I love going through a website that is considered “modern” in search for something that is surprisingly Rustic or Vintage.  This site, Nova 68, is full of treasures that would look good in any house, but especially one that is working on the Rustic Industrial look, or just a tad of Vintage WHIMSY…

* Giant {70″ Cactus} ~ Guido Drocco & Franco Mello: Gufram Cactus
* Owl Lamp: Porcelain Table Lamp Light
* Areaware Magno Medium Wooden Radio

* Capricorn Modern Trophy Head Wall Sculpture
* Rody Graumans: Chandelier 85 Lamps
* Zach Hadlock: Luxury China Cabinet Fir
* Enchanted Forest Collection: Modern Tree Trunk Stool

* Nathalie Du Pasquier: Carpet Life’s Commodities 2.005 Post Design
* The Pleasure Garden Pillow Green
* Manali Blanket/Rug & Bag in Felt
* Ettore Sottsass: Bay lamp

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LOVE these Devore cowhides from H-M Valley Ranch Store… they are neutral hides {white, sand & beige} splashed with acid wash gold, silver & copper metallic.  They are just now getting them in stock and they are already almost sold out!!  I love these hides mixed with industrial furniture and clean lined rooms.  Check ‘em out and get ‘em while they’re HOT!!!

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A rug…
Defines a room’s SCALE
Announces it’s STYLE
Offers a bit of WARMTH on a cold winter day
Gives the kids a SOFT place to play
Can MAKE or break a room

Nani Marquina is a rug company based in Spain who has one primary goal: to make extraordinary rugs and textiles.  The company keeps its product line straight forward, innovative, and socially responsible.  The designs and creative thought put into each piece are a bright exception in the world of rugs. 

Which one do you love the most??

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Changing the RUG in a room, even if you leave it otherwise the same, can transform the entire vibe of a space, lickity split.  AND, there is nothing that feels better than coming home after a long day, taking off your shoes, and walking bare footed over a soft, clean rug.  Here are TEN of our favorites if you’re going for a Rustic * Western * Vintage look.

Kilim Secade Green Rug

Sheepskin Rug from West Elm

Folk Art Rug from Whispering Pines Catalog

Axis Rug

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I spent yesterday with a great friend and talented businesswoman, Jan Orr Harter from Hot Tamale Antiques in Ft. Worth, Texas. Jan has specialized in Western and Americana antiques for years and it was a great opportunity to shop/junk with her all day with her and see things with a fresh perspective. We stumbled on a gorgeous hooked rug that she encouraged me to buy ~ it really is a beautiful example of Americana Folk Art, all hand hooked with mid-century fabrics. And I love the way that it looks in the store!!

{Americana Hooked Rug ~ $250 SOLD ~ 49″ x 28″}
call 816.386.4013 to purchase

Later last night I was thumbing through an old Country Living Magazine from 2005 and ran across a blurb about HookedonVermont.com… check out their beautiful pillows and rugs…

I’ve seen hooked rugs and pillows for years and normally pass them up without a second thought.  I’m excited to have this fresh idea for our store and the house ~ it feels good to bring a little color into the mix of neutrals!!

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The other day I received an email asking for some input on painting a floor with large stencils that would give a room a gypsy-fied feeling ~ “loads of distressin, bold colors, old world, vintage, western, rustic, eclectic…. romantic with rough around its edges…. browns with purples and turquoise… an ageless appeal of something that has been there for years… added to over and over again.” It SOUNDS AMAZING & I can picture it in my head… here’s what I’ve come up with so far….

First of all, some images that give me that warm, gypsy, vintage feeling deep in my design soul… many of the links below the images include DIY directions.

{image via Design*Sponge}

{image via Kathy Peterson via Paisley Wallpaper}

{image via ohdeedoh}

 
{image via Craftster}

{image via About.com:Interior Decorating}

LOOKING FOR A SOURCE to purchase floor Stencils?? 
Try these folks…

I love the walls {ABOVE} ~ talk about Old World ~ WOW, gorgeous. 
They also have a HUGE US MapStencil that would be great on the floor in a kid’s room!!

There’s another How-To Source Right HERE…

And some more books for INSPIRATION…

I am dying to see someone else finish a  project like this… I’m not a DIY kind of girl but it seems like painting the floor a solid color, then distressing the hell out of it, then painting it again with more distressing, then adding the stencils would be a big first step for that layered look.  Maybe even doing the same thing with the stencils… paint, sand, blast, paint some more…  Lordy, I just don’t know.  Any experts out there that can chime in here??

