Art Inspiration – Orchid Singson Photography
You probably haven’t heard of Orchid Singson but I have no doubt you will. She is a very talented photographer and a high school friend. She works for Ruche and you can see the Ruche-influence in her work. It is stunning and I cannot wait until she sells me some prints.
Her blog is here.
walkingthroughcarthage.blogspot.com/
Please, allow me to photo-link all over the place now. She does a lot of flowers and food. I’d love to see her work on some portraiture with the same sweet composition and easy vintage tone. Some of these have a place in my art collection I’m sure.
Sarah
Awesome idea from Lonny Mag
I was just reading the newest Lonny magazine and I saw a great idea from the Editor Michelle Adams. She linked to these great acrylic drawers from Muji which is one of a million online chinese import stores. Let your jewelry be part of the glamour of the room. I love the idea!
If you haven’t heard of Lonny, it’s a great online design magazine. I particularly love the un-staged-ness of the photography. The leather cushions are a little wonky and there are toys here and there. Instead of an unrealisticly perfect photo shoot, they make sure to shoot the good the bad and the ugly. I don’t know how much staging they do, they must do some but it is better than most of the magazines I read.
Here’s the case.
At just $27.99 plus about $8 for shipping, it’s a great deal for a jewelry case. And while you’re shopping at Moji, you can pick up a couple more great finds.
A New York City Pen Stand
A New York City map Scarf! There is also Historic Paris and Tokyo
And a “hezagonal” pen set.
Another lucite drawer source if you’re looking for something big enough for a Sarah-sized collection of jewelry. I blame my Grammy. She had an entire dresser, full 6-drawer dresser, full of jewelry. So often I wish I still had it all! It’s all out of style and back in style. Oh Grammy, if only we had known!
$33.55 and free shipping with Amazon Prime! I’m thinking this may be the perfect solution to my jewelry storage and display predicament. I’m loving the idea of lining the bottoms of the drawers with a beautiful patterned velvety fabric and a little double-sided tape.
I hope to have a kitchen completion photo to share this weekend! Trust me, none of you are more anxious to see my finished kitchen as I am!
Have a good weekend. Relish the rain if you’re in MA!
Sarah
Projects for another day
I have so many things I want to do. There are so many fun projects to work on and I just can’t wait to see the house in ship-shape ready for fun decorating projects. I’m going to share a few of the diy/craft/decor projects I am looking forward to working on this winter while we take a break from the construction aspect of the house work.
1) Poof
I may be a year or two behind the times but I still want to make one of these beautiful simple ottomans. I think a nice leather one would be great in the library room. A pink linen one may be just the dose of pink the master bedroom needs. Better Homes and Gardens has a nice pattern that should make this a quick, fun, and satisfying project.
Click on the image for a link!
2) Upholstered back dining chairs
LittleGreenNotebook.blogspot.com had a great idea. The talented Jenny Komenda saw this image from Style At Home and pointed out the possibility of upholstering the backs of some vintage dining chairs. The dining room needs upholstered dining chairs to offset all that wood panelling and this looks like a great, inexpensive way to make that happen. I’m thinking a round wood table, cream chairs, and a mid-tone upholstery either tan, green, or something wild like lavender. I need to keep my eyes peeled for a set of chairs with an interesting shape.
3) roman shades from mini-blinds
This trick has been seen on several blogs but I’ll link here to my favorite tutorial for this project over at welcometoheardmont.com
I’m planning on these roman shades in all the bedrooms, probably the den, the kitchen if necessary, and the closet/laundry room. I’ll probably do something similar but balloon-y for the bathrooms out of sheer fabric. They probably won’t be raised and lowered so the operability is not super necessary. This project is certainly on the list. We need window-covering and this is a cheap and easy way to get higher-end treatments. I’m thinking of lining the fabric with curtain liner so that the blind lines are even less visible, I also want to get gold coast curtains. I’ll let you know how that works out!
4) Family Tree woven blanket
I’ve been talking about making one of these for a while, I just haven’t gotten around to it. It would be a great quilt as well but I’m looking for a faster version.
You can get images printed into these woven throw blankets:
They cost anywhere from $75-$100 but what a great gift! This one from shutterfly is on sale for $71 which is the cheapest I’ve seen. Wouldn’t this be great with a large image of a family tree. You could do pictures or just names. The text would have to be quite large but I think it would be a very unique and tasteful way to personalize a space. Great grandparents gift as well. I am (almost) a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. I can trace my lineage back to a patriot in the American revolution: Beriah Bliss. I think having that all drawn out in a detailed family tree would be so cool!
5. Hypertufa Trough
Messy, dirty, and super fun looking, I can’t wait to do this! Maybe next summer.
6. Paper doll magnets
I am so not too old to have these on my fridge!
There are so many more but I’ll share those another time. Let me know if you venture on any of these fun projects without me. I’d love to see how they turned out!
Sarah
Den Inspiration
This is just a collection of inspiration photos for the den. I’m going for an old-world library feel but I don’t want a leather or tufted sofa.
You can see all these photos with links to their sources on my pinterest board: pinterest.com/sarahmzim/den
What do you think?
Sarah
