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How do you feel about this colourful  vignette ?<br />Are there things you like?<br />Are there things you would change if you had an opportunity to do so?We all have our own take on a space, our likes and dislikes. That's what makes decorating an imperfect science. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbXT3fQOoBrF0r2CzWrGicciaZivOZbO5_QNVqSUWSSctdyAI4qnZyZ7ibRtXIfG2wZvNQmUA5Onfmh8CE0cXfhkbwkPiRrSmWq3gHHV_9tvL0x5mpyq2hWczNnBwCbaPxIpnlrhudP8c/s1600/112660428149043092_QSKF2964_f.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbXT3fQOoBrF0r2CzWrGicciaZivOZbO5_QNVqSUWSSctdyAI4qnZyZ7ibRtXIfG2wZvNQmUA5Onfmh8CE0cXfhkbwkPiRrSmWq3gHHV_9tvL0x5mpyq2hWczNnBwCbaPxIpnlrhudP8c/s640/112660428149043092_QSKF2964_f.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://amberinteriordesign.blogspot.ca/"> Amber Interiors</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>When I glance at this room I am immediately attracted to the bold magenta dresser.  It commands the eye because of its  colour and its size in comparison to everything placed near it.  The chair paired with it is just as commanding for different reasons (pattern and texture). I like the rounded back, but not the pattern or the colour.  Perhaps something in a deeper aqua  with a rounded back would be a better foil for the dresser.   "Breathing space" is important and this chair doesn't have any.   If you needed a chair there  and that was the only amount of space available, a darker aqua chair   would fit better visually and connect with the other elements.   <br /><br />When I'm adding accessories to a striking piece like this dresser , I always want larger scale pieces  that provide colour contrast and variety in shapes. I like the white box, but I would choose a larger plant and a more rounded third object  and then overlap the arrangement to move your  eye around. <br /><br /><br /> The artwork would work better with a different chair.<br /><br />And that's my take! What's your opinion?  Come on, you know you have one.  <br /><br /><br /><br />

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Library built ins update (so close!!)

<p>Hey hey! It’s time for another update on the DIY built ins in the dining room turned library. Last time we talked about this project (it’s been a month!), I explained <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2012/08/how-to-build-built-ins.html">how we built the bookcases</a> up to this point:</p> <p><img alt="DIY built ins bookcase" border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0xmdGvq7er1qwoWrdtyOqzOFvrRdWaRESbfNsSQPk2mePIQQPtvXq6lbZKE7Ri0fkEWQbi_VqL76ekvosG3agpMteXDAgBshZVD_OlteBLraO0l10h_UXZGlOwSkZKma05kDIPe3PT4/?imgmax=800" title="DIY built ins bookcase" width="400" /></p> <p>The final frontier (well, the biggest one) was to trim out the front of the bookcases, which I figured was going to be the easiest part by far. So Dad came by a few weeks ago, we took some measurements and headed out to Lowe’s to get the trim pieces. But when we go there, we stood in the lumber aisles for a while before realizing our hands were kind of tied. </p> <p>The vertical and horizontal trim was going to have to be different widths to cover the supports that were already there, and we were walking around realizing that there was nothing with that was the exact size that we needed. Usually I’ll just have the guys at Lowe’s cut stuff down for me (even lots of cuts) but these were going to have to be exactly right to be uniform and cover all the unfinished stuff.