Melanie Elston

<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-hdZm2xZ/0/O/i-hdZm2xZ.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-dsTjDxd/0/O/i-dsTjDxd.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-9jD5XxP/0/O/i-9jD5XxP.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-wPL6tRQ/0/O/i-wPL6tRQ.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-QxtwkmZ/0/O/i-QxtwkmZ.jpg" /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-955qHxq/0/O/i-955qHxq.jpg" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">"No beige allowed!" declared the owners of this Chicago apartment to interior designer <a href="http://melanieelston.com/" target="_blank">Melanie Elston</a>. More specifically, they wanted their home to be vibrant, cheerful and full of color. (My kind of people!) Despite the different colors and patterns used throughout, the home really flows from room to room. I seriously cannot tell you how much I love the chairs upholstered in the always-fab "New Wave" in Capri from <span style="font-style: italic;">Old World Weavers</span> layered with the <a href="http://www.pattersonflynnmartin.com/product_page_all.php?sku=8086" target="_blank">Kelly Wearstler rug</a>. Read all about the dramatic space and finish the tour with lots more photographs by <a href="http://www.wernerstraube.com/" target="_blank">Werner Straube</a> over at <a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/chicago-apartment-delightful-color_ss1.html" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>!<br /><br /></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Love turquoise? Visit my shopping blog </span><a href="http://www.everythingturquoise.com/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Everything Turquoise</a><span style="font-style: italic;">...updated several times throughout the day! Check out </span><a href="http://www.decorbycolor.com/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Decor by Color</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> for even more color-themed shopping! </span></span>

Melanie Elston

"No beige allowed!" declared the owners of this Chicago apartment to interior designer Melanie Elston . More specifically, they wa...

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Parlour Farm

<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-rFwP4XF/0/O/i-rFwP4XF.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-mQHpwrw/0/O/i-mQHpwrw.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-Zdj3r2B/0/O/i-Zdj3r2B.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-pG57VDJ/0/O/i-pG57VDJ.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-tqtqf7H/0/O/i-tqtqf7H.jpg" /></div><br />I hope you all had an great holiday weekend! We are so happy to have Charley home! Boy it was a long drive back from Arizona, but we saw so much and had a lot of fun on the road trip. Happy to report our 4 animals are getting along nicely too! :)<br /><br />This super cute kitchen in a late 19th-century cottage located in the heart of England was recently renovated by <a href="http://www.parlourfarm.com/" target="_blank">Parlour Farm</a> designer Nick Grunfeld. And when I say renovated, I mean up, down and all around...custom-built from the cabinets to the handles. I love that they have all the modern amenities and tons of work area, but the room still has an original feel to it. And of course, the darling blue cabinetry! See more photos taken by Nikki Crisp and read more about the space over at <a href="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/readers-homes/kitchens/traditional-cottage-kitchen" target="_blank">Period Living</a>!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Love turquoise? Visit my shopping blog </span><a href="http://www.everythingturquoise.com/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Everything Turquoise</a><span style="font-style: italic;">...updated several times throughout the day! Check out </span><a href="http://www.decorbycolor.com/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Decor by Color</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> for even more color-themed shopping! </span></span>

Parlour Farm

I hope you all had an great holiday weekend! We are so happy to have Charley home! Boy it was a long drive back from Arizona, but we saw so ...

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Guest Blogger: Erin from The Impatient Gardener

