by jennae on March 2, 2010
I found out last week that our local Habitat for Humanity had planned a huge rummage sale — 30 families combined PLUS items from the Habitat ReStore — to benefit the organization’s home-building projects. There was no way in the world I could pass up such a huge opportunity to find great vintage items, and I had a couple of specific items in mind. I wanted to get a dresser for my daughter’s room and some throw pillows to use inside some new covers. I didn’t find everything on my list, but I did score some great finds, as you can see in the image above.
by jennae on August 10, 2009
I love lamps. They’re great for mood and task lighting and they’re even better if you’re like me — meaning you’re too lazy to walk over to your light switch. They also encourage us to conserve energy because we’re less likely to leave them on when we walk out of a room. About 2 months ago, not long after we moved back to Georgia, I bought a $5 thrift store lamp for my daughter’s room. The problem? The shade that came with it was a few sizes to small, made of plastic and melted on one side.
by jennae on June 29, 2009
For years, I’ve been dreaming about having free reign to decorate a space as I pleased and actually putting my ideas for customization into action. Apparently though, that requires a couple of things, the most important of which is having our own home where we can decorate as we like. Doing a suprise patio makeover for my mother was one of very few times over the last few years when I’ve been able to take a decorating idea from concept all the way through to creation, and I loved every second of it. But by far, my favorite part of the new patio space is the custom-painted bamboo blinds that cover up the ugly storage nook where the lawnmower lives. I had the bright idea to paint the blinds with a simple floral pattern after seeing how Nicole Balch over at Making It Lovely painted a gorgeous rug directly onto the floor of her front porch — when she was nine months pregnant, no less. So here’s how I turned a pair of boring, but functional bamboo blinds into the focal point of my mother’s patio.
by jennae on March 3, 2009
Lately, I’ve been getting the itch to do another DIY project. I would love to find an inexpensive used dresser to rehab, because my husband and I really need one. But until I find “the one,” I’ve been on the hunt for other projects that will satisfy my desire to be crafty. I’ve found a ton of great projects out there that I hope you’ll love as much as I do. Since I’m not a craft maven — yet — I will share the creativity of these artisans with you.
by jennae on December 9, 2008
After months and months of wanting to do a crafty project, my visualizations turned into action in a few short days. This past weekend, 2 things made this happen: I saw an easy project on an episode of HGTV’s “Myles of Style” and Goodwill had a 50% off sale.
Designer Kim Myles created a throw pillow for a homeowner’s living room from a vintage sweater. When we moved, I didn’t bring any clothes but the necessities, so I didn’t have a sweater on hand to use for the project. But thanks to Goodwill’s monthly sale, I snagged a couple of great sweaters very inexpensively, and my mother-in-law has about a zillion throw pillows and gave me free reign to use as many as I wanted. So here are the simple steps for making a decorative pillow like (or better than) the one shown above.
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I’m Jennae Petersen, and I’m a lot of things. A mother, a graphic artist, a connosieur of beautiful interiors and a purveyor of all things design. Green Your Decor was borne of frustration in my attempts to find eco-friendly housewares that were also beautiful, and inspiration to do something to reduce my own carbon footprint and help others do the same in a beautiful way.