</p> <p>So we kind of aimlessly walked around for a few minutes, racking our brain…and Dad suggested he bring a table saw he has in storage so we could finish it up. </p> <p>Thing is, neither of us have ever used a table saw. ;) To be honest…and this is going to sound goofy coming from a DIY girl who loves tools…but I don’t really <em>want</em> to use a table saw. They totally freak me out. Not even kidding. I know with time I would become comfortable with it like I have every other tool, but this was not the project to start on.</p> <p>So I gave the guys who did the basement a call and asked if they could cut down the pieces I needed. Thankfully they could and then they also installed them…WHOO! It is SO nice to have someone else help with a project! Especially one I've worked on <strong>forever</strong>.</p> <p>It took me six months to get bases installed and bookcases framed up, and them 24 hours to finish up the trim…can I get a <em>hollaaaa</em>? :)</p> <p>They went a little above and beyond what I was planning on doing. My plan was to add a thin board (that also had to be cut down with a table saw) to the bottom of the supports for each shelf. They ended up putting one additional support in the middle of each shelf and then supports to the front as well:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQMoZ18Iq1m_GwtaeoRpP6Qdb0Mv48aOSKohAy6TMWb_enliAoMSSaXpPFM1WgVOXJ7XXPTgFT4mr6T9aiaQgXIzJwbT9enuP4Rddf7dUs58IwjsIQcHosNuPbxlWRUrBQY_DUgT1Lqc/s1600-h/IMG_2539%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnHmPXYsUCMaLZ2FsnwsI6HtpPb8Hw3UWCaga6u3584Jv4_YiSHWGLUmpNYXDxAwUkuTCdmwj5l4H1I_U0XNgr788n0tG9tunJiH1EBV9RyQmeYKexOSgY42e5xsJbtnKD11ibT2L8j8/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="400" /></a></p> <p>I would not have done that and I think it would have been fine, but it does keep that thin plywood from bowing underneath. </p> <p>They also added some supports at the top where the lights come out of the wall, which we had planned as well. The cords are hidden from below with the plywood:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDGfC3fmqmZXnHz37LhYedsIz80HewS-6UM8uzuBHC9kz1IsSt0rpuyQBANewLtQko_uaUaneiLPck1O-cTu5P6OfHSDRH8eymCX4Gxr3RfCRU8_O_hdgVrNwcjz0kUMKa9vtc-K4wHM/s1600-h/IMG_2538%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLcR32Dv9QxiFbyyPVV1i8RQb7lvWDAk6M3TwzNtu1IG9Mz_2FJBUDJFV8Z4bmOm3pul7QDxiEczvJulYh6oHKPwEWvzLa_Mj01ASa2-PnXupEaZ6H8FF6IYG0pnKBuno5ZZ76ETZ4k8/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="355" /></a></p> <p>Now all the unfinished edges are hidden behind trim:</p> <p align="center"><img alt="" border="0" height="431" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1vaifww6cChyphenhypheneomNEQ5EImiUYJs1tgXs1u4b0mnLS_Q25eCyuMseH76m2Te4OLa3Tj2GOFHDPrlwzxZH2ByK1aTGysxuDvGdNdp1LPd6iTWj0pGYhjPcd0mlF_eo3Of6i8mLW1MDVok/?imgmax=800" style="display: inline" title="" width="290" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymcpHddXbcvP13jgo9aKhHQjgG8IPMsxTTRj5d0H5_3XBJJw6MFvMR7tC8hiNlwVmq9T5-xJ9_CbRlDtQV_rjzwGpaw8nsPlzYHouSpqSDOqc2ydINeXHc-gosMaB5ENauy-Efhc9U1I/s1600-h/IMG_2659%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sBjrqtNQfE-ca73q8k8SYBUSJ8ZbW1nOedDXq0LKExD3adOKKKZPan2pFwQm4lxaY6Jd9iHJC9OCOvMDQ6NMA0HOvk1vcdvxvNfqLD6z_qX8fj5yk1rlKpv3_IFRNTH0Ct3QPBHPDJo/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="" width="290" /></a> </p> <p>Now