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How to Find Decor Inspiration from Pottery Barn

January 16, 2020

In the first ten days of the new year, after the Christmas gear was packed away I was in need of a little decor inspiration. I searched Pinterest boards and scrolled Instagram. Nothing! It turns out my inspiration was on the coffee table. It was hiding among the Christmas cards and gift receipts. I found my decor inspiration in a Pottery Barn catalog.

And, the best part? Decor inspiration is free.

Pottery Barn Decor Inspiration

If you are looking to tweak your family room, but not twirk your budget take a look at what I found. Pottery Barn did the heavy lifting; I was just the courier service.

Pottery Barn Decor Inspiration

In one image, Pottery Barn captured multiple interior design ideas.

This next image is filled with inspiration. I love the hutch, but my attention was drawn to the wall color behind the hutch.

Pottery Barn loves for us to linger over the catalog and online pages; they know w might splurge on these candlesticks.

Pottery Barn Decor Inspiration

This next image is similar to my family room circa five years ago. My family room includes a large wall adjacent to a wall of windows. I love the arched floor light. And, that olive tree.

Maybe I will rearrange the furniture and wait for a weekend sale. Pottery Barn is happy to help with my decor inspiration.

Again, that olive tree in front of those windows. And, that framed print caught my eye. Maybe I could sketch a few leaves?

Do those pillows look like the ones in Grace & Frankie’s house?

Velvet would be a nice touch to my living room. And, those stems would add much-needed height to my 2 story living room & family room wall.

Do you like the stacked books on the floor?

Again, in one image, Pottery Barn shows us how to position a club chair in front of a bookcase.

I love the dark and stormy paint color in the image below. And, the simplicity of the white tulips and vases against the wall color. The geometric rug is a fun twist to the traditional space.

Pottery Barn shows us how to add glass tables to balance the weight of a leather couch. And, a plant is all that was needed to add a pop of color. It softens the space without breaking the budget.

Santa found a little inspiration from Pottery Barn too. He brought our family the tabletop Scrabble game for Christmas. The wood-framed classic game includes a convenient drawer to store the wood letters and a tabletop spinner on the bottom.

This might be my favorite look to copy in my dining room. I love the plates and the greenery in the table setting. And, there are those dark walls again. And, if your new year plans include a bar cart to corral the drinks, check out these finds.

Thank you Pottery Barn for the decor inspiration. It is just what I needed in January. And, the fun part of this inspiration is to take a few elements from these images and creatively source and search.

And, you might find that you have everything you need for a decor boost.

Pottery Barn Bar Carts for the Home

October 4, 2019

When the season rolls into fall in Colorado, we roll our bar carts indoors. My mom’s version of a bar cart was an aluminum, folding television tray. I have no idea how it stayed steady on 1 1/2″ shag carpet. With bar carts on the brain, I have my eye on a few Pottery Barn bar carts for the home and patio.

In full disclosure, I intended to share a variety bar carts from different sites, but I could not move my mouse away from Pottery Barn.

It turns out, Pottery Barn has a nice selection (and price points) so today is all about the Pottery Barn bar carts for the home and patio.

Let me know which ones caught your eye. I’ll share my favorite bar cart at the bottom of the post.

No affiliate links, just a good old fashioned helpful links for bar carts.

Pottery Barn Bar Carts

The Tristan Metal Bar Cart has come along way from my parent’s aluminum trays.

Source: Pottery Barn

I love the shape of the Hugo metal bar cart. It is priced at just under $500.

Here is a similar bar cart in a different finish; my mom might light one too for an update look from her t.v. dinner trays.

Source: Pottery Barn

Moving on to this budget friendly cart. The galvanized finish gives it a more casual look. And, the price will not disrupt a monthly budget.

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Source: Pottery Barn

My only issue with this mobile bar cart is with our two Berner Mountain dogs. In general, Berners require a generous turning radius to navigate tight corners and this bar cart might take a spin on those wheels.

Source: Pottery Barn

Here is the Abrego all-weather wicker cart. This one is ~~$699~~ $639 which sounds like a typo. I think I could rig up some wheels on an oversized basket and call it an all weather-wicker bar cart. What do you think?

