Paige's Pendant Blog: Turquoise Decor.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Turquoise Decor.

So after I took down all of my Christmas decor this year I wanted to change some things around. Most of my home decor is in the warm red, yellow, orange, green color family and I have wanted to change thing for awhile after looking at so many other people's fabulous blogs and home decor...so here are a few of the changes that I made. I do not have any before pics because I didn't put things back to "normal" before adding these changes. Most of these items I have had in my house for several years I just changed things around to "go" with the material that I purchased. I have been wanting to introduce some turquoise into my decor for sometime. I thought that it would be in my bedroom that is in the remodeling process, but instead I started in my living room.

Clock from an At Home America party (free for hosting). Vase $5 from a local 2nds store, cork screw willow branches from my mom's house, blocks from a "junking" trip w/ my mom.

I painted this cross last year just kinda playing w/ some color.

The mantle is still a little lacking b/c I don't have any really large art or arrangement to go w/turq.

I made this last year after surfing blogland and finding someone who had done the same thing w/ reds for Valentine's Day. I already had the scrabble tiles from other jewelry projects and the frame is from Hobby Lobby several years ago.

These are the pillows I made from the new material. The solid turq. cover I found this summer at Target on sale so I bought 2 thinking I would use them in the bedroom, but I really like them here.

My mom and I found this lamp this summer at an estate sale I think it was $5.

My re-do started by wanting to make a cushioned seat for this bench. This was the most expensive thing that I did for the room. All of the material was $9 a yard purchased at a great little fabric store here in town called Pappy's Quilting and then the foam from Hobby Lobby 1/2 off.

I found some shower curtains at Target right after Christmas for $2.50 each, I bought 2 to make the curtains, then added some material and trim to "fancy" them up a bit.

Sewed a strip down the side and added the material at the top for some added color.

Bought this twin sized throw from Target as well for about $13.

I have had this stool for probably about 15 years. I made this cover and made a ruffle to go on the bottom. This is the first ruffle that I have ever made. I used elastic and sewed it on while keeping it taught and the fabric gathered on it's own and wala - ruffles! very easy.

This is one of the pillow covers I found at Target. Sewed on the fluffy fringe and added the appliqued "C". Michelle will be "sew" impressed! To see what the pillow looks like now- click here.