Archive | March, 2012

Luck O’ the Irish

OK, so this didn’t really take much luck, but as the daughter of Peg O’Toole I always think of how nice it will look come mid-March when I decorate with green!

I purchased this piece for just over $600 at Jordan’s furniture.  And by purchased I mean I ran frantically through the store to find a sales person to sell this to me before they realized they miscalculated the price by $1,000.  I was stunned…that price for the top AND bottom?  For Real?!?  I had been eyeing this EXACT SAME piece at Pottery Barn for a mere $1,600.  I may have even left the store like this.

When I get it delivered, I’m psyched!  But I felt it needed a little pick me up!

I bought these curtain panels for $4 at The Christmas Tree Shop.  I was planning on making some throw pillows with them, but had another idea.

How cool would it look to line the back of the shelves with this?  Such a fun pop of color!  I started my measuring and cutting cardboard to fit snugly against the back of the hutch between the shelves.

After I had all three pieces cut I laid it onto the fabric.  If the fabric you chose has a pattern, you want to make sure the fabric is straight and the pattern is lining up when you cut it for the boards. (Yup, I learned the hard way)

I wrapped the fabric like a present and taped it to the cardboard.

This “pop of color” should pop right in!  No nails, glue, or tape necessary.   (Hence the use of cardboard rather than mdf, it has a little give)

Just like that it’s done!  And trust me, it was filled up quickly.  Books, photos, bowls, antiques, but I’ll save “filling the bookshelves” for another how-to post!

Happy St. Patty’s day and I hope you appreciate the green in your home today!

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Out From Under the Pin

Have you missed me?  I can’t believe how long it’s been since my last post, and let me tell you why!  It has absolutely nothing to do with school vacation week, several new clients, planning both of my boys birthday parties, planning my hubby’s 40th birthday, oh and running the school auction, nope nothing at all to do with that.  What is DOES have to do with is my new addiction…

Are you on board with your boards yet?  Have you been “invited” (let’s just say that the exclusivity of the invitation is GENIUS, cauz everyone wants to be part of something where they need to be invited…but for real…anyone can get on the Pinterest Who’s Who list!)

OK, let me back up, for those of you who don’t have a clue what I’m talking about.  Pinterest is the greatest thing since…well…facebook!  It’s the incredible universe where everything you’ve ever seen on the interweb and thought, “Oh I’ll totally remember where that was” can be organized all in one place.  Seriously, anything and everything!  Oh, and you can follow other peoples boards too, so whether it’s your bff, your favorite designer (me) or a celebrity, you can check out their inspiration and pin it to your own.

So maybe it’s a new must have outfit for the summer

or party planning inspiration

maybe you need something fun for the kids

or something from MK Design to impress your friends at a cookout

and sometimes you just need a good laugh!

Let me know if you need an invite to the greatest internet party evah.

Happy Pinning!

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