October 30, 2009
Trick or Treat!
Happy Halloween! Wishing you a great weekend filled with great fun! Enjoy!
Archive for October, 2009
October 27, 2009
Dining Room Advice Wanted
Shelbie from mystylemyown.blogspot.com asked me to post some photos of my dining room when I asked for color suggestions for my dining room chairs in my previous post, Primed and Ready! So here they are: View from the entry way View from the kitchen As you can see it is a tiny room. For those [...]
October 23, 2009
Primed and Ready!
Four dining room chairs sitting in a row All are primed and ready to go! Decisions, decisions, what color will I choose? For those of you who may not know, I am a light blue (although turquoise is starting to win me over) and brown girl.Thinking glossy white to coordinate with the white wall units [...]
October 20, 2009
Taking Advantage of Indian Summer
I decided to forgo the usual mom and work responsibilities to take advantage of this Indian Summer weather and continue working on my soon-to-be redesigned dining room table and chairs. Still undecided on what color to paint the chairs or what fabric I plan to use. A part of me wants to be daring and [...]
October 16, 2009
An Evening with Rachel Ashwell
I attended Apartment Therapy’s Offline NY Design meetup this past Wednesday. Rachel Ashwell was the featured guest and it was held at her store on Mercer Street in So Ho, New York. Her store is beautiful, cozy and full of unique chandeliers, bedding and vignettes worthy of long glances. There was a wrapped gift on [...]
October 14, 2009
DIY Home Repair
This past weekend was totally devoted to a little fun and a lot of maintenance DIY. I was hoping to finish my dining room table makeover and get a real head start on my button ornaments. I had a little fun doing the fun stuff but it turned into a slow process. I will share [...]
October 9, 2009
Button It Up!
Recently, I visited Baltic Bazaar Thrift Shop on Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn, one of my favorite stores. It is uniquely different in that it carries clothing as well as fabric, trim, buttons and more. I head straight for the fabric, smaller pieces are sold by the pound and the larger yardages are sold for fixed [...]
October 5, 2009
The DIY Dilemma
Yikes!!!!!! What happened? I got really busy last week and forgot to get my blog on. Family responsibilites, kids and everyday life got the best of me. Sorry about that. I am presently revaluating my bloggging approach and readjusting my strategy. Since I started blogging, I find myself no longer having time to do what [...]
