Operation Family Room

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Roeshel

Happy Friday!

You’ve seen a sneak peek of the French doors.

Chunky baseboards have been installed.

DAP Dyna Flex baseboard caulking tutorial

A slipcover gives an ugly sofa a clean neutral look.

beach cottage living room, slip cover, terrarium lantern

Pretty new pillows from Drop Cloth Designs.

drop cloth pillow

Thrift store treasures on stand by.

DIY chandelier coffee table wooden candlesticks

Fabric for curtains ordered.

A thrifty chandelier replaces the extra gold brassy flush mount.

Still a work in progress. Thank goodness for weekends! What are you working on?

Ps. Here are some beautiful eclectic family rooms…

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Source: Pinterest

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Source: goodgirlgoneglad.com via Roeshel on Pinterest

Source: ethanallen.com via Roeshel on Pinterest

Source: bhg.com via Roeshel on Pinterest

I still LOVE this beach cottage family room:

Source: decorpad.com via Melissa on Pinterest

Source: bhg.com via Amanda on Pinterest

Enjoy the weekend!

Bedroom Makeover Design Board

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Roeshel

The master bedroom is on the DIY to-do list this year. I’m starting to put together some ideas and this is the first draft. However, if you know me, you know this will change. Still, just for fun, here is what I’ve come up with. A lot of items are things we already own that I’m trying to work into the design.

The details:

DIY Styrofoam/Convex Mirrors – using DecoArt MagiKote, Americana craft paints and Styrofoam wreath forms and PARTSMART SMR729193 8-1/2″ Offset Mount Convex Mirror
Rubbed Bronze Ceiling Fan (a Mr. DIY must) – Overstock
Vintage Inspired Industrial Large Number Signs (our anniversary date) – Antique Farmhouse
Distressed European Wall Clock – Wisteria
Sage Chinese Pots & Vases – Wisteria
Burlap Crewel Damask Draperies – Ballard Designs
Beach Postcard Lumbar Pillow Cover – Pottery Barn
Beach Postcard Lumbar Pillow Cover – Pottery Barn
Benjamin Moore – Morning Dew
Black Bowfront Chest – Wisteria
Handwoven Rustic Rug – Wisteria
Vintage Ticking Stripe Duvet Cover – Pottery Barn
Old vintage steamer trunk

Other things in the room:

Hardwood floors
Two mismatched windows – a challenge!
King sized sleigh bed
Old dressers
Built-in dresser with hutch/shelving

And of course the design board is only a wishlist/dream since some of the items are not in my budget so imagine a DIY spin on some of those numbered items. We’ll use dressers we already have. Curtain panels will be stenciled drop cloths, a DIY knock off on the accent pillows. Vases/planters will be thrift store finds + spray paint. #13 – I already have those trunks but hope to do something fun with it. And #1, the Styrofoam Convex mirrors are a DIY project. I’m sharing the tutorial today at the DIY Club.

Do you take the time to ‘dream’ up a mood board for your room makeovers? It’s a great way to see how things coordinate and come together. Sometimes catalogs/a little internet window shopping is a great source of DIY inspiration.

The Good Mood {board} – Living Room Edition

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Roeshel

Good Mood {board} – Living Room Edition

When I found out that “living rooms” were next up on the Good Mood Board event {blog friends sharing themed mood boards with a mood board linky finale}, I couldn’t wait to get started. Remember the last time when I put together a mood board for my guest bedroom and shared the reveal about a month later? A mood board is awesome motivation for giving your DIY plan direction.

Well, this time, I’m doing a mood board for our family room. It’s a mess of a room right now with old mismatched furniture (not in a good mismatched way and not in a good “old” way – we’re talking hunter green striped couch with matching hunter green side tables…hellooooo 1990s!), walls in desperate need of paint, another plywood floor, windows with wood blinds but no drapes, huge potted plants and one ugly fish tank with one lonely gold fish that Mr. DIY refuses to part with (in fact he bought a fish tank 3x the size and it’s sitting empty along side the other in the family room at this time). I’m saving the ‘before’ until I have an actual ‘after’. Hoping that sometime early 2012 demolition and remodeling will take place.

Anyway…Mr. DIY usually doesn’t offer up much in the way of preference when it comes to decorating but I think he’ll like this comfortable design. If I like it, he likes it. (He’s wonderful that way!) His only request is a ceiling fan. And of course the fish tank has to stay (gag!) but I’ll disregard that in my design today. It might look like I’m swapping out one mismatched room for another. lol But this is my starting point in terms of colors and overall style. A mood board for me is a visual starting point – colors/overall feel. It might not be literal in the sense of each piece (definitely not as some of the things are not in my budget) but it gives me an idea of where to start in terms of design. Paint choice, furniture, color, textures…

Neutral, Navy, Texture. I even decorated for Christmas…

It looks a little cluttered but I never ever claim to be a minimalist (unless you count the one time when it comes to fish tanks). It’s so hard to fit all of the details on a little design board…there’s more space in real life. See something you like? You can see the details of my olioboard here.

