Affordable Framing and Easy DIY Picture Rail

<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I love family photos - especially candid ones. They make a space feel so personal and home-y. But the ease of digital photography is such a blessing and curse, isn't it?! I have a million photos of my kids, but I so rarely get anything printed, and even more rarely framed. It's a pain to deal with, and it's impossibly expensive to do it well.</div></div></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div style="color: #222222;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5765.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda046/IMG_5765.jpg" /></span></div></div></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I wanted to make a family photo wall in our bedroom on the wall opposite <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2014/10/diy-scenic-mural-panels.html" target="_blank">the desert murals</a>, but I wanted something a little different than the standard gallery wall. So I headed to Ace and picked up a few supplies and made a picture rail using <a href="http://instagram.com/p/ucFkHVQW7r/?modal=true" target="_blank">just plumber's chain and two brass rods hung on cafe curtain brackets</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5882.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda046/IMG_5882.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />It's a pretty simple set up for displaying my newly printed family photos in some of the prettiest custom frames I've ever seen! I partnered up with a new-to-me company called <a href="https://www.framebridge.com/" target="_blank">Framebridge</a>, and to say I was impressed with the simplicity, price and quality would be a huge understatement!<br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5814.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda046/IMG_5814.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5900.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda046/IMG_5900.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div style="color: #222222;">To print, frame <i>and ship</i> a photo from my Instagram account was only $39 with <a href="https://www.framebridge.com/" target="_blank">Framebridge</a>! They have <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/framebridge/id890652433?mt=8" target="_blank">a really great app</a> that makes it a breeze to order. (How's that for removing some of the anxiety of the upcoming gift-giving season?!)</div><div style="color: #222222;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5872.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda046/IMG_5872.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222;">I ordered a handful of <a href="http://instagram.com/jennykomenda" target="_blank">my favorite instagrams</a> in a mix of different frames. They have <a href="https://www.framebridge.com/t/frame-style" target="_blank">25 really beautiful frame options</a> - all of them simple, classic and high-quality. I'm <i>obsessed</i> with the <a href="https://www.framebridge.com/products/cairo-burlwood-frame" target="_blank">burl</a> and <a href="https://www.framebridge.com/products/jambi-wood-frame" target="_blank">tiger</a> wood options.</div><div style="color: #222222;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5239.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda046/IMG_5239.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="color: #222222;"><br /></div><span style="color: #222222;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5788.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda046/IMG_5788.jpg" /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222;">The frames come ready to hang with kraft paper backings, felt feet, saw tooth hangers and even nails! I removed the hangers and screwed in little brass hooks to hang the frames on the plumber's chain.</div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5748.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda046/IMG_5748.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5865.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda046/IMG_5865.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5839.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda046/IMG_5839.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I love how the simplicity of the rail and chain let the frames (and photos!) be the stars of the show. Hardware store hack success!!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5798.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda046/IMG_5798.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In addition to the great Instagram deal, Framebridge has <a href="https://www.framebridge.com/pages/how-it-works" target="_blank">really straight-forward pricing</a> on bigger, even much bigger, prints that you can upload for them to print out or you can send in. Like this gorgeous Nicole Cohen print I had them frame. They sent me a prepaid mailing tube and I got this beautiful burl wood beauty right back. I LOVE it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5713a.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda049/IMG_5713a.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The art print can be <a href="http://www.nicolecohenart.com/products" target="_blank">purchased here</a> (along with a ton of really cool images from the uber-talented Nicole!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5732a.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda049/IMG_5732a.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5722.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda046/IMG_5722.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div></div><div style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white;">I love discovering companies that make it painless to finish projects for my house! After getting burned one too many times at the arts and crafts store framers, I feel like I've found a resource that I'll be using for a long time to come.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5703a.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda048/IMG_5703a.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div><br />A big thanks to <a href="https://www.framebridge.com/" target="_blank">Framebridge</a> for partnering with us on this post! And this just in: use the promo code 2INSTA50 to get two framed instagram prints for only $50! Super sweet.<br /><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333339691162px;"></span></div>

Affordable Framing and Easy DIY Picture Rail

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Angela's Citrus Print

A few of you were curious about the citrus print in the photos posted yesterday. Good news! My talented friend, Angela is now selling a digital download of the image on both a black and a white background <a href="http://shop.angelahardison.com/collections/all" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo Citrus-Black-_AngelaHardison-web.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda044/Citrus-Black-_AngelaHardison-web.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5658.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda044/IMG_5658.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />We had ours printed to fit the largest Ribba frame (somewhere around 30x40") just by emailing the file to my local friends at Kinkos. We know each other well at this point - I'm there a lot. I think the total was about $50 and took 24 hours to get back. Not bad at all for a print that big!<br /><center></center><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5647.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda044/IMG_5647.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div>

Angela's Citrus Print

A few of you were curious about the citrus print in the photos posted yesterday. Good news! My talented friend, Angela is now selling a digi...

