February 29, 2012
I was at the Kravet Showroom at the Washington Design Center the other day and I was so drawn to some of the furniture they had out. Kravet is mainly known for their textiles but they do have a line of furnishings which I am a big fan of.
I loved both these two blue couches but the navy one below was my favorite… probably the rich, deep navy color. I also liked the frame of it better than the other.
I really liked these chairs too- I liked the deep yellow color and straight lines. I would even buy them off the showroom floor with the KK on them (because you know they’d be cheaper).
I loved this headboard. I’ve always loved this style of headboard, tall, tufted, a light white variation. Restoration Hardware has some similar ones which I’m sure I’ve written about before, they just seem so sumptuous.
I always love going to the design center, I feel like a kid in a candy store… all the best fabric and furnishing lines in the country in one place… I know the DC design center is small beans compared to the NYC or Chicago ones which I’d love to get to see someday…
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February 13, 2012
I wrote here how I ordered Blik’s Olivia “headboard”. It’s been an insanely busy winter so it took a few weeks to even take it out of the package and temporarily tack it up on the wall to make sure I place it in the right spot. It had been hanging on the wall like this for at least a week. I can’t decide if I like it because I’m too lazy/ busy/ scared to remove it from the backing and stick it to the wall or I really like the blue- I think it adds some needed depth/ color.
Henry wanted to help.
Anyways, this morning I finally got around to peeling it off the backing and sticking it to wall. It did not…. go well. It really is a two person job. It was like saran wrap when it starts sticking to itself.
STOP. GO GET ANOTHER PERSON TO HELP YOU. WAIT. THERE IS NO ONE ELSE BUT THESE SUCKERS.
They weren’t much of a help.
FRUSTRATION.
I DON’T NEED A MAN TO HANG THIS FAKE HEADBOARD, DANGIT.
Voila. Not too great.
Verdict: It looks great from far away but up close you can see all the crinkles and air pockets and wear I ripped it in some places and wear hair accidentally got stuck in it. It wasn’t pretty. But darn it all I put it up myself. I think there products really could be great, you just need two people for these larger things.
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December 24, 2011
I’ve mentioned before that I’m a fan of Blik’s product’s. I’ve been wanting to buy a bed for a while now but not really wanting to invest in one in case I meet a guy and he’s not really into a white wrought iron bed or a tufted headboard like I want, soooo for the time being I’ve settled on one of Blik’s wall decals. I ordered their Olivia headboard in white. It was a hard decision because my walls are so pale yellow and I’m concerned about it not showing up enough against the yellow.
I just got it in the mail and I haven’t even had a chance to open it. I’m actually waiting to put it up because I just rearranged my room and I want to make sure that the new arrangement is how I really want to keep it because once I put the headboard up I don’t want to have to move it (even though they are apparently easy to take down and put up again).
Once I get it up I will take photos and post :)
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January 21, 2010
Site of the Week: The Pink Polka Dot. I just saw that their store is here in northern Virginia… who knew? I saw a product of theirs written up in one of the many magazines I get every month, can’t remember which.
I love this sofa… I think I could live in it.
Awesome Mirror
You would think by the name of their business that their products would be all cutesy. I love their stuff but it doesn’t scream pink polka dot… what do you think?
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January 12, 2010
I love this sofa. I love anything that is navy blue, really.
Nate Berkus Studio Sofa for HSN:
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December 21, 2009
I’ve posted before here and here about these two mistakes, but I wanted to share them with you again because I see this all the time in people’s houses.
1) Placing all the furniture in a room against the walls. Now I know sometimes this is inevitable if you live in cramped quarters, but if you have the room try out a few different arrangements.
I love the living room in father of the bride. The couches are smack dab in the middle of the living room… I love this arrangement (and this movie). I think the whole house is timeless.
2) Artwork/ Pictures that are too small for the wall. I often see in people’s houses teeny tiny frames on huge white walls. Think big!
Love this mirror (all following images lustfully stolen from Pottery Barn).
Grouping smaller items together is a great idea!
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December 14, 2009
I need want a kitchen Island. Here are the candidates:
GROLAND by IKEA:
Lenox Kitchen Island from WS Home… a wee bit out of my price range, but very lovely:
Salvaged Wood Kitchen Island from RH- again, way out of my price range (and way too big for my kitchen), but lovely:
Harvest Table from Target… really target? $829???
As always, it looks like IKEA is gonna win…
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November 18, 2009
My dining room chairs are hand me downs from my parents… they had the potential to be cute chairs but they were covered in some not so hot fabric. My step mom had recovered them a few years back in yellow tea cup fabric…maybe they fit in when they were in my parents house but I was not feelin’ the teacups in my house.
It was a quick as 1, 2, 3 to recover them as I had this beautiful Tiffany’s blue fabric on hand and a staple gun. The annoying part was ripping off about 4 layers of fabric from them as they had been recovered many times. It took a little elbow grease, a hammer and pliers to rip off the old staples that held the fabric on. But in under 2 hours I had new-to-me chairs!
(Forgive the poor quality of the photos, I was lazy and took them with my iPhone).
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May 31, 2009
I’m starting to think about graduating from my metal bed frame to an actual bed… wow I’m becoming an adult!
JC Penney has some awesome beds:
Restoration Hardware sells my fave so far, the Warner bed:
And of course they have some other lovely beds:
Pottery Barn:
Anthropologie:
Z Gallerie…
West Elm…
CB2 has some nice stuff, it is all a little to modern for me. So does Design Public, not my style, but if you like it, go for it…
There are a gazillion different places out there to buy a bed, check out my Black Book for my favorite sources.
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May 31, 2009
I love the Retrouve Chair from The Conran Shop but I could never in a million years justify spending $750 on a single chair (seriously- who is going to spend that?)
I just found a MUCH cheaper $149 version at Anthropologie…. much better!
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