I purchased an abstract patterned rug for my living room two months ago, you can see it on display here. I’m very pleased with the one I bought, it adds a contemporary graphic element to a more traditional room. This was the first time I decorarated my home with a rug with a random pattern and without a symmetrical repeat. Abstract rugs are similar to their wall art counterpart in that they present a medley of color in unpredictable and random shapes and painterly brushstrokes. If you’ve ever wondered how to add a more modern element to your traditional space, layering it with an abstract rug in a complementary palette is one way to do it. Mix it up like interior designers do, and balance a classically furnished interior by giving it an edgier look with an abstract patterned rug.
. These are a few budget friendly options to achieve a similar look.
painter’s paradise / nuloom contemporary
chromatic multi / orange drybrush
unique larnell / sunkissed landscape
kas illusions / tomkins watercolor
momeni monterey / abstract expression . from https://centsationalstyle.com/2018/10/abstract-patterned-rugs/
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Weekend greetings! I’m headed back home to California today after a much needed getaway. Hawaii is always so good for the soul and I feel so refreshed and ready to take on the upcoming holiday season! I gathered so much inspiration while I was here, everything from artwork to hotel lobbies to tropical botanicals. I can’t wait to take action and put my creativity to work incorporating much of what I’ve seen! If you follow me on Instagram you got a peek at this hotel’s lobby where I stayed on my last night, it has so much style, color, and visual stimulation, don’t miss it. :) Links loved from the past week: The creative use of basic rectangular tile in this shower. Speaking of bathrooms, how perfect is this contemporary vanity. A very clever way to fill the space above upper cabinets. These kitchen cabinets are the perfect shade of green. So many beautiful uses of natural wood in this hotel. Kim’s navy and neutral living room looks so fresh for fall. For locals and travelers: ten amazing views in San Francisco. Corn mazes to visit across the United States. Have a great weekend everyone!
from https://centsationalstyle.com/2018/10/weekend-reading-171/ I’m sitting in a coffee shop in Kailua, Hawaii, feeling the serenity that comes from spending several hours each day walking on the beach. I booked this trip on impulse just a week before I arrived. I chose a solo getaway to Hawaii because this place has amazing healing properties. Regular readers know I had a rough summer, I lost my best friend to cancer, and the last month has been unexpectedly difficult for me. Just the mention of her name makes me choke up. The grief that comes from losing someone you love in such a traumatic way is crippling. The combination of mental exhaustion from her caretaking and the grief of her loss welled up to a point where I was having difficulty getting out of bed in the morning. I decided to show myself some love and give myself the gift of Hawaii for a week. And I couldn’t pass up a last minute airfare deal :) All these hours I’ve spent alone on the beach left to think and reflect reminded me how important it is to actively engage in self care. The term “self care” is one we hear a lot these days. It’s not just about taking care of ourselves physically, but mentally as well. I was having a conversation with a mom friend the other day. She was having intense anxiety because she was being pulled in too many directions. This is so common among women, we tend to say yes to everything because we want to please others and then end up suffering as a result. We go through this internal debate: am I being selfish by saying no to ____, or should I just suck it up and keep giving more of myself? But in reality, we must say no to anything that throws us off balance, takes away from our priorities, or endangers our mental stability. We need to have the courage to make changes in our lives where things aren’t working even if it causes disappointment or temporary pain. We must establish healthy boundaries by blocking out the things that we don’t want to do just because others have their expectations of us. We cannot survive or thrive in a long term state of anxiety or stress or depression. Our body, our heart, and our soul need rest to replenish. Self love in action is placing yourself in a healthy environment where you thrive and grow, and removing yourself from energy draining environments that are defeating. Maybe this means breaking up with a toxic relationship or leaving a stressful job. Even social media can destroy our joy when we get caught up watch everyone else’s highlight reel instead of feeling gratitude for the blessings in our lives. Instead of playing the comparison game, change the yardstick of the measurement of your success. Live your life on your terms without care or concern for anyone else’s definition of success, and ignore any judgment you receive for your choices. Today I just wanted to share some words of encouragement to be your own best friend. Make the choice to put self care into action. Especially as we enter another busy holiday season, remember to be kind to yourself. Take a long walk with your favorite playlist. Take yourself out to lunch. Go get a pedicure or go to the movies. Or if you’re like me, book an impulsive trip to getaway for a few days. :) Like they remind us on the airplane, put your oxygen mask on yourself first before you help others. Step away from your busy life and give yourself a break to refocus on what’s important to you. Be brave enough to say no to anything that causes you stress, and the courage to say yes to the things that fulfill you. Sending much aloha. xo, Kate from https://centsationalstyle.com/2018/10/self-care-in-action/ I’ve tackled dozens of space renovations during the course of this blog, but there was one place in my house that I kept ignoring as the years went by and that was the sad state of my kitchen pantry. For the longest time, this 4×6′ walk in space housed utilitarian metal shelves – they served a purpose holding my pantry staples, but the whole situation in there was unorganized and unsightly. When people came to visit, that was the first door that I closed to hide it from view. I finally got around to building pantry shelves for my walk in pantry, so now I need not worry about shutting the door because the new shelves are something to be proud of.
