BDG'S FIRST GIVEAWAY!!

With much reluctance I started blogging a few months ago.  I never looked at blogs before and feel like a whole new world of design inspiration has opened up to me!  I love reading other design blogs and am trying to get the hang of managing my own blog!!  Not easy to do with kids, a busy design business, blah, blah, blah!

Here I am offering my very first GIVEAWAY!!!  It's a good one too!!!

A beautiful large Turquoise Leather Wrapped tray from Global Views.  It retails for around $300.00 so this is a serious score!!!

I purchased this for staging some photos I recently shot with the incredible photographer Ashlee Raubach (click here and here for photos)

All you need to do is FOLLOW my blog & leave a COMMENT and I will select a WINNER on APRIL 29th.

Thanks for following!!!

EASTER DECOR

Easter is almost here!  Time to start thinking about how I am going to decorate for one of my favorite holidays.  I love all that is Easter....Spring colors, Easter Bunny, Egg hunts, Easter Brunch with friends & family and most importantly celebrating the true meaning of Easter!

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DIY paper cutout eggs here

flower arrangements in eggs here

learn to decoupage eggs here

free egg carton label template  here




I have always loved floral arrangements in watering cans!




DIY crepe-paper spring birds here




DIY Easter egg garland here




DIY tissue paper pom-pom here





HAPPY EASTER!

A MODERN WEEKEND

I just got home from a quick trip to Palm Desert.  I drove out with my Mom and kids and we spent two days enjoying the warm air and soaking in the sun!!  There was no R&R for me but my kids had a ball so it was well worth the exhaustion!

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DRAPERY DO's and DON'Ts

Drapery will quickly transform a room even though people avoid it because of the price tag. There is no way around it, window treatments are expensive. Just like with everything there is a huge range in costs, depending on fabric, hardware and custom vs. ready-made.  No matter which route you take the end result is well worth the journey!

 I am a fan of very simple panels.  I pictured below my two favorite styles; Grommet and Flat Panel.

This is drawing of a grommet style panel (thanks Calico Corners for the drawing).  This is a great option for ready made panels because they fall nicely and the hardware is sewn into the fabric so you don't have to deal with rings.  This is a great look for a more modern, transitional room.

This is a flat panel drapery.  The rings are typically sewn on (custom) and the fabric loosely falls (some call this style "floppy top").  This style works great in any type of interior.

Here are some drapery design tips and ideas...


To get a custom look without a custom price tag this is simply two panels in two different colors per window (when you buy ready-made you typically need two panels per side, so four panels per window if you have large windows).  I love what the pop of orange does for this room!


Those of you that can sew or know someone that has that amazing talent (I have serious envy of people that can sew) this is an easy way to create a unique custom drapery.  Take a white ready-made panel and sew on a trim, ribbon, or fabric border.

Location, Location, Location

A common mistake is to hang the drapery rod right above the window.  I always install that puppy right below the crown molding or as close to it as possible (if there isn't molding than a few inches down from the ceiling).  Making this simple change will make a huge difference!  It makes the window look bigger and the ceiling look higher.  Notice the rod placement...

(Decorpad image 1 here , image 2 here, image 3 here, image 4 here, image 5 here)


Here are some great ready-made options..

West Elm- Linen Cotton Grommet Panel

The Ikat Ogee Linen Window Panel-West Elm