Halls, landings, entrances
Design, Staging, & Paint Color Expert: Kristie Barnett, The Decorologist - The Decorologist
A few months ago I scored a major find at an estate sale in my neighborhood. I found 2 large old wallpaper sample books for $1 each. It appears that they are from the 1950’s or 1960’s, and they are chocked full of blast-from-the-past vintage wallpaper samples. Of course, it’s not like I can use …
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Sitting and Living Rooms
Kitchens and Dining Rooms
Carl Larsson and similar paintings
Dalmalning and Kurbits
Bedrooms
Painted Walls and Stenciling
Making a Kakelugn (Swedish Tiled Stove)
This weekend I started working on the kakelugn, or tiled stove for the dinning room of my Swedish dollhouse. I wanted it to sit in the corner and look something like this: I started with a piece of old floorboard I found in the shed, it was about 3cm thick. I cut it to a rectangle and also chamfered the edges to get the correct shape. I cut the piece in half and trimmed the back off the longer piece so it would be set back from the bottom piece when I glued them together. I glued them…
Furniture
Red and blue colors in Scandinavian interiors, part 1. - Dala Muses
Credit: Drömhem och Trädgård & theswedishfurniture.com I’m so curious about your homes. Though many of you and I share a common interest in DIY, home decor or even furniture painting, we may prefer totally different colors. This is so interesting! I wish I could visit each and every one of your homes, experience “the vibe” and see …
Design, Staging, & Paint Color Expert: Kristie Barnett, The Decorologist - The Decorologist
A few months ago I scored a major find at an estate sale in my neighborhood. I found 2 large old wallpaper sample books for $1 each. It appears that they are from the 1950’s or 1960’s, and they are chocked full of blast-from-the-past vintage wallpaper samples. Of course, it’s not like I can use …
Red and blue colors in Scandinavian interiors, part 1. - Dala Muses
Credit: Drömhem och Trädgård & theswedishfurniture.com I’m so curious about your homes. Though many of you and I share a common interest in DIY, home decor or even furniture painting, we may prefer totally different colors. This is so interesting! I wish I could visit each and every one of your homes, experience “the vibe” and see …