Showing posts with label bamboo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bamboo. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Our Summer Home Tour 2016


Happy Summer Friends!
Welcome if you're stopping by from Christy's lovely tour at  Our Southern Home, also
 a huge thank you to sweet Marty @ A Stroll Thru Life for putting together the fun tours!

If you're new here I share our 1938 cottage style home in Denver with
 Mr. Simple, our teenage son, and our spoiled fur babies! Come on in and I'll show you
what I've been up to getting our home spiffed up for summer.


Since I changed things up for my Spring Home Tour at the end of March, and I was
still loving all my new blue pillows...are you sitting down....I wanted to keep them
 through summer! Crazy, I know! Haha!
Don't worry, I made some other changes to go with them!

Living Room


This striped chair is my newest Craigslist find...are you still sitting down...$50! 
Despite my overflowing collection of chairs it was too fun to pass up!  


If you've forgotten here are my old blue pillows :) and a pair of bamboo chairs
from my stash in the basement. I like the airy summer vibe.   






Dining Room 


Much to my surprise, I've grown fond of the lively green walls in our dining room.
It feels fresh for summer, and a little daring.  My friend and I found a pair of huge
brass lamps at an antique store one day and shared them. My sweet client gave me a
foo dog for my collection (of two, so far).


Family Room


I added the large canvas abstract to the family room to tie in with the blues
throughout. I tried my hand at a DIY, it looks nothing like what I was going for, but
 I'm happy with it after a lot of tweaking.

Kitchen


My favorite update is new slipcovers I made for my barstools. I thought taking the old
ones apart and copying the pattern would be a no-brainer. Sewing them back together
 put my skills to the test, but I love them now that I'm finished!




Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by my tour friends! 
I'll be sharing our outdoor spaces soon, with some new Craigslist finds.  
Up next on the tour is Laura @ Decor to Adore, be sure to stop by and visit.

2016 Summer Home Tour



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Friday, September 11, 2015

My Early Fall Home Tour ~ 2015

Thanks so much for stopping by my Early Fall Tour, 
I'm thrilled to be included and thank you to Marty @ A Stroll Thru Life
for organizing such a wonderful group of tours. If you're coming over from
 Dimples & Tangles you've no doubt been wowed by my friend Jennifer's talent
 for creating a beautifully stylish home filled with color! 
  
Early Fall translates to no pumpkins or fall leaves to be found in Denver yet,
 which is perfectly fine with me. It seems we're all in agreement to savor every
 last drop of summer, so I'm easing into the transition of fall today.
   
If you're new here I live in Denver with Mr. Simple, our son and fur babies in a 
little cottage built in 1938. Come on in and I'll show you around, I'm sure it will
come as no surprise that I've changed a few things up since our Summer Tour. :)
  

I love creating new looks using what I have by moving furniture, art and
 accessories from room to room, it's easy on the budget and keeps my creative side
entertained. My inspiration for the updated color scheme was this rug I scored on
 Craigslist for a steal several months ago. I loved the global vibe and thought the
 colors would be great for fall. The cheetah stencil was a fun project awhile back to
 give my tiny entry some interest.  


I went for an eclectic look in our living room, a mix of French, vintage and global.
  A couple new pillows I made and changing up the artwork made me happy!
  I've had the hunting dog painting for years but hadn't used it and was thrilled it worked.
 By mixing in a couple DIY abstracts and other prints I had, along with the tie dye
 pattern pillow, it kept it from looking too formal and
 reminiscent of my gold and burgundy days. 


I spray painted some branches from our yard metallic gold,
since free, gold and a little glam is my jam. :)


My favorite new accessories ~ Chinese Calligraphy Brushes!
My dear friend happened to be living in Beijing for awhile and was sweet enough to
amass a beautiful collection for me. I couldn't love them and her more! 
Remember in my Summer Tour I showed you how I use any and all greenery from
 my yard, do you recognize the sweet potato vine? 


The big change is my vintage wingbacks are gone, not GONE, just in the basement
so I could bring up these bamboo chairs to enjoy for awhile. The white campaign chest had
 been on the opposite side of the room, I used it during Christmas last year as a bar set up.
You can see it in my Christmas Tour here.
The texture and intricate pattern of the chairs pop against all the white.    



On to our family room where we hang out most of the time. We're still fans of our Ikea
 Ektorp sectional, it's held up really well and of course the washable slipcovers are the best. 
I was inspired by this creative lady's awesome idea to pack our bookcase full of books.
I tweaked it a bit and put my own spin on it by adding some of my blue and white ginger jars. 
I got lots of raised eyebrows and eye-rolling from my boys for this one. Haha! 


The artwork on the mantel was in the living room gallery wall the last time you saw it. 
I've had a couple old columns for years, I keep them out in the garden. 
See those gold leaves ~ I brought the car to a screeching halt as soon as I saw them and
 hopped out to grab them from a tree on the side of the road.
 I can't wait to change out the large urn for bright fall foliage.   



 I found this orange pillow at Ross ~ great textured twine and gold beading create
the pattern. I kept our coffee table styling super simple.


Here's a little peek at our dining room, I set the table with some of my favorites, bread,
 tomatoes, herbs and Black Eyed Susan from our yard.   




I have to share this with you guys, during the time I've been prepping for the tour
we've had repairs being done on our 80 year old windows and some new siding. 
The crew's table saws, ladders and tools were just outside our dining room French
 doors. I was trying to be patient but every day there was a surprise waiting for me,
boarded up windows, taped windows waiting for primer and then paint. 
I couldn't take any photos for days! 
I just about lost it one day, my room was all finished and I walked in to them using
 the electric sander around the window frames. Mr. Simple intervened and I heard 
something about blog, which I'm sure they clearly understood. 
I can only imagine the stories they told their wives about this lady that spent her
 day fluffing pillows, cutting branches off her shrubs, setting a table with food that
 sat there for days, oh and the books!  



 Our girl Rio ~ because I couldn't end with those ugly photos!


It's been a pleasure sharing our home with you, thank you so much for stopping by. 
If you'd like to keep up with the never ending projects over here I'd love you to 
follow along:
Instagram ~ Pinterest ~ Bloglovin

Next up on the tour is the lovely Sherry @ No Minimalist Here, I can't wait to see
 her beautiful home decked out for us. 

If you'd like to catch up here is the tour line up for the week.

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Sunday, July 12, 2015

new chairs and a dilemma

So, I have some new vintage faux bamboo dining room chairs! :)
And, no surprise I'm in the biggest quandary as to what to do with them. 


While on vacation last week my fabulous friend and uber awesome thrifter sends me this
 text -  "4 chairs at $6 per. Do you have a client in need?"
I tried to think of someone and tried to talk her into taking them and finally gave in,
 because it's no secret I have a problem with chairs.  


I loved the pattern on the back of my other chairs, but always wished the backs were a
tad taller. These are about 4.5" higher and I couldn't resist the detail at the top. 
  
   
And, SERIOUSLY $6 each! 
I'm all over a deal like that, there's no guilt if (haha!) when I want to change it up.
  

Now to decide on what color to paint and re-upholster. 
I love the idea of something unexpected and dramatic...

Jonathan Adler

Black is both neutral and dramatic, my Pinterest Board of Chairs
is filled with over scale bold pattern...   


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Jonathan Adler

But I'm always drawn to the versatility of neutrals... 

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which got me to thinking about painting the walls instead of the chairs...

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...or wallpapering them and painting the chairs.

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As you can tell I need to reel myself in and get a plan. 
Do you have any favorites? 




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