Entries Tagged as 'Decor'

Mudroom Progress

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29.4.13

I am a huge fan of Jessica Helgerson, the interior designer of this beautiful home. Our family room has the same cathedral ceilings, and this picture is one of the many that makes me want to run wild and paint our cedar ceilings white. It’s also the reason I started hunting for a demijohn vase like the two on the floor. I’m happy to say that I found one when Heather and I went shopping at Spruce Collective! Now if only I had a tree that could spare a limb…

In other exciting news, in between my boys’ baseball games the much ignored mudroom has finally been getting some attention! I spent some time on Saturday sewing a seat cushion for this bench. I feel like my mom when I’m sewing. All of my latent skills come from her. I’m not finished yet, but it is looking SO good! Can’t wait to have some finished pictures for you!

And no, the door isn’t dirty, it’d just been painted here and the plastic hadn’t been removed from the glass yet. I adore the new door too, by the way. Our mudroom/laundry room is off of the garage and has no windows, so the glass has made such a difference in the amount of light in the room!

How about you? What were you up to this weekend? Happy week ahead!

A Clean Slate

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02.1.13

There is just something about white. Fresh. New. Exactly what I’m looking for this New Year! Which is why we went a little crazy with a can of white paint and a whole bunch of trim over the holidays. It feels so good to rid the walls of the drab beige/taupe color. Of all the changes that I want to make this year, this seemed like a good place to start.

Ever since I saw this photo of Lauren Leonard’s bunkroom (above), I knew that we would be adding some board and batten style trim detail into our house. I didn’t want to cover all the walls with it, just an accent wall seemed like the right amount. I’m loving it! My amazing, hard working hubby deserves an enormous thank you. Seriously. Shout out for you Jason!! The bonus is that he’s super happy with it too. Whew!

Work is still being done caulking, painting, etc, so for now I’m only going to show you this little snippet. And, as with most reno projects… when one things changes, everything is fair game! So, our family room is in store for some major redecorating. Stay tuned!

Happy New Year Everyone!

Simple Holiday Decor Ideas

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12.12.12

Here are 5 simple ideas to help bring a little holiday spirit into your decor:

Bring the outdoors in! Whether it’s branches in the fall, or fresh flowers in Spring, bringing plants inside brightens up these winter days. I have three Ikea pots that sit on the windowsill in my kitchen, and every season I swap out the plants inside them. This year I saw some of these Gaultheria plants and fell in love with their pops of red and green!
Think outside the tree. If you have ornaments from holidays’ past, don’t get rid of them just yet… use them to fill a vase and prop up some sticks. Or simply mixed into a bowl of pinecones.
You gotta have faith. Bring some of what makes the holiday season special to you and your family into your home. We are all about Christmas here at our house, and our little wooden nativity scene fits perfectly under our massive star, don’t you think?
Add a little sparkle! Mix a little shimmer into your tabletop vignette. Contrast it with natural elements to keep things warm.
Lighten up. Candles, floating in a bowl of fresh cranberries, surrounded by dried rose hip berries, or just placed in your favorite votive… there is no wrong choice at this time of year. And remember, adding a warm glow to your home also casts a very flattering light on your guests when you’re entertaining!

Are you all done decorating for the holidays? I’m all about keeping it simple this year! I’m having to let some things slide that I usually wouldn’t, because I’m finding that my priorities have shifted, and there just aren’t enough hours in the day to do it all. For example, if you usually receive a Christmas card from me, you may get it via email this year, or not at all! I know! How will you ever recover!

Decorating for Fall

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04.10.12

I went shopping with Kerry last weekend and fell in love with the Fall decor inside the stores! I was excited to come home and start decorating our home! I like to keep it simple, and stick to natural elements, and at this time of year that is easy! The ornamental squash, paired with berries from my parents yard, look great placed in my new two toned IKEA bowl.

I couldn’t resist picking up these berry branches from my local grocery store for our dining room table. But, I’m not sure what these branches are called, so if you know please do share!

We are celebrating a long Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada, so I’ve prettied it up just in time! We’re heading out to buy some pumpkins, having a hotdog roast with friends, and attending multiple turkey dinners this weekend! Should be a good one! I hope yours is too! What have you got in store?