Hi everybody! I'm Erin, but not the Erin you're used to seeing here. I'm Erin from <a href="http://www.theimpatientgardener.com/" target="_blank">The Impatient Gardener</a> and I'm thrilled to be guest blogging on House of Turquoise today.<br /><br />Erin (the other one) does such a wonderful job posting inspirational spaces featuring one of my favorite colors so it's no surprise that the spaces I saw here on House of Turquoise influenced many of the rooms in our house, which underwent a pretty substantial renovation last year. You can read about the renovation <a href="http://www.theimpatientgardener.com/p/cottage.html" target="_blank">here</a>, but it can be more or less summed up by saying that our goal was not to make our house bigger, just better. We had the top of half the house (an old Cape Cod-ish cottage located about 500 feet from the shore of Lake Michigan in southeastern Wisconsin) taken off and put back on higher, allowing us to add much more usable space, including a second bathroom.<br /><br />Turquoise and blue (along with a healthy dose of gray) featured prominently in many of the rooms.<br /><br />The bathroom was the most fun to decorate and we went all out because it will probably be the only bathroom we'll ever design. It's a relatively small bathroom—8 feet square—but we fit in a sizable shower, vanity and lots of storage.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-tNbm9dN/0/O/i-tNbm9dN.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-gxLkgb5/0/O/i-gxLkgb5.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-BdnHkc4/0/O/i-BdnHkc4.jpg" /><br /></div><br />The master bedroom stayed basically the same size as before the renovation, but it feels twice as big thanks to the addition of windows on the east wall and a high ceiling.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-W7TKKVX/0/O/i-W7TKKVX.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-2LRhVPN/0/O/i-2LRhVPN.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-vJjWW99/0/O/i-vJjWW99.jpg" /><br /></div><br />In the hallway I made a small gallery wall. It's really the only place we display family photos so we have everything from a wedding photo, to pictures of our dogs and cat to a great black and white photo of my grandmother. At the bottom is a board we uncovered when we took the roof off that says, "Put here July 11, 1938." I put it in a shadow box with some linen fabric on the back. I also hung a piece of driftwood that I've been hanging onto for awhile just because I thought it was interesting looking. I collected a variety of frames for the wall and painted several of them different shades of blue mixed from paint I had laying around.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-jM5VQRR/0/O/i-jM5VQRR.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-Km6S2Nh/0/O/i-Km6S2Nh.jpg" /><br /></div><br />I hope you enjoyed this peak at some of our renovated spaces. You can see more over at <a href="http://www.theimpatientgardener.com/" target="_blank">The Impatient Gardener</a>, where I blog about gardening, cottage living and misadventures in DIYing. Thanks for having me, Erin!<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Love turquoise? Visit my shopping blog </span><a href="http://www.everythingturquoise.com/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Everything Turquoise</a><span style="font-style: italic;">...updated several times throughout the day! Check out </span><a href="http://www.decorbycolor.com/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Decor by Color</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> for even more color-themed shopping! </span></span>

Guest Blogger: Erin from The Impatient Gardener

Hi everybody! I'm Erin, but not the Erin you're used to seeing here. I'm Erin from The Impatient Gardener and I'm thrilled ...

