Mandy's Birthday

My sister wanted to update her front room and kitchen.  It just so happened that her birthday was coming up, so I suprised her with this!

 

She already had the big clock and apothecary jar, so I just added the two framed fabric swatches, the D, the greenery, book, and basket.

 





 

 I found this fabric at Joann's.  It was the perfect fabric for that front room to compliment the yellow walls.

She has always wanted a space for a club chair and a place to display all of her running medals.  I found the chair on overstock.com for $196.  The pillow was a steal at $9.99 from Down to Earth.  The little green table has been a favorite of mine from Forget Me Not.  For the medals, I hung a curtain rod and then looped her medals around the rod.  It looks so great in there now and is a sanctuary for my sister!

 

The kitchen was ready for an update.  So I used my favorite color palette of late: aqua, green, tan, and dark brown.  I got everything for above the cabinets for $70.  TaiPan was having a blow out sale!

 



 

I love her kitchen curtain.  It is a Waverly fabric I found at Joann's.  It is Lattice Jungle in Aqua.

 

It is amazing how much brighter the kitchen looks.  Now onto the adjoining family room.

The Power of Three

 I love grouping objects in threes.  Not only in threes, but in varying heights and sizes.  Take this grouping for example.  I love how the two pumpkins are similar but vary in height and size.  The witch is the perfect to fit between the two and add a different size and dimension.  When looking for objects to group together for any vignette, put them together at the store.  I find a space on the floor and start arranging.  That way I know before I leave the store if I like it.  All three of these came from Rod Works.  (Here's a little secret: The Rod Works in Draper is hardly ever busy and has a great selection.  It's located at

12200 South 726 East
(Dillman Square)
801-816-1272

Here's another example of a group of three.  I like this one as the pumpkin and sign tie together nicely.  I threw in the little sign to hide the sign holder and found that even though it's very small, it works with the set. 

 This grouping is actually five, but again the odd number of objects looks better on the table.

I also like to use a traditional object, like this candle stick, in a non-traditional way.  Instead of placing a candle on top, I placed the skull on top of the glass bead garland.  I got all three from Rod Works; the skull is made of metal and was only $4.95.