Boho Decor: Spring Pillows And Throws

March 20, 2017 by CORINNA HENDERSON

Happy Spring! It’s the time to enjoy the warmer days, cool breeezes, spring showers and fresh flowers! And with those seasonal changes, we need to freshen up our interiors. There’s no longer a need for heavy throw blankets and cozy throw pillows. We can use lighter fabrics and brighter patterns to fit in line with the changes outside. While switching some things up in my own home, I started looking online for some fresh items to pull into the mix. Here’s what I’m loving for this Spring:

Boho Spring Pillows and Throws

Let’s start with pillows:

Black And White Herringbone | Embroidered Pillow

Teal Baroque | Palm Leaf | Rhombus Linen

Cactus | Bohemian Medallion | Indigo Chevron

Hand Painted Tribal

Teal Frida | Blue Ikat

Hand Dyed Shibori | Indigo Pillow Cover

Then cozy up with blankets:

Ivory Fringe Throw | Beige Pompom

Linen Throw | Nepalese Yak Wool | Turkish Cotton

Aztec Wool | Chunky Knit

Mexican Blanket | Black And White | Indigo Kantha

$100 Room Makeover Challenge

March 15, 2017 by CORINNA HENDERSON

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My update is coming at you kind of late because I keep running into road blocks and creative indecision with the space. I started with such a clear vision and now that we’re nearing the end I’m having decision remorse. I’ve never constrained myself to a budget before. I’m actually struggling.

Mirror was taken from another room, lumber is for a DIY console table to add weight and warmth to the end of the hallway.

Both ends are now lit but the lights don't match and I don't love them in this space. — Both ends are now lit but the lights don’t match and I don’t love them in this space.

20170316_190406 — I’m wondering if using this planter basket as a lampshade will give me the feel I’m after.

What have I actually done?

I’ve patched the walls and touched up the white paint. I thought I’d be happy with this since I loved the way the refreshed white paint in the living room turned out. I was wrong. I don’t love it. But I’m not sure I have the time nor budget to do anything about it.

I stole the mirror from my bathroom. The bathroom has loads of good vibes already and I needed to steal a bit of that for this space.

I changed out the light fixture for the rattan one that was in my bedroom. But again, I’m not sure I love it.

Do I love anything yet?

No. I don’t know what is wrong with me ?

What am I going to do about it?

Keep my fingers crossed. I still need to paint the doors and I hope that brings a more polished and finished vibe to the space.

I also need to pick up an additional piece of lumber to get the console put together and then I’ll paint it. Having a piece of furniture in the space should help bring warmth.

Also, need to get the mirror hung but I want to wait until the console is up so I can make sure it’s hung at an aesthetically pleasing height.

I’m keeping my fingers crossed on my lighting situation for now. Maybe something will pop up last minute. A girl can hope!

Check out the updates for all the other spaces, too!

Bohemian Spring Mantel

March 14, 2017 by CORINNA HENDERSON

It’s doesn’t feel or look like we’re nearing the end of Winter and are transitioning into greeting Spring, but alas, it is that time of year! Spring decorating means a lot of things to a lot of people. For some that has an Easter flair to it, for others it’s all about the floral. Whatever spring decor looks like to you, there’s a lot to be inspired by and I’m going to show you today where I ended up in my own Spring mantel decorating. Bohemian vibes in an airy, colorful way.

Decorating for Spring: Bohemian Spring Mantel

Pretty and Airy Teal Bohemian Spring Mantel

The Amy Dowling of My Life From Home invited bloggers within the community to come together and collectively share our Spring specific decorated mantels. Of course I was on board for that! I love sharing my style of decorating, especially when it’s something as special as welcoming a new season. If you’re new here, hello! My name is Corinna and you’re at A Designer At Home where I share decorating tips and inspiration for the boho abode.

Spring Decorating: Bohemian Mantel

My fireplace mantel is not attached to a functioning fireplace. It’s vintage and necessary because there is no fireplace in my house and I crave architectural interest. Teal is my favorite color and I love to have a burst of it in every room. For the living room (and in the future, for whatever room it may move to) that’s the fireplace mantel.

Spring Decorating: Bohemian Mantel

I’m a maximalist decorator but I tend to tone down holiday or seasonal decor because I already change things around enough. The additional excuse that we’re headed to a new season is too much to add to this Decorating ADD train. But I do enjoy welcoming in new seasons by giving them a nod in subtle ways.

Spring Decorating: Bohemian Mantel

How To Decorate Spring Subtly:

Fresh Flowers

Switching Out Textiles

Bringing In More Light

Colored Candles

Spring Decorating: Bohemian Mantel

Because our son is quite young, we still do a lot of interactive play on the floor. To make that more enjoyable experience, I keep poufs, pillows and cushions handy for sitting on. And while I’m a textile junkie, especially fond of rugs and layering them, I do keep a bit of bare floor space because matchbox cars race especially fast on them.

Spring Decorating: Bohemian Mantel

Previously I had deep maroon colored tassels on either side of the mantel, But I wanted to brighten things up and add an element of airiness with the knotted garland. I actually salvaged this off of the hammock I had last summer after my foot when through the thing and rendered it useless. Le sigh. It was a beautiful hammock. But it’s beauty lives on by embellishing my mantel. Also, in the name of airiness, I replaced the hamsa with a thrifted mirror.

