Tag Archive | "decorating"

design crush: dream studio tour

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

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To some, this studio may look familiar. That is because it is the headquarters for Pink Loves Brown, a Chicago based stationary line designed by Nicole, of the popular design blog, Making It Lovely (home of these great photos). I will cut to the chase and admit that I have a huge design/career crush on [...]

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no paint artwork in 15 minutes

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

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Simple white canvases above my bed. I never really thought too much about these canvases until my cousin mentioned they were his favorite pieces of art in my apartment. “Art?” What was once an unsuccessful attempt to make jewelry displays later became an inexpensive way to fill the space above my bed. Nevertheless, I will [...]

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weekly post its- my favorite house tour

Friday, March 6, 2009

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This week I am going to devote the entire Post It to the Lincoln Park home images from Summer of Summer Thornton Design via Apartment Therapy. I found this slide show months ago, and it remains my absolute favorite. Check out photos below to see why I adore Summer’s space so much. And the best [...]

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before and after: medicine cabinet

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

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Part of my quest to live with intention includes living in a beautiful space. This is not a terribly difficult feat for me considering I share a 353 square foot studio with my boyfriend. Less space = less to make beautiful. One of the best and most recent improvements has been my fresh flower revelation. [...]

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design crush: Bold & Noble

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

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What a cool British design company! More of their prints can be found on the Bold & Noble website. Definitely worth checking out.[Bold& Noble found via Poppytalk, images from Bold&Noble]

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design crush: anthropologie rugs

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

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Though it was tough to find jpegs of these amazing rugs from Anthropologie, they are certainly worth checking out in more detail. I can’t say I would put them on “Intentional Obsession” status, but they are definitely huge, beautiful statements. And at this point in early February with three frozen months behind me and a [...]

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a pocket full of posies for less than a pocket full of change

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

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This is the coolest trick ever. Okay, maybe not the coolest, but way up there. Up there with turning a tangelo into a dessert bowl. It’s that cool.Here is the deal: every two weeks I shop at Trader Joe’s for groceries and I struggle to determine whether or not it is worth buying fresh cut [...]

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intentional obsession: white marble

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

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Though it may seem odd, my first love is actually home decor, not jewelry. Gasp. One day I plan to make interior design a more permanent part of my vocation, but for the moment I will stick with the jewels and leave the decor to my dreams. However I still continue to evolve both my [...]

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no paint apartment? no problem!

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

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What a great idea for those with apartments that don’t allow walls to be painted (many of us)! Or for those who are perhaps to lazy to paint walls in the first place (most of us). This image is from a recent post on Design Sponge. First, I adore this icy blue color. I even [...]

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where i work. part 2

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

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With a lull in the day I thought I might follow up with the rest of the studio tour. Here it goes:This is a big empty frame that hangs above my computer desk. I simply taped a piece of fancy paper from Paper Source and started adding things on top of that almost as if [...]

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where i work. part 1

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

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So for those who wonder why “makeunder my life” is the title for my blog, I will explain (a little). In part it has to do with my belief that great things come in all sizes, large and microscopic, and that my life though humble, does not need to be void of style. Even if [...]

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