image by jen ramos
Friday, July 30, 2010
Newest Love Candy Print Colors Added !! (Via Made By Girl)
We just finished shooting our NEWEST Love Candy colors! They are now added to my shop and ready to be purchased! The 2 colors are Blu Raspberry and Bubble Gum...which would REALLY look great in KIDS rooms!
NOTE: If you blog about these new COLORS, please let me know & I'll include YOUR BLOG in my next thank you post! Hope you enjoy them!
NOTE: If you blog about these new COLORS, please let me know & I'll include YOUR BLOG in my next thank you post! Hope you enjoy them!
image by jen ramos
Stylish BABY Slings.....
Bronwen handcrafted shop sells the cutest baby slings!! Truly STYLISH for those stylish mothers who love to coordinate their outfits. Made of silks, organic cotton, linen and even Marimekko fabrics! I'm not sure if the shop is open, but it looks like they are still taking custom orders via email if you're interested in any of these slings below!
They have a LARGE collection if you look through their sold orders section. I picked my 2 favorites below, those are the two I'd buy if I had a little one!
They have a LARGE collection if you look through their sold orders section. I picked my 2 favorites below, those are the two I'd buy if I had a little one!
Could you see yourself sporting your baby in one of these??
via bronwen
Greats Modern Minimalist House Design
Designed by Ong & Ong, this house in Singapore is one of the greatest examples of modern and minimalist house design. Even though it’s so contemporary it also is very well balanced with nature. The concept of the design is to create open and filled with light living space which also has some privacy. The first floor has glazed walls that leads directly to the pool. This pool with a garden near by separates house for two pieces and is a perfect place to relax and spent time with friends and family. The entire second floor in the main section of the house is allocated for a master bedroom/study space with an en suite bathroom. The interior is done in minimalist style with modern materials and hidden TV and music appliances.
Interior Home Decor wonder factory design
Home decorInterior design ideas these days are dime a 12. If you watch a television show that is dedicated to interior designing for one hour, once you come out, you would have enough knowledge that you can design for complete home. The main drawback of a television show when compared to applying these ideas in life is these are tough to document. If you don’t sit next or in front of the TV and scribble down madly onto paper piece, it is really difficult to remember all the ideas that you get watching the show. The key for a successful interior designing is planning.Replicating or trying to copy an idea or design from a TV show for your home could include additional planning or steps which might not be shown in an hour or a thirty – minutes of a show.
This being the reason it is necessary for one to go through the entire dry run of the design or idea before we actually execute it. There is a fair chance for figuring out and taking corrective measures to make sure a hassle free application.The only resource for ideas and information for interior designs is not Television. Books always remain as a better help for designers of any experience and background. The information we get in the books is more or less explanative and thought-out material when compared to a TV show. As book demand more basic information and material than a Television show can have in a limited segment of time. Not only this, books are written by two or three authors together for such subjects and are also edited before it is released to the readers in any form. So, the information would be edited and re-written by two to three parties. Exceptions for the rules are always there but, this would be the normal scenario.If you feel reading a book is time consuming for tedious task, then you can always choose to read a magazine article as another source of information for interior design. You always have the benefit of pictures or visual representations of the designs and its concepts in a magazine that you can look into or hold on for a particular period of time. Professional interior designers collect all these articles in big numbers along with the visuals and keep them in a format that can be accessible to everyone easily. This is a perfect source for getting specific information, feel or look that is difficult to describe in actual terms of industry for a client. Terminology used in these articles are self-explanatory although people who don’t have much expose to this jargons might find it difficult to understand few phrases or concepts that are used to define the interior design areas. Most of us are aware of the words ‘modern’ and ‘traditional’ design but, the magazines would not find it difficult to say ‘Americana’ or ‘Minimalist’ for these terms.
You need not think its incomplete just because you are not aware of these phrases, you have to understand that the process of learning takes time and hence is exactly termed as a process.If you have enough creative ideas with you, go through different magazines and have an unique and distinct style design for your work that are within the ideas and guidelines for interior designing. If you feel you are not much comfortable with your style and find it easy in the traditional design segment, then collate all the ideas pertaining to this category and stick to the ideas or guidelines provided in the information you have collected.Taking a little of information from these various sources and compile them into a creative collection of ideas that can help you access this information any time in future to compare with your own vision and ides would be a best way to understand information.
This being the reason it is necessary for one to go through the entire dry run of the design or idea before we actually execute it. There is a fair chance for figuring out and taking corrective measures to make sure a hassle free application.The only resource for ideas and information for interior designs is not Television. Books always remain as a better help for designers of any experience and background. The information we get in the books is more or less explanative and thought-out material when compared to a TV show. As book demand more basic information and material than a Television show can have in a limited segment of time. Not only this, books are written by two or three authors together for such subjects and are also edited before it is released to the readers in any form. So, the information would be edited and re-written by two to three parties. Exceptions for the rules are always there but, this would be the normal scenario.If you feel reading a book is time consuming for tedious task, then you can always choose to read a magazine article as another source of information for interior design. You always have the benefit of pictures or visual representations of the designs and its concepts in a magazine that you can look into or hold on for a particular period of time. Professional interior designers collect all these articles in big numbers along with the visuals and keep them in a format that can be accessible to everyone easily. This is a perfect source for getting specific information, feel or look that is difficult to describe in actual terms of industry for a client. Terminology used in these articles are self-explanatory although people who don’t have much expose to this jargons might find it difficult to understand few phrases or concepts that are used to define the interior design areas. Most of us are aware of the words ‘modern’ and ‘traditional’ design but, the magazines would not find it difficult to say ‘Americana’ or ‘Minimalist’ for these terms.
