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Color of the Year 2014 :: Radiant Orchid

December 17, 2013 · Comments { 4 }

dining room with radiant orchid chairs

Pantone’s Radiant Orchid (18-3224), an  intriguing shade of purple associated with joy, love and good health, has been selected as 2014’s “it” color. The captivating tone is quite a contrast from last year’s Emerald Green and 2012’s Tangerine Tango.

Pantone Radiant Orcid - Color of 2014

An invitation to innovation, Radiant Orchid encourages expanded creativity and originality, which is increasingly valued in today’s society. An enchanting harmony of fuchsia, purple and pink undertones, Radiant Orchid draws you in with its beguiling charm.” – Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®

Radiant Orchid in Home Decor - 2014 Color of the Year

one // two // three // four // five // six // seven // eight

What do you think? Will your be embracing Radiant Orchid as the color of the year 2014?

Happy decorating,

Cristin

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The Land of Nod Holiday Party + Discount Code

November 25, 2013 · Comments { 4 }

Last Thursday I had the pleasure of co-hosting  The Land of Nod holiday event in the San Francisco Bay Area. Michaela, my fab intern last summer and blogger, co-hosted with me, and along with The Makery Los Altos and The Land of Nod, we had the best time! Over 100 guests enjoyed a special night of crafting, conversation, and shopping. 

Michaela and I designed a fun holiday vignette using lots of bright & colorful The Land of Nod products – a fabulous shopping destination for baby & children’s furniture, decor, accessories, toys and more. As a nod (no pun intended!) to being at The Markey, we featured a kids’ craft area with the play table, adorable zig zag stockings, and a Christmas tree decked with the cutest pom pom garland and ornaments. To ground the space, we created a chandelier out of brightly hued ornaments. We were thrilled with the way it turned out!

Land of Nod Holiday Partychandelier made of holiday ornaments
white Christmas tree - Land of Nod Holiday Party #NodEvents

Land of Nod gave us an adorable Cottage Dollhouse to decorate for the event. I had so much fun decorating it that I even created valences with left over fabric samples.

Land of Nod Dollhouse by Simplified Bee #NodEvents

It’s now the home of my kids’ “Little Bunny and Blue Bunny” and they are very pleased with the new digs. Always nice to have happy clients! 

The Land of Nod Cottage DollhouseMichaela decorated the outside with  flowers in the window boxes, wreaths and garland. So cute!

The Land of Nod Cottage Dollhouse - Christmas Decor

The Makery hosted our event and if you haven’t heard of their shop and live in the San Francisco Bay Area, get your bootie down there ASAP! It’s a crafters dream 🙂 Full of every craft essential you could imagine, the Makery hosts amazing parties, workshops and has unique supplies and decor for custom parties. Everyone who came to our event had a ball making little adornments for their Elf on the Shelf characters. Each guest left with one, which I thought was the cutest thing ever! 

craft suppliesvintage elf-on-a-shelf decorating - Land of Nod Holiday Party
Holiday cocktail with red straw
Happy Holidays - chalkboard sign

In addition, there were eight other The Land of Nod parties across the whole United States last Thursday…

Atlanta
Joni Lay of Lay Baby Lay
Boise
Kirsten Grove of Simply Grove
Charleston
D.C.
Rebecca + Suzanne of A Feteful Life
Kansas City
Carrie + Morgan of Ampersand Design Studios
Los Angeles
Kelly Lanza of Studio DIY
Nashville 
Salt Lake City / Provo
Kirsten Krason of 6th Street Design School
And to give you a head start on your holiday shopping, The Land of Nod would also like to extend a 15% discount on all of their products using discount code: BEEBLOG

Happy shopping!

Cristin

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Friday Finds :: Black and White Interior Design

November 8, 2013 · Comments { 4 }

disclosure: This post contains an affiliate links, which means Simplified Bee receives commission if you make a purchase using this link.

 

Lately I’ve been in a minimalist mood and drawn to simple black and white interiors. Although simple, these spaces are chic, sophisticated and timeless. Here are a few striking interior designs in this classic color combo…

contemporary + minimal dining roomwhite kitchen cabinets with black hardwareblack and white living room with black leather chaise // Lonnysimplicity is sophistication #quotechic black and white bookcasechic black and white living roomsblack and white fireplace - Suzanne Kasler

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myrtle wreath with black velvet bow

The holidays will be here before you know it, so its not too early to prep. This elegant myrtle wreath (perfect for chair backs at the holiday dinner table) is currently on sale with loads of other holiday decor and gifts at  One Kings Lane!

Have a great weekend!

Cristin

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Designer’s Custom Table Lamps with Lamps Plus

August 28, 2013 · Comments { 0 }

Finding a table lamp in just the right hue has never been easier, more affordable or fun. The Color+Plus collection from Lamps Plus offers a whopping 100+  designer colors with custom-coordinated shades, bases and finials. The combinations are endless. And best yet you get a designer look (each hand-made to order) without the price-tag… Color+Plus lamps start as low as $39.99 and go as high as $299.99.  I know. It almost makes your heart skip a beat, doesn’t it?!

Lamps Plus asked several designers, television personalities and design bloggers to create a lamp (I was thrilled to be included!) and the results were recently released. Here are just a few of the colorful creations. Can you tell which one is mine?

colorful, custom table lamp // designers picks // Lamps Plus

In addition, a new lamp I  just created in minutes was thrown in the mix (top right) and it’s base color predicts what I think will be a big color, if not the Pantone color of the year in 2014 … Pantone 18-4434 Mykonos Blue!

Okay, I won’t keep you guessing. The pastel green ovo table lamp with gray dupioni silk shade was the lamp I created fro Lamps Plus. I loved the bold chartreuse paired with the classic gray. But, to find out who created the other lamps featured above, you will have leaf through the lookbook.

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