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A Lighting Company that’s so much more!

March 5, 2015

On a daily basis my mailbox is filled with catalogs. I try my best to flip through each one but often times they get laid to the side and then in a moment of de-cluttering they get thrown in the trash.

The other day I received the Rejuvenation Lighting & House Parts catalog in the mail and immediately stopped, dropped and looked at every page. The cover image is what caught my attention and I couldn’t wait to learn more about this lighting and home line.

Butte Faceted Pendant / Butte Cone Pendant / Butte Dome Pendant / Galaxy Wide Chandelier / Carson Rod Pendant / Haleigh Pendant

Rejuvenation House Parts was founded in 1977, but the story really begins in 1975 – when Jim Kelly purchased a condemned saloon in a rough-hewn Portland, Oregon neighborhood for $1,000. During two years of extensive renovations, Kelly had a difficult time finding the lighting and house parts he needed to preserve the historic character and details of his small building.

Recognizing an opportunity, he decided to use his small storefront to serve the needs of like-minded old-house renovators. After borrowing $2,500, he opened what was essentially a specialized junk store selling architectural salvage – things like doors, windows, light fixtures, clawfoot tubs. Using antique fixtures as models, he hired his first “manufacturing” employee to start making basic reproduction Victorian and early 20th-century ceiling fixtures and wall brackets.

By 1982, strong demand encouraged Kelly to create a mail-order catalogue. In 2011, Rejuvenation joined the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. portfolio of brands. Today we offer a wide range of products, including furniture and home décor, and have four retail stores.

At first glance Rejuvenation is a lighting company but boy-oh-boy do they have so much more to offer.

Momo Single Sconce (gorgeous)

Wire Chair (love this chair)

Vintage Rotating Bin (functional and funky)

Please Ring Doorbell Button (classic)

Aurora Utility Stool (available in multiple colors)

Tolson Faucet

Beautiful register colors and switch plate covers

Steel and Canvas Laundry Bin

Kanota Cabinet Hardware

From chic bathroom lighting and hardware to restored vintage antiques and furniture, Rejuvenation is a great source for unique home accents.

You can order your own copy of the Rejuvenation catalog and view the entire product line at www.rejuvenation.com!

Guest Bath Update Reveal and A GIVEAWAY!

March 4, 2015

I just love it when a project comes together. After finishing my stenciled shower curtain, I set about pulling together the accessories to use in our guest bathroom.

The bathroom is all white so I had a clean and crisp color palette to work around. Since the black and white shower curtain is a bold graphic pattern, I wanted to keep the rest of the accessories elegant and pretty. The color palette is black and white with accents of gold, pink and grey.

I loved using the Drifting Arrows stencil from Cutting Edge Stencils to create my custom shower curtain.

I placed a grouping of decorative accessories on the vanity and this gold leaf tray is the star of the show. It is so gorgeous!

I placed a vintage brass stool I found last year at an antique store next to the tub.

I had this framed chalkboard and hung it on one of the side walls. The quote adds a little whimsy to the decor. The gold frame helps to tie all the gold elements together.

I replaced basic brass knobs with these beautiful crystal knobs. A decorative knob is such an inexpensive and easy updated for a bathroom.

I painted the shower curtain and changed all the decor in the bathroom when the hubby was at work and boy was he pleasantly surprised when he came home. We both love how the space turned out.

I hope you are inspired by our little bathroom update. I’ll be sharing more bathroom decorating tips with you next week, including how to make a simple bathroom look more expensive.

Enter the CUTTING EDGE STENCIL GIVEAWAY (giveaway closed)

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Product source list:

Crystal knobs–D. Lawless / Floral Artwork–HomeGoods / White Shower Curtain–Target / Drifting Arrows stencil–Cutting Edge Stencil

Brass Stool–Vintage/Antique Store / Gold Leaf Tray–HomeGoods / Glass Vanity Jar–TJMaxx (purchased years ago)

Scalloped Edge Brass Bowl–thrifted / Towels–HomeGoods and Ikea

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.

Design Crush: Studio McGee

February 27, 2015

The internet is amazing!

Have you ever stumbled upon a room photo where a single item like lighting has caught your attention? You click to find out more about the lighting and fall into a black hole of design. Well it happened to me recently after I saw the light fixtures in this work space but instead of falling into a black hole I found myself in a place a bliss!

The shape and gold finish of these light fixtures caught my eye and the work space was also intriguing. A few clicks later and I found myself on the website of the design team behind this simple but beautiful space–Studio McGee.

