Pop of Blue!

I love how this dresser turned out! My client wanted a white dresser with a pop of color and I have been waiting for a while to paint the side of the drawers with a pop of color!

 

 

 

dresser before was your standard brown dresser...check out these funky pulls! love them!

 

 

 

 

 

I primed the piece by taped out the top because the client wanted to keep the inside of the drawers original

 

 

quick spray of some blue paint on each side

 

 

finish with a water based poly seal

 

 

Love it! Have any Notebook readers painted the sides of their dresser drawers! If so, what color popped for you?

 

Happy DIYing Notebook Readers!!!!

 



Box Pleat Please!

I'm so excited for this next project because its totally my style! I am sewing a box pleated skirt for a lounge downtown I have been working on with O'Neill Studios! Check out the ladies room counter top! Amazing right?

 

Well I am adding a box pleated skirt below! More pictures to come once the project is completed!

 

 

 

love the wide open sinks

 

 

the fixtures are so fun and unique

 

 

the wall color and he dark navy wall with the gold frames accenting

 

 

here's my rough sketch for the project

 

and this is what a box pleat looks like!

 

if you want to try a box pleat check out this tutorial!



The write way!

Over the weekend I was hanging out with a new friend, Mary Randolph, and discovered she has a hidden talent...calligraphy!

 

She is super talented and I love her gorgeous handwriting! Check out some of her stuff!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you live in the DC area and need and calligraphy done contact Mary Randolph!!!



Weekend Wrap Up!

This past weekend was packed with good times and great people!

 

Friday was a night to remember after trucking it out to VA to the Zac Brown Band show at Jiffy Lube Live. I went with one of my dear friends Clare and we reminisced about the old days when we would frequent this concert arena for Dave Mathews concerts...you know you all remember those days!

 

 

Saturday I had a full day of deliveries dropping off a freshly painting dining room table and dresser!

 

 

 

 

Love the pop of blue on the side of the drawers!

 

So happy Saturday night seeing my cousins! So great to catch up now that they live in DC!

 

 

Sunday Funday at its best! Boy and I dragged the tv outside to enjoy the football game in the gorgeous weather we had in Washington!

 

 

Have a good start of your week Notebook readers!

 

 



Friday Finds...Home Decor at its best!

I had to feature one of my clients homes! Molly and I have been friends since high school and she invited me over last week to help with mixing and matching fabrics for new throw pillows and panels for her formal living room.

 

When I walked in I loved everything in site! She has a classic sophisticated approach while maintaining practicality! Check out some shots of this amazing Chevy Chase/DC home!

 

 

love how she layered her accessories mixing metallics

 

 

this is one of two arm chairs that flanked a large window in the formal living room. adding various size prints above them draws the eye upward. we are planning on making some navy velvet throw pillows with pink grosgrain greek key trim to these fabulous chairs!

 

 

the pink flows from the formal living room into the dining room seamlessly. As Molly said "even though I have four little girls I still want the things in my house to be nice!"

 

I love this because whether you are a stay-at-home mom or a working mom everyday you should be able to walk into your home and love all things surrrounding you!  

 

 

Molly did a great job creating a mud room space! Adding cubbies for each child, as well as a bulletin board to stay organized! Every home needs a spot like this one!

 

 

Check out this amazing tufted couch! Molly added the gallery wall mixing and matching various items she has collected over the years. We are currently searching out the best fabrics to create throw pillows for this couch! More pics to come!

 

So remember Notebook readers...you can be your own at home decorator. Find the things you love and surround yourself!

 

 

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

 

Tired Tile to New

I was over at a client's house picking up a dresser I am rehabbing for their daughter's bedroom. While I was being given a tour of their house I stumbled upon their upstairs bathroom. It has the old 70s style tiling and as you can see it isn't the best color but its definitely not the worse!

 

 

I had to featured it today because I know many of my readers have just bought their first homes. And many of you have "to do" lists that you are able to focus on one project at a time and once the first item is completed you run through the prioritized list down!

 

 

 

These clients have their bathroom on their "to do" list but its definitely not the first thing...So I love love love how they took the yellow tile and paired it with a bold navy! The two work together very well and it doesn't look like such an eye sore!

 

 

So Notebook readers always remember that there are solutions for spaces in your home that aren't at the top of your list!

 

 



Finding Fabric for Less!

One of my clients had me over to help pick out fabrics to cover her amazing wing chairs and to  accessorize with some trimmed out throw pillows. She had already started her search at Calico Corners for fabric. She found this amazing Charlotte Moss fabric for $42.99 per yard she wants to use for the throws and I knew I could find it for less!

 

 

 

 

we are having slip covers made out of the navy velvet and the throws will be made out of the Charlotte Moss fabric as seen in both pics

 

 

here is the fabric swatch from Calico...42.99. I have them beat!

 

 

 

I found the same fabric online at a discount store for almost half the price!

 

 



 

 

 

I found this over at Decorative Fabric Direct for 27.50!

 

Thrift Tip: Always look online before committing to paying a chunk of change for the same product in-store.

 

 

Happy Wednesday Notebook Readers!

 

Play Up the Built in

Attic spaces can sometimes be awkward with nooks and crawl spaces. In order to best utilize the space consider using built in benches!

 



 

 I was hired to sew some cushion covers for a lake house loft space that has two huge bench spaces. We decided on a nautical theme fabric print that is subtle but fun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not only is the fabric a perfect fit for the lake house but also is a dark navy to help cover up any major messes in a third floor loft playroom!

 

 

Must Share...

What a great repurpose of an old dresser! By removing the top drawers it goes from clothes storage to an entertainment center. Thrifting Tip: Keep and eye out for pieces like this one! Add a coat of primer/paint and it will be the next best piece in your home!

 

 

 



Friday Finds...Throw & Co.

A friend from high school, Meg, just started up a throw pillow company called Throw & Co. You have to head over to her on FB and check out some of her designs!

 

 

 

 

But here are a couple sneak peaks...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love the bold anf fun colors, patterns, and textures. I am so excited to see what more is in store for Throw & Co. !!!

 

 

HAPPY FRIDAY NOTEBOOK READERS!!!!