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Finally, this Abbey Oval Bar Cart is a little fancier than my tastes, but it would be darling in so many homes. Again, our Bernese Mountain puppy rescue, Elliott, could upend this cart with a slippery paw.

Source: Pottery Barn

Do you have a favorite Pottery Barn bar cart? Or, did you find one you love somewhere else? I would love to know other places to source bar carts! I will be back to share more affordable options for tiny spaces and budgets.

This time of year coincides with the holidays which means holiday and cocktail parties. And, the perfect reason to invest in a multi-purpose cart!

The Painted Hutch

September 30, 2019

If you have been a follower of Everyday Edits you know I am passionate about my furniture. I got a lot love when I published the story behind our dining room table. And, this is hands down our most popular piece of furniture. But, today is about the painted hutch in our living room. The painted hutch is a story about redemption and finding one’s place in a space. It was a lesson in patience and process.

Yes, I am talking about the painted hutch that found its way in a brownstone-ish home in the suburbs of Denver.

What did you think I was talking about?

Today is about the ongoing transformation of the painted hutch in our living room. There is a collective eye roll from my family right about now. Honestly, I do not think anyone in my family noticed the living room hutch had gone from the original finish (black), to a creamy white and settled on a half creamy white and Kendall Charcoal gray combo.

I loved the Kendall Charcoal grey on the exterior and kept the inside a creamy white. But when it came to the fun part of staging the hutch, the accessories got lost.

I don’t have the photo of the combo paint job because that was when my Nikon had a complete camera breakdown. But the light gray walls and the white interior gives you an idea at the bland hutch.

So with a 1/2 gallon of paint in the hall closet and a new camera on order, I finished my vision for the painted hutch 3.0. In about an hour I painted the glass shelves and the interior of the hutch to match the Kendall Charcoal on the exterior. I grabbed a stack of white dishes to give me an idea of the potential in my newly painted hutch.

It was love a first stack.

Here is a quick look at the before an after:

I love this color! I painted my front door the same color too. It gives the hutch warmth against the expansive wall behind it.

Dining Room Table is Our Giving Tree

September 5, 2019

Do you know the book, The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein? The classic children’s book was described as one of the “most divisive books in children’s literature.” I sided with the tree. You? And, I bet our dining room table wood too. Did you see what I just did? Our dining room table is our giving tree.

Here is her story.

We found our dining room table at a furniture store in Denver. We purchased it when we moved from Westerville, Ohio to Colorado. My traditional, cherry stain furniture did not work in our brownstone in the suburbs home.

My husband and I equally loved this dining room table and like proud parents we were happy to show it off to friends and family.

Like most dining rooms, however, the dining room table was located in the most unpopular room in the house. But over the years, our dining room table carries the load for our family.

Our dining room table turned into the catchall for tennis racquets, shopping bags, sweaty uniforms, and mail. It was our giving table.

Dining Room Table

During the holidays, we cleared the table’s clutter and dust and topped it off with a layer of furniture oil. Seasonal tablescapes were created over her rough edges. Friends shared their interest in our table if we decided to sell our possessions and move into

… a tiny house.

But, it turns out there is a twist in The Giving Tree analogy. Maybe, we gave a little bit of love back to the dining room table.

Let me explain.

During our first Thanksgiving, with a dozen relatives squeezed around our table, we discovered that the rough edges and bumps on the surface were a bit of a challenge for the dining experience.

It turns out the glasses wobbled.. like Weebles.

My husband panicked and had plans to order a glass table top. Over my grey roots (see what I did there)? On that Thanksgiving night, I fell more in love with our table; it wasn’t perfect. The design to create a table for a Colorado home, it turned out, could not keep a wine glass level. The glasses wobbled. Kind of like grandma after her second glass of Chardonnay. Grandma blamed the table.

Maybe it was the table. Our table.

My husband suggested a glass top for the table. I suggested bubble wrap placemats. It turned out, the table’s imperfections became the best conversation starters with a table full of guests (and drinking glasses). And, just like the book, our dining room table gave us a little bit more.

