Jack and Jill Bedroom Palette

There are only two bedrooms that share a bath at Villa Cantina. One has a queen bed and the other the only full size. I decided to use the same fabrics and colorways in those two rooms for simplicity and continuity. 

Oyster stick Mirror from Wisteria.  You can find it here www.wisteria.com

                                                                  
                                                                Duvet & Shams will be Historians by Kravet


                                                   Bed skirt & Shams Jonathan Khaki Linen from Chandler Collection

                     

Great Vintage Egg Prints from A Tess Mendel of A  Hint of History,http://shop.ebay.com/ahintofhistory/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686

beautifully framed by my favorite framer Artistic Hangups of Salinas   www.artistichangups.com

             

Chest from Dovetail Furniture

                 Carpets will be wall to wall Sea grass .  If any of you read Joni Webb’s blog Cote de Texas.  She chose it as one of her top ten design elements http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2009/07/cote-de-texas-top-ten-design-elements-3.html.  If you haven’t read her blog you should.  She has one of the most informative researched design blogs out there.  Apparently it is as comman as a cowboy hat in Houston, but here on the Central Coast of CA they are not so sure. I have encountered similar problems like House and Garden Style of New York http://houseandgardenstyle.blogspot.com/2009/11/seagrass-headaches.html.  However the bedrooms of Villa Cantina are going to be sea grass!
  

I am going to use these lampshades from Shades of Light

with these old balusters from Capitol Salvage as bases if I can convince the “boys” to turn them into lamps

On these little night stands from Dovetail Furniture

What do you think? Any suggestions?

Master Bedroom Palette

Usually when I begin a project I like to start with an inspiration piece, a beautiful antique, a work of art, or even an interesting object. I have been admiring this console table from Dovetail Furniture since the project began but it was too large to use behind the sofa. It just fit in front of the massive window in the master suite.

Since the budget at Villa Cantina is a main concern my inspiration for the master suite is a fabric that I found on Ebay. I think it is lovely and it was a bargain! It is Homeopath by P Kaufmann

                    



Series prints particularly old ones make a nice statement without breaking the bank. I purchased these from my friend Tess at Hint of History.

You can buy similar ones from Tess here: http://stores.ebay.com/A-Hint-of-History-Antique-Prints



I am waiting for the arrival of this beautiful chest from Dovetail Furniture

I found this headboard at West Elm on sale. It is no longer on the website but you might still be able to find it in one of the stores. I think the wood needs a whitewash to tone it down and then it will be perfect.

I was thinking of using these great lamps from Ballard Designs

Look how beautiful they look here

http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2010/03/webb-design-albans-house.html I love that Joni used some of the owners own pieces, some really wonderful things and an economical find from Ballard. A really good designer can combine fine things with simple ones for a great result.



I also love these big old urns from Pottery Barn (my Villa Cantina staple), I found them on sale for much less at the Palo Alto store. Those of you who know me realize that I have a hard time with purchased lamps. I prefer using found objects. Too often the shade isn't right a pet peeve of mine.

I am also loving these new chairs from Pottery Barn. I think they would look great flanking the fireplace. I love the shade of the wicker and the size as space is at a premium.

These tables are on order from Halo Styles (thanks Joni for the tip)

That just about wraps it up except for a few decicions....Mirrors I love... from Wisteria

You can purchase them all here:  http://www.wisteria.com/


More mirrors from Dovetail

Or what about these from Restoration Hardware

You can purchase them here:
http://www.restorationhardware.com/

Which would you choose?

For my weekend project I am tackling those darn cabinets...wish me luck!

Moving On

Another weekend of hard labor (husband, son, daughter in law and me) and things are progressing. The boys worked on the bar in the kitchen & installing the master tub. I worked on the aforementioned cabinets flanking the fireplace. I wanted to paint them a gray washed white but it wasn’t meant to be. Instead I sanded and distressed the existing dark walnut finish and applied a briwax finish (in ebony) on top to tone it down and add depth. Colin replaced the ply board backs with tongue and groove boards which did wonders for the overall appearance. This is what they looked like before:

This is what they look like after finishing and a little staging (with what we had available)

The living area is not overly spacious so in order to maximize the seating I ordered two of these chairs from Dovetail Furniture. They are only 25 x 24 x 36. I will replace the cushions with thicker down envelope cushions for comfort.




Rachel Slip covered sofas have been ordered from Best Slipcover Company in Glynn Linen English Green






Fabulous coffee table by Dovetail Furniture



Parquet reclaimed wood top console also by Dovetail Furniture

I am pondering the idea of this rug under the coffee table from ebay. What do you think?

You can buy it here: http://www.shinerugs.com/

You may have noticed a similar one in the home that had the blog world ablaze, the home of Jill Brinson, stylist for Ballard Designs. You can view her home in the House Beautiful Dec/Jan issue, or listen to the ladies of the Skirted Roundtable chat with Stephen Drucker Editor-In-Chief of House Beautiful here:

http://skirtedroundtable.blogspot.com/2010/01/stephen-drucker-editor-in-chief-of.ht

Or read the tete a tete between Joni Webb http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2010/01/style-plagiarism.html, and Valorie, of the Visual Vamp, http://visualvamp.blogspot.com/

I think this rug would look great with the cowtan & tout livingstone fabric

What do you think?