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Warm weather brings with it dreams of light and airy rooms with spa-like colors and fabrics. How do you create a bedroom with a summer feel yet not have it feel out of place during the cooler months? Top your bed with a down comforter and switch out duvet covers for the seasons!
Here are a few summery duvets with their winter options:
This Perry Ellis Asian Lilly duvet set is available on Overstock.com (gotta love that site for bright, colorful patterns and affordable pricing!) Accent the room in pistachio and stone and exchange the floral duvet for solid black –leaving the print shams– in the winter months.
Linen is king in hot climates an perhaps nobody does this natural fiber quite like West Elm. This photo is actually the winter version of the ensemble with a dark putty colored solid linen duvet with accents in taupe and a slate blue. Interchange with their Swiss Dot duvet in the summer and drop in dark grey pillows for contrast.
This cool blue “plum and bow” damask duvet from Urban Outfitters would pair well with both pomegranite red or canary yellow accents. When you exchange the monotone print for the multi-color print of Peacock Alley’s Catalina in winter, the stark white background in the room (with furniture or walls) keeps the colors crisp and not too heavy.
It’s only two weeks until Memorial Day and the weather is already welcoming us into summer. Like many people, we’ll be enjoying our vacation weekend by the lake and the easy-going atmosphere it provides.
Living close to some amazing Ozarks lakes with their picturesque hills, we are able to watch the surge to life that this time of year experiences. Folks are opening up and cleaning out lake-front condos or vacation homes, taking their stored boats out to stretch their legs, and itching for a chance to make both their home-away-from-home.
Like all things, even these holiday retreats can use updating. How can you minimize the effort to pull together a well-thought-out space that matches your family’s personality, all while staying on a budget and without scheduling long distance visits with a designer? eDECORATING is the perfect option! Simply send us photos of the space, measurements and space needs, and fill out the online design questionnaire and we’ll take it from there. We’ll plan a space-conscious and beautiful room with a detailed shopping list and send it back to you within a couple of weeks to fulfill on your own, casual, laid-back time frame.
Need something specific for the room, like water resistant fabrics, durable multi-use furniture or custom bedding & window treatments? We can do it! Our workroom and huge list of custom and designer-only manufacturers can meet your space needs in all styles.
Plus, if you have recently capitalized on the great prices of lake front homes for sale and need more involved design assistance, we’d be happy to help you. Contact us today if you’re in the Southwest Missouri or Mid-Missouri region to schedule an on-site consultation.
Enjoy your summer! Let us take care of making your vacation home gorgeous, and you take care of getting much needed R&R!
Oh. My. Gosh.
Really. Words fail me.
Have you ever seen anything so dreamy in your life?
These NESTREST hanging lounge pods are woven from an ultra-durable fiber called Dedon and not only offer an amazingly organic form, but a safe and protected haven for meditation, lounging, entertaining (ahem…like you didn’t think it…) and overall relaxing in nature. Designed by Daniel Pouzet and Fred Frety, these innovative capsules offer a variety of cushion options and two natural exterior tones.
I personally live in an area that resembles both of the above photos. Without the pods. We may have to remedy this omission.
Dream on!
There’s a baby boom going on here! Everywhere it’s babies, babies, babies! I got the pleasure of putting together an eDECORATING Plan for a nursery recently and it was so much fun.
The challenge: the parents wanted a room that was not gender specific (they weren’t finding out the gender until birth) and a room that could grow with the child and any subsequent siblings.
The results: a fun, vibrant room that is suitable for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and up!
We chose a dark charcoal wall color (gasp! I think the grandparents were a little hesitant on that…) and accented the room with bright colors like teal, canary yellow & fire engine red, black & white graphics, and whimsical prints. The closet is covered in chalkboard paint and offered hand-written welcomes to the new baby (who is by far the best accessory to the room!)
What is the best thing about getting an eDECORATING for your nursery? It’s a great way to generate a list of gifts for your registry! Plus, you don’t have to think about planning the room and concentrate on growing babies. Let your friends and family take the plan and run with it and still ensure that your vision is accomplished. It’s a win-win!
Congratulations to my clients and their new, precious bundle of joy!
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Seriously. Love. This. Fabric!
This B|Berger fabric is unbelievable in person. The over-scale “Tree of Life” embroidery spans the entire 56″ width and is 53″ H. The bright colors are actually shimmery velvet with a faux-silk background. It’s absolutely stunning. I would be tempted to not use it in drapery, but simply frame it.
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What do you think? Where do you see this fabric?
Available in pewter (shown) and espresso.
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Living in the country has it’s pros and cons. Most of the time, the pros outweigh the cons, but when it comes to snakes, it makes me wonder. I don’t know if it’s because it’s been warmer than usual, earlier than usual or because they’re looking for water, but I’ve seen more snakes in the past week than I have in the past year. As a matter of fact, I stepped on one today when coming back from the garden. I don’t remember ever making a sound like that before.
Anyway…
As long as I know they’re not the poisonous variety, snakes are beneficial so I let them be. Snakes can also be beautiful (in their own way.) Snakeskin shoes are hot. No lie. Some people like snakeskin boots. I’m not into them. But there are also ways to bring the smooth, undulating scales of snakeskin or other reptile prints into the home in a beautiful way.
One way to keep snakeskin fresh and non-threatening is by introducing it in bold, vibrant colors. My favorites: turquoise and metallic silver!
1. Norbar Equinox in “Lipstick” (available in 5 colorways)
2. Duralee Rockport in “Cobalt” (available in 9 colorways)
3. Kravet Slither in “Black/Grey”
So how do you bring these fabulous fabrics into the home? Accent pieces are great for the reptilian print.
