This month we selected a few multipurpose furniture pieces that have the potential to make your holiday easier. The items we selected will help you to accommodate the extra guests in your home over the holiday, but do not take up a lot of space the rest of the year. We love being able to take a piece of furniture,…
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Design Tips – 6 tips for a Stress Free Thanksgiving
1.) Be prepared! Do anything you can the day before. Make the desserts early; some can be made up to 4 days ahead of time depending on what you are making. If you can make it early you should. However, food is not the only thing that can be done early. If you are setting up the table with nice…
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Fantastic Furniture: Nap Time!
Everyone knows that after cooking all that food and then eating it all and having way too much dessert, it will be time for a nap. Especially when it’s scientifically proven that the tryptophan in turkey just might make you a little sleepy. That is why we have chosen our favorite pieces of furniture to lounge around in and maybe…
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Design Finds: Holiday Place Card Holders
In honor of the upcoming holiday we have selected our favorite ideas for displaying place cards on your holiday table. We have chosen our four favorite casual place card holder ideas and four fancy ideas for the more elegant gathering. I know you may be thinking place cards are not needed at a casual gathering and they are certainly not…
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Textile Tuesday
Once again in honor of the holiday season and all the entertaining that is about to happen we will be selecting textiles that are already made into tablecloths, runners, and napkins. All these things are essential items when planning a gathering of friends and family. No one wants to scratch their tables with all the serving dishes that will be…
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Chair of the Month
This month we have selected HYBRID No1 from Merve Kahraman Products & Interiors. After falling in love with the animal appetizer plates featured on our November Monthly Mood Board this month we decided to keep the fun animal theme going a little longer when we discovered these cleverly designed and playfully fantastic chairs. This is an entirely handmade chair, with…
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Monthly Mood Board
Happy November! The holiday season is upon us which means schedules will be getting busy. It also means it just might be time to do some entertaining. You may be throwing a holiday party or having the entire family to your house for Thanksgiving. That is why this month we are focusing on entertaining two ways. Some may prefer to…
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Time to Get Away – Halloween Edition!
Happy Halloween! This month in place of our normal time to get away post we are going to tell you the best places to get away and celebrate Halloween right! It is a holiday after all and a holiday that we here at F.I.N.D.S. happen to love. We have picked out a few of the festivals around the U.S. that…
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DIY Ghostly Ladies for the Yard
Last weekend we made a couple “ghosts” for the front yard. After posting a picture of the finished product on my personal Facebook page I had a lot of people asking me how it was done. We had all seen the posts online on Pinterest and various other websites, but none of the pictures linked to a tutorial. I am…
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Decorigami – Foldable Outdoor Furniture
This month we are focusing on folding furniture that can be easily stored away on most days, but is stress-free to bring out of storage when it’s time to entertain. We have selected 3 foldable and impressive pieces of furniture that can be brought out when there will be a few extra people occupying your outdoor space. Not only are…
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8 Tips for Creating an Outdoor space you actually want to spend time in
1.) Treat your outdoor space as if it is indoors. Make sure you have traffic patterns that allow for good traffic flow so it is easy to get around the space and define those spaces. Set up a sitting area that will act as your outdoor living room. Love to grill? Set up an area with your grill and some…
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Fantastic Furniture: Outdoor Hanging Chairs
This month we have selected some of the most fun furniture to add to your outdoor space, hanging furniture. This is a great way to add a relaxing and fun element to any outdoor area. It’s time to swing away. Here are our top 4 favorites for hanging chairs/loungers for your outdoor space. 1.) First up is the Nest Rest…
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DIY Faux Ceramic Pumpkins
Every year I like to get some new decorations for each holiday. This year I have decided to make my own “ceramic” pumpkins. While out shopping at our local Pottery Barn I saw the Ceramic pumpkins they had on display and fell in love with them. I had to have my own collection, but mine would be made for a…
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Design Finds: 10 Outdoor Items for Under $50
Once you have the main pieces for your outdoor space and have your furniture in place it is time to add accessories and those special touches that make the space your own and inject some color and fun. That does not mean that you have to spend a fortune to do that. This month our design finds will help enhance…
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Textile Tuesday
As we demonstrated in our monthly mood board we love to keep our main pieces of outdoor furniture upholstered in a gorgeous neutral. This allows us to change up our outdoor textiles with the seasons or change our look on a whim with ease. Today we are sharing a few of our favorite places to look for bold modern pattern…
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