Showing posts with label mountain home in NYC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mountain home in NYC. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Autumn leaf banner

Its true that I need to feel Fall all around me.  So, instead of peaking out of my windows trying to find new shades of color on the leaves across the river I brought them inside to be with me every moment, day or night.  I gathered these on our stroll in Central Park.  I think I started a new tradition...


All I did was tie each of the leaves on by making a slip knot (I think that's what its called).  Below is a short video tutorial.  Its super simple.  You must bring the Autumn leaves into your home in this way.  The light on the leaves is pure beauty.  Enjoy!



* Please disregard the background sound on the video. Next time, I know better than to film while the little one is playing.

Friday, June 17, 2011

ultimate home decor plan


I've been trying to figure out what to do with our apartment for a while now.  It keeps getting smaller and smaller and more and more crowded as our child and his things get larger and more spread out.  I need a big change, big, like a move.  But, since that isn't happening, I will just have to re-decorate.  This little image above is the notes of the inspiration behind the answer to this on going problem.  I was surprised to have my living situation frustrations put to ease after being very late to church, but grateful that it came at all.  

I realized that rather than decorating our living space with things we think are cool and comfortable, why not let it be an extension of the beauty around us.  Since we don't live around the kind of beauty we wish we lived around then we must decorate our home like it.  So, here it is, my plan to make my home reflect the mountains and the country that we wished we lived in.  (Click to enlarge if you are really interested otherwise, just stay tuned for posts about the progress.)

(And if I wanted to live by the ocean, I'd probably work in some shells or other oceanscape colors and patters and pictures on the wall OR if I wanted to live in India, I'd get vibrant fabrics and some shimmery beads to embellish them with and add tons of decorative, bright, colorful cushions everywhere... you get the idea)

*  First things: declutter and clean floors, find a new and better place for baby's toys - done!

*  This is going to be good, really good...  

//  Next up:  choose and order main photos for wall.