Chevron Rug DIY

Little by little, I’ve been trying to add some life to our upstairs hallway.  A zebra print, large mirror and some framed photos have been hung, but the area still needed a runner.  After searching for what felt like ages, I recently thought I found the perfect one! 

A navy blue, 2.5 x 9 foot zig zag rug by Calypso Home!  This rug was pretty pricey, but since I hadn’t found anything else I loved as much, I made the splurge.

Last week, I got an email from UPS informing me that my rug had been delivered to my home address.  Except the rug hadn’t actually arrived and the address they had for me wasn’t me, but a local Home Depot!  After getting nowhere with UPS, I ended up loading up the baby in the car and heading to Home Depot to track down my rug.  The manager there was really nice and was able to retrieve my rug for me. 

I was so excited to get it home and unwrapped.  But unfortunately, I don’t care for how it looks in the hallway.  First, it’s way more blue than the dark navy I pictured and I didn’t realize it was such a thin flat weave.   Also, I’m thinking now maybe I need two runners instead of just one for this long hallway??  And perhaps a different pattern with more colors??

Needless to say, I returned my rug.  But, a few days later, I found this awesome hand painted chevron rug by Carissa at The Fabulous Design File.

She used a flat weave sisal-type rug (8 x 10) and two coats of Benjamin Moore latex floor paint in black after measuring and taping off the peaks.  I think the result is amazing!  Look at how crisp she got those lines.  Go here to see how she did it.

Stunning, don’t you think?

Still not sure what I’m going to do in the hallway, but I love Carissa’s rug!

And I must be on a Chevron kick these days because I also ordered these black and gold “zig zag” plates and mugs from Mikasa.  They have other darling patterns and colors too.  An early Christmas gift from the hubby (after a little hint, hint)!  I think they will be so pretty on our Christmas table- and every other day of the year!

 

Can’t wait for them to arrive- I hope they don’t end up at Home Depot! 

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The Trendy Peas Giveaway ends on Thursday December 9, 2010 at midnight central time.  Winner will be announced on Friday December 10, 2010. 

Office Rug Dilemma

Okay guys, it’s Friday night and I need some help deciding on a rug for my office.   I originally had my eye on the grey trellis rug pictured below in my inspiration board, but West Elm doesn’t carry it anymore.  I found a similar rug online, but then got to thinking about doing a sheep skin one.  Then . . .  I started wondering if I should even do a rug at all because my office floor has tan carpet. 

As a reminder, here’s my original plan:

I’m 99% sure I’m going with this chandelier from Overstock.

And here are my yellow walls, curtains, desk, chair, and tan carpet. 

Here are the rugs I was considering:

1.  Sandoval Grey {Peerless Rugs}

 

*OR*

2.  Himalaya White Rug {Overstock}

What do you think?  Is there a better one out there, am I on the right track, or do you think I should forego the rug altogether since I have carpet?  I really value your opinion.  What say you? 

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I am leaving today for...to see this guy, which you might remember from here, here or here.
Tuesday he will be taping a show that will feature an audience of all design bloggers and I thrilled to be included in this group.
Since I had a plus one I decided to take another very dapper man...my Dad. Not only does he love design but we always have a good time in New York together.
So I will leave you with some images from my bf Nate....
And I know I have posted about this little one before but I still want it...
A client and I were looking at this the other day...we are still debating...
I think this rug could be pretty cool too...
I will share with you how it all went later in the week when I get back south.

Images from Nate Berkus and Nate Berkus for HSN

A Bright Light & The Dark Side

This image makes me want to paint something BRIGHT....
Although while looking on West Elm I was drawn back to the dark side...this rug is on my short list...hmmm, so is that lumbar pillow...and the far side table too...
And I love this light even more in gray....I just can't help myself!
Love this room, the whole look, very cool light...
All images West Elm