Instagram Inspiration: Angela from The Painted House

If you're looking for someone seriously fabulous to follow on Instagram, <a href="http://instagram.com/angenigma" target="_blank">Angela from The Painted House</a> is your girl. She has a phenomenal artistic eye. She is in the process of finishing a new house and I am so, so inspired by all of her choices. Angela is an amazing decorator, but it's been so great to see what she decides to do with the bones of her home. I love how she puts an edge on classic design details.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Here are some of my recent favorite instagrams:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><center></center></div><div><br /></div><div><img alt=" photo ScreenShot2014-02-17at90707PM.png" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2016/ScreenShot2014-02-17at90707PM.png" /><br /><br /></div><div><img alt=" photo ScreenShot2014-02-17at90602PM.png" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2016/ScreenShot2014-02-17at90602PM.png" /><br /><br /><img alt=" photo ScreenShot2014-02-17at85611PM.png" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2016/ScreenShot2014-02-17at85611PM.png" /><br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: left;">I love the clean and modern look she did in her kitchen. And what a great color! </div></div><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><img alt=" photo ScreenShot2014-02-17at85518PM.png" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2016/ScreenShot2014-02-17at85518PM.png" style="cursor: move;" /></div></div><br /></div><div><img alt=" photo ScreenShot2014-02-17at90437PM.png" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2016/ScreenShot2014-02-17at90437PM.png" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Gah! That stair rail is SO cool!</div><br /></div><div><img alt=" photo ScreenShot2014-02-17at90524PM.png" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2016/ScreenShot2014-02-17at90524PM.png" /><br /><br /></div><div><img alt=" photo ScreenShot2014-02-17at90123PM.png" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2016/ScreenShot2014-02-17at90123PM.png" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This paneling is perfection.</div><br /></div><div><img alt=" photo ScreenShot2014-02-17at90000PM.png" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2016/ScreenShot2014-02-17at90000PM.png" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">As is the moulding on this ceiling.</div><br /></div><div><img alt=" photo ScreenShot2014-02-17at85930PM.png" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2016/ScreenShot2014-02-17at85930PM.png" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">With the perfect light fixture!!</div><br /></div><div><img alt=" photo ScreenShot2014-02-17at85537PM.png" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2016/ScreenShot2014-02-17at85537PM.png" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Speaking of light fixtures. Look at this giant chandelier!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div><img alt=" photo ScreenShot2014-02-17at85441PM.png" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2016/ScreenShot2014-02-17at85441PM.png" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Angela spray painted it white herself. Such a statement against her dark walls!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img alt=" photo ScreenShot2014-02-17at90408PM.png" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2016/ScreenShot2014-02-17at90408PM.png" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And I can't even handle how perfect her fireplace surround is in every single way. I have dreams of that amazing marble.</div><br /><img alt=" photo ScreenShot2014-02-17at85642PM.png" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2016/ScreenShot2014-02-17at85642PM.png" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So happy to be insta-stalking you, <a href="http://instagram.com/angenigma" target="_blank">Angela</a>. Your house is stunning!</div></div><div></div></div>

Instagram Inspiration: Angela from The Painted House

If you're looking for someone seriously fabulous to follow on Instagram, Angela from The Painted House  is your girl. She has a phenomen...

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Hearts Aren't Just for Valentine's Day

<center></center>My girls are getting a little older now (my oldest is eight) and while I really miss having babies around, I am having so much FUN with my kids! Every holiday is a million times more exciting. We are in full Valentines mode this week (only handmade cards in this house!) and I love seeing their little creative sides come out. <a href="http://instagram.com/p/kI1yiTQW_A/" target="_blank">They made me this bouquet</a> from flowers and plants they clipped in our yard a few days ago and I was so proud of the arrangement! :) These little ladies make my heart burst.<br /><br />Kristen from <a href="http://www.kfddesigns.com/2014/02/thrift-store-frame-revamp.html" target="_blank">KFD Designs</a> emailed me this Valentines-worthy project earlier this week and I thought it was so cute. Reminded me of <a href="http://keep.com/banquet-atelier-and-workshop-fluoro-heart-print-by-jennykomenda/k/nEhL49ABO-/" target="_blank">this heart print</a> we all love.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo PR0026_fluoro_heart_styled04_small.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2014/PR0026_fluoro_heart_styled04_small.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br />Kristen's more detailed tutorial is <a href="http://www.kfddesigns.com/2014/02/thrift-store-frame-revamp.html" target="_blank">here</a>, but the gist is she picked up a pair of really inexpensive thrift store frames, painted them gold and created the peach and neon pink hearts from scratch for the inside.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 19F5F6BF-F959-4113-87C3-128B02C4D0EB_zpsabzcfqep.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2014/19F5F6BF-F959-4113-87C3-128B02C4D0EB_zpsabzcfqep.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_1822_zpsa5809822.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2014/IMG_1822_zpsa5809822.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />I love these two colors together and hanging the pink heart upside down was a genius touch and helps keep things in the not-too-sweet zone.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_1815_zpse1748653.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2014/IMG_1815_zpse1748653.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />Well, done <a href="http://www.kfddesigns.com/2014/02/thrift-store-frame-revamp.html" target="_blank">Kristen</a>! Thanks for sharing.<br /><br /><i>If you have a project you'd like to share on LGN, <a href="mailto:jenny@jennykomenda.com" target="_blank">email me</a> a link or photos.</i>

