Wednesday, November 30, 2011

We moved into Mobster History

I came across this on you tube and had to laugh! My in laws home is the focus but look closely and you'll see our house right across the street! Yes, my in laws live in Sam Giancanas old home! So, I suppose were not in the "Frank Loyd Wright District" but the "Mobster" District! Great! HA!!!!


Love of Oak Park

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Furniture placement 3

Seeley Living Room A traditional living room

Furniture Placement 2

sunroom traditional living room

Furniture placement 1

div>Sue De Chiaras home contemporary living room

breakfast room

Becker Architects traditional dining room

Beautiful Bathrooms 1

Ansley Park Master Bath traditional bathroom

A Coastal Mud Room

West Coast Hampton traditional entry

A Kitchen Must Have

Gast Architects: Projects traditional kitchen

Beautiful Bedrooms 1

J. Hirsch Interior Design Portfolio traditional bedroom

Entry

Stair traditional entry

Kitchen Island

A Cooks Paradise traditional kitchen
This is just about the size of island we need in our kitchen! We do have 7 people in this family after all!! We'd have to have at least 5 stools! I can just hear the arguments now.......

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

My Perfect Color


Sag Harbor Gray HC-95

http://www.myperfectcolor.com/ Another site to check out! It's the BEST and sooo useful! After you create a free account it allows you to add/delete colors to come up with the perfect color scheme! Thank You myperfectcolor.com!!!

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Vision Board: Dining Room


http://youtu.be/03xYzcN90UY

These are the floors I'd like throughout the whole first floor. This alone will have the biggest impact on the space. It will be the canvas in which everything else will "pop"!!



Dining Table from Crate and Barrel. LOVE! I ordinarily don't like things from stores like this but I love the antique farmhouse look (Cheap also) paired with more "fancy" things!





This is the wall color. Benjamin Moore Monroe Bisque..turned out great!

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Things I LOVE today........


I'm on the search for the perfect settee!! As I said before I have a love for furniture so don't judge me when I when I go on about the gorgeous shape of this piece. I "need" this because my formal living space is 14'x28'..Very Challenging! I have to make the one space 2 spaces that flow. That's where the settee comes in! It can sit in the middle of both furniture groupings allowing the 2 groupings to feel like one! I desperately need a trip to the furniture mart to find the perfect piece...I just know your out there waiting!!So, we just had the dining room painted. The first step in many to finishing off the space! Above. is EXACTLY what I want on the walls . I have to be patient because when we renovate the kitchen/family rm it will inevitably ruin the walls! Sooo when it's finally done the walls will hopeully look like this. I would like the style of this space (and the house as a whole) to be "Casual Elegance". I just completely made that up but that is what I want the space to be! So, now we have a new definition of style....Casual Elegance!! I LOVE it! Having 5 kiddos I can't have the space be too "elegant"! We NEED causal, easily cleanable elements to all rooms in this home! For example...Gorgeous metallic damask walls paired with an espresso rustic dining table with a bench and chairs w/modern lines but easy washable fabric! More on "Casual Elegane" later...........
I'm LOVING drum lights. I'm a very traditional person at heart so the shape of the drum for me says "modern" but the crystals cascading from the drum are more traditional. Above is an example of the shaded chandeleir in a dining space and of the kind of chairs I'm "loving" right now! Paired with a more dark walnut rustic table (meaning they've already started the scratching process for you, Ha) and an upholstered ,easy to clean, bench makes it more "casual"....for me anyway!
Shaded Cascade Chandelier - Horchow eclectic chandeliers
The Lighting Trend:
Well, just about every lighting site you go to says that shaded chandeliers or drum shades are the "hottest" thing in lighting right now! These are VERY expensive (pic above is $2,000) so that scares me a bit to spend so much money on something that is trendy! So, the verdict is out whether I do something more timeless or trendy? What do you think??

Monday, November 7, 2011

Lighting style and finding the right size















III DomA Architects, Inc. III traditional kitchen

More on Photo Display

Our photographer Amy Tripple gave us these display cards with our session and I found it incredibly useful! It made it so easy to order prints. I'm using display #3 and #4 in my house. I just received all of the 11x14 prints and now I'm off to Michaels to get the frames. I just may have to invest in custom framing as these walls are sure to be focal points!

On a side note I really think the pictures you put in these frames are worth getting done by a professional! I know it can be VERY expensive and as an amateur photographer I too hate to spend the money but when you do it's SOOO worth it! I guess you need to find a photog that makes it worth it and I just may have the person for you.... Amy Tripple Photography has impressed me and I'm VERY picky when it comes to the kids pictures! She's in Downers Grove, IL. I can say with confidence you won't be sorry... amytripplephotography.com



Display #1

Display #2 great for staircase display

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Display #7 great for staircase display

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