Photos: Rosa Pearson

Mushroom Love

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02.4.12

I know that eggs are front and center at this time of year, but what about the lowly mushroom? I love mushrooms. Mushroom burgers, risotto, soup… I love them all! And, lately I’ve found them visually appealing too! But, mushrooms are one of those things, it seems, that people either love or hate. What’s your opinion on mushrooms? Love them or leave them?

I hope you all had a great weekend!

Photo Credits: 1. Andie’s Specialty Sweets. 2. Flora & Henri Mushrooms. 3. Anthropologie Kids Mushroom Pouf, 4. Trevor Tondro for The New York Times via Lake Jane, painting by Bill Samios.

Here Comes Christmas…

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02.12.11

December is here, and I’m excited! It might have something to do with two little boys that have been asking every day for over a month when Christmas will be here. Christmas decorations have come out of hiding throughout the house, but for our family room this year we’re keeping it simple. Warm and cozy is the goal, with neutral greys, blues & earth tones in wool and faux fur pillows, along with natural elements such as twigs and pinecones… oh, and my favorite little reindeer.

We’ve had sick kids around here lately. Our oldest has been home from school for four days so far this week. Poor guy. Hopefully that’s it for this year, and we’ll be cold-free for the rest of the Christmas season.

PS – Today is the final day of the $75 Arcadian Lighting Giveaway!! Enter HERE!

Photo Credits: Rosa Pearson @ FlutterFlutter

Halloween Wrap Up

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02.11.11

I hope that you enjoyed a fun Halloween this year! We sure did! Gotta love great neighbors, makeshift fireworks, and the faces of two very excited kids! I also love the beautiful little pops of orange throughout the house at this time of year!

Halloween at our house started with spooky pancakes. Jason used a turkey baster to free-form outlines of cat heads, witches hats, moons, and pumpkins, of course! He then carefully filled them in, and voila! I was pretty impressed by the pancakes, but my favourite was the costume he donned to welcome the kids that evening. Priceless.

Here & There: NYC

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07.10.11

Welcome back to another edition of “Here & There”! This time I’m featuring some fun finds from the stores I shopped on my trip to New York. And, as always, it wouldn’t be complete without an inspiration picture to show you how you could to use these items to add style to your own home!

Fishs Eddy was a treasure trove of goodies! So many collections of fabulous items! I took so many pictures inside this store!! I wish I could go back now that I’m seeing things in my pics that I didn’t notice while I was there!

I was so excited to see this wall of vintage letters on one of the upper levels of ABC Home. The inspiration picture was designed by well known New Yorkers, the Novogratz family!

Happy Thanksgiving to all the other Canadians celebrating on this long weekend!!

Photo Credits: Small Image, Rosa Pearson, Large Image, Tara Sloggett via Susan Hoover. Bottom Small Image, Rosa Pearson, Large Image, via HGTV.

Cuckoo for Cuckoo Clocks

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05.10.11

When I was in New York one of my priorities was to visit the overwhelmingly fabulous ABC Carpet & Home. There are so many levels in that store that I’m not sure I even saw everything! But one of the things I did see, and fell in love with, was on the wall downstairs in The Conran Shop. Isn’t this contemporary cuckoo clock by Pascal Tarabay amazing!! I’m absolutely smitten. Functional and beautiful, all wrapped up into one!

I think my obsession may have started when Layla, over at The Lettered Cottage, posted about Camp Wandawega. Just look at this wall of painted traditional cuckoo clocks!!!

Or maybe it was when Sarah first posted the pic of this simple red cuckoo clock framed on her wall, and I thought “of course!”.

And, you can always count on the makers of the world to satisfy any odd sort of decorative cravings. Whether with string art or printed versions, the options to feed my addiction are endless!

Office Organization: Part One

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24.8.11

I have been cleaning up and organizing my tiny office since I painted, and thought it was about time for a close up! I found the yellow ampersand in HomeSense last week, and knew it was coming home with me! The vintage turquoise lamp, and the wooden stamps are all from SpaceLab on Main.

I hope you’re having a good week so far! Thanks for all the lovely comments yesterday. They made my day!!

Photo Credits: Rosa Pearson aka FlutterFlutter

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