by studiotullia | Apr 21, 2016 | DESIGN TRENDS, HOME IMPROVEMENT, HOUSE TOUR: Traditional Spanish Style House near Pto. Vallarta
We decided to get some shopping done for the essentials of the room: lighting, hardware and curtains. I wasn’t sure how much input to let Charlotte have, but for the most part she picked some essentials I couldn’t find too much fault with. I just had to keep reminding her that the room is small so we couldn’t go too loud or crazy.
So here’s what we accomplished in less than two hours at IKEA:
LIGHTING:
She picked this floral etched glass KNUBBIG globe, which is a pretty accent light for the bookshelf. It has a subtle cherry blossom motif which is in keeping with our theme.
We finally decided on this chandelier by DAVID WAHL. I am curious to see how it looks installed. We chose the turquoise inside rather than the orange.
I like that you can easily pull on the cords to control the amount of light into the room.
Then we chose this RODD sconce that we paired with the EMMIE BLOM shade which has a nice floral pattern:
They had it on display and we liked it. We are from the City of Roses afterall.
Next we moved onto…
HARDWARE & CURTAINS:
This is the look we were after with the grommets. We chose the MERETE cotton curtains which are a nice weight cotton.
We also wanted sheers so we picked the LILL lace curtains:
We went with the VASENTLIG ball finials and double curtain rods:
Pretty basic choices, but I feel good that we got those items taken care of. It gives my husband some time to install the pendant and sconces as well as the curtains rods.
We are still painting the walls and hoping to have that done soon. And, Charlotte plans to splatter the curtains…oh boy.
I loved this chair but it is too big.
We also considered this one at VINTAGE VINTAGE on Division St, but again too big.
Would you look at all the carts at IKEA! We were leaving as they were closing up.
Well, thanks for reading and we will see you next week!
Best,
Suzanne
by studiotullia | Apr 15, 2016 | BENEFITS & GREAT CAUSES, DESIGN TRENDS, HOME IMPROVEMENT, HOUSE TOUR: Traditional Spanish Style House near Pto. Vallarta
Well , here we are at week two of the ORC. Old houses always require more prep than you think. My husband and I agreed to not spend a month on the ceiling like we did in our bedroom. Still, there were some cracks on the ceiling and a few holes in the walls that had to be addressed. My husband got that done and the floor prepped for painting.
PAINT
Charlotte has chosen lilac walls and light cherry blossom pink for the ceilings with white trim. This is where we are headed:
First Light #2102-70 by Benjamin Moore
and, Spring Iris #1402 also by Benjamin Moore
We started with METRO PAINT, which is a local paint supplier in Portland. There paints are all recycled and very affordable. My father in law (who is a contractor) uses their paint all the time and recommended I give it a try. I love their MOUNTAIN SNOW – which I used for my HOME OFFICE.
So, we bought a gallon of CARNATION (for like $12!) and we have been methodically adding MOUNTAIN SNOW to try to get close to light pink we might like.
FYI, Metro Paint has a limited palette of colors, but in reality if you have the time and gumption, you can mix and match and come up with some pretty nice colors. They haev lots of examples and formulas in their store. It can make painting a house almost affordable.
Charlotte with CARNATION, untouched. Too pink as is as you can see.
After painting the entire ceiling with a lightened pink, it is still too pink. So, we’ll add more white. I think we are close though.
SLIGHT TANGENT
The lilac bush is blooming outside of our house – I used the flowers to decorate the twins’ birthday cake this week. A little much for Arthur. Oops. Charlotte and I tinted the icing lilac. I guess we are in a custom color mixing mood. The lighter part of the lilac petals are such a perfect color.
I came across this cherry tree in bloom the other day and had to share this. There really is nothing like Portland in the Spring.
There were 3-4 inches of pink petals on the ground!
LIGHTING
So, I am also thinking about lighting. She needs a pendant light and a bedside lamp. Or ultimately a sconce by her bed. I am a big fan as they leave your bedside table free and provide nice light. Here are a few possibilities:
With a gold sconce from Visual Comfort:
Here’s a sconce from IKEA:
A new pendant light from IKEA:
It does cool things at night:
Is this vintage glass pendant light stunning or what?