How to Make a Live Edge Coffee Table with Only a Drill

June 26, 2019

I am married to an entrepreneur. His schedule includes crazy hours and a daily dose of uncertainty and euphoria. His go-to stress release is to work with his hands and power tools. Those coping skills make up for the frenetic paced, bootstrapped business model and thousands of stories reminiscent of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. In a way, my live edge coffee table suggestion was a selfless request with his best interests in mind.

#wink

That was my pitch after I found the live edge coffee table in an Arhaus catalog. I argued our Colorado “brownstone in the suburbs” living room deserved a live edge coffee table.

And the best part of this DIY project? The only power tool needed was a hand-held power drill to attach the legs to the coffee table.

Live Edge Coffee Table Details

My husband found a local source for domestic hardwood slabs. We found our Russian Olive “species” in Denver at a store appropriately named Denver’s Wood Slabs.

We decided on a Russian Olive slab. The details of the wood slabs are on display for the customers.

Our Russian Olive slab was salvaged from a Denver park. Our future coffee table was from Denver and not a factory overseas.

Once we picked the slab, the team cut it to our approximate dimensions for a coffee table. They kept the raw edge on one side and planed and sanded the entire slab.

It was a smooth, dense Olive Slab that required the two of us to prep it for the final steps. The final steps to stain and finish with a top coat were the hardest only because we could not wait to get this table in our living room.

Do not rush these final steps.

Our job was to decide on a stain and meticulously apply layer after layer of stain. Together, over the course of several nights, we applied five coats of stain. We completed a light sanding between coats and patiently waited 24 hours to apply the next coat of stain.

Final Coffee Table Steps

I finished the coffee table with two coats of a water-based clear coat. It took a week to stain and seal the table. We ordered the table’s legs from an Etsy shop. As promised, the only power tool needed for this coffee table was a power drill to attach the legs!

We love this finished look of our live edge coffee table! It would be fun to run down there and see if I can take a few scraps for future fun projects!

Our Russian Olive, live edge coffee table is a little piece of Colorado history in our living room.

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Living Room Chaise Wins the Popular Vote

June 24, 2019

We knew we made the right furniture choice when the dog claimed the living room chaise mid-day before the family rolled in after work, school and tennis practice. My husband claims it after work- it is his recharging station. In our house, the living room chaise wins the popular vote.

The unwritten rule is whoever lands on the chaise first, gets the chaise!

It reminds me of when my four siblings and I called shotgun as we ran down the stairs to fight for the front passenger seat in Mom’s Suburban.

The fact that there is no television in our living room, speaks to the chaise’s popularity. With wide cushions and just-enough length, it is perfect for an end of day nap as the rains roll in over the mountains.

We found our chaise at Crate & Barrel. You can find the dimensions and details here. We passed right by this chaise when we did an initial loop around the showroom floor.

We wanted a couch or club chairs to fit the awkward, rounded wall and tiny nook in the living room. The living room is complicated.

Never underestimate the power of pillows

The secret to the chaise’s popularity is with the pillows. My husband and I did not see the vision. But, thank goodness the sales associate pointed out the power of bolster pillows. The pillows make the chaise’s role in our living room flexible. It can be shoved against a wall or “free float” in front of our living room window.

And, the best part of this purchase was it took place during Crate & Barrel’s annual Labor Day sale.

The chaise is comfortable, stylish, flexible and the perfect spot to catch a nap or sneak in a chapter in my latest pick from this site.

The chaise was our Aussie’s favorite place to relax. I used to shoo Tanner off, but as his hips failed, I whispered in his ear, “You earned this Tanner.” We have visions of Tanner on security detail on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge.

The chaise was such a classy-casual addition to the living room I had to upgrade the rug. All of a sudden my indoor/outdoor rug felt like it belonged outside. I upgraded to this rug for a comfier feel our feet (or paws).

living room chaise for the win

And, with these views, the chaise is the perfect spot to watch the weather roll in over the mountains.

Life Lessons in Seating Arrangements

June 19, 2019

In the sixth grade, my daughter wrote a letter to the Assistant Principal protesting the lunchroom seating arrangments. She did not agree with the rule that she had to eat lunch with her classmates from the last class before lunch. She argued she should be able to eat lunch with her friends and not her peers from English class. It turns out she was about to learn a few life lessons in seating arrangements.

