valentine's day Chic Elle Decor News!!!

The New Elle Decor July, August issue is just about here. I am looking forward to seeing the John Dransfield and Geoffrey Ross New Jersey estate revival pictured on the front cover. You know Dransfield and Ross from their beautiful pillow, bedding, furniture and accessory lines HERE.

To see all of the house photos on the Elle Decor Website, click on over HERE!

I just love their style....always have....and anyone with a dog named Cooper is A-OK by me!!!

And then there is the Florida house by Nate Berkus. (I am guessing his site is under construction because of his new TV show which is due to air this September...will you be watching?!) Anything "Nate" always gets my full attention.

There is something else going on over at Elle Decor.
A Brand new opportunity for all of you designers out there....ELLE DECOR has just launched their Designer's Registry. You can create a profile of your firm and post photographs of your best projects. It is organized by geographical region to make it easy for potential clients to find you. Best thing? It is FREE for the first year if you sign up before September 1. Click on over HERE to register.

I will be there myself soon, and I look forward to seeing all of my designer/blogger friends' beautiful work!!

valentine's day Sale: Tablescapes

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Bali 4-Piece Tablescape - $17.95

Every once in awhile, I stroll over to HSN to see what Nate Berkus is up to. I was over there this morning looking for sheets (and he does have some interesting patterns at the moment. Look HERE). But what really caught my attention was a grouping of "Instant Tablescapes" that were on sale for ridiculous prices.

Normally, I would say put together your own little groupings. But Nate has put together some really handsome combinations, and the prices make it very easy to succumb to the ease of it all!

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Ikat Set of Three Photo Frames - $9.00

There are frames in the collections, as well as beautiful boxes, candles and vases. The collections could certainly be broken up and used in any number of ways with your own things.

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Westchester 3 Piece Tablescape - $11.97

I know....I am sounding just like the ladies on HSN. No, I do not work for them. I just know a good sale when I see one.

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Ahmad 3-Piece Tablescape - $11.97

Even if you don't buy, the combinations from Nate might inspire you to rearrange a few things of your own and get that "Look".

Oh! And this rug! Amazing price! If you remember Joni's post on striped dhurries HERE, you may just be inspired. $59.97 for an 8x10!!!! I will be feeling anxious about buying one the rest of the day, even though I don't have an immediate need...operative word "immediate". I am sure I will think something up by the end of the day.

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Woven Striped Rug - $24.90-59.97

Just paying it forward.

valentine's day It's Finished....for now.

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Thanks to all of you who have been patiently waiting for pictures of my daughter's room! It is finally in a state where pictures can be taken. I had been waiting to find the right, affordable lamps, hang the sheers at the windows and on the bed, and to hang a bit of art on the walls. And while it is still a work in progress (every room in our house always is), it has turned out to be rather pretty. The most important thing is that she loves it.

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Some of you have asked where things were found or purchased. So here we go: The bed is from IKEA and we painted it white. The bedside chests are from Bungalow 5. Lamps are from Home Depot ( I know!). The little suzani I found on ebay. The sweet portrait I found at a flea market and looks so much like my daughter.

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The rug is from West Elm (no longer available). Sheets and Duvet Cover were from PBteen. Sheers were from IKEA. Matelisse Bedspread and Shams were from Crate and Barrel.

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Dresser was from Jayson Home and Garden. Lamps on the dresser are vintage. Mirror is from the Nate Berkus Collection on HSN. Coral "sconces" are from Urban Outfitters. Louis Ghost Chair is from DWR.

If you check here, you can see the ideas that we had when putting the room together. It came pretty close I think!

So there you have it!

valentine's day Hannah's Room

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If you have been reading Katiedid for awhile, you know I have been working on my younger daughter's bedroom, theoretically for her birthday. Well, her birthday has come and gone, and we are still not quite done. I can manage to get client's work done and meet a deadline at work, but at home.....the cobbler's shoe syndrome takes over. We have drapery panels to hang, a mirror to find, and art to hang. But the furniture is all in and the room is painted! Progress!

In the meantime, my older daughter had a party for Halloween. Which prompted a room cleaning. I thought I would take the very infrequent opportunity of a clean room to snap some photos. Just so I can remember what it looks like.

Hannah and I did her room a few years ago starting with the Marimekko "Unikko" Duvet Cover and shams as the jump off point. We chose a matlisse bedspread from Crate and Barrel with matching Euro shams for the "background". You probably recognize the Seagrass headboard from Pottery Barn. The nightstand is an antique Swedish pine table. Nate Berkus lamps from Linens and Things. Red drapery panels from IKEA. We chose things that a teenage girl could grow with that were affordable, and therefore changeable if tastes changed.

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Above her antique pine dresser, I placed a flea market mirror that I painted red which made it pop off the walls, which are painted Dunn Edwards Whisper White.

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The room is divided by French doors into two parts, the main bedroom (very small) and a sun room. It is a very charming space and one of the selling points when we were first looking to buy the house. As soon as Hannah saw this space she claimed first dibs.

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The sun room is covered with bead board on the walls and ceiling and has windows on three walls. We made it into a cozy library using West Elm book shelves, which fit perfectly under the windows. There is an old pine armoire for storage....and Heaven knows a teenage girl has got to have storage. We used West Elm red lacquer nesting tables, a white slip covered chair from IKEA and a lambskin rug on the floor.

And that's it! A fun bright space for my teenage girl.

Speaking of Nate Berkus.......now that Linens and Things is closing, I was wondering where he might be selling his retail products. It turns out he is offering his line on the HSN website. He is also writing a blog for the website as well, which you can check out here. I went and did a little looking around and found THE mirror for my other daughter's bedroom! The Nate Berkus Moroccan Mirror:

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Perfect size and price! I am determined to get this room done before.......Christmas!