I even like this Chinese paper lantern for $12:
CURTAINS
And here are some basic white curtains with grommets for a modern look. Grommet curtains are super easy to use. And these curtains will be used daily.
I am leaning toward sheers behind the curtains rather than shades. The windows are sort of odd and need to be replaced ultimately so the sheers should offer some coverage for now.
Charlotte has some ideas of her own about the curtains. She wants to splatter them in a ROTHKO-ish way. I have my concerns, but nevertheless, we bought the paint at COLLAGE in Portland:
I’ve been looking at Pinterest for ideas:
So, we will cross that bridge soon enough.
Well, I better stop for now. Thanks for joining.
Follow along with the ORC Featured Designers
and
Follow along with the Other ORC Guest Participants
Thanks for reading!
Have a great Friday and weekend!
Best,
Suzanne
by studiotullia | Apr 6, 2016 | BENEFITS & GREAT CAUSES, DESIGN TRENDS, HOME IMPROVEMENT
I am going to take the challenge (as I often encourage my kids to do) and participate in THE ONE ROOM Challenge organized by CALLING IT HOME as a ORC Guest Participant.
My 6 week project will be my daughter Charlotte’s room. Here are a couple inspiration palettes we came up with. Soft pinks and lavenders, with neutrals and maybe a few punches of color like green or yellow so its not so pinky sweet. The cherry tree in our front yard and the whole neighborhood in fact is blooming gloriously. That has been our primary inspiration as far as finding the right pink and lavender for the walls and ceiling.
She is nine so she still plays with dolls…maybe for another year or two…
Just to give you a little background on the room and my daughter…she and her twin brother have moved out of their shared nursery which is now my HOME OFFICE and moved upstairs into their OWN ROOMS. Charlotte’s room is really small. It could be a walk in closet; it’s that small. There is another room that’s a decent size available but she has chosen this one for the coziness factor.
Here is a quick floor plan of the room. The dimensions are 9’5″ X 7′ 3″ .
As you can see there is room for a bed, a dresser, a small accent chair and a side table. That’s it. The ceiling height is 7’10” at the highest point but 6″10″ where the roof line intersects with the window frame.
Here is a before shot of the room. This is what you see when you walk in. Two windows. There is a little more to the room on the left wall where the bed will go and that’s it. There are also issues with the double-paned windows as you can see.
So, here is a list of what we are hoping to accomplish:
- Patch old plaster and paint room.
- Select lighting for the room; a ceiling fixture and small lamp for bedside table.
- Design and fabricate Window Treatments
- Slipcover existing side chair we own
- New bedding – cover, shams, accent pillows
- Select and hang art
- Either re-carpet or find a throw rug.
- Address double pane window fogginess issues.
Think this is do-able? I guess we are going to find out.
So follow along with the twenty designers and design bloggers who will each be sharing room makeovers from start to finish over the next six weeks. And there are many more guest participants, like me,who will link to the CALLING IT HOME website.
See you next week!
Best,
Suzanne
by studiotullia | Apr 5, 2016 | CURRENT PROMOTIONS, INTERIOR DESIGNERS THAT INSPIRE
You may go to THE ENCHANTED HOME to check out the current promotion running for two days only….20% OFF The Enchanted Home Pillow Collection plus free shipping anywhere in the US on orders over $100.
This collection is all about blue and white, porcelain, chinoiserie, asian toile, with some fresh punches of ribbon and color thrown in.
I shot a few with a more tropical vibe, too:
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Tina can put some beautiful combinations together:
You may also shop at my ETSY SHOP and use coupon code: EHTAKE20 for 20% off your purchase until Wednesday at midnight.
Hope you are enjoying your day and have a great week!
Best,
Suzanne
by studiotullia | Feb 13, 2016 | DESIGN TRENDS, HOUSE TOUR: Traditional Spanish Style House near Pto. Vallarta, LOCAL PORTLAND EVENTS, PORTLAND PLACES
I was putting this post together and came across an incredible performance of My Funny Valentine by Alice Fredenham on Britain’s Got Talent. It’s beautiful, it’s inspiring and it made me cry (even Simon loved her). Listen Here!
