submitted by: Jennifer
06/02/11
The day has finally arrived! Designing Diva Interiors is
partnering with Brecheen Brothers Area Rugs & Furniture to bring a unique booth to Showplace Market. If you’re looking for something quirky, something modern, something from a world away, this should be your next stop. I’ll be working on the booth this evening, putting finishing touches on tomorrow and we should be up and running by Saturday! I invite you to stop in and check out the hand-crafted furniture from around the globe and affordable accessories in the season’s hottest colors. If you make a purchase from our booth in June you qualify to recieve a COMPLIMENTARY Initial Consultation for interior decorating or home staging service ($85 value)!
To receive your complimentary Initial Consultation, just call 816-9716 to schedule with Jennifer, mention this blog post, and tell me what you purchased!
*Initial Consultation must be scheduled in the months of June or July in order to redeem complimentary initial consultation.
Tags: accessories, Area rugs, BRECHEEN BROTHERS, CID, decor, decorating, design, Designing Diva interiors, desk, furniture, hand crafted, interior, Jennifer Hicks, lamps, shopping, Showplace Market, solid wood, style
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submitted by: Jennifer
05/04/11
DDI is excited to announce a new partnership with
Brecheen Brothers of Oklahoma City, OK. Beginning June 1, 2011, we will join forces to bring our unique home decor and design expertise to Showplace Market in Moore. Shoppers will be able to see hand carved Moroccan accent tables, modern vases, hand woven rugs and everything in between! Not sure what your style is? Designing Diva can help you create the perfect space in any style! If you need a little (or a lot) of guidance for picking out that next dining table, paint color or nursery design, Designing Diva has you covered there, too. Initial Consultations are my own unique way of getting to know your home, family and decorating needs. Stop by our booth this summer in Showplace Market and schedule yours!
Tags: accessories, BRECHEEN BROTHERS, decor, design, Designing Diva interiors, furniture, interiors, moore, oklahoma city, outdoor living area, professional decorator, RUGS, Showplace Market, vendor mall
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submitted by: Jennifer
04/05/11
Pay attention, guys. That very attractive woman you met at the game last Saturday is…well, a woman. She probably has good taste. She dresses well, laughed at your jokes and from all other appearances seemed to be into you. But she’s going to turn and run the other direction if she comes over for dinner and has to sit in the futon you brought from your college dorm. You may be fine with the “dining room table” created from a spool you found on a construction site but she will not be impressed with your ingenuity. Time to step it up, gentlemen. Read on for the best pieces for your bachelor pad.
Ceilo Graphite Sectional, www.CB2.comTrollsta Tray Table, www.IKEA.com
Diamond Tufted Headboard, www.westelm.com
Zigzag Rug, www.westelm.com
Tags: accent table, bachelor pad, bed, CB2, decor, furniture, IKEA, Westelm
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submitted by: Jennifer
02/25/11
Showplace Market has a lot going for it these days. Locally owned/operated, great location (about 2 blocks east of I-35/19th St exit), over 100 unique vendors and an expansion coming April 1st. As you all know Designing Diva loves to decorate clients’ homes with products found right here in our own backyard and lucky me, there are plenty of new treasures blooming all over the 9,000 sf meca! Below are some of my favorites for the home.
Gorgeous buffet stores your serving pieces in style. Booth 1010
These ceramic egg cartons are adorable and perfect for showing off Easter egg creations! Booth 3232
Metal wall shelves and garden decor work in any home!
Handcrafted wood pieces likes these coat racks and buffet are all made from scratch in Moore, OK!
The wheelbarrow, bunny and adorable oversized carrots add springtime charm to your (covered) outdoor living space in a snap!
Tags: Caught In The Brambles, Easter, eggs, furniture, garden, handmade, home decor, Rod's Creations, Showplace Market, wall shelf
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submitted by: Jennifer
02/07/11
The 3/50 Project has been quite successful in its mission: to raise awareness of supporting local business. We’ve come a long way, baby. But with big box stores popping up in more and more small towns across the country our fight is far from over. Below are a few of my favorites for you Okies. Pop in, say hello and spend a few bucks to help keep an honest-to-goodness small operation thriving during the month of February (one of the slowest months of the year for retailers)!
Brecheen Brothers Area Rugs & Furniture: Various styles of furniture, home decor and rugs at very reasonable price points.
Wood Creations, Moore: Custom wood furniture and home decor, hand crafted and painted.
Showplace Market, Moore: 9000 sf vendor mall with home decor, jewelry, gourmet food items, Cafe, Book Nook, Free WiFi, hand-crafted items.
Cedarburg Square, Bethany: Home Decor, Boutique items, gourmet foods.
Tags: accents, accessories, BRECHEEN BROTHERS, custom, flooring, furniture, home decor, RUGS, trends, wood creations
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submitted by: Jennifer
01/17/11
People SAY they want to help support the local business
movement but let’s face it; that can be difficult. Searching out those smaller operations who have what you really want can be a chore. Designing Diva is proud to shop locally whenever possible and I have listed a few of my favorite shops within the OKC Metro that are owned and operated by people right here in your own town.
1) Cedarburg Square in Bethany, located across from Southern Nazarene University. Great home accessories, bedding and gifts!
