Cultural Icon Frida Kahlo re-ignites love for Mexican art and textiles + Studio Tullia revisits Guatemalan/Mexican Pillow Collection

Cultural Icon Frida Kahlo re-ignites love for Mexican art and textiles + Studio Tullia revisits Guatemalan/Mexican Pillow Collection

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 This was from an exhibit I saw not too long ago at the Portland Art Museum.

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And her clothes. So many rich, handmade indigenous textiles from Mexico. Lace, embroidery, bold colors. Such a feast for the eyes.

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On my bucket list: Frida and Diego’s house in Mexico City that is now a musuem.  Has anyone been?   I’d love to know how it was.

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The Global Textiles Collection by STUDIO TULLIA.

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There are some lovely handmade goods still available from this collection.

Originally it started from a unique collection of textiles from my (step)mother-in-law in Mexico and then my other (step) mother-in-law who had an amazing collection from Panama of Mola textiles.

This was a very popular collection and I have recently revisited my stash to create a revival of this collection. Stay tuned.

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Pastel Pinks, Dewy Florals and Lush Greens inspire a Spring Collection by Studio Tullia

Pastel Pinks, Dewy Florals and Lush Greens inspire a Spring Collection by Studio Tullia

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SPRING!

After a deluge of rain, we are reaping the rewards this Spring. Rhododendrons, cherry blossoms and dogwoods abound.  Lush greens and dewy florals.

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LEAF GREEN VELVET

Bring those gorgeous colors into your home.

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TULIP VELVET

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THE SOFTEST PINK SUEDE PILLOWS

Act fast as these are a one-of-a-kind offering.  I only have two.

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APPLIQUE & EMBROIDERED VINTAGE FLOWER

This is an unusual embroidered and appliqued pillow found in an antique store not too long ago. I can never pass up hand-made work.

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LT PINK VELVET KNOT PILLOW

What do you think of our new knot pillow in shimmery light pink? 

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Monte Carlo

Our Sunset Floral has already sold out, with more on the way.

 

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Our Meadow Floral

And Inlet Floral

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COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE

Multnomah Falls  & Lodge is a must see if you are ever in the Portland area. Have a small hike to the bridge followed by lunch at the historic lodge.

The Eagle Creek fire of a few years ago devastated the area, but the firemen managed to somehow save this historic landmark.

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MULTNOMAH FALLS

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Check out loads of lumbars and other pillows on SALE now.

Lots of Spring cleaning happening in the STUDIO…

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XO,

SUZANNE

Honoring Mothers and their Children Around the World…MOTHER’s Day is May 8th.  And a STUDIO TULLIA SALE!

Honoring Mothers and their Children Around the World…MOTHER’s Day is May 8th. And a STUDIO TULLIA SALE!

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While Honoring mothers is nothing new,

ANNE JARVIS who had no children of her own, conceived of MOTHER’s DAY in the U.S. as an occasion for honoring the sacrifices individual mothers made for their children.

According to History.com:

In May 1908, she organized the first official Mother’s Day events at a church in her hometown of Grafton, West Virginia, as well as at a Wanamaker’s department store in Philadelphia, where she lived at the time. Jarvis then began writing letters to newspapers and politicians pushing for the adoption of Mother’s Day as an official holiday.

By 1912, many other churches, towns and states were holding Mother’s Day celebrations, and Jarvis had established the Mother’s Day International Association. Her hard-fought campaign paid off in 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill officially establishing the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.

I’ve been obsessed with Madonna and child images, since my studies in art history in Italy.

 

The Madonnina by Ferruzzi. 

The Madonnina by Ferruzzi.

Love this vintage image of a woman and her children in East Harlem, found in Harlem World Magazine

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A turn of the century photograph of a Ukrainian mother and child.

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For more images like this and a Ukrainian lullaby …check out this ARTICLE:

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1930’as Native American mother and child, “colorized”

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And this vintage image of a Chinese mother and child form Oldarts.info

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The other day my Mother stopped by and brought over a stack of handmade cards made by yours truly, she had collected over the years.  The appreciation and love expressed in those cards was pure adoration. All hand painted or drawn. Clearly she has treasured them.

