Bohemian Inspired Tablescape | & Styling Tips

May 23, 2017

On my long list of ‘Things I Love To Do’, designing tablescapes would be one of the top 10. I love dreaming up table settings using beautiful china, linens and tabletop items. It’s usually a pretty tablecloth or dinner plate that serves as my inspiration and that was definitely the case with todays Bohemian Inspired Spring Tablescape.

Before I show you the table setting, first let me tell you about the source for these gorgeous plates. A few weeks ago a UK-based company called Amara contacted me about doing a product review. I knew Amara was a company I wanted to work with and share with you after spending some time on their website.

If you’re like me, you may not have heard of Amara before so let me tall you about them. The company started in 2005 as an interior design business in the UK. After achieving success with interior design, the company opened a luxury homewares retail shop. The retail store was followed by an online business which has grown into a leading source for home decor, lifestyle products and gifts. The expansion of their business into e-commerce now enables them to ship their products worldwide.

Over the years Amara had grown to include over 300 brands and over 35,000 products. Their product offering includes high-end home and tabletop brands like Missoni Home, William Yeoward Crystal and Ted Baker. And many of the brands are exclusive to Amara including Ralph Lauren Home, who selected Amara as the only online store to distribute their home collections.

p.s. The tabletop and dining product selection from Amara is just amazing so if you love to entertain and create tablescapes you’ll want to check it out.

Ok, let’s get to my spring tablescape…

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Design Crush: Banner Day Consulting

May 22, 2017

Last week I shared this beautiful sunroom space with you. One click on this image led me to the designer that created the space, Clara of Banner Day Consulting.

Clara’s story of how she became a decorator is like so many other people these days…she followed her passion. After realizing that her legal career wasn’t satisfying her creative desires, Clara left that profession to follow her love of design. Today, she works with both corporate and residential clients helping them to create spaces that are comfortable and inviting.

In looking through the Banner Day portfolio, it’s obvious she has a knack for design and an art for infusing the rooms she works on with style and personality.

From statement wallpaper to the artful use of reclaimed wood, Clara adds unexpected touches that bring her work to life.

Design Profile: BANNER DAY CONSULTING

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To see more of the Banner Day design portfolio, click here and be sure to check out the blog here.

Design Inspiration: The Chaise Lounge

May 18, 2017

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DESIGN INSPIRATION: THE CHAISE LOUNGE

The term ‘chaise lounge’ refers to a long reclining chair whose roots date back to Egypt. Back then, the chaise lounge was looked at as a mix between a chair and a daybed. Today, it is viewed as a long chair and is used in decor as an alternative to a traditional chair or sofa.

Over the years I’ve been a bit indifferent to chaise lounges mostly because the only styles available were the Victorian designs. I don’t have anything against Victorian designs but this style of chaise can feel stagnate and old if it hasn’t been updated with fabric.

In the last 10 years, the look of chaise lounges have evolved and the designs are sleek and modern with a traditional undertone. And when it comes to decorating with a chaise, there is so much inspiration out there.

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I love the idea of using two chaise lounges to create a relaxing sitting area especially if you have a view that can be enjoyed from the perch.

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In a sunroom or covered outdoor space, a chaise lounge (or two) creates a more relaxing retreat than a sofa might.

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A chaise is a great option for a reading nook and can nestle into a corner but still feel connected to the room.

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In an oversized bathroom, a chaise adds the ultimate touch of luxury and glamour especially when upholstered in a luxurious velvet fabric.

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My friend Erika of Erika Ward Interiors used two chaise lounges in a master bedroom sitting area. This type of seating is perfect for creating cozy space to relax or for that Saturday afternoon nap.

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I love a backless chaise as added seating in a living room. Because the design is open on both sides, this style is a great filler piece in large rooms.

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In smaller rooms that don’t get use often, two chaise lounges can be a unique seating option.

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What to put at the foot of a bed? is a question I get a lot. A chaise lounge is something I often recommend because they add style and a functional to a bedroom.

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Inspired? Now let’s go shopping..

My Favorite Chaise Lounge Chairs

#1–The Alton Roll Arm Chaise from Pier 1 is a modern take on a one arm chaise. I love the squared off back and the grey velvet fabric. This item is on clearance for $429.98 so you’ll need to act fast to snag it.

#2-–Crate and Barrel has several chaise lounge styles but the Montclair Chaise is my favorite. The design is clean and simple and there are a multitude of fabric options so you can customize the look for your home-$1299.00. For a more masculine space, check out the Garbo Leather Chaise.

#3–The Iris Chaise Lounge from Joss and Main has beautiful lines and the tufted back gives it a classic touch. I can envision this space as part of a library or it a ladies lounge. $464.99

#4–Another great option from Joss and Main is the Kiera Tufted Chaise. This piece has a smaller scale making it ideal for a small room or corner sitting area. $659.99

#5–The Carlisle Upholstered Chaise from Pottery Barn would look great in a sitting area off a bedroom or in a bathroom. The rolled arms and tailored profile along with over 50 fabric options are just some of the reasons why I love this piece. $1449 to $2649 depending on fabric.