Sitting at my desk, feeling gratitude and melancholy, on this rainy Friday… I could so relate to her fears about succeeding, putting herself out there.
See that lovely lamp on the right there, on my desk? I ran into the talented ~ Shannon Guirl ~ owner of Caravan Pacific, at a “seconds” craft show at ACE Hotel in downtown Portland last weekend.
I scored a white Hawthorne Lamp. I have pine wood office accessories, woven baskets, and a touch of chrome in my office, so this lamp in natural maple and chrome, fits right in! It really is so beautiful and gives off a nice, warm glow.
The Hawthorne Lamp and many others are available here
Here she is at her studio in SE Portland, where I picked up my lamp. Look what she has on the way…
♥
I’ve been playing around with rose quartz/pale pink/soft lavender velvets for the last month, trying to figure out which ones to put in my Spring Collection. Pindler, Kravet, Schumacher, Gaston & Daniela – they all have wonderful hues. I’ve paired a couple with a Designer’s Guild’s Trasimeno striped velvet/linen and STUDIO TULLIA’s signature ribbon pillows. I borrowed a couple of my daughter’s treasures for this palette. We are getting ready to paint her room and are headed in this direction.
This scheme includes a vintage plate and a favorite stuffy:
and one more:
How nice would this Sullivan Lamp in Peony and Maple be in her room:
Would you look at these feathers? I was walking past the bridal section at the http://millendstore.com/ yesterday and came across these feathers, sold by the inch (for approx. $1.50/inch). I could not get over their color and beauty.
♥
And, here are a few of hand painted sacred hearts from our recent trip to Mexico, currently adorning my bookshelves.
Never have thought of myself as having a lot of pink, but here it is again, in my office:
Came across this dress in a window last week at Adam Arnold
And lastly, my sweetheart with the twinlets.
Here’s a beautiful heart by Johanna Basford if you need something to print out quick for your sweetheart:
Wishing you all a lovely weekend and Happy Valentine’s Day.
Yours truly,
Suzanne
♥
by studiotullia | Aug 4, 2014 | HOUSE TOUR: Traditional Spanish Style House near Pto. Vallarta, INTERIOR DESIGNERS THAT INSPIRE, SUZANNE'S DESIGN PROJECTS
I’ve been meaning to share some work from this charismatic and talented woman since June. With the kids out of school for Summer life and work is a spiraling tug of war.
Always looking for inspiring talent, surprisingly, it sometimes finds me (or STUDIO TULLIA, that is). Tiffany purchased some pillows from me and I was thrilled to see them show up in one of her project reveals. I love to see “after” photos – one of the most rewarding things about my work.
So here are some pictures of a lovely living and dining room a la Tiffany Brooks. What really blows me away is that she is the artist who also did the art work, which seems to pull everything together.
Look at the lovely layering of textures and patterns.
Another close up of the dining room.
Overview of the living room. Love the salon style art work above the sofa.
Interesting vignette of the dining room. She managed to make these vintage chairs work with the finish treatment and bold color choices. So much personality in this room.
And her is the close up of her art work. How wonderful is that!
And the lovely…Tiffany Brooks
Here are the pillows Tiffany Brooks selected from STUDIO TULLIA:
Hope you enjoyed this splash of talent as much as I did.
Enjoy your week, and thanks for reading!
by studiotullia | May 8, 2014 | SUZANNE'S DESIGN PROJECTS
If you are a visual person, a person who likes to travel, you want to go on an adventure and laugh until you cry, you have to see THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL by Wes Anderson. He is such a maverick, so creative with his sets, costumes, storytelling and casting. I want to treat you to a few stills because I think they are so beautiful.
Yes, if I were an eccentric, wealthy, old widow, I would love to vacation here. In fact, if I lived in Hungary or anywhere nearby, and the hotel actually existed, I would put it on my travel itinerary immediately, regardless of its physical state. I love grand structures with history and romance – don’t you?
An 8 foot model of the hotel was created so that they could pretend to show it in its original grandeur. How dramatic does it get, up on the mountain top like that.
