Sunday, January 12, 2014

Golden Glow

It's 2014!  Happy New Year people!

I must say I'm disappointed that I didn't get around to doing a Christmas scene.  I bought the stuff and never got around to it.  I did the same thing last year, so I've got two Christmas scenes to do. Maybe I'll work on them and take the pics and at least have them ready for this year.......HA HA, well it sounds good.

This room was inspired by Target's Nate Berkus Collection.  I practically live in Target because it's a block from work and I spend much of my lunch times there. What I like about his collection is the masculine feel, earthy tones, use of natural materials and tribal patterns, but what really gets my blood going is his use of GOLD to liven up the party!  I've always been a "golden" girl when it comes to home accessories, but it seems to have disappeared for a while and now it's back!






Ooops, that's my red plaid farmer shirt in the mirror.  It's nice
 and warm, but I don't wear  it out of the house, really, I don't!

The stuff:  IKEA Lekman Box.  Grass cloth walls (leftover paper from my dining room, turned out great! Lowe's).  Floor (leftover tiles from my bathroom, also turned out great! Lowe's). Rug, piece of patterned felt-Michael's.  The wall unit is a bamboo organizer-Container Store. I made the fireplace from a box, craft foam, and a stone image from the Internet.  The vases on the mantel are painted pen parts.  I made the sofa and I've used it before, pillows also by me. The coffee table is made from wood pieces.  I purchased this beautiful little gold chair from CufflinksCowboyBoots shop on Etsy.  The table beside the chair is a painted plastic center that comes in the pizza box. The bowl holding the plants on the coffee table was cut out from plastic that held 4 pieces of chocolate candy. The mirror is part of a hoop earring with a mirror glued to the back. The gold trees are cut from a larger branch from Michael's and the planters are empty K cups made for the Keurig coffee makers.  The art over the sofa is a postcard.  The accessories are a mix of HBS, Michael's, thrift shops and me.

Hello and thank you to a few new followers!  I'm really going to try to post more this year.  I have so many excuses I can use for not producing, but I'll just keep them to myself and try to work on doing better. We'll see how it goes!

Until next time, later (but hopefully sooner) - Beany.
Blessings to all of you for the new year!

16 comments:

  1. Hey there, thought you'd gone into hibernation ;0P
    Gold is something I love but never know how to put into a scene. I adore the gold framed picture, the sofa with those gorgeous cushions on them and that cool chair. The whole scene is beautiful!

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    1. Hi Pepper, I feel like I was MIA, but I'm always thinking about minis and checking you guys out. I'm glad you liked the scene. You not knowing how to put gold in a scene? NEVER!

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  2. Love the scene and adore the gold! I have gold planned in my modern house too, a golden throw and deer head are waiting to be displayed. Hope to see more of you!
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    Véronique

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    1. Thank you Veronique! A gold deer head....I love it! You're giving me ideas to steal!

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  3. Nice to see you back! I did the same thing with the Christmas scene, I bought the stuff and never did the scene. Great job on the fireplace, it doesn't look like its made from a box. I love how you repurpose things!

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    1. Thank you lady! I think repurposing is so much fun! It's something I do a lot of' in the real world. I know you're very busy making furniture and building houses, so you have a real excuse for missing Christmas!

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  4. Beautiful! And I also love to hang out at Target--especially when they have new furniture and accessory collections.

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    1. Thank you Ms. Modern, and when I'm not at Target, you can catch me at Home Goods, TJ Maxx, and Pier 1 (also close to the job)!

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  5. Hello Beany, Another beautiful scene! It is amazing what you do with color. Maybe you took a class in repurposing. You have so much talent. Thanks for sharing how you made this lovely room. I kept reading over and over again, but I'll give up on putting a room like this together. Awesome! Happy New Year!

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    1. Thank you Felma! I think with doing modern minis, we're forced to think out of the box, and that's the most fun for me. I could never make the beautiful dresses and suits that you do with perfection, wouldn't know where to begin! Now that takes some REAL talent!

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  6. LOVE the gold. This scene rocks. Great repurposing, thanks for the ideas. Nice to see you back!

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    1. Forgot to say... THANKS for adding the follow by email. I just signed up. Now I won't miss any of your posts. Woo hoo!

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    2. You're welcome and anytime I need to make an adjustment, just let me know, 'cause I AM NOT THE SAVVY BLOGGER!

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    3. ....and thank you! I'm really feelin' the gold right now and I'll probably do some more.

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  7. I cannot believe I never commented on the golden room - I always look up to you.
    This scene is so perfectly coordinated and the pizza little thing turning into a golden table is so clever.
    Chapeau to the wallpaper and floor. Your hous must be amazing!
    Neomi

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  8. Thanks Neomig, what a nice complement--I assure you, my house isn't amazing, more like interesting (and that can be good or bad), but I'm striving towards amazing!

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