On to the next space of our Woman's Day photo shoot sneak peek. So it turns out WD didn't photograph our bathroom, but nevertheless it was motivation to complete the room, organize and accessorize. Not sure if I've ever showed you guys what the room looked like before we moved in and did any sort of renovation.A gross single vanity and lots of extra space on one side of the room. The only... Read more
The area that I think has changed the most in the past couple of weeks prior to our Woman's Day shoot has been the dining room. At the last minute we managed to install drapery and hardware and get my table painted a nice subtle minty green. Also added a bar cart from Ballard Designsfor good measure. Here is the table in progress between coats (I sanded, primed, sanded, painted, sanded, and... Read more
As I mentioned in my last post, our house is going to be in the November issue of Women's Day Magazine- due out on newstands in October. So excited about this! The shoot happened this past Thursday and it was great fun. Everyone from the crew was amazing and I really enjoyed seeing how everything works behind the scenes (also, still making our way through the mounds of food that the caterers... Read more
Tomorrow our house is being shot for the November issue of Woman's Day Magazine. It's hard to believe that there will be a whole crew of people here - photographer, editor, stylist, even hair and makeup! - focusing on us and our home. Over the next few days I'll give you a few sneak peeks of the final product (well, pre-stylist which I think will make all the difference). There have been a number... Read more
Well, some of you might be wondering what I am up to aside from all my DIY projects and selling a few pieces of hardware here and there. I've been working with a few residential clients as well and thought I'd share what I've been working on. This is a home in Short Hills that I'm doing some work on. We've completely redesigned the living room with a serene sophisticated feel. It's not done yet... Read more
But there was one final thing in the bathroom. When I did those roman shades I had mentioned adding a contrasting band to tie in with the shower curtain on the opposite side. Well, while I was in the city selecting my awesome minty trim for the chair reupholstery project I picked up a nice charcoal flat trim for the shades. After doing the living room shades, I knew not to use too much glue -... Read more
Remember way back in the winter when I posted about our deck. Here is what it looked like way back when.And my sketch of what I hoped it would look like.Well, after what seemed like several months of construction (mind you, my GC estimated a 1.5 week time frame to complete the deck), it is pretty much done.In this pic you can see my dining table project taking place in the background.Our sod has... Read more
I've been thinking about reupholstering my cane back chairs pretty much since I got them back at the Pasadena Antiques Mall. Of course, the pink sort of worked with the color scheme in our LA living room, but here in NJ they were just popping in the wrong way. After spending hours perusing Spoonflower I found this fabulous fabric(sort of an abstracted quartz pattern) that I thought was the... Read more
I have to say, I'm still really happy with my lucite CB2 Console. Since my last postI've done a little styling and it's looking a lot better. I switched out some of the photography and accessories and put some artwork up on the wall. Found this great abstract piece at a local estate sale and it adds the perfect touch of mint / aqua that I've been wanting in that corner. And I like how the artwork... Read more
I swear this is my last roman shade DIY post. I still want to romans one day in my office but I'm taking a serious hiatus from all this sewing and gluing. We have a big deadline coming up for the house (more on that later), so I've been rushing to complete all my projects. This was one that I've been working on in stages for a while. I found a great grey linen at Gray Line Linensand then an... Read more
After a wild goose chase online that led to a weekend trip to Staten Island, I finally got my Target draperies for our master bedroom and had them customized with pinch pleats. Got them up last week and then got our West Elm Headboard this past week. The room has really come together and I'm excited it looks so much like the concept board.The nightstands will do for now. I'm still digging the Jo... Read more
Maybe it was the "Mad Men" when Betty visits Bobby at summer camp, but suddenly I can't shake a vintagey, summer-in-Vermont-in-1967 vibe. Looking out the window at a typical May-gray day in San Francisco, I guess it's wishful thinking. Somewhere in my Facebook feed, East Coast friends are decamping for the Hamptons or Sea Island, but it's another two months before we shake off the city for some... Read more