do you see why it didn’t have to be perfect? :)</p> <p>And you can see how under each shelf is finished off here:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXh83nBIrVDT5IOq0Q0KnRN2iWFoBa9p6lLpbJjbF5GzPZRLcq5mlEnMiRaXpq70_BA7xpjsie3oYELVJQ4aQ8Ffg6k9o4VIUfxYOotbHWJchhNhXW7JYIkFqu5UZ0lBIz01Stsqdoqg/s1600-h/IMG_2660%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpGVi-YEnmAEZBMuNtYG816YXwz2heBsBJQY7F0aHi4XiwNkYtUEDT4Q3cDer2w5tSuL9g2i96UGJaX050dj7nS3R-QNosawtrS5gzTYm90jO1ryq9pf1rp5PnytIC-hc5L9iAwxTy20/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="400" /></a></p> <p>Here’s where one of the lights comes through at the top:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZiyGkxw_xmfePGYkkcAgLJyD7Q5VP1NjuEUULpZ3aYDhMuLxg4BGmoCRfsi9mWzIsYuyWIWrqvzp3eUXiY7ARLT33GhFuBjBXfA6QZD0nsiqSS-PB0mS9HCxvJKcYAfctyk6RCtXcO5s/s1600-h/IMG_2661%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="header for library light" border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXaj_NxQ-erDaRAYnx9_Yl5xYHyzYzrurZMWOdlgCMoSGJtdrTeEAOkrOHuuC5yWDu-GfSOGCMHBSKYFxlhjwQB6pBRaoZ1IFsnj0F7A3VghlZ7omV0bvcaYnXhnZ4UQvnDYH2p9TX6kQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="header for library light" width="400" /></a></p> <p>Much better than how they looked last month!:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCI65bSeKWzuFry7Wx_8245UdqJxNm1cQel3SCSBIoSF3P1HIs-9CHSbq0y2T1CTu-uCwnIyDr4XqDEvqesfBF6G9kveipUWKHK-AgfK42HiSkDwiE3kQ8KiZvjHaMhkBwfN101XMMqs/s1600-h/IMG_1669_thumb%25255B1%25255D%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1AHlDyCg-HuIMbmI6-wZ85WN6yB3ioUXoefNYvgQkEYyxNVgmneSj_Q7Nu5-bOjuaLP1Qt1x1GEmNUmG6wpzeJCCcW20jj86IG4GY14JFf0qusMhd-ze7xQE41Ch0CBJ0th8mPGYOdw/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="452" /></a></p> <p>I can’t even BELIEVE the difference trim and paint has made! They look like (almost) finished built ins!!:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0bpeNK92fPGeyUSxSvfsBewYte0izMR7UbB9l2L0I5rNgQ1I8j2SDgjMXgHsuBJuc2Pq-ifO9SvfevBVXPPyWsiU1LtpvVhTF3wNZ8ZrplNUHRjPh7XT6exbpunBYXbycxqRsKH_M44/s1600-h/205883_4496453289354_1941229834_n%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DIY built ins with bases" border="0" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qLXXslkhXXut87YaYphhKlV3WpjdZgwnxKPj8W07rfa2CVrdYFhGJuEtOX9g2pw8nBibyw4JKTkp85UAY1fPIYQRm32y-dpP4idGDBULv5PzHWfvpoIhGhFB7jvPy2L4y1oF6vlevZE/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DIY built ins with bases" width="380" /></a></p> <p>I am SO THRILLED. They are coming together just as I had imagined! </p> <p>There is still <strong>so</strong> very much to do…lights need to be installed (and purchased!), I’m adding a bit more trim, crown molding to the top, some more caulk, hardware on the cabinets and three more coats of paint to go on the bases. </p> <p>I had already primed them months ago, but I dropped a can of the back wall color (Storm Cloud by Sherwin Williams) and it went EVERYWHERE. Ever.y.where:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4jSy3Fsqm3VQNIb4mg8tOl2EDiLYooRdwCwoNqKLgeAkDhksDr_-3tG5RATX1D7syIK3ZgwhW0SASG4eA0NCtDiC-MB5CqBW3rmiklAt7Q81HbXgF0ztpKhF6NXteRp-Id04ihGmtJU/s1600-h/IMG_2655%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#4c4c4c"></font><img