Amazing Map Art- Dawn Wolfe

Oh the charm of maps! I love vintage maps and the way Dawn Wolfe has combined her love of art and creativity to transform them into something new and special. I especially love the little dresses and bath suits all made out of maps!  Such perfect art to mix with traditional or modern pieces and the little bikinis could add whimsy to any beach house or pool cabana... hmm maybe I need one in mine! 
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Dawn Michelle Wolfe

Outdoors with Periwinkle and Purple !

I usually gravitate towards simple traditional colors but lately I have had a penchant for periwinkle and purple.  Considering it's that time of year to tweak our out door living spaces or sunroom why not add a bit of these unconventional colors to the mix. I found some beautiful fabrics on Giati Elements.

All indoor /outdoor  stain resistant and fade resistant and might I say pet resistant, so they are definitely fine by me!  If you don't need out door fabric at this time you can also get your healthy dose of a great purple pillow mix on Etsy with Spark Modern. So check these out!

GIATI Elements

 

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Spark Modern curates mixes of pillows for one stop shopping!
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ORC Guest Finale!

I have to be honest it was a very crazy week for me with ups and downs and I wasn't sure that I would be able to pull this together.  I was up last night finishing the mural, hanging romans, adding new hardware and last minute accessories.   I took pictures last night because it's chaos in the morning around here and I knew that bathroom would be a mess in no time flat!

I for one want to say "BRAVO"to all the other Guest ORC participants, you did amazing jobs on your rooms. My room was really more of rejuvenation rather than a renovation, but I hope I gave people some inspiration on how to freshen up a space with paint, lighting, window treatments and accessories.

Well, lets see how it went shall we!
To see all the other gorgeous before and after ORC participants
go below!

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BEFORE

AFTER

Added the following:Lucite table-Bonny Neiman,  Chinoiserie Pottery -The Enchanted Home,

Fun tribal basket One Kings Lane, Morrocan Lantern - Lambertville, 

and Faux Succulents - The Garden Cottage.

Found this great faux metal bamboo hurricane at Home Goods and couldn't pass it up!

Kohler nickel ring pulls added a bit of interest to a simple vanity.

It took me about 5 hours to do this mural.

Of course I love to paint but when its for myself I get bored easily so come back next year and there might be a different mural in its place!

I was going to do a decorative trim on my romans but with everything else going on 

I think simple is better.

I am so happy that I replaced the simple modern lights with these fun faux silver bamboo

fixtures they added a less serious tone to the space.

I will try to get a daytime shot of this space to share in the next few days!

Congratulations to all the ORC participants and guests you all did such wonderful spaces  you should all be proud! Thank you Linda for hosting this you really created a great event.