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Inexpensive & Quick Bedroom Makeover

Sunday, March 11th, 2012

It seems to always take me so long to find that perfect comforter for my bedroom. Does anyone else have that problem? I can easily help others find that perfect bedding, but it takes such a long time to find the one for me!nnnfnnf

Maybe it’s because I was not looking, but I found some very pretty, eye catching bedding sets when I was walking through Target the other day.

I really like Target’s Springmaid Bedding Collection. I have found Springmaid is a quality product at a good price. Plus the colors and patterns in this collection are beautiful! I like to be able to choose my own separates of the Springmaid collections to put my room together with my own personality:

The best part was that they were on sale. For a new king size reversible comforter and shams, new sheet set that works beautifully with the set and a king bed skirt only cost $140.00. Pretty good don’t you think? Of course I can not find a picture of my new comforter online. Target must only sell this pattern in stores. But here it is in my room:

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Here is my bedroom before:

And with a new Springmaid makeover:

Now the fun part- accessories shopping!

Not bad for an inexpensive, quick bedroom makeover on a Sunday. Don’t you think it looks fresh and happy?

Fabric Workroom Visit

Friday, November 4th, 2011

Have you ever been to a fabric workshop? I am in absolute heaven as soon as I walk through the door:

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Look! Everywhere you turn there are more fabric books to look at:

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I love, love looking through all the books. Most fabric workrooms are open and available ‘to the trade’ only, meaning that you need to show identification as well as a state identification sales tax number. Each state has different requirements to obtain a sales Id number. If you are interested in obtaining, I would call your state tax office to inquire. At this particular workroom in Providence, RI, you must be ‘in the trade’ to browse here and purchase fabric.

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Why go through the bother of visiting and purchasing from a workroom? For a few good reasons – not only do you get to pay wholesale cost which is considerably lower than the retail price, but you are able to see the latest and hottest fabric trends and colors, you can also borrow any books for a few days to bring home and you can order fabric samples right there quickly and easily! How great is that!

Each fabric workshop is unique in that each have their own fabric collections that they represent. This shop had Kravet, Duralee, Robert Allen, Carole and many others. I seem to always be drawn to the Duralee fabrics because of all the great colors and patterns they use. This fabric below (and above) is from the new collection of Eileen Kathryn Boyd. So gorgeous!:

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The reason for my visit this particular day was to look at fabric for window treatments for a client’s dining room. I had to work with this fabric below that was on her chairs:

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I actually had a good idea of what I was looking for and I found rather quickly:

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And then I was able to relax and browse through a few books for ideas, inspiration and fun! Here were two of my favorite books I brought home:

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I love this blue fabric:

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Another project I am working on is refinishing a old hope chest. I think I will use this fabric for the top. Don’t you just love it?

So if you would love to browse through fabric books, you should check out your local fabric workroom. Have you ever been to a workshop? Do you enjoy going?

If you need help finding the perfect fabric that goes with the perfect wall color, contact me today.

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