road trip!

We’re going on a Road Trip!

Road Trip! is when I leave my humble abode and take it on the road to someone else’s place to share their decorating savvy.

So let’s Road Trip! to my friend Brandi’s home.

This is Brandi…she’s lots of fun!

Brandi & the Most Interesting Man in the World (I’m sure she’s going to love that I used this pic!)

About a year and a half ago, Brandi bought her first home – an awesome 70s condo. I’ve been sharing unsolicited decorating ideas ever since!

Last winter, Brandi and I were lamenting about her really long living room wall.

I asked Brandi if she’d consider a stencil. Brandi liked the idea and before you know it, the stencil was ordered and work started (Brandi’s a real doer…once she decides on an idea, she moves on it. No curing for her. I like that in a person. Except for me.) There was even a Sunday evening visit from me to help with this awesome project.

Taping the stencil…

The first section complete!

So far, so good!

I’m not going to show the whole project…let’s cut to the finished product…

Doesn’t it look fabulous? I love it! I especially love how it honors the era in which the condo was built. The rug adds a perfect pop of Brandi’s accent colors. And don’t you love the TV stand? Brandi’s dad made it with a pattern from Ana White.

Another angle…

The stenciled pattern really gave definition to what was otherwise a boring wall. Good work, Brandi!

A couple of vignettes by the TV…

Brandi loves all things beachy, and it’s a subtle theme throughout her home, like these shells in a vase…

Let’s travel upstairs to take a sneak peak at Brandi’s bedroom. But first check out this terrific 70s light fixture…

Thankfully Brandi agreed that the 70s light needs to stay. Super mod! The art is by Brandi’s teenage daughter, Madison.

Brandi’s bedroom is still a work in progress, but I couldn’t resist sharing some unique features, like this print, which totally makes me smile…

…framed in this awesome gaudy gold frame…

Then there’s her new shabby chic mermaid lamp on her newly repainted nightstand…

With some fabulous tchotckes from her recent vacation to Florida, like this lobster matchbox…

..and a clock…

…that has a compass on the back…

What a unique piece!

And finally, some art photos that Brandi recently added…

…displaying the calming colors of the sea that Brandi loves…

That’s the end of our Road Trip! today, but I’m sure there will be another trip to Brandi’s, especially after all of the great projects we chatting about today! More to come…