Confession: this was the way my pantry looked before the new built in shelving. I knew needed so much help but I couldn’t find the energy to fix it, that is until two weeks ago. Look how bad it was before:
I partner with Arrow Fastener a few times a year to demonstrate their tools, and for this project I used their pin nailer (more details below) but first, take a look at the new DIY pantry shelves, they are a dramatic improvement compared to what was there before!
Before the build, I had to decide exactly how I wanted to use this space and it’s really for food items only. I store cleaning supplies and small appliances and spices elsewhere so this pantry was designed with that in mind. I’m most pleased with the vertical shelf dividers, I like that these separate cubbies introduce a greater sense of organization by category: breakfast foods, baking supplies, canned goods, etc.
I had a lot of help from Matt on this project, after I explained my vision for the pantry, he cut the shelves with the miter saw and screwed the supports and shelves into place. In the more narrow section of the pantry (on the left) that is 4′ wide we installed 15″ deep shelves, and in the longer section that stretches 6′ wide (on the right) we installed 12″ deep shelves. I bought the materials used to build these shelves at Lowe’s including the 12″ and 15″ deep particle board shelves, the ¾” x 1½” shelf support base, and 1½” lattice trim. All of the materials are available in their wood and trim department. Forgive the quality of some of these in-progress pictures, several were taken in the evening so the light was compromised but you’ll get the idea. The first step was to cut and install the shelf supports, for this we used ¾ x 1½” pre primed trim. It was cut to the necessary length on both sides of the pantry, then screwed into the wall studs at the specified height.
A basic miter saw will trim the particle board shelves.
In the next few photos you’ll notice that I installed the particle board shelving with the raw back facing out and not the finished edge. No I’m not crazy, and yes I did that on purpose. There is a method to my madness. The finished edge of these particle board shelves have a slight curve to them. I knew I was adding lattice trim to the edges of all of these shelves to make them look thicker, and the raw edge was better for that purpose because it’s flat, not curved, which is why I flipped them around and why you see the shelves installed with the raw edge facing out. Anyway, the next step was installing the horizontal shelves, they were all cut to fit the space with the 12″ shelves butting up against the 15″ shelves. They were secured together with a flat bracket to stabilize them where they’re joined. The bracket is attached underneath the shelves where they meet to form the corner.
The shelves were built from the bottom up, first securing the bottom shelves onto the shelf supports underneath. It’s necessary to drill a pilot hole first before screwing the horizontal and vertical pieces together. Here’s the image of the shelves once they were built, yes again notice the raw edge faces out. You can also see how the vertical boards were notched around the support trim. My secret weapon for making giving the shelves greater thickness was the Arrow Fastener Pneumatic Pin Nailer. It uses the tiniest headless pin nails, these are smaller than brad nails and perfect for trim work. The tool is extremely lightweight with a built in safety and easy grip trigger. It requires a compressor but with it, the tool worked so fast, it was easy to tack the trim up in minutes.
Once the trim was up, I spackled the nail holes and the screws then painted over them with two coats of paint. When I was at Lowe’s I color matched the white color on the shelves to a paint color in the store (Paramount White by Valspar) so that when I painted the lattice trim, the whites would be the same.
Once the paint was dry I went shopping for a few containers. I found these great wire baskets at Target for a great deal, they add both style and organization. :)
Huge improvement right?!
Let me know if you have any questions about the products used or the process and I’ll answer them in the comments! *This post brought to you in partnership with Arrow Fastener tools, all opinions are my own! Thank you for supporting the brands that support this blog. from https://centsationalstyle.com/2018/09/diy-pantry-shelves/ |
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