Second Chances

On my last post, I neglected to mention a couple of other tiny purchases I made about a week ago. This was mainly because they didn't look that stellar in their found state.

 

They were two rather unimpressive violet prints from the Goodwill store. But at just $4 each, I knew I could reinvent them. I was drawn to the fact that they had matching gold frames and decent-looking matting. Once, I got home I quickly dismantled them. Unfortunately, the matting was not the same color on each. One was a fairly decent pale greige but the other was an unfortunate anemic sage. I accidentally tore the sage mat while removing the print from it (it really was an accident), but mended it as best I could. Then, to conceal its color and the slight tear, I covered the mat with brown craft paper.

Now onto the replacement art. I bought some drawing paper and charcoal at Michael's, looked for inspiration, then got to work. An artist I am not, but I can imitate simple lines so I went with some very simple subjects. I know my limitations. Here is what I came up with . . .

a nude figure drawing

and some random abstract.

What do you think? Anything would be a vast improvement over those violets.

The nude is the one whose mat got recovered. Also, it has glass whereas the abstract does not. Details. My children shriek with laughter whenever they see the nude. I forgot how hysterical naked people can be to children. I reprimanded them and told them art is not funny. That didn't seem to help. So, the drawings may be going in my bedroom. For now, they're parked on top of my grandmother's china cabinet in my kitchen/breakfast area. I'll have to live with them a while to see where they need to be.

In other totally unrelated news, my husband came home from work this evening and surprised me with these:

Isn't he the best? Today is the anniversary of the day he proposed to me 14 years ago. Isn't that sweet? I totally forgot. He likes to surprise me from time to time with little romantic gestures like this. He hates Valentine's Day and its artificiality, so he thought this was much more original. I agree. So what's that little fake yellow flower ring doing in the rose? When he proposed, he stuck my engagement ring down in a rose for me to find. I swear it's not as cheesy as it sounds. Or maybe it is, but I don't care. Thank you, Matt, and I love you!

And just to balance that bit of sweetness with reality, my daughter just threw up about an hour ago, so no school for her tomorrow. You win some, you lose some.

Hope you had a happy Monday!

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Modern Minimalist House Design Inspiration

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Almost of front house surface dominated with wide windows and simple covered passageway, in order to get wide view and maximize natural light, beside get fresh air circulation. Foyer is for formal guest, informal guest (friends) received in family room that unity with dining room and pantry. This house has unique area, inner courtyard with two floor void and skylight. Beside of that there is open area in first floor, consist of sitting room and water fountain, surrounded with foyer, stairs, dining and family room, only partitioned with fold glass door.

For the interior, neutral colors picked up, like gray, off white, and dark brown. And there are accent in contrast colors, more cheerful.

Top Home Interior Design

Before you start considering spending your hard earned money on decorators and interior designers maybe you should consider carrying out the work yourself.

You will find it fun and exhilarating , watch your home come alive with your designs and ideas. If you want to redecorate your entire home interior design software might be the way forward for you, especially if you don't want to hire a decorator.

If you're not a computer-friendly person then you might find it a bit difficult to navigate the waters of interior design software. But if you get an interior decorator you might have to shell out considerably more than you can afford.

Which in turn, means that you might have to cut down on some of your decorating needs. Why don't you go for it!

It doesn't be as difficult as you think and can even be downright fun most times. The only time that you'll really get a headache is when you need to do your budget.

After that it's a matter of sliding your way downhill through your home interior design project with hardly any bumps or detours.

Then again, if you're not too comfortable with your artistic abilities and visualization skills you might need the backup of a decorator to help you get things going, or you might even like to stick with the home interior design software.

It doesn't really matter either way how you go about it as long as you get you home interior design project off the ground.

After all there's only so long that you can stand and watch your house fall to pieces around your very ears.

Although that might have been a bit of an exaggeration, if you're thinking about home interior design or remodeling then now's the time to do it. If you put it off now, there's no telling when next you'll be able, or even want to redecorate your house.

And one of the very first things you can do for your home interior design project will be to decide exactly what you're going to do. Are you going to go through the entire house one room at a time or are you going to do only one or two rooms right now.

After you decide that, then you can move on to the next phase which is planning what you're going to do. And this is where the home interior design software comes in handy.

