Design Reveal :: Traditional Boy’s Bedroom

traditional boy's bedroom with high ceiling

It’s the small details that make interiors special and this is especially true when it comes of designing kid’s rooms. Although my client’s son’s bedroom was charming before, adding art, storage and a work area personalized and maximized the space.

The young boy loves Legos and has created some wonderful pieces that needed a home. Taking advantage of the room’s beautiful high pitched ceiling, I had a custom display shelf built the length of the the entire wall. Now his Lego creations are stored neatly (and safely!). They also add such wonderful color and texture to the room. For now the shelf stores Legos, but in the future as the child’s interests change it could be used for other collections such as books, trophies or photographs in the future.

boy's bedroom with vintage airplane artwork

By adding a table and chairs under the shelf, I created an area for the boy to work on this Lego projects. I  selected a traditional drop-leaf table could expand for larger projects and had storage shelves underneath to tuck away works in progress. The clean-lined red chairs were added for a fun pop of color.

Originally a large scale black and white photo of a vintage airplane was going to be placed above the table. However, my client and I were drawn to this art-wall first seen on Pinterest. Purchased on Etsy, twelve different vintage airplane prints were placed in a simple, white frame and hung.

boy's bedroom red chair and letter pillowboy's bedroom with lego storage shelfboy's bedroom lego shelf

 

 I love how these special, personalized design elements pulled together the room. Don’t you?

Cristin

*photo credit: PlumLily

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Read full story By on January 14, 2013 in baby and children, Bedroom, bookshelves, Boy, boy's bedroom, chairs, etsy, Interiors, kids' art wall, Organization, simplified bee portfolio, storage, tables, traditional

Mary McDonald Fabrics for Schumacher

Mary McDonald Fabrics for Schumacher

Season two of  the Million Dollar Decorators show wrapped up this week and had me wanting more! However, I was thrilled to see that one of the shows stars, interior designer Mary McDonald, launched her fabric collection with Schumacher today. On the heels of Marytn Lawrence Bullard‘s collection (which I love), Mary’s line is sure to be a huge success. The high-style collection features exquisite velvets, printed linens and some fabulous embroidered tapes and appliques.

Mary McDonlad Chinoiserie Fabric

 

Blending her love of Chinoiserie, color and bold patterns Mary reinterprets traditional textile designs in a clean and graphic style. Enhanced through dramatic scale this collection brings a strong sense of glamour and sophistication to any space. – Schumacher

 

Mary McDonald Appliques for SchumacherMary McDonald FabricsMary McDonald Trim for Schumacher

 

Don’t you just love it all?!

Happy  decorating,

Cristin

 

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Read full story By on January 10, 2013 in interior design, textiles

Valentine’s Day Inspiration & XOXO Banner

Valentine's Day Hot Cocoa Bar

Love is in the air! With Valentine’s Day falling in the chilly month of February, why not warm the hearts of your loved ones with hot chocolate? Creating a festive hot cocoa bar with marshmallow toppings and treats is easy – both kids & adults will love too! I simply used my vintage bar cart, a tray and filled it with hot cocoa essentials. The heart mugs are my fave!

And who doesn’t remember this darling hot cocoa stand?

Valentines Day Hot Chocolate TrayHeart Valentines MugBig KissChocolate Kisses Valentines DayDIY XOXO Banner Valentines Day

The hugs & kisses banner was homemade. Starting with red glitter paper purchased at Michaels, I simply cut out the Xs & Os (here’s where I found the template). Then I taped each cut out letter to pink and white baker’s twine. Super simple. Super cute!

xoxo,

cristin

 

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Read full story By on January 8, 2013 in craft, DIY, Entertaining, Holiday, Uncategorized, Valentine's Day

2013 Design Trend :: Graphic Patterns

In the past few years, graphic patterns have been appearing more and more on the fashion runways and in home decor. Like it or not, it’s a design trend that’s not going away. Watch out for bold geometric patterns to gain even more momentum in 2013. You’ll find graphic patterns covering textiles, adorning furniture and shaping lighting. I’ll be cheering for my fave, the honeycomb pattern!

 

2013 Interior Design Trend Graphic Patterns

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Happy Friday!

Cristin

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Read full story By on January 4, 2013 in Features, friday find, Friday Finds, furniture, home accessories, Interiors, textiles