Spring Decorating: Bohemian Mantel

I hope this post gave you some interesting ideas for decorating space of your own. Remember to tag those Instagram posts with #showmeyourboho so I can peek and feature you!

Boho-ifying A Hand Me Down Sofa

March 9, 2017 by CORINNA HENDERSON

Last weekend I was gifted a small sofa. It’s one of those loveseat style fold out sofas that turn into a bed. It’s a light denim fabric and a style of sofa I wouldn’t ever buy for myself but a free sofa when you’ve got a spot begging for one is a given. Take it! But light denim wash doesn’t jive with the rest of the space. I couldn’t spend any money to make it fit into the space so I took to looking at my ~~hoard~~ stash of things to boho-ify it. I found 3 different combinations that turn this hand-me-down sofa into a bohemian sofa, perfect for lounging on.

before

generic hand me down ugly sofa boho-ified with items around the house

reveal

I took a colorful elephant tapestry, a turquoise dyed coverlet and a fuchsia boho bed sheet as the base for each of the boho sofas I put together. I also pulled in throw pillows I’ve got about the house, an indigo mudcloth and a chevron throw. Which one do you dig most?

pink boho sheet to couch cover- hand me down sofa bohemian style

old sofa covered in turquoise hand dyed bed coverlet with indigo mudcloth and mongolian fur pillow- hand me down sofa done bohemian

colorful boho elephant tapestry covered light denim wash of old hand me down sofa made cozy with a chevron cotton throw and a DIY handira inspired pillow

I’m not afraid to pick favorites here. I really like the way the tapestry one looks. I’ve left it for now even though I don’t like using orange in my home. There’s just something about it here that I’m digging.

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Similar Blue Bedspread	Faux Mongolian Fur Pillow
Sheet from THIS bedding set	Chevron Throw Blanket
Elephant Tapestry	Indigo Mudcloth

$100 Room Makeover Challenge

March 8, 2017 by CORINNA HENDERSON

Well, hello there! It’s the first check in for the $100 room makeover challenge. Taking on a budget design for any space can be a challenge. Especially considering a gallon of paint generally starts in the mid $20 range. It’s an exercise in creativity. Finding ways of working with what you’ve already got on hand and getting thrifty with your choices and purchases. So far I’ve made little progress.

I started by clearing the hallway out. There’s a lot of little holes I’ve had to patch and I’m still not settled on a paint color. One project I’d planned on taking on utilized some wood I’ve got on hand from shelves I used to have in my living room to make a console table. But I need an additional piece of lumber to stabilize it. That’ll be a project for next weekend.

The other thing I need to get on with is making a concrete decision on what I’m going to do with the lighting. Originally I figured I’d just buy a second light like the one I currently have in the space and I’d wire a plug with switch to make it plugin. But it’s not the style lamp I love. I’d really love to find a way to make the Jassa lampshade from IKEA work with the budget.

It’s more my style than the schoolhouse style lights.

I think I could make that work though.

Additional Lumber for console table $8

2 Jassa Shades $60

Gallon Of Paint $25

Hemma cord with switch $7

That’d essentially put me right at my $100 mark. What do you think? Any suggestions for equally interesting shades but cheaper? Please help your girl!

I have plenty of wall decor to put back on the walls. It’d suck to continue using the old door knobs but pick and choose those battles, right? Let me know if you’re taking on a room redesign right now, too. I’d love to hear your sources for making it happen on budget.

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The Global Styler: Indian Inlay Inspired Picture Frame DIY

March 6, 2017 by CORINNA HENDERSON

Welcome to another edition of “The Global Styler” where your hosts created or share tips inspired by global designs. This month we’re tackling greenery. Trending with the jungalicious movement, the color and lifestyle are vibrant, lively and perfect for my boho love.

Green: Pantone’s color of the year, in line with St. Patrick’s Day this month and just a fabulous color to decorate with. Let’s dive into this…

In case you’re unfamiliar with bone or mother of pearl inlay furniture, here’s a little back story. Bone inlay furniture originated in Asia and Africa and is also called intarsia. Originally only found in the wealthiest of homes because of the lengthy process of hand carving and embedding each piece of bone or mother of pearl.

Nowadays the price has come down due to and tool advancements but is still made by hand, therefore still much pricier than your run of the mill wood piece of furniture. If, like myself, you opt to stay away from animal products in your purchases, you can choose mother of pearl instead of bone which is just a mineral created by abalones and oysters.

Actual inlaid pieces of furniture are beautiful and justly expensive but the look can be created with paint and stencils for a low cost way to add a global style to your space.

disassemble frame and set aside glass, mat and backing
lightly sand the picture frame
spray an even coat of primer over the whole frame (allow to dry)
paint 2-3 coats of green paint over frame (allowing coats to dry between layers)
mix glossy white paint with a pearl paint
line up the parts of the stencil you want to use over the frame
dab, dab, dab the glossy pearl paint over the parts of the stencil you want stenciled (allow to dry)
use a detail brush to add extra pearl paint over the stenciled designs (allow to dry)
reassemble frame
display

In a single afternoon, including dry time, you can have a one of a kind unique hand painted frame. For a fraction of the price, bring a little green and global influence into your decor.