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This Week: Visuals

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Living Room Update

Lately I've been making lots of fabric rosettes. Big, little, silky, pretty, messy, you name it. I've been finding uses for them to finish off the living room wall as well. It must be a sign that I am ready for spring to make its way to Chicago already.

Remember? I went from sketch to canvas.

Then started to adorn it a bit.

And just kept going with making them.

It's a little more feminine than I'm used to, but the seasonless flowers are a nice touch, don't you think?

DIY - Upholstered Headboard

Sorry if this post is a little random, but a number of you have asked me about my headboard over the past month or 2, so I thought I'd share. I initially took a bunch of pictures while doing the project, fully intending on posting a tutorial. 3 months later... here you go.

sorry. blur.

Supplies:

Particle board

Cheap memory foam (I cut up and pieced together a Twin XL mattress topper from Target)

Fabric (home dec weight preferable)

Spray Adhesive - compensates for your lack of extra hands throughout project

Staple Gun

It's a pretty straight forward project. I think it took no more thank about 30 minutes of actual work and about $30 in supplies (mostly fabric).

Studio Crushing

Lately my eyes have been wandering and I've been drooling over some seriously amazing studio spaces people have. I'm a believer in separating work space from all else... but sometimes it's just not an option (insert my reality).

via D*S

There's a live/work space constructed from an old elementary school.

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Or the bungalow-turned-sewing-dreamland.

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Or the simple pleasures.

Or really cute and frilly things. (sorry, help on the photo cred)

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Or just plain fabulous workrooms.

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Or a storefront/workshop/bliss of a space.

My Sun Ray Yellow

Instead of a tutorial today, I wanted to share a project I mentioned about a week or two ago for my living room. I've been drooling over some really impressive furniture rehabs that others create and share for the rest of us out here in Bloglandia. So here's my humble before & after.

Before

What you miss in this meager pictorial is the plastic tarps covering my entire living room. It was so very attractive.

After

Thrifted cabinet. Behr paint in "Sun Ray". Knobs from Anthro.

Feelin' Baubley

It's time for some weekly eye-candy & inspiration. I've been working on a nice little project for my bedroom and workspace that I'll post when it's finished (hopefully by early next week!) It has me thinking about baubles, spheres, circles, and more. Here's to an inspiring Thursday:

Interior: Sixx Designs, Hanging baubles: Habitat, Wedding image, Necklace: unknown, Lights: Atrium, Dress: Joseph, , Blue hairpins: Originals by Lynette (etsy)

East to West, Then Back Again

Hi there! My apologies for such sporadic posts lately. It seems like I'm in a perpetual state of moving these days. Just earlier today, I arrived back home from an impromptu long weekend trip to Colorado with a pair of friends. Labor Day's long weekend is quickly approaching. Do you have anything planned?

Saturday, I had the chance to visit Idaho Springs and experience the charm of the Old West and how it intersects with modern style.

There were funky things.

Comfortable places.

Friendly faces.

And pretty pieces that left me wanting to come back again.

Shop images via Cafe Aimee