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The Flip: Staging Sources for the Dining Room

January 10, 2011 By Liz - It's Great To Be Home 15 Comments

Did you guys have a great weekend? We actually got snow here in Dallas, which was kind of exciting. The weather got all crazy right before our open house on Sunday, which we were pretty worried about, but somehow we still had a really great turn out!

Thanks for your awesome comments about the dining room! Here are the sources we used for staging (with links where possible and while they last).

chandelier – cb2, Lumen Pendant Lamp, no longer available (Ack! I just looked for it and it seems to have been discontinued – I was thinking of getting it for our home, so this kind of breaks my heart!)
dining table – Weir’s, local furniture store (has 2 leaves not pictured)
upholstered chairs – World Market, Marco Dining Chair in Surf (on sale)
striped rug – Pottery Barn, 8 x 10 Striped Cotton Mat in Blue (steal of the century!)
silver bowl/tray – Macy’s, Nambé “Uliveto” Bread Tray, wedding present, from my home
woven decorative balls – Home Goods

wood buffet – Home Goods
glass-base lamps – Home Goods
floral canvas artwork – Ikea, PJÄTTERYD

That’s all, folks! If there’s anything I missed or if you have any questions, hit me up in the comments! :)

The Flip: Staging Sources for the Great Room

January 5, 2011 By Liz - It's Great To Be Home 20 Comments

You guys, I’ve been smiling all day because of your awesome comments about the flip – you sure know how to make a gal feel good!!

Since I got lots of questions about where all the staging goodies came from, I thought I’d fill you in on my sources with links (where possible and while they last).

sofa – World Market Emerson sofa
area rug – eBay, Braided Jute Area Rug from Natural Home Rugs in 9 x 12
coffee table – Overstock, Tray Top Bunching Table Set (came with 2 end tables that you’ll see later used as nightstands in the master bedroom)
green pillows – Pier 1
paisley pillow – Pier 1, Embroidered Paisley Pillow in Blue
throw – Ikea, Stockholm Throw in Beige (I think)
wooden bowl – Pottery Barn, wedding present, from my home
mercury glass balls (they’re really ornaments – shhhh)- I’m pretty sure I got most these guys from Hobby Lobby a few years ago (with some extras from my mom), from my home

wood table and benches – World Market, Napa Dining Table and Benches
bar stools – World Market, Elana Banana Leaf Bar Stool Set (bought individually)
glass hurricane – Ikea, from my home
woven decorative balls – Home Goods, from my home

green plate – Ikea, Trivsam dinner plate
woven place mat – Ikea, Snar place mat
linen napkin – Pottery Barn, Linen Hemstitch Napkins in White, wedding present, from my home
flatware – Bed Bath & Beyond, Lenox Pearl Platinum stainless steel flatware, wedding present, my every day flatware

leather club chairs – Overstock, Tivoli Dark Brown Leather Arm Chair
paisley pillows – Pier 1, Embroidered Paisley Pillow in Blue
woven basket & pinecones – from my mom’s home
canvas artwork – Ikea, Pjatteryd

I think that’s everything, but let me know if there’s something I missed, or if you have questions about any of the sources!

Reader Re-Do: Farrah’s Pimped Piping

September 22, 2010 By Liz - It's Great To Be Home 7 Comments

Nothing makes my day more than hearing from a reader that has given one of my projects a whirl. Seriously, it makes me freakishly happy.

So, I was freakishly happy the other day when an email arrived in my inbox from Farrah, letting me know that she had added a fun and custom detail to her daughter’s nursery by painting the piping of her Ikea Ektorp chair, like I did here. Here’s what she had to say:

I thought you might like to see my 2 year old daughter’s finished chair . . . It WAS time consuming to do, but I think well worth the effort! She chose the orange. (I do not, however, recommend trying to paint with said toddler in the room). Thanks very much for the inspiration!

Sophie’s chair will continue to be a well-loved reading spot (she’s 2 but you can hardly pry the books out of her hands most days) – but now it’s just so much prettier. :-) ~ Farrah

The painted piping adds so much character and definition to the slipcover, which can otherwise tend to look a little shapeless.

Didn’t Farrah do a great job? And I love the pop of orange that her daughter picked for the piping. I’m thinking she’s a little designer in the making!

If you’ve been inspired to try out a project that you saw on IGTBH, please just shoot me an email with a few pictures and your commentary. I’d love to feature you!