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Desiring a new Desk?

 

Here are some of our favorite desks that are sure to inspire!

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This is a leather nail-head desk designed by Drexel Heritage.  We love the masculine element of this desk!

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Sometimes you just want a large clean work surface to spread all your thoughts out on!  This Noir table would be the perfect desk for just that!

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We love the design as well as the price tag of this desk by Z Gallery!  Only $449 - what a steal

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This desk is made out of zinc and is super chic!  

 

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This desk by Hickory Chair is not only elegant but timeless and classic

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Clean and simple saw horse desk, designed by West Elm

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A little gold goes a long way!

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This desk would be sure to inspire!

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Corner Desks are hard to find- this one by Tritter Feefer is just exquisite!

If you are interested in purchasing any of these desks or just for pricing please contact us at sevierwhiteinteriors@gmail.com

 

Images: 1) traditonal home magazine 2) noirfurniture.com 3) gallerie.com 4) hotfrog.com 5) hickorychair.com 6) westelm.com 7) worldsaway.com 8) bungalow5.com 9) tritterfeefer.com

A garden arbor and mason jar lanterns

I've got weddings on the brain lately -- we just went to one this past weekend (and it was fabulous!). Actually, this blog is really all because I had so much fun planning our wedding, DIYing decorations and talking with other brides (both in person and on theknot.com) that when it was over, I really missed being creative and sharing ideas with other people just as passionate as I am. I love being part of such a fun and creative group of shelter bloggers, swapping ideas and tips and encouraging each other!

Our wedding was over a year ago now, but it's nice to have a few reminders of that day around, like the wedding shadowbox I made.

We got married under a birch arbor the hubs made himself. I showed him some pictures of arbors I liked, and we talked about how big we wanted it. He cut the birch from his parents' property and used screws to hold it together. But the pieces came apart more or less easily for transporting.

I love that we can have it as a keepsake.

Photo by Clare Norton

It's got a place now in our backyard.

Next year, I plan to add some flowers around it, including some vines that will climb up and up. And maybe I'll add a little bird bath.

But for now, I used something I had on hand -- a couple pots of annuals and my mason jar lanterns. They make a pretty cute addition, don't you think?

There were supposed to be five jars, but I broke one. I actually put that L.L.Bean picnic blanket that usually hangs out on the porch underneath to try and break the fall in case another jar took a tumble. But then I thought it looked like a cute little picnic setting, so I left it.

I bought most of those jars from a flea market vendor, and I use them around the house as lanterns and seashell holders. I originally had more than 70, but I sold all but about a dozen of them.

Photo by Clare Norton

They just look so pretty with only a few rocks and a candle.

I hung them with some fishing line -- and I also got eaten alive by mosquitoes the whole time. Just picture me on a step stool on uneven ground, trying to hold a jar and tie two pieces of invisible fishing line at the same time, while flinging my ponytail around to keep the mosquitoes away from my face. I'm pretty sure my neighbors think I'm totally nuts.

But the end results were worth it!

I wouldn't leave these up all the time, since the jars would fill with rain and may blow around too much in stormy weather. But if I lived in Cali or some other place with picture-perfect summer weather, I most definitely would.

I had everything I needed on hand for this garden addition, so it was free. But even if you wanted to recreate it, it wouldn't cost you much, as long as you had access to some free birch and were handy with a saw and a screwdriver (or have a partner who is!). Mason jars are readily available at flea markets or even Goodwill for only a couple bucks each, rocks are pretty cheap at Target or a craft store (or even free if you have a place to collect them) and everyone has votives lying around.

Our backyard looks like a romantic secret garden with the addition of the arbor and the lanterns. I love it!

Linking up!

