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One of my favorite things about our house is all the natural light – which is why when we moved in Scott and I decided to only put blinds on 12 of the 30+ windows. One of my least favorite things? (side note: we are blessed to have the home we have and I love every inch of it, but I still have things I would love to improve – who doesn’t? It is ever evolving.) Because it’s a brand new house in a brand new neighborhood… it’s just like every single house in the neighborhood.
My design aesthetic (look at me using fancy words) is pretty eclectic –
I like a mix of brightly colored art, vintage accents, a monotone look paired with textural elements, modern and graphic touches – pretty much anything. I find things that I like and make them work anywhere I can at home (which is why I have a lot of things collected just waiting for the right spot to make sense). Themes and matchy-matchy just aren’t my thing and besides, I’ve found that if you collect the things that bring you joy (thank you, Marie Condo) they all end up meshing together perfectly.
And if you stick to what you love and avoid following what’s “on trend”, you’ll design a home that you’ll never grow tired of.
Chandelier from Wayfair
Table from Crate & Barrel; chairs from Magnolia Home for Value City.
Ottoman and lamp shade from Target; baskets from Crate & Barrel; curtains from anthropologie; chair is vintage from Scott’s grandmother and one of my favorite things
So while we did bring the first floor to a level of “complete” that makes it feel like home, I’m diving into each room individually starting with Little Girl’s room –
and it’s mostly because she is now potty trained and I don’t need a changing table anymore (stay-tuned: DIY changing table to dresser conversion). If it were up to Emily, it would be pink princess flower glitter ballerina trolls everything. We’ve decided to compromise on the design plan.
The starting point for my vision board is the Fusion Mineral paint color “little teapot”. This will be the color of her bed, the changing table-turned-dresser DIY, the cube bookshelf, and the step stool and I will closely match the wall/ceiling color to the furniture (yes, I paint ceilings). Em’s room is the smallest bedroom and having the light-monochromatic base color will help it feel light and open. From there, I will be keeping some of the existing elements, changing some elements (like the changing table), and adding some elements (the DIY princess canopy because #basic and I found the CUTEST felt potted plant that I’m in love with). Below is the information for the products in the vision board as well as a picture of Em’s room now. Come along with me as I dive into this project!
- Paint: Behr – Morning Sky
- Princess canopy DIY – stay tuned!
- Letter I made for her first birthday
- Target: Pillowfort Cloud Sheet Set
- Rose drawer knobs
- World Market Velvet Pillows: green and pink
- Fusion Mineral Paint: Little Teapot
- Etsy Cloud Pillow – sold out but this one is similar
- Ikea black and white striped throw – sold out but this one looks AMAZING
- Modway Rocker Lounge Chair
- Lambskin rug
Questions? Comments? Suggestions!? I’ll take ’em all!
