For the record, there IS such a thing a “Blog Guilt”. It’s that thing where you have all this amazing content to chat about and it takes you a year to get it published to the blog? Blog Guilt. I have it. Big time. But I guess that’s what happens when you are running an interior design business, a product line, and a family. So, here is a fun DoOvah that was photographed LAST April by the amazing Jessica Delaney Photography. Hope you enjoy!
This was a fantastic project for a little girl who had a ‘pinterest vision’ for her space. The reveal was also a birthday surprise which made it super fun. The homeowners weren’t looking to spend a ton of money on new furnishings, but we did splurge on some new accessories and custom window treatments. The walls were painted Benjamin Moore Surf Blue and we stenciled one accent wall in gold damask. We used two IKEA Shelving units vertically and horizontally to “build” a window seat and hid the top with a custom cornice board for a built in look and give her a cozy place to hang out. She wanted to keep her bed (in that direction) and her new Anthropologie bedding, but clearly we needed to make it look as fabulous as she is! The pillows are a combo platter of Home Goods and West Elm with one Jonathan Adler needlepoint pillow thrown in for fun. We made a super simple canopy surrounding the bed that was mounted to the ceiling. So easy to do with a sheer curtain, a cup hook, and a coat hanger. I’ll blog about that someday…maybe a year from now…ya know Blog Guilt.
We shifted the desk over the the area under the window. We painted, or should I say guilded (cauz I’m fancy that that’s how I roll), the IKEA desk drawer taking it from orange to gold. We also painted the pink lamp gold since I had some paint left over. We loved how it turned out! Budget friend design going on here people. Speaking of budget, sometimes you just have to spend a little more to make the design special. That said, clearly we NEEDED to have the Furlicious Rockin’ Roller (I wish I made up that name) desk chair from Pottery Barn Teen and I’m fairly certain no injuries have ensued.
We kept the existing bureau but wanted to create a fun focal point above it. She came up with her slogan “Shine On” and we had a custom neon sign made! How fun, right? (side note: when paying by the letter on the sign we might have encouraged her to come up with a slogan on the shorter side.) We did an ombre effect on the Home Goods lamp shade. Also, I was stoked that her love for Diary of a Wimpy Kid novels worked in our favor with the color scheme. Here are a few other shots of her space! We are so happy with how the whole room turned out.
Loved this little chair we scored at Home Goods!
Mirror was from Pier One, but sorry folks, don’t think they sell that one anymore.
More Fun Home Goods Finds. Oh, and I love you too Jonathan Adler.
She literally dresses this every day! So fun to be 10 years old.
Don’t you just want to crawl in here?
YUP! She loved. Another successful ‘tween DoOvah complete.
So when the Design Bloggers Conference announced that Nate Berkus was going to be a keynote I pretty much booked my plane ticket right there and then. You see, when I was AT Oprah I had the opportunity to meet Nate. Well, it might not have been an opportunity as much as it was looking back from our seats to wave at our friend Kristian (who might really be in O’s inner circle) and see that Nate is standing behind him at the control desk. NATE BERKUS. My heart was racing…he has always been my design idol…my number absolute favorite. (Want to come over and watch DVRd Nate episodes? Why did they cancel my favorite show of all time?!? ) So, here I am and Oprah is about the take the stage but I race back to the control desk to see if I might be able to introduce myself. I mean, he clearly wants to know his number one fan was there…right?
And I’m pretty sure she sent this out as her holiday card this year. How adorable are we?
Oh, and did I mention that this photo facing the windows didn’t fully capture the, um, POP that the color makes? Kinda loud, huh?
So clearly we had to address the color, but let’s face it, there was nothing special about the dining table and chairs either. This doesn’t look like a place you are going to want to sit and linger with friends long into the night. But we did like the chandelier…yeah that can stay!
I digress. The dining room. We are talking about the dining room DoOvah. Anyhoo, we already told you that we kept the chandelier, but we also incorporated the rug from the 
Big wall + tiny buffet = doesn’t work. Adding the silver leaf to the top brings elegance to the original kitchy country checkerboard pattern. Since we were working on so many spaces in their home, the homeowner was so glad we were able to reuse a few pieces in the new design.