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May 24th, 2010 I’m all moved in (finally) and am working on getting my room to be ‘just right’ for me to live and work in during the summer. I realized while unpacking that I have a ton of stuff and mostly too many decorating accessories like glass bottles, vases, frames, etc. I packed a lot of them away so I can pick and choose what to use depending on my mood and where I am living. I had packed up my favorite blue pedestal bowl but decided it needs to be kept out no matter what because I love it so much. I made myself find a use for it in my room. Here is what I came up with – a fancy shmancy makeup brush holder.
Here is what I started with:
Makeup brushes, the blue pedestal bowl (isn’t it gorgeous?), colored glass vase gems, a small glass container, and white vase filler. 
I filled the glass container with
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April 12th, 2010 We all have things we have treasured and adored since we were children. My childhood came at a time when there was an explosion of Disney cartoon movies of classic stories like Cinderella and Snow White. One of my longstanding obsessions, and one I think many people find themselves obsessed with or mildly addicted to from time to time are ladders. I don’t mean ladders like carpenters use, but sliding ladders like the one Belle used in the library where she spent lots of her time in the great Disney classic, Beauty and the Beast. I have been smitten with them ever since seeing them in the movie. They are not the most practical items for indoor decorating, especially in a home full of children, so I have a feeling this post of inspiration pictures is as close as I am going to get to having a sliding ladder of my own, unless I open up a bookstore which is one of my dreams to do.
I do not discriminate against indoor ladders, which you will see by the photos below – I love them in all sorts of rooms from the traditional library, to kitchens, and even in bathrooms! I
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March 29th, 2010 Now that I’m home for spring break, I have time to really look at my room and see what more can be done to make it better. I have big things in mind for it to plan for the summer when I have more time, but for now I’m getting the inspiration juices flowing. I’m thinking of really showcasing the bed by putting some fabric from floor to ceiling behind the bed. As you can see in the photo below, the room is lacking the finishing touches, so this will be my first step to creating a more finished room.
I have lots of other ideas, but I just want everyone to have a small taste of what I’m thinking of to last until the summer. I don’t think I can wait that long!
Kelley Interior Design
Better Homes and Gardens
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March 24th, 2010
I have been thinking a lot about how I am going to decorate my apartment next year when I am living on my own in a studio. I really want something new and fresh, but I also want something that will last me a few years without me tiring of it. I am also looking for something I can use in my room at my parent’s house if I ever want to switch things up a bit. I love redesigning rooms, so I have found the key to my room designs has to center around the ease at which I can affordably change the room with just a few switcheroos. For a bedroom, I have decided the best way to do this is to stick with very neutral bedding and a basic color scheme, maybe with one main color other than neutrals, and switching the room’s feel by buying a few sets of inexpensive sheets and changing them whenever I need something new.
I have designed a room to explain what I mean.
I went with a very neutral but still fancy bed with a
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March 19th, 2010 …but if you try sometimes you might find something really similar in your price range!
I have been drooling over this this Naudia chair ever since I spotted it and used it in a purple and gold Christmas inspiration board a few months ago. This weekend I saw the chair in person and fell even more in love with it.
It’s actually not a bad price at just $119.88, but I don’t have a practical use for it and there’s no way I will dish out a hundred smackaroos on a decorative chair right now. I decided to reevaluate what I really like about the chair. I found the main things that attracted me to it are its purple color, floral pattern, and feminine aesthetic. I began to wonder if I could find these qualities in something else that might be more useful to me and in my price range.
A little rummaging through TJ Maxx and I found just the thing.
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