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Choosing great end tables

<br />It requires a lot of patience to find the perfect end tables for a room. These tables are  part of your overall room design and you should follow some general guidelines to make sure they don't distract from your focal point or create too much conflict with everything else that is going on in the room. It's a delicate balance between your personal preferences and basic standards of design. <br /><br /> <b>Do end tables have to match the coffee table?</b><br /><br />NO!  Having three tables in a space all matching sounds like a recipe for boredom in my opinion.  I know it's easy when you buy a set and  I know many homeowners opt for this solution, but I like a more curated look where each piece has obviously been given careful consideration and chosen for the space.  It is important that the pieces harmonize in the space or provide an impact whichever you are going for.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/186208/Glenwood-Residence-contemporary-living-room-other-metros"><img alt="Glenwood Residence contemporary living room" border="0" height="400" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/186208_0_8-9546-contemporary-living-room.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/professional/12637/Tobi-Fairley" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Tobi Fairley</a></small></div><b></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">In this room the end tables match each other and are light and airy which is in  opposition to the coffee table which is upholstered and dark. While they don't match the whole room is harmonized. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/186182/Glenwood-Residence-eclectic-living-room-other-metros"><img alt="Glenwood Residence eclectic living room" border="0" height="268" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/186182_0_8-9632-eclectic-living-room.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: center;"><small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/eclectic/living-room" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;"></a> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/professional/12637/Tobi-Fairley" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Tobi Fairley</a></small></div><b><br /></b>This is another living room design by Tobi Fairley which has matching end tables with a very different coffee table. I would argue that the end tables, while very interesting  in the overall design scheme, are too high.  I could see more than one elbow smacked on these! That leads to the second consideration. <b><br /></b><br /> <b> </b><br /><b>What's the perfect height for end tables? </b><br /><br /> By function an end table is usually placed by a chair or sofa and you have to lift your arm over the arm of the furniture to lay something on the table.  Remember function first.<b> </b> They also need to be tall enough to provide a base for a lamp which should be a reasonable height to shed light.  24 - 26" is the usual  the  height of an  end table (some are as tall as 30in.), but the chosen table should work with the proportions of your other furniture.  A simpler way to say this is have your tables just  below the height of the arm of the sofa/chair. But these are guidelines. The round table in the room below is taller than the chair but doesn't look out of proportion with the other furniture. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/102751/While-at-CHil-Design-Group-contemporary-family-room-vancouver"><img alt="While at CHil Design Group contemporary family room" border="0" height="400" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/102751_0_8-8250-contemporary-family-room.jpg" width="337" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/professional/13687/Claudia-Leccacorvi" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Claudia Leccacorvi</a></small></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div> There are  also four different types of tables in this room and it doesn't look disjointed  because they are all in the same wood tones. When you have this many tables, a mix of shapes is imperative.  Some should be round  to play against all the rectangles.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/206517/Domicile-id-contemporary-living-room-orange-county"><img alt="Domicile id contemporary living room" border="0" height="400" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/206517_0_8-9953-contemporary-living-room.jpg" width="266" /></a><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/206517/Domicile-id-contemporary-living-room-orange-county"></a></div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: center;"><small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary/living-room" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;"></a> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/professional/4488/Domicile-Interior-Design" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Domicile Interior Design</a></small><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><small> </small>While this is a lovely room, I personally find the end table too low for the high arm on the sofa.  You would have to reach way up and then down to place a drink on the table.  The lamp is also overpowering the table.   Tables and lamps have to work together, but that's a topic for another post. </div><div style="text-align: left;">  <small><br /></small></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvfa2mwwcDAUqkcjl4TREOjZe2sp4-fM31A6i_ZVt2dhwUD5xaHedMMuSuqOPWkEFlesfnnRW4RODYXtNCb8o3FaCipN1MoCV5qZHK8pUY-nyICh1fUCwTWTsNG2NsqiiGb65jKpu67XB/s1600/6a0112793ddf7b28a401287564597b970c-320wi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvfa2mwwcDAUqkcjl4TREOjZe2sp4-fM31A6i_ZVt2dhwUD5xaHedMMuSuqOPWkEFlesfnnRW4RODYXtNCb8o3FaCipN1MoCV5qZHK8pUY-nyICh1fUCwTWTsNG2NsqiiGb65jKpu67XB/s320/6a0112793ddf7b28a401287564597b970c-320wi.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thedesignfile.net/thedesignfile/2009/11/trend-nesting-tables.html"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">The Design File</span></a></div><br /> Strictly speaking this is a side table, but the same principles apply to its selection. These nesting tables work beautifully with the lines of the chair.  I like the use of the floor lamp with this vignette rather than having an overpowering lamp on these delicate tables.Threes always make interesting pairings. <br /><br /><b>How do you choose a style/</b><b>shape/</b><b>colour?</b><br /><br />Your end tables can match the style of your other furniture or they can make a statement by having a dissimilar style. There are many ways to go when choosing shape. A square shape is a good connecting piece when you have sofas or sofa and chair at right angles to each other.  It fits into the shape well and creates continuous flow.    Some may find it too continuous and seek out a round shape to soften the look.   <br /><br />If you have soft furniture with rounded lines, a table with clean, straight lines adds variety to the look. The colour should be different enough so that it stands out from the floor colour.   If you don't plan to invest in an area rug on hardwood floors, choose tables that are lighter or darker than your wood floors. This is one of the biggest mistakes homeowners make when choosing  tables of any kind. I call it the disappearing furniture syndrome.

Choosing great end tables

It requires a lot of patience to find the perfect end tables for a room. These tables are  part of your overall room design and you should f...

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Guest Blogger: Roeshel from DIY Showoff

