Signing off for a couple of months........

We are moving and I will be going away for work for a month and a half. I can't use my work computer for fun stuff like surfing decorating blogs on the internet so I will blog with you all again sometime in late July. Happy Fathers Day, Summer, 4th of July, etc!

Pretty Stuff from Modern Nursery.com

Stuff I could never afford from Modern Nursery.com, but very inspiring nonetheless.

Articles on Growing Bamboo

Flickr Photo from Here.

Flickr Photo from Here.

As mentioned in an earlier post, I love bamboo and have thought of planting it outside our bathroom window for privacy. I am very afraid however of its out of control growth rate that I have heard of. Would it damage the house/foundation if it got too close? Just some bookmarked article below to read up on.

TYPES OF BAMBOO

Planting Bamboo in the Landscape
Planting Bamboo
Planting Bamboo....is it worth the risk?
Growing bamboo in containers and growth control
Growing Bamboo

Matching the carpet to the Wall

I really like this technique of how Jessie from the My Mod Style blog matched the color of the carpets to the wall. Very balanced and monochromatic which I love. Color without being busy.
You can tell she is a designer. The carpets she used are from IKEA (@ $9 ea.). I didn't like any of the colors but they had some white round carpets....I wonder if I could dye those to be a color I liked or if that would be catastrophe.

Google Sketchup: living room

Google Sketchup: living room
Originally uploaded by jennyology

An example of google sketchup! I gotta try this one of these days.

Asian inspired wallpaper

Asian inspired wallpaper from Design your Wall.com. I am in love with bamboo.

I wonder if there would be anyway to insert it into the bathroom windows (like window film). It would have to be protected from moisture though somehow (maybe laminated?). The pic here below is of the bathroom of the house we bid on. The current stained glass inserts pop out and can be replaced. OR....perhaps I could just plant real bamboo outside of the window.







....from Design your wall.com.

A Boo in the Grass

Some playful pictures taken outside this morning of my littlest one playing in the grass. I took these with our crappy point and shoot digital camera and then altered them in Picture 7.0.








This alteration here was inspired by the work in this post.

Random Inspiring Photos

Nice use of IKEA Kitchen cabinets used as storage in a living room from Apartment Therapy.


Random picture from Flickr of Maastricht Netherlands. I used to drive up to Maastricht often on the weekends when I lived in Germany (had some friends who lived nearby). I loved that town. Great architechture and a good Scandinavian feel. I bought a very simple creme colored wedding dress there in a cute boutique that I never used for its intended purpose (thank God). I still have it and wear it to formal events with a shawl.

Another picture from Apartment Therapy.

Inspiring Kitchen photo from www.phyllisbrowning.com

Dining Room Art

I like the large BW photo of the child against the solid color. Picture found here.

Yeti support for Obama!

Yeti support for Obama!
Originally uploaded by douglasspics

random pics

Like the floating cabinets against the wall (for a bedside table).

This pic below is from Emma's blog (see side bar).

Ikea Expedit for Kids Play area

The sideboard
Originally uploaded by (nothingisperpetual)

Planning to get a couple of these Expedit bookcases from IKEA to block off a play area for the kids off the kitchen. Would probably use boxes (the clear ones in IKEA) to store toys. In the store, the solid wood doors gave the cleanest look, but were pricey at almost $20 a door.

cheap rugs

cheap rugs at Urban Outfitters.

Cute Felt Octopus seen on Design Sponge

Cute Felt Octopus seen on Design Sponge. I like simple animal designs in felt. Felt is good as it entails minimal sewing....don't have to do anything to the edges. This particular one is great how they've used a color print for the background. I've been meaning to make an ABC wall hanging with felt for the boys but haven't gotten around to it.

Alma Garret

Alma Garret
Originally uploaded by jan verhulst

New Artist found on Flickr that I like. I usually don't like watercolor (prefer oil) but his works are hauntingly dramatic.

Scandinavian Design

Found a new website for scandinavian modern design.
I like these bedside tables but a little too pricey for me. Maybe
the second to last one could be a DIY somehow someday.

Big Black & White

Cool pic from another cool Swedish Design blog.
Like the big BW photo on the wall.

Painting Tiles

References for later for how to paint over tile.

http://www.askthebuilder.com/printer_651_Painting_Ceramic_Tile.shtml

http://forums.about.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?webtag=ab-painting&nav=messages&msg=1736.1

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/paintceramictile

Kenny and the Ugly Doll

Kenny and the Ugly Doll
Originally uploaded by thupancic

Yesssss!!!!! I love it!! Yeah!!!! Kenny & the Ugly Doll found here.

TWIGGY

TWIGGY
Originally uploaded by popartdks

Nice painting by Deborah Stone.

Paint the Ceiling

Painting the ceiling...what a fabulous idea! I've never thought about it.

Bathroom Color Scheme

Like this bathroom color scheme with the dark grey tiles, slate blue color on the walls, and the grey counter top against the white base cabinet. Photo credit: www.Socalmodern.com

Simple headboard - possible future DIY

I like these headboards. A possible future DIY perhaps. I like the simplicity and warmth of it. If I found the right piece of wood, this could be a possibility. Idea for bedroom shades.....double honeycomb blinds from (next day blinds....my Aunt has them....invisible when raised all the way). Carpet: a seagrass type rug at foot of bed like 1st photo. The house we bid on has grey carpet in the master bedroom which we probably won't change out, so this color scheme might work. Wall behind headboard: paint a greyish/mud color for contrast....rest of walls could be white.
Photo credits: 1. SoCal Modern 2. Flickr