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House Warming Gifts with Boxed

<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5687.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda044/IMG_5687.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />My sweet friend and right hand helper, Kate, just moved into a new house with her husband. They've been tackling some really cool DIY projects the past couple weeks. Look how cute their house is now after a coat of paint and some grass seed!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo HouseBefore.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda045/HouseBefore.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo houseafter.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda045/houseafter.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br />One of our sponsors, <a href="http://9nl.cc/sdh7" target="_blank">Boxed</a>, reached out about trying their service as a housewarming gift for Kate!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5335.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda044/IMG_5335.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /><br /><a name="more"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://9nl.cc/sdh7" target="_blank">Boxed</a> is like an easy-to-shop online wholesale club store, without any membership fees, and most importantly, none of the headache. (Going to Costco is truly like torture for me!) Boxed has a great website, but their <a href="http://9nl.cc/i8zd" target="_blank">phone app</a> is a breeze to use, too. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5369.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda044/IMG_5369.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">They sell non-perishables in bulk sizes for really great prices, and they ship right to your door in two days or less. I especially love popping over to the sale page every few days to see what specials they are running on my favorite cleaning products, like <a href="http://9nl.cc/9r2f" target="_blank">Mrs Meyers</a>. Boxed also has great prices on <a href="http://9nl.cc/sb0k" target="_blank">baby items</a>, like diapers and wipes, baby food and shampoo from companies I trust like <a href="http://9nl.cc/j2w1" target="_blank">Annie's</a> and <a href="http://9nl.cc/2ub0" target="_blank">Honest Co</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5672.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda044/IMG_5672.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5473.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda044/IMG_5473.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />Kate has this great little pantry space off of her new kitchen that we decided to give a little makeover before stocking it with items from <a href="http://9nl.cc/sdh7" target="_blank">Boxed</a>. Here's the space before:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_8146.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda044/IMG_8146.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />We took out the old thin shelves and painted the inside of the pantry a really pretty color called Templeton Gray from Benjamin Moore.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5262.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda044/IMG_5262.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5265.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda044/IMG_5265.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />Using <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2014/10/diy-nook-book-shelves-and-benchtop.html" target="_blank">the same technique</a> I talked about yesterday, we added wooden shelves to dress things up a bit. I think the wood looks so pretty against the gray/blue/green wall color!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5250.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda044/IMG_5250.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5667.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda044/IMG_5667.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We also painted her pantry door with chalkboard paint so Kate could make a note of supplies she's getting low on. Remember that it's important to "prime" a freshly painted chalkboard surface with a good layer of chalk before writing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5307.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda044/IMG_5307.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5552.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda044/IMG_5552.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The black of the door looks so pretty with the art we hung in the kitchen. It's a print of a photo taken by our friend <a href="http://instagram.com/p/tjEBUdveVo/?modal=true" target="_blank">Angela Hardison</a> we printed out ourselves and framed in an IKEA Ribba. I LOVE it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5639.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda044/IMG_5639.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5658.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda044/IMG_5658.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We're both so happy with how Kate's pantry turned out! I'm a big fan of putting extra effort into cleaning and storage closets. It helps me feel more organized and inspired to keep my house cleaned.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5556.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda044/IMG_5556.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5480.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda044/IMG_5480.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A big thanks to <a href="http://9nl.cc/sdh7" target="_blank">Boxed</a> for sponsoring this post and for the housewarming gift! :) All first orders on Boxed ship for free, so be sure to check out their app <a href="http://9nl.cc/i8zd" target="_blank">here</a>!</div>

House Warming Gifts with Boxed

My sweet friend and right hand helper, Kate, just moved into a new house with her husband. They've been tackling some really cool DIY pr...

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Lemon Mint Water and My Soma Carafe

<center></center><center></center>I've been trying to drink a lot more water during this pregnancy so when <a href="http://9nl.cc/225s" target="_blank">Soma</a> reached out about letting me try one of their gorgeous, modern water-filtering carafes, I jumped at the chance. I've been so nauseated my entire pregnancy that any funny taste in my water just about sets me over the edge (I guess I should just feel lucky that my other pregnancies have been really easy, right?). The idea of super-filtered, super clean water that didn't come from a plastic bottle sounded amazing to me.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 5.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda040/5.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />A few things I appreciated right away about my Soma: The filter works <i>fast </i>(unlike other water filter systems I've used in the past). Soma's bio-degradable filters are made from coconut shells and plant resin, so I never have any of those black charcoal flakes floating around in my water. Also, the beautiful <a href="http://9nl.cc/6kbu" target="_blank">shatter-resistant glass carafe</a> keeps the water ice-cold, and looks gorgeous in my fridge and on my dinner table.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_4373.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda039/IMG_4373.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br /><a href="http://9nl.cc/225s" target="_blank">Soma</a> delivers a new filter to your door every 60 days, so you never have to remember to buy a new one. The filter has been third-party tested to reduce chlorine, lead, selenium and arsenic in water. It tastes amazingly crisp and clean. I LOVE this water on its own, but I'm working on kicking a diet soda habit, so sometimes I feel like drinking something with a little flavor added.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 4.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda040/4.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />Recently I've been making citrus mint ice cubes that make it easy to choose water over soda. The ice cubes are so simple to make and I love that I'm not cutting into a new lemon every time I want a little juice in my water. I use a hand-held juicer to juice a few lemons or limes and then add one mint leaf per cube.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_4430.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda039/IMG_4430.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 3.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda040/3.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lately I've been throwing in a little bit of fresh peach nectar too before pouring in my filtered water. It's SO good.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_4533.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda039/IMG_4533.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_4499.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda039/IMG_4499.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm so in love with my Soma carafe and how I feel when I'm drinking more water - it's making the days of diet soda seem like a distant memory! ;) And here's some good news: the first 50 readers to use the code LGN15 will receive $15 off their first <a href="http://9nl.cc/225s" target="_blank">Soma order</a>! I'm going to grab one or two more for holiday gifts.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 10.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda040/10.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br /><i>Thank you to <a href="http://9nl.cc/225s" target="_blank">Soma</a> for sponsoring this post!</i>

