My Latest Thrifting Finds

March 23, 2015

Hello there and welcome to spring!

I hope everyone had a great weekend and found time to indulge in something you love. It was pretty quiet around my parts with a good portion of the weekend rained out. One of the highlights of our weekend was purchasing a new vacuum. After some research and trying to decide between a Dyson and a Shark, we decided on the Shark Rotator Powered Lift Away. Let me tell you this vaccum is awesome! I can’t believe the amount of carpet fuzz and dust it picked up.

One of the other things I was able to do this weekend was to pop into one of my favorite thrift stores. I literally had about 10 minutes to look around but was able to find a few treasures in that short period of time (some for me and some for my Etsy shop) and happy that I spent less than $25.

Here’s what I scored…

This gold ice bucket is a vintage piece from designer George Briard. It was a deal at $8.00 and is signed by the artist on the bottom. I’ll be putting this piece in my Etsy shop.

I’ve been looking for a small accent table to place in our bathroom and came across this one for $5.00. The style is definitely not me so I’m going to paint it black or gold, or maybe a combination of the two.

I love vintage brass pieces and thought this brass damper hook was a great find. It’s going in my Etsy shop.

And the last thing I found were these metal wall bins. They were $1.50 each and I’m planning to stencil numbers on the front of each one and then hang them on a wall in our kitchen.

Pretty good scores right?!

Now that spring is here, I’m looking forward to getting back into the swing of antique and thrift shopping.

Have you had any great thrifting finds lately?

Inspiration {plus links you’ll love}

March 14, 2015

Can you feel it?

Spring is in the air!

Here’s a beautiful room with a color palette perfect for spring and three unique design ideas:

1) Add trim to the wall to create your own design statement

2) Consider two floor lamps instead of tabletop lighting

3) Sometimes two coffee table can be better than one

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And here’s a few links I think you’ll love…

A new twitter follower, with a great blog all about rugs!

Teamwork makes the dream work! Great tips for supporting your fellow bloggers.

One of the cutest darn monogrammed pillows and it’s on sale! And while you’re shopping you might want to pick up this and these. And maybe even this!

Always remember this!

I always learn something from Shark Tank!

Have you seen her new website–stunning!

This is an amazing DIY project.

Gift Wrap Worthy of Framing

March 11, 2015

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It’s not secret that I have a thing for paper products, especially beautiful wrapping paper. And over the years, I’ve used decorative paper for so many things other that wrapping gifts, like lining drawers or framing it to create artwork.

The trend of wrapping paper as art has become a popular design trend as of late and because it’s so inexpensive and there are so many great papers on the market, I think wrapping paper as art will stay a hot trend.

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Inspiration {plus links you’ll love}

February 28, 2015

The much ‘anticipated’ winter storm that never really came to be earlier this week gave me some time to surf the web and catch up on my blog reading so I have lots of great links to share with you today. Enjoy your weekend!

If your style is eclectic (and even if it’s not), you can learn something from Lessons in Style Mixing!

A fabulous & new to me pillow resource with great prices too!

A round-up of gorgeous black kitchens that just might have you wanting to run to the paint store.

5 Steps to Success that are valuable not matter what you want to achieve in life.

If you’ve ever wanted to create a flower arrangement as beautiful as this, check out these flower arranging tips.

Gifting 101: Building & Organizing A Gift Tag Assortment

February 24, 2015

One of the most important items in my gift wrap closet is my assortment of gift tags. Like jewelry to a wardrobe, gift tags enhance your wrap and add the finishing touch to your gifts.

Recently, I was organizing some of my gift wrap supplies and I realized that I had gift tags stored in different places. I found tags I thought I had used up and discovered other tags I had forgotten about. Right then and there I decided to take an inventory of all the tags I had and organize them so that they ready and available when I needed one.

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I’m Back & The Easiest Way to UpStyle Plain Window Treatments

February 2, 2015

Hello there friends. I hope you have a great week last week. I missed sharing with you on the blog but taking the week off gave me time to baby the cold that I have, cross a few things off the to-to and refocus on my blogging goals for the new year. I’m glad to be back and look forward to sharing lots of informative and inspiring post with you throughout the year. If there is specific area related to design, entertaining, gifting or fashion that you want me to address, just leave me a comment. Thanks for your continued support of ConfettiStyle!

Today I want to talk DIY and inspire you to create your own custom window treatments!