I mentioned painting the floors in the apartment to my husb and he was less than impressed.  {Not that that would stop me.}  Something to dwell on for a while anyway…  Good luck with your project!!  SEND PICTURES!!!!!!!!!

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Hellllloooo, GORGEOUS.

Acid Wash Cowhides now available from H-M Valley Ranch Store.  Make a statement about your home ~ modern, rustic, industrial or just a pop of WOW, these hides are divine. 
Love ‘em!!  thanks, Anna… xo,fancy

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Raise your hand if you’re ready for spring… Oh my, isn’t it time??   Here in Weston MO the sun was shining all weekend, I took the entire Cactus Creek Store apart and put it back together, vacuumed, cleaned and yes, we are ready for spring. 

This BRIGHT WHITE Lodge Living Room {below} felt light like Spring and therefore PERFECT for some Monday morning INSPIRATION…

GET THE LOOK…

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So did you get it done??  All of the Christmas decorations down… put all of the presents away… cleaned the house real good… Yeah, me neither.  But when I do {next weekend I swear!!} it’s going to feel sooo good to start fresh.  I love how “uncluttered” the living room feels after that tree comes down, I always forget that along with the warmth & coziness of Christmas decor comes a lot of “stuff”. It’s then that I start to feel INSPIRED to do something new to the house.  A new wall hanging, maybe… or even just a few new pillows to freshen up the look of the living room.

I LOVE the living room {BELOW}, mostly because it is full of all of the things that the homeowner loves ~ souvenirs from travels, a comfortable sofa and the perfect antique chairs.

{Images from Country Living Magazine, Photographer Laura Moss}

Here are a few ideas of how you can start to recreate this look in your home…

[1] Benjamin Moore Paint – Pale Avocado
[2] Brass Side Table from Home Nature
[3] Wild West Chair & Ottoman

[4] Pronghorn Antelope Mount from Timberline
[5] Deep Patina Bronze Lamp from Balard Designs
[6] Tobacco Ticking Cotton Rug from Dash & Albert

[7] African Weave Antique Pillow from Kathy Ireland
[8] Roll Arm Slipcovered Sofa from Restoration Hardware
[9] Striped Linen with Gold Trim Blanket from Patch NYC

Want to see a few more pictures of this lovely cottage??  Check ‘em out…

Hope you have a wonderful Monday… doesn’t it feel kind of good to get back in the saddle after the holiday break??  Enjoy… xo,fancy

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This fall has gotten off to a blah start hasn’t it??  The news is depressing, everyone is sick, and here in Weston MO it’s cold.  We can all sit around and whine, whine, whine but that’s annoying so let’s stop now ~ brush off the blues ~ and figure out what to do to turn around the doldrums. 

Let’s start with color… I dare you to add some color to your house this week.  Fresh flowers, a pretty pillow or even a new coat of bright paint in the hallway… something to look at & get HAPPY!!  Here’s some INSPIRATION to get you started…

{Country Home Magazine, Sept 2008}

** Let’s start with a BIG, BOLD Bed **

Kenridge Daybed
I could definitely curl up in this bright bed for the winter!!  And it comes in several color choices… what’s your favorite?? 
I’m going to go with Sour Apple…

Eve’s Glen Cross
Bright, happy and FULL OF FAITH.  Wouldn’t you love to be described that way??  This cross would make a great gift for YOU or your besties.

Stairstep Squares Quilt
Nothing is quite as warm and cozy as a QUILT.  Whether it’s from your MeeMaw’s scrap pile, or a gift from a friend… wash with love & cuddle up.

Adirondack Yellow Side Table
<< Get yer’ shades…

Round Knit Star Pillow

The trend for hand made items just keeps getting bigger, doesn’t it??  Interesting how our economy has affected so many lives and people’s dreams are almost getting BIGGER due to the bleakness.  It’s inspiring, really… folks lose their “real jobs” and their only option is to follow their heart’s desires.  The result is a marketplace full of talented artists who create items both wildly original, and also some that are a throw back to the crafts grandma taught us.  The trend is so significant that it is now completely mainstream and modern to sport hand crafted items.  
Even Urban Outiftters is doing it… I love that.

Faux Flowers
I know every designer reading this is cringing in horror and the mere mention of faux flowers.  Sorry folk, refer to the paragraph above regarding the economy… a girls gotta’ do what a girls gotta do to keep on smiling.  If fake flowers do it for you then don’t be ashamed!!

Plus they’re pretty and hey, they are from Horchow.

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