{I Do} It Myself Pillows!

The Brother sewing machine has come in and I’ve spent the last week going sew crazy! I’ve wanted plain tan/beige pillows but in my search they were all over priced and I knew I could do it for less. So I headed to JoAnn fabrics and purchased standard canvas cotton fabric. For the pillows I did an open sleeve. Here are some photos of the process:

For a 18×18 Pillow follow this how to:

1. Cut a 20×20 square of fabric. Then cut a 23×23

2. Cut the 23×20 piece in to 13×20 and 10×20

3. Fold one end of the the 13×20 and of 10×20 one inch down.

4. Sew the folds on each piece.

5. Match up the ends of the larger piece of fabric (9×20) with the larger 20×20 piece. Sew along the three edges to seal.

6. Repeat step 5 with the 12×20 piece, creating the sleeve.

7. Flip the pillow cover right side out and put in your pillow insert.

Finished product:

On the couch! (sorry about the terrible pic! When I was done the sun was down and natural light wasn’t an option)

Next up is the gorgeous coffee table turned bench with matching pillow!

Gorgeous Colors, Patterns, & Room Decor

I’m dreaming of patterns and colors…check out these totally kick ass color and pattern combos! Swoon…

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{I Do} Love Pillow Talk!

And by pillow talk, I mean how obsessed I am with finding the right accent pillows.

I am constantly on Etsy looking for fab deals. And lately I’ve been obsessed with finding pillows that matched our very yellow couch. I love our couch so much, but I will say that it has been a bit difficult finding things to match it. So I came across this shop on Etsy: fabricjunkie1640.

She has amazing deals on pillow covers and the quality is fantastic. When I got the package from her, the two pillow cases were wrapped perfectly (Chris even commented on how nicely wrapped they were).

Here is a pic from her store:

And then here they are on our couch. I’m still not quite sure about how they fit on the yellow couch, they may be sent over to the brown couch. We’ll see. More pillow talk to come 🙂

{I Do} Love Our Living Room Rug

All I can keep saying in my head is: “That rug really tied the room together, did it not?”

If you’ve never seen the Big Lebowski then you have no idea what I’m talking about, but for those of you that have, hopefully you got a laugh (insert sassy comment from Chris here :)).

Anyway! After months and months of searching and then finally getting our rug – here is the initial result. I also ordered those fabulous lattice yellow and brown pillow cases off Etsy. I’ll write another post on that because the seller deserves her own dedicated post! More (and better) pics of the rug/living room to come.

Just as a reminder, here’s a link to where we got the rug: Modern Trellis Rugs

{I Do} Dark Rooms, Bright Accents

Had to share this because it’s incredibly unique, and not something I’d ever do in my house – but wow!

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{I Do} have a paint swatch confession…

Today we began painting the living room. I had to work late so I sent Chris to Home Depot to get new swatches since the grays we chose yesterday we didn’t like. I chose the new swatches on Behr.com…

I will say at first I was SHOCKED at how different the swatch was online to the actual paint/sample color. But here is the beginning of the new paint. Although it’s looking really white, I believe it will end up being the perfect backdrop to our “rustic” living room look.

Before:

After:

The color is: Behr, Frost (product #: 1857)

{I Do} Beautiful, Girly Whites

My darling husband, who I hope will eventually grace his presence on the blog with his “I don’t” design tips…more of the “I Do” lawn mower ideas, would hate this. But I’m in love with this style. So all the single girls out there, embrace the love of girly whites!

Eclectic family room design by media and blogs Dreamy Whites

{I Do} Love Cozy Rooms

What defines “cozy” for you?

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And my favorite, but mostly because of the cozy dog on the couch…

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{I Do} Decor Styles to Admire

design by san francisco architect Dumican Mosey Architects

design by new york architect Coburn Architecture and Interiors

traditional bedroom design

{I Do} Love the Neutral Colors of this Room

Beautiful room, love everything about this:

Contemporary – Living room – New York – by Coburn Architecture and Interiors.