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Remember Liz, whose drab bedroom had her and her boy yawning? Beige, beige, more beige. Plus a lack of necessary furniture. On a student budget, they weren’t sure they could afford to make a big change. My suggestion was to spend their few hundred dollar on thrifted finds and pops of color.
Due to availability, Liz made a few tweaks to the design. When she sent me her “after” pictures, I was so excited to see that she was still able to bring in the new color scheme and gain plenty of new storage space, plus dress up her walls (previously bare)! Let’s take a look:
I love that she repeated the teal color in some of the art, and a strategically placed scarf! Looks great Liz! More pictures of the room are over on Liz’s blog. If you have a room that needs a little TLC, hit me up! For $75 you’ll get a customized design for your space, based on your wants, needs, likes and dislikes. You’ll get a shopping list and moodboard like the one above and I work with budgets of all sizes. I am a big fan of emersonmade. How could I NOT be, with her adorable ad campaigns, pitch-perfect styling, and a charming wardrobe? Plus, I find her blog and branding totally endearing. Oh right, and the flowers are beautiful.
Which is why I was SO excited to see Emerson’s home that she shares with her hubby Ryan (great name!) in New Hampshire featured on design*sponge yesterday. I love her style, I love her products… would I love her home? Reader, I was not disappointed. (For a real heart-stopping moment, make sure you scroll alllll the way down for a glimpse of their pantry. OH. MY. GOODNESS. I am drooling over here.)
We got this cute ceramic baking dish from Ryan’s aunt for Valentines Day. To break it in, this weekend I tried one of my dad’s old standby recipes from my childhood – peach cobbler. This recipe was easy, low-cost, and had us eating warm cobbler in about an hour. Ingredients 2 cans sliced peaches (I might add a third can of just peaches (not the syrup)). 1 T corn starch 1/4 C sugar 1 C flour 1 T sugar 1 1/2 t baking powder 1/2 t salt 1/4 C vegetable oil 1/2 C milk 6-8 small pats of butter Directions 1. Mix the canned fruit (with syrup), cornstarch, and 1/4 C sugar in a saucepan. Set on medium heat. Heat slowly to a rolling boil, stirring often. 2. To make the dough, mix the remaining dry ingredients in a bowl. Add oil and milk and mix. 3. Pour peach mixture into baking dish. Top with the butter pieces. 4. Place blobs of dough (a large spoonful should be fine) on top of the peaches and butter. 5. Bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes. We turned our oven down to 375 for the last ten minutes because our oven runs a little hot, so adjust as necessary. Crust should be golden brown and baked through when cut open with a knife. Serve warm with whipping cream or ice cream. Makes 4-6 servings, depending on how much you like it!
Got something to say about a beautiful room like this one? I’m looking for some guest posts coming up soon. If you’re interested in submitting a post for consideration, please send me an email at maggie@magchunk.com. Topics may include fashion, interior design, diy projects, entertaining, or food. Reprints of your own work will be considered, as will original content. Thanks! Photo by Paul Raeside, as seen on Desire to Inspire. While we don’t exactly have a huge budget for spring or summer wardrobe this year (mostly just gift cards I’ve been saving carefully from Christmas), I can’t wait to pick up a few items and mix and match them with my warm-weather clothes that have been tucked away all winter. I think that’s my favorite part of putting away seasonal clothes — all of a sudden I have “new” things to wear! For spring while it’s still a little chilly, I’m envisioning a look like this one. Simple basics with metallic flats and some color on my nails and in my bag. A cute haircut and pretty earrings go a long way too! If you’re longing for some spring duds but are low on cash (or you just don’t know where to start), I’d definitely snag a copy of my pal Jill’s new ebook, the Spring 2010 looks:book. For only $4 she lists wearable spring trends (with examples and sources!) and even mixes and matches them into fresh new outfits to get the most bang for your buck. Even if you only have the cash for a few new pieces, you’ll get great ideas for how to mix them into your existing wardrobe. I bought mine, and you’ll be seeing me sporting some of my new looks soon! What trend (or old fave) are you looking forward to now that the weather is warming up? Ryan and I definitely took advantage of the nice weather and took a walk around our (not so) new neighborhood. Since we moved in just before the rainy season started we haven’t gotten a chance to explore very much. Queen Anne was my choice neighborhood when we started apartment hunting, and we totally lucked out on the place we found. Most homes are family-owned, and the families on our block and nearby take pride in their homes. So of course I took my camera. This door had me swooning. We actually saw a lot of natural wood doors, even though the trend in blogland has been painted doors. It was nice to see the opposite done well. And that window!
Below, a neighbor’s garden starts right off the sidewalk. These apple trees have been “trained” and pruned into a woven grid pattern. Can’t wait to see these when they are bearing fruit!
This is one of my favorite houses on the hill (and there are a lot of gorgeous homes up here – it’s one of the city’s original neighborhoods, after all!). This one is historic enough to have a sign… but there was someone in the yard so we didn’t get close enough with the camera to see what it said!
Someone has their rain barrel all set up and ready to go! These handy contraptions collect rainwater run-off and store it until you’re ready to use it on your plants.
I love when the blossoms come out! I have about a million pictures of blossoms, but none of them convey how it feels to have them hanging heavy above you in all directions.
These gorgeous purple flowers absolutely glowed. We were drawn toward them from a block and a half away!
These folks got the memo that succulents are the plants to have.
While the neighborhood is named after a historical style of architecture and consists of mostly traditional homes, there are a few modern homes too. This one had a great orange door (and planters of bamboo out front).
Yep, I snuck a shot from up the block, because I caught a glimse of one of my heartthrobs, the Eames recliner in their stunning living room. As Ryan said, at least they know how to decorate a home like that!
Ok, one more blossom shot.
I hope you liked getting a peek at our neighborhood! Even after a rainy yucky week, the sun somehow managed to muster up the strength to shine in Seattle this weekend. It was a little overcast at times, but spring was in the air, birds were singing, and I wore flipflops to walk to the mailbox (and to get some coffee, of course). All this thinking of spring and our garden has me so excited for some outdoor entertaining. We have a big backyard, and though we don’t have a whole lot of design control over it as renters, it’s in pretty good shape for pulling out the bbq and having friends over once it starts getting warmer. To get in the mood, I tracked down some of my favorite outdoor party inspiration to share with you (and a little project I hope to tackle soon!)
 From blog Brabourne Farm  From tumblr blog Red Morning With a rustic table and chairs, floral fabrics, some flowers and fresh food, getting the party started will be easy! As night falls, some twinkle lights or simple lanterns will keep the party going well into the evening. Design*Sponge just featured this simple diy for a rustic tablecloth made of IKEA dishtowels. Simple and chic and right in line with the season:  From design*sponge Makes me want to whip up a mini version for my little IKEA table I bought last year for my patio. This year it will look great out in the backyard, but this could be just the new look it needs. Remember my antique tablecloth from last summer?
I just can’t wait for spring to arrive! Do you ever entertain outdoors in the spring or summer? What are your go-to tricks? |
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