Anyone else all about the faux life? I love faux plants, faux wallpaper, & most recently faux leather! When we moved into our new house, Eli’s room was the first to be renovated. We wanted to create a fun room perfect for a growing toddler, but we really only had time to do the basic things. New floors, paint, lighting, & building a cozy reading nook were the only things we were able to accomplish before we had to move on to the rest of the house. Now, I am ready to finish up his room & add the sweet little touches I didn’t get to the first time.
Have you guys picked up on the fact that ’70s design is trending hard right now? Practically every time I hop on Instagram or Pinterest, or whenever I flip through a new shelter magazine that’s just arrived in the mail, I’m inundated with photos of spaces filled with shag carpet, high gloss tabletops, earth-toned art, macrame, and the like.
I’m usually partial to the sleeker, more minimalist style of the 1960s, but I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t at least a little curious about the boho-infused decade to follow. So curious, in fact, that I decided to dip my toe in the water with one ’70s design concept in particular—a high gloss varnish bar top! We might not have a built-in bar in our house, but we do have a pedestal table that could stand to be made over, so last week I used the Famowood Glaze Coat treatment to give the piece a bit of nostalgic 1970s flair.
