Cyril and Gino Stripes Movement

These stripes were found on Apartment Therapy by my client but they are the inspiration for the focal wall!

Recently we did some fun branch like swirls with cute little dotty accents in one of her daughters rooms. Now I get the pleasure of getting my hands on the other kiddos walls. Or one focal wall that is. I’ll be doing an array of stripes, all different widths in about 7 different colors.

Here is where it gets really juicy….the colors are a total mystery.  I wont know what colors Steph has in mind until I get there Thursday to do the project!  Hip Hip Hooray for the unknown!  I’ll be sure to post a picture of the outcome!

In the meantime…Here are some other stripes for you to hype all over!

Coastal Living

I adore these colors together…so calming and playful!

Diagonal Stripes

Delish, Retro, Modern, & Chic Diagonal Stripes

Happy Painting Ya’ll!

I haven’t made my way to the legs of the table yet…but…I thought I would share this article with all of you for inspiration on how to jazz things up a bit on a console table!

Console Table Project

Kitchen Table with Cloth

LIVING ETC.

Here is the DIY instructions as copied from the article in Living Etc.

Turn an old dining table from staid to stunning with these DIY ideas

How to do it

Step 1) Paint a neutral base coat over the whole table.

Step 2) Once dry, mask out different-width stripes before filling them in with your chosen colour palette. Darker colours will need three or four coats.

Tip: to prevent colours from bleeding when the masking tape is removed, use a very fine brush to paint along the edges of the tape with the base colour.

Step 3) Make sure you paint part on the tape and part on the table for a neat seal. Carefully peel off the masking tape, then use a clear matt varnish to strengthen the finish.

Tip: why not use up old sample pots of paint for your stripes?

What you need

Stripes painted in Famille Rose, City Grey, Lagoon, Lichen, Black and Mushroom acrylic eggshell, Zoffany.

Here’s a photo of my table!

my little project!

ready made wine bottle

I saw this idea in Ready Made Magazine over the Holidays… What a fun idea in general for dinner parties, gifts, or I guess just the heck of it.  The article suggested you do this with Trader Joe’s 2 buck chuck…  I suppose that’s crafty and all but I can’t really handle that stuff.  I guess if its for the purpose of drinkable art, I could gladly make an exception!

Here are some other fresh painted bottles…

sweet!

and…

Van G

Want to know how to do this Van Gogh bottle?

Go the Crafty Nesty Goodies site for step by step instructions!

enjoy ya’ll!  <3 lulu

Have a lady friend that’s getting married this year?

Well…take your eyes away from the zebra sheets and bring them over to the cute little blue painting of a dress on the built-in, just to the right of the pin board.  I saw this and thought!  ‘When my best girlfriends get married I’m going to make a sweet little painting of their wedding gowns for them to keep as a reminder of how beautiful it is’

It could be smaller….more abstract…colorful…who knows… but so many wedding gowns just sit in closets, or worse basements and go forgotten except for a few choice photos displayed in your home.  This would be an original way to always remember a special day, with a little help from an artistic friend naturally!

xo lulu

cozy kitchen

Sometimes its long after its already grabbed so many others.  I know that the movie  500 Days of SUMMER has been out for a while now, but I really just can’t seem to get enough of all the eye, ear, and brain candy that is placed perfectly throughout this film.

Peep this chalkboard wall

lovely moments

The thing that most grabbed at me was  one of the main characters ‘Tom’s ‘ masculine chalkboard infused bedroom.  The beauty of this part of the film is that his room has one full wall that has been painted with chalkboard paint, but continues to change at various times throughout the film.  For you artsy folk out there, its worth watching just to take a ganders at this chalkboard wall.

Here are some other gems with chalk to get you all inspired…

I'm calling this the mustache look! & I love it

I feel like chalkboard paint is such a fun way to spice things up for the artistically minded DIYer or homeowner.  Give a sense of creative freedom to the owner.  How fun would it be to erase your doodles, or to let your kids run rampant fingers of chalk all over one of your walls?

kids can finally play!

I hope that you’ll watch it, and enjoy it just as much as I did.

Storm by BLIK ony $48 YOWZA's

All I can say is BLIK I love you! no no no…I’ll say a tad more…

I love you for your new line of threadless designs. (see above)

I love how you make walls sparkle and come to life with such minimal effort that us common folk can handle installation.

I love how easy you are to install and how little you take from my pocketbook.

You are a handsome company and I love you!

tis all!

lulu

SADE 2010

Sade takes me back to a trip I once did to Guatemala and Belize.

One of my besties Carlee on the trip and I would sit in the back of every bus, truck, or car for our long excursions and listen to Sade sing sweet melodies all over the magical lands of Central America.  I’ll never forget when she sings: “I want to cook you a soup that warms your soul” in King of Sorrow.  Such a sweet voice and powerful words!

“SADE SET TO RELEASE SOLDIER OF LOVE WORLDWIDE ON FEBRUARY 8th SOLDIER OF LOVE MARKS SADE’S FIRST NEW STUDIO ALBUM SINCE THE MULTI-PLATINUM LOVERS ROCK”

Looks like there will be some upcoming tour dates too!  Oh 2010 THANK YOU!!!!!

* Here is a trippy little side note… I did not even notice the Ruins in the back of this photo until after I posted this article.  Apparenly they are the ruins of Teotihuacan which I have been too as well!  Isn’t that something…

I’m going to get all mushy gushy on you before this very special  NEW YEARS that we have nearing upon us!  2010 beckons and it brings with it a whole new space for us to paint ourselves a fresh coat of something beautiful!

My wish for YOU is that you find love in unexpected places, beauty in even the plain and pale, and a clean slate… a chance to finally regain the reins on all of your goals and maintain a strong sense of SELF worth and purpose.  We all make mistakes…but the light is always shining for us…if only we can open our eyes to see it!

Its always out there waiting for us!

This man’s music has blown me away, swept me up and put a big ol smile on my face.

A sweet Thank you to CollinDel for sharing this musical splatter with us via his love letters to his conscious! & now I share with you…

http://www.youtube.com/user/eebsofresh#p/u/1/8nUASJkGU8g

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rainbow bright!

Have a great day ya’ll! ~ lulu