A Designer At Home

Addressing things with the Bathroom

March 6, 2018 by CORINNA HENDERSON

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to create my dream bathroom. It had to be done on a budget though. And after majorly messing up some do-it-yourself work, we had to pay pros to come in a do some things. Unfortunately, not all pros are created equal and I ended up a bit deflated with how everything came out. This month I’m going to get myself excited about this room again as I will be working on it for the Bathroom Primp and Pamper Blog Hop.

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I’d like to thank our host Jeweled Interiors for grouping us for this blog hop. It’s always motivating to have peers and a timeline to get something done! I’m excited to go in an make some changes that will make the space function better for us.

If you’ve come here from Maggie Overby Studios– greetings! I’m a fan of Maggie myself! She has the best pottery collection and I’m excited to see how she transforms her bathroom to be the stylish space she deserves. My name is Corinna and I am a bit of a hippie with a boho home. I’m a Gemini, I love textiles and I compost. Let me share what my bathroom looks like in the current…

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It looks pretty great (for the size it is and with my taste in decor), but it’s really not in person. Here are some of the problems I want to address:

1. They grouted where there should be caulk.

We’ve got this fun gap going on and water has seeped behind the paint because grout doesn’t flex. Caulk does. Bath tubs get really heavy when you fill them with bodies and water. They naturally shift some when that happens and that’s why you use a rubbery material like caulk. So I need to pull up all the grout where it shouldn’t be and put down caulk.

2. I miss having a hand held shower nozzle.

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They make cleaning walls of tile so much easier. And sometimes my kid jumps in the bath with me and a secondary way to spray soap out of my hair would be a first world perk for sure.

3. I need a skinnier vanity

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When we bought the house, it has a hideously gigantic vanity. It’s a very narrow bathroom and the clearance to get to the toilet behind the tub is tight. I’m tired of doing a shimmy to get back there. This vanity was an improvement, but it’s time to find the smallest depth vanity in the world. Wish me and my budget good luck ????????

4. I need new towels

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I have peshtemals but they aren’t very cozy. I want pretty and plush towels. It’s slightly function but mostly a form request for this one.

Beyond that? I’d really like to paint. Really need to upgrade the window. And I want to put a cabinet above the toilet. But those things aren’t on the short list of musts. I’ll see if time and money permit to get those things done, too.

So what are my blogging pals doing to their bathrooms? Let’s check them out! Next on the Hop is My Eclectic Nest

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This is Our Bliss
PMQ for Two
Monica Wants It
I Like it Lovely
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Southern State of Mind
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A Designer at Home
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5 Minute Dollar Store Spring Wreath

March 5, 2018 by CORINNA HENDERSON

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With Spring practically right on us, it’s the perfect time to add a lively feel to our homes. But we are busy spring cleaning right? That’s why this month’s edition of The Global Style is 5 minute or less home decor crafts for Spring. Here on A Designer At Home, we are taking supplies from a quick trip to the Dollar Store to make an easy Spring Wreath.

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Grapevine Wreath
Faux Succulents
Hot Glue Sticks and Gun

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Arranging faux succulents for a spring wreath

This is really, really easy. First, you’ll have to heat up your glue gun.

Then, do a dry run of where you want everything placed. If you can find the same or even just similar succulents as the ones I uaed, you can follow my design. If not, it’s pretty easy to group a few larger bundles. Add vines to either end and add an interesting bundle on the lower end and in the center.

For pieces that have wire in the stem, stick it into the wreath and wrap it around a branch. For the pieces that done have wire, try to wedge it into the wreath where it is stuck between two branches.

Then place a generous amount of glue to hold it in place.

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This sweet little greeting for our guests is an easy way to usher in the warmer and longer days. And it’s incredibly easy on the wallet!

5 minute Dollar Store Spring Wreath

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If you enjoyed this post, you’ll love these other quick Spring inspired crafts!

