Lady J's Profile

Display Name: Lady J
Personal URL: http://lotusandfig.blogspot.com
Member Since: 3/25/07

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cozy all the way. i find that the color, texture and pattern all just works. i gravitate to things that work together.


Minimal vs. Cozy: Which is More \"You\"?
4/8/13 1:00 AM

beautiful retreat. well done.


Meera's Shades of Purple Bedroom My Bedroom Retreat Contest
3/29/13 2:02 AM

um, swooning over those bones. this is going on in hoboken?


Carolyn's Decorative Details Bedroom My Bedroom Retreat Contest
3/29/13 1:59 AM

west elm duvet cover, spring 2013


Averyl's Colorful Eclectic Bedroom My Bedroom Retreat Contest
3/24/13 1:05 AM

put the headoboard on the same wall as the sofa; put the desk on the tv wall at the foot of the bed. use something that only conceals the bed (or part of it) but doesn't block light through the room.


Layout Ideas for 500 Square Foot Studio? Good Questions
3/6/13 11:47 PM

marvelous work. it's all going on and neat & tidy & stylish too. way to go.


Mary Lee's Life in 300 Square Feet House Tour
3/6/13 11:19 PM

wow. i am so impressed. both the nyc studio and her own place.


Before & After: Samna Transforms a Studio in 5 Days
2/22/13 1:58 AM

mix it all! color, texture and pattern. i'm attracted to things that all work together. my aunt once commented that all of the colors in my striped hat were featured in my apartment. the rabble comforts me.


Are You a Pattern Mixer, Matcher or Both?
2/1/13 8:53 PM

i have that floor lamp. suprised to hear yours is wobbly. mine has never worked as a 3-way, but the cast iron was so heavy i didn't feel like returning it. i just use a 100w bulb in it. i don't think it's college at all, either.

http://lotusandfig.blogspot.com/2012/08/single-girl-style-place-for-my-stuff.html


Liveblogging Day 17:
I (Do Not) Love Lamp Liveblogging the January Cure
1/27/13 5:37 PM

info on that fabric from the jewelry hanger, please? seriously.


Liveblogging Day 13: Small Victories
in the Bedroom Liveblogging the January Cure
1/18/13 6:42 PM

didn't know it went out of style. i hang peacock curtain panels every fall:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/63122153@N00/2434971763/in/set-72157623185972361


Color Trend: Peacock Makes a Comeback
1/18/13 1:04 AM

i have spent hours reorganizing and my wrist was sore as all hell. i love my board covers. my boards are actually organized based on the various images as a collection. some are not so great, but my interests are kind of eclectic. it's amazing how quickly you build up a lot of boards. it just seems like the only way, to sort things by topic. even so, a few of my boards have over 1000 pins. but they aren't for projects. they're for appreciation. as such, i really try to curate the images so that looking at a board is pleasing to the eye.

my likes is at almost 10,000 and i've been trying to pin them into boards for months (since it was less than 5000). i just keep thinking of new things to search and like!

one thing that kills me is someone invited me to pin to a fashion board. to my shock it is mostly full of mega repins of the same unappealing clothing. at first, i was just gonna quit. then i decided to ignore the flood on my activity page and simply do my part to elevate the style of the board by adding cool fashion from my own boards. maybe if enough of us do it, it will turn into a cool stream. maybe.


Pins Piling Up? 5 Ways to Keep Your Pinterest Clean & Functional
1/10/13 10:04 PM

love the bathroom counter. the wood is surprising. do you have to wax it like butcher block? we don't have houses like this in the east.


Chay's Lake Hollywood Spanish Hideaway House Tour
1/8/13 2:14 AM

can you afford to lose the footprint under your bed as storage space? if you got a platform bed with four legs, you'd still be able to store things underneath it. (that's what i have) obviously, your bed needs to go in the upper left corner, closest to the closet. Then everything else can be your live/work space.


Maximize Space & Storage in Art Student's NYC Studio Apartment? Good Questions
1/8/13 1:49 AM

palest pink wall paint. would go great with that bedding and make the room a very happy place without making you think about the pink. my sorority painted all the bedrooms that color one year and it was really nice.


Suggestions for Paint Colors in Bedroom? Good Questions
12/9/12 10:37 PM

what about painting the room out a teal shade? night a bright teal, more of matte shade with a grey undertone. the fabrics should all pop against that.


Curtain Color and Style for Bedroom? Good Questions
12/9/12 10:30 PM

i've been watching horror my whole life. can't possibly remember the first. it was likely aired as a weeknight special in the mid-70s. i am old enough to have seen the series "kolchak: the nightstalker" but not old enough to remember it at all. horror movies are wonderful. (torture movies are abominable.)

someone mentioned a sequel to stephen king's "it." there is no sequel. the movie was a two-part miniseries. the book is about 1100 pages of riveting mythos. there's no sequel to that either.


What Was Your First Scary Movie? Dare To Rent It Tonight?
10/31/12 9:59 PM

paint it out in a contrasting shade and put a bench in it:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/63122153@N00/5459667144/


Ideas for Weird Nook in New Loft? Good Questions
10/29/12 2:46 AM

quilts as drapes. interesting.


Polly's "Moody Blues" Room Room for Color Contest
10/29/12 2:38 AM

a cafe table maybe 36", right in the center. put a vase or something in the middle for vertical definition. stack some cool books on it.

or add a capiz curtain across the divider doorway starting on the sink wall.

or just enjoy the space...


Ideas for Big Empty Space Between Rooms? Good Questions
10/25/12 8:34 PM