I just liked this....you print out a letter in a nice font and cut the letter out leaving the outline in one piece. Using that as a template lay and glue buttons (mine will be black) to a piece of fabric (ultrasuede would be grand) and pull away the paper. Voila, instant monogram art.
This is from Martha Stewart dot com..... I wanted something interesting as a shower curtain and loved this look. I ended up buying beach towels from Wal****.com in brown, aqua and lime......
to go into the 'inner bathroom', seen here. The 'outer bathroom' is going to have a huge vanity and built in shelving... This isn't a great shot of the color but the rooms are sort of tight and not really allowing for great photography... .maybe I'll do a walking video tour! :) I really am proud of the transformation we've done. Much, much thanks to all of my family members who have helped!
The dining room is almost done, just some touch ups and one more window to go!
This is the living room 'door to nowhere'.... It was actually a functioning door that leads to the small back porch, but it's not used and it's stupid. So, I'm going with camouflage! I taped off the bottom of the door to reflect the baseboard and painted the door 'out' with the wall color. It's wet in this shot because it's fresh paint but it will dry flat like the wall. We're mounting the flatscreen tv to the door and I'm going to add another layer of camouflage....
...like this!! (not my house obviously, but definitely inspiration!)
And my last item is this really stylin' chair that I got at Goodwill for ten dollars!! It's going to need a good scrubbing and one of the legs is broken but it's comfy, low and will add much needed seating to my living room! Hiding there on the right behind the sawhorse is a big wood framed mirror I also snagged at Goodwill. I'm going to paint the frame a nice bright color and hang it in the entryway.
This is from Martha Stewart dot com..... I wanted something interesting as a shower curtain and loved this look. I ended up buying beach towels from Wal****.com in brown, aqua and lime......
to go into the 'inner bathroom', seen here. The 'outer bathroom' is going to have a huge vanity and built in shelving... This isn't a great shot of the color but the rooms are sort of tight and not really allowing for great photography... .maybe I'll do a walking video tour! :) I really am proud of the transformation we've done. Much, much thanks to all of my family members who have helped! 
This is the living room 'door to nowhere'.... It was actually a functioning door that leads to the small back porch, but it's not used and it's stupid. So, I'm going with camouflage! I taped off the bottom of the door to reflect the baseboard and painted the door 'out' with the wall color. It's wet in this shot because it's fresh paint but it will dry flat like the wall. We're mounting the flatscreen tv to the door and I'm going to add another layer of camouflage....
...like this!! (not my house obviously, but definitely inspiration!)
And my last item is this really stylin' chair that I got at Goodwill for ten dollars!! It's going to need a good scrubbing and one of the legs is broken but it's comfy, low and will add much needed seating to my living room! Hiding there on the right behind the sawhorse is a big wood framed mirror I also snagged at Goodwill. I'm going to paint the frame a nice bright color and hang it in the entryway. 
What do you think of his new coat :) ?
I'm going to have exposed white wood rods with grommeted curtains and my furniture is cherry... I think it would look just lovely with a new white quilt like this one....
....and now it looks like THIS!
I really should have primed the drywall because the room and the ceiling used every single drop of two gallons of paint.....
....but I love how it looks. Well, almost love. The color, Celery, is kind of pastel-ish, like a Jordan Almond. It's going to have full top and bottom cabinetry in a dark brownish cherry with black countertops and appliances, so not a whole lot of it will show. I'm hoping it's gonna be okay, if not, it's just paint and I can change it :)
The living room and entryway are done (except for the touch ups, darn painters tape) and I really like them together. The white really sets it off!