alt="" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiJ5jlu6a8X7_nNBGngBfrMUa8rprS95urorU-htK2sShBUM1zx6jIq3Jru-_ax6aXq7wtWbi4fl32Ki8lKcl-i6obLG1JIoRbrA1tTTpkSkUDa7AVKRbE5MO6rz6A_Y8Cyg1qPPv4aI/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="320" /></a></p> <p>I’m going to prime it over again and then do at least two coats of white paint. </p> <p>Even though there’s still a ton of work left to do till I finish these, I’ve already started filling the shelves. :) It is SO nice to have our books displayed, I love it! Over the past six months or so, I’ve been gathering accessories and am loving how it’s coming together. I just added these adorable brass birds I found today at Goodwill:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9JHV0jsLIRA2dJP97qDEFeHdHXBNwTXYJau_WolSZrmJlDuSLHm_UwzNRfD2ouIwpvFiO5n5i2-rG4mu487OGpy-6BA4nh5HrXgLGdyp3Q4x3pvtUqkr-YXvU5H0R53wrkU93WLgkGkY/s1600-h/IMG_2658%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="brass birds" border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2WZQoXln7f-wFJ5m4iRB7mvlViED1E0dOUomWC77Hcst19Z9l_tEvZBM4HWkaAJ1h_Ynk0Sqqsz72MUGhKaGxqvuLQ5F-FOkViKHV47rJiUh4lYQucaa5Ia5XuzYmt5Abq0hdUwfPjw/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="brass birds" width="400" /></a></p> <p>It’s been a long process but I’m so thrilled with how it’s turning out! Next time I show you these, they WILL be done. :) It just be a few more weeks cause I’m S.L.O.W. </p> <p>Did you see my vision from the beginning? Are the lights and all making more sense now? I know it’s hard to see what’s in my head sometimes! My goal is to be done by the end of September…26 days left. ;)</p>

Library built ins update (so close!!)

Hey hey! It’s time for another update on the DIY built ins in the dining room turned library. Last time we talked about this project (it’s b...

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September Before and After Party!

<p>Hello hello! It’s time again! Doesn’t it feel like we just did this three days ago with the <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2012/08/august-before-and-after-party.html">August Before and After Party</a>? It does to me. The holidays will be here in a <em>blink</em>…it’s unreal. </p> <p>It’s time to do it again peeps, and like always I want to share just a few of the projects that caught my eye from last month. I’m blown away, yet again. You all inspire the socks off of me! </p> <p>First up, you have to check out <a href="http://www.themoney-pit.com/2012/08/kitchen-reveal-80s-to-awesome.html">Kim’s kitchen redo</a>:</p> <p><img alt="oak to white cabinet redo" border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bz8_u2Me5Pog5S4QNidknA6_fFBk6xhDXaukt3s7tpI5DRMOehARopdGeJtDv1rbN7HcQ3VdmaOX8TM_LAjB-HZ_rfZ9EnVZ0M_tXLXU8mYVsW8v4FCnOD8cqAeWdGs2lwa4Ajln1Ggk/s640/kitchen+reveal+1.jpg" title="oak to white cabinet redo" width="320" /></p> <p>I really love what she did on the ceiling! It’s a huge transformation and she did every single bit of it herself – even electrical! And you’ll never guess where she got her backsplash tile (I didn’t even know they sold tile).