Curious as a middle aged woman, to realize how much more easily I expressed my love for her as a kid.

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I know the items that I have most treasured over the years, are the handmade ones.

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I did a quick Etsy Round-up of fun gifts below.

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Fabric Gift bags dress up otherwise ordinary items – you can throw in a candle, some chocolate and it makes for a unique, thoughtful gift!  And it can be reused later as a travel bag or whatever.

We have some citrus garden bags for sale right now on the Etsy Store

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I thought this personalized blanket was a very unique gift, if you want to wrap a loved one in your loving words.

This company, FRANKIE PRINT CO,  which I found on ETSY, can print your letter exactly as it looks or use script font that they have.

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ABIT Stitches

If you’re feeling crafty there are all kinds of pdf downloads of needlpoint, cross stitch, embroidery these days that can be personalized to your liking…

handmade soaps

This company makes beautiful soaps, which are always lovely gifts.

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I’m doing a last minute GIVEAWAY!

For you or your Mom…

All you have to do is follow me on instagram

@studiotullia

The more people you tag, the more entries…the winner will be notified May 2,2022.

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I will include a scented candle from Trader Joe’s

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And I’ll throw in a handful of my new favorite treat…

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This gift will go in the mail Wednesday, priority mail, if you or a Mom you know might enjoy this….

 

 

XOXO,

SUZANNE

Check out our Free Fall Guide: 18 Steps to a Well Dressed Bed, and News from the Studio: new Pendleton plaids &  Faux Lamb’s Wool Pillows!

Check out our Free Fall Guide: 18 Steps to a Well Dressed Bed, and News from the Studio: new Pendleton plaids & Faux Lamb’s Wool Pillows!

CHECK OUT OUR FALL SALE
15% OFF NOW THRU OCT 31st!

NEWS FROM THE STUDIO:

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FALL woolens are back!

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I source wool from the PENDLETON MILL ENDS STORE year round. I love the challenge of reworking such quality mill ends, into one of a kind pillows, that are so great for cozying up your home. This is when I start to layer in a few wool blankets and pillows around the house.

CUSTOM BEDDING

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Last year I launched a custom bedding program for a local furniture store,  LEGACY MODERN. The duvet cover and shams shown are made of a light weight Pendleton wool, lined with high quality Egyptian cotton sheets. The set comes with a cream, cotton queen size fitted sheet and two standard size cotton shams.  The indigo cotton sheets shown below are not included in this set.  I really like to beef up the bedding when it is on display. I have this for sale in my store right now.

You may also purchase the heavier weight euro shams and blanket. This creates a more layered, cozy look.

While designing the bed program,I also came up with this checklist for how to style a bed.

 I wanted to share it with you all.

18 STEPS TO A WELL DRESSED BED

If you would like a copy, just click on the image above.

DECORATIVE PILLOWS!

Be sure to check out all the fun variations for decorative pillows we have come up with this season.

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JACQUARDS

I also have quite a few of the jacquards, in different colorways and patterns.

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Check out our FALL SALE – 15% off entire store, now through Oct.31st!

New this season:

Faux lamb’s wool!

OUT & ABOUT

Our neighbor just shared a few pics of her hike today around Blue Lake, about 20 miles from Portland. That’s looking like Fall, folks.

This past weekend, I started taking riding lessons again. We went on a wonderful trail ride through the woods.  It’s been awhile, so I’m facing my fears with saddling up a horse, leading it out to the ring, etc. 

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How about you, what do you have planned for Fall?

Wishing you all a wonderful, enchanting autumn and as always, thanks for reading!

SUMMERTIME OCEAN BLUES

SUMMERTIME OCEAN BLUES

Chronicles from A Well Lived House...

I’ve been sorting through A COLOSSAL PILE of textiles for the last couple weeks: specifically,  BLUE & WHITES. I’ve never really organized it beyond a few curated collections over the years so I’m creating piles that work together stylistically and color wise.  I’ve broken it down into a few different groups but obviously you can mix and match however you so desire.  It is my intention to discount many of the ready to ship items on my ETSY store over the next couple weeks and refine and enhance the existing collections, with some great new additions.