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>ello <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af; font-size: medium;"><b>House of Turquoise</b></span> fans! I'm Roeshel from<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="The DIY Show Off" border="0" src="http://i899.photobucket.com/albums/ac195/Roeshel/DIYShowOffbuttonsmall.jpg" /></a></div>and it's such an honor to be guest blogging for Erin today and so exciting! This is me:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Welcome!" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkaEBEZohpWNJsuYKmGGJDxSpYIC-kP4vm098EVQkbwENEFJBaWl00a8Ook1yJgbJRHX8-l15KCZMr4lwngCi8zYqvpeL1Gecham5xaF8h_V4CXmryCkStEXkB43crzn2nZChqBnp6hQ/s150/roeshel.profilepic.jpg" /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">B</span>ut most days, I look like this:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNr7Zla9u_FDKGzvA8SiV6-OOhRGaidMjhsRG02JWICSIqtDglYxZmfW61pmz9bQ70xzWT_7pAKcvaZsHdg2-m4aiGq9v1-ueXrL6sCBBAmnJQBRLvO5ty-Fhrtsc609LGFRlpsMiJYw/s400/whatiwore..jpg" width="263" /><br /><i>It's nice to "e-meet" you!</i></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">F</span>or those of you who don't know me, my blog journals our DIY projects, home improvement and decorating as time and money allow. We also feature other bloggers and their DIY. I recently gave our guest bedroom makeover using paint, things we already had and thrift store, flea market finds. Inspiration:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLY94aA4E8h1M6SfFGVPj-kTtLkUw1d0vTapUnc-jVTHT7f2ODtT7sgHuwyjo4-hKHwW550bQ9Hl9kHne-7uGm5c1pJ0VRRqG3C-8KfbzFDXrKUhZ2YU7-fYGIhYvI04WSVnKaB_c3ccw/s1600/roeshel13.jpg" /></div><br /></div></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>he room before was a blank slate. We removed previous owners' carpet when we moved in, I removed the trim, walls were a dingy white....<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">before</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZusPFvocq6Sck9T4cR_CIoNMTnsU0CRtKFSR2QrsmSC_CcaU0Sj7-jN8NFoYSViCz7cpCVXL_760rixii14AYSYDp2IV1mvSN1xoeCRebTKz7jKIk3sOcQrt2nGqgcv0KFNhc9V7xRk4/s1600/gr17.jpg" /><br /><br />after<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xNoKJFKLlPc/Tr56q29SLRI/AAAAAAAAHAM/cwhD1bnoMJk/s1600/room1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xNoKJFKLlPc/Tr56q29SLRI/AAAAAAAAHAM/cwhD1bnoMJk/s1600/room1.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">M</span>y starting point for the room were the orange/gold wingback chairs. I thought about redoing them because I wanted a turquoise and white room but as I collected ideas for the room, using things we already had and did up a mood board, I decided I really loved the turquoise, orange, gold together.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMadpWTbounBOBFy8_3w00DkAA_WMi0nh2VNSAZsSGK7OKT64BbXmo8woyqyo46nE_bUKwqSuRwrd_O8Bqd2UnpdjGPUa569tW85g1oMSA2O1sZtLD-bTk7djZH5uhUsuDF080EZrhWE/s640/OB-Good+Mood+board+-+Bedroom.jpg" /></div><br /></div></div></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> <a href="http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-paint-floor-tutorial.html" target="_blank"><b>painted and stenciled the floor</b></a> (budget friendly)...main floor color True Value 'Ticker Tape'.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHPsa3F3cHm_VjIo-uiUwjj-EIlYuny_tlxThJCqq4ZV-GhiGZ6flHHGA2zMbKbZ9w-Bbu_vFWIBcPS_UqoNbtzE4WXOLllr7qGFM3hjcmeCC5Ju3TW-KkRoa9SM9zx6k38_TDC-eRJk/s1600/gr10.jpg" /></div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">N</span>early everything else in the room is a thrifty find (with the exception of these lamp shades and bedding shown below).<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJBOA-QdoFuGqnYvqdUcQWvX41fPrkyj9GDBfGO1g7CBrgpfaIXlWWTo1j3DgrXSBDKjg99NWQThuqCzV33d8JzgrV7BdyKjW3fSp_VdwXEQgwpq6tBaouD5z66jfvff3eC-A2jrWSy0/s1600/roeshel21.jpg" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Turquoise lamps were $4.99 at thrift store.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqi7D-nAUnoFo7jVR82_nIoTa612z9AyvuFtDMRFVAHzqhNFEiGw-rov2oe0PFTNQ-pRnvBvBB4oyPjtkwqLVVWchKe52Aqg1Gw5iw3vdWg6hpyFhQQxr1WdFzlgDgkZaUKK3BAYAT6Jg/s1600/roeshel15.jpg" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Even the chandelier got a makeover going from black to a turquoise patina...