Your Guide For Stylish Living
There are lots of decorating crimes to be made like placing all your furniture up against the wall or not having the right lighting in a room but there is not worse mistake than that of the dreaded contoured bathroom rug!
I get why these rugs were invented back in the day but times have changed and you have so many more decorative options than the bathroom-in-a-bag set!
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When you look around your home, there are a few design elements that you probably take for granted. Doorknobs are something we all use on a daily basis but when it comes to giving them some design love, they often fall to the bottom of the project list.
One of the new favorite design applications for doorknobs are knobs placed in the center of the door instead of off to one side. Center knobs have such a regal and European feel and transform a plain door into a stylish decorative detail.
While seen mostly on exterior doors, the trend of center knobs on interior doors is becoming popular and is a great way to update a pair of plain bi-fold or sliding closet doors.
Here’s a little doorknob eye candy that will have you loving center knobs as much as I do.
Enjoy!
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My typical weekend inspiration and links you’ll love post is a smorgasbord of stuff including design ideas, business tips, fashion inspiration and anything else that I think you’ll find interesting. This week’s post is no different so sit back, enjoy and be inspired!
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Have you ever spent time looking through all the amazing recipes on Pinterest. It’s kinda like walking through Costco on food sample Saturday–it can be dangerous. I recently came across this recipe and will definitely be making it in the coming days. It looks so yummy!
Miss Mustard Seed gives you all the ins and outs of decorating with bread boards.
This is one beautiful kitchen renovation!
I’m always interested in learning different ways to build my creative business and I found this article on Debi’s Design Diary funny and informative.
Can you tell which is the high-priced pillow and which is the diy? Jen at the Chronicles of Home knocked this pillow diy out of the park. It is beyond amazing and one of my all-time favorites!
If you want an easy way to personalize your business or social correspondence, you need to take advantage of this sale. I love my stamps and use them all the time.
In case you missed my spring bedroom refresh, you can read all about it here and learn how I created that gold stool in the top photo.
I’m a sucker for office supplies and love a chic office space like this one that belongs to Danielle of Shop Dandy. And as soon as the school supplies begin hitting the store shelves for back to school, I’ll be first in line.
If you love cool office supplies like I do and can’t wait until back to school season, here are a few pieces I selected from Etsy for my Best of Etsy feature.
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I’ll take a pencil any day over a pen and have stocked up on stylish pencils like these from ACD Shop. They are sure to brighten up your desk and your day!
Why not organize the clutter on your desk in style. This gold foil acrylic tray from InkSpot Workshop is the perfect catch-all tray for office supplies, business cards and such.
Ever since Nate came out with gold paperclips I’ve been obsessed. They do the same thing as silver paperclips but they’re just so much more chic. Available from InkKit.
Add a little shimmer to your desk with the gold glitter tape dispenser from Alice and Marie. And if one glitter piece on your desk isn’t enough, they’ve got lots more piece to choose from.
Etsy is a great source of unique office supplies and vintage accessories.
Happy Shopping!
I took the design style quiz over on the decorist.com website and by golly I think they defined my style to T!
Here’s what it said…
You… like eclectic styles at heart with an eye towards integrating more modern looks.
You prefer to mix and match different styles rather than be totally traditional or modern, but you like to use the clean looks of more modern pieces. You love figuring out how to combine different designs into one cohesive whole.
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The one thing the quiz failed to pick up on is that I love décor with a high-end look.
When it comes to decorating, I love to mix of budget finds with investment pieces, vintage finds with new pieces, and refined looks with rustic styles. I don’t think your house has to be filled with expensive décor and furniture to have style, but I do believe there are easy and cost-effective things you can do to give your décor the look of high style .
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Ever since Oprah hosted a garden party years ago, I’ve dreamt of throwing one, or even better decorating for one. The idea of an outdoor party where everyone is wearing festive spring attire and big sun hats sounds like so much fun.
When it comes to decorating for a garden party of any outdoor event for that matter, creativity is key. And since I have not plans to host my own celebration, I’ve rounded up TWELVE creative garden party ideas that just might prompt you to host a garden soiree! Make sure I’m on the invitation list.
