5 Bold, Creative,Welcoming Living Rooms

Have a great day~

xo

Valerie

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Ivy League : Vertical Gardens

From the simple stray vine of ivy to the lush and beautiful gardens of Patrick Blanc, 

Vertical gardens bring sustainable beauty that only Nature can provide: 

Simple. Beautiful. Unique.

Have a beautiful day!

xo

Valerie

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Maurice Sendak: bookshelf happiness

Here is sort of a repeat of a post I did in late September ~~

 Maurice Sendak: made living easier for us all.

His art should be in every home, from industrial to bohemian, from classic, to modern, from eclectic...you get the idea. His mind was a like an endless cabinet  -- or like Mary Poppins' bottomless travel bag: overflowing with impossible possibilities:




From this:                                                                          To this:

Maurice Sendak's gift :

Normalizing and smoothing out our rough edges...

This very long image (which can be minimized so you can see it more easily on a computer) is a wonderful wall mural done by Maurice Sendak in 1961 for friends, the Chertoffs. It is now known as The Chertoff Mural, and it has just been donated to the Rosenbach Museum and Library, (home of the MauriceSendak Gallery) where it is being restored before being displayed. 

 You can read more about it at NPR.org, here.


AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE:

Maurice Sendak instinctively smoothed out and normalized the rough edges of life. He depicted children and animals and beasts, but it applies to us all.


Have a smooth day!
xo
Valerie

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Happy Mother's Day!

~ Gift Ideas ~

Handmade, with love: 

Mason Jar with handprint + flower:

Fill a teacup with flowers:

Card, Crayon Vase, +  Daisies

Not crafty?  Maybe a simple piece of jewelry:

Or just lots of Hugs, and then 

Peace, Quiet and Relaxation...all day.

We mothers labor for love, and it's nice to get back

 a symbolic labor of love from those we mother.

Have a wonderful day!

xo

Valerie

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Look and Love -- Unique Rooms and DIY Ideas

Just look, and your head will explode with ideas.

 And the suitcase-as-bathroom-cabinet is sheer genius, that anyone can do:

Bathroom Cabinet genius:

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Curtains, and Making Smart Design

Curtains.  The ones I found are great. Wonderful detail. Billowing silks, rustic cotton on branches, bold color...They are Glamour, Style, Statement, Privacy, Definition, and...

oh, yeah...there's more, but let's not forget the obvious: light control.

Well, forget light control for a sec:

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Okay; light, privacy, style etc...

Sometimes (and only sometimes) I wish I could sew....

Have a great day!

xo

Valerie

P.S. great ideas here:

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