Creating simple changes to a
room, an outdoor patio, an office, creative studio or your homes curb appeal
can have a huge impact on how you feel about the places you work, play or
live. The kinds of changes you can make
can be as minor as a new paint color, bold new fabric drapes, artwork on the
walls, a new chair or a few bright accessories to pull a room together and give
it a cohesive feel. My favorite things
to do are all of the above depending on the room and what I want to accomplish
in that room or space. I have written a number of past posts about small
changes like adding bling to my studio through paint and accessories, painting
tired old furniture giving it a new vibe and painting my front door red adding
eye catching curb appeal. Occasionally
just making minor additions like a new tablecloth, place mats or a centerpiece
to the dinning room table or changing out bed linens can create a whole new
mood in the room you add them too. It is
all so easy to do and sometimes it just happens by accident like the recent
transformation in my office/guest room.
This is a photo of the guest
room/office right after I completed it around this time last year. It has a
light, bright, spacious feel to the room with beach type accents along with
complimentary paisley prints in blues and greens.
Simply by turning over the
comforter to a solid deep blue color, the whole space became warmer and more
intimate pulling out the deeper, darker colors in the fabrics already in the
room, giving the entire guest room/office a completely new feel
with one simple flip of the fabric, how easy is that. I will probably leave it that way for awhile,
I really like how it pulled out the blue in the walls, which were very subtle
before, but now stand out a bit more.
Did I mention I love the color blue?
In addition to flipping over
the comforter I added a fantastic, handmade, rod iron dress form to the corner
of the room (the dress form was a birthday gift from my daughter). I dressed her in a pretty blue and green
apron I made from one of my patterns; it compliments the other fabrics already
in the room. The dress form is
appropriate for the space due to the fact I am a seamstress by trade and the room
also serves as my business office, very inspiring when I spend long hours
writing at my computer.
Thanks for letting me share
some of my simple changes; I hope it encourages you to make some of your own,
it is so important to keep your environment fresh, bright and ever
changing. Speaking of changes, this is
project weekend for us since we have three days to create and play in the yard
and house, I hope to have some new projects to share with you next week so be
sure you watch for them. Just a hint;
paint and wood will be involved, that’s all I am saying for now. Have a fantastic and memorable Memorial Day
Weekend.
See you soon.
Laurette
If you enjoyed reading this
post you might also like:
The Red Door
Sewing The Blues
Paisley Crazy Room Makeover-
2011
Holiday Sparkle- 2011
A Bit of Bling- 2011
Besides the things I occasionally sew for my girls, I have a niece that I love to spoil whenever possible. One such occasion, was this past July. She just turned 7 and she's all about Hello Kitty. Her bed set came with an extra top sheet that needed a purpose, or an upcycle as it may be. And there lay a naked window with the need for flare.
To make this top sheet into a set of curtain panels, I just needed a few cuts and decent amount of hem work. I stared by cutting off the extra fabric not needed for the boxy sized window. Making just one cut to leave a nice 30"x80" section of fabric left over, to use later for other items in the room. Then I cut the width of the top sheet in half vertically, to make two curtain panels. Then hemmed all the unfinished edges. Once each panel was hemmed and ready, I ironed down the top flap I wanted to give me enough fabric to create a rod pocket and a 2.5" ruffled top. Two sewn seams per panel, and the cutest set of curtains were born.
