Thursday, April 18, 2013

Craft Room Reveal



I am finally done with my Craft room! Woohoo!

 I had to jam-pack a crammed 3.6 X 7 feet room/closet!

Here SHE is...


I am pretty happy and proud of this space !

For a 3.3' x 7' room, I say not bad at all!

A space for everything

Where I post my current obsessions

My own personal creative space :-)

I call it a SHE since it is a girlie space, filled with greys and pinks.
I painted the cabinets & one wall VALSPAR in semi-gloss called "Voyage".
The left wall, though not obvious in the picture,  is painted also with VALSPAR in  satin-finish called "Apricot Ice" (it's one of those spring samples Lowes currently has for $2.98 and I used only one - may be FREE if you have HGTV magazine which has a Free sample coupon !).

I'll let you in in my "secret" soon on how I painted this cabinets super fast -  yes, in just one day! No sanding, no de-glossing, basically the "lazy" way!

More details of the space here...

Small collage  using NYTGGA frames from IKEA and old catalog covers from
"Land of Nod"  and quotations from OPRAH magazine!

Glues, pens, and other craft supplies using ledges & organizers from Ikea
Pegboard organization

My other pin board, filled with inspiration, Fabrics and some sewing supplies on top

Laminator and paper stacks

Some more inspirations for me - pics, dollar puzzle from Target, gift tags

Stationaries, swatches, etc..



What lies beneath - Covered up Sterilite plastic bins with Contact paper from TJ Maxx
for more supplies and storage
More inspirations, also my gold Dollar Tree 2 x 3 frames!so cute!
Threshold Labelled Drawer Pulls-
Got the idea  from Sarah at Thrifty Decor Chick :-) thanks!!!!

She went from this by the way...





"She" needed some TLC - I added the pegboard and used left-over Masters bedroom paint


Progress? or just plain Mess?!





 This space is a trapezoid-shaped room with this small corner for some storage


A small triangular corner for holiday gift wraps
and gift bags




more organized at this point and easy for me to find things that I need

This is also in the room...




Fortunately, partly covered by the door when it's open
I'll share other little details eventually. But for now, let me end with this...

What's on the door


I think this freebie poster (got it from my laptop case) aptly describes what I try to do in this small space of mine. Hope you have a place to let your creative juices flow too!

Oh, and lastly, I would like to thank all of you dear family, friends and readers because this blog has reached >103K views already!!!! Woohoo! I am in awe for all your support!
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!

Have a Wonderful Day!


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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

The closest I could get to Jonathan Adler and Michael Graves

You know how much of a die-hard Jonathan Adler fan I am. Actually, I admire all the great designers past, present and future over-all, but JA is one of my faves.

So last week, I finally got a chance to be close to JA... his stuff rather, at JCPenney. I would be ecstatic and tearful if I ever get to meet the man for real! But for now, I am satisfied to be up close and "personal" with his works.

And knowing JA's love for color, will show you what I saw according to that..

THE YELLOWs & GREYs

The acrylic tray is as cute as it is online!

The poufs are pretty cute!

My fave  those sun-burst pillows!

Just look at the details! 


Love the pattern on the bath mat


THE PINKs AND ORANGEs




THE GREENs & BLUEs

Those chevron melamine plates look pretty cool

Gorgeous lamps - got the cute little one on the right

Love that green vase

Love the blue vase too

My most favorite of all - these navy poufs are just gorgeous in person!


I also "bumped into" Michael Graves. Yes, like you, I've "bumped" into him over at TARGET, but somehow, his items didn't shine as much,  since over a TARGET they placed his stuff all over the store, not collectively like here at JCP.



Love that cool steel-brick bread box

Modern Enamel-cast cookware

Space-age small appliances

Decorative stuff

Vases



My fave is the turquoise and brass one

Love the wooden clock/shelf on the right

I also saw this awesome Celine trapeze bag look-alike over at the same store!Would've grabbed it only, I have a favorite trapeze bag already :-)


The original Celine Trapeze on Kate Walsh
$2,300+

Cosmopolitan by JCPenny version ;-)
$50+

There you have it folks, hope these 2 guys are already at your local JCP.

And oh, other than them,  I also "got to meet" JOE FRESH, and I'm totally smitten with this guy too!

Happy Shopping!




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Monday, April 15, 2013

Animalandia

I have two "pets" I wanted to share with you.



This cute baby elephant is from HOME GOODS. She was standing beside the console table but I felt she didn't deserve to be there all alone. So I moved her here...




As a mini side table or as a cute stool for little ones ;-)

The other guy is this fella'..

Inconspicuous on my entry table right?

A cute and heavy Brass dolphin I scored at a local Antique mall. I saw this same baby at 1stdibs.com for $450!!!

I transferred him in my Dining room which is currently going GOLD at the moment.

Well-deserved placing I think.



I love having animal figurines all around my home, but come to think of it, the elephant is my most favorite. How about you, do you have a favorite animal in your home other than your pet?

Have a great week!

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