Father's Day with StickyGram (with a Give Away!)

Michael has a seriously great view from his high-rise office in downtown Manhattan.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo DSC_0345.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/DSC_0345.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo DSC_0354.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/DSC_0354.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />He can see both the Hudson and East rivers and he has a front row view of the Woolworth Building and the new Freedom Tower.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo fDSC_0366.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/fDSC_0366.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo DSC_0364.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/DSC_0364.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />This year as an early Father's Day present, we wanted to do a little something fun for Michael's office. He works pretty crazy hours up here in this office, so we thought some reminders of home would be a welcome addition.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo kDSC_0389.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/kDSC_0389.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />We ordered a couple sheets of <a href="https://stickygram.com/" target="_blank">StickyGrams</a> and put them on a piece of sheet metal the girls painted with chalkboard paint. (We thought it would be fun to have a chalkboard in there too, and at least the girls have been putting it to good use when we come up to visit Michael!)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo DSC_0411.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/DSC_0411.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo DSC_0431.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/DSC_0431.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In case you haven't heard, <a href="https://stickygram.com/" target="_blank">StickyGram</a> is a really lovely UK-based company that quickly and beautifully prints magnet versions of your Instagram images. We have a few sheets on <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2013/03/giveaway-instagram-magnets-from.html" target="_blank">our fridge</a> and we get compliments on our collection all the time. I'm so glad Michael has his own little collection in his office now.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo DSC_0440.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/DSC_0440.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I love that the magnet board sits right next to his monitors so he can see <a href="https://stickygram.com/" target="_blank">our favorite Instagram photos</a> all day long. No need to have a million picture frames taking up space on his desk! I'm a big fan. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo DSC_0449.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/DSC_0449.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://stickygram.com/" target="_blank">StickyGram</a> is giving away three full sheets of magnets today for a lucky reader (anywhere in the world!). Just in time for a GREAT Father's Day present! To enter, leave a comment on this post. Contest ends at midnight on <span style="font-family: inherit;">Sunday, June 2. Good luck!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #7f7f7f; line-height: 22.25px;"></span><i style="background-color: white; color: #7f7f7f; line-height: 22.25px;">PS Follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/jennykomenda" style="color: #00256d; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">instagram at @jennykomenda</a></i></span>

Father's Day with StickyGram (with a Give Away!)

Michael has a seriously great view from his high-rise office in downtown Manhattan. He can see both the Hudson and East rivers and he has a ...

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Mattress Recommendations

Happy Memorial Day! We've been out of town all weekend, and we're having the best trip! :)<br /><br />It seems like we've been traveling and sleeping in hotels a lot this year. Whenever we sleep on a different mattress it reminds me that it really is time for us to get something new this year. I'm ready to invest in a special mattress at this point, and would love your recommendations if you have any!<br /><br />We slept in this pretty room at the Four Seasons DC a couple weeks ago and I loved the mattress (though it looks like they sell their mattresses <a href="http://magazine.fourseasons.com/offers/enjoy_a_four_seasons_bed_in_your_own_home" target="_blank">only over the phone</a>?). We've also loved the <a href="http://www.westin-hotelsathome.com/productGroup.aspx?mattress-box-spring" target="_blank">Westin Heavenly Bed</a>. Do you have a favorite?<br /><center></center><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_2751.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/IMG_2751.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">(This photo below has nothing to do with mattresses, but seriously, how amazing is <a href="http://instagram.com/p/Yu6209wWwN/" target="_blank">this lilac grasscloth</a> and the mirrored closet doors in the hotel room? I especially loved the combo with the Biedermeier chest and the modern art.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_2752.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/IMG_2752.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">PS If you're looking for a really affordable and decent mattress, I totally recommend <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051AQXZK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0051AQXZK&linkCode=as2&tag=littgreenote-20">this latex mattress</a> that we're using in <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2013/02/bavarian-forest-walls-and-wall-mounted.html" target="_blank">Heather's room upstairs</a>. It's delivered in a large box (so no delivery charges!), and once you unwrap and unroll it, the latex expands back to its full shape.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_6848.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/IMG_6848.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's really a pretty nice mattress for the price. Great for a guest room!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_6856.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/IMG_6856.jpg" /></div>

Mattress Recommendations

Happy Memorial Day! We've been out of town all weekend, and we're having the best trip! :) It seems like we've been traveling an...

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Weekend Give Away: ShoeMint!

