Some crafty ideas

I’m really liking this pennant garland that I found on Design*Sponge.  I could see having one of these over my doorway in my new bedroom.  What should I make it say?  Hmm…  Instructions here.

Also, I just found this blog (Bloom, Grow, Love), and I am blown away.  These images are so etherial and calming.

Some photos I’d like on my wall

These are some photos I took in Italy way back in 2002.  I just rediscovered them and am thinking that they’d be perfect for my new bedroom!

train station in livorno

outside the duomo in florence

corsica

also corsica… yeah, the processing is different, i know. I can’t decide which I like better!

ryan mcginley

I just found out about him… all of his shots are really compelling, but of the ones I’ve seen, these have moved me the most.  I wonder if I can buy prints somewhere??

more bedroom inspiration

I’m LOVING this new bedroom makeover from Desire to Inspire.  The colors are gorgeous… I’m really into white on white with splashes of bright color.  Hmm… I just might have to go in this direction.  Although she has a white floor.. damn!

Bedroom Inspiration

I am in love with Nicolette Camille’s style… found on a d*s sneak peek.  I’m really liking making a cloud wall myself, or using some of the telephone wire images that I’ve taken.

New Apartment Inspiration

Split

This work by Peter Marigold is really incredible.  I’m dying to try something like this myself now.

mark my words…

I will find this duvet cover one day, and when I do, oh man.  I’m gonna make it mine.  (Pottery Barn: Olivetta Owl)

Another potential bedroom inspiration

I’m so in love with this bedroom from Amy at Day-lab.  Yes, I am in love with a lot of bedrooms, but the soft gray of this one is so subtle and cozy while still being crisp and receptive to incredible pops of color like her bed.  The wall color is Filtered Shade by Valspar.

In order to paint the bed she:

-sanded it down with a lighter sandpaper to roughen the surface a bit.
-Cleaned it off with a tack cloth.
-Applied Kilz latex primer
-Applied 3 coats of an eggshell latex paint (3 coats gave it a nice even coat in the end).
-Applied 2 coats of a satin water based Poly, for protection.

-Amy used sponge brushes (seemed to cover the best and most evenly for this project)…and also used one of those Mitts for painting (you wear it like a glove). It allows you to get in the corners and all around th

e metal posts…worked great for this.

Wallpaper my wall, continued:

These are from Ferm Living, also from Hygge & West