HAPPY NEW YEAR! {2014}

New Year's Eve is such a great time to throw one last party for the year, and why not finish it with a bang? I've been searching for ideas for styling your home and below is my "New Years Eve Mood Board". Enjoy, and HAPPY NEW YEARS! 

FOUR {PRETTY} IKEA HACKS

CHRISTMAS INSPIRATIONS & DECORATING

Hi friends!

I hope your holiday season has been filled with so many fun gatherings with friends and family already! Seems like Christmas is fast approaching, and I was just thinking today how fast the season comes and goes! Seems like one minute we are thinking about Thanksgiving, then instantly Christmas... I would like to just slow time down a little bit more and take in every inch of gingerbread late this, and christmas movie that, wouldn't you?

As with any holiday, I've gathered fun D.I.Y's, and beautiful inspirations to get the creative gears in your brain going! Enjoy:

As you can probably gather from the images I post, I lean towards more of a "vintage" look and use of antique items. -Especially at Christmas. I love the bright, vibrant colors mostly. And mixed with a little mercury glass? LOVE IT! Are you wondering how you can pull this look off too? Honestly, I use E-Bay for all vintage ornaments and knick-knacks, and anything mercury glass or for table-top, I have found at Home Goods. You would be surprised what you can find! But as I always try to stress: decorating is not worth it if you end up breaking the bank.

PANTONE COLOR OF 2014 {RADIANT ORCHID}

Here's how the color was chosen!

(Unfamiliar with Pantone? Learn more from their site HERE!)

When I first learned that this next years color was radiant orchid, I immediately remembered a number of interiors done by widely-known interior designer, Jamie Drake. This designer knows exactly how to work with colors, and has been an inspiration to me since before attending design school. See below:

Jamie Drake is very bold with color as you can see from the above, and I believe that takes a real talent!

For even more inspiration, you can see here for Pantone's fashion forecast for Spring 2014. I am usually checking this site for what's trending, and what's on the forecast. This helps so much as an interior designer, when color is a huge factor in creating interior designs. 

Lastly, here are the previous colors of the year: 

  As always,