DO YOU & FOLLOW YOUR HEART These days we’re bombarded with influences and images. Everywhere we turn there are trends and eye candy blaring at us via social media, internet and television and it’s almost impossible not to feel overwhelmed. There is no faster way to make a mistake with interiors then to start ordering5 Steps to decorate like YOU
Happy Home Tour – Amanda Louise’s cheerful condo
Name: Amanda Louise Where do u live? Greenville, SC Family: Amanda Louise, Kevin and Maisy (7 year old lab/beagle mix) What do you do? Interior design Amanda Louise Interiors Where do you drink your morning coffee? On the sofa, with Maisy next to me soaking up all the cuddles I can get – checking mailsREAD MORE Happy Home Tour – Amanda Louise’s cheerful condo →
Happy Home Tour – Danielle’s Vibrant Virginia Home
Welcome to the new blog series Happy Home Tours celebrating creativity, color and the powerful effect design has on our emotional well being. We’ll share designers/creators and home lovers and their inspiration and unique spaces. Excited to share my friend and designer Danielle’s vibrant home as the first. Enjoy! Name: Danielle Sigwalt Home town: IREAD MORE Happy Home Tour – Danielle’s Vibrant Virginia Home →
BEFORE/AFTER – Our Powder Room
When we bought our Spanish ranch rambler in the hills above LA it had not been renovated since it was built in 1967. The house was a mysterious blend of mid century and Spanish and had 60’s wallpaper and old carpeting still intact. It had retro accents and a cool vibe but was screaming forREAD MORE BEFORE/AFTER – Our Powder Room →
Creating a luxury look for less in the Guest house Bath
Hope you had a good Thanksgiving! We are finally down to tile, trim, faucet selections for our Guest house renovations. To make sure the project is a good real estate investment we can’t go over the planned budget, so the challenge has been how to create Luke’s desired Great Gatsby/Art Deco luxury vibe using basicREAD MORE Creating a luxury look for less in the Guest house Bath →
The irresistible blush pink sofa – Splurge vs Save
My new Jill Inc. office is still on my mind. With all the negative events happening in this country and in the world right now I feel the need more than ever to have a space with a comforting vibe. The first item on my must have list is a blush sofa. Here I’ve roundedREAD MORE The irresistible blush pink sofa – Splurge vs Save →
TOP 6 irresistible light fixtures!
I’m in the midst of sourcing for some new big projects. I’m currently obsessing over modern, mid century inspired, gold, black and straight cut crystal light fixtures. Here are my TOP 6 irresistible gold light fixture picks that I want to use in just about every project (including my own). Use them in a transitionalREAD MORE TOP 6 irresistible light fixtures! →
My top 10 Brass hardware picks
I don’t know about you, but I’m all over brushed brass and brushed gold for fixtures, faucets and hardware. Something that I would have avoided years ago now feels so modern and chic with a newer matte finish. The kitchen, master bathroom and powder room will get all dressed up in matte gold. If thisREAD MORE My top 10 Brass hardware picks →
THE LAKE COTTAGE GETS A MAKEOVER
Our house in Sweden has a little guest cottage on the land that the farm workers lived in back in the 1800’s. It was a charming little cottage right on the lake, but by the time we bought the house the guest cottage had become a sauna with a depressing bedroom with no windows. MyREAD MORE THE LAKE COTTAGE GETS A MAKEOVER →
DORM ROOMS THAT WON'T MAKE YOU HOMESICK
My dear friend Julie is sending her daughter Emily off to boarding school next week. Knowing the stress and worry she is going through to prepare for it, I wanted to create some chic & inexpensive dorm room ideas that might make the planning for some parents out there easier. (I of course could not resist but to mix our bedding…Make sure you’re signed up to our mailing list to get the 20% off BACK TO SCHOOL discount code this week.0
A dorm room big on style, with a cheerful color scheme might make living at school the best year yet! READ MORE DORM ROOMS THAT WON'T MAKE YOU HOMESICK →