Teenage Pizazz

This room had good bones: nice Bombay Kids furniture, Bead-board and shelving...  It just lacked teenage girl pizazz.  Of course I fell creature to my ADHD and didn't take before pics.  With paint and accessories, we transformed this space to fit the personality of the teen who occupied it.  The accent wall, with the bead board, was painted a deep purple.  While the other walls were coated in a soft lavender.  The bedding was a compilation of linens from Target, Marshall's, and World Market; as well as the lamp, dress form, etc.  The builder-stock closet doors where give and coat of magnet paint and covered in the adjacent wall's purple.  This makeover cost just over $300 and a day of painting and accessory magic... Almost as fun as Disneyland!

-B.Ballard

Peaceful Slumber

 Sleep is one of my absolute favorite things to do...on the other hand, waking up is one of my absolutely least favorite things to do. But more importantly the bedroom is definitely the most important room in a home because it is ALL yours!  Look at this space and see how it was transformed from stark white blah-ness too color and personality, ready for a peaceful slumber.

 

Curtains, small personalized accessories and some decorative pillows are inexpensive ways to completely transform a room. But the one thing I want you take away is to think out side the box. Hundreds or thousands of dollars are not necessary to create your "dream" (hehe..) space. For this room instead of purchasing an expensive headboard, decorative rod iron art work pieces were put together to create the same affect $1,000,000 dollar headboard would have. Okay maybe not $1,000,000, but the rod iron was definitely an area to save a little money without compromising on design. Here are some close ups....

Don't you just love that pillow...or that clock, not to mention the chunky frame. Eek design is so exciting.

-B. Petersen

Finding Inspiration and Building Upon It.

One of my favorite pieces of art is not something found in Europe or one of the many amazing museum of art here in the USA. It is from my late grandfather's house. When I inherited this piece of art (not worth any money to my knowledge) I knew I wanted to decorate my living room around it.

 

One way I have incorporated this art piece into my living room is by painting an old record player to match the painting. 

You will notice I used the bright yellow found in the painting as the color for my record player and the turquoise for the handles. This is a simple way to incorporate a piece of art into a room and create a furniture piece that is both unique, stylish and updated.

 

-S. Pectol

Restyled Rocking Chair

This project began with a thrift store rocking chair.  I forgot to take before pics due to my overwhelming excitement... eek!!!  Let me set the stage: sturdy but ugly.  This rocking chair was 80's grandmother at it's best.  The seat was blue/gray. The natural stained pine was covered in tacky peach, blue and tan, flower decals. YUCK.  After a light sanding, white spray primer was applied. I followed by adding a yellow, quick drying, gloss spray paint.  The seat was recovered in a cream cable-knit sweater from the thrift store.  The sweater was wrapped around the seat, stapled, and the excess was trimmed away. 

Project time: From start to finish- 3 hours( most of which was waiting for the primer and paint to dry.)
-B.Ballard