Making it Yours (MIY) Series

The Making it Yours (MiY) Series

I love the way rooms come together over time, with special pieces finding their way into different rooms at different stages of one’s life. A chair that was once on your front porch might show up in your son’s room five years later, in the family room after that, and maybe twenty years later in a vacation home. Pieces that you carry with you throughout your life become more than just an object you bought at some store, they become part of your personal history.

In that spirit, I created the Making it Yours (MIY) series for Making it Lovely. I follow one piece of furniture through several stages of an imagined life, and present a mood board for each.

Making it Yours 13: Möckelby Dining Table

• Introduction, and MiY 13A: Blue Wallpapered Dining Room
• MiY 13B: Pink and Gold, Plus Neon
• MiY 13C: We’re Watching You…

Making it Yours 12: Lincoln and Dhurrie Armchairs

• Introduction
• MiY 12A: The Same, but Different
• MiY 12B: Black, White, Wood, and Brass
• MiY 12C: Still Quirky and Fun

Making it Yours 11: French Modernist Armchair

• Introduction, and MiY 11A: Hello, Emerald Green!
• MiY 11B: Neutrals (Plus a Crazy Rug)
• MiY 11C: Green Again, but Softer

Making it Yours 10: A Traditional Red Rug

• Introduction
• MiY 10A: Minty Fresh
• MiY 10B: A Blush of Pink
• MiY 10C: Room for Reading and Writing

Making it Yours 9: Sierra Four-Drawer Chest

• Introduction
• MiY 9A: Newlyweds in San Francisco
• MiY 9B: Settled in San Francisco
• MiY 9C: And Baby Makes Three

Making it Yours 8: Leather Chesterfield

• Introduction
• MiY 8A: Hello Vegan Boyfriend, Bye Bye Leather Sofa
• MiY 8B: Lucky Little Sis
• MiY 8C: Little Sis Gets Sophisticated
• MiY 8D: (Bonus!) Vegan-Friendly Room

Making it Yours 7: Window Daybed

• Introduction
• MiY 7A: Boy’s Room
• MiY 7B: Teenage Boy’s Room
• MiY 7C: Single Guy’s Living Room
• MiY 7D: Our Guy Grows Up
• MiY 7E: Girl’s Room

Making it Yours 6: Napa Dining Table

• Introduction
• MiY 6A: Modern Country Dining Room
• MiY 6B: More Traditional
• MiY 6C: Cheap, Quirky, & Colorful
• MiY 6D: Texture & Pattern in the Dining Room
• MiY 6E: Texture & Pattern… Refined

Making it Yours 5: Mid-Century Rocker Chair

• Introduction
• MiY 5A: Bachelor Style
• MiY 5B: Moving in Together
• MiY 5C: The Bedroom
• MiY 5D: Reading Nook
• MiY 5E: Little Boy’s Room

Making it Yours 4: Making the Bed(room)

• Introduction
• MiY 4A: Striking Stripes and Polka Dots
• MiY 4B: Feminine Moorish
• MiY 4C: Fresh Picked
• MiY 4D: Seaside Fair
• MiY 4E: Subdued

Making it Yours 3: Zig Zag Rug

• MiY 3A: Girly Apartment
• MiY 3B: Bedroom
• MiY 3C: A More Masculine Apartment
• MiY 3D: Modern Cabin
• MiY 3E: Fresh Start Dining Room

Making it Yours 2: Real Good Chair

• MiY 2A: Breakfast Nook
• MiY 2B: Home Office
• MiY 2C: Graphic Bedroom
• MiY 2D: Vintagey Bathroom
• MiY 2E: Entryway

Making it Yours 1: Borghese Dresser

• Introduction
• MiY 1A: Sophisticated Nursery
• MiY 1B: Teenage Bedroom
• MiY 1C: First (Tiny) Apartment
• MiY 1D: First Home
• MiY 1E: Dream Home