So here goes:

INDIGO BLUES/BOHO:

Here is the stack below, in my kitchen, with my grandmother’s china on the wall and a larger plate I found at Goodwill.  

Some new fabrics coming that are mixed in with the old:

I found this linen table cloth with exquisite embroidery in shades of blue:  

COLLETTE DINNIGAN designed some new hotel suites two luxurious hotel suites at Bannisters by the Sea in Mollymook on the New South Wales south coast –  as seen in VOGUE recently https://www.vogue.com.au/vogue-living/travel/inside-the-new-hotel-suites-designed-by-co

The BATIK FLORAL pillow in the loveseat outside my garage below has been a CUSTOMER FAVORITE for years, as it is for designers DINNNIGAN and SPIRO…

Anna Spiro creates the most beautiful interiors and exteriors (as seen above) using indigo, porcelain wares, vintage paintings and other unique finds.  Staying at Halcyon Hotel in Australia is definitely on my bucket list.

This is a casual and comfortable style. Could be the Hamptons, could be the Pacific Northwest coast, or the Australian or New South Wales coast.  Stripes, indigo batik patterns, blue and white ticking.  Throw in the occasional hand embroidered piece, blue and white pottery, blond or lighter wood finishes, vintage paintings.

WATERY BLUES

I added another sub-category of the INDIGO BLUES called WATERY BLUES.  As you can see it is inspired by the deep blue skies and oceans that look so gorgeous with indigo.

SUMMER to me is throwing on a pair of jeans and a T-shirt and heading to the beach.  This collection captures that feeling.  Just last weekend we were at GEARHART BEACH, our happy place

SUMMER SALE

All ready to ship BLUE & WHITE pillows are up to 30% off.  I am reworking/rebranding my website which will be ready in a couple weeks so my ETSY shop offerings are more current.

I will be givng away FOUR PILLOWS over the next FOUR WEEKS – check out my INSTAGRAM for details.

Thanks for stopping by and ENJOY YOUR SUMMER!

FALL 2018 ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, week 6 DINING ROOM – FINAL REVEAL!

FALL 2018 ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, week 6 DINING ROOM – FINAL REVEAL!

At last we have made it to Week 6! I’m excited to share some pictures with you below.  When you have a chance, there is a plethora of fabulous ORC Rooms by Guest Participants and Featured Designers (click on the two boxes below to get there). Now that I am done with this dining room, I plan to spend some time there myself…

 

So, here goes. This dining room has proven to be a great challenge. The sun was spotty today in Portland so I did my best to capture the natural light in the room.

SKY MURAL

There is one accent wall where (with the help of my daughter and husband),I have painted a decorative sky painting.

 

My dear friend and floral designer Joann Andriese helped me to go for the large scale branches which I trimmed from my backyard. I reupholstered our existing dining chairs in Miles Redd Tumbling Blocks by Schumacher.

The chalkboard was created using a Portland flea market find (the carved frame), that I placed a chalkboard inside.  I am not sure what it was before, but it seemed to have been built into a wall and was apparently salvaged and sold at an auction, per antique dealer, LOOKS & BOOKS, from Milwaukee, OR.  The carving looked old world and reminded me of Italy. My daughter has been wanting a chalkboard for awhile.  It has to cure for a couple more days when I initially posted this.

 

Here is a shot of the built-in which was painted a pale aqua paint to compliment the sky wall.  It is full of various heirloom and contemporary dishes as well as crystal, vintage paintings and vases, an old clock and books.The chandelier is from FEISS. The plant from PORTLAND NURSERY.

Here is a more panoramic shot and you can see that I have panels flanking the bay window.   They are custom made out of linen blend fabric called BUTE in Ivory from Cowtan and Tout, which is super wide and so gorgeous.   The two pleats on the leading edge are striped cotton called ULLAKARIN from IKEA.  The woven jute rug is also from IKEA.

This heirloom rocking chair I had reupholstered when I had twins out of a leopard velvet (like Jamil Natural).  It was my great grandfather’s.  The blanket is from salvaged PENDLETON.

 

 

I’ve been playing around with table placement so here you can see that I moved the table and chairs so they are horizontal to the bay window.  It works both ways.

 

The abstract artwork is from TARGET.  The heirloom loveseat was also my great grandparents that I had reupholstered in striped ticking.

