ORC WEEK 3 – DINING ROOM MAKEOVER

ORC WEEK 3 – DINING ROOM MAKEOVER

I am going to keep this brief because frankly I am behind on this project and it all needs to come together in a few weeks.  This is my current mood board although a lot hinges on my ability to get this wallpaper which normally requires a 6 week lead time.  Waiting to hear back from Schumacher about this ZEBRA PALM in black on Sisal…

PLAN A:

 

It would be such a statement to have the ZEBRA PALM on one wall of my dining room where this dresser is…

PLAN B:

A decorative painted wall on one side of my DINING ROOM. The challenge will be to have it done in a tasteful way that I won’t get tired of.
I found this stencil on ETSY that I could possibly use:
Or this one:
In this color palette perhaps….
My inspiration for a wall mural and color palette comes from this lovely room by ABH INTERIORS using wallpaper from GRACIE STUDIO.

 

I just bought a 5 gallon tub of MOUNTAIN SNOW from METRO PAINT which is my favorite go to for a lovely white base coat at $65 for a 5 gallon tub!  That should cover the orange walls.
So that’s where I’m at folks.   What do you think???  Any comments, thoughts??? Please feel free to share.
Thanks for reading as always and have a great week!

 

 

EVERYTHING IS PALMY – TREND TALK ABOUT PALMS & THE BANANA LEAF

EVERYTHING IS PALMY – TREND TALK ABOUT PALMS & THE BANANA LEAF

The article, A New Leaf, on page 30-31 of this Summer’s first ever ETSY JOURNAL features tropical palms in all their glory, shot by Photographer Chelsea Cavanough.

Full of features about artists and their work, grab a cup of coffee and enjoy!  And don’t miss PAGE 30!  Look at this image below shot by photographer Chelsea Cavanaugh.   ETSY Art Director Alexandra Drosda assembled all items from the Etsy sellers featured here. The bold jewel tones, on trend brass accessories and lighting, teal blue hues, rattan, natural wood and other contemporary elements combine to create a fresh look.

This tropical design “trend” has been going on for awhile now.  Decades actually.  It is just endlessly reinterpreted every decade or so and adapts, like plants, to its current environment.

The Swaying Palm Pillow in colorway ALOE has been a consistent best seller for a long time.  Sold in both outdoor polyester and indoor linen, it adds freshness to any space.

It has a touch of golden yellow in it so it looks lovely with saturated yellow hues.

Sold in a multitude of sizes:

This is the newest addition to STUDIO TULLIA’s offerings – a long lumbar measuring 13×33

(14X36 inch insert required) that would look amazing on a long sofa or bed.

  

EMERALD GREEN has always been a striking color that works beautifully with the palm pattern:

Just this SUMMER the iconic SWAYING PALMS fabric became available in two new colorways:

“ISLA PINK”

and “ESCAPE BLUE”

 

and look how it just pops with this peacock blue velvet:

 

 

The stag horn ferns featured in the photo shoot are stunning and I was thrilled to see that they are available right here in Portland at PISTILS NURSERY

Look at some of the amazing plants available at their brick and mortar in Portland, online or at their ETSY STORE for $48 and up:

 

And one last shout out to WALL HALLA out of the NETHERLANDS for the crazy beautiful Banana Leaf self-adhesive wallpaper.  The one featured in the article:

I LOVE this one:

and these are also wonderful:

You know the end of Summer is sadly near – only a couple weeks away – so from now until the Friday, September 22nd, you may enjoy 20% off any purchases of Swaying Palm at my ETSY STORE or www.studiotullia.com using

(this coupon cannot to be used on any other products that are not tropical/palmy in nature).

Thanks as always for following along and enjoy the rest of your week!

 

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