CB2 - SHOPPING AWAY

One of our current projects is a boutique hotel in Aspen and while most of the furniture is custom, we have been looking around for a few accent pieces to add to the mix. When I checked out the latest offerings from CB2 I was blown away! Usually they have an item or two I like, but man they have some really fabulous things. Here are a few of our fav finds. 

I LOVE THIS STOOL! So on trend, yet still very classic with the black and white print.  We are thinking of using two of these at the end of the beds but they would look darling anywhere. 

Chrome and marble coffee table? Yep. Please and thank you. Great price too at $329

This couch is LOOOONG. Perfect for a large great room space. Or a hotel lobby :) All I can think of when I see this is, wow that would hide SO many stains. Mom life is so glam!

Because we all need file cabinets. And why shouldn't they be beautiful in mint green?

Love this bench

Go and buy this indoor/outdoor pouf NOW...only $69.95. SO cute in a playroom or bedroom or really any room.

And last, but never ever least. This beautiful brass mirror. Big mirror, great price.

That doesn't cover half of the fabulous items over at CB2 right now - check it out and let us know what you find! 

IKEA HACK - MALM TABLE TO GRASSCLOTH CONSOLE

 As you know I'm not really a DIYer but I get so inspired when I go to Ikea. The low prices, clean lines, and easy to refinish furniture gets me every time!

Have you seen one of their newest furniture pieces, the Malm Occassional Table? This piece has wheels on the bottom so it slides over your bed to be used for reading, breakfast in bed, whatever. But when I saw it I knew it would make the perfect console table for my entry! I had been searching for so long but didn't want to spend a lot of $$ so when I found this I was super excited.

Here is the piece in real life.
(excuse the piece of the box left behind)

I considered leaving the table as is, but this piece isn't the glossy white finish a lot of their pieces are, and I would like it a LOT better if it was the lacquer finish.  I also don't love how the sides have a big seam (see pic below) and the fact that there are plastic caps on the inside of each leg that covers the screws. Other than that, the piece itself is really solid and worth every penny of the $129. (BTW, I didn't install the wheels that come with this piece)

But this table needed something more...

And it just so happened that I had some Thibaut Grasscloth laying around from a project. So I knew just what to do - cover this bad boy with grasscloth wallpaper! Here is what I used...

 WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

1. A single roll of grasscloth wallpaper.

2. Something to cut with (I used scissors, but I think an exacto knife or something like that would be really effective and precise) Grasscloth is a little tricky because the grass strips make it more cumbersome to cut clean lines. The scissors worked great for me.

2. 1 can of Spray Adhesive + 2 rolls of Permanent Double-Sided Tape

3. Newspaper (to cut templates)

This DIY was easy, yet really time consuming (a lot of cutting and measuring). I think it took me a total of 4 hours, but some of that time included trial and error and cutting 2 pieces that didn't quite match up right. I am an impatient DIYer and I pay for that mistake :)

I recommend using the spray adhesive AND the double-sided tape because the tape helps the edges stay put and the spray adhesive ensures the middle of the wallpaper sticks to the console. I have to be honest, in some places I just used the tape and in others I just used the spray adhesive and I ended up going back a few days later and putting both on there. It really needs both.

I used newspaper to cut templates of the sheets needed to cover the legs and top. This didn't really work for the top piece since it's so long. The top piece I just cut the straightest line I could down the center of my wallpaper sheet. I had to do some trimming after I applied it, but that's the fun of DIY! 

I then for each sheet of wallpaper lined all the edges of the table (where the sheet would be going) with the double-sided tape, sprayed the adhesive on the back of the wallpaper and pressed it on the table. You need to be quick with this process to make sure the tape and the spray glue doesn't dry out before you adhere it.

And after applying 11 sheets of wallpaper you now have a finished product!

Notice how I laid the grasscloth so the lines were running horizontally on the top and it continued down the side of the console for a clean continuous look. I did a separate strip of wallpaper for the top and the side, and the side of the leg but they look almost like one piece.

I styled the table a couple of different ways. Here I have the big Bladet glass vases from Ikea filled with white rocks from West Elm (wish they were from the beach or something meaningful :) and the sticks are bamboo sticks I bought at World Market years ago.

I had this gold tray from One Kings Lane that works perfectly as a holder of my mail. I have a mail slot in my front door so the mail drops on the floor in my entry and I just pick it up, sort it, and set it in the tray! It's a lot better than setting it on my dining room table :)

Here you can see the inside of the legs. I had the wallpaper running horizontally again, but you could do vertical and I think it would look nice as well.

This is my "I just walked in the front door and set down my hat and scarf" pic. Don't you love staging areas for a photo?! But seriously, I love that picture of my husband and our daughter and while I'm not sure how I want to style this table, I kind of like this photo there.

In this photo I put my West Elm silver branch in the center for a very "branchy" decor look.

