Archive for August, 2009
Sorry
Sorry and please excuse my blogging absense in these past few days. I had a minor family friend emergency but one nonetheless that took me out of town unexpectedly. With that being said I will have another post for you all in the next couple days. Regardless of school starting and all that entails, I will get a post in 
Wall Decor: Artstick Vinyl Stickers
I ran across these on another interior design blog and I completely fell in love. Artstick wall stickers. This is both good and bad because while I love these and can think of so many ways to use them in my apartment this gives me yet another option for the walls in my bedroom – a project that has taken too long already because I simply can’t decide on a theme.
Anyway, these stickers are gorgeous and will liven up any design or wall AND they have about a billion to choose from. Okay, not a billion but they do have a lot, ones to suit just about every taste and style. But don’t take my word for it, see some for yourself.
Amazing right? They are decently priced as well. The most expensive one I saw weighed in at around $80 or so and it was the Michael Jackson sticker! The above ran around the $50 range – not too bad!
Weekend Inspiration: August 14-16
I am leaving you with some inspiration for your weekend. Whether you use it to inspire your own home, your own DIY projects, or just as some interior design eye candy is up to you. Enjoy
- From the Dyrlov Portfolio
- Borisbreuer Portfolio
- Burnham Besign Portfolio
From the Roche Bobois Portfolio
From the Roche Bobois Portfolio
Have a great weekend!
Do It Yourself Headboards!
I am still in college and while I love decorating and redecorating my apartment I definitely have to stick to a strict budget. Sometimes that can be challenging but when you get creative it make the project loads cheaper and a lot more fun to work on.
I have recently discovered that my bed needs a headboard. I don’t have a lot of money to spend obviously AND I cannot actually attach this to my bed since my apartment is furnished by the owners. I was recently watching HGTV and immediately fell in love with the idea of making my own headboard. Here are some cute and fairly inexpensive ideas.
Use old doors to create a headboard – this is a really neat idea because old doors can be found on the cheap at garage sales, flee markets, and the like. This usually involves stacking them or standing them up next to each other to get the desired size. They are also completely customizable – paint them, stain them, decorate them with lights, murals, anything!
The Ply Wood Method – You can create a very simple but very chic looking headboard (think Ikea from my last post) on a very low budget and in just one afternoon. Simply take a piece of ply wood or a couple of pieces and secure them together. Get some batting or foam and cut it to match the size of the wood and secure it to the wood. Then take some cloth (or I used a sheet – very cheap and still looks wonderful!) and cover the batting and the wood on the front side – the side that will be seen. The back may look bad but that is A okay since no one will be seeing it. Simply put it up against the wall and push your bed up against it and voila! You can get creative with it and add buttons or other embellishments or designs too.
Use a Lot of Frames – You can take a hint from popular decorating styles and frame your bed (haha) with picture frames. They could either be empty, filled with pictures of people you know, or filled with a variety of art pieces, record sleeves, etc. Personally I like to keep my house personal so I either opt for art work that I have handpicked and really love rather than just a run of the mill poster print or I shoot my own photos, edit them through photoshop to give the same effect that I want the room to portray (more on this later). This is an easy one because it is so versatile. You can hang big frames, small frames, different size frames, whatever. Be creative!
Hang curtains - I tried this in one of my rooms and loved the way that it turned out. It is probably the easiest of all these DIY ideas because all you need is a curtain rod and a some curtains. Hang the curtain rod above your bed at whatever height you want then add the curatins. Simple right? It’s super cute and easy and whenever you decide to change the color or theme of your room then all you have to do is change the curtains. You can also get creative – hang curtains around you bed or over the top of the bed and drape them back.
Use a bookshelf - If you are in need of extra storage then this might be a good solution for you. You can either buy or make a bookshelf or cubby system and simply push it against the wall and push your bed up against it. To keep the clutter down add cloth boxes or decorated shoe boxes to the shelves to hide things you don’t want setting out or place books on the shelves instead to give it a nice intellectual feel.
So there you have it! Some of my ideas and finds on how to create a nice headboard of your own without breaking the bank. What do you think? Do you have any more ideas? Do you plan on trying out one of these? If you do I would love to see pictures!
Note: all photos are linked back to the location where they were found.
Ikea Inspiration
Ikea just put out their new for 2010 catalog of bedroom designs but I am posting these beauties from the 2009 collection because I just cannot get enough of them!
This one is great because of the perfect combination of girly purple color on the wall with the edgy black wardrobe and dresser. And to add some fun to the mix is the yellow green rug and blanket. This is ultimately what inspired my room.
Now if you thought I loved the colors from the first room then you’ll need to step it up a notch because I adore these colors even more. Everything is light and airy but somehow the room is still not too bright to be comfortable. The bed really creates this illusion I think because it is one of the darkest things in the room. It is covered with the nice white duvet though which tones it down a little so it does not make the room look too dark.
All in all I think that I was more impressed with the 2009 collection from ikea but we will see, sometimes things grow on me
Let There Be Pretty Light
I am in love with lighting. If I could choose one thing about a room that I enjoy most it is lighting. Tying into my love for a small declaration of detail in my clothing (i.e. a lace neckline on a plain shift, etc) I love a fairly simple room with a beautiful light fixture. I was surfing the web this week looking for some to put in my modest little apartment ceiling and these picks had me swooning – granted there were many more but these were my favorites.
Respectively: Twig Ceiling Pendant $273, HÖRBY Pendant Lamp $39.99
And this is just neat! It gives me some really nice DIY ideas. I will make sure to show you a finished product if I really attempt it, obviously on a smaller scale.
My Introduction
Hi and thanks for dropping by! If you just found this blog randomly and know nothing about me then stick around and I’ll tell you about this blog. If you came from Oh Quaintrelle then chances are you are already knowledgable about this endevour seeing as how I talk about it often. Here we go…
This is my blog deticated to interior design and my journey as I pursue a career in interior design. I am at the beginning stages as of now – I am a student still, newly switched from an accounting major. I plan on bringing you my take on the industry, some of my own work as I make my way through the makeovers of both my boyfriend’s and my own apartment, and inspiration that strikes me along the way. I hope that you enjoy it!
If you have any questions, comments, etc then feel free to contact me by leaving comments or emailing me, I love hearing from people and I love to talk! I love hearing what others have to say be it about my blog, interior design, or just life in general.
- Sarah Brooke