And then, there’s the cast, most of which you see again and again in his films:
A few of my favorite scenes/actors from the movie:
And other greats:
Lobby Boy played by Tony Revolori
stills from the movie
So much gorgeous pink!
A few more stills for you and I better stop or I’ll give it all away:
And here he is, Wes Anderson!
Would you look at those gorgeous boho pillows on the chair behind him?
Anderson has a second home in Paris, besides his NY apartment. His films have such a European bent to them. Before writing Darjeeling Limited he traveled around on a train in Europe with a few of his friends.
Here he is at Deyrolle in Paris, the famous taxidermy shop:
So, let’s look at the color palettes of his different films, which all seem to have that over-saturated color, late afternoon rich sunlight quality:
And here are a few more movies by Anderson to see, if you haven’t already –
MOONRISE KINGDOM is charming –
THE AQUATIC LIFE is the first movie of his I saw. I laughed hysterically until I cried during that one also:
DARJEELING LIMITED I just went out and rented, which took me to Paris and India for a couple hours. And THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS, RUSHMORE and FANTASTIC MR. FOX are on the must see list.
Anderson is such a talent, a maverick, my cultural hero. So needed right now as I wait for Oregon grays and rain to give way to SUMMER.
– Suzanne
by studiotullia | Mar 10, 2014 | DESIGN TRENDS
I’ve been doing some research on INDIGO as I am always fascinated with current design trends, and why certain colors and textiles start to saturate the marketplace. The use of INDIGO textiles has been on the rise for several years in fashion, interior design and art. A recent article on Livemint.com summed it up pretty well: “Indigo is now the poster pigment of ecological responsibility and the crafts revolution; the flagship shade of the natural dyes movement that runs parallel to eco-friendly fashion and organic style. Interest in natural indigo has been scattered in the past decade but the revival is now visible everywhere”.
– check out the article by clicking on image below.
Indigo dyes are natural, organic dyes. Using indigo is making a statement: to step away from chemically processed dyes and goods that are harmful to the environment. The look of indigo is more crafted and not mass manufactured. It fits right into the folksy, crafts revolution taking place around the world. Dark blue and navy blue have forever been classic and constant, like blue jeans. Indigo today is global and modern.
Here are some pictures of some lovely products or applications of Indigo found in art, textiles, interiors, and fashion… for you to enjoy.
Living Room by Thomas Britt
Andrea Pramuk, Blueline No 4 Print
Georgia O’Keefe
International Tokyo Quilt Show 2014
Rug collage – from Pinterest (no credit- sorry)
Rug from Blaxsand
Love this image with the batik pillows and I can’t quite make out the watermark…
P. Kaufman batik indigo fabric
indigo batik textiles shown on Oakfurnitureland.blog
Love this Mandela fabric found at SabeeSupplies on Etsy from South Africa
Max Mara
Victoria and Lucchino
KG Street Style
Makie Clothier
Antique dress from Uzbekistan shown on Shara-Japan.com
Murano Floral Dome Light by Orange on 1st Dibs
I love the fabric on these chairs – no credit, found on Pinterest
I love this idea of framed indigo bandannas from Martha Stewart Living
Print by Pink Pagoda – and she has so many more lovely prints
Painting by Suzanne Schlemm available on Etsy
Painting by Julie Tillman on Etsy
Feather Painting by Protected Land on Etsy
Lovely Abstract Art by Robyn Muller Fine Art on Etsy
Taken at my studio in Portland, OR – pillows are available in my shop on ETSY.
Batik pillows, black ribbon pillows, cotton tropical toile pillows…
More pillows are available in my shop on ETSY. Batik pillows, Samarkand Ikat by Schumacher, blue velvet pillows…
Samarkand Ikat pillow with teal ribbon pillows by STUDIO TULLIA. Bird painting above heirloom sofa by ELizabeth See.
These images are from recent photo shoots by STUDIO TULLIA – all pillows available through my etsy store: www.etsy/shop/studiotullia
What do you think of indigo today – what does it symbolize, and do you like it – in all its uses?
