Archive for June, 2011

I ♥ My Measures

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

iPhone users, this is one of my favorite apps! I don’t usually spend more than $0.99 on apps, but this one has earned every penny of its $4.99 price tag.

» My Measures & Dimensions

Whenever I’m dreaming up ideas for specific corners of my house, I snap a photo and add some measurements so I’m sure to have my facts in order when I’m running errands.

I also use it to snap photos and make notes of things I see while I’m shopping. I can jot down the measurements, the price, the source and then file it away in a logical place (i.e. not lost in my camera roll among all sorts of unrelated things).

My Measures

My Measures

My Measures

I learned about My Measures from this post by Ashley on 7th House on the Left. Check out all the others she talks about as well as those in the comments section!

What are your favorite digital design tools?

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A New Look

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

Coming up with a new look for a room is really my favorite part of the decorating process.  I could spend all day fiddling around with different ideas for the rooms in our house.  I’ve been doing a lot of projects lately, so I decided to take a little break and have some fun with a new look for our family room.  It all really started when Nathan broke the only lamp in the room, and before I replace it, I need to decide where I’m going with the room.  So here’s my new vision:

This is our existing couch, and I made faux roman shades for the windows out of this Schumacher fabric a couple of years ago.

The grasscloth wallpaper, lighting, and basket coffee table would be new.  I’m also toying with a darker color for the wallcovering – maybe a deep brown as an accent behind the couch:

Either way, I think I’ve nailed down the lighting, and if it’s attached to the wall and ceiling it will be harder to break, right?

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