{House Beautiful: 101 Makeover Ideas}

There are so many things about the room above that intrigue & excite me, minus the two wooden heads atop the piano, I think they might even scare me at night. Anywho~ I'm always on the look out for ideas.. pieces of inspiration... rooms filled with splendid amounts of grittiness... and I've found some in the new 2009 list of House Beautiful: 101 Makeover Ideas! 

{I've always had a thing for window seats... I think I need to add one, how 'bout you?}

Idea #55

"Make a window seat for a favorite window. Build a plywood box and paint it. Add a cushion and pillows, and you'll have a new spot to furl up and read House Beautiful." -Michael Richman

{I especially like the idea of submitting a personal photo for this idea}

Idea #36

"Photo murals are back. Coloredgevisual.com or duggal.com have a great selection, or you can submit your own photos and they will scale it according to your wall. Do an entrance foyer, the end wall of a long, dreary hallway, or the ceiling of a tiny powder room, just for fun." -Christopher Coleman

{Anyone who knows me, also knows.. rearranging furniture & decor is one of my favorite ways of creating a fresh, new feeling within the spaces of my home}

Idea #48

"What's the best view in your room? Rearrange your furniture in such a way that you can enjoy it. Sometimes that just means pulling a chair out of a dark corner and moving it next to a window. Suddenly, it's your favorite place to sit and relax." -Carl D'Aquino

{LoVed this photo because I'm in the process of looking for great new pillows for my family room at the moment and this particular one would fit in so well}

Idea #51

"I've always collected textiles, and you can make a fast, easy change with bedding, towels, and table linens to creat a different mood. Switch things out seasonally, or for a special event, or whenever you want to play around with a certain color or pattern." -Thomas O'Brien

{Does anyone know if these cast a warm glowing type of light or are they like those ugly new "cold-blue tinted" Christmas lights??? I'm all over ambience lighting everywhere & anywhere I can add it... but I don't really want it to look like the lighting in a morgue}. 

Idea #11

"Buy a bunch of those battery-operated LED Everywhere lights for only $8.99 each. They're like little hockey pucks, with adhesive on the back. Put them under a console table, on top of a bookcase, or use them to backlight some interesting object on a shelf." -Libby Cameron

What ideas out of the "101" have you planning your next makeover? Do share...

~sandee.

p.s. if anyone knows how to get rid of this annoying underline accompanying my text under the last picture on my post, please tell. I've gotten rid of it by accident sometimes...