You need not think its incomplete just because you are not aware of these phrases, you have to understand that the process of learning takes time and hence is exactly termed as a process.If you have enough creative ideas with you, go through different magazines and have an unique and distinct style design for your work that are within the ideas and guidelines for interior designing. If you feel you are not much comfortable with your style and find it easy in the traditional design segment, then collate all the ideas pertaining to this category and stick to the ideas or guidelines provided in the information you have collected.Taking a little of information from these various sources and compile them into a creative collection of ideas that can help you access this information any time in future to compare with your own vision and ides would be a best way to understand information.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Thanks to these Bloggers.....
.....for doing a post about my shop on their blogs! I'm SO very grateful to ALL of YOU for your support! Please visit these lovely blogs by clicking on their banners!
If you didn't see your banner, it may be in the next thank you posting! If you post about my shop/me during the 2010 year, please let me know by emailing me at jen (at) madebygirl (dot) com to feature you in the next post.
Shanghai Penthouse.....(via Made By Girl)
The NY Times featured this loft-like penthouse apartment in Shanghai & I totally fell in LOVE with it...really! It reminds me of a hip BROOKLYN brownstone where you can see the living room & dining area while you're standing in the kitchen! Very much an open concept kind of space but still a bedroom for privacy. Her furniture style is unique with stunning pieces like a sunny YELLOW dresser/console style table.....what an eye-candy piece...don't you think?!?
images via ny times
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
New Colors Added....at Made by Girl
Just a quick update to let you know that some NEW Love Candy print colors were added to my shop! We still have ONE MORE color to add, I think it's called Blue Raspberry!
Enjoy and I'll be back in a bit!
via madebygirl
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
My 50,000th Ebay Purchase...
Well not really. But I swear it feels like it!! Recall this post where I was searching for some Louis chairs?!? Well, I was hoping to land 6 chairs for under $1000 and that is what I scored on Ebay!
Just call me the negotiator....because this was a great deal! However, 2 things that I may have to change, the GOLD color paint to (probably) white....& in the distant future, maybe even removing the cane backing & replacing it with a solid back. For now, thankfully I'm HAPPY with my choice.
The next thing I have to figure out is, will I be SELLING my current farm style table & chairs or just the chairs??!?? I will make that decision within a week or so. In the meanwhile, do any of you have any suggestions on what COLOR combo would work well for these chairs and maybe even a fabric suggestion??!?
Just call me the negotiator....because this was a great deal! However, 2 things that I may have to change, the GOLD color paint to (probably) white....& in the distant future, maybe even removing the cane backing & replacing it with a solid back. For now, thankfully I'm HAPPY with my choice.
The next thing I have to figure out is, will I be SELLING my current farm style table & chairs or just the chairs??!?? I will make that decision within a week or so. In the meanwhile, do any of you have any suggestions on what COLOR combo would work well for these chairs and maybe even a fabric suggestion??!?
What would you do if these were yours??
2nd photo by jen ramos
Lars Bolander's Scandinavian Design....(Book Review)
Thanks to The Vendome Press for mailing this gorgeous book out to me! I received it today & I'm so excited to share it with you. Lars Bolander's Scandinavian Design by author Heather Smith MacIsaac, is a book dedicated to the global influence that Scandinavian aesthetic has on interior design. Lars Bolander, one of Sweden's most SUCCESSFUL interior designers has been creating the Scandinavian look in homes all over the world for decades!
While you flip through it's 192 pages, you'll find he creates both classic and new looks, as well as bringing the traditional pieces into the 20th century, (which I love)! He also offers guidance on how to achieve the Scandinavian look by incorporating the trademark elements into any decor. Highly recommended!
You can pick up your copy of the book here.
For those of you interested in seeing more, Lars has a few stores in the USA. One is located in New York City and the other in palm Beach. The stores offer a sophisticated mix of traditional Swedish, French, and British antiques a modern pieces.
images by jen ramos
Home Interior Decorating
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We all love beautiful things. So, our homes must be the one of them, and therefore, the home décor is very important. Most of us enjoy making our homes more than a mere structure made up of four walls and a roof. Home decor styles range from a number of themes, designs, and materials.
While planning your home decor project, you can either opt for the theme being implemented throughout the house or use one specific theme for a specific room. For example, a house was once designed in such a way that each room was decorated with the styles of the different countries the home owner had visited. All rooms included authentic art and furniture from each visited country.
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