#6–If you’re looking for a budget friendly option, the Kivik Chaise from Ikea is an option. At only $350 this piece has a removable cover which will make cleaning easy. And if you want to change the look down the road, the Kivik is a great candidate for a custom slip-cover.

Design Guide: 5 Rules of Space Planning

May 15, 2017

Have you ever struggled with creating the best furniture layout for your home? Well, you’re not alone. So many people struggle with how to arrange their furniture so that it looks good and works with the way the family lives.

In my latest Design Guide post, I’m sharing the 5 Rules of Space Planning. These are the rules and guidelines you’ll want to use to create a pleasing arrangement for your furniture and decor.

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Don’t Hug The Walls

One of the most common mistakes people make when decorating their homes is to push all the furniture to the walls. The thought is that by keeping the center of the room open, the room will feel larger. I hate to burst the bubble but the opposite it true. When you push all the furniture against at the walls, a room actually feels disconnected and unwelcoming. Make better use of the space and create a cozy vibe by arranging furniture within the room instead of against it.

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Create A Layout With Function In Mind

A truly great space is one that functions well for you and your family. Before you begin decorating, analyze how you plan to live in and use the room so that you can arrange the furniture and decor to support that. As you being space planning, think about how each area of a room and each furniture piece will be used.

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Create Pathways In and Out

You’ll want about 30 inches to 36 inches of walkway between pieces.This is what you need to be comfortable, without knocking into furniture and bumping into walls. Any type of furniture with doors or drawers also needs three feet of space to open properly. And keep in mind how you access a seating area within a room. Where possible you want to have more than one way to enter and exit.

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Create Conversation Areas

There is nothing less intimate than a gathering of people within a room and them having to yell to have a conversation. Arrange furniture so there are cozy groupings where conversations can easily happen and people can easily engage with each other. There should be no more than 10 feet and no less than 3 feet between people seated around the room to optimize intimate conversation and everyone’s personal space.

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Create Balance

An easy way to create balance within a room is to find the center point of the space. In some cases, this isn’t necessarily the middle of the room but most of the time it will be. Generally, this is where the coffee table or center table should sit. Arrange furniture around the center point to create a good flow and visually pleasing balance within the room. If your home has a very long, or very large living room, consider having two center points with two separate furniture groupings.

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These guidelines will help you get started with space planning but you should adjust your decorating according to your own tastes and preferences. Use these rules to get started, but don’t be afraid to break them and go with your instincts if something feels right to you.

For more helpful decorating tips, read Key Measurement to Know When Decorating Your Home!

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Favorites Of The Week | Decorating & Entertaining

May 13, 2017

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I’m back with another round of favorite posts, pin and products to share with you. Enjoy!

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FAVORITE POSTS

A couple of days ago I shared a few of my favorite spaces from the One Room Challenge featured bloggers. Here’s one of my favorite makeovers from a guest participant, Design Enthusiasm. If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times…the power of paint is amazing when you’re decorating !

This home tour shows you how to infuse an insane amount of decorating style into 650 sq. ft.

With Love From Kat

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FAVORITE PINS

One of my go-to sources for tabletop inspiration is Celebrations At Home. Chris creates some of the most beautifully style party and entertaining tables. This blue tablescape she styled for a bridal brunch is just so pretty.

When I think of a mountain retreat I envision a home that looks just like this.

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FAVORITE PRODUCTS

I’m really trying to justify purchasing this gorgeous blue and white ice bucket by Aerin for William Sonoma. I mean after all it’s more than an ice bucket as demonstrated by Lucy of Craftberry Bush who styled it as a flower vase. #ineed

Have you checked out the Zara Home website yet? So many cute items for home and personal use. The bright pattern on this floral cosmetic bag caught my eye.

I just noticed that TJ Maxx has started to sell window valances in store and on-line. They have some nice designs and you can’t beat the price–$16.99. This Water Medallion Valance from Nicole Miller is one of my faves.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Book Review: New York Living | Re-inventing Home

May 12, 2017

A couple of weeks ago I received a copy of the book New York Living | Re-inventing Home from the publisher. I couldn’t wait to check it out. When I was in college, I wanted to live in New York and pursue my love of fashion. While I never made it to the Big Apple, my love for the city has never faded. There is just something so magical and dynamic about New York.

This book gives you the opportunity to explore the city in a new way and see the unique design styles of homes in the city as well as the surrounding boroughs.

The book showcases homes in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens and the Bronx. As you turn each area you get an inside look at how these city dwellers decorate and style their homes.

The 26 homes profiled range from an apartment on the Upper West Side to a French Second Empire House in Staten Island. Page after page, there is design inspiration ranging from the traditional and classic to the modern and contemporary. And you it gives you the opportunity to see the New York skyline through the eyes of those living there.

One of the first things I recognized about this book was how large it is. There are over 290 pages of photos and home descriptions. The profile for each home starts with somewhat of a history lesson about the area as well as insights into how the design of the home came to be.