Despite a passionate, handwritten letter, her decision was overruled.

Life Lessons in Seating Arrangments

My daughter continued to sulk (complain) until one day she noticed that funny sixth-grade boy sitting next to her at the lunch table. “Mom, Anthony is so funny.”

It turns out she found a few life lessons in seating arrangments over the lunch hour.

Apparently, the apple does not fall far from the tree. Just like middle school students, I am obsessed with seating arrangments with cozy corners that include chairs, benches, and barstools.

I purchased these chairs at Williams-Sonoma while shopping online for a zucchini spiralizer. I had a $37 balance on a gift card from my in-laws. Somehow, I ended up with four white, upholstered chairs and a matching, upholstered bench in my online hopping cart.

And, visions of conversations over wine or coffee danced in my head.

The upholstered chairs sit around this table we bought when we moved to Denver. The table’s raw edge surface make it impractical for table settings, but we love this table. Our dining room table is the center of attention when we entertain.

I added two barstools for the open seating we created when we knocked out this wall between the kitchen and dining rooms.

Visions of a breakfast bar gave way to a drop off site for the mail and Amazon.

Pillows are a great way to create cozy seating. I found these down-filled pillows at HomeGoods. A woman in front of me in the checkout line said she found the same pillows in velvet at Christmas.

I love when I can have best friend level conversation with a complete stranger over pillows in the lines at Homegoods.

I tucked this upholstered chair from Wayfair under a window. It’s a great chair for the overflow from the kitchen. I never want to be short a seat for the unexpected guest.

Here is a new seating arrangement I am working on in our family room. It is never too early to think about the holidays and guests and seating.

And, the promise of finding new life lessons along the way.

What are your favorite life lessons related to your home?

New Dining Room Hutch

June 6, 2019

One of my favorite things to read is the Pottery Barn catalog. It takes me longer to read a Pottery Barn catalog than the latest issue of People magazine. After 30 minutes, page our either torn out or tagged for inspiration. But with tuition, mortgage payments and the costs of my husband’s digital health company, the catalog usually ends up in the recycle bin. But, not last month. Last month I found my new dining room hutch.

Sometimes, non-essential dreams come true.

The dining room hutch was on my wish list for the room.

And, the irony is I didn’t find it in the catalog, I found my new dining room hutch in a hallway next to the bathrooms at Pottery Barn with a hold tag.

So I ripped the hold tag off!

Just kidding! I did not rip the hold tag off!

But, the story doesn’t end there at the store. I went home and checked out the details (price) and dimensions. And that’s when, in the final hours of a Sunday evening, in the top right-hand corner of my screen was a 24-hour flash sale

with a bonus round of **FREE SHIPPING.**

Sometimes non-essential dreams do come true.

I think this is where the term angel investors originated. #wink, #snarky.

Because once the hutch was in my shopping cart I got my sign from the angel investors; the Bowery reclaimed storage hutch was back ordered.

Backordered status translates to no credit card charge until the hutch shipped from Chicago.

I had time to pay it off before it shipped.

I now refer to this as mom’s angel investor club (entirely different meaning in my husband’s vernacular).

So the best part of this new dining room hutch was that it fit perfectly in my little dining room niche AND it was paid in full before it shipped.

The dining room hutch was made from reclaimed wood with rough edges and dark brass hardware. It matched the industrial vibe and the existing dining room table we found on clearance years ago at a furniture store in Denver.

I finally have a place to store the dishes after we tore out the cabinets when we removed the wall.

Here is the dining room ready for spring and maybe new paint!

How to Make a Faux Fur Side Table

May 23, 2019

Do you love the faux fur or flokati rugs and accessories? I prefer to say faux fur because flokati does not roll off the tongue or the page. I love faux fur in moderation. It adds a touch of whimsy to a space. And I had a vision to create something with this fun, fluffy fur element. After a few unsuccessful faux fur accessories, I settled on this table to make a faux fur side table.

How to Make a Faux Fur Side Table

It took me a year to create a seven-minute faux fur side table. I blame it on our 90+ pound, Bernese Mountain dog, Chloe.

