Another Bulletin Board

My good friend Rebecca also made a bulletin board for her home office (she's a very talented freelance graphic designer).  I absolutely LOVE the fabric she chose (also from JoAnn Fabrics).  

She started with a basic bulletin board (the type that comes in a thin pale wood frame).  She removed the frame, then tightly wrapped her fabric around the edges and stapled it in place.  She then attached the picture-hanging hardware to the back, and that was it - she was done!  My method and Rebecca's method are both super easy and inexpensive.

DIY Project - Bulletin Board

This bulletin board was super easy to make, and cheap too!  I bought a really ugly oak-framed print from the D.I.  (Deseret Industries, our local thrift store) and a used corkboard.  I removed everything from the frame and spray-painted it black.  I then removed the corkboard from its original frame and cut it to fit my new black frame.  I ironed my fabric piece (this one from JoAnn Fabrics) and glued it to the corkboard.  (I used Mod-Podge but ended up with a little bit of wrinkling, so I might recommend trying something different, maybe a spray-mount?)   This is so much more fun than a boring ol' cork board!

And yes, I have the same screensaver that everyone else in the design blog world has.  Find it here.

More Fabric, more decisions...

I am positively in love with Imperial Trellis fabric.  Something about it just draws me in.  I am thinking about having the trellis fabric for window treatments in the breakfast area to add some interest.  

 

I have already ordered some counter stools with an outdoor fabric in this gray stripe.

 

The stripe is an outdoor fabric so it will be easy to clean, I can just hose it off and it will still look good.  I like how the fabric will pick up the gray in the light fixture.

 

We are just going to live with these chairs at the table for a while.  I can't decide what I want or what would look right.  I think of maybe a gray chair or a white chair, but I just don't know.  I think we need a rug because the table just blends into the floor too much, although I think it would be easier to clean without a rug.

Have a great Tuesday!

Decisions, decisions....

I have enlisted the help of a local designer to select some fabrics and room layout for the living room.  Megan Green, designer @ For Friends in Lexington, KY. 

I just don't know what to choose.  I would love to have a custom sofa and two chairs from this store.  Unfortuantely, I do not think it will be in "budget".  I think I will purchase the main pieces in neutral tones and have Megan provide the finishing touches like the pillows and drapes.

I need to get this ball rolling.  The house is looking pretty empty.  I just want to stretch the dollar as far as I can to get as many key pieces as possible.

I purchased a breakfast table a couple of weeks ago.  Hopefully, it will be delivered this week.  I did not purchase matching chairs, so I will have to find something to go with it...another decision.

Fabulous Fabric Finds!

Now don't get me wrong, I have some fabulous friends, who I cherish. But I've really bonded with my friend Fiona over our shared love of decorating our homes and doing 'crafty things'.


Lovely Fiona has now offered to make me a quilt, and I'm ecstatic, as I've long admired her beautiful quilt. I love the deep navy colours and the slight japanese feel.

And it will come just in time for winter. Lots of snuggling up under our quilt coming up!

I'll be chosing red fabrics, to go with the red touches in my living area.

The only dilemma has been finding the fabrics. Nothing that I've seen in the fabric shops has floated my boat, while the interior design shops fabrics were mostly too expensive for a simple quilt.



So fab Fiona came to the party and suggested some fabulous on line fabrics stores. And all reasonable prices!

Here's some of the fabrics I like, in no particular order.

So I've got some choosing to do! The trick will be chosing the right reds and not having things too clashy.

I also saw some absolutely beautiful blue fabrics......

I really love all the blue fabrics, probably more so than the red actually. But all my other accents are red. Decisions decisions!

Fabrics from Kelani Fabrics, Sanshi Fabrics, Funky Fabrix, and Belsize Square.

Best wishes,