CHANGING UP A PIN BOARD...

Have you purchased one of those  pin boards with the burlap or linen covered back???...

Super cute but they hold NOTHING!!...

 Well, they do for a bit but the photos/papers tended to come off no matter what we used to secure them.  While repainting our youngest daughters room, I was determined to make that pin board work.  She wants it to hold photos so we simply attached some twine with upholstery tacks and used the mini clothes pins to hold the photos...

Now nothing will fall off and she can easily change it out whenever she wants...

I love quick, simple fixes...take a peek!!

Like I said, the burlap is lovely but it's not cork board!!...
This is all you need to keep your photos/papers  in place...

I had these cute upholstery tacks sitting in a drawer for years...
It's the perfect way to hold the twine in place!

Now she can easily swap out her photos for years to come...

Have a happy day,
Mariaelena

Softening the look of a dated brick fireplace...

This past weekend I worked on my clients 

1963 fireplace...

She was looking to soften the look of the 

orangey, bright red brick 

without covering it completely to 

blend with the rest of her 

beautifully updated home...

Scroll through the before and afters 

to see this subtle yet big difference.

I think we achieved the look she was going for...

Take a peek!!

The photo above is the after...
below the before...

Before and after....
We decided on lightening up the
wood box after this photo was taken.
(you can see that in the other photos)

Brick before...and after below

This brick absorbed the paint like
nothing I've ever seen...
It took multiple coats to achieve this look.

One more before and after
of the entire fireplace.

Now warm and lovely like the rest of her home...

Have a happy day,
Mariaelena

MUSHROOM...IT'S ALL THE RAGE...FINALLY!!

Since I've been in the house with

 my youngest who's had the flu, 

I've had time to catch up on my pile of unread magazines...and guess what???...

the IN decor color is MUSHROOM...

in all shades...(this makes me very happy)

Country Living says, 

"It's warmer than gray but cooler than taupe."

If you know me or follow along, that's the color I've been decorating with for a very long time....

Here's a quick look at how I use many variations of this hue in my decor and my life too!...

I had to stop myself or I'd be taking pics of 

almost everything in our home!!

Take a peek...

 

Even some of my go to personal items
are in a MUSHROOM shade...
you like what you like...haha

It's nice to see & read that this lovely neutral is here to stay....:)

Have a happy day,
Mariaelena

SIMPLE WINTER DECOR!!

Well the holidays are over but 

winter has just begun....

Fresh cut greens & pinecones are still allowed!!

Here are a few simple ways to add some 

winter decor in your home...

Take a peek...

Have a happy day,

Mariaelena