Showing posts with label nate berkus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nate berkus. Show all posts

4.20.2011

Ticking Stripes: Major Crush

Oh boy, I do love a play on words. It started with this pillow, purchased as a gift for my mother in law (and one for myself because it was too darn cute). And now I am OBSESSED with ticking stripes. I'll have you know, my obsession came several months before Nate announced on his show that ticking stripes were all the rage. I felt proud at that moment. Etsy is ripe with lots of ticking stripe pickings- and I cannot get enough. They compliment just about any decor.

Right now my mom is making red/cream ticking euro pillow cases for our guest room. I love how they're juxtaposed with the crisp hotel bedding to provide a layered, lived in look. Can't wait to get them in the mail, and post pictures of course.

Here's some of my favorite ways to incorporate ticking stripes into your home...

Vintage French Matress Pillow Cases
Anchor Ticking Stripe Clutch
(made in Nashville)

4.07.2011

I Love Lamp

Seriously, I do! We're decorating our bonus room right now, and I'm fixated on finding the perfect lamp. About a month ago my handsome decorating boyfriend, Nate Berkus, used surveyor lamps in a room design and I fell in love. The rustic/contemporary style would be perfect for our manly bonus room. The look I'm going for is sort of British Gentlemen's Club. Like a smoking club. Dark woods, army green. It's going to be fabulous.

I saw the lamps at HomeGoods for $79 and couldn't pull the trigger. Lesson learned because the lamps are now gone. Sad sad day in the SE household. Well maybe only for me, not sure my husband shared in the sadness. Now that I've started searching for these elusive lamps, at an equal price point, I've become fixated on the beautiful wonder that is tripod lamps. These are my favorites from LampsPlus!

What's your opinion-- do you like the tripod lamps? And has anybody else ever fixated on something crazy like this for their house?

3.21.2011

Crafty Weekend

We had a super relaxing weekend, and both of us were able to make significant dents in our to-do lists. My list was more fun and crafty, while Mr. SE continued to finish working on his media center. Side note- I cannot wait to post a picture of the finished product. It looks fantastic!

I worked on my yarn wreath and finished covering the whole wreath form. Now I just need to make the felt flowers and learn how to tie a pretty bow. Perhaps I'll watch a YouTube tutorial for that one. Also on my crafty to-do list is my office. I love the preppy, upbeat palette we chose of white/navy/kelly green. It's been super fun to decorate! I decided to re-cover my computer chair, since the toile that my mom did in college doesn't match anymore. Granted it is blue, but it's more shabby chic then preppy and modern. I went with a bright white and navy striped fabric to compliment the green and white graphic print decorator's table cloth that's nearby. Here's an "in process" cell phone picture. Please scuse my office mess- it's tax time.


The process of covering the yarn wreath is time consuming, but I found it therapeutic to just stop and watch TV while I wound the yarn around and around. I watched several episodes of Bethenny and Nate Berkus. There's always a bevy of Nate on our DVR, since I record the show every day. He had the most creative idea that I just had to share-- make a shelving unit out of tables cut in half and secured together. I mean, seriously? How cool does this look! I love how this unit is painted a dark teal, and it kind of reminds me of the new guest room that John & Sherry did. What a great way to take cheap Craigslist finds and make them something special and unique. I think this would be cool for our bonus or guest room, for a funky feel. What do you think?