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The Flip: Staging Sources for the Master Bedroom

January 18, 2011 By Liz - It's Great To Be Home 10 Comments

Thanks for your awesome feedback about the master bedroom! Staging it was a fun project to tackle since I kind of got to pretend like it was my own home and add in some things that I’ve been lusting after, like the upholstered headboard and frame. (I want to steal it!!)

Here are the sources we used for staging (with links where possible and while they last):

upholstered and tufted queen-sized bed frame – World Market, Draper Upholstered Headboard in Oatmeal (P.S. I just saw that furniture is on sale up to 50% off at World Market until the 23rd!)
duvet cover & shams – Pottery Barn, Grand Embroidered Duvet Cover & Shams in Porcelain Blue
8 x 10 blue chenille rug – Pottery Barn, Chenille Mat in Porcelain Blue
tray-topped nightstands – Overstock, Tray Top Bunching Table Set (actually end tables that are part of a set along with the coffee table seen here)
silver-based lamps – Home Goods
starburst mirror – Michael’s, Christmas present from my mom
zebra pillow – Bed Bath & Beyond, Safari Animal Zebra Printed Placemat in Brown, DIY’ed into a pillow (see below)
pendant with drum shade (not pictured, but you can see it here) – Overstock, Indoor 6-Light Classic Chrome/White Shade Chandelier
greek key sheet set (not pictured) – Garden Ridge
duvet insert – Ikea, from my home

And here’s all I needed to make that cute little zebra pillow out of the placemat I scored from Bed Bath & Beyond for only $3.99:

That’s just the placemat, a seam ripper, fabric glue and some pillow stuffing – talk about an easy project! (If you’re interested, click here for another post where I DIY’ed some placemats and napkins into pillows using a sewing machine instead of fabric glue.)

Anyhoo, that’s it for the staging sources! If I left anything out or 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!

Bodacious Bar Stools

February 3, 2010 By Liz - It's Great To Be Home 9 Comments

I had high hopes of finishing a project from this list while watching the Lost season premiere last night but . . . that didn’t happen. Shocking, I know!

So, instead of a little DIY project I thought I’d share with you some of the bar stools I’ve been lusting after for my future kitchen.

Move me right on into this one. A bubble chandelier and limed, exposed brick? Yes please!! The industrial LEM precision stools are the perfect touch, in my opinion.

I also love them in this cottage-inspired kitchen with their little slipcovers – and you’ve gotta love those painted, striped floors and schoolhouse light fixtures.

Even though these chrome and black leather stools may be just a little too modern for my own kitchen, I do love them – don’t you?

I love everything about this kitchen, and the understated Emeco aluminum bar stools are the perfect touch.

The little pop of green added to these Bertoia wire mesh bar stools adds so much life to this space and plays off the trees through the window. Yummy!!

And these lucite bar stools had me at hello – aren’t they so elegant?

If you’d like to add some similar bar stools to your space, you might want to check out these fab options that I dug up on Overstock :

Could you see any of them in your kitchen? I’ve always wondered if a backless bar stool would drive me crazy – do any of you have backless bar stools and, if so, have you been driven batty? I hope not, I think I’d like to give it a whirl in my next kitchen!