Woohoo! It's the weekend! We're loading up the car today and hitting the road for a little break away from the city. We're hoping the weather brightens up a bit so we can take the girls to the beach. Fingers crossed! :)<br /><br />Let's kick off the weekend with a give away from one of my favorite shoe-shopping sites, <a href="http://t.shoemint.com/aff_c?offer_id=34&aff_id=2244&file_id=17309&aid=4%24spons%24p3005%24c3723%247616" target="_blank">ShoeMint</a>!<br /><center></center><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo SHOEMINTGIVEAWAY.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/SHOEMINTGIVEAWAY.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Steve Madden makes these fabulous all-leather or suede shoes designed by style mavens Rachel Bilson and Nicole Chavez. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo rachel-bilson-shoemint-4.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/rachel-bilson-shoemint-4.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I'd gladly take that sofa off their hands... </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>New styles come out every month that keep me coming back for more. <a href="http://t.shoemint.com/aff_c?offer_id=34&aff_id=2244&file_id=17309&aid=4%24spons%24p3005%24c3723%247616" target="_blank">These sandals</a> are my most recent favorites.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo shoemintstreet-1.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/shoemintstreet-1.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">They're super comfy and they look great with skirts and dresses.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_3419.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/IMG_3419.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_3418.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/IMG_3418.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://t.shoemint.com/aff_c?offer_id=34&aff_id=2244&file_id=17309&aid=4%24spons%24p3005%24c3723%247616" target="_blank">Here</a> are some of my other favorites:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo SHOEMINT2-1.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/SHOEMINT2-1.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo SHOEMINT2.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/SHOEMINT2.jpg" /></div><br />To enter to win a pair of gorgeous ShoeMint shoes, <a href="http://t.shoemint.com/aff_c?offer_id=34&aff_id=2244&file_id=17309&aid=4%24spons%24p3005%24c3723%247616" target="_blank">hop on over</a> to the members-only site and register (it's free and takes just a sec), and then leave a comment on this post sharing your favorite pair.<br /><br /><i>Contest ends next Friday, May 31 at midnight. Open to US and Canada residents only. Good luck!</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>PS If you <a href="http://t.shoemint.com/aff_c?offer_id=34&aff_id=2244&file_id=17309&aid=4%24spons%24p3005%24c3723%247616" target="_blank">register here with this link</a>, you'll get 20% off your first order!</i>

Weekend Give Away: ShoeMint!

Woohoo! It's the weekend! We're loading up the car today and hitting the road for a little break away from the city. We're hopin...

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DIY Starry Ceiling (ala Osbourne and Little Coronata Star Wallpaper)

<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo LONNY9d8372cededc.jpeg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/LONNY9d8372cededc.jpeg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://furbishstudio.com/design/" target="_blank">Furbish Studio Design</a> via <a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/May+2012/RsZCV3lZK7D/1#88" target="_blank">Lonny Mag</a></i></div><br /><a href="http://www.kfddesigns.com/2013/05/star-stenciled-ceiling.html" target="_blank">Kristen Davis</a>, who is a really talented painter based in Atlanta (I've mentioned her before <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2010/12/kfd-designs.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2010/12/marbled-paper-at-paper-mojo.html" target="_blank">here</a>), emailed me photos of this really beautiful <a href="http://www.kfddesigns.com/2013/05/star-stenciled-ceiling.html" target="_blank">nursery ceiling project</a> she just finished. Her client wanted to put <a href="http://www.osborneandlittle.com/products-and-collections/wallcoverings/spring-2011/wallpaper-album-5/coronata-star" target="_blank">Osbourne and Little Coronata Star wallpaper</a> on the ceiling in her baby's nursery, but the commitment and expense was keeping the client from pulling the trigger.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 3fdc3595-43db-4f68-8fa8-fd9dc8ed05c5_zps3c1307ef.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/3fdc3595-43db-4f68-8fa8-fd9dc8ed05c5_zps3c1307ef.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />Kristen came the rescue and stenciled the eight-pointed star pattern on the nursery ceiling, and it's pretty much a dead-ringer for <a href="http://www.osborneandlittle.com/products-and-collections/wallcoverings/spring-2011/wallpaper-album-5/coronata-star" target="_blank">the original wallpaper</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo d1ed4a1e-ea91-4b1d-a284-7558636af1c1_zpseee60237.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/d1ed4a1e-ea91-4b1d-a284-7558636af1c1_zpseee60237.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo b7c5cf27-96a9-4259-b674-3a04cfc486dd_zps7939673d.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/b7c5cf27-96a9-4259-b674-3a04cfc486dd_zps7939673d.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 37E30EC1-25BC-4AE2-A0B9-48EA1487C8EA-412-000000D8D8E8F0FE_zps4b808ad5.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/37E30EC1-25BC-4AE2-A0B9-48EA1487C8EA-412-000000D8D8E8F0FE_zps4b808ad5.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />Kristen gave a little how-to on her blog <a href="http://www.kfddesigns.com/2013/05/star-stenciled-ceiling.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. I really love how this project turned out!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 7946672e-cf19-4a4e-b0f9-a75602a16cf6_zpsdf395357.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/7946672e-cf19-4a4e-b0f9-a75602a16cf6_zpsdf395357.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />Also, when I was searching for the Lonny images from the nursery Jamie did (at the very top of the post), I re-stumbled across <a href="http://honeyandfitz.com/2012/10/18/diy-starry-ceiling-tutorial/" target="_blank">this great project</a> that Dina from Honey & Fitz posted a while back. She had a similar idea as Kristen, but used a Silhouette machine to cut out the stars on silver contact paper so she could just peel and stick.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo HoneyandFitzDIYStarryCeilingTutorial.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/HoneyandFitzDIYStarryCeilingTutorial.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />More of Dina's son's beautiful nursery <a href="http://honeyandfitz.com/2013/05/10/reeds-nursery/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo Honey-and-Fitz-Reeds-Nursery4.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/Honey-and-Fitz-Reeds-Nursery4.jpg" /></div><br /><center></center>I think both methods are great options for a completely gorgeous look, don't you? I'm crazy-obsessed with the night sky and would love to do my own version of a star ceiling in my girls' room. A dark, dark blue ceiling with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007TIE552/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007TIE552&linkCode=as2&tag=littgreenote-20">glow in the dark paint</a> over gold paint for the stars would be so cool...