2) Brecheen Brothers in Oklahoma City, located on W. Reno behind Mathis Brothers. Hot hot hot furniture items at amazing prices. Mind-blowing selection of rugs of all sizes and price ranges.
3) Showplace Market in Moore, located off of I-35 and 19th St. Vendor mall, over 100 booths of must-see treasures for the home.
So if you’re looking for someplace new to try out this week and you love when your money stays close to home, stop by one of these-or all of these- wonderful businesses and tell them the Designing Diva sent you! Happy hunting!
Tags: accents, accessories, bargains, Bethany, BRECHEEN BROTHERS, Cedarburg Square, furniture, home decor, HOUSE, moore, oklahoma city, RUGS, shopping, Showplace Market, trends
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submitted by: Jennifer
08/11/10
I have a new crush. Its green. No, it isn’t money (although I appreciate that, too)…. its actually green- the color. Its all over 
the design scene right now and my attraction to it has taken me by surprise. I’m usually drawn to pinks, blacks, greys and milky whites but I’m seeing glossy green on everything from tables to floors and I’m completely infatuated! We’re not talking about mint or olive. This is like a color from “Alice In Wonderland”- bright yet not obnoxious, playful yet classic.
Using the laquered version of this color in my home probably isn’t going to happen- not on the scale I would like. My husband isn’t one for bold colors or patterns, he’s more of a rustic, earth-tones fan. BUT! There is hope for me yet… he has zero preference 
about the back patio and I’m claiming that space as my own come fall. I think I’ll have OKC’s Custom Powder Coating makeover my outdoor furniture with a high-gloss green; the color of poison ivy. My mind swirls with the possibilities I’ll never get to incorporate into our abode (but maybe I can use yours to play in?):
*Painted on the floor of a loft apartment
* Laquered on the cabinets of a small kitchen
* Glossed onto a bathroom vanity
* Used on an end table
* Used on Baroque frames in a foyer
This could get fun…
Tags: accents, ceiling, color, floor, frames, furniture, green paint, high gloss, laquer, mirrors, trends, walls
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submitted by: Jennifer
06/14/10
June 15-July 15, 2010
Stop by Cedarburg Square in Bethany, OK for your home decor shopping needs, spend $100 or more and enter to win FREE interior design service from Designing Diva Interiors, LLC!
Drawing Rules:
Winner to be announced no later than July 17 th, 2010. Free design service will expire six months from drawing date. Free design service is transferable but may not be turned in for cash. Designing Diva Interiors, LLC is not owned, operated or employed by Cedarburg Square. Free design/decorating service may be applied toward any service DDI offers including Custom Holiday Decorating Service and Home Staging.
Tags: bathroom, bedroom, Cedarburg Square, centerpiece, decorating, decorating tips, design, Designer's Attic, drawing, free design, furniture, gift certificates, home building, home selling, Home staging, kitchen, organizing, outdoor living space, remodel, service, win
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submitted by: Jennifer
05/07/10
We are hosting our great grandmother’s estate sale and you’re invited!
WHERE:
Custom Powder Coating
1838 N.W. 1st – Unit ‘C’
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
Ph: 405.473.8540
WHAT’S FOR SALE:
Furniture, women’s clothing, home accents (some from the Designer’s Attic!), jewelry, truck accessories, motorcycle accessories, kitchenware and more.
WHAT TIME:
8am to 6pm all three days
DIRECTIONS:
I-40 to the Pennsylvania exit, proceed two blocks north. Look for the Custom Powder Coating Estate Sale sign on the east side of Penn.
Tags: clothing for sale, estate sale, furniture, garage sale, home accents, jewelry
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submitted by: Jennifer
05/03/10
I asked three local painters to share with my readers a few points they wished our customers knew. Here’s what Edmond-based designer and painter Patti Wommer had to say:
“I have found that clients who wanted to faux paint a piece of furniture with a glaze over the paint have a lot of issues with the result. I use wood stain over paint and the result is always amazing. You can have a heavy or light glazing by taking more or less stain off the piece. Using a rag kept in a baggy after the last job is the best application tool of all. Van Dyke Brown stain is the color for all jobs if you don’t know what color to choose. It looks amazing over turqoise blue, any green, brown, golds, whites, try it over any color.”
To contact Patti Wommer with Masterpiece Designs for custom draperies, faux finishing or custom murphy beds (you will only find them here!) reach her on Facebook or call 615-3086.
Tags: advice, decorator, draperies, faux finish, furniture, paint, painter
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I asked three local painters to share with my readers a few points they wished our customers knew. Here’s what Edmond-based designer and painter Patti Wommer had to say:
“I have found that clients who wanted to faux paint a piece of furniture with a glaze over the paint have a lot of issues with the result. I use wood stain over paint and the result is always amazing. You can have a heavy or light glazing by taking more or less stain off the piece. Using a rag kept in a baggy after the last job is the best application tool of all. Van Dyke Brown stain is the color for all jobs if you don’t know what color to choose. It looks amazing over turqoise blue, any green, brown, golds, whites, try it over any color.”
To contact Patti Wommer with Masterpiece Designs for custom draperies, faux finishing or custom murphy beds (you will only find them here!) reach her on Facebook or call 615-3086.
