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Hearts To You

by Jen | Feb 14, 2014 | Fun Style, Happiness at Home, Inspired Style, Interior Decorating

sarah & bendrix

Birmingham Landscape Architects & Designers Troy Rhone Garden Design

sarah & bendrix

EM DESIGN INTERIORS

CM Glover

Bedroom by Toronto Photographers Stephani Buchman Photography

Family Room by San Francisco Interior Designers & Decorators arthurmclaughlin

Bedroom by Vancouver Interior Designers & Decorators The Cross Design

Eclectic Bedroom by Los Angeles Photographers Alex Amend Photography

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Happy Valentine’s Day~Jen

Decorating Trends 2014. What’s In…What’s Out.

by Jen | Feb 8, 2014 | Fun Style, Happiness at Home, Interior Decorating

My Pop loves newspapers. He sends me articles from all over on decorating. I got a laugh over a few recently as they are proclaiming what’s in and what’s out.

Ikat prints are OUT. My pillows are out. Ikat is no good. And I quote Designer Sheldon Harte: “You know it’s over when it’s showing up on paper plates in CVS.”

My Mom’s macrame she made in the 70’s? 60’s? is IN. I bet she is beaming as she reads this.

Woodland creatures are OUT. Oh thank God. I hated the damn owls. No more blinky owls, foxes or timid deer.

Andy Harman. www.lushhome.com

Of course what if it is made out of macrame? Does it become IN again? I really hope not.

All white kitchens are OUT.

Kitchen by South Hamilton Interior Designers & Decorators SLC Interiors

I do NOT agree. This is just lovely.

Dark blue and charcoal is In.

Living Room by Berkeley Interior Designers & Decorators Urban Orchard Interiors

Faux painted walls are OUT.

Wallpaper is IN. Remember my post about Why Wallpaper is the Coolest?

Traditional Powder Room by Norwich Architects & Designers Smith & Vansant Architects PC

Did you notice the Snowshoe Mirror? (Hey Pottery Barn Check Me Out!)

Brown or black furniture is OUT. Does this mean wood? I have no idea but I guess I’m in trouble.

Painted furniture is IN.

Yellow accents are IN and natural countertops are IN.

JAS Design-Build Houzz.com

Corduroy Upholstery is IN.

Kitchen by Cockeysville General Contractors Smithouse

Particle board is OUT. When was it IN?

Staircase by Atlanta Photographers Erica George Dines Photography

And fun colors are in. Well we like that:)

Jen

Matchbook Love. Or…Turning Matchbooks into Art.

by Jen | Feb 3, 2014 | Art, Fun Style, How To

AFAR Magazine March/April 2014

I don’t know if it’s tooting one’s own horn or validation that motivates this post. Regardless. While flipping through the pages of AFAR, a travel magazine that I love, there it was…matchbooks are trending. And what did I just make a month ago? Matchbook Art!

See?!

Want to do know how to make it yourself?

I bought two 18 x 24ish inch matted frames from Michaels. They were buy one get one free. $20 total.

I bought 4 pieces of turquoise 12X12(?) scrapbook paper from Michaels. Spent about $1.50 max.

I had a matchbook collection from way back filling a large gallon ziplock bag. I went to a vintage/junk store and found another bag of matchbooks from the 50’s and 60’s for $12…which is what inspired this whole project.

I sorted through matchbooks for hours at the dining room table–each of the old ones had something funny or unusual about them. So many of mine had hilarious and fun memories associated with the places. I edited and laid them out based upon their merits–pretty, unique, memorable–on the scrapbook paper with the white matte around them (so I knew exactly how much room I had to work with.) I ripped the excess matches and cardboard out so the matchbooks wouldn’t be too bulky. I moved them around. I edited. I replaced. I rereplaced. Some I kept opened–some I kept closed. I moved them around some more. I tweaked. Then I Elmer’s glued the whole lot. Pretty sweet art. Definitely make two framed pieces if you decide to do this. Companion pieces of art make any room look good…or in this case striking. Get it?