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivscnXXghyphenhyphenCxUoLaZuMq9dwBInXfNtnJ8J3hC9F0wSdqdFICCk7LEBIzNJwFfnu5JwxmKv5fSvaU3_bjRjKGYc6Xqi6Lyi6-1sdKfjeOP8-Gj9dPPb0Yp7GOEmgIR1L2i7s3g1eQCIOpE/s1600/roeshel16.jpg" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwPK6JhRQ_TYP46j_E1-I0amAkehHgGHvHdClViMfATesTHLigDOAtquGonXCTg1bvKAKy861MIEeXq2cpehO3wmhZO3jmoFdbyFXzDPG8kGFz9SUi4qIlpnIkB7ElHqbyAMHgTWriG8/s1600/sheers9b.JPG" /></div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> made a <a href="http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/2011/06/brooch-wreath-tutorialdiy-project.html" target="_blank"><b>brooch wreath</b></a>...<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuXrlaPlPPSH4BqMbcmrZ-jkP1_vpWM9PmX85hEM4j_Fo6rmQgrJAhyphenhyphen1JZo-dry-kH8OldCj6_HgA8_F0qruGxrM9DppABKelhEZ3hbA3YIaYVwsdJVq5cZytllfkw7O9IVLFbIgwogc/s400/mw2.JPG" /></div><br />...for my <a href="http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-bedroom-details-sheers-wall-art.html" target="_blank"><b>mismatched gallery wall</b></a>...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexxYwk2gQW7QjA4ohGU1pBTWtn5MNPtTHFZkfCEAP7qR6dKcrppkk32F8uyL0Pt3L4ST0b8dhUR6LpTlYkMLW3sWeRYU_FjaOWHw72EY0qrtunZGq-9Qk-ibsvT2Ps_yY48s7P6HeUok/s1600/wall.jpg" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMnbt2-t0d3KI_D_6pdulBmJIPsblCcam_vtp-tFM8IRrHqu7Ypi91iDrRiY1EwOak0QOTdOLKzdHCMyEZriuFV-aeNO8Qw7_W-imbNyuBJbYW_LGHX4GRi-TqnnpehVympr3bkt4QMk/s1600/art3.JPG" /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V5EQMwF2BiE/Tr57Nxq04AI/AAAAAAAAHAU/8EIgKvU2XAA/s1600/room4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V5EQMwF2BiE/Tr57Nxq04AI/AAAAAAAAHAU/8EIgKvU2XAA/s1600/room4.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">A</span> free scratched up buffet got a makeover and became a dresser...</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/2011/10/diy-project-parade-refinishing.html" target="_blank"><b>Painting Furniture</b></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4dQ5IzdTHqoJJWIinSywSVz4xUdSeKkAiARZI_YnKaYtL-eEru-hHNYtP57uA2oS8_jhvz4ZtigPJ02GGo9t3qf7uXrZ-X0EysalI2jFDBaSzG6q8-N8sjL2rp7ofIQmYoRGaJtaiL8/s400/dresser.collage.jpg" /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlH5hfXeYjIwIlZnDGSXYZI5q8G3SzyL1TvcmV-k4Itu5vvfVgDX0KMFmAXr8LPnl_Q6hAbIMItXkHplyxRQBKzltU2_Cl0afpHd4aVcVDgDO_qipEq_As5Ps5kCiuxtIc37zLtbLclE/s1600/drawer5.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> even made a coordinating cat window seat using an old tray and made catnip stuffed toys with turquoise fabric scraps...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCdEWK2Gt5cEiNbzO0ePIkJ8kboB0qA8T3KhNIOMnhPANTaI9d1TvcUTjXQn3qOAu_8LvDRwkOUqYFAXx3M974Bc3j8dbPRVaKEn-4sDYcMejKWEDJsClN2krL9PbGFKKdDH2UXi0hJa8/s320/zcat1.jpg" width="213" /> <img height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA67jEIdAWQdX_ea6vPtXDj_tfwT-Q71MIHUwlqobPjEO7Q9tBTuB7GDLcLlAmuH4YYEAkWsFdEmXYTiRzjx6IcIwtL6sm6MO9TxiBdKQ_-xO3tT1CRem7piK3j9H9AXO7AYmiLkB5HRE/s320/cat53.JPG" style="text-align: justify;" width="213" /> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOn1FU3NzPuf3x_ulcbc0e7ZHVUsm0-NYTVdCmmcYTXX9jixUpFm3W1ir-FHUgoOnoto1YQ6M_eZeWqjN-EzxofEh8K1u3NRHGk_xZhtzfJBC7RhzQG187qx6PwmpbVhaj927UatAfuS0/s1600/cat52.JPG" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>hanks for letting me share our guest bedroom makeover, a much more welcoming place for our guests to relax. I might even move in myself! Unless you're coming <strike>to lend a DIY hand</strike> for a visit? See more of our <b>DIY Project Tutorials</b> <u><b><a href="http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/p/roeshels-projects.html" target="_blank">here</a></b></u> and our <b>farmhouse before/after projects</b> <u><b><a href="http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/p/farmhouse-tour.html" target="_blank">here</a></b></u>. Erin, thank you so much for having us share our guest bedroom transformation. </div></div><i>~Roeshel</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a class="pin-it-button" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthediyshowoff.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fthediyshowoff.blogspot.com&description=Pin%20your%20favorite%20inspiration%20for%20your%20next%20DIY%20project.%20" layout="horizontal">Pin It</a></div><script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Guest Blogger: Roeshel from DIY Showoff

