My client is throwing the first party of summer and is looking for rustic, elegant décor. The area she lives in was founded in 1634. The neighborhood oozes traditional, colonial charm. If you could sum up Connecticut by a picture, you could take a picture of any part of her town square. A local creamery, pizza shop, and antique store line the main street. Every weekend some type of local event publicizes the  town's pride: farmer's markets, a parade, character reenactments, and shows selling local artisans' works.

My client had already purchased iron-wrought lanterns, so I made boxes and distressed them using my "copy cat" barn wood technique.

Here is the result:

 

 

 Update: 06/19/15 Housewarming Party Centerpiece

 

 

Hartford Ave. Project Update

Negative: No Furniture

Positive: Childhood Memories

Moving can be stressful! What should you get rid of? What should you keep? How do we have this much stuff? Or, How will we fill this room!

My client salvaged her childhood dresser to add to her new home.

We used Antique White by Glidden and Oyster by Behr as an accent color.

The pulls are from Pier 1 Imports and Home Depot.

 Before:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For furniture refinishing services contact me here for a consultation.

3 Unique Ways to Reuse your Wedding Fabrics

 

Negative: Overwhelmed after Wedding

 

Positive: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle

 

Since we have had a two year engagement, planning has gone quite smoothly. Now that we are down to the last 34 days, we’ve picked up the pace. Making appointments, calling Uncle Eddy, emailing the DJ, writing thank yous, and on and on and on. One of the things on my To Do List is to figure out what to do with all of our supplies AFTER the wedding. The florist gets the vases, my parents will keep the columns, the planner gets the frames, and the list continues.

If you have any leftover fabric that’s sentimental, think of these options before you store your gown under your bed.

 

3 Unique Ways to Reuse your Wedding Fabrics

 

1. Pillows: My mom made me pillows from my overlay on the sweetheart table.

 

 

 

 

 

2. Rehearsal Dress: My stepmother let me use her wedding dress as I pleased. As I knew I would never fit into myself, I’m cutting a pattern and making a dress for my rehearsal dinner.

 

 

 

 

3. Play Dates: My flower girl was 3 years old when I first met her. Her favorite dress to play in was a dress she wore as a flower girl when she was 2. It was perfect for princess parties!  She definitely wore the dress out before she grew out of it.

 

 

 

Mirrored Beach Wall Decor

Negative: In need of a new key-ring holder for an updated kitchen

Positive: Mother’s Day came early

My mom redecorated her kitchen from vineyard to beachfront. The last time I visited I remember she said the only thing she needed was something to hold her keys.

I distressed door framing and attached to a piece of wood, the starfish are drawer pulls, and attached a mirror to finish.