tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14583839253908125052024-02-07T01:48:20.183-08:00Robin's SongSweet and SimpleRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850867553658629051noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458383925390812505.post-89249866318246224222012-02-23T09:53:00.000-08:002012-02-23T09:53:50.374-08:00Why Hot Pink is Back
Color Trends can be used for good or evil! This is GOOD!
The other day my drafting class got out early and I took advantage of my free time without a four-year-old stuck onto my hip to sneak into Macy's for some mommy alone time. I walked in the door to be greeted with a whole center aisle display of clothing straight out of my ninth grade wardrobe. Flourescent green! Electric Orange! Hot HOT Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850867553658629051noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458383925390812505.post-70374036067477736982012-02-19T14:10:00.005-08:002012-02-23T08:20:18.394-08:00Designer-In-Training! Being blessed with a long Sunday afternoon with nothing to do for the first time in MONTHS, I thought I would resurrect ye olde blogge and give you all a little insight into what Interior Design school--you know, that thing that has been distracting me from blog writing for the past six months--is really all about. I've had a couple of people tell me that they are vicariouslyRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850867553658629051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458383925390812505.post-10010706910012927322011-09-06T10:03:00.000-07:002011-09-06T10:03:38.353-07:00Back to Food: Two Chicken Recipes for the Price of One!
So, I know I've been doing the whole decorating thing lately, but I just need to share these delicious recipes with all y'all. One I got off of Allrecipes.com, with a few variations, but the other I just totally made up myself and it was sooo yummy! I'm back on Atkins induction this week--need to skinny up so I can impress all those little 18 year olds I'll be hanging out with!--so I'm focusingRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850867553658629051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458383925390812505.post-50626307747112366892011-08-18T10:30:00.000-07:002011-08-18T10:30:09.217-07:00Salt Lake City Parade of Homes 2011: The Highlights!I am a Parade of Homes junkie! I love going every year to ooh and ahhh over the big fancy houses, but also to get some real life ideas about what to do with a normal everyday house to make it special. It's a great way to see both design trends (the styles and techniques that you see over and over again) and design innovations (that one house that stands on its own, with a unique, but amazing Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850867553658629051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458383925390812505.post-16544948775109198272011-08-04T10:53:00.000-07:002011-08-12T09:03:56.203-07:00Indoor Sunshine! Yellow Rooms
So I've decided to paint my music/future dining room yellow. Since my floor plan is very open, I wanted a color that would go with my blue and green color scheme. I love the analagous colors blue, green, and yellow. It reminds me of summer days: blue sky, green grass, and sunshine!
Yellow, however, is a tricky color. It comes in every shade from light cream to Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850867553658629051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458383925390812505.post-71932134508306479072011-07-29T10:50:00.000-07:002011-07-29T11:35:29.052-07:00My Very First Color Board!I'm sure most of you know that I am going back to school to get a degree in Interior Design this fall. Along with the school application, I had to create a color board to apply to the actual ID program at LDS Business College. We are supposed to select fabrics, paint colors, flooring, wood finishes, etc to decorate a living room, and arrange them in a professional-looking way on a foam mat. It Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850867553658629051noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458383925390812505.post-66410600034733486412011-07-26T11:24:00.001-07:002011-07-26T11:27:29.486-07:00Word Art and You!
I'm sure most of you have noticed the popularity of vinyl lettering as wall decor these days. It seems like everybody has the inevitable "Live*Laugh*Love" emblazoned on a wall somewhere in their home. It is cheap, easy, customizable and easily changed out when you're tired of it. I have actually always liked the idea of using inspiring thoughts as art throughout your home. It says something Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850867553658629051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458383925390812505.post-36750121332875756842011-07-17T22:21:00.000-07:002011-07-17T23:12:21.947-07:00My Style is My Own
LOVE this chandelier! But I'm not so into the white, white WHITE look that is everywhere today.
Also not quite the look I'm going for.
I have come to a realization about myself. I have this absolutely ridiculous obsession with stepping away from the crowd. Not that I'm a total rebel who dyes my hair blue and wears a lot of black or anything, I just like to take the unexpected path, to do Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850867553658629051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458383925390812505.post-65169653088466001422011-06-27T22:33:00.000-07:002011-07-17T22:53:00.702-07:00Inspiration in Blue and Green (and Brown)Sometimes when I am trying to decide how I want to do a room, I wish I could just find the perfect look and completely copy it, like a paint-by-number. Wouldn't it be nice if everything from furniture to fabric to paint colors was just mapped out for you, like an instruction manual? Unfortunately, while I have never found a picture that perfectly represents what I have floating around invisibly Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850867553658629051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458383925390812505.post-78776339675423602232011-06-22T21:31:00.000-07:002011-07-17T22:54:47.967-07:00My Living Room VisionI am creating "the vision" for my living room. Bear with me, this post is basically an online version of me thinking out loud.
