Showing posts with label Home Decor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Home Decor. Show all posts

11/06/2012

DIY

11/06/2012
DIY - Home Decor - Tea Cosies
Tea Cosy to Sew | Instructions here
A cup of hot tea is comforting when the cooler weather sets in. There is nothing better after an afternoon of raking leaves than to sit down with a hot cup of tea and a magazine. I like to make a pot of tea but it gets cold by the time you've finished your first cuppa. That's where the old tea cosy comes in handy. I remember working with a group of Scottish ladies (tea grannies) where tea was the standard at breaks and tea cosies in all colours and patterns were used each day.
Tea cosies are easy to sew, knit or crochet. Patterns and how-to instructions are available for the examples shown.

8/26/2012

Design Files - Colour Blocked Walls

8/26/2012
Current Obsession - Colour Blocked Walls
For the longest time I've wanted to paint certain walls in our house by colour blocking, either to bring the eye upwards or to highlight a small nook or antique mirror.
The walls in my sitting room off the kitchen have plate rails as this space was a formal dining room before we did renovations. We had bleached the oak and washed the wood to lighten the texture and colour.
Below are examples I've collected illustrating how this technique is effective in enhancing furniture and accessories.
Luckily, Photoshop can help you envision what the project outcome would look like.
I am still, at this point, tinkering with the idea of how much or how little to put on the walls.