Lemon Mint Water and My Soma Carafe

I've been trying to drink a lot more water during this pregnancy so when Soma reached out about letting me try one of their gorgeous, m...

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Changes in the Music Room with Farrow & Ball

<center></center>It sounds like some of you have seen our house spread in the fall issue of <a href="http://www.domino.com/" target="_blank">Domino</a>! Now that the issue is out, I can share some more photos, including one of my favorite spaces - the music room!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo MR9.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda028/MR9.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_7716.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda032/IMG_7716.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />I was lucky enough to get to work with <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/" target="_blank">Farrow & Ball</a> on behalf of Domino a couple months ago. They had heard that I was picking a F&B color for my music room (I've already mentioned before that Michael and I had decided against the bright cobalt blue), and they offered to send a color expert over to the house for a <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/colour-consultancy/content/fcp-content" target="_blank">color consultation</a>.<br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo LGN13.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda032/LGN13.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo LGN27.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda032/LGN27.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo LGN49.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda032/LGN49.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo LGN46.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda032/LGN46.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />It was SO FUN to meet Amber, who works out of Farrow & Ball's Chicago showroom. Not only was she an all around <i>delightful</i> person, she had the most amazing eye for color and so many insightful thoughts to share. We showed her our home and talked about our decor plans and our color preferences. I had been leaning toward a great color called <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/green-blue/colours/farrow-ball/fcp-product/100084" target="_blank">Green Blue</a>, and after lots of discussion about lighting and room functionality, Amber and I both agreed the color was the right choice for the music room.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo LGN30.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda032/LGN30.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Amber and I loved that the color was sort of a darker version of the green I had ordered for the library curtains.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo LGN53.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda032/LGN53.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Amber was really drawn to the watercolor abstract I had been planning to hang in the music room and we both thought that the warm, bluey green would compliment the painting really well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo LGN34.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda032/LGN34.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">She and I gushed about how pretty the green color pairs with oranges and wood tones. Since I had already purchased the orange over-dyed rug, and I knew I would want to hang Michael's guitars on the wall (more info on these purchases/projects in posts to come!), I couldn't wait to get this color on the walls!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo MR2.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda028/MR2.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_6237.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda032/IMG_6237.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo MR6.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda028/MR6.jpg" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo MR3.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda028/MR3.jpg" /></div><br />My favorite part of my meeting with Amber was when we were wrapping up the consultation and she threw out a suggestion to wallpaper the entry. I had been so focused on other spaces that I hadn't even really been looking at the entry. She and I agreed that the space was begging for a pretty pattern, so we spent some additional time browsing her samples. Heaven, I tell you!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo LGN57.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda032/LGN57.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo LGN63.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda032/LGN63.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo LGN65.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda032/LGN65.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo LGN40.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda032/LGN40.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I'll be sharing some photos of the wallpapered entry soon, but you already have a sense of <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2014/06/wallpaper-in-entry.html" target="_blank">what happened in there</a>. :)<br /><br />I am such a huge fan of Farrow & Ball colors and paints - it was a pleasure to get to learn more about <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/farrow-and-ball-heritage/content/fcp-content" target="_blank">the company and their beautiful products</a> during this color consultation. I truly couldn't be more happy with how the music room turned out. The color is just what I envisioned - cheerful and soothing all at once. :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo MR1.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda028/MR1.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />A big thanks to the Domino team for letting me be the Farrow & Ball <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/colour-consultancy/content/fcp-content" target="_blank">color consultation</a> guinea pig! It was an amazingly helpful service - I'd recommend it for even the most over-confident of decorators. ;)<br /><br /><i>And thank you to <a href="http://langphotographers.com/" target="_blank">Stacie Lang</a> for the photos of my visit with Amber!</i>

Changes in the Music Room with Farrow & Ball

It sounds like some of you have seen our house spread in the fall issue of Domino ! Now that the issue is out, I can share some more photos,...

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