Sofa by Paula Deen Home (Universal Furniture)--I cannot find a dealer that carries this sofa in stock in their store. I love the look of it, but I refuse to buy a sofa that I have not sat on, because, let's face it, looks aren't everything. My tushy's gotta be cushy, tooRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850867553658629051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458383925390812505.post-30211925833663495172011-06-14T13:48:00.000-07:002011-06-14T14:27:46.613-07:00Our First New Piece of Living Room Furniture in Ten Years!Q: What do you do when you can't come to an agreement with your husband on what kind of sofa to get?
A: You buy an entertainment center.
Voila.
BEFORE (the thick layer of dust is a nice touch, right?)
AFTER
Much better, no? (Sorry about the resolution, can't find my good camera)
It helped that we got a super-awesome deal on it (you know me and my need to share every good deal I get-Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850867553658629051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458383925390812505.post-12680644413628174562011-06-13T12:24:00.000-07:002011-06-13T12:28:12.469-07:00Why We Need New Living Room Stuff
Can you say "Blah"?
Ten-year-old furniture that is literally falling apart, thanks to the efforts of our children and pets.
I've been meaning to sand and repaint these tables for years.
No color, no contrast. Blah, blah, blah.
Picked up this lovely TV stand at Target two years ago when we got our big screen TV. Seriously, it's only two years old. It has not aged well. And that little tiny Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850867553658629051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458383925390812505.post-30949130530521672072011-05-14T10:39:00.001-07:002011-05-14T10:39:25.921-07:00Ta-dah! Curtains!Sorry it's taken me so long to get pictures of these up! It's been kind of a busy couple of weeks. I've actually had these finished for a while (shhh...I haven't actually hemmed the bottom of one yet), but I had to wait for the stars to align so that the batteries in my camera were recharged, my kitchen was clean, and I remembered to do it all on the same day. But, here you go, here's the Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850867553658629051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458383925390812505.post-1189327287822613502011-05-11T15:18:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:34:39.519-07:00Ta-dah! Curtains!Sorry it's taken me so long to get pictures of these up! It's been kind of a busy couple of weeks. I've actually had these finished for a while (shhh...I haven't actually hemmed the bottom of one yet), but I had to wait for the stars to align so that the batteries in my camera were recharged, my kitchen was clean, and I remembered to do it all on the same day. But, here you go, here's the Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850867553658629051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458383925390812505.post-79048281705473292672011-04-20T11:42:00.000-07:002011-04-20T11:42:27.839-07:00The easy way to put up a curtain rodHooray! The fabric for my kitchen curtains has arrived! I'm soooo excited! After much debate, I finally decided on going with a chartreuse damask pattern. What do you think?
My kitchen is so dark and this will brighten it up immensely. Plus, I like the idea of a bright green because, really, you can use any other color as an accent color with it--blue, green, red, orange, or yellow! It's like Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850867553658629051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458383925390812505.post-58455092613730279982011-04-15T23:14:00.000-07:002011-04-15T23:14:35.966-07:00Pleated Curtains in a Pinch
As most of you know, due to the fact that I tend to bring it up in conversation rather often, I am rather interested in interior design. In fact, I will be going back to school this fall to study interior design. That's right, everyone else in my family has gone back to school to get their master's degrees and PhDs, and I'm going back to get, not even a second bachelor's, but an associate's Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850867553658629051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458383925390812505.post-42620829429953932512011-04-09T17:26:00.001-07:002011-04-09T17:26:21.854-07:00Official Grand OpeningSo, here's my new blog. Ta-da! I guess maybe I should write in it more often now, huh?Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850867553658629051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458383925390812505.post-77798681892492784412011-04-08T20:29:00.001-07:002011-04-08T22:54:20.649-07:00Dyeing for ColorAlthough you wouldn’t know it from the weather (we just woke up to three inches of snow this morning), Spring is (technically) here, and, of course, Easter isn’t far behind. I haven’t been much in the mood for cooking lately, or for posting recipes, since I kinda-sorta took the month of March off from dieting. I managed to maintain, but boy, I was just sick of Atkins for a while. I’m hopping backRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850867553658629051noreply@blogger.com0