Room Rx: A Sweet Girl's Nursery - progress

Time for an up date! This sweet girl's nursery  for my cousin Jesse's baby is moving along. I have so much to share, but I am afraid I have been withholding from you, so let me get you up to speed...

This is a nursery done on a budget, purchasing only what is needed and using many items already owned. Here is where the room started... freshly painted floors (carpet torn up revealing hardwood in not the best condition, so painting was the perfect solution).

The inspiration for the room, a rug from another room:

We found this fabric, which matches perfectly...

BTW, this is what it looks like on the computer screen..... just sayin'!  As I mentioned on FFF, you can't always be sure of the color accuracy on screen so it's usually best to select fabrics in person.....

and this fabric for a touch of whimsy...

Instead of purchasing a new chair, this comfy number will reside in the nursery...

Our Grandma's lamp is joining the party, the blue is a perfect match to the rug....

So how will it all come together you ask? 

This will be a girly girl's room, sweet, lacy and lovely. The pink on the walls is just a whisper of color, same with the blue on the ceiling. A friend is building a bookcase between the windows which will also serve as a radiator cover. A collection of milk glass will grace it's shelves, nestled among books and toys. 

Jesse is working diligently on a ton of DIY projects so stay tuned as I'll be sharing those. Wait until you see what she has done to transform this piece......

 I hope you will bear with me this week, my posting will be a bit light as I am trying to focus on my "to do" list which includes all of the last minute stuff for sending my oldest off to his semester at Conserve School. I can't believe he leaves this Saturday....!

Does your room need a “prescription” for a change of decor, function or design?  If so please contact me, I would love to help your room feel better with a Design Concept Board or a complete Room Rx.

Fresh Fabrics Friday: What would you do - part 2

In trying to keep things interesting here on "Fresh Fabrics Friday," last week I asked what you would do to pair up a bold print with this embroidered geometric. The fabrics are for a dining room project I am working on, the geometric has already been chosen and will be used for Roman shades.  We need a print to use on host and hostess chairs in order to infuse some color and softness and tie the room together with the living room next door.

Today I have put together a dozen fabrics, including several of the suggestions I had from some of you. (I did not include anything that I knew my client would not go for, or that I had already shown her.)  My client is fun, loves color and is not afraid to try something bold.

Your challenge? Pick the fabric that most appeals to you and will accomplish the job. Let me know by commenting below or sending me an email.

To refresh your memory on the project go here. But to further help right now, this is the window fabric paired with the banded rug.

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 13

(Obviously I can't count as a dozen is 12 not 13, but I am too lazy busy to change it...)

Remember that computer screens are not the perfect place to choose fabrics as colors are not always accurately represented, but it sure helps in the search process. Once you have shared what you like, I will order swatches and memos of the fabrics I don't have and we'll go from there. I am also going to have my client weigh in. More next time....

Have a fabulous week-end, thanks for stopping by and be sure to visit next week as I should have a little peek at the progress on the Room Rx for this nursery.

 
Does your room need a “prescription” for a change of decor, function or design?  If so please contact me, I would love to help your room feel better with a Design Concept Board or a complete Room Rx.

Read: House of Fifty

Janell Beals and her team have hit it out of the park, again! The new issue of House of Fifty is live and yet again, it is a winner. 

House of Fifty 

So many great features and articles... I need to hunker down and read every word, but here are a few that caught my eye on my initial peruse:

"Celebrating the Heart of the Home," featuring the kitchen and bath designs of Tineke Triggs principal of Artistic Designs for Living

Artistic Designs for Living 

"Wallpaper Love: The Vase"  about the resurgence of the use of wallpaper in home decor and specifically sharing this classic 1962 pattern by David Hicks.

"Talent We are Taken With: Holly Irwin" profiling the artist's work.

Holly Irwin

 An article titled "Generations, Manners & Communications: Bridging the Gap" about how to merge the best of the old with the best of the new in terms of communications. 

This issue also contains entertaining ideas and recipes, health and beauty tips, an article on organizing and more. Go see for yourself, you won't be disappointed!

While you are at it follow the House of Fifty blog so you don't miss future editions of this fabulous online magazine. And I'm sure you already know about Janell's blog, Isabella & Max rooms
it's a personal favorite.

