Dress Up Your Windows

This past week I was able to make another appearance on our local NBC affiliate's lifestyle program, Studio 5. I had a great time talking about fabric window coverings with host, Brooke Walker. You can see the full segment below. If you scroll down further, I'm sharing some of my favorite sources for getting the designer look of window coverings in your own home.




Here are some of my favorite resources for window treatments:

Ready Made Drapery and Roman Shades

Pottery Barn

Ballard Designs

Home Decorators Collection

West Elm

Made to Order Window Coverings

Tonic Living

Windows By Melissa

Calico Corners

The Shade Store

Best DIY tutorials

Easy Roman Shades
No Sew Faux Roman Shade
Mini Blind Roman Shades
How to Sew Panels with Lining
Easy Back Tab Curtains
Pinch Pleat Drapery Panels

 Window Covering Fabric

Online Fabric Store

Decorative Fabrics Direct

Lewis and Sharon Fabrics

Fabric.com

Decorator's Best

Here are some of my current favorite "off the shelf" window coverings.
(Click on the image to be taken directly to the source)

I hope you enjoyed my segment and found this information useful! 

Local Client Project Reveal: Harvey Project Master Bedroom Before & After

You guys!! I am so excited to finally share this local client Master Bedroom project with you in its fullness. This project was such a dream to work on. Last year I was able to design this client's Bright and Modern Family Room. A few months after that project wrapped, my clients asked me come back and design their master bedroom. I, of course, jumped at the opportunity. I absolutely adore my client's and their darling family, so I was more than pleased to be working with them again. 

My client's bedroom was basically a blank slate to work with. Aside from a chest that the homeowner's husband had made for her when they were first married, and the mattress, they didn't want or need me to keep anything in the space. That is a designer's dream and always a treat! They also liked the idea of incorporating a work area into their room, since the Mrs. works primarily from home. The thing I love most about my clients is that they completely trusted me and my vision for their space. I presented them my ideas and they pretty much said "Do what you want." I appreciate their trust more than I can express! 

I am over the moon with how their space turned out and so are they. I love all the projects I complete, but this may be my favorite Master Bedroom to date. :) 

Here is what the room looked like before:

And now...

There are so many amazing pieces in this space. The bed...the nightstands...the dresser...the artwork. Each of these elements is a star on its own, but they completely work together in this space to make it feel cohesive and pulled together. The navy and aqua color palette, coupled with the pops of greens and yellows, has become a favorite of mine. I'm trying to figure out where to incorporate it in my own home! This is the first time in their marriage, my client's have had a "grown up" Master Bedroom. I am so honored they asked me to create it for them and I hope they enjoy their space for many years to come!

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Client Project Reveal: Family Room Refresh

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. My weekend was filled with hair, make-up and costumes changes. Both of my daughters dance competitively and they had their first competition of the season this past weekend. I love seeing my girls in their element, but to say that the competition days are long and exhausting is an understatement. Nonetheless, my girls have an absolute love affair with dance, so it looks like I'm in it for the long haul!

Today I am back with another reveal of a local client project. The clients contacted me because they wanted some help pulling together their family room and piano room. When I first saw the space, it didn't look too bad. They had already purchased most of the major pieces of furniture, but not much beyond that. They also weren't sure how to tie in the large black built in entertainment center that they inherited from the previous homeowners when they purchased their home. They wanted a fresh and light feel in the space without having to paint the built in or any of the walls. They have a young family, so they wanted to keep things simple. I also needed to incorporate the furniture they has already purchased. Luckily for me, they have great taste and the furniture they picked provided a great foundation for the space. I tackled the job of pulling the space together by adding drapery, pillows and accessories in a lovely gray, yellow and teal color palette. I also selected a new rug, coffee table and side table for my clients to purchase. Lastly, we added some interest to the black built ins by installing teal fabric covered panels to the backs of the glass front cabinets. I then placed white ceramic and glass objects in those cabinets, allowing them to pop off the colored panels and add some light and reflectiveness to the cabinetry. This project is a great example of how an interior designer can help create a cohesive and pulled together space in your home without having to start from scratch. That is what I did here...just gave the space a little "Refresh". :)

Here is what the space looked like the before:

And now, after my Refresh...

Isn't it lovely? I certainly think so and so do the homeowners. It just goes to show that sometimes a professional's eye, knowledge and vision is what it takes to turn a space from "not too bad" to "I really love it!" Thanks again to my lovely clients for trusting me with their home. I truly have the best clients in the world!!!

I'll be sharing this client's Piano Room transformation soon...stay tuned!

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DIY Window Cornice

Today I am excited to reveal the window cornice, which my hubby and I made for Miss M's new room, this past weekend! I knew that I wanted to dress up the window in her room, but I didn't want to spend a fortune to do it. Last year, I scored this Serena & Lily fabric on a clearance sale for $6.50 a yard! Ah-mazing! The fabric is fantastic quality and I am in love with coral and blush tones in it. This fabric was regularly $50/yard! I ordered six yards of it, as I had originally intended to use if for full length drapes. As I began to design my daughter's room, I decided that I wanted to incorporate some of the fabric into her bedding as well. If I used all 6 yards for the drapes, I wouldn't have any leftover to do that, so I decided to make a window cornice instead, which left me with plenty of fabric to use in other projects. The window will still get drapes, which will sit under the cornice, but they will be a solid fabric with a trim treatment on the edges.

This a fun, inexpensive and fairly easy project that took us just a couple of hours to complete. Here is the run down of how we did it..

My hubs and I measured out the dimensions of the cornice and headed to Home Depot to purchase a sheet of MDF. We purchased a sheet of 1/2" MDF for $14.00 and then had the wonderful people at Home Depot cut it for us right in the store. My daughter's window is 59" wide and I wanted a 5" overhang on each side. I also knew that I wanted the cornice to be 16" tall, so we had them cut a 69" x 16" piece. I then determined that the proper depth for the cornice was 4" from the wall. Since the MDF is 1/2" thick, I had the people at Home Depot cut me two 3 1/2" x 16" pieces (for the sides) and one 69" x 3 1/2" piece (for the top). It was so great not having to do any of the cutting ourselves...BONUS!

The hubs then took all of the pieces and assembled them together with screws and L Brackets.

 He placed the side and top pieces on top of the face piece, not next to it.

 I then sprayed the cornice with spray adhesive and covered it with a thin quilt batting which I purchased from Hobby Lobby.

 It looked like a hot mess from the back, but nobody is going to see that anyway. :)

 After the adhesive was dry, hubby took the cornice inside and secured the fabric to it, by wrapping the fabric and stapling it with a staple gun to the inside.

 For the corners, I just folded the fabric like I was wrapping a gift to create a nice, clean, straight line.

Again, a mess from the back when it was done, but...

Pretty good looking from the front!

I knew that the cornice needed to be jazzed up a bit, and since I have a slight obsession with nailhead trim, it was the perfect solution! I purchased this 5 yd roll of nickel nailhead trim from Hancock Fabrics for $12.00.

My hubs simply nailed it in using a hammer! (I realized that it doesn't look like I am doing much work on this project, but I promise I helped every step of the way!) :)

The finished product!

 The cornice was attached to the wall, once again, using L Brackets which were secured first to the wall, and then to the top piece of the window cornice.

 

I think it turned out beautifully, and the whole project cost me roughly $55.00, including the fabric!

Like I mentioned before, I will still add full length drapes to complete the look I am going after. Miss M's Room is coming along nicely and I am hoping to have it completed in the next couple of weeks. I am so excited to share it with you! Until then, here is a little peak at a few of the elements already in her room..

She is loving her room so far and that is what matters most!