Spring is here! At least in my mind. How do I know? I have decorating fever. Every year, just about this time, I get tired of what I have and want to shake things up. Sort of hard to do, living in military housing, with military white walls, and military grade carpeting and linoleum (not in *my* colors). I have been perusing the decorating blogs and scaring Kahuna with all of my *I’m collecting for my forever home* talk. I have a guest room in my mind that I’m collecting for right now.
I invision white (believe it or not! :lol:) and black! I found some wonderful fabric and I plan on buying enough to make a bed skirt and pillows. Here it is:
It also comes reversed and I’ll use that for the border on the pillow cases.
In this room, I plan on using refurbed white furniture. I’m in the process of hunting for some wood chests that would be appropriate for me to refinish. I’m trying to decide if I want to hang the queens in an arch over the bed, or use some wording, instead of buying a headboard. You know I’m going to have to stitch Mirabilia’s Sabrina for that room. Oh, and I’m also on the hunt for a chandelier that I can refurb with lots of crytals to hang over the bed.
I also want to do something with the shelves in my living room. They’re teak (all my furniture is dark in there, since I bought if from Korea and Japan). I’m tired of just books and photos being there. I don’t want to paint them or anything just now (no more heart attacks for Kahuna, just yet), however, I have been thinking they need some lightening up and may just cave and do it eventually. 😉
Hi, The shop on my blog today isn’t my shop. They don’t have a website but they do ship items. Their phone number is: (408) 378-6483
If I were you I’d run off to Target and view the linens and lamps and such from the Liberty at Target collection that hit the stores this week.
Somewhere in my 20 years as an Army wife, I started a notebook of design ideas I liked. Collected photos and color schemes and such. My house isn’t totally there yet, but color on the walls is so nice!
I am LOVING that fabric. I think it would make a wonderful shower curtain for our hall bath – I want to do a black and white theme, with coffee colored walls in there.
And if you don’t already know about it, check out Young House Love (http://www.younghouselove.com/). Excellent decorating blog, with loads of tutorials and ideas. My apologies to Kahuna for enabling you further.