Showing posts with label fall styling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fall styling. Show all posts

CONSOLE STYLING TIPS





Aren't I lucky to have all these blogger friends who occasionally  trust me to put out a specific  post!  

Cause y'all know lately around here it's been slim pickings other than pictures of half built homes.....:)

I think I have pulled it off..... although not my best work you might get a tip or 2.


These girls don't play.....they are serious about their brand and I'm over here like "brand".....what's that?  I hate my brain sometimes.....even at 68 I am trying to train it to be more efficient...I will let you know how that is coming along:)

Here are my weak tips and then when you want the real meat of console styling I will give you the links to Mary Ann, Cindy, Annie, Melanine and Ana.



This is the best picture I have of my entry console as it was taken by a photographer for a local magazine Atlanta Home years ago.  I had only hung this gallery wall a couple of weeks before this was taken!

By the way it took me years to collect all this art....



This is a picture I took right before I dismantled the whole thing:)  I am just like all of you.....there was way too much stuff on this sucker!  I had just been adding objects like it was my job not paying attention to what a hot mess it had become....ugh.



Let's start from the beginning....I have had this console for 20 years....


You can see it hides that old vent nicely!



But....It is just too leggy and I have had it covered for ages.....

Here is proof....



Leg city!





Plus.....without the cover there is still that issue of the old grate showing and that bugs me!



So let's put it back on.....but change it up without putting the piece of old linen on it....





Taking out all the white books and just going for black accessories.....



Doesn't feel right.....but hey styling takes time....it's like shopping at TJ Maxx.  Hit and miss right?




I have had those magnolia leaves drying in the black vase for a while now.....I love the dark spice color the leaves turn underneath.



So let's change up a few things......I mean I don't hate this but it's looking a little lazy to me.  You know all black.....


I added a little bling cause a girl needs something "shiney" in her life right!




And.....put the concrete sewer balls back on there.  Hey.....nothing says design like "sewer balls"....hahaha



Adding a little height with my gold statues.....




It's not my best work I know and I had a few other ideas I was going to try out but yesterday turned into such a "shitshow" [more about that later]
that I had to give up that dream of presenting you with the "muther" of all consoles!



One little change.....I was walking Cami and saw this magnolia branch on the ground so I grabbed it!


You have to be aware of your surroundings right....haha!


And there you have it....so take your time....let it marinate.  I started this on Monday morning but I was tweaking it during the day.  Taking stuff away and adding other things.


I am going to just let those magnolia leaves dry out....



Should have pulled that chair forward....here is a tip....let your furniture breath.  Don't pack it too tight against other furniture or walls.




My little $9.00 frame:)




I'll tell you what....this will be part one and I will try to give you a few more looks.  



You can use anything to make a console table....case in point here is our old family dining table that my sister has....I styled it up for the One Room Challenge last year!

And below....here is my same console table with a flax covered top....totally different look! 


Below is a console table in my bedroom....


And another One Room Challenge console I did for my other sister.  This one is pretty simple with just lighting and a large basket.



I should stop now before it is 2021....although I think we would all welcome fast forward to better times!

OK....do not forget to go see what my more professional friends did....I have full confidence they will knock it out of the park!






You can let me know your thoughts.....I can take it!

Today is a new day and I have the ability to make it a better day than yesterday so I am going to move forward with much determination.

Shayfab








 
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FALL DECOR INSPIRATION FROM HELLO LOVELY

    I'm so lucky to have Michele as a friend.....she inspires me with her calm aura.....and even though it may seem like we are complete opposites....she is blonde and beautiful with a romantic sense about her and I'm all masculine and clumsy.....we've been connecting online for years!  She is going to share some fall inspiration with you today while I did the same for her readers......



Happy Fall, Design Indulgence fans!

I'm Michele, author of the decor inspiration blog
Hello Lovelyand I'm pumped (see what I did there?)
to bring you pumpkin spice-inspired fall
inspiration as a guest of my friend, Sherry.

It's easy to admire the organic, lovely,
and fresh approach with which Sherry
infuses her designs, and how they sing with an
under-baked and cozy-without-clutter vibe
(yep, I sure did steal "underbaked" from Tom Scheerer). 

Sherry is young at heart, and the resultant
buoyancy of spirit illumines her beautiful work.

Much of the interior design inspiration
I share on Hello Lovely features muted,
quiet neutrals, but I appreciate how
luscious, luminous color, like
pumpkin spice orange,
breathes with life, energy, and warmth.

Let's peek at inspiring design accented with
varying shades of this comforting autumnal hue,
and maybe you will decide your own decorating scheme
can be enlivened with a subtle dose of pumpkin spice.

