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updates - liz's apartment

we made some major progress on liz's apartment in detroit.

we had a $500 budget to make the changes ... and 3 days!

we're still waiting on the curtain fabric for the living room to show up, two chairs to get reupholstered and a brass headboard for the bedroom- and then, BAM. until then, here's a peek

{before}


{after}














Cherry TV Stands in glass and metal.

deal or no deal

these task lamps look like a million bucks.
but they're only $24.99.

buy two and i don't see how you couldn't easily end up with a budget version of this.

getting to know me

i sleep with
1) a camel
2) a blanket

we have a cleaning lady who comes ere.so.often, and without fail, she carefully (i assume) wraps my blanket around my camel like a cape, and rests his head on a pillow.

looking at on ebay

vintage fan, hawaiian tray, lobster trap coffee table, french rooster poster, wheeled ottomans, pool lockers (he has 8!), floral tablecloth, lamp, danish bowls, gilt side table, lucite vanity mirror

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hole in the wall style

alexis,

it's never too late to switch things up. just saying...
also from anthropologie.

bridesmaid's choice

alexis is getting married next month, and i need to get a dress. the bridesmaid's can pick their own - just needs to be brown. anything in particular i should consider to ensure that i am a highlight?

dress, dress, dress, dress, dress, dress
i think i'm leaning towards the anthro pocket dress.

this is how i do it.

a client's new living room.

success!

sources:
curtains
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Pottery-Barn-Metallic-Linen-Drapes-50x108-L-Suzani_W0QQitemZ270403524043QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCurtains_Drapes_Scarves_Valances?hash=item3ef54e55cb&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A4|39%3A1|72%3A1205|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A2|294%3A200

side table for sofa
http://www.overstock.com/Worldstock/Mango-Wood-End-Table-Thailand/2496911/product.html

yellow lamp (i think we can find something less expensive that is very similar)
http://www.shadesoflight.com/twin-serenity-table-lamp-6-colors.html

peekaboo coffee table
http://www.cb2.com/family.aspx?c=114&f=699

armchair and ottoman
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S19849286
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S69828390

slipcover for armchair
http://www.bemz.com/index.php/page/shop/prod_id/3/model_id/18/pattern_id/139/

yellow bamboo fabric for couch pillows
http://www.calicocorners.com/product/designer+fabrics+for+the+home/shop+by+pattern/abstract+and+geometric/key+west+white-yellow.do

suzani pillow covers for couch
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-UZBEK-SILK-HAND-EMBROIDERY-SUZANI-PILLOW-CASES-4543_W0QQitemZ360161403814QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDecorative_Pillows?hash=item53db4ae3a6&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A4|39%3A1|72%3A1205|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A200


mirrored console table - beside armchair
http://www.pier1.com/Catalog/Furniture/Furniture/tabid/519/CategoryID/156/List/0/catpageindex/2/Level/a/ProductID/3292/ProductName/Mirrored-2-Tier-Console-Table/Default.aspx

mirror
http://www.westelm.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?partNumber=WE-PRODw449&storeId=17001&langId=-1&catalogId=17002&viewSetCode=E&parentId=WE-SH1WALMIR&retainNav=true&cmsrc=WE-SH1WALMIR

basket for plant
http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p12129/index.cfm?pkey=cbaskets&cm_src=oldlink

rug
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80104862

where have i been?

clearly i've just discovered internet retail today.

this chair. from urban outfitters. sits well with me.

coffee table of hope and glory

take it in.

from restoration hardware, and on sale.

spotted

did you spot the ebay kilim in morgan's sneak peak on designsponge?

her house has a whole slew of yeses about it.

i particularly like that brownish lamp sitting on the chest of drawers - know anything about it?

the view

i visited a friend today who lives in the rbc plaza in downtown raleigh - 31st floor.

how about that coffee table?

yesterday

was spent arranging bookcases

and i liked that

me = elsewhere

dear neighbors,

i am teaching a class on 'finding your decorating style' july 9th in downtown raleigh.

if you're interested, you can sign up here.

i promise my rambling will include helpful tips, insightful findings and small bits of funniness.

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from designsponge

so much see through.

consider

and... yes.

{honoring my asian heritage with eastern inspired rooms}

happy father's day

dad, thank you for always being on my side.

also,why do i look more than slightly asian?

today

i started with tiny banana pancakes.

then we found this watercolor which is now being decorated around.

(i'm in michigan working on liz's apartment)

i dunno

last night there was a ruckus outside of my window.

i go outside, brian is in workboots, breaking wood over his knee.

i ask.

he says, "i'm a bustin' up a chifferobe".

i went back inside.

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christmas lights as grown up decor? yes or no.
(i say yes)

and love that pendant lamp. that's clearly a yes.

more of the same

i am very tired today

so this is my maximum effort for now.

i few things, in no particular order:

spotted!

you like that, don't you?

me too.

if i was a real girl, and able to act in such a capacity, i would fabric up my bedroom in a hot second with one of these crazy botanicals. (to apply: liquid starch)

because: i am not scared.

fabrics from here, here and here
inspiration pic from my fave & my best

looking at on ebay

pretty cathedral quilts