Design Star & New Benches

Last night I watched the latest episode of Design Star. I think the designers are really starting to show their talents.

The design teams had to decorate two hotel rooms based on the home design wishes of country music star, Sara Evans. The look was a sophisticated shabby chic. They used a good bit of reclaimed materials which I love. It's always inspiring to see someone use salvaged materials in a new design - especially at a hotel. The sofas chosen were unlike most of the very hard and unattractive sofas you'll find at most hotels. That alone made you want to visit the hotel to get away from it all.

Well one team of designers ended up using a bench at the end of the bed, which reminded me that I'd failed to share the benches we have with you. So I just listed them this morning.

Since I have a thing for natural materials, I love the fact that these are made with milk paints and tung oil - and that they are so shabby chic.

We've joined an Etsy team...

Just wanted to tell you about a new Etsy team we've just joined...

We've found that there are so many talented artists on Etsy that you can spend many hours just perusing the site and all the wonderful goods. The Design Style Guide helps you target handmade items especially used in your creative home design projects.

Updated daily, the guide features great inspiration and insider information. Sometimes, much more information than what you will see in the actual Etsy listing. The guide also features interviews with the merchants/shop keepers.

Visit the Design Style Guide and poke around a bit. Please let us know what you think.

Enjoy!

Lise

Room Design Tools

Interior and Exterior Design is one way to help you fall in love with your own home again. (And yes, you can do it yourself.) Many people live in one house for years, and can't see all the potential in your own space that is offered through change by rearranging, reorganizing and purging your stuff. The crazy housing market of late, makes it that much more important to take another look at your home and consider remaking the space rather than selling up to a larger home with the possibility of more risk.

This is one reason I love the Room Design Tools we feature from Canvas Home Basics. First, they're inexpensive, and when you are ready to spend money on paint, furnishings, and materials, this is one way to ensure that they all will fit in as planned. The other reason is that they are easy to use and bring out your creativity in ways you can't even imagine. Finally, some of the designs I have seen of late are so worthy of framing and hanging on a few walls as art pieces.

We have already sent out a few as gifts to some of our Etsy shoppers - We have a few more to give away as surprises with purchases. I love surprises.

Hope you do too...

Lise

I Heart Embellishments - New Listings on our Shop

I have literally been dreaming about ribbons and other embellishments. I'm not kidding about waking up with new projects and ideas in mind with my hands flying about as I sleep... and I wonder if this is normal? Anyone? Anyone? I have a friend who adores furniture and always says she can eat the furniture because it's so delicious. I have always found this to be an odd statement - but somehow I can now relate with all of this creative deliciousness.

These are some of the newest additions to our shop at Etsy. I'll be interested to see what you all create with the latest embellishments!

Enjoy!

Lise

New Products/Services

We enjoyed Etsy so much, we found that it was an ideal place to open up shop too. ArtisticLifestyling.etsy.com

Many of the project files, and custom work we do can now be found at Etsy. We'll be adding to our offerings as the days go by. But for now, please...

Enjoy!

Lise