Iron Gates for the wall!

I love gates and fencing- they can be the whimsy of a formal space. And, they can come inside when no longer useful outside! I picked up this awesome gate this weekend.

Not the large wood with iron studs, the French-y looking iron one leaning against the other... though I would love to have the big wood ones! This gate is about 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide. It just fit in the car.  So, I am running through all the possibilities of mounting it!


Perhaps over the fireplace, like this pretty one from Better Homes and Gardens.

Or this one from HGTV.com


Maybe as a jewelry display piece in the bedroom, like this great piece from Funky Junk Interiors.


An awesome headboard like Urban Country style.


A great half wall, like this one from Design*Sponge.


Or in an interior doorway as an elegant dog gate.


Very elegant on top of a mirror found on Pinterest.

So many choices, I might need more gates! What would you do with my gate?

Back to School: The dorm - Year two or too good to be true!

Year two is awesome- you know enough to know your way around... but there is still so much more to learn! The style you chose for your freshman year, might need an update. Here are some great options for year two wall decor!

Dorm headboards can go from gross to non-existent- this decal makes a statement and a solution!

Paper airplane wall decals from tweetheartwallart on etsy. Great for dorms rooms!

Arabesque . Moroccan . Taj Mahal
Celebrate the hottest style in the design world with this wall decal from Eyval Decal on Etsy.

Celebrate your new birds of the feather with silhouettes of birds in flight from Janey MacWalls in etsy.

fabrics, fabrics, fabrics!

I love to here the sound of the UPS man's breaks because it means I am about to get a package. Today's package is glorious. It is a fabric shipment for a bedroom project that is delicious! When I took the plastic off of the package, it has the tell-tell squeak of silk rubbing against silk. The back of the fabric is a burst of colored fibers, the front is the ordered beauty of an old world classic floral, re-made with a modern color palette. Floral jacquard silk. Really, need I really say more? In fabrics, color is never richer than when produced in silk. I cannot wait to make it into a headboard!



This fabric came too! I love the subtle animal print of velvet on a weighty natural cotton linen field. Would be perfect for a touch of whimsy in a neutral beach house! Or adding a hint of pale aqua in a creamy family room. Pillows? yes! Chair upholstery? Double yes!