Along side each photo are details about the design elements within the space and why they were chosen.

The photos are bold and bright so you’re sure to find inspiration in even the smallest vignette within a room.

Beyond living spaces, some of the owners’ studio, office and creative spaces are featured. If you’re a creative you’ll love getting an inside look at where New Yorker’s live and work.

The last three pages of the book provide a summary of each home listing the designers, artifacts and others involved in creating the spaces.

New York Living | Re-inventing Home

“Beautiful living spaces exist in all five boroughs, and in the right hands, when they are carefully chosen and imaginatively envisioned, they indeed embody New York living!” –Adele Chatfield-Taylor

I highly recommend this book if you’re a design enthusiast or have a love for New York like me. New York Living also makes a great gift for someone living in the city or looking to move there.

You can purchase New York Living | Re-inventing Home here.

disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for a review. All opinions are mine

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Inspiration Overload–One Room Challenge Reveal Day

May 11, 2017

Hi friends. I hope everyone is having a great week. My week has been one meeting, project and to-do list item after another. and I haven’t had any quality time to sit down and blog. I’ve gotten a lot accomplished in the last few days so I’ll be back to a regular blogging schedule soon.

Even though I haven’t had time to blog, I did manage to find time over lunch yesterday to check out the One Room Challenge Room Reveals. Holy Moly, so much design inspiration in one place. In case you don’t know about the One Room Challenge (fyi–it’s a big deal), here’s the scoop…

The One Room Challenge is a bi-yearly event where 20 designers and bloggers participate in a challenge to transform a room in their home over a 6 week period. Each week leading up to the reveal, they share the design plans and the work in-progress to get the room done. It’s a lot of fun to see each participants spaces come to life.

Like past One Room Challenge events, this round of room transformations is drool worthy. You’ll definitely want to check out each of the blogs but today I’m sharing a few of my favorite spaces.

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ONE ROOM CHALLENGE FAVORITE {featured bloggers}

Christine Dovey transformed her dark basement into a light, bright and beautiful living space. The fireplace wall is one of my favorite features. You can see the full transformation here.

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Will and Susan of House of Brinson gave their guest bedroom a makeover and it looks like it’s straight out of an English mansion. You can see the One Room Challenge makeover from start to finish as well as the other spaces in the house over on their blog.

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The dynamic design team of J & J Design Group designed JoAnn’s living and dining room to have loads of color, style and personality–WOW! There are so many design elements I love like these blue chairs, the rug and the doors. Check out all the beautiful details here.

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Abby from Abby Manchesky Interiors took her perfectly fine kitchen and elevated the style by painting their cabinets a gorgeous shade of emerald green. Head here to see the full transformation that includes even more than the kitchen.

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One of the things I love about the One Room Challenge is discovering new blog and design talent like Dab from Old Brand New. Dabito (everyone calls him Dab) did a job on his dining room. Those gorgeous yellow walls and that light fixture–no words!

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I’ve been reading The Pink Pagoda blog for sometime and it’s one of my favorite blogs. The ORC they undertook involved not one but two spaces that open up to each other–dining room and sitting room. Just one glance at the after photos and you know they had me at blue & white. What I love most about the makeover is the classic simplicity that each of the rooms have. See every detail of the rooms here.

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Jennifer from Rambling Renovator’s worked on her living room for the ORC and boy is it stunning. There are so many design details like the built-in bookcases that gave her space high style. Hard to believe this was all done in just 6 weeks!

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To see the all of the projects created by the 20 featured bloggers, head over to Calling It Home where Linda, the creator of this amazing design challenge has links to all the blogs.

And be sure to check out all of the room makeovers from the over 200 guest participants in the design challenge. Links to those posts can be found here.

Design Lessons From The 2017 Met Gala Fashions

May 5, 2017

Did you watch the Met Gala last weekend? It is one of the most anticipated fashion events of year and always delivers amazing (and not-so-amazing) looks.

If you’re not familiar with the Met Gala, here’s a little about its history…

From 1948 to 1971, the benefit wasn’t pegged as an exhibition, and was held off-site at the Waldorf Astoria or the Rainbow Room. Guests, mostly New York society indulged in fine dining and were entertained by “skits, raffles, and pageants of models in historic costume. In 1972 New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art opened its doors for the Met Gala when former Vogue editor Diana Vreeland joined as a consultant. Vreeland curated some of the most ambitious and heavily publicized exhibitions and used the gala as an opportunity to inaugurate them. Today the annual invitation-only fundraiser hosted by Vogue editor Anna Wintour benefits the museum’s Costume Institute, and serves as a launch party for its spring exhibition.

The 2017 exhibition is dedicated to 74-year-old Japanese designer Rei Kawakubo, one of fashion’s most revered creative visionaries. The exhibition sets the tone for the formal dress of the night and guests are expected to choose their fashion to match the theme of the exhibit.

Now that you know a bit about the gala, here’s a look at some of the 2017 fashion statements and what they can teach you about interior design.

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