Rugs as Headboards...Do you like?

I love the idea of a rug headboard.  Especially one as unique as this one above.
Just look at the colorful options that are available!  An Ethnic market is the perfect place to go for this kind of thing. 
Black painted inset as the backdrop and then the rug layered on top, hung on a rod.  How gorgeous is that.  I'd love to see a zebra rug done like this.  Not as crazy about the bedding, but love the headboard layering concept with a rug.
Great color combinations with the gray bedding and side tables
Black and red always make a huge statement.
2 runners hung together.  Very cool!
Custom made into a frame.  Don't like these two fabrics together but you get the concept.
Rug cut to the size you need.
Fun thing about using rugs is you can hang them vertically or horizontally depending on what size bed you are using.  The above is a nice "girly" touch.
If you hate your current headboard, this is a great way to cover it up and add some character and a colorful pop.
Why not create your own canvas rug headboard and write whatever you want on it.  You could even us a sheet for this and start it before you write your wording.
This isn't a rug but a painted canvas.  Very original idea and would be great for the artist!
A lot of texture is cool too. 
Why not make a large rug into a canopy bed.
Simply unique.
Again, the layered look.
Any rug or blanket can be made into a headboard professionally too.  A blanket may be less expensive than fabric by the yard.
Here are some of my favorite rugs that I'd like to see as behind a bed.
Wouldn't this be stunning?
Horchow.com
Be still my heart!  This is an incredible rug filled with all my favorite colors.
(World Market)
So colorful.
(World Market)
Cute for girl headboards.
(World Market)
(Horchow.com)
Hope this inspired you to be on the lookout for great rugs. The creative options are endless.
Ruthie's Tip:  Hang these rugs from nice drapery rods so they look tailored and finished.  Tacking them to the wall doesn't look classy and can cheapen the look.  The rods make it have a designer look.
This year, think outside the box with your home decor and keep following me on
Facebook, Pinterest and here on my blog for lots of inspiration and ideas to jumpstart you into doing wonderful things in your home. No more procrastination...YOU can do this and it doesn't have to cost you an arm and a leg, I promise.
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"ONE by ONE" Uniquely Renewed Furnishings & Accessories

So excited to launch a new adventure as part of
 DecRenew Interiors - Fine Decorating on a Budget
 

 

As most of you know, I love to make old things new.  I'm constantly find myself around great furniture and accessory finds that need a makeover.  I'm drawn to items that look eclectic &  interesting and I feel I have the eye to envision them turned into something wonderful.  Sometimes I will just purchase an item because it's cool and I know I can create something out of it at some point. 

 I finally decided to take the plunge and start
 ONE by ONE - Uniquely Renewed Furnishings and Accessories. 

I realize it's adding more to my already busy plate but it's my passion and I can't let it go.  So here goes!!!

See some before and after items I've done in the past to give you a flair of what's to come.

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It will be a collection of unique, renewed furniture along with accessories (lamps, pillows, etc.) that will be available to purchase for all my local followers.

Below are two chairs that are getting their overhaul this week at the workshop.  They just got painted a distressed black and they will be reupholstered in a fabric similar to the above black and white velvet geometric fabric.  I can't wait to get rid of the yellow, urggg.

  I've named this pair "Mr. and Mrs"

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Hope you will join me for the ride. My facebook page has been created but I don't have much activity yet.  My facebook page will be up soon.
 
Thanks for your continued support and encouragement!  I appreciate all of you so very much!
 
 


Opulant Foot Stool Inspiration

 
 
Oh wow!  I LOVE this vintage Art Deco foot stool that I found on Etsy here.
 
I've been swooning over it because it's so interesting and these kind of items are what make homes feel so charming and different.  Mixing old with new is my favorite way to pull a room together.  With every client I work with, I try to add something unusual that is created especially by me so it's one of "Ruthie's Specialties" in the space.
 
 
Items like this one always inspire me to look for unique items while I'm out shopping at consignment stores, estate sales, garage sales or thrift stores. They may be hideous when I buy it but I always know that they will become a shining star in a room when I'm done with it.
 
 
I find that looking for a treasure that has potential to be made into something fantastic is MUCH MORE fun than shopping for something that is brand new and predictable.
 
 I especially love adding an animal print to a room because it makes a room shine.  Never overdo the animal prints.  Small doses are just enough to give you that statement you need.
 
Designer - Ruthie Sommers
 
The above room designed by Ruthie Sommers (I love her style, could be because she has my name?) has touches of faux zebra on these cool side chairs and it makes this room come alive and gives it an eclectic vibe without being overdone.
 
Here is a find that I found this week sitting in a lonely corner that I thought was so much fun and they were definitely calling my name!  I can't wait to transform them into something like the footstool above that inspired me so much.
 
 
They are stackable foot stools, how fun.  They look very outdated as they are with their nasty old faux leather (they didn't make faux leather's as nice as they do now) but I thought I could paint them like the foot stool's patina above or maybe even do something even more dramatic like midnight black or even an antique gold rub.
 
I've been introduced to this pewter rub on finish and thought I might try it.
 
 
Thank you Thrifty Decor Chick for showing us how to use it. 
 
 
 
I do love this finish.  Love it when it's far from perfect, it adds charm and character.
 
 
I'm going to reupholster them in this fabric or find  or something like the one below.  Won't that be great?  I'll do the the cording in a solid color. 
 
 
 
A couple copper or metal upholstery buttons and it will be a winner.
 
 
These crystal ones would make it shine!
 
Always be on the look out for a treasure that can be RENEWED! I'll post pictures when I've finished with this treasure.
 
Blessings on your day and weekend!
  My cousin is getting married on Saturday in England.  My dad and step mom are there and I can't wait to see pictures.  They are getting married in a beautiful little stone church where my grandparents are buried.  So meaningful and beautiful! 
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