4. The Ellis chair from LampsPlus.com has a beige reptile print in a soft chenille fabric.
5. Kevin O’Brien pillows are incredible. Really, really incredible. These iridescent burn-out velvet pillows are gorgeous in bold, multi-color snakeskin.
6. There’s soooo much to love about this petite storage ottoman. The sexy curves… The metallic silver snakeskin… The grommets… The fact that it’s functional… From SteinWorld
Any of the above are welcome any time around or in my home. I cannot say the same about their inspiration.
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Interested in any of the featured fabrics or products? Contact Gina McMurtrey Interiors, LLC today for pricing and availability and we’ll ship it directly to your home!
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Have you been looking for a simple way to spice up your bedroom? Would you like to add a more casual elegant touch? Why not try this! Kate from Censational Girl comes up with so many great DIY ideas and allowed us to repost this here! Thanks, Kate!
Here’s the step by step on how she created this casual look for a fabric-covered headboard. For more detailed photo illustrations, please visit her post here.
SUPPLIES:
- 1/2 inch plywood, cut at the home improvement store to your bed’s specifications for width and height
- 2 inch foam to cover plywood
- Upholstery fabric
- Batting
- 1.5 inch finish nails
- ‘D’ ring hooks
- Button cover kits (Plastic is better, because the metal ones are flimsy)
- Embroidery or upholstery thread
- Decorator needles.
TOOLS:
- Jigsaw (if your design is not square)
- Drill and drill bit
- Staple gun and staples
- Sawhorses (if available, for convenience)
Step One (optional): If you want to add curves to your headboard, create a template and mark it on your plywood. You can use simple paper, then mark it with a pen. Cut out your design with a jigsaw.
Step Two: Mark your holes where you want your buttons to go. These were spaced ten inches apart. For more drama, mark for buttons spaced closer together. Use a drill and drill bit (between 7/32 to 5/16) to drill holes where indicated. Make sure you have a clean hole all the way through on both sides.
Step Three: Cut your foam to the size of your plywood. Choose 2” foam squares since it was more cost effective than paying for 2” foam by the yard. You can use 1” if you don’t want it to be thick. (Tip: If using squares, I think it helps to turn your foam flat side out to guarantee a smoother edge around the sides. Thicker foam with the flat side out gives it a very smooth edge.)
Step Four: Use your batting to secure your foam to your plywood with a staple gun. It is not necessary to use spray glue if you are using a good batting.
Step Five: Attach your fabric to your headboard using a staple gun. For this smaller degree of curvature, I was able to get away without sewing a slipcover with seams. For these specific cutouts, start in the middle of the curve, secure with single staple, then slowly work your way out. Then secure your fabric on all four sides. Use the natural corners to pinch fabric and create and attractive edge by overlapping the fabric. Secure with staples.
Step Six – Tufting: Use button cover kits to create fabric covered buttons. Thread your decorator needle with embroidery or upholstery thread. Use Plastic button kits rather than the metal ones if you have a thicker fabric. The metal ones will bend. Push your threaded needle up through the pre-drilled hole, leaving plenty of thread underneath. Then attach your button to your thread. I recommend running your thread through the button twice to get a really secure button.
Push your needle back down through your fabric and foam and pull needle out on other side of pre-drilled hole. Pull your thread taught, then twist it around a finish nail to hold it in place against the plywood. Staple thread to plywood, and criss cross across several times and staple again. Repeat for all buttons and holes in headboard.
Locate the wall studs on your wall, then determine placement of ‘D’ ring hooks. Drive nails into studs, secure ‘D’ ring hooks to back of headboard, then hang on wall.
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In addition to being a great idea for your own room, consider this as an alternative for expensive furniture in vacation homes, furnished rentals, or staged homes!
If you are looking to redecorate a lake home or are getting ready to sell your home, consider eDECORATING–the affordable online decorating plan that allows you to control your timing & budget, yet provides a comprehensive road map to create a stylish and well-thought-out space!
I’ve always been a fan of using a dramatic paint color on the ceiling, but these rooms take dramatic to a whole new level with bold, graphical wallpaper and paint techniques.
Source: fauxology.com via LuxeFinds.com on Pinterest
It’s Spring Break and my 13-year old son is gone on his class trip to Washington DC. Time to surprise him by giving his room a much-needed update. And what color does nearly every boy in the world want their room?
BLACK.
I’ve evolved. Both as a mother and as a designer. No way was I going to let my kid have a black bedroom. “What, are you gothic now?” And, for a long time, the thought of a black room seemed so dark…so depressing. I’ve come a long way baby, and boy am I glad I did.
First we painted the woodwork white. That took a while to justify in my head since I was the one who stained EVERY. LINEAR. FOOT. of trim this *!!@# house. And then the black. It looks so clean…so crisp…so not depressing! Very invigorating, actually! My son’s a guitar player and loves that rock-n-roll vibe (although not too much…just enough for me to not really know how far is too far.) I’m accenting the room with an acid green in just a few spots. I’ll post more pictures when it’s all completely finished. White and grey keep it fairly monochromatic and it looks awesome!
We have a few other surprises to make the room extra special, but the black is something I’m sure is to be a hit! Dramatic, yet restrained. Hmmm. I wonder if those qualities will rub off on the room’s occupant? (We can only hope.)
New from Kasmir Fabrics: Emperor’s Sun in Turquoise, Platinum & Lilac
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My perception has changed. They’re not your Grandma’s fabric line anymore!
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Our professional workroom is able to create custom pillows, bedding and window treatments in these and all other fine fabrics.