When it rains...

When it's raining (horizontally) outside, and the wind is blowing so hard that your umbrella does this:



You want to stay inside and do this:

That's right, make pillows! I made three gorgeous pillows from Pindler and Pindler pink damask fabric.

This one has a large flower in the center.

And I made my first bolster pillow. It was really simple and came out beautifully.

I tied off each end with a pretty brown velvet ribbon.

Do you like these? So much that you want to buy them? Well you're in luck because as much as I love pillows, I can't keep all the ones that I make. You can buy them in my interiors/accessories section on my website. HERE. Get to it! What else was I supposed to do with a rainy day?


Alicia B.

Friday Faves

Tea Time

I'm so excited to get my weekend started this Friday! I've been tres busy this week and was sick one day so it's been hectic. I've been trying to pay a little more attention to my creative endeavors before school starts so I made a few more pillows (see below) and I've sold some more of my photography (thanks to my favorite patrons Mikey B. and Kristin! Wooo!).

This adorable pink pillow that I made is Pindler & Pindler fabric and just in time for Valentine's Day!

As I mentioned before I sold seven photographs to a client for a gallery wall that I designed for her. This vertical gallery wall caught my eye. I love the old and rustic quality to this room with the wide floorboards and framed sketches. via brown turtleneck sweater.

Isn't this room so peaceful looking? I love the fabric on that daybed and the antique mirrors over it. This Long Island residence is by Nicky Kehoe.

Has anybody seen The Young Victoria yet? It's a beautiful royal love story with gorgeous costumes, fabulous acting, and breathtaking interiors. It's still out in theatres and it's excellent so go see it.

I'm mostly excited about the weekend because my parents are coming in for a visit! I know I just saw them at Christmas but there is something fun and different about having them on your turf. We are having a dinner before at a fab Italian restaurant and then I send them off to the opera, we might High Line it beforehand, and I'm hosting a brunch (with actual guests!) with my new waffle maker on Sunday morning! I'm pretty excited to say the least. Have a wonderful weekend, ya'll!



Alicia B.

Foyer Wardrobe Makeover: Complete!

Finally I have completed my wardrobe makeover! After sanding, wood filler-ing, priming, painting, and decorating this wardrobe that used to house my baby clothes, it is finally complete and looks wonderful!

Here I am (okay fine it's Britney's face--thanks Ash.) modeling the wardrobe in my foyer for you. This is how it looked when I started.

It was in quite a state when we (thanks to my parents and friend Sarah) hauled it up 2 flights of stairs but it still had some beautiful detailing.

I repainted it and put some adorable wallpaper from Farrow and Ball in as drawer liner!

There was a key hole so I found and antique and got this gorgeous key tassel from Pindler in butter cream which I thought looked very beautiful against the pale blue that I had chosen for the wardrobe.

Since I don't have much space but I wanted to put one other element in the foyer, I found this perfect "ashtray stand" at an estate sale over the weekend and am using it as a plant stand. Don't ask me how Piglet got under the wardrobe but I have a sneaking suspicion that Lucrezia had something (everything) to do with it.

Here is the top of the wardrobe: three of my fave design books stacked with a pair of brass candlesticks, white enamel pitcher, spider plant and etched brass bowl filled with antique keys and a mirror LEANED against the wall.

And here it is! Not an amazing picture because it's a shallow space but I'm quite pleased with the results. I worked hard and had a lot of fun doing it. Nothing like doing all the work yourself (even though the bf did the wood filler part) to make a project feel very fulfilling. This wardrobe houses all my collected fabrics for projects, old drafting projects, and other design things that I need.

Alicia B.