before woodstock became known worldwide for the most famous music festival of all time, it was a quiet town in rural new york that artisans, painters, musicians and freethinkers called home. they lived off the land and made things by hand- even their homes. they used local stone, wood and scavenged materials to create shelters (…) Read more »
Tagged: décor - 11/12 - Free People Blog
mural mural on the wall
Mar 31, 2010this might be one of the coolest things i’ve ever seen. inspired by a painting they found on ebay and paint by numbers artwork, scott and cheryl white turned their blank wall into mural art. to do this they made a color transparency of the painting, and using a projector, traced the image onto the (…) Read more »
bring spring indoors
Mar 24, 2010plants are really pretty to look at but they’re also good to have around the home because they improve air quality. they’re literally a breath of fresh air, and a way to bring a little bit of the spring that’s blooming outside into your home. similar to the paper whites we posted about a little (…) Read more »
let the outdoors in
Mar 17, 2010warmer weather makes me long for a house with a room that’s partially…or mostly…outdoors. sunlight streaming in, curtains blowing in the breeze, birds chirping. …just a little inspiration from a uk company called toast. so beautiful. (…) Read more »
decorating 543
Mar 12, 2010a couple of girls from our visual display team setting up for an event in building 543…pretty! *update – the umbrellas are from a market in india :) (…) Read more »
pretty lights
Mar 10, 2010i love these creative uses of lights by interior designer jan eleni! i’m just a fan of string and rope lights in general- i like leaving them up all year round, because they add such a nice soft, warm light. now i’m tempted to put a big cluster of them on my wall or ceiling… (…) Read more »
turn your dresser into a shelf!
Mar 03, 2010yes it’s another dresser idea but i wanted to share this today too because i think its such a unique, cool idea. if you happen to have a really old beat up dresser that you don’t use, take out the drawers and paint them a a bright color, line them with some cool wallpaper and (…) Read more »
a touch of pink
Feb 24, 2010you may recognize these images from our first episode of home sweet home that was on the blog a little while back. i came back to them recently and wanted to draw out a great decorating tip that might inspire your own efforts at home! in case you didn’t see it, another fp girl and (…) Read more »
inspiration for the home
Jan 20, 2010i want my bookshelf to look like this…with photos and little trinkets. i love this idea…a collage of photos, cards and various keepsakes on a desktop, covered by a sheet of glass. and i really want some antlers to hang jewelry from. keith abrahamsson and kate young’s home photographed by the selby. (…) Read more »
more fp-inspired crafts!
Jan 06, 2010after my post about projects inspired by free people this morning, reader krystee sent me these photos of some of her crafts and they’re so awesome i had to post them right away! check ‘em out, along with her description of how she made them: “the stool was inspired by your vanity stool you used (…) Read more »
irina graewe
Jan 04, 2010is it just me or do these interiors by irina graewe scream free people? i think it’s all the use of pink…the post it notes, tape and yarn. graewe has studied and worked in london and germany, and is currently a freelance interior and set designer. these images are from her “africa meets neon” and (…) Read more »
wednes-diy
Dec 23, 2009having a real christmas tree is nice, but not everyone has the time or resources to go out and get one and haul it home. luckily, there are plenty of DIY options out there for alternative “christmas trees” that look just as pretty and would be a really fun craft project that you can still (…) Read more »
