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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Hour Tour: Melanie of Plum Cushion

Melanie is the lovely lady behind Plum Cushion (where all your designer pillow dreams come true). She has an amazing eye and I am thrilled to share photos of her gorgeous home with you today. Sources are listed below, but feel free to leave questions in the comment section.

Thanks, Melanie!!











Living room:
Wall color: Verdigris Mist, True Value
Sofa: 'South Beach', Schumacher
Green chair: vintage (hand me down, from mom - reupholstered)
Pink chairs: Gussy Chairs (Etsy)
Bench: hand me down from Hubby's Aunt & Uncle (I just reupholstered it in Kravet's "Passage" in aqua)
Cocktail Table and side tables: Craigslist, professionally lacquered
Console: Craigslist, I painted it Verdigris Mist (the wall color) but in high gloss
Secretary: Craigslist (massively-lucky find)
Framed art: marbled paper from Paper Mojo (I got the idea from LGN), "Blonde Girl in Gray" - original watercolor from Wm. Gangol, purchased on eBay
Draperies: custom, flamestitch fabric purchased on eBay





Bedroom sources:
Wallcovering: Waterhouse Wallhangings (purchased on eBay - and they still have it! )
Bedding: Pottery Barn 'tile print' in orange
Pillows: Chiang Mai Dragon (from Plum Cushion) ;-)
Pelmets: Made by hubby and me, following the instructions on LGN
Flower Mirror: GR Hedges





Bathroom:
Striped wall treatment, hand applied (wow was it a job!): All Behr paint. I may be able to scrape up the colors used but I don't have them all in my online file. (please comment if you need these)
Valance: Imperial Trellis







Kitchen:
Wall color: Midnight Dream, Behr
Table: Craigslist, professionally refinished
Chairs: Craigslist, painted
Rug: vintage, Turkish, purchased on eBay





Workroom:
Wall color: Valley Mist, Behr
Rug: West Elm
Painting: Original Oil (also a hand me down from my mom)