Presidential decor

Last night I was perusing a local decor store and I noticed that they had a new display full of images of Barack Obama with words like Hope and Change scrawled on them. Though the art may fit for some homes fairly easily with the use of primary colors, I was left wondering: Who would put a picture of the President in their home? Does anyone really like politics THAT much?

So would you?

Hack it up

I love this: http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2009/01/wall-stickers-on-ikea-furniture-what.html

I am a failure

I have to admit that I went into a coma to try and recover from the holidays. I think I have finally gotten back to normal. I will post some awesomeness later.

Setting the Christmas table

My dining room has been an explosion of decor for the past week and have been noticing that there are a lot of new themes this year for trends in tabletop decor.

Fake snow has been back in the major retailers, but not in the other shops I frequent. Lime green is everywhere - though I have yet to embrace this one, as I don't usually go for that shade of green.

Gold and silver beaded garland has also been common place and I think the best deals on this has easily been at JoAnn fabrics. I suggest checking that out. I got 6 feet for 2.98. Not bad.

Here are some of my other favorites:

Metallic Bark Candles at Pottery Barn
Pretty Berry Ball from Martha Stewart Collection at KMART
Seriously awesome looking Icy Branch Garland at KMART (I know, how is that possible>
Simply beautiful dinnerware at Macy's
Very sleek stocking set at Target

And all are pretty reasonably priced. Have to love the holiday sales.

Colorful Christmas trees

As a theory, I don't agree with discussing Christmas decorations, holiday shopping and the like until after Thanksgiving. So now that it has past, I can finally chat about what has been making me absolutely overjoyed... the new trend of colorful Christmas trees.

I have heard mumblings that black trees are all the rage this year. Personally, I am loving white, gold and silver trees. There are quite a few available that are worth checking out from pink to black to your standard old green, in many variations of course.

We went with white, mostly because I thought it would complement my love for black ornaments best.

Here are some other fun options though:

So much food fun

Check this out...

This is a ridiculously cute idea.

Working on the house so not updating enough...

I have been painting, which means my life is consumed by decor. So, here is a clue for some interesting new paint...

My favorite has been the Regent Metallics paints from Ralph Lauren. Definitely more pictures to come on those great paints but here are some of the palettes I have chosen. One note: the techniques for these paints make it incredibly difficult to perfect the look. I have been using coat after coat to prevent streaking in the effect, which can be frustrating and expensive.






In the end it is a very beautiful paint, but not for beginners. It requires a lot of patience and technique, so proceed with caution.