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Last week we were doing some purging around the homestead and my husband stumbled upon my pillow stash. At first he didn’t know what he was looking at but as soon as he realized the stack of fabrics were pillow covers he asked a question as only a husband can do–why are you hoarding pillows?
I immediately gave him a look (as only a wife can do) and told him I wasn’t hoarding, I was investing!
You see, as someone who likes to change-up the decor often, pillows are one of my go-to style solutions. Just like paint, pillows are a quick, easy and cost-effective way to change the look of a space. Whether it’s your bedroom or the sofa, a change of pillows can allow you to change the color, style or mood of a room in a flash.
To show you (and my hubby) what I mean, I pulled out some of my pillow covers to show you how easy it is change the look of our bed with just a switch of pillows.
Option 1: this is the current pillow combo I have on the bed which features the rose pillows and green accent pillow
Option 2: black and white patterned pillows + solid red + red patterned pillow
Option 3: black and white patterned pillows + solid red + custom monogrammed black and white stripe pillow
Option 4: black and white patterned pillows + solid yellow pillows (I added the center button) + small floral accent pillow (from HomeGoods)
Option 5: black and white patterned pillows + solid red + yellow and white pillow I won at the Haven conference last year
Option 6: solid pink pillows + rose pattern + small (handmade) black and white accent pillow
Option 7: solid pink pillows + green and white patterned pillow + pink rose pillow
Option 8: yellow gold textured pillows + bold black and white pillow
Option 9: red and white patterned pillow + bold black and white pillow
Option 10: (holiday look) red and white patterned pillow + green accent pillow with trim
I have a few more pillow covers that I didn’t show but you can see how easy it is to get a new look for your home with simple changes.
A few design tips to keep in mind when shopping for pillows:
*** buy pillow covers only which will allow you to easily change out your pillows from season to season or whenever the mood strikes
***use your patterned pillows to pull accent colors from and then buy solid colored pillows in those colors
***invest in a classic striped pillows which will mix and match with everything
***invest in a bold, graphic pattern that can mix with florals and other non-graphic patterns
***think about every room in your home that has pillows and buy pillows that can work in multiple spaces
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If you want to shop my pillow collection, I’ve listed the sources below as well as a few other places I shop for pillows.
My favorite sources for pillow covers:
Ikea–a great source for solid colored, basic pillow covers at rock bottom prices
West Elm–you’ll find lots of modern patterns, solid basics and traditional textures
Etsy–this is the place to shop for pillows using designer fabrics–Stuck on Hue has one of the best assortments
Pottery Barn Kids–a great source for novelty styles, bright colors, faux fur and whimsical shapes, many of which are appropriate for an adult space
And don’t forget to invest in good quality down pillow inserts. My go to sources are Pottery Barn Outlet, West Elm and Fabric.com
Happy decorating!
Hi there,
I hope everyone had a great weekend. I adore long weekends this time of year because it means road trips, sitting in the sun and sleeping in late. I’m already looking forward to the next 3-day weekend.
So if you’re wondering why I’m posting so late today it’s because I totally planned to publish this post yesterday (Monday) but with all the relaxing I was doing over the weekend I simply forget to hit the publish button. And this morning my to-do list got the best of me. Oh well, better late than never.
Today I’m going to show you an easy craft project to can make. Ever since I spotted my first handbag charm, I’ve been wanting to make my own. The first one’s I spotted were from Furbish Studio and they featured little elephants. Soon after seeing that one I began to see bag charm popping up all over web and Pinterest. Since I’m not into animals or fancy details when it comes to my bags, the simpler bag charms became my favorite.
So the question became, BUY or DIY?
I decided to diy!
Making your own bag charms is really simple and inexpensive. You’ll need the following supplies all of which are available at your local craft store:
To make your charms, thread a large yarn needle with the yarn color of your choice.
Insert the yarn into one pom pom and then back again leaving a length of yarn hanging.
Thread a large bead onto the yarn and then tie the yard to your hinge hook at the length you want. You can also thread a bead onto the base of your pom pom like I did with the blue pom pom.
You can tie as many pom poms onto your hook as you want but make sure to stagger them at different lengths so the charms hangs well.
It took me about 20 minutes to make my bag charm and I just love the way it turned out. I’ll definitely be making more of these these.
Thanks for stopping by. See you back here tomorrow.
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