Celebrating Thibuat’s 125 years in business, the company is honoring its past with a traditional collection of document prints and designs. Thibaut has taken inspiration from antique documents, embroideries, maps, and textiles gathered from countries around the world; reinterpreting the patterns to reflect the creative and distinct look of a Thibaut wallpaper and fabric. Also, with...Read More
Are stencils growing in popularity? Or is it my love of stencils that make me want to believe more and more people are jumping on the stencil bandwagon? Either way, I’d like to share some favorite stencil projects that I keep referencing back to time and time again.Read More
It was a beautiful, sunny day when I stopped by the Bachman’s Summer Ideas House this past week…finally. Since the weather has warmed up the house tour includes a back yard filled with flowers, plantings, gnomes, al fresco dining, and more. There’s a party going on in the garage and the shed has been converted...Read More
Well, what do you think? Are you loving these authentic suzanis as much as I am? If you are not familiar with suzanis, a little background can be found in this post from January 2010. What I did not know is that the pattern is drawn on a large piece of background fabric, which is...Read More
Remember stripping paint back in the day, and that oh-so-familiar burn when the remover splattered on your skin. Ooohh, now that was a burn that had staying powers. I’m sure those strippers are still available, but I don’t think we need to go there after reading this review from Janell. Smart Strip is carried at...Read More
It is estimated that nearly 90% of all exterior paint failures are a result of inadequate surface preparation. We cannot stress enough the importance of good surface preparation. Follow these steps to a great looking home Step one – The surface must be clean and free of all dust, dirt, chalk, grease, oil, mold,...Read More
The Union Jack has always held a special place in my heart, but my love affair intensified when I saw this subtle rendition of the flag by Sara Habgood in Ideal Home magazine last year. I loved it. The neutral palette is very appealing to me as sometimes the traditional red, white, and blue is...Read More
Today’s post comes from Pat Verlodt, president of Color Services & Associates, Inc. After a trip to Florida by a member of the Hirshfield’s team, we thought it would be interesting to pose this question to Pat: why do bold, vibrant colors look so natural in the Sunshine State, but would look completely out of...Read More
I was biking around Anna Maria Island taking photos of all the pretty sherbet colored houses when I happened upon this pièce de résistance. I was hoping to find a honeysuckle colored house, but then to find a honeysuckle house with polka dots, I was in heaven. I was only able to snap one quick...Read More
Living Etc. Levitate Architects | Apartment Therapy Stairs in Poplar Bookstore | Kids Museum of Glass – Shanghai – The Cool Hunter Journal Ferm Living | Clever Spaces Censational Girl – DIY staircase Stairs at Benetton’s Oxford Circus store | My ‘Richard Curtis’ London Blog Tamotsu Yagi Design | Apartment Therapy DesignAmour | Paint and...Read More
