Easy No Sew Window Valance. Recently when I was browsing through my local Pottery Barn I came across a window treatment that I loved but was a bit too costly for my budget.
When I looked closer, I thought it would be so easy to make myself at a fraction of the cost and without sewing a stitch. I already had white drapery panels on my window at home and just needed to add some interest to the top. I chose to use cotton duck to make my version, but you could use any fabric, felt, ribbons, or even an old pair of jeans to create this one of a kind treatment for a window. For less fraying of the fabric, choose a fabric with a tight weave. The inset photo was my inspiration: Pottery Barn’s Textured Fat Tie Drape.
After I made the white valance above, I started playing with adding some color to the valance and cut strips from a printed yard of green fabric I had. 1. 2. Step 1: Fold a strip in half and place loop end on bottom of rod, lift rod so strip is under the rod and ends are at top as shown. Fabric Upholstered Headboard. Bedroom Design: 20 Ideas for Your Own Designer Bedroom. Amazing pictures and great ideas can be almost as helpful in designing the best new bedroom as having a cool designer – and inspiration is free.
From retro and vintage to modern and bohemian, small spare rooms to magnificent master bedrooms, here are some of the most creative and unique photos of bedroom interior designs online. Cool & Hot Colored Bedroom Design: An age-old interior designer trick is to start with a great color palette and work from there, finding, designing and painting around that first defining choice. From simple modern black, white or grey palettes the bright blue, yellow and red choices in the pictures above, this is a good way to start small and build a big space around a tiny color concept. Themed & Bohemian Bedroom Design: For those of a slightly different stripe (zebra, perhaps?)
There are a number of ways to transform master and guest bedrooms into great spaces. Closet Office. I have begun to meet up with several of my 555 residents to document some of their downsizing solutions.
It has been so much fun re-connecting with them, touring their homes and having them share their downsizing stories with me. One of my favorite solutions that I have seen is the closet office! In a smaller living quarters, sometimes the office space is the first to go but with a little creativity, one can put that workspace back into the plan! One of my “downsizers” did just that! By lining the space with shelving and inserting a desk top she has given her husband a workstation that didn’t originally fit into their home. Here are some other fabulous closet offices… What do you think? Modern Beds and Creative Bed Designs.
Collection of modern beds and creative bed designs from all over the world.
Housefish Suspended Bed Creative suspended bed held by machined aluminum, stainless steel tension cables. The mattress platform is held completely rigid - it does not swing or sway. [link] Float Bed $25,000 Float Bed by David Trubridge, a New Zealand designer. Sampon Daybed Outdoor Bed Amazing outdoor bed design from Lifeshop Collection. Outdoor style.