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ON TARGET LAMPSHADE MAKEOVER


2019
03.21

Tags: craft in ten, DIY, DIY lampshade, Habitat, lamp, lampshade, marble design, marble lampshade, Reinvent a lampshade, Target, The Paper Place
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This quick (okay, maybe not “in 10”, but certainly faster than you think) DIY lampshade makeover elevates a budget buy to bright new heights…

You would think that the fact that a pair of Habitat lamps we scored years ago at 75% off would give us carte blanche to get spendy on the shades, but that really isn’t any fun, and kinda negates the amazing price. So for years they were topped with a simple Ikea shade.

But since moving Social Nesting HQ to Canada and having to rewire the bases, the old shades no longer fit…

Step in Target, and this simple Project 62 rectangular lampshade. Chic in shape and divine in price ($19.99 USD), but a bit plain for us.

Admittedly, the steel-blue lacquer bases were tricky to accommodate. White was too bright, woven neutrals were too “country”, and from a sea of blues, none were quite right.

We needed to add a bit of drama, and aimed to do so with to this stunning marble paper from The Paper Place on Toronto’s Queen Street West.

To cover the shade, we tapped into our dry-mounting skills. Dry mounting involves spray-glueing both the surface you want to paper-cover, and the back of the paper you want to use, waiting for them both to dry, and then carefully sticking them together. Because in this process, when they are stuck, they are stuck.

The paper was only wide enough to cover the front and two sides, but had enough depth for us to cut and secure a cover for the back. The pattern doesn’t match at the back, but they are against a wall so no one will notice…

Plus people will be too busy in awe of the stunning results…

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DIY TABLETOP UPDATE


2019
01.09

Tags: adhesive foil, Cricut, DIY, DIY in 10, easy update, gold adhesive paper, gold foil, Habitat, matte gold, Tabletop, tabletop update, Update in 10
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Top a tired table with a bit of punch in less than 10 minutes!

This plain tiny purple table has been kicking around Social Nesting HQ for a long time.
A Habitat bargain (I think we paid £10 for it on sale), it served us well, but was suddenly showing signs of age… a bit of scuffing and a chip here and there. Not enough to kick it to the curb, but enough to warrant a facelift.

Newcomers to the Circuit phenomenon, we don’t have a Cricut machine but we love the adhesive foil, and we are currently obsessed with (and covering everything in sight in) the Matte Gold.
And you don’t need a Cricut machine for this project. We simply cut a few pieces to cover the tabletop, going at it with a craft knife to create a jagged centre. This may look a bit weird as we craftily cut it out of scraps (waste not…), but you get the picture.

A few minutes to carefully apply and the tired tabletop gets a bit of comic book punch in chic matte gold…

…and becomes the perfect resting ground for some fellow gold trinkets.

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BLUES-Y CHRISTMAS DOOR


2018
12.07

Tags: Christmas, Christmas decor, Christmas decorating, Christmas door, DIY wrapped door, door, gift wrap, Gift wrapped door, Mary Tyler Moore, Mary Tyler Moore Christmas episode, Michael's, ribbon, WORLD MARKET
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The door to Christmas at Social Nesting HQ opens with a very special wrap job, and this year, some very special company stopped in to help…


Aside from the tree, the Christmas Door is the one bit of decor we border on giddy about. It just isn’t Christmas without the presence of an oversized present lurking in the corner of the room. So without further ado…

Out came the trusty tools, the wrap from World Market and some jute ribbon from Michaels, and the template we made to get the whole for the door knob and latch in just the right spot…

…and how special it felt to be able to have the episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show – the one that inspired this Christmas decor staple – on in the background as we did it.

So for those who missed the countless retellings of this story: it was the mid-70s, and a young boy was watching a rerun of a Christmas episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. The original airing, in December 1970, was while he was in-utero, but who’s to say it didn’t make its way to the womb then too. Just saying: one should never underestimate the power of The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Anyway, back to the mid-70s… so, when he saw the most exciting decorating touch he had ever seen, Mary’s front door wrapped like a giant present, he vowed that one day, in a place of his own, he would do the very same thing.

And so it came to pass that we are on year eight of a wrapped door. And every year it is as thrilling to create, and to share with guests, as that very first sighting was.

Come on in, won’t you?

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FUN ARTIST ALERT: RADRIGUEZ


2018
02.11

Tags: art print, decorate a mount, framing, Radriguez
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The toughest thing about starting Christmas shopping in July (we pride ourselves on that) is waiting to give (and to talk about) the shopping discoveries. One of this years was a print from artist Radriguez.

Radriguez bannerWhile lovely, there is an overtness to his general catalogue of work that can (and should) be celebrated in some milieus, but maybe not here. And thus we are not providing a link as, well, we wouldn’t want  more sensitive followers to face something they might not feel comfortable seeing.
If you are an adult, and you are interested, you will find a way to see the work of this charming artist.

But this print (also his main branding image) was too downright adorable to ignore. So when it came – perfectly packaged and full of fun (if not  very graphic) stickers – I was excited to share, but had to wait until it was gifted.

Radriguez

Part of the gift was the framing, and we are fans of simple framing, but there was something about the tones of this print plus a plain black frame that wasn’t enough.

Radriguez print for framing

And with so much wide Washi tape left from our custom drawers project left, it was a perfect way to amp the mount for the this precious print.

Radriguez frame and mount

The graphic stripes and pastel pops work a bit of magic with the tone of the hunky tattooed dude.

And so finally, this handsome dude is hanging out with us at Social Nesting HQ 24-7.

Radriguez print framed

 

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MARY. CHRISTMAS.


2017
12.18

Tags: Christmas, giant present, Mary Tyler Moore, Social Nesting Christmas Door, wrapped door
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Dear friends, we unveil the Social Nesting HQ Christmas door with a delight peppered with sadness…

Social Nesting Christmas door 2017

The whole idea of the wrapped door, in all its glory, came from a very special source of inspiration: The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Somewhere in my childhood, I spotted Mary’s front door wrapped for Christmas…

Mary Tyler Moore's wrapped door

and thought “when I get old enough, I am going to do the same.”

So for many years, Social Nesting HQ has been decorated as such, and always in honour of Mary.

The sadness this year is that Mary is no longer with us. The gift she gave us will forever be cherished and in appreciation, this year, the oversized present that always brightens up our Christmas and makes visitors smile includes a special note…

Christmas door 2017 note

Thanks Mary.

x

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