</p> <p>I loved this simple update <a href="http://www.athomeonthebay.com/2012/07/diy-pottery-barn-inspired-chandelier.html">Mary made</a> to regular lamp shades:</p> <p><img alt="pottery barn inspired lamp shade" border="0" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48ezm1_ALdguIXeQATx1XXq5Xcaz-ak5zmWtaLZh7A2rj3gBoP73nBCZwBozltPie-c_lN0tZv2qrCEZnzO425S4286oFzrsHTkW1rjZh7hgONuTlqrlvGXIObCc4NOxDaycUPgvBXhun/s640/pb+inspired+shades+1.jpg" title="pottery barn inspired lamp shade" width="400" /></p> <p>She was inspired by Pottery Barn and I like her version even better. ;)</p> <p>I couldn’t resist sharing another kitchen redo, just because I loved Jessica’s butcher block and beadboard island so:</p> <p><img alt="beadboard wall kitchen open shelves" height="355" src="http://www.thesouthernbellebaby.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Kitchen-1-1024x805.jpg" title="Kitchen 1" width="450" /></p> <p>Check out all the details <a href="http://www.thesouthernbellebaby.com/2012/07/kitchen-accomplished.html">here</a>!</p> <p>Cassie <a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2012/07/den-no-more-orange-walls.html">painted over her orangish walls</a> and wow, what a difference it made!:</p> <p><img alt="zebra rug" height="470" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8151/7557000210_5a64061632_o.jpg" title="zebra rug" width="400" /></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>I’m familiar with the orange walls…and <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2010/12/white-room.html">painting over them</a>. ;) I really love all the color in Cassie’s home. Lovely.</p> <p>Hold on to your seats people…I was oohing and ahhing over each picture of <a href="http://sweetchaoshome.blogspot.com/2012/06/living-room-reveal.html">Carolyn’s living room redo</a>:</p> <p><img alt="white walls decor" border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkB8HDuRLjpZHi7ncS5-WF83HUz9r9d8rmouHJTWGO5RsW4L5Kn2tkW1SEUzfs6L3KDiz4mytiWR6SW0apVv5yKkYjzqlakAvEGWR_M7hipD_LjiiSrddhxDYlJe5v5vkaaeANlNzQvc/s640/DSC_3600.JPG" title="white walls decor" width="450" /></p> <p>Gah!! Can you even believe how beautiful? </p> <p>OK, I couldn’t resist one more pic:</p> <p><img alt="seagrass rug" border="0" height="513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFCQaB9s67PszwLYdCWM03ZId9riaKebEpkcrz694qyG2tsyk0V4NYwuiYinbKa75H-hYcjLNj9IPGWRf4XRb02o6aEH10ywatRg0OZ36ePwMb4XKB1ziqsCSI2eBphuNINKlZY5JUPQ/s640/DSC_3606.jpg" title="seagrass rug" width="350" /></p> <p></p> <p>Do you blame me?? <em>Hahllooooo</em> House Beautiful, are you seeing this? </p> <p>I think Amanda’s “faux” butcher block idea is brilliant: </p> <p><img alt="faux butcher block" border="0" height="531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2L71mj7Iu9acIDbD3aP6yhF5KYXG_kqAuOeIRna5CV-ofckjHpUk3xOPoBcNsA6ZkNju2R9PXs9ff8WtmVUVhmUug551LnhUKTlVDeFTzsf9l2nmaHnr-ZzG6Uw6dBjC4KM2P9p2GD1nQ/s640/IMG_8390.JPG" title="faux butcher block" width="400" /></p> <p>Go <a href="http://www.redbarncandlecompany.com/2012/07/30-fake-it-til-you-make-it-butcher.html">here</a> to see how they did it – if you’re handy I bet you could do this too! </p> <p>And finally, I couldn’t believe how amazing Paula’s tile looked after refreshing her grout:</p> <p><img alt="how to whiten grout" border="0" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJT2B07OCd13rqaGAArwhpVSlCXmQEtxfn8e-JPIYmZmNJRx6i4W8UMo2qBm0ruuxrJU9bXcR67y3qtukGzK_hGIy4MOL1Q96OZzVDZi1m-8UkRZYX1NuyJRquD_uFzNhtULgCvQi7lo/?imgmax=800" title="how to whiten grout" width="400" /></p> <p>It seems like a fairly simple process – she shows you how it’s done <a href="http://www.virginiasweetpea.com/2012/07/how-to-refresh-grout.html">here</a>. </p> <p>Awesome huh? I love seeing all of your talent every month! 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