I know, I know.. those big brown eyes. How could anyone blame her for anything, right?

Chloe is a curvy, four-legged girl who sheds when the wind blows. I was reluctant to bring in a faux fur accessory for fear it would shed or it would be a magnet for dog hair and dust.

But, when I found this side table at Homegoods for next to nothing and a flokati rug for $16.00 at Marshalls, I knew this was an opportunity to go for my vision of a faux fur table.

I rationalized the decision with the face we already have a house full of fur, so what is a little more.

And, a fluffy side table would soften and girly up a space.

Faux Fur Side Table

Steps

I removed the table’s wood top in less than three minutes with a drill.

2. I made a rough template of the circumference of the table’s top. I added 3″ to the template to staple the rug to the table top.

3. A staple gun was all I needed to attach the rug to the tabletop. I stapled opposite ends of the table and then stapled the remaining carpet edges.

My goal was to have a large enough remnant to create something else that was faux fabulous.

It took minutes to complete the side table top. The only issue I ran into was I needed longer screws to reattache the faux fur top to the metal frame.

The rug’s backing was thicker than I antcipated, but it was an easy fix.

I love this faux fur side table so much! It adds a sense of whimsy to both the living and/or dining room. I love it in the living room with this rug.

I found this rug to try a new accessory to glam; like maybe a bench.

Now I am thinking about what to do with the rest of the faux fur rug.

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How to Create a Pottery Barn Knockoff Chaise in Minutes

April 11, 2019

Sharing one of my favorite Pottery Barn knockoffs for our patio. Every spring when the Pottery Barn catalog arrives I scan each and every page. I fold corners, snap photos and/or tear my favorite pages from the 120 pages of swoon-worthy furniture and accessories.

But when I saw the Pottery Barn double chaise it was love (and inspiration) at first sight.

Source: Pottery Barn

Nevermind, I don’t have a pool in my backyard. And, I have dogs that will use my knockoff chaise more than any family member. But we did have a backyard makeover last year that was worthy of a chaise.

Here’s my one-minutePottery Barn Knockoff Chaise.

We purchased two chaises from Costco a few years ago and while rearranging the furniture on our patio I just smooshed these two chaises together and all of a sudden I was channeling Pottery Barn on the patio!

And, the best part of this Pottery Barn knockoff is the cost is way less and pushing to chaises together means I still have the flexibility to separate them. Or, in our case, I moved them to the front deck where our Berner enjoyed the knockoff chaise.

The lesson? Never overthink a solution. I moved the chaise from the front deck to the back porch and back again. Flexibility is the key to any knockoff.

Pottery Barn Kitchen Table Knockoff

March 14, 2019

I was this close to selling my kitchen table on Craig’s List when I saw this table on Pottery Barn’s website. In just a few minutes of side glances over my shoulder and back at the screen I knew I had a PB kitchen table knockoff in the works!

I looked at this table, zoomed in on the base and looked over to my World Market clearance table. This white PB kitchen table turned out to be the inspiration for my Pottery Barn kitchen table knockoff I finished last summer.

My veneer-ish, shiny black table was mix-matched with the shades of blue. I was so close to trading it in for something new.

I painted my round table with this Benjamin Moore color. It is Mascarpone and it is a favorite white at my house. The hardest part about this creamy white is spelling it correctly. I have to Google it everytime.

And, this Pottery Barn kitchen table knockoff is one of my favorites! My kitchen table went from a shiny, veneer-ish finish to a creamy color to brighten the space.

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I think this table is the longest I have kept a piece of furniture free from new paint. Yes, I do touch it up, but I have not wavered in my decision to paint it a different color. I love it!

Pottery Barn Decor Inspiration

Pottery Barn Decor Inspiration

Pottery Barn Decor Inspiration

Pottery Barn Bar Carts

Dining Room Table

Live Edge Coffee Table Details

Final Coffee Table Steps

Never underestimate the power of pillows

Life Lessons in Seating Arrangments

Sometimes, non-essential dreams come true.

How to Make a Faux Fur Side Table

Faux Fur Side Table

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