Joie de Design's Blog: Celebrate!

Joie de Design's Blog: Celebrate!: Who doesn't enjoy the changing of seasons with more sun light, less clothing, flowers blooming and more outdoor activities to engage in. As ...

Celebrate!

Who doesn't enjoy the changing of seasons with more sun light, less clothing, flowers blooming and more outdoor activities to engage in. As pool parties, graduation parties, cookouts and weddings start to consume your calendar make sure you bring the "IT" factor for your next event. 




Some of your event locations may not have the furnishings you had in mind.  Well there is an easy solution.  Rent it.  AFR Events can provide you with modern and/or contemporary furniture that will leave your guests speechless. 

What isn't there to love about lovely glass beads cascading from a ceiling or off of a wall.  Shop Wild Things offers a great variety of beading for you to choose from. 

Alluring ceiling and outdoor drapery. 

Make your lighting spectacular!  LED lighting is the way to go. 

Martha Stuart offers an array of paper globes, medallions and starbursts.  I love these! 

Parasols are multi functional and are a fantastic decoration when hung from a ceiling or used as a centerpiece on a table. Pininterest

A memorable centerpiece that leaves you breathless.  Pininterest

Pool Decor is a must!  Make it HOT!!!  Google

Make your table vibrant.

Don't leave out those personal little details. Photos: Wine Bottle Stopper,Bottle Bag, Martini Glass Accessory, Martini Shaker all from www.shopphag.com. 

Contact me to spice up your event!!!! Monique Ireland joyoflivingdesigns@yahoo.com

Joie de Design's Blog: Dramatic Walls

Joie de Design's Blog: Dramatic Walls: When your home looks good you feel good. Dressing your walls or ceilings is a must.   Below are a few tips that you could do yourself or you...

Dramatic Walls

When your home looks good you feel good. Dressing your walls or ceilings is a must.   Below are a few tips that you could do yourself or you could hire a contractor to do the work. 

Make a wall gallery.  It is simple and easy.  Here I used wood frames that I painted black and simply put different black and white patterns in the frames.  Line your photos or artwork up on the floor before you apply it to a wall.  I used mounting tape to hold the frames and patterns to the wall.  Items can be found at A.C. Moore and Jo Anns Fabric Stores.

Make your own art work.  Get a canvas board from any arts and craft store and go wild.  Paint it, stencil it, or apply fabric to it to get the look you want.  In this picture I spray painted the canvas silver, then wrapped it with wire, applied some scrap metal and then added studs to the edges of the scrap metal.

If you have a plain mirror jazz it up by frosting it out, painting it, or use stencil.  Here I applied painters tape in different directions and then sprayed the mirror with frost.

Add a border around your existing art work to make it POP.  This was done by simply using paint tape and paint.  You also can use a molding to bring out your exiting wall art.

Designfromca.blogspot.com,  Molding is a great statement piece.

Etsy.  Wall Decals are an easy DIY project.

Scenicreflection.  Wallpaper is often used on accent walls.  In this picture it shows you how they use 2 different wallpapers to define two different spaces which looks great!