Holiday Card Tree

  Candy garland and Christmas cards!  This is what was on my mind all evening one night as I attempted to make a recycled holiday card "tree."  (Full disclosure: it started out as a wreath and looked completely hideous so it was 'down-cycled' to the tree).  I'm only posting this endeavor because it cost me an entire night night of my life.  A night I will never get back.  Ever, ever.  Ever.  I would like to jump up and down and encourage you all to try this at home.  But don't.  It's time consuming with a low yield outcome.  It was tedious to cut those darned old cards into holly shaped leafs.  You need an entire phone book's worth to make a good tree.  The below shows the fruits of my effort after many glasses of wine.  And cuts of the holly tree.  And curses and retry's and rethinking on how to do this thing.  This is what I ended up with.  Don't judge.  Ok. You can judge.  But keep your thoughts to yourself! 

(There it is...notice how I slyly introduced it after a few 'filler' photos.)
 

 
I found the ribbon candy that my Pipa table reminds me of! 
 

 
And the side view...this is where you really see the truth.  I would have needed thousands more cut outs to make this baby look spectacular and I just didn't have enough patience (or enough wine) to put the effort into it!

 

 

I recommend you check out good ole Emily Clark's paper tree on her blog.  She's got the right idea! 
 
Check out other seasonal posts on Vivid Hue here and here. 
And the Vivid Hue iVillage Peacock Tree

xoxo
Heather

Other links to Vivid Hue Christmas:
Holiday Trees
Sunroom at Christmas
Meaningful tree in Living Room

Gift Wrapping Traditions
Christmas Antlers
Holiday Card Tree and Sunroom Photos
Christmas Table Decorations
 

Up In a Tree Lands in the Mud!

My infatuation with Meg Braff's Up in a Tree Bamboo Green Wallpaper is no secret. As soon as I spotted it, I knew I must have it *somewhere* in my house.

Photo from High Point Market Showroom introducing the Meg Braff Wallcovering

 

It started with the guest bedroom.  I created my little Olioboard with bursts of orange crush velvet and a chinoiserie mirror...

Shortly thereafter, I decided to try the Meg Braff in the sunroom instead (read more here).   I loved the idea of mixing the green and turquoise, but I was always a bit hesitant of getting rid of the turquoise walls that I love so much in that room! 



So my mind continued to think of any other room in the house.  I considered powder rooms.  But I loved this paper so much, I wanted it to be a STATEMENT piece in the house.  And then it happened.  The 'aha' moment!  I recalled the Annie Selke mudroom that I'd seen in House Beautiful and I loved it so much because it was so colorful! 

Annie Selke Mudroom (Courtesy of House Beautiful)

 It occurred to me, the mudroom is one transitional area of the house that is overlooked.  We come into the house from the garage and cross right through to the kitchen.  Our mudroom is crisp and clean (haha, for the most part) but it has no pizazz!  Nothing to write home about. 

WELL YOU JUST WAIT!

Tada.....that Meg Braff paper is going in my MUDROOM people!  From head to toe!  And to top it off, I am going to paint my mudroom interior door a bright color! 
 

 

House Beautiful

 

Go Simply Saavy

 

Houuz

 

Now, I need your input...what color should I paint the interior door?

A. Sunshine Yellow (similar to above)
B. Turquoise
C. Orange
D. Lacquer Black
E. Your own suggestion


Thanks for any input!  I hope you're as excited about this as I am!  I'll be posting before and after photos of this...Hopefully it will be papered in the next week.

xoxoxo
Heather

House of Turquoise features Vivid Hue Home

And now, the big reveal.  I put the teaser out yesterday that Vivid Hue Home had a big announcement for today.  When I told ya'll to "think blue", I was wildly amused that some readers guessed that I may be preggo with a boy.  Well, fat chance.  My mommy duties are already plentiful with Jack and Vivi.  But this is even bigger from a design perspective...Vivid Hue Home is featured on the House of Turquoise today!    Read here

I am over the moon.  I lust after the photos featured on House of Turquoise.  Erin is one kool kat and she knows a fantastic room design when she sees it. 

I am truly honored to be featured on the blog! 

Did you know we're on pinterest?  Check us out

Exciting Announcement...Think Blue

Vivid Hue Home has an exciting announcement...Check back tomorrow for the reveal.    Hint:  Think Blue...

Massimo Vitali OKL!

I can hardly contain my excitement.
I now own a Massimo Vitali!




Here I was, sitting at my day job. 
Minding my business. 
Actually working. 

Suddenly I happened to
notice the daily One King's Lane email
sitting in my mailbox. 

Massimo Vitali Photographs... 

I have literally been tracking

the Massimo Vitali prints for
the last year!  I have
been stalking OKL since their last sale.

These prints retail for $5000 and up. 
The only way I would ever buy one is at this sale!!!

How could I have missed this!?

I am completely and utterly obsessed with
Massimo Vitali!  Proof here

By the time I jumped on the site
to carefully select my print,
most of them were already SOLD OUT
or in another member's cart.

I haphazardly grabbed what was left
for my basket. 


(Not to buy multiple, but to claim
them and then be able to decide the best). 

At one point I had 5 prints in my cart with a value well above $10,000--gulp. 


I frantically called
my husband into my office (we work together, remember). 




I told him the time is NOW! 
(He looked at me in confusion)

"Remember when I told you the next time these
Massimo's are available on OKL, I'm just
gonna have to grab one??!!! 




Well, that time is now!"




He uttered something that sounded
sort of like, "No way we're not buying that now."  




And at that moment, I risked everything and in my desperateness, replied:




"I'm sorry you feel that way, and
I'm sorry about this, but
I'm going have to buy one anyway." 

Those familiar with OKL know your stuff only stays in the cart for ten minutes and you have to continually replenish your cart with more items to get the timer to restart.  I was determined to purchase the print no matter what the cost (my marriage. my pocketbook.)  Game on! 




I had butterflies in my tummy with excitement.  I know there is medication for people like me.  Who does this over a print!?




(Read about the Trina Turk incident here) 

Well, in the end, I managed to juggle the Massimo's in my cart for 30 minutes.  


Enough time for me to get my marriage back on track. 


Enough time for him to say "Yes" to the print. 
And enough time for me to envision
that Massimo on my sunroom here:

I am spoiled.  But I know it. 


Ironically, my post tomorrow discusses
how these sample sale sites have
lost their luster in my
mind...how I now really only see value in
the Tastemaker Tag Sales...


well crap, I may have to revise that one after today!

Update!
For those that have inquired about which print I got:
Here it is below.  




Bagni Lido Verticale


Click here to see what I love about Massimo