Mood Board Monday's Movin' On

created by Sarah at Pewter & Sage

The delightful Sarah at Pewter & Sage is graciously allowing Mood Board Monday to take up permanent residence over at her blog. I know it will be a good fit for her and a fun event, so be sure to watch for her announcement of when the next one will be!

As for me, I still may show up at the parties, just not as the hostess! :-)

I haven't forgotten about the tips, ideas and guidelines for hanging your artwork that I promised – that’s next!

A Party, A Giveaway and DIY Ideas

Womans Day Posh Painted Pillows - click here for instructions

THE PARTY!

The next Mood Board Monday "assignment" will be given on Monday, October 26th and the Mood Board Monday party will happen on Monday, November 9th, so mark your calendars and prepare for some more fun! Looking forward to it...

THE GIVEAWAY!

Sandy at 4 Reluctant Entertainers is having a giveaway today! Her blog is on my list of favorites and, if you haven't already, you definitely want to check it out! I think this quote by Sandy best describes what you will find there ""Hospitality is not about having the best or newest or most beautiful. It's about sharing your heart and home with others."

THE DIY IDEAS!

The three DIY ideas you see in this post are just 3 of the ideas in the Woman's Day slide show "8 super-easy DIY ways to personalize a room with paint" .

Striped Paint Treatment

Womans Day - click here for instructions

Flea Market Chest with a sophisticated new look!

Womans Day - click here for instructions

Hope you're having an awesome day!

Mood Board Monday with MckLinky - 1

Mood Board #1 click on the board to view larger

I'm a perfectionist and a rule-follower, so this is embarrassing for me. But, since I also take myself entirely too seriously, it's probably good for me as well. Rather than having 1 completed mood board, I have 3 unfinished mood boards. :-( My intentions were good but, when given free reign to decorate without any client considerations, I have a hard time settling on any one thing. At least I had already decided on a bedroom or I would have REALLY been in trouble. So here's what happened...

I started with Mood Board #1 at the beginning of this post. The trellis fabric on the windows, combined with this beautiful upholstered headboard and funky night stand has the beginnings of a sophisticated bedroom. (btw, the nightstand isn't exactly "budget" but you could use any bargain you find with an interesting shape and paint it). I loved the idea of having a monogram above the headboard and I chose this example because I thought the background color looked close to what I was thinking for wall color. Add the platinum shaded crystal lamps from Target and we're almost there! Except. Wait. Maybe I should really be finishing the little girl's room idea that I used in the original inspiration? (yes. I talk to myself)

Enter Mood Board #2. To the original Pier 1 curtain panels, the trellis fabric and Target pillow I added these cute prints from art.com and a dresser and mirror from JCPenneys. I liked the way the mirror echoed the curves in the prints. Someone had mentioned a 6-year old girl's bedroom, so I thought I this was working. Just a few more things to finish the room. Until..

Mood Board #2 click on the board to view larger

I saw this daisy rug at Walmart and thought it would ALSO be cute for a girls room with the trellis fabric. See what I mean?

Mood Board #3 click on the board to view larger

Once again, the lime trellis fabric as window treatments and also an accent pillow on the non-existent bed. The Target pillow adds it's punch, and I really liked the way this mirror I found at Target repeats the daisy design. Add a lime green lamp and a cute cottage dresser from JCPenney and...

That's where it all ended and I realized I needed to get this post up so that I could make sure MckLinky works before tomorrow (never used it before). Indecision and procrastination definitely got the better of me on this one!

Enough about me, now it's time to see who's linking up! I'm not sure who all of the participants are but I know that there are some very talented gals out there whose creativity you'll enjoy if they DO link up!

To join the party...

1. Create a mood board (complete or incomplete! :-)) using either the lime trellis fabric or the Pier 1 window treatment (or both) as inspiration and do a post about it, including sources.
2. Add your name and project to MckLinky (Example: PK @ room remix - bedroom)
3. Then add the link to your SPECIFIC POST, NOT your general blog address.
4. I didn't have a special button created, so please just put the button you see on my sidebar (using properties) in your post and link back to this post so that everyone gets to join in the party!
5. Not sure why I would need to do this but, as the party host, I reserve the right to remove any links at my discretion.
   
   
   

Mood Board Monday With MckLinky

It was fun hearing all of the comments yesterday regarding Mood Board Monday! Mama Thompson was loving the inspiration pieces and wishing she had a little girl. Sounds like Mom of 2 Cuties may actually be using them as a starting point for her 6 year old girl's bedroom (photos - pretty please! :-)). Chic Coles and Jennifer were loving the mood board idea. Laurel and Paula loved the trellis fabric and Kathy, Tracy, Tammy, Annie, and Kelly already had some ideas of how they would use it. Struggler had some ideas as well and suggested using MckLinky.

So... Here's what I'm thinking. At least at this point, Mood Board Monday still may not be every Monday, and there will be some Mondays where I'll do it, but it won't include MckLinky. However, on Monday, October 12th, I'll host the first Mood Board Monday with MckLinky. I'll post more "rules", if needed, on that day but here are some general guidelines for this first MBMWM (guidelines may or may not vary each time).

1. This is NOT a mood board competition for designers (although designers are certainly welcome to participate). THIS IS a fun way to share all of the creativity out there, and showcase how we can all start from one inspiration point and end up with a variety of ideas.
2. To be a participant, you need to create a complete mood board for a room of your choice using at least one of the two inspiration items shown below. Either the Delilah Window Panel from Pier 1 or the Garden Trellis Lime fabric from fabric.com OR both.
3. On MBMWM you will need to include sources in your post and give a brief description of the room. I know some of you out there are great writers (envious! :-)), but for those of us that aren't, please don't be intimidated by that. As long as you can create a mood board and generally describe it, we're good.

That's it! Whether you're looking forward to creating a mood board or just love the idea of seeing all of the different ideas, I'm interested in hearing your thoughts!

Hope you're having an awesome day!