Hearts Aren't Just for Valentine's Day

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Some Living Room Updates

<center></center>It's been a while since I shared some photos of the decorating progress in our house! I'm still trying to figure out what I want and where, but this set up has been working pretty well in our living room for about a month now.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_1961.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2014/IMG_1961.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /><br /><a name="more"></a></div><br />Michael bought me a giclee print of my favorite painting by <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=minerva+teichert&oq=minerva+teichert&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i61.4636j0j4&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=91&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">Minerva Teichert</a> (an LDS artist who painted a lot in the early and mid 1900s) for my birthday back in October. I really need to get it mounted and framed, but in the meantime it's just tacked up on the wall (ha!) where I think I want it to be. I hope it goes without saying that I know religious art can be a divisive and sensitive subject on design blogs, but I so appreciate how respectful all of you have been in the past when I've shared projects and art in my home that are based on my religion. It's so great that we can all support each other in our different life choices and paths, and find beauty in the differences. This print and Minerva Teichert's work in general has a lot of meaning for me and I love having it hanging in our home. And hopefully sometime soon it will be hanging in a legit frame!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_9497.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2016/IMG_9497.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />The Serge Mouille style sconces were <a href="http://www.infurn.com/us/msc-r1c-rotating-sconce-inspired-by-serge-mouille&affiliate=google-us?gclid=CKeO4oeCorkCFZFFMgodAGEAlA" target="_blank">bought here</a>. The site has really mixed reviews online. Lots of people claim they have never received their orders. It took about two months for these sconces to come (and then a couple more months for me to get around to hanging them), but they came and they were SO affordable at about $160 each. The quality is top notch, too. The brass fittings are absolutely beautiful and the whole thing is easy to install on the wall. So I guess if you have a couple months to sit around and wait, you can really get a great deal at Infurn.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_2016.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2014/IMG_2016.jpg" /></div><br />The sofa was a recent Craigslist find from a local seller. Her name is Kirsten and she is opening up an <a href="http://luxeartifacts.com/" target="_blank">online shop</a> of really beautiful and well-curated finds. The silky blue velvet is in really great vintage condition. And I <i>love</i> that there are four seat cushions. This is where we watch TV so it's nice for all of us to have a seat and plenty of space to stretch out!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_9404.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2016/IMG_9404.jpg" /></div><br />I threw the pink lumbar pillows (old, from Target) on the sofa just for the photos for a little color. I am working on an ottoman project that will bring in some color too, so I can leave the sofa bare then. I like it better without extra pillows.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_1961.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2016/IMG_1961.jpg" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo photo21.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2014/photo21.jpg" /></div><br />The Eames style Plycraft chair was my Christmas present to Michael. He'd been asking for an Eames lounger for a while (ever since I got rid of his beloved-but-incredibly-bulky leather club chair - <i>whoops</i>) but I wanted a lounger in an interesting color and for a good deal, of course. I ended up finding this one on eBay for a really great price and it was shipped from Florida to Arizona on a Greyhound bus! That was the first time I'd tried that shipping method and I was happy with how fast and inexpensive it was. Have you ever used the Greyhound method? I had to go pick up the huge box at the local bus depot since they don't deliver, but it wasn't an issue at all.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_9497h.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2014/IMG_9497h.jpg" /></div><br />The rug was from Rugs USA (<a href="http://www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/rugs/rugs-usa-adileh/natural/200VBVI2A-P.html" target="_blank">still selling them here</a>) and the side tables are all vintage. The motel sign artwork and the LDS temple photo were hanging in our bedroom, but I decided to put up my Chinese panels in our bedroom instead and the scale of these two photos was perfect between the sconces.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_9394.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2016/IMG_9394.jpg" /></div><br />Like I said, lots to figure out here, but we're making some slow and steady progress on getting this home decorated. I'm really excited to get that ottoman finished now!

Some Living Room Updates

It's been a while since I shared some photos of the decorating progress in our house! I'm still trying to figure out what I want and...

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