Remember this shelf of wonder, made from barn wood & a glass panel? It strikes again! After my dad designed the first one, I let him know that I sure would really love to have one in the Rardon house as well. Of course, he delivered…. The canvas: Painting by Rachel (me!). I knew I wanted to keep it simple, since I would layer accessories in front…
When your father has the foresight to save wood from an old farmhouse = pure joy. When he helps you design a custom shelf for a bathroom install = pure amazing! We knew we wanted to show off the worn wood and incorporate this piece of ribbed glass that we had salvaged from an old hog shed. By turning the wood piece to be mounted against the wall you can appreciate the…
Adding impact to your home for less… isn’t that always the struggle? We want our home to look like a million bucks, but we sure don’t have a million bucks in our budget to spend on it! I get it – I totally do, and as weird as it probably is coming from an interior designer: I completely respect your desire to make big changes as reasonable as possible. The world of Pinterest and DIY…
The finale to the nook design: painted, school chairs! Perhaps one of my fav DIY projects to date. I found these gorgeous, curvalicious wood school chairs at Borgman’s here in Norfolk. They were a basement bargain… literally: In the musty basement. And totally a bargain = $5 a piece! Even better: I already had some black paint to paint the pattern. Score! I knew I…
When I started brainstorming ideas for my most recent nook design – I knew I wanted to use a large, framed art piece. In two of the previous designs, I had used a vertical canvas, which is why I wanted to switch things up with a frame this time around. Here came my first challenge: this beaut is big – approx. 30″ x 36″, and large frames are expensive. Don’t get me…
Topiary: (adj) Clipped or trimmed into fantastic shapes. I couldn’t help but share this definition! I love that – fantastic shapes. Tee hee. I like to use topiary greenery as accessories because of one main thing: it adds texture & natural materials in a very sleek, clean way! No extra fuss from a topiary – it’s staying true to its fantastic shape. 
Here’s my favorite new trick for thrifty topiary: …
Everyone loves a good before & after transformation. Painted furniture is very trendy right now. You can transform a mid-century piece into a glossy, chic bombshell – or transform a more ornate piece into a shabby, vintage dream. Here is a chair that I recently purchased from VR Furniture in Norfolk. I love all of the detail, not only in the back of the chair, but also in the turned arm rests and legs. I…
I recently gave a table lamp an update with some craft paint. Of course, I wanted to share it with you! I have to apologize because the pictures are not the most beautiful – but they clearly show the detail of the transition. Here is the lamp before: We updated the room with some pops of blue and teal, and my client wanted to keep her lamps. They were in great shape, still functioned well,…
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