Chevron!

Chair: Urban Outfitters, Wastebasket: here

Placemat: here, Lampshade: Target

Plates: Aedriel Orginals, DIY How to here

Bedding: West Elm, Curtain: Unknown

Fur-filling

As the days are getting colder, you want to just cozy up on your sofa wrapped up in something fuzzy and hibernate with the rest of the animals for the whole winter. Winter time is the perfect time to unravel the fur and give your room(s) a cozy and warm feeling, or even welcome your feet when stepping out of your bath. Now don't get me wrong, I am a major animal activist and so not much of a fan of killing an animal for the sake of their fur, however you can always opt for faux fur, and still get that high quality softness that your looking for. Faux fur are made out of synthetic fibre's, and are not only used for clothing and furniture, but even used for teddy bears! So it is possible to get that soft teddy bear feeling throw. In recent years Ralph Lauren and Chanel have introduced faux fur into their collections, and have really bumped up the value in the faux fur industry.

I really love a chic fur throw or blanket to put over a bed spread or even to lay casually over your sofa/chair. Such a simple touch can really create a room, and set the warmth that it may be lacking. Here are some gorgeous examples of how designers make use of fur!

Bunk Beds!

Growing up my brother and I always used to fight over who got top bunk of the bunk bed. For me its a very find memory to think about how much I loved my bunk bed. Bunk beds though often used for children can also be a great way to host guests when staying at your guest house. Here are some chic and creative ways of making a cozy nook to house your rugrats or guests! Enjoy.

How to upholster a window seat!

This was a relatively easy project! With the right materials on hand you can make a basic yet elegant window seat. I chose a neutral colored linen so that I am able to dress it up with cushions, and leaving opportunity to match it with any other colors! To make a window seat you are going to need wood, upholstery fabric, memory foam, scissors, fabric glue, a heavy duty stapler, a sharpie, and upholstery nails (optional).

To begin with find a piece of scrap wood from any hardware store and cut it to fit nicely into your window seat. I used a plywood that was about an inch thick. 

Next I placed the plywood on top of the memory foam (you can buy this cheaply at Walmart) and drew an outline around the wood with a sharpie.

Talula decided she wanted to help!

Then use your scissors to cut out the outline you just drew. I made two sheets of foam for extra thickness.

Then put fabric glue on the wood and set the foam on top and allow to dry for half an hour.

Once its dry lay your fabric out and place your window seat board on the fabric with the foam facing the fabric. Pull the fabric tight and begin to staple around the perimeter of the wood.

Then finally measure out 1 cm apart for the upholstery pins and use a hammer to fix them onto your seat.

Here are the results! There are some wrinkles in the fabric but you can take an iron to it to get rid of those. 

Talula loves it!