Trays, mirrors and plates. What do these three things have in common? They all look great hung on your walls! A simple concept of taking something other than picture frames and arranging them on your wall will create a little bit more interest. It's a fresh way of bringing color, pattern, texture, shimmer and shine. Here are a few eye catching examples:
Well, why stop at just those three options?! Branch out, anything is a possibility! Check these out...
Now that your creative juices are flowing, go nail something different and unique to the wall and see what you think! Be sure to share with us too! What do YOU have on YOUR wall?!
Love is in the air! Since we're busy crushing on Pantone's color of 2014, "Radiant Orchid," we found inspiration in a color combination to swoon over. Magical lilac and poppy pink...amore!
Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard that Radiant Orchid is Pantone's color of the year for 2014. Pantone describes Radiant Orchid as "an enchanting harmony of fuchsia, purple and pink undertones," adding that the color "reaches across the color wheel to intrigue the eye and spark the imagination." This expressive and exotic color blooms with confidence and warmth and couples well with grey, creamy whites, khaki, and metallics. Looking for a bolder color combination? Opt for emerald, orange, yellow, or blue. As the year unfolds, the magical Radiant Orchid will be showing up everywhere: fashion, paint, beauty, appliances, and of course home décor!
Photo credits: Pantone, Skona Hem, HGTV, Elle Décor, Traditional Home, Valspar, House to Home
The holidays are upon us and so the decorating has begun! Here are some ideas and inspiration for doing a holiday mantel, from traditional to contemporary. We have some great items here to get you started!
1. This was my favorite piece that we received in this month here at SYS. It would have made a great addition to my daughter's room after painting it a light purple. (It didn't make it that far though). Too cute!
2. The best meal I had all month was at a bed and breakfast, it was absolutely delicious. Eggs benedict over an english muffin with hollandaise sauce and tomato with a pesto, pine nuts and cheese. The presentation of course was lovely.
3. I stumbled across this quote and thought it was too cool not to share. Enough said!
4. For May my color was mint green. It's everywhere and it is too adorable, and can go anywhere just flawlessly. Clothing, paint color, flowers, appliances, jewelry! Such a refreshing color.
P.S. I LOVE the site where you can get these fun "swatches" Design Seeds. I can spend way too much time there! Great for inspiration if you need a color scheme.
5. My husband shared this YouTube video by SoulPancake with me, it has a great message and is nice and motivating. Check it out:
7. I really enjoy Memorial Day, not for the sales but for all the sacrifices our country has made. I go visit my friends that gave their lives fighting for our freedom. A freedom I will never take for granted. My brother comes in to town since we share one of those friends and then head out to eat breakfast. It's become a nice tradition and even though my husband and daughter never got a chance to meet these heroes it's an appreciation we can most definitely all share.
8. I love this room, clean and crisp. The frames on the artwork is incredible, they add texture and reflect light. The coffee table has a great mixture of rustic and contemporary. The pillows add some pattern and the rug fades away into the background yet bringing just a little more texture to the space. The wall mounted lamps with a rotating arm is the perfect solution to a small space and will add ambient light or task light for reading. The stream lined sofa is nice and transitional for the space, only the color makes a statement... minty green.
9. Spoiler alert! I'm about to reveal my age, but never again will I mention it! Haha. My husband threw me a wonderful surprise birthday party with a little help I'm sure. (Thanks everyone)! It most defiantly makes the top ten for May. It was at a winery nearby and I was SURPRISED. (And trendy Diana wearing mint green).
10. As I was on the hunt for a pair of shoes worthy to make the top ten, I wanted to go with a wedge since nothing says summer like a comfortable pair of wedges. Ready for on the go, summer BBQs and relaxing poolside, here a few I'd be happy to have in my closet.
Allison's Top Ten
1. My favorite sofa we received in Style Your Space this month was this grey-blue undertone contemporary armless sofa. Well, we actually had 2 of them and I loved it so much that one might have ended up mine. After all, I am getting ready to move, and what's a home without furniture? My future roomie and I haven't found a place yet, but it's a smaller-scale sofa, so I figure we'll make it fit somewhere!
2. Well, since we're on the topic of armless furniture, there was a chair that we had in this month that I was pretty obsessed with (and this one did NOT go home with me, I swear!). The brocade fabric, neutral color, and shape give it an elegant feel, so it would work in a fancy-pantsy room or you could go for the shabby-chic look.
3. I'm in love with this glass artwork that came in. The colors are flawless, bright and the piece is just gorgeous. It can be hung on a wall or used as a centerpiece for a coffee table...incredible and not a piece you see everyday.
4. And another extremely cool artwork that came through our door was this vintage-inspired OVERSIZED Contratto piece in a gorgeous gold frame. (This thing was literally taller than me-which I'm not very tall, but still, it was enormous).
5. We get a ton of unique and different stuff in the store, and considering 5 of my top ten were items from the store, that's proof I was a big fan of a bunch, but this is the last one for May. The vibrant teal and shape on these large tin vases were to die for...I really wanted one but they didn't quite fit in to my future home theme, so I figured they should go to a better home and just enjoyed looking at them every day until that time came.
6. This could very well quite possibly be one of the cutest kitchens I've ever seen. I'm loving the color green, teal and orange on the white walls...the copper pans, the adorable wall decal...and SERIOUSLY green cabinets?! Somebody, please...please do this to my kitchen.
7. Quality family time. My lovely Aunt Nancy, and two of my beautiful cousins, Marie and Miranda, made a long weekend trip from Cincinnati to STL. One of my favorite things about having out of towners visit is going and doing all the touristy stuff- it's almost like a mini vacation in your own city. We did dinner at McGurk's (they have a great patio and awesome Irish food), shopping at Women's Closet Exchange, and some lounging around Laumeier Sculpture Park.
Mom and Dad with Aunt Nancy at McGurks.
Marie, Aunt Nancy, and Miranda with Diana from Resale Royalty.
Dinner at Bar Louie, all three of us wore our WCE finds from earlier that day.
Brother/Sister snapshot.
Miranda and I hung out in Laumeier's treetent for a little bit and then there were the eyeball pictures:
8. Mother's Day. We are big fans of Mexican food in this family, so typically most of our birthdays/holidays revolve around Mexican restaurants. Mother's Day was no excuse. We went to a family favorite, Chava's in Soulard. I'm a big fan of their jenas and pomegranate margaritas.
9. Like stated, I LOVE Mexican food, and obviously Cinco de Mayo always falls in May, so it was a very Mexican filled weekend. Diablitos Cantina had been on my list of places to check out for a while, so my dear friend, Marti, and I had a date night.
The atmosphere was adorable, the margaritas were tasty, and our favorite part: THE SALSA BAR! Unlimited chips and salsa with at least 6 salsas prepared fresh daily...A salsa party was in demand.
10. Imagine Dragons. Less than 24 hours before the show, I heard they were doing a free concert at The Pagaent for the Yahoo! Road Tour. I really lucked out. Going from having no tickets, no way to track any down, to finding a friend who had plenty of extras. Our view was awesome, and they put on an amazing show.