Get this look

What I like is that with this design, I can add in more color with accessories.

Pops of red

or yellow/mustard

or green/chartreuse

or orange/rust

or even pink/fuchsia if I was so inclined (and only if Mr. DIY became color blind) and it’d still look pretty.

Very versatile.

What do you think of my first rough draft? I love seeing if the real design will be anything like dream version.

Make sure you pop over to check out the next design in line from
Chris at Just a Girl …

Monday November 28th:
1. Remodelaholic
2. Home Stories A to Z
3. The Handmade Home

Tuesday November 29th:
4. House of Hepworths
5. Simplified Bee
6. Our Humble ABowed

Wednesday November 30th:
7. Design Dump
8. Under the Table and Dreaming
9. DIY Showoff

Thursday December 1:
10. Just A Girl
11. All Things Thrifty
12. Link Party for your boards over at Remodelaholic

Psst…get your holiday/color themed/paint projects ready for:

starts tomorrow 12/1!

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Mood Board Monday…er … Tuesday

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Roeshel

OOPS! You may have caught my earlier post but I just wasn’t happy with it, so here is an update. My work schedule has been crazy so I’m late participating in Mood Board Monday hosted by Sarah from Pewter and Sage. I’ve been trying to work on it for the past week in my spare time and time got away from me, but the challenge was to decorate with either of these two rugs as inspiration:

1. Andalusia Rug from West Elm

{Exotic pattern from a traditional silk scarf is reinterpreted for the floor in Horizon and Ivory}

2. St. John Striped Indoor/Outdoor Rug from Dash and Albert

Please visit her blog for more details and to check out the other awesome mood boards!

I created a few different boards (my indecision and love for a number of styles gets me in trouble every time) but here is the one I decided I liked best. I chose the West Elm rug and created a cozy guest bedroom (i.e. a place for me to read and hang out on rainy days):

Farmhouse Bedroom by diyshowoff on Polyvore.com

Items in this set:
Tropical Flock Chair, $500
Holbrook End Table – End Tables – Living Room Furniture – Furniture |…, $250
Andalusia Rug, 5′x8′, Horizon/Ivory | west elm, $39
Ordinal Dresser, $1,000
Weathered Curlicue Mirror, $370

Then, I did this one.

Guest Bedroom by Roeshel featuring Anthropologie clothing

Items in this set:
Drezna Hothouse Bedding, $58
Chair in Wanda: Cream, $700
Flea-Market-Find Table, $300
Burke Bedside Table | Pottery Barn, $350
Abri Mirror 28″x27″x2″, $320

And started this one:

Sitting Room by Roeshel on Polyvore.com

Items in this set:
Conservatory Chair, $800
Andalusia Rug, 5′x8′, Horizon/Ivory | west elm, $39
Battersea Sofette, $3,000
White Narcissus Mirror – Anthropologie.com, $330

And played with this one:

Spring Farmhouse by Roeshel on Polyvore.com

Items in this set:
Barnard Pendant | Pottery Barn, $200
Levanto 2 – Seat Bench Cushion – Ballard Designs, $40
Sumner Dining Table | Pottery Barn, $1,500
Set of 2 Wave Rush Seat Dining Chairs – Antique White : Target, $145
Shop curtain – Anthropologie.com, $100

I told you I was indecisive!

Thanks for hosting Mood Board Monday, Sarah!
I love seeing everyone’s creative ideas!

Mood Board Monday at Room Remix!

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Roeshel

I‘m participating in Mood Board Monday at Room Remix.

This was so much fun but also harder than I anticipated! I felt like I was studying for a test. But, I really enjoyed making it and can’t wait to see what the others came up with.

We were to design a room with either or both of these:

Curtain panel from Pier 1/Trellis fabric

I‘m nervous, because my imaginary client is a high maintenance, single girly-girl. She wanted something feminine and fun. Therefore, there was no budget so this room it a little unreasonably priced.

Roeshel – Home Office by Roeshel on Polyvore.com

Here is where I shopped:

Tall Lace Pendant Lamp – $499 – Room & Board

Chairs – $899 each – Crate & Barrel

Orimino Pillow – $78 – Anthropologie

Round Occasional Table – $89.99 – Target

Fatal Attraction Print – $49.95 – ZGallerie

Schonbek Silver Leaf Deco Lamp – $1245 – Lighting by Gregory

White Morgan Chair – $643 – Ballard Designs

Studio One Black Writing Desk – $299.99 – Value City Furniture

Rug – $90 – Plaza Rugs

Dale Tiffany Flamingo Lamp – $104 – CSN

Artificial Quince – $1.18 each – Pier 1

Black Bird Vase – $19.99 – Target

Petal Party Fabric – Tonic Living

Well, let me have it. What do you think? Will my imaginary client be pleased or will she give me the Donald Trump “YOUR FIRED!” ?

Head over to Room Remix to see the others! Thanks PK for hosting such a fun party! I had the best time shopping with a pretend wallet!

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And in real life, I decorated my back patio. I just posted at the

Fall Festival.

Have a great Monday!

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