Nordic Inspired Floral Garland

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Spring Banner from Canvas Tote

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DIY Woven Basket Wall Hanging

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March #showmeyourboho Daily Insta Story Prompts

March 1, 2018 by CORINNA HENDERSON

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We’ve made it through two months of the year with daily #showmeyourboho Instagram photo posts. Now we are going to shake things up and challenge ourselves to use the Instagram stories feature every day. The prompts are designed to take you around various different spaces of your home. Be authentic! Don’t skip a day just because you’re nervous about how a space looks. But if you’re not feeling inspired to take the challenge each day- definitely skip a day. And if a prompt doesn’t apply to your abode, share something else that works better for you.

You can still tag in your stories. Just the text option and typing a handle or hashtag with tag the story. So make sure you’re sharing your stories with #showmeyourboho.

We will also be picking back up with our daily threads in the Facebook group- Bohemian Interiors. So each day you can leave your profile link so the tribe can come watch your stories and you can easily find and watch theirs, too.

I hope you enjoy this spin on the daily challenges. If you just aren’t into stories but still want to play along, you can use the prompts as daily photo inspiration, too.

Boho Botanical Spring Tablescape

February 28, 2018 by CORINNA HENDERSON

Boho tablescape — *Bohemian meets Spring in this whimsical small space and budget friendly tablescape.*

I thought the verdict for this year’s winter on Groundhog Day was that we were in for a long winter. But it’s surely seemed the opposite! I’ve been so inspired by the milder days that we’ve dove into getting the garden ready and adding spring touches to our home. In a little celebration of the spring feel, I’ve joined a blog hop to share spring tablescape ideas. I’ve gone with a colorful bohemian table setting with birds and flowers. I do love a little whimsy and spring is the perfect time of year to let it play out in a fun way!

Before I jump into my ideas and the bohemian tablescape I enjoyed creating, I want to say “hello!” to any new faces that may be stopping by from Ariel’s blog (PMQ for Two). My name is Corinna and I have a colorful bohemian style in a basic 1950’s brick ranch home. Thank you for coming by and I hope you enjoy the ideas I have to share with you ♥️

Whimsical Boho Spring Tablescape

For the tablecloth, I used a flower shaped tapestry with fringe that I bought through Amazon. It adds a flirty and fun feel to the whole space and it’s easy to switch out for activities and other occasions.

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I pretty much always opt to use dishes from the dollar store. The colorful glass cups, the bowls and the larger dinner plates are from my local dollar stores. We’ve broken some expensive dishes I the past so these are perfect for this phase of life.

Budget Friendly spring tablescape

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Vegan friendly fettuccine Alfredo spring table setting

I chose to pick greenery and flowers from the garden. Usually I’d pick up a bouquet from Trader Joe’s, but the weather was unpleasant and I had daffodils and camellias in the yard anyways. I use clippings from one of my houseplants to fill it in and add a special touch to the silverware.

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Candle lit boho dinner table

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Cozy boho tablescape with spring touches you can totally copy

Tips To Get The Look:

• Start with a bright floral inspired tablecloth
• Layer placemats, chargers and smaller plates and bowls
• Group candlesticks, salt and pepper shakers and small decorative crystals around a vase
• Fill vase with foliage from the yard
• Mix drinking glass and napkin colors

Thank you again for coming by! To continue the blog hop, you’ll visit Kathy from Up To Date Interiors. And you’ll definitely want to see her ideas if you haven’t! She lives in Japan and incorporates some of that influence into her decorating. Enjoy and be well!

Eclectic, chic and colorful tablescape and bar cart decor ideas from talented home decor bloggers.

The Colorful Jungle Boho Kids Room

February 6, 2018 by CORINNA HENDERSON

If you asked me last year if I thought my son’s room was going to be the space it is now, I probably would have just cried. The space fell to the wayside for so long that it had started to resemble a storage unit gone bad. There was the failed attempt at refinishing floors and piles on top of piles of things that needed to be dealt with but was hidden instead. But now the room is finished! And feels like we’ve gained actual square footage in our home! Today, im sharing with you my labor of love: The colorful jungle boho kids room reveal.

If you need a refresher on where we started, here’s the first blog post and a flashback:

Final Week Vlog:

The Room Reveal

Since this is my baby, I treated it like so and took many pictures. To make it easy to navigate and understand what exactly I’m throwing your way, I’ve split it into sections with introductions.

