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K......this is a Monday....haven't posted in a week.....update.

I attended Haven [a DIY blogger conference] on Friday and Saturday.  I know what you are thinking...."why Sherry you are not such a diy girl".  That would be correct.  In fact my friend Amanda said she is more of a DIFM person...[do it for me].  I had to agree. 

But I like meeting people and being "in the loop"  as they say.  Plus it was less than a 1/2 mile from my house.

I did not come across one single mean person.  It was like they did background checks on all of us before they let us sign up.  Good thing I am in  witness protection....

And....I saw these books.

Gorgeous covered books.  I mean how fast can we cover a book in that thick linen huh?

Next up is a little trip to the Home Decorators Store about 25 minutes from my house.  Sometimes it is good to get a review of things.

I liked this gray stained round coffee table.

Sat in this chair and it was pretty comfy. I like that the back is tall.

 Sat in this one also....same deal.

This pic is a little blurred....It was probably because it was getting close to happy hour.....but it was burlap with a hand blocked paisley. And a down insert.  I can't find it online:(

  

Again...for the price great look.

And this was awesome.....

If you can't find them at a flea market to paint yourself ....

Of course I would change the shade but I liked this lamp.  Have I mentioned that I am a "big lamp person?"

NO!  This was not at HD but across the street at Crate and Barrel.  I am specking for a large room with a Nantucket feel....

You might have seen the Thibaut wallpaper that went up last week [on my Instagram] [sherryhdesigns] for the same project.

Whoa.....we aren't done yet.....I had a few questions on the blog last week...

This is the fabric I used for the bedroom makeover 

Also...[from the bedroom makeover]the metal baskets under the console came from Homegoods.

A few questions about the slipcover.

The fabric was a linen/cotton blend.

Here is a close up.  I cut the yardage in half and washed it in cold water with no detergent. I dried it 1/2 way and draped it over my DR table while it was damp to finish drying.  To reduce the wrinkles some I re-rolled it on the tube.  That's it.  I lucked out to find this fabric as it was pretty thick so you can't see the stripes through it.   Also...you might  hate me for this..... but I got it for 10.00@yd. 

 

I saw this Clarence House fabric the other day at ADAC.....Color: Aimee.  Linen/jute blend.  I am kind of smitten with it.

A few other Clarence House....

I think this post is long enough and your attention might be waning....I have a house to clean and pictures to take for a "favorite room" guest post later this week.

Crikey.....

Shabam....