Recipe for a Beautiful, Spring Living Room!

[sofa from Crate and Barrel, rug from West Elm]

[pillows from Crate and Barrel]

[lamp from Target, chair from Crate and Barrel]

[flowers from FTD, mirror from Unica Home]

[drum table from West Elm, console from Overstock.com]

Let Nature In!

I want a room with these things! [When my mom saw the sofa, she emailed me: "And you can say that your mom asks, "Are you going to put plastic over the white upholstery?" :) mom] Ha ha! No, Mom! Sorry! :)

[sofa and coffee table from Crate and Barrel]

[pillow and print fromCB2 and pendant from West Elm]

[ rug and pillow from West Elm]

[pillows and lamp from Inhabit, glass bulbs from West Elm]

Is it too much? Too matchy-matchy? Any thoughts? Have I lost my mind?

Please help my dining room!

This is our living room/dining room. We don't dine in here because we have a large eat-in kitchen/family room, but I would like to be able to if we ever wanted. :)

Now this table is old old old! Not good old like 'antique' old, but bad old, like 'my husband and his buddies used to play flip cup and quarters and it's probably soaked in beer' old. This is the reason I am considering just tossing it and not looking back. I also plan to swap the fan for a chandelier or pendant and will change the window panels, but I'll save that for another day. This side of the room is just kind of blah!

I like this exact set-up from Crate and Barrel. I think the colors would work perfectly!

Triad Dining Table

pendant, leather dining chairs, table runner

I'm usually not one to pick an entire room out of a catalog and put it into my home, but I think I love this....at least the idea of this. Any thoughts? I'd love to hear opinions or suggestions!!

Neutral does not equal boring.

After the many color posts, I decided to explore some designs with more of a neutral palette. I was pleasantly surprised with my findings.

The following spaces from Nicole Sassaman may lack bright color, but certainly do not lack style:







Spaces by FORMA Design:





Spaces by the Dennis Design Group:






Spaces by Betty Wasserman Art & Interiors, Ltd.:

PURPLE Haze?

I feel like purple gets a bad rap. When I think of purple, I either think of someone's grandmother or someone's 8-year-old daughter! I don't know why I have those thoughts, but I just do.

To prove myself wrong, I began my search for purple accessories and rooms with style! I was pleasantly shocked at my findings!!

West Elm

Restoration Hardware


William Yeoward

PointClickHome


HGTV's Rate My Space


Lori Dennis


Pierce Allen


Pierce Allen


Amanda Nisbet


Andreas Charalambous


The Desk of Lola


The Desk of Lola


Perhaps I will pull out some of those purple pillows I have hiding in the closet! :)