorstep.

Grey/Ivory and Gold/Ivory
(also comes in Brown)

Had some pink greek key fabric on hand so whipped up a couple of pillows...

Worked a little magic on a pair of $6.00 Ikea pillow covers with

some orange grosgrain ribbon and Stitch Witchery (new BF).   The only tricky part was the mitered corners, but basically anybody with an iron can do this!

Finished up the week by gluing on some hot pink ribbon trim to new chandelier shades...

It's starting to feel much Spring'ier!!  More pictures to come as the room comes together!

it's over...

it is about a week until march begins.

our thoughts turn to melting snow,

daffodils popping up,

pastel colors and easter.

but everywhere we look,

we still see this

and not the fresh version...

the dried up and saggy version.

Bow faded and falling off,

the greens are now brown.

How can you walk in and out

of your front door for two months

and not notice a dried up piece of forestry hanging from your door?

When you back out of your driveway,

do you take a good, hard look at your house?

What are you doing?

Take your Christmas decor down!

Christmas is over people...

it's over!

bye-bye blank walls!

A new obsession of ours is this vintage printables website.  There's NO excuse for empty walls folks, not when you can scroll through hundreds of free pictures and print them right from your own printer.  Everybody has frames kicking around the house, otherwise head to Ikea for some inexpensive ones.  If you can, use a heavier weight paper for printing and there you have it...art!

Wouldn't these three look great in a beach house...maybe a guest bathroom??  Hmmm, perfect for a bathroom with oil rubbed bronze faucets and finishes.  Spray some old picture frames with this

and accent away with pretty pinkish purple.   Lovely.