Now I have to stop procrastinating with all of this fabulous reading and get something done...
Have a great day!

 

Does your room need a “prescription” for a change of decor, function or design?  If so please contact me, I would love to help your room feel better with a Design Concept Board or a complete Room Rx.

Color of the Moment: emerald green

Rich and regal, lush and vibrant, the color of growth and rebirth.

 Marc Adamus Photography

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Balanced with neutrals and black and a healthy dose of texture, emerald makes for a beautiful room.

Charm Home Design

Think emerald over-dyed rugs, classic Banker's Lights and Waterford Crystal and you are good to go....

What are your "Colors of the Moment" these days?  Let me know if you have a favorite you would like to see here on Room Rx. Interested in seeing past "Color of the Moment" features? Go here.

Does your room need a “prescription” for a change of decor, function or design?  If so please contact me, I would love to help your room feel better with a Design Concept Board or a complete Room Rx.

Goodies from Home Decorators Collection

Did you receive the latest catalogue from Home Decorators Collection ? I got mine on Saturday and was pleasantly surprised by the appealing, together, new look of it. The products were well styled, a shift from past catalogues, and the variety of offerings seems to be very much in tune with the marketplace.  Home Decorators Collection has always been a source with great products,  a depth of offering and excellent prices, but it always seemed a little frumpy.  Now the style factor has been amped up and this has definitely become a new, go to resource.

Here are a few things that caught my eye:
Bathroom Vanities...

Savoy Sink Cabinet

Fraser Bath Vanity

Montaigne Bath Vanity

Custom Upholstery Program:

Twenty items and just over forty fabrics to choose from....

Skirted Storage Bench

Notched Headboard with Nailhead Trim

Armless Wingback Chair

If you act quickly, until Midnight tonight (1/23/12), you can take advantage of free shipping on all tables and select cabinets... check these out:

Lombard Round Coffee Table

Spool Dining Table

Washer Accent Table

Finally, through February 13th all Bed & Bath is 20% off, so if you are in the midst of a bedroom or bathroom project, go see what Home Decorators Collection has to offer! 

What are your favorites over at HDC?

Does your room need a “prescription” for a change of decor, function or design?  If so please contact me, I would love to help your room feel better with a Design Concept Board or a complete Room Rx.

Fresh Fabric Friday: What would you do?

In the interest of trying to keep things "fresh" here at Room Rx, today I am going to throw it out to all of you, so put on your thinking caps, we are going to play with fabrics together!

Pictured below is the fabric my client has chosen for her windows, it is an embroidered linen from Robert Allen's Williamsburg Classics Collection that I wrote about here..... 

United Vines by Robert Allen
 

We have looked at lots of fabrics and I think we have zeroed in on one to go with it, but as my Dad used to say, "there is more than one way to skin a cat!"  

 

Sooo....your challenge it to is to show off your creativity and great taste and tell me what one fabric you would pair with it!

Here are a few other elements to consider:
1) This is for the Dining Room picture below: 

 

2) The rug is a wool sisal with a 6" band of a small scale, terra cotta colored fabric similar to this pattern

lsfabrics

 

(but as you can see, more red and less brown, like this....sorry could not find the exact fabric):

lsfabrics

 

3) The fabric would be used on host chairs at either end of the table.

4) Don't worry, the walls are going to be painted, creamy white on the soon to be, paneled wainscoting below, and a faux grasscloth treatment above in Benjamin Moore's Wythe Blue:

5) The DR opens up to a large Family Room where we are continuing with a similar color palette which is best depicted in this fabric (this will become pillows in that room):

6) For one last bit of inspiration, here is the window treatment fabric with the rug...

So what would you do?  How would you tie it all together? Do you have a favorite fabric that would work just perfectly? Leave a comment or send me an email. Share links, photos, whatever it takes to express your thoughts and ideas. I can't wait to see what you come up with and will share it all with you next week. Who knows....maybe my client will even run with your choice...!

Does your room need a “prescription” for a change of decor, function or design?  If so please contact me, I would love to help your room feel better with a Design Concept Board or a complete Room Rx.