Shabby 'equestrian' Chic

Oh my my my... I love design! Ive been working with a friend a little who just needs some direction on her new place! She is a brown-lover but also loves all of the new gray ideas and she has gray countertops!!  I wanted to show her how the brown and gray families CAN work together in some instances! You just have to have those other items to pull it all together and make the connection! Lots of play with color families and texture.  I literally did this for her in ten minutes! Just a very quick, inspiration board to lead her in the right direction and help her visualize! Don't you just want to cuddle up in this room?!

Happy Tuesday... I mean Wednesday!!!

...chicken with my head cut off.... :D

#1: 

Life is CRAZY! 

#2: 

I had a friend request a post.. so here it is! 

I really do have a fun project to share with you! 

I have been partnering with SB Home Renovations on some projects.  If you are in need some remodeling, check out their website! 

{ SBhomerenovations.com } 

Great group to work with!!! 

Can help with you any project big or small!

This project was a basement finish and it turned out great!!! Once the space is complete with all the jazz, maybe I'll post photos! For now, I will share some of the boards I did for the project! These are completely conceptual, just to lead the client in the right direction with furniture and accessories! So not quite an e-design! Boards are fun though and helps the client to visualize the whole space! Let me know if you are interested in this service!!!

I hope that you like them! 

Another fun thing to share! I got new lamps today!!!!! It really is THAT exciting! The ones in our dining room before were ones I got when I was 16! Thats 10 years ago people!!!  I got them for my bedroom I was redoing at the time! I even paid for them myself! :) Things just take awhile to get the way you want them! Be patient getting your house right!

  Heres a photo! You can see my new Ikat painting in the background! The only painting in our house not by my husband, who is the artist in the family!  :)

{ Have a wonderful weekend!!! } 

Your wee little ones room!

For those of you who read my blog...  you already know how much I love designing nurseries! The opportunities are quite rare but when I get the chance my heart beats just a little faster! Whether you like a calming retreat or an inspiring colorful room for your little one, there are so so many fun ideas!  Designing a nursery here at OUR house is the ONLY reason I am ready for "all that!" In the meantime, Ill just stick to helping my clients. :)

One thing I tell my clients is to really focus in on what you what the nursery to be about.  It is easy to overwhelm a nursery (or any room!) with to many ideas! Focus on just a few things and make it really special! 

Another important bit of advice is to not limit yourself with to many age specific spaces.  You want to think about how your wee little one will grow and how you will (hopefully) still be able to use the space!  Think about the big pieces first and make those more translatable for when they grow!  Consider spending less money on a crib and getting a dresser that you can double as a changing table and remove later! Then you can bring lots of personality in the smaller items! 

Here are a few of my favorite!

If you are interested in nursery design or e-design, email me! 

LadyoftheHOUSEinteriordesign@gmail.com

Lighting can be a bit confusing, can't it? It is especially hard knowing what is appropriate where.  These days the rules are out the window.  One of the biggest trends is using chandeliers in the kitchen! No matter what your style is, most everyone can find a chandelier that will give your whole kitchen a different feeling!  Here are some of my favorite kitchens with chandeliers! 

Chandeliers can be pricey locally... Take advantage of the internet! 

Joss & Main and Shades of Light are two of my favorite go-to lighting websites! 

Also remember the advantage of being able to RETURN it! 

If it ends up not working, give it a second try and exchange it for something different! 

Must Haves for an Instantly Rustic Home!

My blog has been on the back burner these past couple of weeks! Things are busy!!! I am so thankful for my business and the progress its made in 2012.  Thank you to all of my clients for your business, support and referrals this past year! I am so excited for 2013!!!

Just for a QUICK post, I wanted to share with you a cool post I found on Houzz. Im a huge Houzz addict and love to refer to it for inspiration! I LOVE the illustrations in this article and thought I'd pass it along!  It quickly describes the "Must Haves for an Instantly Rustic Home."  It is so important in the business of design to learn and relearn all of the new trends! Rustic touches are HUGE right now!  Like Ive told you before... Its all about the mix of styles. 

{  Quick tip from me: Find similar characteristics with two completely different items.  Maybe a contemporary headboard has black detailing that mimics the black in your traditional bedside lamps! Or the blue in your traditional kitchen dishes compares to the blue in your contemporary geometric rug!  }

To see the post, click HERE! 

E-design Project Update!

I have some clients that have been working so hard on their place and I wanted to share some progress on the project! 

Remember this e-design project?

This was the dining room portion of the e-design! 

And this is the before photo:

And this is the project now!!! 

I love the transformation! A big shout out to the clients who are doing a great job following the design through! I cant wait to see the finished room!!! :)

Christmas at Our House!

Hard to believe that Christmas is only 14 days away with it being 70 degrees outside this past week!!! Regardless of the weather, we have finally finished our Christmas decorations!  Ive got TONS of pictures and wanted to share what we've been working on!

The tricky part about our house is I have to find ways to decorate without using red and green items! I like our decorations to match our everyday decor so it requires lots of crafty projects, spray paint, and sparkle!

Garrett and I laughed hysterically when we first brought in our tree! We asked for an 8' but walked away with 9' and had to do some trimming....

Here is the finished tree...

Garrett says it looks like a winter wonderland... (Probably code for "Lauren, you went overboard!")

This is a panoramic view of our Christmas Winter Wonderland! :)

(Click to Enlarge!)

And here are some photos of the individual spaces...

Some of the details....

On our gallery wall, I switched out a couple photos with Christmas printables! 

I also put a glittery mat to make it a little more festive! Easy and cheap!

I painted one of my favorite Christmas songs onto a mirror using a gold paint pen! It is hard to capture on camera! Dedicating this project to my wonderful Aunt Nook! I have distinct memories singing this song with her in her car with the windows down! Go tell it on the mountain!

Another quick project that I did this year was make tons of these pom poms! They are so easy to make! (Hmm...Might have to do another blog post of a tutorial!) 

I love to stick fresh greenery anywhere I can! The smell is wonderful and its a great, easy space filler! Beside it are some faux snowballs I made!

My favorite ornaments hanging from the bar using twine! 

I also set out my brooch bouquet that I carried for our wedding last year! It reminds me of our big day and instantly makes me feel wonderful! 

Our stockings ready to be filled...

This is a new wreath I got this year from West Elm! I also purchased the felt garland which I absolutely LOVE! 

Merry Christmas!!! 

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Check out these free Christmas Printables:

http://www.everythingetsy.com/2012/11/101-christmas-printables/