DIY Starry Ceiling (ala Osbourne and Little Coronata Star Wallpaper)

Furbish Studio Design  via  Lonny Mag Kristen Davis , who is a really talented painter based in Atlanta (I've mentioned her before here ...

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JEM Fabrics Update

Just a little PSA today for my fellow New Yorkers: JEM Fabrics, one of my very favorite sources for super affordable velvets and trim (where I bought <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2012/01/custom-black-out-roman-shades.html" target="_blank">this trim</a>), is closing its doors this month. :( I'm so, so bummed for the very nice people that run the store (and also for myself).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_0655.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/IMG_0655.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_0665.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/IMG_0665.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_3535.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/IMG_3535.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />For the next two weeks they are selling everything at a deep discount, including furniture they had downstairs in the upholstery section. I stopped by yesterday and bought five yards of this laminated black linen (above) for a dining chair project and I also ended up buying this vintage tufted sofa for $100.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_3537.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/IMG_3537.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_3539.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/IMG_3539.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />I don't need it, but it's comfy, and I've never been known to turn down a good piece of tufted furniture. I'm thinking it'd be pretty amazing reupholstered in a distressed black leather (I spied something perfect at <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-new-leather-source.html" target="_blank">my new leather source</a>). In the end, it might look a little something like this <a href="http://bit.ly/11aAzOW" target="_blank">Dwell Studio Chester sofa</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 92e6e86ba8fd37f023e1056603c74087.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/92e6e86ba8fd37f023e1056603c74087.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.sfgirlbybay.com/" target="_blank">via SFgirlbybay</a></i></div><br />I passed on this gorgeous down-filled Baker camelback, which I'm regretting a bit. One of you should snag it though (also $100).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_3530.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/IMG_3530.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think it could look a bit like <a href="http://bit.ly/10OcPhZ" target="_blank">the Anthropologie Ditte</a> with a new upholstery job and a set of pretty <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2012/04/jazzing-up-cheap-chairs.html" target="_blank">brass caster cups</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 24347510_038_f.jpeg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/24347510_038_f.jpeg" /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: start;">I did end up buying 15 yards of this gorgeous deep blue-green-gray mohair to reupholster my <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2011/04/layering-floral-pillows.html" target="_blank">LEE roll-arm sofa</a>. So, so excited for that to happen. </div><div style="text-align: start;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_3756.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/IMG_3756.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_3760.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/IMG_3760.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>And now that my beloved JEM is going away, I'm feeling sadly short on affordable, interesting velvet sources. New Yorkers, am I missing out on any great places? Mood sometimes hooks me up, but all the other fabric stores in the garment district have left me empty-handed in the past when it comes to velvets. Trade fabrics are great, but sometimes there's just nothing like the hunt for something really one-of-a-kind feeling, you know?<br /><br />RIP, JEM. I'll miss you and your cool, worn painted plywood floors.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_0664.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%205/IMG_0664.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div>

JEM Fabrics Update

Just a little PSA today for my fellow New Yorkers: JEM Fabrics, one of my very favorite sources for super affordable velvets and trim (where...

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