Headboards

While visiting my friend in Lloydminster last weekend, we spoke A LOT about interiors and decorating.  She just moved into a new house and is in need of more furniture, and changing the decor and paint colors to suit their taste.  I mentioned a headboard I saw on a blog, and thought I'd share it with you as well. I'm sure most of you are familiar with Christine at Just Bella, and her guest bedroom shown here:

{images above via Just Bella}

Using casings to frame a headboard, and wallpaper to fill it in, it adds a splash of color to the room and looks stunning, doesn't it?

I also found another DIY headboard over at Stylizimo, using an old pallet.

{image via Stylizimo}

And what about this rustic headboard from Decorpad....

{image via Decorpad}

And then there's this colorful headboard, which I found through Melissa's blog, Hare Styling, from Domino online.  It may or may not be DIY, but it's gorgeous nonetheless...

{image via Hare Styling}

And, since I don't know where else to throw this image in (and I've had it saved for a long time), check out this cool kids room

{image via Decorpad}

Sending love to NZ....(via just bella)

If you don't watch the news like me, you can be very behind the times.  That's why when I saw Christine from just bella's post about the recent earthquake in New Zealand, I wanted to share it with you.  Visit her blog here to read and send your love to the people of New Zealand!!

{image via just bella}

Homesav....

I recently fell upon a Canadian home decor based website-shop, Homesav, via a fellow Canadian blog, Aubrey + Lindsay (vwho I found through another Canadian blogger I follow, Just Bella--- psst, Christine, I love that you have a "Canadian Links + Inspiration" area on your sidebar!). Homesav launches new sales each day that are announced via email, Facebook, and Twitter.  The sales range from 24 hours to 4 days (and even show a count down clock when you log in, so you know when each sale ends!).  I've been receiving emails for a little over a week now...and I already made my first purchase!  My hubby and I (well, mostly me) have been searching for new curtains for our master bedroom since we repainted last summer.  I didn't want to put up the brown damask curtains (even though I love damask) that were left in the room when we bought the house, because they were too short. They stood about a foot off the ground and just looked wrong (like pants you accidentally put in the dryer and are now too short to wear with your favorite shoes....just not right).  I found some ones I absolutely LOVED at Anthropologie, but they don't carry their window curtains in store, and to get them shipped was RIDICULOUS (almost $500 with shipping!), so those were no longer an option.  When I was emailed about a drapery sale from Homesav, I decided to take a look.  Since my hubby likes to be involved in decor, I gave him my two options:

 Option #1: Champagne & Taupe stripes ($97.50 for two panels)

Option #2: black with grey hydrangaes ($60 for two panels)

He actually didn't like either...but (as he's been learning to trust me on my designs), he said, "go ahead and order the ones you want..." (Yay!!!) I chose OPTION # 1 (Champagne & Taupe stripes), as well as added some black out liners (so it'll be nice and dark in the room in the summer).  I liked the softness of the striped pattern and color.  As you know, I LOVE black and white stuff (and black and grey isn't all that different...), but I thought the softness of the first option would play better with whatever else I do in the room.  The black curtains would be such a focal piece.  Plus, I'm still open to add whatever color I want to the room (one of the reasons my hubby wasn't sold on option #1 -- because it lacks "color").  I think the picture makes it look slightly blueish with a taupe stripe, which I'll totally be fine with, but the color description says "champagne and taupe"... so we'll see. I'm excited though! It might make our room actually look FINISHED (although it's not.... but it'll at least have CURTAINS to cover the ugly -broken- wooden blinds).

What do you think? I hope I love them as much in person!!! (oh, and here are the ones I wanted from Anthropologie, but just wasn't willing to pay the $500 price tag....I loved the color, the pattern, and the fact that the linen area let light in, while the purple "flocked" kept light out)

(although, I am kind of glad that I didn't go with these, as they don't have GROMMETS at the top like the other ones...my old curtains have a top like this, and it was SO annoying to open them! I love how clean and crisp the grommets look -- not to mention, the ease they add to opening a curtain!!)

Can't wait for my new curtains to arrive!!!