Being Zee Designer: MAIN ROOM

I have completed painting the WALLS in the MAIN ROOM. The two short walls are a Periwinkle Blue and the two long walls, I painted Beige. Anyway here are some photos and I will explain as I go along.

BELOW PIC - Photo taken the day I was moving in. It went from THIS to

TO THIS! I told you loved color. NO MORE WHITE WALLS!

I really want to have designed a really cool Moroccan style daybed. My mom was going to do it (she's a furniture maker) but she is a little occupied at the moment. When she is better, I will ask her to proceed with finishing my daybed.

The two posters I bought years ago at the Fairfax flea market, which is held every Sunday at Fairfax High School on Melrose and Fairfax. If you have not been, you gotta go. They have everything that is thrifty, funky and unique. I liked the colors of the posters, had no idea where I would hang them, but bought them, rolled them up in a corner and waited for the perfert opportunity to pull them out. I bought the frames from Michael's. Orfeu Negro poster is Porteguese for Black Orpheus (I had no clue at the time of purchase, I bought it because I liked the poster and it had "Negro" in the title - how shallow of me), which was a film made in 1959 in Brazil. (Go to Wikipedia for more information - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Orpheus)

These four posters below, I had for years. In fact, it's been at least 8 years. When I lived in Westwood with my now ex-boyfried, a neighbor of mine gave them to me. I love them and will always find a place for them. I bought the frames from Ikea and stained them with a dark stain.

I could not or did not want to pay a lot for a bedcover, so I searched the thrift stores. This one is exactly what I wanted, which I got at the Goodwill for CHEAP! Maybe $30 bucks. I got the leopard pillow and two blue ones also at the Goodwill. I just made some cases out of denim and old Levi pants. I will post some pics later. They are really cool! The two big pillows, I made the cases too out of denim on one side and fake leather on the other. I will post pics later too. I can't right now because they're falling apart. LOL. I am not the best SEWER.

This corner lamp, I bought from Staples. I have about 8 of them because I use them to shoot my jewelry and mannequins. Since I don't have a lot of room in the apt. I use them all around the house. You will see little black lamps all over. Oh yeah, they were cheap too. The lamp is perched on a shelf I put there. The tree branch, I found outside a few years back. I like tree branches. I knew I would use some kind of way and it works. I nailed it into the wall. I feel like I am part of nature.