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Double Duty: Put Your Furniture to Work

June 16, 2016 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

Double Duty: Put Your Furniture to Work

Double Duty: Put Your Furniture to Work! One of the biggest issues homeowners, renters and students living in dorm rooms struggle with is storage. It doesn't matter how many closets we have, we always seem to need more. If building an addition onto your house just to have a place for your stuff isn't in your plans, it's time to get creative. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: By Special Arrangement, DIY, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Post, Re~Style ~Chic, Room Service~Design Tips, Upcycle~Chic Tagged With: Chairs, Color Chic, DIY, Furniture arranging; space planning; design on a budget; no cost decorarting;, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Repurpose, Storage, Storage Solutions, TV Stand cabinet

Venice Tablesetting

May 25, 2016 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

Venice Tablesetting

Venice Tablesetting I'm finally getting back to my last Ladies Lunch table ~ Venice table setting! My tour of Italy continued to Venice, another Italian city of art, architecture and Carnivale. Venice hostsĀ  one of the biggest pre-Lent carnivals in the world. So of course, decorated masks had to be a big part of the table. One night with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accessories, By Special Arrangement, Color Chic, DIY, Great Gatherings, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Post, Re~Style ~Chic, Table Manners, Wedding Chic Tagged With: antiques, Brunch, Carnival, chair covers, Color Chic, Contemporay Design, dinner party, Dinnerware, Dishes, Entertaining, Furniture arranging; space planning; design on a budget; no cost decorarting;, Holiday celebration, Holiday Decorating, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Italy, masks, Napkin folding, party planning, Place settings, Table setting, Venice, vintage

Rome Table Setting

May 5, 2016 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

Rome Table Setting

Rome Table Setting. My tour of Italy for the ACAP fundraiser took me to Rome, a city filled with art, architecture and history. My centerpiece is a collage of picture frames, some with pictures, most without. I thought about how to build this stand for a long time. IĀ  made several trips to the garden centers and finally found a vegetable … [Read more...]

Filed Under: By Special Arrangement, Dining Room ~ Chic, DIY, Freeze Frames, Great Gatherings, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Post, Re~Style ~Chic, Room Service~Design Tips, Table Manners, Upcycle~Chic, Vintage Chic Tagged With: ACAP, Artwork, Brunch, Contemporay Design, dinner party, Dinnerware, Entertaining, Holiday celebration, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Italian Art, Italy, Napkin folding, party planning, picture frames, Place settings, Rome, Rome table setting, Tablescape Thursday, vintage

Tuscany Table Setting

May 1, 2016 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

Tuscany Table Setting

Tuscany Table Setting! I participated in a fund raiser for ACAP called Designing Women with a Cause, where 12 women set tables based on a country. I designed and decorated 3 Italian tables starting with Tuscany. If you know me, you know how much I love to set a beautiful table. I love the challenge of doing something that's never been done … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accessories, By Special Arrangement, Dining Room ~ Chic, DIY, Great Gatherings, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Post, Re~Style ~Chic, Room Service~Design Tips, Signature Style~Chic, Table Manners, Upcycle~Chic, Vintage Chic Tagged With: ACAP, Brunch, Chairs, Color Chic, Contemporay Design, Designing Women With a Cause, dinner party, Dinnerware, DIY, Entertaining, Holiday celebration, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Italy, J & G Meakin, Napkin folding, Olde Avon Dale, party planning, Place settings, Table setting, Tuscany, Tuscany table setting, vintage

DIY Easter Eggs

March 23, 2016 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

DIY fabric Easter Eggs are not only great decorations, but they last forever. Making them is so fast and easy, you'll be tempted to make dozens. I think I'll place one at each place setting for Easter brunch. Everyone gets a party favor to take home. I purchased a couple "fat quarters" of pale yellow and white quilting fabric. It's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accessories, DIY, Easter Chic, Great Gatherings, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Post, Signature Style~Chic Tagged With: Brunch, Color Chic, dinner party, DIY Easter eggs, DIY Fabric Easter eggs, Easter, Easter eggs, Fabric Easter Eggs, Holiday celebration, Holiday Decorating, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Party favors, Place settings, Table setting

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