*picture on title page courtesy: HGTV's Small Space Big Style*

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Rooms with Chaneliers

Here are some rooms with Chandeliers that I find pretty!
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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Time to fix up our closet!

I need more closet space! What girl doesn't? I was trying to look for closet make-overs through the web, and what caught my attention were the closets of these celebrities/ style icons! The closets are almost as impressive as the clothes they wear!


Mid-Century Modern Chic
After purchasing a tiny studio apartment in downtown Long Beach, California, Marnie Dorf committed to creating a well-designed space with practical function. The highlight of her studio is her boutique-themed, walk-in closet. Originally designed to fit a Murphy bed and built-in dresser, she decided that sleeping in the cramped space wasn't her style. The closet is now completely dedicated to voguish storage.
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Dorf has made the closet feel like an additional room by painting the walls a Tiffany blue and installing a crystal chandelier that can be seen from the living room through a transom glass window. By keeping her belongings neatly tucked away in a modern closet system, she has been able to reduce clutter and streamline her 398-square-foot studio space.
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Who doesn't recognize Carrie Bradshaw's closet?!?!

Jackie Kennedy's dressing room in 1962


Nancy Reagan's dressing room in 1981, looking southwest (Architectural Digest - Derry Moore)


ERINN VALENCICH'S Closet as seen on House Beautiful.com

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Hollywood Life's Young Hollywood Dream Closet (designed by Mary McGee and Creative Closetworks,)

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Mariah Carey's Closet in Manhattan

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Eva Longoria's Closet full of jeans! Can a girl really have enough jeans?

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Paris Hilton's Closet

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Nicole Richie's closet




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Aerin Lauder's closets as seen on Harper's Bazaar




Sunday, August 10, 2008

Little Girl's Bedroom

Here are 2 cute girl's bedrooms I found on HGTV's web. How nice it would be to decorate a little girl's room!

Saturday, August 9, 2008

How to re-upholster a chair with piping

I recently got some cane chairs from Craig's List that need a little bit of TLC. I've been trying to find instructions on how to add piping to the cushions in the chair. I stumbled across the blog of Many Shades of Shabby by Devonia which features a video on this topic. Click here to watch the video, it's looks very helpful!

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Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Moroccan

I love the shape of the large mirror! I think it complements the lamps the owner used and the color of the ceiling. Gives the room a Moroccan feel!


Photo courtesy of Ricky and Jeff's posting on Rate My Space

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Aqua Living Areas

I love this living area. It looks very peaceful and serene.
I especially like the colors they used : pale aqua and cream.


Pictures courtesy of Cote De Texas blog

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Here's another view of the room

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Saturday, August 2, 2008

French Country Chair Makeover


Here are before and afer pictures of a chair I got! I wanted to give the brown wooden chair a Shabby Chic / French Country look.



After : Pretty carved details with French Country blue accents




*Before picture of the chair*

Country Garden Mirror

I found an inspiration on ebay for a mirror that I would like to make with one of my "finds" on craig's list. I still have to find the perfect mirror that will fit the shutters I got. I'm thinking of painting it a lighter color though....