If you’ve never heard of Studio McGee before, let me give you an overview. Studio McGee is a design company run by husband and wife team, Syd and Shea. Fueled by Shea’s love of design, the two started the their own design business and have been creating beautiful spaces ever since.

What I love most about the rooms design by Studio McGee is the clean, crisp esthetic and the use of vibrant color accents. Many of the spaces incorporate black walls which can sometimes be a challenge but they seem to have found the formula for using black in just the right way. I also love that when designing a room, they use a mix of modern and traditional elements which keeps their spaces looking timeless instead of trendy.

Love the pops of color and brass accents.

Black, white and gold–a winning color combo.

And that table…swoon!

You can see more of the Studio McGee portfolio here and check out Shea’s beautiful blog here.

Be inspired!

Cocktail Hour with Uncommon Goods + {a giveaway}

February 16, 2015

One of the topics I love writing about here on the blog is entertaining. And although I don’t entertain and much as I’d love to, I’m always prepared for a party.

A couple of years ago I found a metal cart at a thrift store and transformed it into a bar cart. It worked fine, but after living with it for a while I realized I wanted a larger bar cart. Just so happens that I had a partially complete diy project sitting in the garage that would make the perfect bar cart. The new bar cart has been painted but I’m waiting for some hardware that I ordered before I can finish it up.

Since the cart is almost complete, I’ve been on the hunt for unique barware to accessorize the cart with.

Out of nowhere, I was contacted by Uncommon Goods, a company that sells unique designs and handcrafted gifts that are environmentally and worker-friendly. They asked if I wanted to review one of their products and I of course said yes. After looking through the large selection of gift, home, kitchen, bar, art and jewelry items that Uncommon Goods sells, I found the perfect glasses for my bar cart.

The Shaken Martini Glasses are really beautiful in person and you know I couldn’t pass up with metallic confetti design and the gold-rimmed top. I also love that the glasses are made of a thick heavy glass which speaks to their quality, and that they are made here in the USA. The design is perfect for celebrating throughout the year and make a great toasting glass to ring in a new year.

The martini glasses are just one example of the awesome items they have on their site, most of which is made in the USA, half of which is made by hand and one-third of which is made with recycled or upcycled materials. I’ve also got my eye on this cheese board, these agate coasters and this fun artwork. Uncommon Goods also has a great selection of gifts under $50 which you can view here and unique jewelry pieces which you can see here . And if you’re looking for a unique holiday gift they have a great assortment for all the men in your life. You can view all the men’s gift here.

The great folks over at UnCommon Goods want to give you a chance to experience their products so they generously offered to give away a $25 gift certificate to one lucky reader. You can enter the giveaway below. Giveaway last through Sunday, 2/22 and a winner will be announced on Monday, 2/23!

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Disclosure: I received the Shaken Martini Glasses from Uncommon Goods for review purposes only. All opinions are my own.

Inspiration {plus links you’ll love}

February 7, 2015

Just dropping in to share some inspiration plus a few links I think you’ll enjoy. Have a great weekend!

Sometimes we get so use to seeing a design idea executed one way but when we see a new take on that idea, we take notice. How about using a patterned curtain panel as the center framed by solid curtain panels? What a fresh idea!

links to love…

If eclectic is your style, you’ll love this home.

This design gallery is full of beautiful home and lots of inspiration. My favorite is the Lakeview Luxury.

This is my favorite PIN of the week. Those chargers–swoon! If you want to buy them for yourself, you can find them here or here.

Great tips for marketing your business and blog on Instagram.

All I can say is yum!

If you’ve never shopped Craig’s List, here are some tips to guide you.

10 Important Questions you can ask yourself today to live life to the fullest.

Decorating with Things You Love

February 6, 2015

Style at Home

I love talking to women who are in the process of decorating or re-decorating their home. It may be their first apartment, their first house or a house they have lived in for years. Regardless of their living situations, I always offer up my best piece of design advice which never changes–Decorate With The Things You Love!

With a slew of home decor stores, catalogs, websites and blogs to provide design inspiration, I think many people lose sight of this golden rule. Decorating with the things you love goes way beyond a favorite accessory piece or framed family picture, it’s about creating a home filled only with things that enrich your life, your body, your mind and your soul.

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Home Decor Patterns–What’s In and What’s Out for 2015

February 5, 2015

I shared the hot design trends for 2015 here and the 2015 Color of the Year here, and now I’m going to give you a look at the patterns that will be hot in 2015 as well as those that are no longer in vogue.

I’m so happy to say that many of favorite patterns are a hot design statement in 2015, and I’m really glad that a few over-used and over-exposed patterns have finally run their course and are on their way out.

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