Happy Fourth of July: Celebrate With Red, White & Blue

Are you ready for the big weekend? I’m not. I haven’t even been to the grocery store. And you’d scream in horror if you saw my terrace right now. Sigh.

Where’s that clone of mine? I had her locked in the downstairs coat closet last time I checked. But she’s pretty smart and manages to sneak out. I’ll have to check Hugh Jackman’s trailer. Read More…

Dh Giveaway Winner!

And the winner of the handmade Christmas stocking goes to….

Iris!

Iris write a blog all about her wacky family. If I had time, I write one, too. But hers fills the bill to perfection, so we don’t need another. Dysfunctional Bungalow can be found by following this link.

Congratulations to Iris! Stay tuned for TWO giveaways starting next week.

Terra Home Giveaway: A Winner!

This week’s giveaway was a great one, wasn’t it? I’d like to thank Terra Home for sponsoring it and ask everyone to take a minute to visit their site. They have beautiful handmade tiles and dishes.

And now, the winner of the Not Just For Sushi Dishes is….

Liz!

Congratulations to Liz. She gets to choose from the three styles of plates and Terra Home will have them zipping on their way to her. Liz, are you going to give them as a gift, or save them for yourself? It’s a hard decision. My favorite style, by the way, are the fish.

Next week I’ll have another giveaway and then, two giveaways per week up until Christmas. It’s fun! So stay tuned.

And now I’m off to check out the Urban Craft Fair here in Detroit. See you Monday!

Check Out Detroit’s Urban Craft Fair Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Staruday, November 21st, The Majestic Theater is host to Detroit’s Urban Craft Fair. The fair runs from 10:00AM to 7:00PM. The Majestic is located at 4120 Woodward Avenue.

Here’s a preview of some items on sale.

For more previews and a list of vendors, check out their blog here.

I will definitely see you there!

Interior Design Teen Room Presentation

I spent last week putting together my proposals for the Junior League’s Show House coming up this spring. And I thought I’d share them with you. If you missed Monday’s post, you can read it here. Along with the little girl’s room, I presented a design for a bohemian teen-aged girl’s room.

I must admit this is my favorite of the two rooms. Here’s what’s going on. First, I wanted to show how to a room could be “redesigned” to eliminate, in this instance, a French style and find a new one. The windows in the home are a decidedly leaded glass French style. What if your teen is rolling her eyes at your antiquated sense of style?

Naturally, the place to start was the windows. One wide window has a covered radiator sitting below it that’s even wider. To disguise it, I’m placing a wood panel on top of the radiator. It’s the same width as the radiator and will have squares and circles cut to let in the light. Back-lighting will accentuate the circular shapes.

The other window hides behind a curtain panel made with iron-on photographs and cut into ribbons.

For color, I’m using gray on the walls and, hot pink on the radiators, and yellow-green on the wood window panel. That’s my base. The rest of the room is going to be a mix of textures, colors and prints. Decoupage and fabric-covered furnishings and accessories round out the look.

I’ll hear if I got a room on Friday. Keep your fingers crossed for me!