Home Trend: patterned tiles in the bathroom

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Bathrooms have a tendency to go boring fast especially when basic finishes are selected. One home trend I'm super excited about right now for bathrooms is patterned tiles. I feel like it's a good way to bring personality to the space and I especially like it paired with something more simple like a subway tile. Also key to getting it right, is pairing the bold pattern with more neutral colors. Add in some pretty hardware and you have yourself an anything-but-boring bathroom.

What do you think? Would you try a pattern in your bathroom?

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Design details: painted front door

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Last year The Huffington Post did an article about The 6 Absolute Best Paint Colors for Your Front Door (not sure about the lime green). A painted front door seems bold, but I like that it's a bit fun too. Plus, it's always a nice treat as a passerby to see a brightly painted front door. Don't you think? If I were to paint my front door, I often wonder what color I would paint it? I'm sure it would probably be a shade of blue although deep down I may try something brighter like a yellow or orangey red.

What do you think, would you paint your front door? What color would you paint it?

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Bedroom update

Over the past six months I've been working on styling the boy's bedrooms. It has taken me way longer than it should, but other things have come up and sometimes I'm just plain indecisive. Plus, anyone who is a designer knows how hard it is to design for yourself. Designing for others is waaaay easier! I finally got Will's gallery wall installed and with a few minor details to wrap up, I'll be ready to share the rest of his room soon.

   

Home trend: round mirrors

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I've been using all sorts of inspiration from Pinterest and home magazines lately as I finish styling the boy's bedrooms and gather inspiration for my master bedroom. One home trend I've been seeing everywhere is the round mirror. Decorating and styling with mirrors has always been a favorite of mine because they help bring in more natural light to a space. Plus, the curved lines of the round mirror pair so nicely with the straight lines of frames and furniture (or brick!).

What do you think, would you use one in your space?

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My home office: Part One

My home office is a work in progress. Now that I'm starting a little business in the next couple of weeks, I'm trying to get things organized and make things a little more functional. My office is also the first room you see when you walk in our house so it has to be somewhat tidy all the time. When you work from home, I feel it's important to surround yourself with things that will inspire, especially if you do something creative.

Here is a peek into part of my workspace.

I like pops of color so I tried to keep the main pieces neutral and then add in pops of color and pattern throughout. I have to have a calendar in my office and this one from Rifle Paper Co. is my favorite. It was also the color inspiration for my whole office.

I picked up this russian matryoska doll in St. Petersburg Russia last summer and keep it as a reminder of the great time we spent out there.

Lamps.com graciously gave me one of their pablo pixo lamps to try out. I love it because it doesn't take up too much space, charges my phone, and has a bright and dim light setting; perfect for when I stay up late working on projects.

Here are a few fabrics I designed that will be part of my shop opening in the next couple of weeks.

I splurged a little on this chair only because I consider it one of the more important parts of an office, plus I couldn't resist the stripes:)

1. chair from West Elm // 2. print from ie design 3. lamp from Lamps.com // 4. calendar from Anthropologie // 5. desktop accessories from Poppin // 6. wire basket from the Container Store // drawer unit from Ikea