Posted in Home, Uncategorized, tagged bedcover, bedding, bedskirts, Bella Blue, benjamin moore paints, Caracole, color, decor, decorative throw pillows, design, duvet, fabrics, home, home decor, inspiration, interior design, Louisa Ivory duvet, Madeline Cafe au lait, paris boudoir, photography, Pine Cone Hill, quilt, room design, Schnadig, schnadig ottoman, Stonington Gray, The Whistling Elk on March 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Our new Paris Boudoir at The Whistling Elk is showing off our new Pine Cone Hill bedding line. The bedding in the bottom left of the picture is Bella Blue which is draped over our pretty Caracole french ottoman and the queen bed is wearing a combo outfit Madeline Cafe au lait quilt and a Louisa Ivory duvet. I am in love with the Louisa ivory duvet! This room is painted in Benjamin Moore Stonington Gray and when the morning sun shines in it is beautiful!
Posted in Home, Uncategorized, tagged clocks, color, custom draperies, custom window treatments, decor, design, drapery trims, elegant decor, fabrics, home, home decor, inspiration, interior design, photography, room design, store opening plan, The Whistling Elk on February 22, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
We re-created our clock wall in the new shop and now it greets you as you walk in the front door.
It is surrounded by our beautiful custom draperies.
It was part of my store opening plan for the new Whistlng Elk to have this room say “we do interior design, window treatments, color consultations” – it is a very pretty room so i think we were successful!
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 chair, cocktail table, color, custom cabinetry, decorative throw pillows, elegance, fabrics, furniture placement, hancock & moore, home, home decor, inspiration, interior design, Little Paris, mirrored cocktail table, photography, shabby chic, shabby chic sofa, sheer elegance, sofa, The Whistling Elk on April 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
off white shabby chic sofa
Friday we got a new sofa for The Whistling Elk shop floor!
Its very beautiful and comfortable and has that shabby chic appeal which means it also works for Little Paris.
It’s sheer elegance for your home!!
The main fabric is an off white and the decorative pillows have embroidered designs in icey blue.
pillow with embroidered design shabby chic
It’s simple and elegant – just what i like for good interior design and will work in either a formal or informal room. Perfect!
I set it up in the back of the shop near the custom cabinetry and my favorite picture of an elegant lady – just love her.
shabby chic sofa and elegant lady print
The sofa is grouped with a gold chenille swivel chair from Hancock and Moore ….
sofa, chair, cocktail table
I love the way the mirrored cocktail table reflects all the color around it. It adds a special elegance to the whole setting.
The sofa was worth waiting for….It was supposed to arrive around noon and instead showed up after 7:30 pm….
Sometimes in retail you have to have a very open schedule and be very, very patient!
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, bedcover, Brimar Trim, decorative throw pillows, design, drapery trims, fabrics, Fabricut Fabric, home, home decor, inspiration, interior design, Little Paris, mirror, paris boudoir, Robert Allen Fabrics, room design, store opening plan, Trimland, Uttermost, window treatments on July 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
the window treatments for the Paris Boudoir windows are almost complete…i have a few touches to add to the cornice boxes…but that is a surprise!
Last night I hung readymade (!!) sheers which i trimmed with a 5″ bullion fringe and the drapes which are a beautiful striped silk trimmed with a ball tassel beaded fringe…i must have fiddled with them for an hour to get a look i liked…i got in these pretty little crown buckles and they look fabulous on the cord that i used to hold the drapes back…in the picture i have them scotch taped on (sorry bout that) – after i decided i liked it i attached them better!!!
My mom sewed all the pillow cases for the bedding…she does a beautiful job! These are all Fabricut fabrics and the pillows are all filled with a 90/10 down fill – very nice and squishy! The beaded tassel fring is Robert Allen and the bullion fringe is from Brimar. The little tassel at the top right corner is Trimland.
Under our beautiful casual swag (also made by my mom, Pat) I hung an shaped mirror that has a very vintage feeling.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged architecture, benjamin moore paint, color, decorative moldings, design, drapery trims, fabrics, home, home decor, inspiration, interior design, Little Paris, paint, paris boudoir, photography, room design, store opening plan, window treatments on July 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
OK, I have been hibernating…at least that is my excuse for not keeping you uptodate…
I have been working on Little Paris a minute here and a minute there
…painting, organizing, moving things (that i shouldn’t be), planning etc. Task by task i am getting there….
heres a few pictures -first my ceiling medalion in the Paris Boudoir
Here’s some images of the staircase that i have been adding to daily!
I freehand painted this railing using a stencil for the little gold details – my yardstick and
tiny little paintbrush were my best friends! I added the swirl on top of the railing yesterday – i really love it!
This swag will hang at the head of the bed with side draperies…
and finally, i am ready to hang these cornice boxes over the windows….
they are made of cardboard with wood trim and a little texture paint.
There is a crown for the top middle but i havent attached it as yet.
Stay cool!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged antiques, architecture, bedding, bedskirts, benjamin moore paint, books, chandelier, color, Cotton Candy, decorative moldings, decorative throw pillows, design, drapery trims, fabrics, floorplan, flowers, home, home decor, inspiration, interior design, Little Paris, paint, photography, pink, room design, roses, store opening plan, upholstered headboard on June 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I just finished painting the “Paris Apartment” in our Little Paris shop…
it’s a beautiful shade of pink called Cotton Candy!
If you ever told me i’d be painting pink walls in any room of mine – I’d have laughed….
but yes people can change and adapt. I really love it.
Here’s some pink inspiration for you!
via http://bellafayegarden.tumblr.com
Yes I am truly loving the pink!!!
So now two rooms of Little Paris are on their way to completion….
Happy Father’s Day all.
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