Follow along with my INDIGO obession on Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/sfortescue/indigo-rooms/
by studiotullia | Nov 4, 2013 | INTERIOR DESIGNERS THAT INSPIRE
There is a round up of blue and white love happening this week – initiated by The Pink Pagoda.
Check out the above link if you are wanting to see more blue and white…
There are some designers who stand out in their powerful use of this magical combo.
I hope you like what I found.
Featured in Domino Magazine.
Found this on line. Anyone know who did this?
Carolyn Roehm loves blue and white and has even written a book on the subject. These high lacquer walls somehow work counterbalanced with bold urns, mirror and scale of room.
Amanda Nesbit design. Lots of navy blue.
Amanda Nisbet again, in a bedroom. Love the ribbon shade and pillows of course.
This is a lovely bedroom by Mary McDonald.
Featured in Chinoiserie Chic Top 20 Rooms – blog
Office by Kelly Wearstler
Home at the Hampton’s done by Amanda Nisbet.
Hallway of blogger
At Home on the Bay
Looks nice don’t you think?
from Veranda – anyone know who designer is?
Blue Room from Busy Being Fabulous blog.
Anyone know who designer is?
Cathy Cinkaid design as seen in House Beautiful.
Here are a just couple more talented designers:
Abby M. Interiors
Abby M.Interiors – another lovely room.
Talented Tina Marie of The Enchanted Home blog
Tine loves blue and white,too. Chiang Mai Dragon Pillows by STUDIO TULLIA on her terrace.
If you are wanting some blue and white love in your house, you know where to go:
Here are just a few blue and white pillows available.
Ribbon Fretwork by STUDIO TULLIA on ETSY
Canton Bazaar Chinoiserie Pillow by STUDIO TULLIA on ETSY
Chiang Mai Dragon China Blue pillows by Studio Tullia
Cobalt Blue velvet by STUDIO TULLIA
by studiotullia | Sep 24, 2013 | HOUSE TOUR: Traditional Spanish Style House near Pto. Vallarta, MAGICAL MOMENTS
I just put my winter socks on as I am writing this and thinking the heat may have to go on tonight. I am not quite ready to bid adieu to Summer until I have reminisced just a little bit more about SUMMER. There is no better time to be in Portland. The weather is pure bliss. We enjoyed some lovely, quintessentially Summer days hanging out by the Willamette River, visiting Oaks Park, Manzanita, Mt. Hood, lemonade stands, barbecues with friends, flower festivals, swim lessons and so on.
I do want to share my brother in law, Lucca, and his fabulous bride, Rhonda’s Campground Wedding with you. The event took place at Barview Jetty County Campground in Tillamook County. We could not have had a more glorious day and warmer gathering of friends and family. The bride and groom really set the tone, which was casual, relaxed and fun with lots of good food and wine.
My husband and I offered to do “the cake” which evolved into a cupcake tower. Our dear friend, JoAnn Andriese, a super talented designer living in the Bay Area, was planning to do the flowers. She was unfortunately called away and unable to make it at the last minute. She already had a succulent concept going for the beach wedding so we took her ideas and reluctantly ran. I consulted her via text about purchases and concepts along the way and somehow, along with the help and inspiration of the groom’s parents, pulled it together for our dear newlyweds.
So here are some pictures of the campground wedding. Enjoy!
Cutting the Cake
Provided by Bayfront Bakery in Garibaldi
More cake shots
Aunt Judy made a refreshing lemonade ginger punch with a frozen whirling iceberg of sliced lemons, limes and orange raspberries. We used a vintage glass punch bowl and platter.
Italian chocolates and Jordan almonds were served in a vintage silver platter. In fact we brought all of the silver serving ware from our wedding for others to use as serving dishes. My husband and I collected a lot of silverware in preparation for our wedding almost ten years ago. Weddings are always the perfect excuse to get out your silver and punch bowls!
And here are some pictures of the newlyweds at a scenic overlook with a stunning view of the beach:
Bouquet was made of protea, bridal blush, sedum, beach grasses, and a few pink roses.
Rhonda’s dog, Pearl, with ribbon and rose. She was one of the ring bearers in the wedding.
Channeling JoAnn, we were able to somehow get the planters, bouquet and corsages done. Here is what we came up with.
