When I got them, they were even prettier in person and I started dreaming of decorating a baby girl nursery using those shoes as an inspiration. Beige, Browns, Reds and Mint… all vintage style. I would purchase a red vintage gumball machine, I actually found the fabric online and would plan the bedding accordingly (clearly not all in that fabric, but maybe some throw pillows etc.) I was even thinking of framing the shoes (until baby girl could wear them) as a art piece for the room. The only thing I couldn’t quite figure out is my glider. I have a beautiful gray houndstooth glider which clearly would clash with my vision. Being the girly girl I am and wanting everything to match it really bothered me even more so now that I am having a girl. So I decided to switch my plans.

Inspiration #2 for my new nursery. These beautiful mint shoes, again from Joyfolie. I love the idea of mint in a baby’s girl room and these shoes really are beautiful. The fabric, the embellishment all so very dainty and I see would fit perfectly with my vision of what baby girl would look like.

Clearly mint is a reoccurring color and one I love for a girls nursery combined that with grays, blush pinks, corals, and steel blue. Yes its very uncommon for a nursery but the combo is beyond pretty. Just look at this BEAUTIFUL collage… it’s exactly what I envision for my nursery palette.

I’ve repeated it over and over that I’m not a baby theme lover. Theme as in classic baby themes : butterflies, animals, Disney Characters etc. So creating something unique, not too theme-ish will be quite the challenge, but I love when 1 thing sparks a waterfall of ideas. (I’m still waiting for that to happen) but I’m sure it will … soon.

Have you ever designed a room (nursery or other) using inspiration in an unexpected place?

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I gave her a list of the furniture we already had ( the bed and the dresser) and explained that I wanted something that would grow well with him (meaning not to theme-ish) This is what she came up with.

She told me she would leave the bed as is, but paint the dresser a cream color which is what we did. (Well we technically painted the dresser an Ikea off white) At the time, Mavrick’s room was staying where it is now… but since then I got pregnant, we are moving in the basement and we are splitting Mavrick’s room into a room / playroom.

We have a gray shaggy rug and gray bed linens, but other than that we don’t have much to work with. I love the idea of adding other wood type elements in the room so that the bed doesn’t feel “out of place”  but I’m afraid with the playroom area it will all look like missmash. The hubs wants to add some superman theme of some sort and I am fighting with my very last ounce of breath to make him understand that it won’t happen. I told him the most he can have is this illustration in a wood frame…. and MAYBE a Cars stuffed car. (maybe Mater to match the “wood”)

I want to do something cool, maybe a mural or something that will make the space a WOW factor. But I have no idea where to start. Have you seen some great roomspiration ? Or some unique ideas I should consider?

Here are some unique color combos I am loving for a nursery.

[ source : Flights of Fancy ]

I love the holidays and december coming up means Advent Calendar. To be honest, apart from the chocolate advent calendars, they aren’t very popular in my house or when I was a child. I would love to make it a tradition when my son is a little older, but that doesn’t stop me from sharing this awesome printable Advent Calendar offered by Jordan of Oh Happy Day  and  Amanda Jane Jones  (designer)

Check out the full post for step by step instructions.

Now, to start finding cute tree skirts…

{ via | Oh Happy Day }

Color + Vintage have to be the perfect combo in my mind. So it’s a given when I came across the ‘Vintage by Colour’ series created by Swedish photographer and designer, Hilda Grahnat, I fell in love. Seriously, I love each picture and would frame them in my office. (Not to mention I love me some vintage finds and damn those are great!) She is such a talented artist it blows my mind. Check out her website for more of her work or read her blog, lots of great finds on their as well.

[ August Empress + Hilda Grahant ]

When I saw the beautiful illustrations of artist Kike Besada I was literally in awe. The collage aspect of each piece is stunning and even the littlest detail has it’s important. Check out some other great pieces on his website. Thank you  Jo of August Empress for introducing me to such an amazing artist.

I don’t know about you, but I LOVE great blogs. Great as in the content as much as the design. My new favorite (actually I’ve been reading for quite sometime) is Lay Baby Lay. You will find some great nursery inspiration & delights on that site! Be sure to check it out when you have 2 mins. It’s all about promoting great blogs & designers. Great work Joni!

Just like blogging, you’d be surprised to know that  there is a Pinterest etiquette. I’m not trying to claim that I do it all right, we are all human, but if we are aware of it, it only makes us better… right?  I thought  I would give you a 101 (and feel free to add to it) about Pinterest.

Like I mentioned, I don’t do it perfect… not even close and it’s harder to control when a pretty image pops up in your feed and you simply repin it (which is what I tend to do ALOT)

1. MAKE SURE TO AVOID DEAD LINKS
   When I see something I love on pinterest the first thing I do is click on the image to go to the blog/site it comes from for additional details. Say for example; price, where I can get that specific item or how I should go about making it (tutorial) It happens too many times that I click on the image and it just links to the image. FAIL! I don’t know where the image is coming from nor do I know how to find it. This is the #1 mistake from pinners.

   HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM:
   If you installed the Pin It Bookmark (Safari, Firefox & Chrome) be sure you click on the actual post (for the specific URL) and then use the Pin It Bookmark. That way it will save the Post Unique URL rather than the website’s URL. This happens alot with Tumblr Posts. (links to say page 6, but by the time you click on the link the image is not on page 6 but maybe page 13) Hours of searching = no fun.
   
   

2. CREDIT SOURCES PROPERLY
   As much as it’s easy to reblog something we’ve seen online, it’s as easy to pin something from a blog who’s reblogged content. Sure it’s easy to do, but it really sucks for the original source. I mean seeing their “post/image/art/design” on pinterest coming from another source but their own. This has happened to me (and I’m not an important person ) so please try and avoid this. 

   HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM:
   If you are on a blog and like something but see there’s a source for the image, click on that link until you find the original source and pin away. Yes this may be time consuming I know (finding the original source) but in the end it will eliminate sourcing issues. If you can’t go this route, then might I add you credit the “original” source in the description. (see image below)

   

3. YOU WOULD WANT TO KNOW IF YOU WERE PINNED
   As much as I love Pinterest, I find that it lacks one thing. Either a notification when someone pins you (maybe a la pingback) or a way to search a specific domain on pinterest to see who pinned art/design/photography from your site. I even went forward and sent the suggestion to the peeps over at the pin kingdom and they thanked me for the suggestion.

   HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM:
   You can do one of three things. #1 – leave a comment on the post of the blogger saying you pinned their pic and leave the unique URL of that pin. #2 –  you can mention (@) the author/source of the image (if you follow that specific person) or #3 – If you don’t follow that person, then tag either their name or their blog name (i.e. #blushink) That way searching to see who pinned you will be easier to find. (Ideally I would do 1 & 2/3) but as long as one is done… then yay!

Okay enough about the don’t of pinterest and on to the Dos. Do use it, Do follow people, Do like, Do mention and most of all HAVE FUN DO-ing it  Last week I found a tip that is worth to be shared. Did you know that you can highlight type (say a source or description) and then press the pin it bookmark and it will copy/paste the text in the description box of the pin itself? Isn’t that great? You can go ahead and modify the text but it makes it so much easier/faster and you are sure not to make any spelling mistakes in names. If you are a visual person, check out the explanation on The Pinteresting Blog

Last but not least, did you know you can embed an image on pinterest directly on your blog and all the credits will be intact? All done for you so you know everything will work. It’s actually pretty great! You can find the embed button on the side of a pin next to the twitter, email and facebook button. You can even select the size of the image (but can’t go bigger than the original). This is what an embedded pin looks like :

Source: europaintfinishes.blogspot.com via Nancy on Pinterest

I promise I am not the Pinterest police… I just want everyone to enjoy all aspects of the site. Am I missing anything? Do you have more Pinterest Etiquette or tips? Please do share!

I’ve been invited to join Pinterest a while ago (July to be exact) and though it took me a few months to start fully using it, now it is my go-to place for inspiration and to keep imagery that i love on all fronts ; graphic design, home decor, food, fashion and products. What is Pinterest ? it’s a virtual pinboard — a place where you can post collections of things you love, and “follow” collections created by others

I thought it might be a fun idea to share those images with you, so I’ve decided to make a bi-monthly roundup of some of my favorite Pins. If you would like to see more of my pins, follow me here. If you are also pinning, be sure to tell me so that I can follow you as well.

New in 2011? I’ve added a “Pin this” button at the button of all my posts to allow for easy pinning if you happen to find something on my blog worth sharing with the Pinterest Community.

Happy Pinning :]

{ p.s If you want an invitation to pinterest, please leave me a comment with your email and I’ll invite you. I only have 6 invites it will be on a first comment first invited basis! }

]]> http://blushink.com/pinterest-roundup-new-in-2011/feed/ 37 http://blushink.com/diy-faux-sheepskin-cloud-rug/ http://blushink.com/diy-faux-sheepskin-cloud-rug/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 14:45:16 +0000 Kelly | Glamour This! http://blushink.com/?p=3047 As you know I am in the midst of designing my nursery for Baby Boy. When I saw this cute Faux Sheepskin Cloud Rug Tutorial I knew I had to share with my DIY savvy peeps. Wouldn’t this be perfect for nursery decor, or even a childs room?

I unfortunately already purchased a gray shag carpet… but I will definitely keep this idea in mine. Maybe when baby is a little bigger. Who knows
Check out the Tutorial here

{via : LifeFlix }