Padded Headboards

Upholstered headboards pull your room together and look so custom.  You can purchase online at a number of different vendors that offer reasonable prices.  If you want to get more creative, go to a local upholstery shop with pictures or drawings of what you would like to do and have it custom made. The shop can tell you how much yardage you need and you can buy it yourself at a warehouse fabric store. 

Cow Hide rugs

You do not have to live in a log cabin to have a cow hide rug in your home.  In fact, they are most interesting when found in a traditional or modern environment because it is unexpected.  I like to stick to all white, solid black or brindle.  You can even layer it over a sisal rug.  You can find them for great prices online.  If you want to have more fun, go to a rodeo and pick one out. 

The importance of lighting

You recognize the importance of lighting when it is not working for you.  Whether it is the favorite spot you sit in to read your book is too dark, or your trying to have a romantic dinner and the chandelier is too bright.  Lighting can be one as easy as a do it yourself  weekend project, or in the case of hanging and wiring through the ceiling, you may want to call an electrician.  You can go economy, such as this super sculpural light I just put in my living room from Ikea that is an impressive 31".  Or you can go with my favorite tv designer Candice Olson's who has created her own line of lighting.  If you can switch out your bathroom lighting yourself to something this beautiful, what are you waiting for?

Temporary Window Coverings

If you have just moved into a new house with no window coverings or you removed what you had to paint or replace the windows, get a few of these temporary shades at Home Depot or Lowes.  They are essentially large "post it" notes that stick to the glass so you do not have to put up a sheet, and they only cost about $5.  That will give you time to do research to determine what beautiful new Hunter Douglas window coverings you would like to put up. Let me know if you need help with your window covering needs, it is my specialty.

Do you know about Kirkland Home?

http://www.kirklands.com/
They have fantastic home decor at great prices. Check out this custom looking padded storage bench for only $150!  What a steal!  You can use it as a coffee table to store magazines and throw blankets or at the end of your bed for your extra linens.

I love birds



HGTV's Green Home uses bird bedding in the  master bedroom

Great bedding at west elm



would make a cute painting on a childs bedroom wall

My current obsession is birds, especially when it is just the silhouette.  The style is so fun and whimsical and looks great on bedding, pictures, dishes.  Just don't over do it.