Design*Sponge » studio choo http://www.designsponge.com Your home for all things Design. Home Tours, DIY Project, City Guides, Shopping Guides, Before & Afters and much more Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 we like it wild: inspiration yosemite http://www.designsponge.com/2011/08/we-like-it-wild-inspiration-yosemite.html http://www.designsponge.com/2011/08/we-like-it-wild-inspiration-yosemite.html#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:00:18 +0000 StudioChoo http://www.designsponge.com/?p=111883
We just returned from our annual Yosemite getaway, and our minds are still frolicking in the sunny meadows and on shadowy forest paths. People often ask us where we get our ideas for different color palettes and texture combinations — here’s one place! We put a collection of flowers together this week inspired by the soft grasses, purplish mountains, wild berries and pods, and feathery friends that caught our eye on the trip. Check out our tips on how to translate the feeling of your favorite places into decor for your next event after the jump! — Studio Choo

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We’re taking a much-needed break at the shop this week before we kick into the next round of weddings, so we finally had a little time to do a fun crafty project! We’ve caught the tie-dyeing bug (we have a party planned with the gals for later this month), and this project is an inexpensive way to add a handmade and colorful look to your summer table. The stars of the show are Wasara biodegradable paper cups in simple but beautiful shapes that look perfect with just a few blooms inside . . . easy! — Studio Choo

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With Father’s Day nearing, we wanted to put together a memorable floral gift for our favorite man that wasn’t too “girly.” With a vintage codfish box found on a trip to Vermont as the base, we created a collection box filled with symbolic treasures and our version of a talking bouquet, personalized just for the dad in our life. Check out our tips after the jump to create a simple, creative and thoughtful Father’s Day treat. Your box can be as lovey, manly or sentimental as Dear Old Dad would like! — Studio Choo

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The past few weeks have been a bit of a blur. Wedding season has started with a bang, and we’ve been occupied with all sorts of fun photo shoots, field trips and shop plans (some changes coming soon at Prairie Collective!). We spend most of our days go, go, going; running a flower business is not as relaxing as you might think! While hurriedly scouring the aisles of our local garden center for interesting herbs for a shoot this week, a lovely little field of blue stopped us in our tracks. Inspired by the pause the blue star creeper gave us, we created this cool, calm meadow to run down our table. — Studio Choo

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We’ve made quite a few bouquets in our day. Along the way, we noticed a pattern had developed in all the bouquets that became our favorites. This week, we thought we’d share a little recipe that yields great results for a natural, garden-style bouquet made in hand. The ingredients can vary according to what flowers are available and what the recipient (ahem, perhaps someone with an “M” at the beginning and end of her name and an “O” in the middle?) would be into. Make an effort to collect a few beautiful stems this weekend (or any weekend really) to create a personalized bouquet for a special lady in your life. — Studio Choo

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While browsing the aisles at our local salvage yard, we wandered into the lighting section and happened upon a huge selection of inexpensive paned glass ceiling fixtures ($2-10$). We had just seen this great tutorial and a bulb went off (he he) to use these abandoned lights to make greenhouse style planter boxes. You could create a much simplified version by just resting the gutted glass on top of a wooden slab, but we wanted to create a more custom look. You’ll need some woodworking skills, tool access, or someone with a workshop to help you put this project together!

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