Thank you to Andrika, a contributor to the Project Nursery blog and author of Nursery Notations, for featuring our Ikat Pink duvet in her latest post: Pink & Orange Ikat! We love bright bold bohemian colors and were thrilled to see our fabric. Check out the full post on Project Nursery. Thanks again, Andrika!
Have you seen our new collection? Click here to browse our digital catalog for 2012 Annette Tatum Nursery and Child…Enjoy!
Happy New Year! One of our favorite things at Annette Tatum is to see the creative ways our fabrics are used. So, we were thrilled to see our new collection of Boho Fabrics featured in the Block of the Month quilting project on Craftsy! This quilting how-to video series is being lead by the very talented Amy Gibson, of the adorable crafting blog, Stichery Dickory Dock. The tutorials are just getting started, so if you have a desire to learn how to quilt, this is an amazing opportunity.
This is a year long monthly video series, and each month Amy will teach 2 new blocks & 1 new skill. By the end of the year, you will have 20 finished blocks, and will learn to add sashing and borders, baste, quilt, and bind, resulting in a lovely quilt, all in our new Boho Fabrics. We love the eclectic look of quilts, especially on a daybed with lots of pillows. We are offering one of Amy’s followers a chance to win a one-of-a-kind neckroll pillow to go with their finished quilt.
Head over to Amy’s blog Sitchery Dickory Dock now to find out how to enter. The contests ends Jan. 5th, so don’t miss your chance!
We can’t wait to follow along throughout the year to see the progress on the quilt. Thanks again Amy!
There are always magical elements in a child’s room that are homemade or one of a kind. To me, the “do it yourself” philosophy of room decor is what gives a room personality. There is nothing better than a gallery made up of your child’s artwork or favorite photographs. Whatever it is that makes you smile or reminds your child of a special accomplishment or event…I say post it. Put it up on the wall for all to see. If you ever wonder what makes a room unique, the answer is found in those who live there.
Framing your child’s art can send a message to all that what your child creates is beautiful and special. It is always nice when the work speaks for itself as an expression of the individual.
image from Wondertime.com Magazine
Little expressions here and there like a handmade daisy chain add whimsy to the room. For the more ambitious, creating one-of-a-kind, magical canopies can be done easily. Or you can embellish a store bought one with ribbons and other elements to create a lovely statement.
Banners of self expression, added with a little bit of this and that, are what makes a room yours. The pairing of the not so perfect is perfect.
image from Elle Decor
Keep adding to your child’s room as they grow. You are never too young or too old to practice the art of self expression—especially in your own room.
See the full post at Project Nursery
Thank you so much to Very Rosenberry for featuring me on their blog! It was so fun to share my inspiration and favorite parts of designing. Head over to their blog for the full post. Thanks again!
Instead of wondering what the “elephant” in the room is… try adding a little “zebra” to your fashion mix or home decor and watch what happens. Zebra is stripe to a perfection. Always a classic and never out of place. Zebra is the perfect way to add a little bit of the wild to your design palette.
Fashion has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to animal skin….
Zebra area rugs are a great statement and other accents in a zebra stripe always seem to work in a room.
Large statements of zebra patterns…
there are many ways to add skin to the room…
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Love the idea of zebra on the floor… taking the animal idea to another level. There are so many choices for zebra pattern. Great faux ones exist as well.. so you dont have to “hunt” one down to have one.
Thank you to Glo for featuring some of my before and after room transformations on their Dazzling Do-Overs. Go check out their post to see some of the fun and creative ways to transform spaces in your home!
To me, childhood is all about play. As adults, we get busy with the day to day and forget to embrace the child inside all of us. You are never too old to play, and the creative spirit is always alive no matter what age. Creating a special space where imagination can be nurtured is what “playrooms” are all about.
Color, mix and match—anything goes in the mind of a child. So why not find inspiration in the free flowing artistic mind of your child? Nothing needs to make sense, and the space can be ever evolving and growing…just like you and your child.
image from Traditional Home
Playrooms can exist anywhere. There are no rules as to what they should be—they should just be.
image from the former dominomag.com
Honoring the creative output of your child or family can make a room burst with personality. It makes life more interesting and pushes the mind of what exactly is ART?
image from the former dominomag.com
Create spaces for play with lots of materials and choices—lounge time for creative interactive play or one-of-a-kind nooks for solo time.
image from the former dominomag.com
The family room can also be merged with the playroom to mix and match with everyday life. Make your playroom fit your lifestyle. Grown-up-sized elements mixed with childlike colors reminds everyone in the whole family that there is always time to play.
image from Elle Decor
See the full post at Project Nursery!
One of my favorite things to gather and collect are books. I love the idea of using books as decor. Arranging them and finding the right combination for any room is a talent and requires an artful touch. I never underestimate the “random” arrangement of books on a shelf. The transformation of a room from lifeless to “life-full” can be achieved with the simple art of “book-ing” a room.
Nooks and ladders for books in high spaces creates height in any room. I love tall bookcases filled with a literary display and other curiosities. Collections creating over time adds personality to the room.
There are so many ways to design book cases. Fitting them into the wall space can be done artfully and offers up variety to any wall space. Filling the spaces on your wall with books and other objects of interest allows the room to fill over time with your own personal style. The shelves offer the room for that process. Books being one of the pieces to the process.
Fashion screams mix and match.. so should your walls. Books mixed with art mixed with photos and more. Photo on the left from the former dominomag.com.
Book madness is always attractive. The accumulation over time in a perfect haphazard way is enchanting and charming. Always…
Like any good traveler, where to lay your tales of adventure? On the walls of your home. Display your lifestyle with books as a backdrop to home.
