11.30.2012

Church reno update

I've been working on the renovation at my hometown church. Everything is coming along so well! 
The library has been painted, the ladies' bathroom is complete, and we're gearing up for some gorgeous library cabinetry. 
There were a few pieces of artwork at the church that really needed to be shared, and I have had them re-framed. One was this amazing, huge rendering of the church done about 50 years ago. I can really appreciate the time it took to draw this big guy - we had to learn to do this in school too, before we learned how to do it on a computer. The drawing was in an old frame and was wrinkling under the glass; but now, it's newly re-framed and gorgeous! It will be placed in the library once the cabinetry is complete. 


Have a great weekend!

Church reno update

I've been working on the renovation at my hometown church. Everything is coming along so well! 
The library has been painted, the ladies' bathroom is complete, and we're gearing up for some gorgeous library cabinetry. 
There were a few pieces of artwork at the church that really needed to be shared, and I have had them re-framed. One was this amazing, huge rendering of the church done about 50 years ago. I can really appreciate the time it took to draw this big guy - we had to learn to do this in school too, before we learned how to do it on a computer. The drawing was in an old frame and was wrinkling under the glass; but now, it's newly re-framed and gorgeous! It will be placed in the library once the cabinetry is complete. 


Have a great weekend!

11.29.2012

New Pillows

I've been working hard around here to get our house decorated for Christmas! David and I are hosting a Christmas party next week, and I can't wait to show you how festive it all looks.

Do you find yourself putting away your everyday accessories to make way for Christmas things? Jeez, I have been trying to make a place for it all! It's always sad to me how empty the house looks after the holidays once we've taken the trees down and put it all away.

In addition to Christmas, I have a few knew pillows around. They were made for the living room, and I am obsessed with how they turned out! 
More pics to come asap! 


New Pillows

I've been working hard around here to get our house decorated for Christmas! David and I are hosting a Christmas party next week, and I can't wait to show you how festive it all looks.

Do you find yourself putting away your everyday accessories to make way for Christmas things? Jeez, I have been trying to make a place for it all! It's always sad to me how empty the house looks after the holidays once we've taken the trees down and put it all away.

In addition to Christmas, I have a few knew pillows around. They were made for the living room, and I am obsessed with how they turned out! 
More pics to come asap! 


11.26.2012

Green, gray, and white nurseries & a client reveal

Hope you all had a fabulous, filling Turkey day!
We ate, relaxed, and ate some more!

Today I wanted to share a peek around a client's nursery. Before baby boy came into the world, we spent months finalizing his little space. The colors chosen were greens, creams, and grays. 
When searching for inspiration, I found so many fun options on Pinterest!

Here, I love the striped curtains! And the gray walls can certainly grow with the little guy.
Gray White & Green Nursery

This is too cute! The chartreuse dresser makes it! And that rug gives the best punch!

Gray and Green Nursery

This is more conceptual, but how soothing is this?!?!

green and gray nursery

I'm diggin' this camo wall paper - it's not the least bit red-neck. And I've always loved this modern crib.

gray, yellow and green nursery

I loved the creative vertical book storage in this nursery. The room has tons of light, and is filled with sweet things!

Teal, lime green and gray nursery (photograph by brianawollman.com)

And here is the finished baby nursery of my cousin Drew and his wife Kelly, right before the baby came! Literally, he came the next day!

The walls were painted a soft green, and they chose a mahogany finish for the furniture. I suggested lighting up the space with simple taupe draperies and a linen glider. 


We added a fun gray and white striped floor rug, and fun floor cushions for play time in matching crib fabrics. 


A few toss pillows were made in crib fabrics as well, and some fun accessories were added out of baby's reach. :)



I love how these floor cushions turned out! And what a comfy pillow for mommy and daddy while all are playing on the floor!



The crib fabrics were soft and subtle...I loved the brushed chenille sheet.




Baby pictures of mommy and daddy sit on the book shelves as well.


Baby has lots of fun "friends" all gathered in the basket.





Hope you enjoyed! I can't wait to begin plans for my own nursery once we find out what this nugget is! 

Green, gray, and white nurseries & a client reveal

Hope you all had a fabulous, filling Turkey day!
We ate, relaxed, and ate some more!

Today I wanted to share a peek around a client's nursery. Before baby boy came into the world, we spent months finalizing his little space. The colors chosen were greens, creams, and grays. 
When searching for inspiration, I found so many fun options on Pinterest!

Here, I love the striped curtains! And the gray walls can certainly grow with the little guy.
Gray White & Green Nursery

This is too cute! The chartreuse dresser makes it! And that rug gives the best punch!

Gray and Green Nursery

This is more conceptual, but how soothing is this?!?!

green and gray nursery

I'm diggin' this camo wall paper - it's not the least bit red-neck. And I've always loved this modern crib.

gray, yellow and green nursery

I loved the creative vertical book storage in this nursery. The room has tons of light, and is filled with sweet things!

Teal, lime green and gray nursery (photograph by brianawollman.com)

And here is the finished baby nursery of my cousin Drew and his wife Kelly, right before the baby came! Literally, he came the next day!

The walls were painted a soft green, and they chose a mahogany finish for the furniture. I suggested lighting up the space with simple taupe draperies and a linen glider. 


We added a fun gray and white striped floor rug, and fun floor cushions for play time in matching crib fabrics. 


A few toss pillows were made in crib fabrics as well, and some fun accessories were added out of baby's reach. :)



I love how these floor cushions turned out! And what a comfy pillow for mommy and daddy while all are playing on the floor!



The crib fabrics were soft and subtle...I loved the brushed chenille sheet.




Baby pictures of mommy and daddy sit on the book shelves as well.


Baby has lots of fun "friends" all gathered in the basket.





Hope you enjoyed! I can't wait to begin plans for my own nursery once we find out what this nugget is! 

11.21.2012

Oh, say can you see...


There's nothing more Patriotic than our beautiful American Flag. 
Growing up, my paternal grandparents were the most patriotic people, and certainly helped instill that sentiment into our hearts too. My grandfather served in the war while my grandmother knew what it was like to wait back home. 
Every Fourth of July was spent at their lake house....American flags lined the driveway, the table linens were red, white, and blue, and lunch was called by all singing "God Bless America." 
While cleaning out their home after they'd passed, many American flags were found. I grabbed three for myself; one older, worn cotton flag in particular. 
I knew I wanted to do something special with it, and was leaning toward framing it. But custom framing is just so darn expensive, especially for something that big. 
My wheels were really turning after a quick search on Pinterest:
Check out these amazing uses of American and Brit flags...







I wanted to hang my grandparent's flag in a guest room in our basement. I already had this preppy Union Jack pillow tossed on a chair next to my cutie pie mid-century table I recently had painted in high gloss black - it came out of my great-grandparents' home. 



Instead of custom framing, my solution was to mount Ol' Glory between two pieces of plexiglass and bolt that to the wall as a "frame." I love the way it turned out! 
My hubs put the screw holes in for me, and a local glass shop cut the plexiglass to size. 


I really love it! 
It makes me happy to have something so meaningful in my home, and it's pretty too!


Hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving! 
I am thankful for my grandparents, those who fought under the Stars and Stripes, and for all my family and friends! 
Have a safe and fun holiday!