Here I took the branches out of the vase and just set them across the table. I think I may need to slowly collect things over time that I want to put on this table. I would love to eventually put a couple of stools underneath and maybe get a rug. This post should probably end as a "to be continued...."
But for now I think I've given you enough "versions" of the same Ikea hack Malm table, so this is it until next time. BTW, in "real life" I have a basket underneath this table filled with shoes! 

I would love to hear which styling you liked best for this table. And as always, if you have an Ikea hack you would like to share - please send it on!

And have a great weekend! I will be hanging with Leo at the theater watching The Great Gatsby with the hubby and some friends (how excited are some of you about this movie!)

JCP???

While we are super late to the game on this one, I finally checked out the new Jonathan Adler collection at JcPenney. It is fabulous!! And while I was there I found more beautiful items that I could not believe came from JCP.

Loving the Design by Conran Collection:

It's so hard to find a good wall clock... 

Love the two-tone finish on this end table. There is also a console table in this same style! 

Gorgeous couch and chair!

And of course Jonathan Adler never disappoints! 

Loving this pouf. 

Can never resist a good tray table

This bed is LACQUER - AMAZING. 

Great dresser

We love finding beautiful things in unexpected places! Keep it up JCP!  

NEW BLOG LOOK

Hi readers!

As you can see White + Gold just got a fabulous new face lift! Hope you love it as much as we do. We have been working with the fabulous October Ink to refresh our blog and to create a whole new website showcasing our work. You have to check out the fabulous work done by these talented designers. One of my favorites lately was the branding work they did for Chelsea Elizabeth Design.

So gorgeous!
October Ink also has a great blog with free printables, updates on their current work and more. We can't wait to show off the new site, in the mean time if you need any graphic, web, wedding or branding work you will love working with October Ink. And again - this is not a paid for or sponsored opinion :)

LAST E-DESIGN - SNIFF SNIFF

Unfortunately right now we aren't taking on E-design but wanted to share our last project with you. Jennifer wanted to update her dining room and needed help with a few furnishings and accessories. We loved how this came together, especially the accents of chartreuse, can't get enough of that color lately. Thanks Jennifer we loved working with you.

Another one of Jennifer's questions was how to create an island extension in her kitchen without a ton of remodeling/construction work. We found this image and I love this idea! You wouldn't even have to have the table attached if you didn't want the hassle. So easy and looks beautiful. Have a great weekend everyone!

Spoonflower Crushes

One of our favorite places to look for affordable and interesting fabrics is Spoonflower.com. While I do love the variety and unique offerings it can be tough to sort through the thousands of options available! Here are a couple of go-to designers that we always check in with - hope you like them as much as we do.

Holli Zollinger - these are just a fraction of all of her fabulous fabrics! You can spend a few hours browsing through her beautiful offerings.









Domesticate - another favorite! There's too much to love here as well.







A new discovery for me is Cest La Viv - the watercolor inspired fabrics are insanely beautiful.






Happy Shopping.

NEW FAV ONLINE DECOR SHOP - JOY & REVELRY - YOURS TRULY

If you have ever read my comments on my blog, chances are you have seen a comment or two from one of my most supportive friends, Chelsea Horsley. You may also remember her little girl's darling bedroom we featured. If there were such a thing as design twins, I think she would be mine. I love everything she does. And now I get to shop her fantastic furniture+accessory picks on a new online decor shop, Joy & Revelry!!

CHELSEA HORSLEY OF YOURS TRULY

The online store is somewhat of a spinoff of One King's Lane's Tastemaker Tag Sales - but these "tastemaker sales" are always going on at Joy & Revelry (thank goodness) so you don't miss out!

Did you also know that another designer that I have worked with is on this site - yes, another fav, Paloma Contreras from La Dolce Vita has her own shop as well!

There are even more great "tastemakers" - Rue Magazine, Copy Cat Chic, Bryn Alexandra, and Courtney Out Loud. And you have to see the fantastic products they are offering at very reasonable prices!

I have my eye on this light fixture for a client and can't wait to present it to them! Such a great and unique piece for the price.

And don't get me started on these bookends - they remind me of some I had in my home growing up. Totally vintage and cool.

This rug is fantastic and reminds me a lot of the favorite Lulu & Georgia rug I've been loving for so long. And it's an indoor/outdoor rug! Perfect for the kiddos and pets.

And possibly one of the best features is that they have pics and videos of the product in real life so you can see what it really looks like. Rugs are especially hard to imagine and the color changes a lot from a picture to actual product. (see what I mean?!)

How cool is this hexagon side table?!! Um, unique and affordable. Yes please.

More than the fact that I'm excited about these great unique finds now so readily available to me, I am so PROUD of these designers and all of the effort that has gone into this website. A new e-commerce website that will be competing with the likes of GILT and OKL is not an easy task, but I think they have a great site and I am excited to add it to my list of "go-to" websites when I look for product for my clients and my own home.

Hope you check it out!
(and no, this is not a sponsored post, and nobody asked me to post about this - just really excited about this new site!)