H ello House of Turquoise fans! I'm Roeshel from and it's such an honor to be guest blogging for Erin today and so exciting! This i...

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Happy Thanksgiving!!

<center><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/1095043027_vShAu-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/1095043119_VTDBj-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/1095042796_9zvJC-O.jpg" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Last November I shared some beautiful photographs taken by the <a href="http://shannamichellephotography.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Shanna LeRoy</a> and felt today was a perfect day to repost a few of them! <a href="http://thequirkysophisticate.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Ashley Russel</a> designed the droolworthy Thanksgiving spread you see here, including the great trash-to-treasure DIY projects. To see the rest of the photos, pop on over <a href="http://www.houseofturquoise.com/2010/11/shanna-leroy-ashley-russel.html">here</a>!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I want to wish all of you here in the US a very special day, and to let you know how thankful I am to have such supportive, enthusiastic readers!! A million thank you's for the joy you bring me each day with your comments and emails! :)<br /><br />We are currently enjoying some sunshine down in Arizona (picking up Charley tomorrow!), but I'll be back blogging again Tuesday. In the meantime there will be some great guest bloggers headed your way!<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving!! :)<br /></div></center><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Love turquoise? Visit my shopping blog </span><a href="http://www.everythingturquoise.com/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Everything Turquoise</a><span style="font-style: italic;">...updated several times throughout the day! Check out </span><a href="http://www.decorbycolor.com/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Decor by Color</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> for even more color-themed shopping! </span></span>

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Last November I shared some beautiful photographs taken by the Shanna LeRoy and felt today was a perfect day to repost a few of them! Ashle...

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Charm Home

<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-JBV8HTs/0/O/i-JBV8HTs.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-v9QsFs3/0/O/i-v9QsFs3.jpg" /><br /></div><br />I am loving up this cozy bedroom designed by Cristi Holcombe of <a href="http://www.charmhomedesign.com/" target="_blank">Charm Home</a> based out of Atlanta. The natural materials, vintage elements and pretty colors are what do it for me here. I just love the the weathered wood on the chest and quatrefoil mirror, the fabulous upholstered headboard, not to mention the burst of color from the pillows and bedskirt! Rustic chic...I'll take it! Visit Cristi's <a href="http://charmhome.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a> for even more inspiration!<br /><br />Chris and I are headed out of town this afternoon to pick up our dog Charley down in Arizona! We're flying down (via Vegas, baby!) then driving back...28 hrs! It's kind of a weird way to spend Thanksgiving but we're super excited! Charley has been living with his breeder since April doing the show/breeding thing (he's very handsome!) and we've really missed him–Chris especially, who has had him since before we met. Is there anything sweeter than a reunion with an animal?? I get all teary just thinking about it!<br /><br />Someone had better alert our <a href="http://www.houseofturquoise.com/2009/12/my-turquoise-christmas-tree.html">cats</a> and <a href="http://www.houseofturquoise.com/2011/05/dreamy-hallway-and-fun-news.html">Gertie</a> that he's on his way home though...!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-d2pBnqb/0/O/i-d2pBnqb.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">He won 2nd place at the ABRA World Championship! :)</span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Love turquoise? Visit my shopping blog </span><a href="http://www.everythingturquoise.com/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Everything Turquoise</a><span style="font-style: italic;">...updated several times throughout the day! Check out </span><a href="http://www.decorbycolor.com/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Decor by Color</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> for even more color-themed shopping! </span></span>

Charm Home

I am loving up this cozy bedroom designed by Cristi Holcombe of Charm Home based out of Atlanta. The natural materials, vintage elements an...

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