Interior Inspiration

I pretty much love everything in the new House Doctor catalogue - they really know how to do that modern country/light industrial look. And their catalogue is so darn pretty!

Found - painted shoes

Sometimes I find things on Etsy that I think are so cool that I believe I must be the last person to find them - like these painted shoes from Scholarly Articles. I love her choice of images and her sense of scale. She pairs the shoes so well with the images - it's very clever and I presume I'm the last person to find these?

The Makeover - Episode II

So off we went to Kelowna on Friday to pick up the sofa and love seat that we found last weekend. I'm so glad I still loved it when I saw it for only the 2nd time. We loaded it onto Doug's truck and got home, after the 4hr drive, at 9pm on Saturday. It was a very hot evening but we hauled the old furniture out to the carport and hauled the new furniture in. I love it and I think it's a great start to the makeover. I picked up four, nice, feather filled pillows from Homesense in a graphic, black and white design - keeping in mind that the plan is to paint the armoire a soft matte black.

So below is a photograph I took yesterday morning and the last picture is after I have Photoshopped a black armoire and different wall art into the shot. I think that with some more editing of the 'country'accessories and new white walls it's going to come together quite quickly. I am realizing as i go through this process that though I crave a slick urban look it really doesn't suit our house or our location so I think I will call it 'eclectic modern' - or 'urban country' when I am finished!

Thanks so much to all of you who have sent me your great ideas and inspiring links - it has helped so much! I love getting them!

Found - Homemade Home

Lovely ideas for your home from Homemade Home - by Sania Pell via Home Shopping Spy again(check out this blog - I think you will like it!)

Happy Friday!

Have a wonderful weekend. Thank you for visiting The Cafe this week. I hope I inspired you to put your best creative foot forward this weekend. Thanks to all who became fans of our new Cartolina Facebook page this week. And for all of you who were wondering - yes, the white makeover has been approved by 'the management' and you can look forward to some obsessive decorating posts around the end of July - now there's something to look forward to ;-) See you Monday!

Loved these as soon as I laid eyes on them this morning at Delaney Gates. Confetti paper chains by Kristina Marie.