The Bunk Bed

The first thing he ever asked for in his room was a bunkbed. He had to have one simply for the novelty of it. He still excitedly talks about how he can have his friends and family sleep over and stay on either bunk. Previously I’ve shared my tips for making the bunkbed a stylist focal point for the room. And now I’m going to show you how it came out!

Resources:

the shibori pillow case, yellow pillow, bedside tables and hardware were provided free of charge for this challenge and the lamps were provided previously for a one room challenge.

Tassel Garland – Target Dollar Spot

Shibor Pillow

Yellow Velvet Pillow

Teal Pillow- Tuesday Morning

Comforter

Sheets

The Top Bunk

I actually really want to nix the top mattress and use plywood and carpet to make it a play area, like a loft. But I haven’t finalized the logistics on that idea yet so we’ve decked it in a fun mix of pillows and a simple elephant tapestry. While he likes the idea of sleeping up here, he’s just not quite ready to make that leap. He’s also a very sprawled out kind of sleeper so a twin would be tight. So he uses it sofa style during the day to hang out and watch videos on.

Resources:

the ceiling light was received through a promotional item from a Lamps Plus sweepstakes campaign. the Anewall tropical leaf mural was provided for this challenge free of charge

Ceiling Light

Tapestry Bed Cover

Purple Suzani Pillows

Dinosaur Pillow

Mini Southwestern Pillow

Navy And White Chevron Pillow- Walmart, discontinued

Moon Pillow – 5 Below

Bird Paradise Mural

The Windows

They’re the first thing you see when you walk into the room so I wanted them to be a beautiful welcome. My son sits at windows often to watch the birds and has a bird feeder outside his window that I wanted him to be able to enjoy from here. My simple formula for boho beautiful windows is a natural material shade + soft patterned or embellished curtains + hanging macrame planters. It seriously looks so good every time!

Resources:

the blinds were provided free of charge a few years ago from Blindster. The pouf and wood stool were provided by Lamps Plus free of charge for this challenge.

Curtain Rod- had on hand

Basket Planter- thrifted

The Dresser

This beat up piece of furniture was a Craigslist find a few years ago. For $20 I had to have it for the hardware alone! Unfortunately it’s not solid wood and it’s starting to fall apart so it’s here, but not for too long. After begging for a bunkbed, my kiddo started begging for a fishtank in his room. Naturally it wound up here and it actually blends in with the other decor pretty well!

Resources:

the rug from RugsUSA, lamp from Lamps Plus and graphic art from SmithHönig were provided free of charge for use in the new year new room refresh challenge. the triangle shelves and woven wall hanging were provided free of charge to share with my instagram followers.

Graphic Art

Woven Wall Hanging

Brass Wall Planters– thrifted

Triangle Shelves

Lamp

Dresser- Craigslist

Rug

The Details

The Doorway

Seriously the squeals of delight every time progress was made from my kiddo were the sweetest of icing on the cake. It’s not quite as jungle as he wants it to be but we will get there in time. We have to be sure the plants we add will fare well with the weird lighting in this room so we will take it slow.

I hope you’ve enjoyed following along with this year’s challenge! A lot went into this room but nothing that’s going to cost you a fortune to replicate nor are there any special skill DIYs to tackle. If youve got a little one in your life with a flair for color and plants, I hope this transformation gives you ideas for making their room magical ????

Now I’m going to pass you off to the wonderful ladies who participated in this challenge and are revealing their spaces, too. And if you refreshed anything this mobth, make sure you take the opportunity to link up the finished project in the link up below!

Casa Watkins Living // A Designer At Home // Seeking Lavender Lane // Domicile 37 // Iris Nacole // Pocketful Of Posies // Monica Wants It // Up To Date Interiors // This Is Our Bliss // Vintage Romance Style

Boho Napkin Rings and Chana Masala Recipe

February 5, 2018 by CORINNA HENDERSON

Chana Masala dinner with DIY henna inspired napkin rings.