Here’s a close up of the vintage dinner plates I found at an estate sale.  The runner is also from IKEA.

The little lumbar pillow is FANTASY FOREST by SCHUMACHER , made by STUDIO TULLIA.

A detail of the curtains, also made by STUDIO TULLIA.

Here’s another shot of my kids’ favorite spot along with fabric Sonora by SCHUMACHER and a custom faux snow leopard throw which is also a favorite in the house.

The kids aren’t the only ones who like this spot.

If you look above the door there is another found painting that was framed locally by I’VE BEEN FRAMED, my go to local art store and framer.   They frame most of my found art and prints as well as family art, photographs, etc.

Here is a detail shot of the rug and chairs.

And accessories.

And a shot of the table with candles lit earlier in the day when I had no sun.

I thought this brass napkin holder and napkins from IKEA were fun to add to the mix.

Here are a few before shots just so you can appreciate how far we have come from the original orange dining room.

 

Here the kids are priming the chalkboard for the first time with white chalk after it cured for three days.

The kids have been having fun writing menus and such on the chalkboard:

So, that is a wrap.  The sources with links are listed at the end of this post.

I could not have pulled this off without my highly skilled husband, Shiloh.  I am so grateful for all his electrical, construction and installation work.

Thanks so much for following along!

 

SOURCES

BENJAMIN MOORE – chalkboard paint

COWTAN & TOUT – Bute in Ivory for curtains

FEISS LIGHTING – Chandelier

IKEA – Lonholt jute rug

IKEA – black linen and Goddag woven table runners

IKEA – Tillstallning brass napkin holder & napkins

IKEA – Ullakarian Striped Fabric on lead edge of curtain panels

I’VE BEEN FRAMED – frames for vintage paintings

MILLER – gray paint by Joanna Gaines

METRO PAINT – Mountain Snow for custom paint mixing and base coats

PENDLETON WOOLEN MILLS – salvaged Pendleton wool for throw

PORTLAND FLEA – antique carved frame

PORTLAND NURSERY – houseplant

SCHUMACHER -Miles Redd Tumbling Blocks on Chairs

SCHUMACHER – Sonora white fringe fabric on pillow

SCHUMACHER – Fantasy Forest on accent pillow

STUDIO TULLIA – throw pillows

TARGET – abstract framed embellished painting Project 62

WS HOME – black candlesticks

ORC FALL 2018 DINING ROOM – week 3

ORC FALL 2018 DINING ROOM – week 3

Here we are at week 3 and I have made some design decisions. The lighting and upholstery fabric have been ordered. But most importantly, I have started the mural!  It’s like getting into a swimming pool; its a little hard at first and then you get more comfortable.

Be sure to check out what’s happening with the other ORC guest participants (tap the image above).

And to see some of the the featured designers at week 3 (tap the image below):

There are so many talented folks who do this – you should grab a cup of coffee (or a glass of wine) and spend some time checking things out.

So, onward we go. I settled on a chandelier:

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This was what we had before:

And this is what I selected:

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Originally $729.35
There are a few chandeliers out there that I love (that cost a lot more) but ultimately to find something my husband and I both agreed on, and with the price being so right on this one, we went for it.  I like that the shades are hand blown glass rather than fabric shades that gather dust.  And I like the more modern look and black silhouette.  I can take my time and wait to find a really amazing chandelier down the road.

UPHOLSTERY for CHAIRS:

I was going to go with a leopard velvet kind of like the rocker pictured below.

I needed something somewhat neutral that works with the black and white in the room on the loveseat and the sideboard.
STRIPED BLACK & WHITE LOVESEAT
BLACK/BROWN PERIOD SIDEBOARD:

 

I ultimately chose:
RED MILES TUMBLING BLOCKS by SCHUMACHER
It will breathe some new life into the room, I am hoping.
So, the inevitable needed to happen.  The  mural needed to begin and I have never done a mural before.

MURAL INSPO

JOHN DERIAN’s SWALLOW WALLPAPER:

and this lovely wallpaper mural by:

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So began the custom mixing:

And the beginning application of paint with the roller:

And the brush (see our lovely temporary light fixture below):

 

My 11 year old daughter was helping me quite a bit with the sky and clouds.  She has always been an artist…

 

By the end of the second day, it was looking more like Van Gogh’s Starry Night than what I had in mind.