My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia's Tuesday's Treasures

Reasons To Skip The Housework Tuesday Time Out

Savvy Southern Style's Wow Us Wednesday

Christina's Adventures 20 Below Thursday

Someday Crafts' Whatever Goes Wednesday

Under The Table and Dreaming's Sunday Showcase Party

The DIY Showoff's Project Parade

At the Picket Fence's Inspiration Friday

Chic on a Shoestring's Flaunt It Friday

delicateCONSTRUCTION's Delicately Constructed Fridays

Kitchen Redo

I was reading the "Marriage of Style and Function" article about a kitchen remodel in the latest issue of Southern Living magazine, when I realized I know the owner Lindsey (a former sorority sister of mine who is currently the Southern Living Decorating Editor).  Meg and I think she did a fantastic job renovating and updating her kitchen. Enjoy!

First, here is a picture of the kitchen BEFORE the remodel. Notice the piece of plywood on the floor where the island used to be...yikes.

Here's a shot AFTER the remodel. Wow! It's fresh and modern with a timeless gray and white color palette.  Notice that the cabinets run up to the ceiling, which makes the space feel taller without actually raising the ceiling. It makes a world of a difference. Notice the new "tongue and groove" ceiling and the incredibly chic acrylic bar stools.

 Lindsey used her existing cabinetry, which saved on cost. She just gave the cabinets a face lift by raising them to the ceiling, by repainting them, and by adding new hardware.  We love the chevron style backsplash and the open shelving as well. (In case you missed our previous post, you can see our love for chevron patterns here)

 The Eero Saarinen like table paired with colorful patterned fabrics help make the breakfast nook light and cheery. 

Be sure to read the article here, which includes more pictures as well as her remodeling tips .

All images from SouthernLiving.Com

Summer bedding makes me smile

Remember a little while back I was drooling over fresh, white, comfy bedding?

Well, the hubs wasn't such a fan of white bedding, so we compromised.

We swapped out our heavy, dark brown comforter for a thin, beige coverlet. It's from Target, part of the Springmaid collection. I like the quilted design, and luckily so does he! (He told me that some of them looked like "old ladies' winter jackets." Ha!)

To go with the new coverlet, I picked up a couple white pillow cases while I was at Target and a white bedskirt. I wanted the bedskirt that matched the coverlet, but it was like $40, and the white one was only $15!

The coverlet is reversible and the other side is white, so maybe someday I'll just flip it around and see what the hubs says...

Here's what it looked like before with the dark brown bedding.

BEFORE

And now...

AFTER

I'm really loving the fresh, summer look. Makes me want to keep it year-round.

Linking up to Thrifty Decor Chick's Before and After party!

Have a great weekend!

Chevron

Everywhere we look the Chevron pattern is popping up!

 

We love the bold and chic element that a touch of this pattern adds to a space!

 

What about you? Love it or Over it?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This months Elle Decor features the FABULOUS lamp designed by Jill Rosenwald.

And a previous month they featured her Vase.

  What a statement for only $395.00 (lamp) or the vase for $84.00

jillrosenwald.com

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We love the bold chevron design by F. Schumacher!  This would be amazing on a settee!

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Khloe Kardashian's Home Office design by LA designer, Ryan Andrews

See the chevron fabric on that AMAZING desk chair- wouldn't you like to work in here!

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Both of these dining rooms feature bold Chevron rugs that really ground the space.  This rooms were both designed by, Johnathan Adler.  We love his use of color, style, and pattern in both these rooms  TRULY  A- MAZ - ING

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This fellow blogger did a DYI project and turned her boring desktop into a fabulous place to work!

Love it!

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We have always loved chevron hardwood floors!  I personally want them in my entry one day!  What a statement!

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Amazing ice blue bathroom with chevron tile!

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Tory Burch's Closet- on my!!!

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This blogger created a DYI floor mat with canvas and paint! HMMM makes me want to go out and try it this weekend!

Happy Weekend- do we see a chevron DYI in your future?

Images: 1) elledecor.com 2) fschumacher.com 3) unplggd.com 4) dwellerswithoutdecorators.blogspot.com 5) madebygirl.blogspot.com 6) universalfloors.blogspot.com

7-8) /beautifulinspirationdesigns.blogspot.com  9) sweetsomethingdesign.blogspot.com