CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR STORAGE & ORGANIZATION

Hello Followers! 

In one of my latest projects, I am dealing with the challenge of designing various creative storage solutions as well as organization solutions, and I thought I would do a little post to show you a handful of the solutions I've come up with.

If you are interested in getting your home more organized, or if you are just in need of new ideas, please contact me. I would love to work with you and solve any problem you may have. 

HAPPY {JUNE GLOOM} MONDAY!

This always happens around this time of year in Southern California. The weather starts to feel more and more like summer around May, and just as everyone has started making it a daily habit of being at the beach and developed a great tan (or maybe a burn), suddenly boom, June gloom hits and the beach days are put on pause. This "June Gloom" is almost like a reminder from the weather to me; it reminds me of just how awesome the over cast, dreary days of winter are, and how much I am looking forward to that once Summer is over! 

(That was me being very, very sarcastic)  

I came across an awesome dinning room today, and I found it incredibly inspiring!  I think it would be so cool to use it in a project one day. Reminds me of a magical, kind of a misty forrest that I often dream of escaping to... And I thought it worked perfect with today's June gloom mood.

Belgian designer Charles Kaisin hosted a dinner during the art brussels fair entitled ‘The Fantasies of Charles’ which included a 10 foot (3 meter) solid oak and beach table. The horizontal surface is supported by several trees down the center of the piece which continue past the top of the work, the branches reaching the ceiling of the space. The trunks take the place of instead of evenly positioned legs in a seemingly random order. While some trees continued upwards, others grow through the surface into candle holders just past the surface of the work, giving the impression that the table top is floating between the foliage.

Maybe this will inspire you for your dinning room decor, or just be some interior design eye candy. Anyways, have a happy June gloom Monday! 

IS IT SUMMER YET?

I went down to the beach with a lovely new friend of mine, and seeing just how beautiful it was today gets me excited for summer! 

Wouldn't this be a fun color palette for a room? 

Stay posted this month, I will be blogging about more summer inspired things! 

LOVIN' THIS SITE {ART INTERIORS}

Hello Followers! 

Happy first day of June! I couldn't wait for this month to come. I am excited to blog about all the Summery things I will be inspired by! Anyways, I was in the office yesterday, and I was researching some new venders for a project, and I came across this site called Art Interiors. This site features up-and-coming artist's work that you can purchase at a very affordable cost. Their philosophy states that they believe everyone should be able to own an affordable piece of art. And I agree! Art really finishes off a well decorated room. So, I would like to encourage you to take a look at this site's galleries. 

Here are some of my favorites: 

Linda Oneill : Angel in the Morning

Rundi Phelan : Anything Can Happen

Peter Andrew : Highway Series

        

A. Pell : Cloud Studies-6

LATEST COLOR OBSESSION {CORAL & TURQUOISE}

Lately, all I have been seeing are the colors coral and turquiose. They are so hot right now! (I couldn't resist the urge to make a Zoolander reference) I feel like they are huge trends right now, and I am loving it! These colors just make me feel happy and I want to use them every where I can! Here are some inspirational finds I love. And a few images I am using as inspiration on a current project! Enjoy!

I actually bought this vase for a good friend of mine, and I was quite jealous of it because I loved it so much! How cute would this look on your table? 

If you're looking to add color in your space on a low budget, small accessories are a great way to start. 

This is my absolute favorite room, maybe of all time. I love the contrasting colors!

I think this door looks so fresh and bold painted light turquoise. 

I hope from all these inspirational finds, I have started a little color obsession in you! 

A SPRINGTIME COLOR PALETTE

There is something that is so beautiful about the month of May. The weather is in that perfect in between stage of Spring and Summer temps, and from the rain in April, everything seems so vibrant with color.  Everything seems so perfect, so beautiful. I can't get over how much I am enjoying the colors I am seeing outside, so I made a little color palette for you!   

CURRENT PROJECT {LADERA RANCH}

Hello Followers! 

I know it's been awhile since I last posted, so I thought I would show you what I has been keeping me busy. I have been helping my boss on this Ladera Ranch family living room project this week. Nothing is finalized yet, we are still in the conceptual design phase. From looking at my sketches and fabric picks you can begin to tell what the room will sort of look like. 

(And I apologize for the poor photo quality. These pictures are from my phone.)

Here is a rough fabric board we threw together:

I picked the bottom two groups, and Nathan picked the top two groups. 

The top two options are more of a grey-yellow scheme and the bottom two are blue and brown. 

I liked this blue lattice design for a few sofa pillows. 

Here are some of my sketches of a living room elevation showing different fabrics and window treatments options. All are rough drafts, and need to be completed a little more. 

Below are some pictures of inspirational rooms, to help you get an idea for the look we are kind of going for. I do want to point out that we don't use photos like these to copy. There might be an ottoman or an arrangement of mirrors we like from a room and we use those ideas to come up with a completely custom design. Never do we copy an entire room. 

So that's one of the handful of projects I am currently helping on. I hope you were inspired by my picks! Also, be sure to check back soon for the end result. 

PS. Have a great mother's day weekend!