With this little visualization aid you can imagine what your redecorating plans will do to your rooms and make your life just that little bit easier. And in the end that's really what you want isn't it, to make your life easier.

Show and Tell

Yesterday I downloaded a lot of photos off my phone from the past month. I tend to snap photos whenever I'm out and about and see something interesting. Just to prove that I don't buy everything I see (I show a lot of restraint, really), here are things that caught my eye that didn't go home with me.

These first two are from the Downtown Antique Mall, a bastion of coolness.

These Parzinger-style floor lamps were very cool. Someone else thought so too as they were marked "SOLD."

The wood sculpture initially caught my eye, but check out the unique table it's sitting on. It's the capital of a column! Loved the Greek key pattern, the aged patina, the marble top, and the fact it was on casters.

What's not to love about this tole wheat sheaf table? Reminds me of the one Julie at Monkey Grass Hill snagged for her home.

Julie's table. Check out her story here. She got quite the deal.

The tole table and the three items below are all from Gas Lamp Antiques. While I was there poking around, a very nice lady (Hi, Laurie) actually recognized me from my blog. I was beyond flattered. She was super nice, and it really made my day!

Loved the shape of this bed. Would be a great contrast against light walls.

Great conversation piece. 

Such a cute and delicate little chair. Love the fabric. Would look great in my daughter's room but it's not in the budget.

 

Cool X-base console tables. And for $169, I thought they were a bargain.

The console above and next several items are from Southeastern Salvage, a great place to find some bargains.

Nice round mirrors. I think they were about $80 each. 

Not sure I'm on the horn bandwagon, but if I were I'd be in luck.

Cowhides galore for cheap, about $130, I think. I still love these (as I blogged about here) but can't figure out where I would put one. May revisit this issue.

And petite little gourd lamps in bright colors. Almost got one for Meg's room. Might still. They were about $30.

Liked the colors in these bird prints. The greens and oranges were very vivid.

The following items are from a new consignment store I happened upon called Remix Furniture Consignment on 8th Avenue in Nashville just down from the Habitat for Humanity thrift store. I thought they had a great selection. Here are some of those finds . . .

Still looking for an Asian-style coffee table? This one was only $75.

More Brno chairs! They had 8 of these. Of course, they were $650 each. I really love the look of this flat arm version. Sigh.

Loved the shape of this vintage wingback. There were two of these for $70 each. Of course, they would require new upholstery.

The next two items are from a little consignment shop called Consign 2 Design.

Loved this green vase. There were two of them (oh joy). Thought they would look good on a mantel.

Great little pillow for $12. Looks similar to Scalamandre's Le Tigre.

Fun flamestitch or zigzag loveseat. I believe it's on sale now. Would be great in dark library. Hard to tell from the photo, but it's kind of rust and blue. This I found at Clearinghouse Consignment in Belle Meade.

The next five things I found at the Antique Shoppes at Belle Meade. Definitely not a thrifty place, but somewhere to buy investment pieces for sure.

I believe this beauty actually is Scalamandre's Le Tigre. Oh, how I wish I could afford this. Sigh.

Beautiful antique sunburst mirror. Also out of my price range. A girl can dream.

Love this pop of orange, nailhead goodness. And there's storage inside.

Sorry for the bad photo. It is just an iphone. More orange yumminess, this time in a faux bois needlepoint version.

I have always been a fan of the Louis Phillippe mirror. Gorgeous.

These last three finds are from the Flea Market this past weekend. Let me just say, it was FREEZING. And I came home empty-handed. Boo.

I SO should have bought these lamps. $60 for the pair, and she said she would have gone lower. Original linen scalloped shades.

Close-up of its Chinoiserie details. These are truly the ones that got away. I'm claiming it was so cold I couldn't think properly.

Cute, cheap chairs. $28 each. Couldn't justify another chair purchase.

Sleek and sexy.

And the one that didn't get away (okay, so I lied and bought one thing. I'm only human) . . .

This brass gurgle vase for $19. It's pretty big. Bought it yesterday from Clearinghouse Consignment. It was 50% off! I love it. Not sure my kids do (or my friend Becky), but oh well.

I know . . . I have a shopping addiction. This could work in your favor however. If you ever need help scouting unique finds for your own home or help picking out furniture, fabric or fixtures, I'm your girl. Just shoot me an email. I'd love to work with you!