Bemz pillow...&....pimp your reading corner ; )

...reposting this picture over at my flickr, newly cropped, to set the focus on the lovely crisp, textured pillow ( the large, off white one ) Bemz company sent me, as a reward for entering their Christmas Crafts contest and in my turn, once again, thank them.

Since then, I' ve been enjoying lovely contact with Christie - www.flickr.com/photos/23272548@N02/ - who also offered me the chance to write a post as a guest blogger for Bemz's blog. 

You may read it here: www.bemz.typepad.com/itsacoverup/2010/03/iroivy-shows-us-....

As I 'm a fairly new and inexperienced ( but very eager and passionate! ) blogger, Christie showed a lot of understanding and assisted me firmly throughout the process.
I sincerely like companies, which not only offer nice products, but also have a kind, human "face"....

Christie, once again, thank you so much, I mostly enjoyed it and learned a lot !
And, last but not least, thank you for the repeated invitation, I gladly accept and will happily write a presentation again in your blog.... soon! : )

Tah - daaah....! Framed wallpaper samples on reading corner's wall.

Well, it took me longer than I thought to come back.... In the meantime I have been so much enjoying that our Penthouse has beenposted in some favourite blogs, such as Http://rearrangeddesign.blogspot.com/2009/07/house-tour_20,
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/inspiration-decorating-with-neutrals-09054, http://www.etsy.com/storque/spotlight/etsy-finds-decor-soothing-suite-4472/and http://www.kireei.com/index.php?p=1&id=633
A big thank you again, Ana, Susane, Christine and Chris! You brought a lot of visitors to my Flickr page ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivy_style33 ) and I have the oppurtinity to meet and exchange views with so many creative, wonderful people!
So, prior to leaving for vacation I was wondering wether I should wallpaper the reading corner's wall and if yes with which one. I loved all the samples so much, that I decided to decorate the wall using them. Something which also fits better to the fact that this house is rented. I also decided on keeping the costs of this project low, so I bought inexpensive RAM Ikea wooden frames and painted them white ( instead of buying for example the white RIBBA ones, which would mean the triple costs) .

Wallpaper samples framed. Size of frames: 20 x 30 cm. Size of wallpaper samples : 18 X 30. To fill in the gap, A4 white paper sheats were used.

The frames after three coats of white paint ( Weisslack) , painted with a roller.


10 Ikea RAM natural wooden frames were bought for 2,99 euros each.