Little Chicago Bungalow» Decoration – Little Chicago Bungalow http://littlechicagobungalow.com Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:45:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Sneak peak of our home Spring 2010. http://littlechicagobungalow.com/sneak-peak-home-spring-2010/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sneak-peak-home-spring-2010 http://littlechicagobungalow.com/sneak-peak-home-spring-2010/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:44:44 +0000 Nikko http://littlechicagobungalow.com/?p=316 Just a few snap shots before the baby arrives (April 5th or so).

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Since then, we’ve been given so many beautiful children’s books and I want to display them in a way where the covers would be appreciated (versus the spines). And since we’re doing up the baby room now, I thought this would be the perfect solution.

UPDATE: I hung a mini version of the open face book shelves shown above. You can see a sneak peak of the baby room right here.

• The 2 shelves are Ikea Ribba Picture Ledges for $14.99 each
• Crib is Ikea Sniglar Crib for $79.99
• Black + white fabric is from Ikea for $3.99/yard on clearance
• Horse is from Plan Toys and was given as a gift by Jen
• Books + basket of books were all gifts by friends and family

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From top row, left to right:

• Marimekko fabric panel stash. -Perfect for the wall above the crib.
• Beaded cord paired with a simple white paper lantern
• Square crib sheet / Lotta Jansdotter fabric to make a nursing pillow
• Moby wrap blanket in forest
• Chevron crib sheet by Dwellstudio
• Hable Construction storage bushel in charcol
• Napkins that would make a great tabbie blanket
• Play toys stacking cone

]]> http://littlechicagobungalow.com/baby-nest/feed/ 2 Excited for the Holidays! http://littlechicagobungalow.com/excited-for-the-holidays/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=excited-for-the-holidays http://littlechicagobungalow.com/excited-for-the-holidays/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:12:54 +0000 Nikko http://littlechicagobungalow.com/?p=256 little chicago bungalow xmas tree Excited for the Holidays!

A sneak peak of our Fica Xmas Tree, decorated with ornaments from my husband’s childhood. My parents had this tree since I was little and gave it to me a few years ago. I love it.

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Plaid blanket tree skirt + an early bird present.

More holiday decoration ideas brewing here.

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…because,

Geisha cat will destroy all plant matter in the house within a matter of seconds
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I like to see plants eye to eye.

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]]> http://littlechicagobungalow.com/subtle-details/feed/ 1 Beware of Dog http://littlechicagobungalow.com/beware-of-dog/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beware-of-dog http://littlechicagobungalow.com/beware-of-dog/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:06:44 +0000 Nikko http://littlechicagobungalow.com/?p=178 l1080732 Beware of Dog

Secretly I’ve always wanted a Beware of Dog sign and now my dream has come true.

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And a few more photos here and here.

]]> http://littlechicagobungalow.com/beware-of-dog/feed/ 1 White Sheep on my wall. http://littlechicagobungalow.com/white-sheep-on-my-wall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=white-sheep-on-my-wall http://littlechicagobungalow.com/white-sheep-on-my-wall/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:51:18 +0000 Nikko http://littlechicagobungalow.com/?p=168 ashesandmilk nikko moy 4 White Sheep on my wall.

Above is a piece of art of my own that I am going to call White Sheep because it’s made from the wool of one sheep whose wool I obtained from a farmer. The raw sheered wool was so beautiful as is but smelled like barn, was too oily to work with and contained plant matter. -So I had the wool cleaned, then spun it in a organic way and pieced it back together to form a “clean” sheep.

Also, I can’t wait to see it framed in few weeks.

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I love this photo by Carl Kleiner.

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