My creativity definitely goes through seasons. Seasons when I am happy to pin myself into oblivion on pinterest, or read interior design magazines by the piles. These periods are typically followed by a season where I am happy as a pig in mud giving a piece of castoff furniture new life, scrap booking into the wee hours of the morning, moving furniture around, sewing, editing photos, and making making cards. I LOVE when I am putting my ideas into motion. So often I find myself in the "daydream stage". At the moment I am at a loss as to what I want to do with my master bedroom. Since we were blessed with a king sized bed, I have had to re-think my color scheme, linens and overall decor. I initially wanted to try my hand at upholstering a headboard, but I am having second thoughts. I can't decide between something in a bold fabric like this:
or something more subdued and traditional like this:
I LOVE LOVE LOVE tuffets and nail head trim but I also know that I am not terribly detailed or patient and I don't want to do a sloppy job. I love bold, beautiful patterns, but I know that eventually I would grow tired of it and want to change it. ( I thrive on change). Perhaps I will save loud, statement fabric for accent pillows, or something else that is interchangeable. Another option I am entertaining is this little wooden beauty. My husband could make it with minimal time and money and I could paint it whatever color I wanted. I could even change the color every year if I wanted.....
Speaking of paint.... have you heard of chalk paint by Annie Sloan?
It is such an easy paint to work with and can be used SO many different ways on any surface. I can't wait to try it out
The other day, while I was out picking blackberries with my girls, I noticed an old dresser sitting beside the road. Two older gentlemen where cleaning out a large shed and I asked whether or not they were getting rid of anything. They happily pointed to the growing pile beside the house and told me I was welcome to take anything I pleased. I immediately claimed the solid teak dresser with ornate pulls, a vintage doctors' bag, a couple of children's books from the 1930's and a lovely little hanging lamp.
I intend on painting the dresser, adding the books to my growing collection of antique books and hanging the lantern on my deck (once I have a pergola). I have NO idea why I took the leather doctors bag, but it looked so ancient and I couldn't help it. I love castoffs, especially when they are old. I can't wait to give this beauty of a dresser a new coat of paint. Now I need to decide on a color.
I recently picked up a ottoman for a song and a dance while I was out picking blackberries the other day. It is the perfect size and height for our living room and provides hidden storage as well. I plan on practicing "tuffeting" on it and hope that I will end up with something resembling this one (but with deeper tuffets).