 

I made the mistake of thinking that I could bang this out in a couple of 3 hour sessions and after two days, that is what it looked like.

 

I told my daughter I wasn’t happy with it and that I wanted to paint it over.  She asked if she could play with it for a bit if I was planning to scrap it anyway. So she did. I swallowed my ego and admitted that I liked what she did with the clouds.  She softened them and blended them better so they weren’t so animated. Then I realized that, as usual, I needed to slow down and take my time if I wanted to create something worth keeping.  She is always telling me to slow down.
So needless to say the mural is still in the works.

We are in full swing now and I look forward to sharing my progress with you next week.  In the meantime, you can follow me on INSTAGRAM

Let me know what you think and thank you for following along!

FALL 2018 ORC DINING ROOM – week 2

FALL 2018 ORC DINING ROOM – week 2

Here we are at week two and I am excited to have settled on the color palette at least for the walls.  We are gaining momentum on this project.  For some reason, the ORC makes it all come together…

(Click on images above and below to see all the other designers’ projects)

PAINT

This week as been about getting the base colors for the room where I want them.  I settled on A PIECE OF CAKE by Magnolia Home for the walls which is a light gray that looks taupe until it dries.  It is a silvery gray. My husband thought it was the same color as the dry wall tiles he was installing on the ceilings. I have to admit he has a point, so this color required some serious convincing on my part.

 

It looks almost white during the day but as you can see below it is darker than the white wall on the left.  For Portland winters I think it will stay light enough. We’ve already had some rainy gray days and it feels a lot better in the dining room already than the dark orange we lived with for years.

Below is pretty much what you need to paint.  Blue tape and paper, spackling paste for patching walls, putty knife, sandpaper, brushes, rollers, paint cup, paint tray and liners, drop cloth, paint, a bucket of water and a rag.

I recommend buying the small color sample cans until you figure out what looks right.  The space and natural light at your home is often radically different than in the paint store.

I chose SUMMER SKY by Metro Paint mixed with their MOUNTAIN SNOW until it was a very light sky blue for the Ceiling.

 

And for the built in bookcase I chose:

 RALPH LAUREN OCULUA BLUE RL1747

and

METRO PAINT MOUNTAIN SNOW  $13/gallon! Recycled paint

You don’t need a lot of the teal blue relative to the white.  I came up with something close to this color:

ACCENT WALL/SKY MURAL

I have been obsessed with sky and cloud formations all Summer in anticipation of painting the mural on the accent wall. Something like this sky wall by NEWALL is my goal:

I love the colors and swallows in this wallpaper by John Derian.

Here are just a few of the lovely skies captured this Summer – can you believe how brilliant blue the sky can be?

Gearhart Beach on the Oregon Coast:

Astoria, OR at my Father in Law’s Studio – my husband and kids are canoeing.

I had this vintage painting below framed over the Summer. It also captures the color palette I am after for this room.  I chose a gray washed, simple, more modern frame than the original ornate gold one. What a difference!

Thanks for following along.  See you next week.

FALL 2018 ORC DINING ROOM – week 1

FALL 2018 ORC DINING ROOM – week 1

It’s impossible to stay on top of all the featured designers and guest participants, but click on the image below to go to the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE headquarters where all participants link in once a week for the next six weeks. Pick some favorites and follow along.  There is a lot of talent and drama out there.

TREPIDATION

With some trepidation, here I am six months later, still trying to renovate the dining room.  For those of you who don’t remember, I attempted to address the dining room last Spring with the SPRING 2018 ORC and ended up putting this project on hold.  A trip to San Francisco, the twins’ birthdays, illness, and a major hitch lead us down a dark path of incompletion. The major hitch being that we decided to redo the ceiling rather than paint over the nasty asbestos tiles.  I was trying to do a quick fix and my husband Shiloh got me to slow down and take the time to do it right.  I really had no idea what we were getting into.

