Posted in Home, Uncategorized, tagged adagio, architecture, Bedroom, benjamin moore paint, bookcase, color, decor, Decorators white, design, elden collections, home, home decor, inspiration, interior design, paint, photography, room design, shabby chic, The Whistling Elk, wall mounted bookcase on March 16, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
This wall mounted bookcase is in my guest bedroom. It’s from Elden Collections. I have always loved the architectual feeling it brought to the room. Since i just finished painting the room Ben Moore Adagio i decided to give the bookcase a facelift. Since the room is going in a shabby chic direction i went with Decorator’s White advance semi gloss. This is a fairly new trim paint from ben moore that is water base but it paints on like oil base…love it and the finished product!
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Posted in Home, Uncategorized, tagged Bedroom, benjamin moore paint, chair, chandelier, color, custom pillows, custom window treatments, decor, decorative throw pillows, design, drapery trims, fabrics, home, home decor, inspiration, interior design, Kennebunk Weavers throws, paint, photography, room design, Textillery throws, The Whistling Elk, window treatments on October 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s that time of year when having a throw blanket to curl up with is really important.
I love piling up a group of throws in soft, natural colors with some of our custom pillows -
It’s hard to resist going by this chair without stroking the throws which do not disappoint!
They are soft & luxurious – so cozy!
The iron canopy bed in our Bonne Nuit colored bedroom is virtually packed with custom made pillows…
Textillery throw blankets are piled here…they are acrylic chenille and just exquisite.
I have several at home and can’t bear to actually use them – I just love to drape them everywhere – ooh la la!
Below a gorgeous purple silk drapery embroidered with sprigs of leaves shimmers with a reddish tinge when you move it…
a fabulous multi-colored bullion adorns it as it hangs over the entrance doorway to this bedroom.
I love the way the ready made 100% cotton organdy embroidered floral drapes hang on the other side of the doorway
creating a multi-layered elegance and depth - very pleasing to the eye (mine anyway).
Both The Whistling Elk and Little Paris are ready for season change…are you?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bedroom, bedskirt, bedskirts, design, fabrics, home, home decor, inspiration, interior design, Little Paris, paris boudoir, room design, voile on March 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
When I opened the Little Paris shop I did not have time to finish some of the details the way that i wanted…
One of the details that i left undone was to get a bedskirt for the queen bed in the Paris Boudoir….it ended up on the back burner because Christmas was coming and there were just so many other things to do and noone seemed to notice the makeshift skirt that i threw on it for the time being so i let it slide…
But i kept it on my list and recently found a pretty voile sheer drapery fabric with a tone on tone stripe (2″wide). It was 118″ wide and relatively inexpensive. So i bought three yards with the plan to make 2 drapery panels and the bedskirt.
i just put the new bedskirt on our Paris Boudoir Bed…..its so pretty and sexy.
We merely cut the fabric to the length we wanted (long enough to drag on the floor), added in a hem allowance (about 1/2″) and another 2″ at the top to sew a casing for elastic.
It was simple and cost effective. I love that it is dragging on the floor and that the gathering is so full and luxurious. And because it’s a voile it has body and a little shimmer!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bedcover, Bedroom, benjamin moore paint, Christmas, christmas decorations, color, decorative throw pillows, design, fabrics, home, home decor, inspiration, interior design, Little Paris, paris boudoir, photography, room design on December 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s still christmas here at The Whistling Elk and Little Paris…things are still sparkling!
and vibrant and happy colours are everywhere….
The bedroom is all dressed for Christmas….so inviting!
pretty soon it will all be over again, sigh, i will miss it!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged antiques, architecture, Bedroom, benjamin moore paint, boiserie, chandelier, color, decorative moldings, decorative throw pillows, design, drapery trims, dressing table, fabrics, floorplan, flowers, furniture placement, hancock & moore, home, home decor, inspiration, interior design, Little Paris, mirror, paris apartment, paris boudoir, photography, room design, store opening plan, vanity, window treatments on August 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Well, today was the day!
We opened Little Paris to the public – we still have a few kinks to work out but we decided to go ahead and softly greet the world!
Here’s a little virtual tour….its better to click on each picture to see everything – I didnt want to shrink them too much!
Have fun! Here’s the entrance foyer/staircase.
Going up the regal staircase…
Looking up the staircase into the French Country Estate Room.
The Paris Boudoir
Remember this Vanity that we purchased in June, I think…
This next series of pictures is from our Paris Apartment Room
We are calling this last room the French Country Estate Room…
as it just kinda took on its own easy going relaxed feeling.
Well, that’s it….I will finish up the details and have the Grand Opening in Early September!!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged architecture, Bedroom, benjamin moore paint, color, cornice, design, floorplan, home, home decor, inspiration, interior design, Little Paris, paris, paris apartment, paris boudoir, pastel, photography, room design, shabby chic, sheers, store opening plan, vanity, window treatments on August 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The bedroom portion of the Paris Apartment room is almost complete. I finished the window treatments last night.
The cornice box is made of cardboard and painted with a white texture paint. I love the light feeling of this room!
These pastel vases are so pretty!
I would love to put them on my vanity.
Compassion….
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Beauty, bedcover, Bedroom, bedskirts, benjamin moore paint, chandelier, decorative moldings, design, drapery trims, fabrics, home, home decor, inspiration, photography, room design, website design on May 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Good Evening…I’m so worn out from spending hours and hours and hours on website creation…so much
uploading and design work! I needed a break so i thought i’d just upload a picture here and say hi…i sold the painting in
the background and i still miss seeing it in the shop! It’s so gratifying to have pictures that
remind you of such beauty.
