Re: Design: 05.11

5.28.2011

faux Anthropologie chairs

These cute metal parlor chairs off craigslist could easily get the more expensive Anthropologie look by a simple coat of spray paint. Paint several iron chairs in different bold colors for this look. The more random the better.

2 Iron Parlor Chairs, St. Louis Craigslist, $50.
La Versha Chair, Anthropologie, $248.

5.25.2011

the new rifle

Love these new cards from Rifle. Clean and classic with a touch of gold foil whimsy. Swoon!

5.24.2011

bedroom color palette

I'm slowly (is there any other way?) working on redoing our bedroom. It is currently very dark with chocolate brown walls and I want to cheer the room up a bit! So, we got a new duvet from West Elm and I am working on a color palette for the room. Here is what I am thinking...

The wall behind the bed would be the dark teal, the other walls would be the soft blue and I would bring in pops of yellow and coral in the pillows and curtains.

5.23.2011

Cheers to 30!

My husband turned 30 last weekend and we had an amazing time celebrating with friends and family! I arranged a party for him at Dressel's, his favorite pub where he can get the best Guiness on tap (in his words). It was casual and small, but I still wanted to have fun with the invite. Since it was at a pub, I thought I would do the invites on coasters. I based some of the design on some vintage Guiness labels and other beer labels I found. It was a lot of fun to make and send out to all the guests. And, I had leftover coasters to use at the party!

DETAILS
coasters: ordered from foryourparty.com with custom artwork I provided
invite: I digitally printed the invite on 4 inch circular labels and attached them to the back of the coaster
envelopes: I used a cream outer envelope and then a smaller metallic gold inner envelope to fit the coaster. The date in a vintage banner was printed on the front of the inner envelope.