RECAP

Here is a quick recap of our storied dining room. When we moved into the house the dining room was a deep orange and has remained that way for over a decade. You know why? Twins.  Charlotte and Arthur came along and needless to say, the dining room had to stay that way for awhile.

When we first moved in, we found the brass light fixture at THE REBUILDING CENTER in Portland. it was supposed to be a $40 temporary fix.  I have banged my head on that solid brass fixtures more times than I can count.  I relished carrying it to the curb this Summer where it was promptly claimed by some poor innocent passerby who has no idea how hard that thing is when you walk into it.

The curtains will also be replaced.

The chairs will be reupholstered.

MOUNTAIN WHITE

To get rid of the orange, I did a few base coats in MOUNTAIN WHITE by METRO PAINT which is my go to white. I’ve used it all over the house – in my office, in the upstairs hallway.  Its recycled, quality paint that is extremely affordable ($40 dollars or so for a 5 gallon tub) and it is a beautiful white for bluish Portland light.

See the ugly ceiling?  It looked even worse after the white went up. That’s when we decided we couldn’t bare to look at it every evening over dinner.  It would bother us.  We’d ask, why didn’t we replace it when we had the chance???  

THE DEMO

This is the ceiling without the wooden trim covering the seams.

Then he cut into the ceiling to replace old wires and add new ones for the wifi and smoke detector.

Then he bought dry wall to install over the tiles since we were only going to lose 1/2 inch if we took them down and that would have been a nightmare.

He had to build these wooden braces to hold up the dry wall during installation.

And there’s this lovely grate that my father in law and a few others have fallen through when a chair leg finds its way into the holes.

So, 6 months later, clean slate.White walls, white ceiling.  Let the fun begin.

INSPIRATION

The room that remains an inspiration is this room by San Francisco ABH Interiors:

I love the soft gray walls with the darker wooden tones and of course this incredible mural by GRACIE STUDIO. We plan to do an accent wall but with a more northwestern vibe.  I like the lightness of the room with the warm sepia, aqua and white tones.

Swallows are a thing in Portland.   And this John Derian Chimney Swallows Dawn Wallpaper available through Designers Guild is pretty wonderful:

So is this serene cloud wall by A NEWALL:

SO, the walls are where I am headed next.

 

Thanks for following along! I’d love to hear from you as we go along here…

 

ORC SPRING 2018 WK TWO – DINING ROOM

ORC SPRING 2018 WK TWO – DINING ROOM

Here we are at WEEK TWO of the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE.

MY DINING ROOM…

If you are not already familiar with the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, it is a bi-annual event created by Linda from CALLING IT HOME that has been going on for thirteen years now.  There are some seriously talented DESIGNERS that are asked to participate:

Over a hundred GUEST PARTICIPANTS like myself that must be design bloggers also volunteer to participate:

So how about that ORANGE dining room?

I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR SOME INSPIRATION…

     IKSEL DECORATIVE ARTS & de GOURNAY murals are just beyond. A girl can dream, right?  This reminds me so much of my great grandparents dining room in a southern mansion that was once in our family 🙁   

 I love the nod to the south, where I was born, in North Carolina. And I want the room to have character. I have always loved palm trees in restaurants and hotels.

These are all so wonderful although over the top for our house.

Look at that mirrored ceiling!

I saw this at the de Gourney showroom last time I was in San Francisco and it was stunning:

I love this color scheme below but don’t want to go too gray/blue in Portland where half of the year we really crave light.  It’s a more subtle palette with pops of green and color:

Love these colors, which I can bring in as accent colors here and there in the room:

And an even softer palette, which is actually where I think I am headed:

This is one set of dishes that I use a fair amount:

And I found this fabric awhile ago and bought it thinking I might use it at some point in the house:

This is a rocking chair that floats between the living room and dining room. The jungle theme is brewing.

I am playing around with whether or not I like it in the dining room.

Stumbled across this wallpaper by Schumacher – Zebra Palm – that has me thinking.

I could do it on one wall behind this dresser/bar area:

I sent away for samples so we will see which ones looks best in the room. These are on grasscloth:

This is also a more economic option I am considering for a similar effect that is a tall stencil from OLIVE LEAF STENCILS

I’m just not sure I can pull it off and I might get tired of it.