As a designer, many of the window treatments I work on are custom. I spend lots of time looking for the perfect fabric and trim and then send everything off to my workroom to have the drapes professionally sewn. While professional custom window treatments are one way create unique window treatments for your home, you can also get the look for less by putting your DIY skills to work.

Ribbon and woven trims are the easiest and most cost-effective way to dress up plain curtain panels. And, with so many styles and color options to choose from you can create a look that works perfectly with your decor.

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Design Trend: Doors Off

January 22, 2015

Hello there. I hope you week is going well. Today I wanted to share my thoughts on a design idea that is quickly becoming a trend.

Have you noticed more and more kitchens, pantries, laundry rooms and closet spaces are going doorless? New homes are being built with open shelving and lots of homeowners are removing the doors on their existing cabinets to create the open shelving concept in their homes.

I must say that I really love the look of open shelving, not only for a kitchen but the other rooms in the home too.

One of the things I like most about this design statement is that open shelving makes a room feel more spacious and airy.

Cabinet doors can become a visual blocker and sometimes limit the storage capabilities in a kitchen. Open shelves allow you to use every inch of space to display collectibles and functional items, providing a more personal and stylized design statement.

In a laundry room, open shelves make functional items easily accessible and provide a less industrial feel overall.

Don’t think your open shelves have to be plain and boring–you can incorporate decorative hardware or a decorative paint application to make your shelves stand out.

And, standard shelving can be replaced with another material to provide more visual interest.

If you’re considering open shelving in your home, here are a few tips that will help you create the best possible look:

1) Keep items organized–open shelving will look intentional if items are grouped and organized in an attractive and orderly way.

2) Create depth and dimension with the items on your shelves by stacking pieces at different heights and layering items from the front of the shelf to the back.

3) Incorporate decorative elements like decorative platters, vases or collectibles to give your shelves personality.

4) Use storage baskets and containers to hold smaller items and create areas of impact on your shelves.

5) Consider a contrasting background so that that contents on each shelf stand out.

And remember that design is in the details so approach your open shelving the same way you would decorating a tabletop or bookcase.

So what do you think–do you like the open shelving concept or would you rather keeps things behind closed doors?

Last Minute Holiday Gift & Decor Ideas {with links}

December 22, 2014

Ok, it’s crunch time. If you’re still in need of a few Christmas gifts or need to add a few more decorative elements to your home, I’ve got a great round-up of quick and easy gift and decor ideas.

You are definitely going to be inspired so get ready to gift and decorate!

LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEAS

First up is this amazing DIY blanket scarf from Amy of the MomAdvice blog. Read this easy tutorial and then hop in the car and head to your local fabric store to grab supplies to make a scarf or two for someone on your list..including you!

tip: In a pinch you could also cut up a holiday tablecloth and get the same results!

This Grown Up Hot Chocolate is an easy gift to put together and is something both men and women will enjoy.

tip: you and find all of the ingredients for this at the grocery store

I showed you the Christmas Candy Tubes I made for my family a couple of weeks ago but wanted to share them again in case you need a quick gift for the mailman, grandkids or the hairdresser. Instead of filling your tube with candy like I did, fill it with money, lottery tickets or even a jewelry.

tip: if you can’t find mailing tubes at a store, cut up the cardboard inserts that are in your rolls of gift wrap

When all the big box stores are sold out of cold weather goods, head to your local thrift store on Christmas Eve and pick up a few sweaters so you can make some adorable DIY Mittens like these.

How cute are these DIY Wine Goblets. A trip to the Dollar Store and the Sharpies you already own and you’ve got a great gift. A

Add a bottle of wine or DIY Coasters to Up-Style your gift.

And don’t forget how easy it is to turn a plain mug into an awesome Ribbon Wrapped Mug Christmas gift.

LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS DECOR IDEAS

When it comes to last minute holiday decorating, head to the yard and clip a few branches and sprigs of greenery. Coat a few of the branches with white spray paint and add the bundle to a decorative vase.

Yvonne over at StoneGable created these beautiful arrangements and has even more last minute decorating ideas to share with you over on her blog.

Take that left over ribbon you have lying around and wrap a few of your everyday pillows for a quick and easy Christmas Pillow update for your sofa like Cassie from HiSugarplum did!

If you’re holiday centerpiece still needs to be done, use a few of the wrapped gifts under the tree to create a Gift Box Centerpiece. So cut and so easy!

All it takes to create an ornament display for your mantel at the last minute is a few ornaments and a glass container.