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An Update On My DIY Tufting Technique!

Remember this cute little <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2011/11/sponsored-post-how-to-upholster-framed.html" target="_blank">magenta velvet headboard</a> I made for the girls' room when we lived in the loft? I finally got around to tufting the matching twin headboard before the Domino shoot so we could make the headboards the sides of a daybed for the playroom.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 19.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda014/19.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 39.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda014/39.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 22.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda014/22.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />Like I've mentioned a million times before, we were in such a hurry to get everything done. In an attempt to make this project go a little faster (tufting isn't all that hard... but it can be time consuming), I realized that I could completely bypass the whole threading-a-button-through-the-headboard-holes thing by just carefully screwing a wide-headed screw down in through the hole I had made in the foam.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5615.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda014/IMG_5615.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>The only potentially tricky part is making sure you're putting the screw in the exact right place. I ended up screwing in pilot holes before hand, so I all had to do was find the pilot hole (blindly) with the point of my screw before using the drill to put in the screw.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5621.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda014/IMG_5621.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />It's important to use screws that aren't too long (unless you wont see the back at all) and that have a wide enough head to hold back all the fabric from the tuft. I used a little bit of high-loft batting and linen in the same magenta color to back the headboard and cover any of the screw holes.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 21.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda014/21.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />This little trick saved me literally hours of labor time! And it looks great! I just used fabritac to glue in the buttons into the tufts and I think now it would be hard for even me to tell which headboard was the one I spent more time on! :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 20.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda014/20.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 23.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda014/23.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />Oh! I also wanted to mention another little tufting trick I discovered a week or two ago. My sister, Ali, is about to have a sweet baby girl (yay!!) and she wanted to redo her bedroom before the baby came. We made a tufted headboard and the velvet we were using was a little thick and it was getting tricky to make the fabric not look too lumpy. I cut deep grooves into the foam and that made a little pocket for the fabric to sit into AND it made it super, super easy to get the diamond shape perfect and nearly wrinkle-free every single time.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5882.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda014/IMG_5882.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5885.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda014/IMG_5885.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Just a few little tips in case you're hoping to tackle a tufting project soon! :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 24.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda014/24.jpg" /></div>

An Update On My DIY Tufting Technique!

Remember this cute little magenta velvet headboard I made for the girls' room when we lived in the loft? I finally got around to tufting the matching twin headboard before the Domino shoot so we could make the headboards the sides of a daybed for the playroom.Like I've mentioned a million times befo…

06Aug2014

One Ottoman, Three Ways

One Ottoman, Three Ways

I feel like I can't leave Target without buying a pouf or an ottoman or a basket or some other adorable item that is practically impossible to pass up at Target's low prices! A recent purchase was two of these little storage ottomans from the new Room Essentials line. They are upholstered in the mos…