It is not so hard to do this really, although I was intimidated at first. Find a silver punch bowl, urn, or other container…then place a liner, followed by dirt, then the plants, fill air pockets with more dirt, cover with Spanish moss and add shells if you want and Voila!
Hard to know where to start with all the plants and and planters. We also used roses for the individual table arrangements.
The succulents, orchids and roses we used were from Trader Joe’s and the Proteas and Bridal Blush was from Sammy’s Flowers (www.sammysflowers.com), the sedum was from my in-laws garden and (don’t tell) some pearly everlasting wild flowers and grasses were found growing by the beach. The planters were all reused existing household items like a vintage colander, a copper urn, a silver punch bowl, a Paul revere bowl, and a few other random planters. We used the mixture of silver with copper, which was a really nice blend of metals. We also added some found shells to the planters. Not too rustic and not too formal.
My dear husband made the cupcake tower out of plexiglass disks he found at a garage sale and attached them with a long threaded metal rod through the center, each tier attached by air duct adaptors! We made the cover out of natural canvas and burlap.
Here are some before shots.
Some foraging along a path to the beach resulted in a lovely assortment of grasses and wildflowers. We used a lot of lichen, moss and interesting branches we found also. All in all it was a fun, adventurous wedding for a great couple.
Oh, I almost forgot. I made the bride and groom a custom pillow from STUDIO TULLIA. Their initials were monogrammed in slate blue over a blueberry blue ticking and accented with the same cream grosgrain ribbon found in the bridal bouquet. The colors were inspired by their wedding cake choice of blueberry cake with butter cream frosting. A momento for a beautiful day. Congratulations Lucca and Rhonda!
If you want to see more images that I used for inspiration, feel free to check out the images I collected on Pinterest:
by studiotullia | Jul 16, 2013 | INTERIOR DESIGNERS THAT INSPIRE
Tina Marie, designer and blogger for THE ENCHANTED HOME, discovered STUDIO TULLIA in the process of searching for decorative pillows for her veranda/loggia at her fabulous manse in New York.
I was lucky enough to be one of two final contenders in her pillow search on ETSY where my pillows will now live: in the Home of Enchantment.
This is her lovely blue and white design board of ETSY pillows she found:
Some of the final choices from STUDIO TULLIA were:
And a lovely IKAT pillow from MOTIF PILLOWS by Priscilla Elizabeth out of Charleston, SC on ETSY. What a great combination!
She later shared with her readers the arrival and display of pillows in her loggia and outer terrace:
You can see that she also has a lovely collection of porcelains with a concentration on blue and whites. They could not be a better match with Schumacher’s Chiang Mai Dragon!
You have to read this post which not only has many, many pictures of my Chiang Mai Pillows in situ at her FABULOUS home but will also introduce you to the extremely entertaining world of Tina Marie. She shares on a daily basis a very social and active life, steeling iphone pics in her daily forays to shop and visit friends. If anyone can handle the years long construction and interior decoration of this French Chateau Style Home set against the lovely rolling hills of New York, Tina can.
She also has an online shop featuring lovely European lighting, tableware and accessories. I am particularly enamored of the etched bell jar lanterns and seriously contemplating a couple of these for our home:
Pictures of Tina Marie’s Enchanted Home – and her blog feature “Pillow Heaven”
Fanciful silver napkin rings and other fun accessories:
A lovely coat of arms and other garden statuary:
An assortment of toile:
Here, Tina has shared some recipes, with dishes served on her blue and white European tableware, also available at her store:
I have to share just a few more pictures of THE ENCHANTED HOME so that you, too, will want to follow along on this incredible journey:
Are you hooked?
by studiotullia | May 6, 2013 | HOUSE TOUR: Traditional Spanish Style House near Pto. Vallarta
I have some fabulous MOM embroidered pillows left over from a Mother’s Day Craft Sale I was in. Please use coupon code:THANKSMOM and enjoy 20% off while supplies last at my store: www.etsy.com/shop/studiotullia
It’s not too late for the next day or two, they can ship priority and still arrive before Mother’s Day!
Visit STUDIO TULLIA to purchase one today.
