Shelfishly Colorful

Are you a reluctant DIYer like me?  I too dream of being crafty like Martha, handy like Ty and time conscience enough like Rachel to complete a meal in 30 minutes ( heck, it takes me about just that long to figure out I don’t actually have anything in the house worth eating).

The dining room curtains that I plan to sew myself remain a pile of fabric, the watercolors tagged for my living room ( the ones I plan to matte and frame myself) are resting peacefully in my attic. With all good intentions aside, I have resigned myself a slave to the ready made. At least for the time being- or until I spot a DIY project that teaches me how to infuse myself with more time, energy and patience.

Yet just because I’m not currently wielding a glue gun doesn’t mean I don’t want to add a personal mark to my surroundings. So I was thrilled to discover a designer whose website was offering me a little hand in the finished product- without the workload that is.

Jonathan Adler is a pottery designer-turned home accessory guru-turned interior decorator who knows a thing or two about adding spectacular color to life.  His interiors are bold and inspiring and his collection of home accessories are absolutely kitchy and fun. Even his design manifesto is colorful charming, after all how can I not like a guy who loves infantile symbols like hearts and butterflies since both appear on this blog?

His newly added  ‘design your own pillows and rugs‘ feature on his website is sure to please us ‘inner design geniuses’.

Pick the border, the color and the letter- and a preview of your finished pillow comes to life.  I love instant gratification!

The rugs are equally satisfying- I know two little munchkins whose bedrooms could do with a little added customized color.

A personalize tote based in our blog’s color palette is sure to leave me inspired even when I’m at the market shopping for that dreaded dinner hour!

And just in case your creative juices are still on summer vacation- a gallery of ideas appears on the site to get you started:

Ranging in prices from $98 ( basic pillow) to $3240 ( for the 9 x12 rugs), orders arrive in 12-14 weeks.  And though my instant gratifications aren’t so instantly in my hands- they’re bound to be adding color to my life way faster than those homemade curtains ever will!