05Aug2014

The (Mostly Done!) Kitchen

<center></center>If you've been following along, you know we've gone back and forth a lot on what to do with this kitchen. Here are the posts, in case you're in need of a catch up:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo DSC_0591.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda015/DSC_0591.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br /><a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2013/06/valley-house-tour-kitchen.html" target="_blank">Kitchen Tour</a> (right after we closed on the house)<br /><a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2013/07/getting-inspired-open-shelves-in-kitchen.html" target="_blank">Open Shelving Inspiration</a> (before I decided on the single shelf look)<br /><a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2013/08/making-plans-for-kitchen-with-keepcom.html" target="_blank">The Rough Initial Plans</a> (only about 50% of this ended up happening!)<br /><a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2014/02/lighter-brighter-kitchen-and-new-dining.html" target="_blank">After painting out the floors and the brick range surround</a><br /><a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2014/06/kitchen-mini-reno-cabinets.html" target="_blank">A big recap of thoughts and plans and details on the Shaker-style cabinet DIY</a><br /><a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2014/06/black-concrete-countertops.html" target="_blank">Black concrete counters DIY and single shelf inspiration</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 58.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda015/58.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />I finally decided though that we would just work with the existing layout and cabinets and use my favorite <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2013/07/diy-concrete-countertops.html" target="_blank">concrete overlay technique</a> to make this kitchen work for us until we can do a big upgrade.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 51.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda015/51.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />I'm still hoping for a full kitchen reno sometime down the road, but at least for now, the space feels clean and bright! DIY wins again! :) Here's a little more on what we ended up doing and where I bought everything...<br /><a name='more'></a><br />One of the splurges of the reno was <a href="http://www.signaturehardware.com/kitchen/kitchen-sinks/30-risinger-fireclay-farmhouse-sink-smooth-apron-180964.html" target="_blank">this farmhouse sink</a> from Signature Hardware. We had some sort of funny dimensions to work with and this one was the least expensive of the options that would fit right. I love the clean lines! I also bought the faucet from Signature Hardware and had a local plating company (Papago Plating) strip off the lacquer finish. I love it.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 54.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda015/54.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />The black concrete counters are holding up really well and I love the dramatic look. The waterfall edge is so pretty, and I think with the creamy white cabinet color and the lighter gray on the floors (Ben Moore's Galveston Gray), the black is not too dark for the space.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 61.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda015/61.jpg" /></div><br />My favorite part though is the little shelf we built with pine boards that I covered in concrete too. I hung them with simple black gloss brackets from Home Deport with brass screws. I wanted the brackets to just sort of go away, which they do! The shelves are super sturdy though too. We have all sorts of heavy things on top (tons of plates on one side and a 20-lb cactus planter on the other!) and it's sturdy as can be.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 52.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda015/52.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 56.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda015/56.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>You can see in this photo too that we beefed up the trim on the doors and added trim to the windows (there was nothing there before). I LOVE how the trim addition completely changed the space!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo dDSC_0595-1.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda015/dDSC_0595-1.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We made a few changes to the lighting too. Just getting those super frilly and outdated pieces out was a huge improvement! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo dDSC_0611.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda015/dDSC_0611.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We took down the too-low ceiling fan and the chandelier over the table area and replaced them with <a href="http://instagram.com/p/X2nlpOQWxb/?modal=true" target="_blank">two of these lanterns</a> I picked up for a song in New Jersey before we moved. I painted the pink parts white and sprayed the sleeves gold.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_4785.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda015/IMG_4785.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 55.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda015/55.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think a little white paint and round bulbs can make any fixture prettier! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 57.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda015/57.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I got three of these <a href="http://www.cedarandmoss.com/lighting/tilt-cone" target="_blank">brass tilt cone sconces from Cedar and Moss</a>. They are <i>beautiful. </i> I really love them and think they are a steal for the price!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 53.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda015/53.jpg" style="text-align: left;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One of my favorite little details of the space ended up being the cabinet hardware! I really wanted something a little different. I searched high and low and finally, finally stumbled on these white <a href="http://store.restoration.com/depression-era-glass-bin-pull-four-colors-2d/dp/103591" target="_blank">milk glass bin pulls</a>. They are so perfect. They just sort of glow! We used brass screws to install them to the drawer fronts, so brass accent is there, but it's subtle.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 63.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda015/63.jpg" /></div><br /></div><center></center><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 66.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda015/66.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 54.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda015/54.jpg" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It's (clearly) not perfect. We did this project fast and furious, but the improvement to me is huge. We are loving it and are so happy we could make the room work for us for as long as it takes to save up for the kitchen of our dreams. :)</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>

The (Mostly Done!) Kitchen

If you've been following along, you know we've gone back and forth a lot on what to do with this kitchen. Here are the posts, in case you're in need of a catch up:Kitchen Tour (right after we closed on the house)Open Shelving Inspiration (before I decided on the single shelf look)The Rough Initial P…

04Aug2014

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Luxury living room decoration The living room decoration is the most 
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that the room is not overcrowded with various belongings. The 
appropriately chosen decoration captures the eye and is remembered. It’s
 best of the decoration objects are of one and the same style. If the 
home masters love journeys and have a collection of arts pieces, it can 
be exhibited in the living room. For this purpose, a special chest of 
drawers has to be manufactured or specific places, such as the sets of 
shelves or cupboard shelves can be thematically arranged. An innovative 
decision is to place them on the floor, where they will fit in with the 
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Minimalist living room with sofa and painting Works of art, such as 
paintings, tapestries, or other wall decoration should be arranged in 
such a way, that it suits the rest of the furnishing in terms of style. 
Classic elements for this room are flower vases and a clock, often used 
as a centre piece. There is a great variety of ornamental elements, but 
the goal should be originality. Valuable antique elements of this kind 
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Luxury curtains for living room Pendant light fittings can turn into 
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colour range by gradating into a rainbow pattern, making the place very 
attractive.Parts of the decoration are certain furnishing elements – 
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are a good option, which would attract the eyes upwards, making the 
place seem vast and majestic. A finishing element of this type of 
decoration would be a crystal chandelier.The carpet or a few small rugs 
can be used as decoration under or next to every piece of furniture – 
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Living room decoration Luxury living room decoration The living room decoration is the most responsible task in the choice of home decoration. This is the place, where guests are welcomed. It’s the household’s visiting card. That’s why its decoration is an requisite interior element, which speak…

02Aug2014

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An Update On My DIY Tufting Technique!

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