Mirrored Armoire

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I found a mirrored armoire in the Ballard catalog about 2 years ago that I fell in love with. Well, by the time I got around to ordering it..................it was discontinued ! I was heart broken !
So, after pouting about it for a day or two I decided that I could make one.
I headed to High Point and bought a black computer armoire and then I took the doors off and brought them to a local glass shop. They cut pieces of glass to fit into each section and ta da now I have one just as fabulous for about $ 600.00 less than the Ballard one.

Beach Kids Room

We redecorated my son's room for his 10th birthday in a beach/surfboard theme. The first time I posted it I was such a newbie blogger that I didn't give it nearly enough attention so I thought I should show you some more details. I found this bedding set online and designed the whole room around it. I found a wallpaper decal of a surfboard and had my wood guy cut a wood shape to fit it. I'm sorry if there are any English teachers reading this because I have just ended two sentences with prepositions ! We also stenciled hibiscus flowers on the sand colored walls.
We painted two of the walls a light blue. I made roman shades from a fun fabric with little surfer dudes and lined them in blackout lining. I ordered 10 blank skateboard decks online and painted them in the two colors of blue then I stenciled hibiscus on these and attached them above the windows to make valances.
This dresser came from the unfinished furniture store and we painted it dark and light blue. I used skateboard wheels for the drawer pulls.
I made this bulletin board out of a scrap piece of wood and scrap fabric. I covered it with 1/2" foam and then fabric. I used white gimp and blue ribbon to make the criss crosses.
This is the other side of the room where the door is located. We put little surfboard stickers over the door and a sign that says "Surf's Up" on the door. You can sort of see the beach fence wallpaper mural the goes along the bottom of the blue walls. I have one other picture of the shelf wall which is one my other computer so I can't post it. We attached about 5 skateboards to the wall that he keeps books and pictures on. Maybe I'll post that pic later because it is really cute !

He is 12 now........... how long do you think it will be before he grows out of this room ?

Would you like to see window treatments for a log home ?

My Mom and stepdad built a log home last summer in the country. It has a huge wrap around porch with rocking chairs and ferns. I took some pictures while we were there this weekend to share with you. We went and picked out 2 puppies for them yesterday, they loved playing with Zoe ! Aren't they adorable ?

I made these draperies for the living room and dining room. The first time I saw this fabric from Pindler and Pindler I fell in love with it. It was really pricey so we just ordered enough to do cornices and we used a solid linen for the draperies. They are lined and interlined and are on a traverse rod to open. This is a really good way to use an expensive fabric and still get the most impact.

This is my Mom's room, she wanted a soft feminine space. We chose a nice floral with a handsome peacock printed on it and put tassel fringe on the bottom of the valances. The draperies are lined with blackout lining so it can be really dark anytime of the day.
This roman shade is on the back door in the laundry room. It is a sage green toile with a beautiful braid at the bottom.

I had this painted for them at Christmas by a local artist (Mr. Stitches' Dad) haha, ok, I've never called him that before and it really makes me laugh out loud !
He is a wonderful artist and I just described what I wanted in the painting and he did this fabulous still life and it is hanging in the great room and looks so good in their log home.
I'll post more pics later, I just wanted to show the window treatments for now. Do you like it ?

Favorite Design Star

I am loving this season of HGTV's Design Star. Last week they were down to the final three designers and the challenge was to design a room for a celebrity. Lonni designed a guest room for Tiffani Theissen and her husband. The room was already good but she made it great by using her signature focal wall. She had this design printed onto grasscloth, it is gorgeous. She used a piece of reclaimed wood for the headboard but, unfortunately they couldn't get it hung on the wall before time ran out. I do like the simple relaxed roman shade on the windows.
Dan designed a nursery for Jason Priestley (did I mention that I use to have a serious crush on him) oh yeah and his wife. He used a very sophisticated color palette of slate blue and pale yellow. This is a room that can transition to toddlers and teens. I like that he added some nice detail to his draperies but, he should have added shades with blackout lining. Other wise, he did a great job !

Antonio designed this office for Kathy Griffin. The lilac color on the wall was beautiful but his accessories were tiny. That rug looks like a placemat ! He replaced the terra cotta tile with dark wood floors but he forgot to do window treatments (the horror)!! I think she liked the room a lot.

The judges felt like Lonni didn't show all of her designing talents and sent her home. Boo ! So, Sunday night Antonio and Dan will battle it out to see who will be the next "Design Star". They will be decorating an entire house for a deserving family. Who do you want to win ?