The present curtain situation:

I would love these woven shades from Pottery Barn on the bay windows:

This is a crisp look too:

But curtains might be nice with the woven shades in a neutral that works with lots of different accents and stays light:

This is a gorgeous space and I love the soft silver blue with the more neutral walls:

I’m also dreaming about this bell jar pendant from THE ENCHANTED HOME with etched palms to replace the brass chandelier we have.

That will be a happy day when that comes down.

Pretty wallpaper by Mad Cap Cottage:

And this soft palette is lovely too – light gray, green, cream, a touch of coral…

A sisal rug or something durable that can with stand kids, a dog, meals, etc.  This one is from Pottery Barn:

So its time to start making some decisions and get moving on this thing.

I am completely open to your ideas/thoughts. If you have any, please share them with me!

Thanks for following along and I will be back next week to share more.

STUDIO TULLIA’S 2018 ROSE CALENDAR  – Get yours now while supplies last!

STUDIO TULLIA’S 2018 ROSE CALENDAR – Get yours now while supplies last!

Well, folks, we have a new calendar for 2018!

This calendar has been digitally printed on a nice linen/cotton that makes for a lovely, soft, washable tea towel. It measures approx. 15″W X 25″L.    We have hemmed it so that you may hang it up with a 3/16″ dowel and string.  You can also just tack it up and that looks fine, too.

 The Cloth Calendar is $24 including shipping.

If you want the Calendar with the Hanging Kit, the cost is $34 including shipping.

If you are handy at all, you can pick up your own two skinny 3/16″ wooden dowels, cut them to the desired width, attach a string at the top for hanging and wallah!

Here it is in my office.  It was cloudy and rainy today so this was the best I could get I’m afraid.

The inspiration for this calendar was a vintage large scale rose floral print I found that looks like it is from the sixties.   Given that Portland is the City of Roses I have been holding onto it and trying to figure out what to do with it so…

We had to figure out which section of the fabric to use which was challenging given the scale of the pattern.

Below is my fabulous assistant, Amanda, who is a constant help with computer graphics and design. (Sorry about the sun glaring in below).

Then we had to figure out the font, calendar numbers and graphics which took a few revisions.

I was trying to capture the fluidity of the artist’s hand on the roses with some added embellishments.

In the end, we settled on a bold font instead for the 2018, that to me has a retro look to it as I just wasn’t that happy with the hand written quality.

I think this is a really happy print, and not at all traditional, given the scale. About this time of year, we all deserve some bright blooms around the house.

I hope you like it!

Click HERE to purchase yours now

Thanks, as always, for reading, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

 

WEEK 4 of the ORC – HALLWAY & STAIRS

WEEK 4 of the ORC – HALLWAY & STAIRS

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Well here we are at WEEK 4 of the ORC.  I am at a rather difficult stage of this project.

PAINTING OVER THE ORANGE WALLS

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The orange walls have required at least three coats of white paint and I’m not even sure that’s going to do it.  I still have to paint the trim on the doors and the stairs.

My intention is to finish those by the end of the weekend. We’ll see how that goes.  This is after one coat so you can see what we are dealing with.

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That old trim is looking pretty funky.img_4996

Trying to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

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The pictures for my gallery wall are being matted and assembled this week.

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I ordered a runner from West Elm and I’m hoping it’s everything I want it to be

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Once I have it, I can figure out the door paint colors

So I’ve definitely got my work cut out for me NEXT WEEK.

I’ll be painting the dresser and selecting new hardware…

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My husband’s job is to install the lighting and assist with painting. He is a seriously speedy champ on the paint roller.

We also need to restore the floor at the bottom of the stairs. It is the scariest thing we found when we pulled up the rug.  This area is also the entry into my home office so I thought it needed something.

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I found an awesome stencil on Instagram from HEIRLOOM142 . It is coming from Canada so I hope it gets here in time! They shipped it out the next day which I really appreciated.

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I’m stressing out this week so wish me good luck.

Grab a huge cup of coffee (or wine if that applies) and follow along with all the other DESIGNERS and GUEST PARTICIPANTS

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Thank you so much for taking the time to read my post.   I’ll talk to you next week!

Best,

Suzanne

 

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