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Monday, October 8, 2012
Crazy for Colors
Mondays are boring, even if you have the day off it feels like a Monday, how is that possible? Let's brighten it up! Anyone who knows me knows that I like color. A lot of color. I have to tone it down sometimes, but I can't help it. Bright colors are fun and energizing, and playful! Not everything has to be so serious and muted (Sorry Martha Stewart! Still love ya...) I know some people are deathly afraid of too much color, and it's very much a to each their own. I'm deathly afraid of the lack of color, and that's why these tables are right up my alley. Let me start with my favorite:
I love this! The white base is great with it too. This is from Instructables, which, is one of the most awesome websites on the planet. If you haven't seen instructables, call in sick to work today and browse that place. So many great ideas posted up by real people, with step by step photos & instructions. I love it! OK, maybe don't call in sick, I'm a bad influence. Here's a great compromise, these tables are nice & simple in wood, until you turn them on:
Yes! A pair of these by the bed would be great. I found them on this site, but unfortunately the blogger didn't site the source (naughty, naughty!), so I can't find where to get them. Though, I think you could easily figure out how to do this yourself. Especially now that all these lighting places are selling the LED sets for crazy rotating colors, you could just get (or build!) a cute set of tables, wire 'em up....... boom. done. These, I can't tell you how to make:
So you'd have to buy them. They are a little more night-clubby than they are cozy-living-roomy but who knows. If I had the chance to own one, I'd find a way to work it in. What's your take on these, too much? just right? not enough?
Friday, October 5, 2012
Spotlight: Stenciling with Stains
Wow, I've been so busy this week with little projects! I am wrapping up a color block stool tutorial for you guys (Update! Here's the link!), and yesterday Ralph and I randomly decided to get our hands dirty and work with grout to finish up some amazing light fixtures we made (another update, here are the lights!). I'll be sharing them as soon as I tidy up the photos! For now though, I saw this great post come through one of my feeds, and just had to share it, Stenciling with wood stains...
Sooo pretty! I've tried to figure out a way to do this before, with no success. I've seen two tone staining using tape to keep the stain out of areas, but stencils have posed a real challenge - until now! This is a tutorial worth saving, she used wood glue to block the dark stain, so smart! Head over to The Ambitious Procrastinator for the full tutorial. While you're there, browse around as she has the tutorial to make these cabinet doors, start to finish, on an affordable Ikea base. Here's the link. Have a great Friday, what projects do you have planned for the weekend?
Hugs and Stuff,
-Jesse
Hugs and Stuff,
-Jesse
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Pinterest Picks: Getting Framed
**If you're new to Pinterest & my Pinterest Picks posts, the pictures below are clickable, and will take you right to the pin on pinterest. Easy peasy.
This is such a great idea. Pretty simple too! Some wire, clips, a frame and a coat of paint. Done! This would be great for kids artwork too. Here are some other variations of the same idea:
That blue one really pops! See what I mean about the frame though? I'll be you $5 that frame was in a Goodwill, and had some crazy painting of cats & flowers in it or something. Those type of paintings always seem to have these detailed frames, and it looks great in this solid light blue.
Refreshing! A simple coat of paint, does the trick everytime. This works on trinkets & tchotchkes too by the way. Some awkward little porcelain statue of a deer learning arithmetic suddenly becomes a chic little book end, in under 10 minutes! Try it, totally works. That yellow frame there is awesome, I wish I could come across something like that in a thrift shop!
I've never been lucky enough to come across an adorable old window, but if I did, you better believe I'll pull one of these in my house. It would look so cool with a scenic picture back there. Almost like a fake window, its a pick your own view adventure! My mom and I did that once on a smaller scale, a picture frame that sort of looked like a window. We put an ocean view in there, looked awesome. Alright, I'm gonna wrap things up with this big beauty:
Woo! That is large and in charge. Home Depot never saw this person coming! That's paint chips my friends, done in what looks like a large frame. Though, I bet it's just the molding detail on the wall, filled with paint chips. Either way, really cool & fun idea for unique wall art.
Have a fantastic Wednesday people, the end of the week has officially begun! Keep in touch: Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter & Email.
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
How To: Easy Underbed Storage
I came across this idea recently and had one of those "why didn't I do that?" moments. There have been so many times a failed furniture redo (for one reason or another) has left me with a few extra drawers lying around. I've made wall shelves, wall plaques, coat hangers... I've even just scrapped them for parts.. but this use, is so obvious, functional & simple:
Isn't that great?? A nice set of casters turns these would be garbage drawers into handy underbed storage. You could easily add a nice fabric top to these as well, to keep out all those dust bunnies that also like to live under the bed. Or, you could put a lot of clothes in a space bag, then put them in the drawers, that will really amp up your storage! I can imagine these in cute coordinating colors too. I am definitely keeping this idea in mind! What's your take, can you see these living under your bed?
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Monday, October 1, 2012
String Art Name Tablets: New colors!
Happy Monday! Is it legal to say that?! Shouldn't be. Oh wait, it's also October 1st.. Happy October! That's better. So, I mentioned recently how busy I have been with my string art orders, and they are finally done! I have a moment to catch my breath and finish up my twin chevron side tables that I'll share with you soon finally! For now though, here's peek at the latest string art names, these are all for the same family:
What do you think? Tanner & Landon are brothers, and Ava the sister. I love the color combos she chose, really fun. For Ava's, I did something a little new - I put a layer of pink underneath the final colors - not sure if you can see that! And finally, to make things easier for everyone (and to see all the amazing color choices at our fingertips) I set up some color charts for new orders:
This should change really speed up the order process. Before, it was a lot of back and forth, and when I showed people the choices I felt like it was a little overwhelming! Hope this helps. Oh, string too:
Customer: Can I get a reddish... but a deep reddish?And so on! Most important to me was to get the right color for them, so waiting for the package to get to them and see it in person was always nerve wracking, hoping they like the color I chose. So these codes are the same I use at the store, so I can get the perfect match.
Me: Sure, you mean like a rust?
Customer: No, like a brick... or wine....
Me: more burgundy like?
Customer: Definitely not burgundy... more orange.. maybe?
Now that I'm caught up, I'm thinking of toying with a few new fonts, styles & designs. I'll show you soon!
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