Before & After: A little project (Part 3)

Here's the bedroom. Kind of mellow in terms of a huge transformation, just a little more homey and comfortable.

before:

after:

done and done! 

some simple changes and using what you have can in the right way make a big difference.

Before & After: A little project (Part 2)

hi. since we've already covered the living room transformation, lets move on to the hallway.

 before:

super sad looking shelf. tons of great books, too dark of a wall color for that small of a space, in my opinion. we ended up painting the walls the same lighter green moss color. trim = whitish. you can tell I've very particular about my paint colors. oh and hire me, I work real hard. as seen here:

you can see the sweat forming if you look really close.

let's get to the after: 

goodness gracious, these photos are grainy! I guess you get the idea. found this cute little pair of blondie wood chairs at Goodwill for $12.  We constructed the bookshelves. I hung that cow photo upside down, because I wanted to be avant-garde (and because it was a cool reflection shot).

all shelving was handmade. I like the organic branch leg. heirloom mirror, with a nice (walnut?) wood frame. way more open and airy than before. overall, a success. so cottage-y.

ok, so looks like there will be a part 3 posted later today. last and final...thanks for reading!

Before & After: A little project (Part 1)

While I was back in KY last year I worked on a redecorating project for a friend. It was a lot of fun and we did it on a super tight budget (which I'm always a big fan of, always down for a little decorating challenge). peek here. Overall, the cost was approx. $450 to redo 3 rooms (living room, entrance hall, bedroom). not bad, if I do say so myself.

This is the living room before I even set foot in the space:

a little (lot) cluttered, no rhyme or reason. Not particularly a place you'd want to have a dance party (and my friend has lots of dance parties), or even lounge around. I will say that he had a lot of great things in his house, lots of very cool smalls and heirloom type stuff.

we cleared everything out, put things in keep and don't keep piles, swept up and painted anew. A light moss green on 3 walls, and a darker green accent wall. Floor was painted kind of a darker chocolate milk brown and the ceiling and trim was an ecru type of white. 

After:

I loved the idea of storing all the instruments on the wall, as art, instead of using up valuable floor space. Nice simple little bookshelves to house music, books and percussion equipment. Armless chair and stool for easy guitar playing functionality. I'll tell you one thing, I wish I could play the mandolin.

this door leads to an unused room (I know, we're working on that). An old political propaganda banner covers the window pane. Old maps are always fun to decorate with...and you are basically really cool if you have a wooden sledge hammer at the ready. The brass B is easy on the eyes too.

I thrifted this sofa for 45 dollars, the coffee table was a lucky heirloom piece (hairpin legs that people are crazy for...including me), some evergreen vegetation in the window, plenty of art on the walls, I bought that lamp on the left for 20 bucks.

you can tell I did some restyling for the (grainy!) photos. the fireplace cover was handmade from old barn wood by my friend. I like it a lot. and like I said, fresh flowers never did hurt nobody. the rug is pretty great too.

part 2's on its way, still have the hallway and the bedroom to go. 

someone...

buy this.

mystery to me

my fancy, wacky arrangement

I bought these awesome mystery blooms recently. They feel like velvet. what the heck are they? Lindsey help!


answer: Protea    

artplay

These started out as an experiment in color combination and watercolor manipulation. Then I had to go and break out my exacto knife. Cue little jungle-y animals. Can't quite decide if I'm done with them or not. I've always been into collage (haven't we all had a moment with it, especially teen years?).

I'd buy it.

I'm liking the look of this book.