“Home is the nicest word there is.” — Laura Ingalls Wilder
Maybe it’s the burnt out bulb on the front porch, or that worn door mat, or a yellowed faded lampshade that makes everything just feel tired. Implementing one or two small upgrades will bring back that love that has faded toward your home. It’s time to take action!
You don’t need a large budget or a contractor, just a fresh perspective, a ‘can-do’ attitude and maybe Ace really is the place for a weekend get away!
Guilty as charged! We’ve been neglecting our monthly newsletter, Notes. We will take our own advice and kick start something that we love but have put on the shelf for a while.
We also thought it was time for a little refresh of our website. With a few changes and the addition of some new projects, we love the new look.
When you have a moment, take a peek:
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So while you are falling back in love with your home, we’re ready to impart our advice and ideas. Enjoy our FALL November Notes with a few very simple decorating ideas to help reignite the love for your home!
Happy Fall,
Joyce and Terrell
Here’s to a New Attitude
Add a Pretty Lampshade
Swapping out a couple of your lampshades for something more decorative, or just fresh and new can change the whole look of a lamp, and sometimes change the vibe in the room. We added a patterned fabric covered shades on these bedside lamps to introduce something somewhat unexpected, a great compliment to the striped upholstered full wall headboard.
Design and Styling: Perfitt Richards | Photo: Shelby Bourn
Hang Some Decorative Plates
Rotate the pictures you’ve had on the wall for some decorative plates. You can find beautiful ceramic plates in lots of places. They are easy to hang with some inexpensive plate hangers from the hardware store.
Design and Styling: Perfitt Richards | Photo: Shelby Bourne
Re-Style Your Book Shelves
Start by taking everything down, get rid of any books you didn’t enjoy or you no longer want. Do the same with tchotchkes. Replace faded photos in frames with new photographs. Now, give your favorite “things” the prime spots between and on top of a stack of your favorite books. Suddenly you will love looking at your shelves!
Design and Styling: Perfitt Richards | Photo: Jess Isaac
Add a Tiny Table
A little side table, better known as a drinks table, is perfect next to a cozy chair, bench or sofa. These little tables are cute, very functional and easy to move around.
Design and Styling: Perfitt Richards | Photo: Shelby Bourne
Reframe, Move Around, and Hang Your Art
Frame that piece of art and hang it on the wall! Stop waiting, get out your hammer and nails (or call LA Art Guy) and do it!
Move things around. A piece that has been hanging in the hallway may be just what your dining room needs. Also, reframing something you have had up for years can change the whole look. It’s time for a new attitude when it comes to hanging art!
Fall Finds
Some pretty pieces to add to your home.
FALL READS
This is always a tough one for us, as we have both read so many good books lately!
Joyce’s Pick
John Steinbeck’s, East of Eden. This is a classic, one I read, or pretended to read, in college. Picking it up 40 plus years later, I appreciated the story and the writing more now than I ever would have at 19. I enjoyed it so much. I then watched the new Netflix series by creator Zoe Kazan that was just released. I thought I would be disappointed after loving the book so much, but it was beautifully produced and worth seeing.
Decorating is easy!
We can help you decorate your home in a snap!
Joyce and Terrell
