Posts tagged decor
Embrace your Eclectic :: 3 Steps to Make it Work
1August 31, 2010
Eclecticism can make a room bold and invigorating if it's done right, but more often than not, I find the term used as an excuse for liking everything and yet nothing. The danger is in spreading yourself too thin, weakening and diluting your passion, your decorative statement and style-sense. Do you accommodate too many others' styles, furnishings, and expectations to the point that your house and all the things in it don't reflect you anymore?
There are three steps to make eclectic décor live together happily, and keep your home-sweet-home from becoming a repository of unrelated junk: [ . . . ]
Modern Sauce :: Trending Up (the Pendulums Swing)
7August 13, 2010
Is Design an acceptable area to be bold when we can't be bold in other areas of our lives or...will it reflect our need for safety? How does technology influence our attitudes about color, shape and texture? What are the effects of social media and the concept of the 'global village' as it relates to the integration of multi-cultural styles? Is there a new 'global' style? Can I make a throw pillow in it? [ . . . ]
Tammy J Dalton :: The Man Room
10July 21, 2010
by Tammy Dalton
in At Home
. . . The Man Room. You know, the Man Room. It's that running joke between you and all your girlfriends. It's that room in your house where you put the not-quite-ready-for-prime time accessories, the leftover wall décor from your college dorm room that you just can't part with, your partner's collection of...(Fill in the blank with all that ugly kitschy stuff that you thought was so cute when you first met but now that you're respectable won't dare show in public). It's that room in your house where your husband's personality resides, along with his balls. [ . . . ]
"Where do you get all of these great gifts?"
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When I finished unpacking things from the weighty box, I was quick to notice the embossed features on the piece; elephants and zebras - nicely made, again, perfect. Sitting there in my office, not far from the computer that I write at - I made this thing happen.
I really liked the way everything was labeled very clearly. I was even more impressed that the hex-screws included for the fastening of the structural elements were long, possibly up to four inches long. [ . . . ]
