Spruce it UP!

White Blaze Chairs 

I was reading the NYTimes and ran across an article about two women from Texas that collect old furniture and Spruce it up! They strip the furniture to bare bones and then reupholster it to DRAMATIC change and effect. Their sense of style is elegant while still being a bit funky. They can breath new life into old decor... check them out! (click the links below the images to be directed to their Etsy page.)

Constellation Wingback

Cupid Chairs

Antique Lion Head Settee and Chair Set

White Knight Victorian Sofa

Chair Couture

Watching clips from last year's fashion week inspired me to find the Project Runway challenge of Decor. Watching those artists at work, you think, "how are they going to make clothing out of that ficus?" BUT Low and Behold an hour later you are thinking... I might wear that dress if it weren't made of tea leaves and glue! Well viola! Here is some of the closest to the avant garge as decor can get. I present, Chair Couture. Even decor has its fabulously-over-the-top!

Shaggy = Divine.

Alice-in-Wonderland, yes?

Dreamy.

Talk about walking on water...how about lounging on it.

and the Coupe de Grass....

It takes a BRAVE soul but ... J'ADORE!

J'adore the FLOR

Flooring is one of the most important aspects of a space, clearly. Why not make it fun and funky? In my exploration I found FLOR, a wonderful online rug shop that has taken modular to the floor. Their floor design ideas are affordable and dynamic because you can create your own floor designs to suit your room to a tee. Whether its a child's toy room or mod living room that needs that little extra oomphf FLOR seems to have what you need. Check out some of their designs. Just click on the links for pricing and info.

Jadore le FLOR...

I some people shy away from a good shag. I say go for it! =)

Shaggy Sheep 1

So, I was in love the simplicity of the single red circle on the gray floor, but then I kept going. Look at the fantastic looks that FLOR has created with this single piece...
The Button Rug

Nice eh?

SO, I am not normally a fan of the animal print in a room (though with restraint and in the right decor it can be fabulous), but this is just an adorable idea and really adds something interesting to the room, no?

The Stampede

J'adore this final look. I mean the woman in the yellow dress certainly makes the photo pop...but I love the idea of a runner that can seamlessly follow your hallways and add color to the space. I think its an excellent use of modular carpeting... Way to FLOR!
The Twist & Shout

Coveted Decour

When you picture an author's workstation, you see a cluttered desk full of post-its, littered with pens and crumpled up papers ... what you don't see in that picture is what you are about to witness. These are photographs of the home of artist-turned-author Douglas Coupland by Martin Tessler for The New York Times. I take no credit for the photos, I just want to bring to your attention the innovation being photographed.

Coupland has taken random household items like rolls of thread, puzzle pieces, paper plates, dice and made them a part of his fabulous decor. Seriously, his next book should be on the art of interior decor.

The four round disks on the side of the kitchen island are paper plates. Love it!


Spools of thread. How simple and ingenious is that!

The shelf below holds pieces to a building kit.

The colorful display to the left in the photo are dice....

And who doesn't need an enormous tide bottle to round out their sculpture collection.

Eclectic LOVE. (Please note the photo of the wrestler flying over the ropes - fan-flying-tastic!)

Bourgeois Bohemia

I was poking around in the best decor magazine EVER, Elle Decor (haha). And came across some amazing vintage decor treats on Bourgeois Boheme. I can picture them in an old SoHo loft style apartment. Exposed brick, dark woods and vintage Decor. Fantastic finds.

Aspiring Spotlight

Through my MySpace page I have found some truly inspiring and interesting fellow lovers of decor. One of the first that wrote to me about his decor creations was The Lightstyler. He asked that I look at his work and frankly it deserves to be shared. I could say that I was doing him a solid, but really I should be thanking him for a gorgeous new blog topic.

The artist, and he is an artist, hails from Germany and the images you see below might appear to be freestanding glass sculptures or photographs of some being in the cosmos...

...but really they are up close images of light fixtures and lamps made by hand!

Fabulous...no?

Door Decour

It's all about the little things, right? Fun little details are what make decor worth while... Check these out... I found them in Domino Magazine. Great door decor fun, all for less than $100.00!

Library Decour

OK... so as an avid reader I like to display my books as much as the next girl. A wall of books in your office or library can add a certain element of decor in and of itself. Rows and rows of books in honor of the literature you love... With that in mind, have you ever color coordinated your lastest titles to match your decor? Like this...

This decorator has enhanced this entire room with Book Cover Decor and they didn't have to raid Barnes and Noble to do it. Check this out...

This entire site Book Decor, is dedicated to creating this look for you, your home, your movie set, whatever... pretty nifty if you ask me. Though, I think I will keep picking my lit for content rather than color.