while i was in huntsville a few weeks ago i made my mom some fabric shades for her bay window in her kitchen. i made them using her existing mini-blinds. i made them for my client mary beth last summer and they turned out really nicely.
here is what my mom’s kitchen window looked like before. pretty plain and dull.
here are some photos that i snapped while i was at market two weekends ago. i took pics of what caught my eye.
loved this booth down in high design and wish i had taken more photos. they had the most beautiful window treatments made out of printed linens.
loved these tiny pendants and all the other lighting too.
organic bedding and draperies
so delicate looking 
how sweet is this ruffle detail on the crib bumper!
bobo’s showroom never disappoints
it’s very possible that the light fixture below will be hanging at one of my clients home’s very soon.
ghostly image in mirror comes free with the purchase of the mirror. ;o)
another yummy mirror grouping
palecek just introduced a new vanity line. i like. sorry about the hazy photo though.
well, there’s my market trip in a nutshell. i had already posted on another couple of vendors so if you missed those posts here and here last week check them out. i also visited a million other booths and showrooms but it was a chore pulling the camera out of my literature-filled bag at every stop. i finally gave up. i could never have been a photographer. good thing i took up design instead.
thanks to all of you who commented on the giveaway last week. i’m so glad that you all loved this line as much as i did.
the winner of the shiner pendant giveaway is….
{drum roll please….}
comment #19 --- Jill!!!!
here’s what jill had to say:
and just look at how beautiful jill looks in her profile picture.
congratulations girl!
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i’ve had the most amazing weekend snuggling with this little bundle of joy.
meredith, one of my best friends, had the most precious little boy on december 30th. his name is jackson, and i got to spend the entire weekend loving on him. he is the sweetest thing. i’m so lucky to have been able to spend time with meredith, her wonderful husband josh and jackson during this special time in their lives. i’m in love with that handsome little man!!!
hope you all have a spectacular monday!
if you haven’t seen my giveaway post yet take a look at it. click here to go to the post. the giveaway closes on sunday at noon.
loving…
1. this suzani pillow that i’ve been eyeing on wisteria. i {heart} it.
i actually love the whole room that’s pictured on the wisteria website.
2. these vintage-looking pillows from modern chic home. ranging in price from $58 to $69.
3. this slipcovered bed custom designed by tracery interiors. so precious!
4. this anthropologie look-a-like from overstock. it’s a steal. the astrid chair from antrho is $1,298 and the overstock chair is only $299. {thanks for showing me this chair katie.}
here’s the overstock chair
here’s the anthropologie chair.
well, i’m heading to savannah this weekend to see my friend meredith and her beautiful baby boy. i can’t wait to love on him. how sweet does he look!
happy friday! have a great weekend.
shiner, the brainchild of joe manus, was designed entirely by joe himself. at first glance you may not recognize the materials used in the modern lighting and furniture. a closer look and you’ll see that a lot of the lighting is made out of cardboard and styrofoam. shiner uses a machine that cuts all of the shapes out but instead of throwing away the wasted pieces they make smaller pendants from them. each pendant comes in a large and small size. this way there is minimal waste. other lighting is made from wood veneer and drop cuts (wood that’s otherwise destined for landfills once it is cut down from larger pieces in a factory).
the furniture is made mostly out of stacked plywood and drop cuts. the plywood furniture is turned on the cutting machine so that almost every last little bit of plywood is used.
you would not believe the amount of designers and retail shop owners that bombarded the booth during the show. everyone was just as amazed as i was at how beautiful cardboard and styrofoam could be.
late in the day on saturday shiner was awarded the “best in show” award, which is a huge deal, for their awesome booth. joe not only designed the whole furniture and lighting line but he also designed the booth itself. he was so excited that he won “best in show” at his very first show.
i think that we’ll be seeing much more of shiner in the design world after watching the buzz that surrounded them at the show. congrats on your success shiner!
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GIVEAWAY!!!!!
{this giveaway is now closed}
the giveaway will be one of the shiner small square pendants. it would be perfect in a small bath, entry or even a bedroom. its valued at $150. the dimensions of the pendant are 13”x13”x13”.
to enter the giveaway leave a comment on this post with the words “SHINE ON.” make sure to include your name and also an email so that i can get in touch with you if you win (if you are on blogger then i can locate you through your profile). this giveaway is only open to people in the continental US. the giveaway will close at 12 noon on sunday, january 16th. i’ll announce the winner the following monday, january 17th.
once again, i still haven’t figured out what’s wrong with my comment box so if you are having problems commenting on this post please email me at plansforhomedesigndesign@gmail.com and i’ll manually enter your comment for you. sorry if you are having trouble. if anyone out there knows how to fix this i would greatly appreciate the help. :o)
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GOOD LUCK!!!
last week when i was freezing my little tush off i did this post about the throws i had seen in the february 2010 issue of house beautiful.
while i was walking the high design floor at the atlanta market my eye caught some throws that looked to be identical to the one’s featured in house beautiful. i started up a conversation with the owner of the baby-mo booth and sure enough, these were the throws. she was so excited that i had seen the feature because she hadn’t even seen it yet. it’s not out on newsstands yet. i told her i would make a copy of it to bring in to her and i brought it to her the following day.
if you want to try to find one for yourself you can click here to go to the store locator on the baby-mo website.
