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By Andrea, on August 30, 2010
The other day I was looking back through my old photos of homes and rooms that I’ve designed and came across the photos of my daughter’s old room in our California house, which I turned into a funky tween paradise, inspired by 2 sets of clearance Cynthia Rowley bed sheets from Target.
From 2 king sheet sets, I sewed the duvet cover and curtains for the window and on the wall behind the bed, then added even more pops of color and texture with zebra print pillows and an aqua faux fur throw, making for a funky, yet cozy tween room.
By Andrea, on August 22, 2010
Do you have a project that was just your favorite ever? I’m sure most of us creative types do.
That’s the question that Donna over at Funky Junk Interiors was asking this weekend.
And even though this may not have been my best design ever, or my hippest project ever, it certainly stands out as my favorite. And the one that helped sell my previous house.
The fish bathroom.
Yes, that’s right, the fish bathroom. I painted the kids’ bathroom in a light sea foam green, then started painting all manner of sea creatures.
By Andrea, on August 17, 2010
Recently, a dear friend who lives in New York came to visit me in Ohio.
After his visit, because I have a collection of masks like this…
And this…
He sent me these…
He suggested that I frame them, which I thought was a wonderful idea. So I purchased this framed painting from a second hand store…
 
By Andrea, on August 10, 2010
Home decorating magazines are my guilty pleasure, but I’ve become discouraged with how much the decorating mags are about buy, buy, buy. Consumption of more and more new stuff.
However, many are beginning to sing the green song, and I am thrilled when I see vintage pieces being reused or repurposed.
Like these fabulous vintage 1950′s-era phones from Sweet Bella that have been rewired for modern telephone lines…
 Ma Bell goes mod
Absolutely fabulous! These bad boys were featured in the September 2010 issue of House Beautiful. Not only do they look *way* cool, but they’re repurposed vintage! What more could you ask for?
By Andrea, on August 1, 2010
Under lock & key. Or at least under the influence of locks & keys. Vintage and antique locks and keys, that is – I just love them! They’re perfect, rusty little tchotckes to give some character to a nook or crannie.
When we moved from California to Ohio, we found an antique mall somewhere on the prairie in Kansas that had some great treasures that now adorn my home. An antique padlock with key dangling from some old string…
By Andrea, on July 27, 2010
I’ve been reading a great blog that I love – Funky Junk Interiors.
Funky Junk Interiors blogger, Donna, is inspiring in so many ways. First, she’s made living small an art form by transforming every day junk into fabulous interior decor.
Even more than that, Donna has overcome adversity, yet she’s still cheerful and upbeat, and inspires so many through her blog.
More recently, she’s inspired me to complete a project I’ve been putting off with her “Gitter Done” challenge. What was the project?
No Sew Curtains!
By Andrea, on July 20, 2010
I’m an official dumpster diver. Also known as trash digger. Whatever you want to call it, when I see usable stuff in the trash in my neighborhood, I pick it up & try to give it new life.
Now don’t get me wrong…I’m not rooting through people’s trash cans – that is not my style. However, I’ve picked up plenty of larger pieces on trash day, often with a friendly heads-up phone call from my sister who lives on my street. She’ll give me a call on her way to work to tell me that so-and-so has a such-and-such out on the curb and that she thinks that I should pick it up.
By Andrea, on July 10, 2010
It’s been a while since I’ve posted here on my decorating blog.
And a lot has changed, both in the world, and in my little corner of the world…
Most notably, the economy has changed dramatically, and many of us have felt the pinch. For me, it manifested in going back to work full time – not in the field of design, but back to my previous career as an editor. I was very fortunate to find a good job as an editor, since decorating jobs in a bad economy were getting more and more scarce.
By Andrea, on December 19, 2008
According to my sister, I have a bird problem.
No, I don’t have a flock of annoying Canadian geese over-running my yard.
Actually, it’s more that I like faux birds and enjoy decorating with them as well.
Along those lines, I made this lovely little bird assemblage…
A faux bird appears to have nested in a vintage purse…
I had it listed in my Etsy shop, AngArtica, but as soon as someone expressed a shred of interest, I realized that I didn’t think I could part with it. So I decided to keep it & find a home for it in my own home.
By Andrea, on December 18, 2008
This year, because money is tight, the theme for our Thanksgiving table was “don’t buy a thing” decor. Also known as “use what you have decorating”.
I wanted to do something different from last year, so I went on a treasure hunt, and scored!
First, I gathered up a couple of tree branches that I’ve been hording for a while. (These branches have been close to being thrown out more than once!) I gave these lovely branches a quick spray painting with an off-white that I had in my garage.
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