Steck Residence

This is my beautiful mom!

She is nothing but complete class. She is a woman of love, elegance and service. She is the perfect mother to 5 daughters and has taught each one of us about how to be ladies and how to be each others best friends. I love her with all my heart and look up to her daily example of how I want to live my life.

My mom has an undying love for music. I grew up surrounded by all types of music and most expecially all music that was classy. My mom recently got her dream baby grand piano and needed a few ideas for her living room. I love you mom.

Phoenix Art Museum

For our Valentine's Date my husband and I went to the Phoenix Art Museum. Something I've been wanting to see for months now. It was a real treat and so inspiring. I absolutely LOVE art museums!!!! It was the perfect date complete with European, Contemporary, Fashion, and Asian art with a traveling exhibit of photography.

I love this piece....used all different pieces of drift wood...so simple yet appealing

This was a very cool contemporary piece...it was made out of charcoal remains from a burnt down church. Each piece was hung from the ceiling to create an illusion of a cube. So cool to see in person.

This is a western painting that was SO INCREDIBLE. My pictures don't do it justice. The detail was breathtaking. I would've love to meet and talk to the artist.

This was a history of the interiors from the 1600's-1800's. Each small shadow box room had exact replicas of furniture and details from specific designers and time era. It was incredible to see the workmanship of these tiny rooms and "go back in time" to what it would've been like in history. Interior Designers in the 1600-1800's would create tiny replicas of these rooms and show them to prostective clients to show their skills. Craftsmen would also create minature pieces of furniture and showcase their workmanship to those interested in buying their furniture. SO incredible and aw-inspiring. I would LOVE to talk to one of these designers from our history. I have so much respect for our ancestors and their raw talents.

Oh how I miss being in school. One of my most favorite classes was my Art History class. I learned so much and gained so much respect for each genre of art in time.

(Maybe thats why I LOVE "Mona Lisa Smiles" the movie so much)

Happy Tuesday everyone ; )

Valetines love for the Couch.

I"ll call this post "thinking outside the Box"

My husband is in Grad school to get his Doctrate in Physical Therapy so we like to keep our "wallets light" and try to stay creative with what we have. I love that I always have a design challenge on my hands(it keeps my creativity high and I love it).

I wanted some Valentines pillows so I looked at what I had around the house. I found this "piece of gold" (a skirt that I haven't worn for over a year....my theory is if I haven't used something in a year it gets tossed) I new this beauty would work great for fabric for my newly invented "love pillows". So my creativity began. All the other fabric that I used were scraps that I had in my sewing bag.

Price: 0$

Before

After

back of the pillow

(I like to make my pillows envelope pillows

so I can take them off and wash them)

I hope everyone had a LOVELY Valentines day filled with kisses and smiles.

(I'll be doing a weekly post on being creative on a budget ; )

A+ for Anthro.

I am drooling over these curtains from Anthropologie. I love the unique designs and bold colors. These would really make a statement in any room. Enjoy.

Johnson Residence

Ryan and Mandy Johnson

I have had so much fun helping Mandy with her master bedroom. It is a beautiful room complete with tall vaulted ceilings. Windows and french doors to the exterior and interior give the room a lot of natural light. Mandy has a love for black and white design. Mandy wanted a few ideas to decorate around her previously chosen beddding. I had so much fun with her space I created a second design layout of my own. Thanks Mandy for being such a fun client to work with.

Design 1

Design 2

I can't wait to see her bedroom when it is completed.