Making it Lovely turned three this year — hooray! I have big plans for this little ol’ blog, but I’d love some feedback from all of you about what you like (and don’t like) so far. Would you please help me out and take the survey? It will only take 5-10 minutes, and I’d greatly appreciate it.
Archive - February, 2010
2010 Making it Lovely Survey
Award Yourself
Pin an award to your lapel! I did this today, inspired by my own style post, and it’s making me very happy.
I won this award 20 years ago when I played clarinet in the fourth grade. It says:
Illinois Grade School
Solo
Music Ass’n
Do you know how funny an award that says “Ass’n” is to a fourth grader? I still think it’s funny.
Cord Management
I posted a a video of Eleanor crawling last month, and a few people had asked about the cords under my desk. Normally you can’t see them, but they were visible because I was filming while sitting on the floor.
I used IKEA’s SIGNUM cable management, installed on its side to leave clearance for the desk drawer. I wanted to get the cords up off of the floor because a tangled mess of cords is such an eyesore, but it’s a good idea for childproofing too.
MiY 4c: Fresh Picked
Making it Yours (MiY) is all about finding ways to update your home using the items you already have. In this edition of MiY, I’m using four key pieces to create five different looks. The bed, studio sofa, lighting, and tables are the same as in the first two designs (4a: Striking Stripes and Polka Dots and 4b: Feminine Moorish), and there will be two more looks after this one.
I really like the idea of the apple and the pear pillows representing the couple that sleeps in that bed together! Those sheets (on sale for half off) look like sketched stripes until you look closer and see that the print is made up of tiny triangles. And because I love red and aqua together, we have the reversible quilt with two lovely shades of blue, pale aqua paint on the wall, and sheer linen curtains in a similar tone. Soft rugs like this shag are perfect in a bedroom, and that giclee print is a fun, colorful addition.
The upcoming fourth design will feature various shades of greens and blues, and we’ll be seeing that quilt again.
Inspiration Board
I made something last night. It’s my attempt at an “inspiration board”, though I confess I think of it more as a big rectangle of pretty clutter. I don’t even know what to do with it now! I like having pictures of it, but I don’t want the actual physical item hung up anywhere.
Am I the only one that can’t get behind this whole inspiration board (which is just a fancy word for bulletin board) thing?* I did think of an excellent use for it though: desktop wallpaper.
*Odd, since I put together digital boards all the time. Those serve a purpose though (for a room or an outfit). When the purpose is simply inspiration, I don’t find it all that inspiring! Then again, I do like looking at the ones other people have made. I suspect this has something to do with my perfectionist tendencies.
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