Pumpkin curtains and elegant blue demilune table in beautiful room
Pumpkin Spice Fall Decor Inspiration: via Styleblueprint
Can't stop staring at the demilune and curtains above,
and the space below? So chic it hurts.

Gorgeous pumpkin velvet chairs in chic room via Atlanta Homes
Pumpkin Spice Fall Decor Inspiration: Atlanta Homes via Hello Lovely Studio
You know that Thoreau quote "I'd rather have
a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be
crowded on a velvet cushion?" 

Isn't a pumpkin-spice-hued velvet cushion...like,
the wisest compromise that solves everything?

Elegant velvet pumpkin in silver urn - fall inspiration
Pumpkin Spice Fall Decor Inspiration: via Nesting Place

Gorgeous pumpkin curtains and accents in colorful chic room - Fall decor inspiration
Pumpkin Spice Fall Decor Inspiration: via Pinterest
Shhhhh. Listen for it.
Somewhere, Sherry Hart is shouting SHAZAM.

Cozy fireplace and pumpkin hued accents in beautiful room - Fall decor inspiration
Pumpkin Spice Fall Decor Inspiration: via Elements of Style

Elegant dining area with Belgian linen and orange curtains - Fall decor inspiration
Pumpkin Spice Fall Decor Inspiration: via Birmingham Home and Garden
I created the edgy, urban, raw painting below,
and Melissa James placed it in a sitting area
with a pumpkin-spice Midcentury chair.
(That's Flossie in the pic...a rescue all the way

Painting by Michele of Hello Lovely in Midcentury living room with orange chair
Artwork: Michele of Hello Lovely Studio; Design: Melissa James Studio
Do you like the suggestion of pumpkin spice
which a richly patina-ed wood can add?

Elegant antique trunk and sophisticated design vignette by Peter Vitale
Pumpkin Spice Fall Decor Inspiration: Peter Vitale

Belgian style living room by Hello Lovely Studio
Hello Lovely Studio
This vignette below has me charmed with
pumpkins under a cheery blue sky.

Pumpkin orange modern chair and blue curtains - Fall decor inspiration
Pumpkin Spice Fall Decor Inspiration: via Simple Details Blog

Gorgeous colorful florals and grasscloth wallcovering
Pumpkin Spice Fall Decor Inspiration: via Pinterest
How about a simple pop o' pumpkin to
mat your art? Also...meeeeowwww.

Black walls, leopard sofa, and pops of pumpkin orange - Fall decor inspiration
Pumpkin Spice Fall Decor Inspiration: via Holly Phillips
My little dark seascape gets a cheerful boost
against this cognac wall in Seattle.

Pumpkin orange wall with black seascape painting by Michele of Hello Lovely
Abstract Seascape: Michele of Hello Lovely ; Design: Splendid Willow
Thank you so much, Sherry, for having me, and
thanks for playing along and soaking up the
fall inspiration, guys! I hope you'll
visit me soon where Sherry is my guest!

Colorful, velvet pumpkins against black background - Fall decor inspiration
Pumpkin Spice Fall Decor Inspiration: via Pinterest

Peace to you right where you are.

michele

Thanks Michele!  I feel all cozy now until I walk outside and it is a 1000 degrees and I start cussing:)

If you want to read my thoughts on fall decor please visit 

Shaboom



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POTTERY BARN




Hidey Ho....it's Friday and the first day of August!

Can you?

I mean soon it will be Halloween and there will be all kinds of white pumpkins and black candles  up in blogland.

How can summer be almost over....some kids are going back to school next week.  Huh?  

Sucks to be them.

So I went back to the Kettle Bell class.  Yep.  

But this time I was not afraid to grab those "old lady" light weights.

I got nuthin to prove cause I enjoy being able to get up and sit down without groaning so loud I scare the dog.

I'm hooked and in a couple of months look for a bathing suit shot from me.

Hahahahahahah.  Never in a million years.

You know how it is in fall.  All the new catalogs are rolling out with deep rich colors and texture.  
Annnnnd.....we're hooked.

So I took a moment to dig up a few of my favorites from PB.  I was pleasantly surprised.

Some chunky pillows.


I mean texture coming out the wazoo



Love these velvet colors




 Throws



Some favorite accessories....






Yes please....




2 rugs that caught my eye....


The clean lines of this sofa....


New this fall....this awesome small table.


And this bedding....

Notice I did not pick any blue!  I am loving all of the neutral colors to use in the fall.  Just add texture and greenery and you have a classic look!

I use this formula in my own house....

My guest bedroom....

My living room....entry.

Rock this weekend...

Love you guys.....

Sherika




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