Decorating the Corbaci Home

My sister and her husband just moved into a new, and bigger apartment in Boston and asked me to come for a visit and help them decorate their new home. I jumped on the chance! They just bought a brand new sofa, and beautiful dining room set. They also bought a coffee table off craig's list. Everything else is older furniture they already had, and new things we bought on a huge shopping spree. Let me just preface that I was only there for two full days and that I did as much as I could in those days. There are still many things I could like to add to the space.

Dining Room Before:Dining Room After:

In the dining room I bought a beautiful silver and gold leafed circle mirror which I flanked with some framed artwork that my sister had been collecting over the years.

Living Room Before:
Living Room After:We bought some frames to create a grid with photography to put over the couch, but never had time to finish it before I left.
I decided to use mercury glass throughout the living room to match the modern silver in the dining room table, and all the more traditional style frames that they had collected. I shopped at Marshals and Target.I tried to mix modern and traditional elements to keep the room looking fresh, yet eclectic and lived in. I did this by using graphic patterns mixed with slightly traditional designs, as well as this sleek white lacquer tray and an antique chess set and doily. My sister is also an avid book lover and collector and we chose some of her favorite and most beautiful books to display on the mantle.


Kitchen:I cleaned up all the clutter in the kitchen, and rearranged some things, hid other things in cupboards, and hung some decorative as well as useful things on the walls. I found these wonderful chevron striped hand towels at Target. I also found beautiful jute rug at marshals in two sizes one of which is in the kitchen, and the other in the entry way.

Entry:

A Long Overdue Apaprtment Update

I thought the ceiling was white.... I was wrong. It used to be white, but over the years it turned a very dark grey. Not until my mother and I painted the ceilings white did we notice how badly they needed that new paint job.
And the floors! We had the floors refinished with an oil base finish. They look 100 times better.

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My Etsy Site

So, I decided to try and start selling my own artwork. Its a big step for me because I tend to be my worst critic, and I'm very nervous about showing my artwork to others. After showing my artwork in a solo exhibit at Brigham Young University my confidence has grown a little, and I have tried to create more art that follow the style of those first gold leaf paintings so that I can fully develop one style.
Here is a link to my Etsy Shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/JuliaDickensArt?ref=seller_info