Do we want to talk about it? I know Valentine’s day can be a strong love it or leave it for most but there’s no need to make it a big fuss. The gals behind The Global Style have you covered from breakfast to dessert with a combination of DIYs and recipes to inspire your own displays of affection. Today, I’m sharing up a henna inspired napkin ring DIY and my own chana masala recipe that’s sure to hit the spot!

Henna Inspired Valentine's day themed napkin rings. — Henna Inspired Valentine’s day themed napkin rings.

Boho Henna Inspired Napkin Rings Tutorial

Create a special handmade piece for your romantic Bohemian table setting this Valentine’s day with these painted napkin rings. Using paint pens makes this craft an easy and relatively mess free one!

1. Prepare the napkin rings by making sure they are clean.

2. Prime the paint pens by shaking and pressing them until the tip is saturated with ink.

3. Using a pencil, draw 4 tick marks equal distance around the base of the ring.

4. Draw 4 more ticks on the other end rotated so that they are halfway between the marks on the other end.

5. With the pink pen, use the tick marks as a guide to create a petal shape.

6. Then create a skinnier petal shape by following the same shape.

7. Using the white pen, draw dots between the two layers of petal shapes.

Mix pretty hand painted napkin rings with colorful cloth napkins.

Simple and pretty boho table setting with DIY painted napkin ring. — Simple and pretty boho table with DIY painted napkin ring.

This gives you a basic, but very pretty design that adds a little feminine touch to your table setting. You can change the colors to suit your style. Feeling especially steady handed and creative? Why not try free handing?

All that crafting make you hungry?

Boho setting for Valentine's day Chana Masala dinner. — Boho setting for Valentine’s day Chana Masala dinner.

Valentine’s Day Dinner Chana Masala Recipe

This one pan (plus a rice cooker) dish is hearty, flavorful, naturally vegan and reheats deliciously. Buy shelf stable cans and frozen goods to keep on hand to make this a pantry staple meal. Tip: try adding potatoes and carrots!

Ingredients:

Makes 6 servings

1 cup basmati rice

2 cups water

1/2 white onion diced

1 clove garlic minced

1 tablespoon cooking oil

2 tablespoons curry powder

1/2 15 ounce can coconut milk

1 15 ounce diced tomatoes

1 8 ounce can tomato sauce

2 cans garbanzo beans

Salt and pepper to taste

2 cups frozen broccoli

1. Add 2 cups water to 1 cup basmati rice in a rice cooker or cook according to package instructions.

2. Heat pan over low-medium heat. Add cooking oil and curry powder. Let heat until fragrant.

3. Add onions and garlic to pan and cook until translucent.

4. Toss garbanzo beans with salt and pepper and add to pan.

5. Reduce heat to low and add coconut milk, tomato sauce and diced tomatoes.

6. Mix until liquids are fully incorporated.

7. Bring heat back up to low-medium and add broccoli.

8. Simmer for 30-40 minutes until sauce as thickened to hold mixture together without thinning out immediately.

9. Serve warm over basmati rice.

10. Enjoy!

Romantic Bohemian chana masala dinner for fresh flowers and libations.

You can serve this dish with naan and fresh fruit for a multi course meal or keep it simple with the one dish. Make sure to make the extra because your partner will want some for later!

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Don’t miss the other meals of the day!

Stephanie from Casa Watkins Living is sharing cinnamon sugar croissants and wine glass centerpiece for breakfast.

Kathy from Up To Date Interiors is sharing tribal inspired LOVE table decor for Lunch.

I’m sharing henna inspired napkin rings and my Chana Masala Recipe. Save this post to Facebook or Pinterest to have it for later!

Jessica from House Homemade is sharing arrow decorations and dipped Oreos for dessert!

1. They grouted where there should be caulk.

2. I miss having a hand held shower nozzle.

3. I need a skinnier vanity

4. I need new towels

If you enjoyed this post, you’ll love these other quick Spring inspired crafts!

Whimsical Boho Spring Tablescape

Tips To Get The Look:

Final Week Vlog:

The Room Reveal

The Bunk Bed

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The Top Bunk

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The Windows

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The Dresser

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The Details

The Doorway

Boho Henna Inspired Napkin Rings Tutorial

All that crafting make you hungry?

Valentine’s Day Dinner Chana Masala Recipe

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