What I Heart Today: Good Design - Lace in Home Decor

This week my good design post wasn't hard to come by, that is if you believe in majority rules.

Good design means something different to everybody, my personal design style is simple with pops of color and pattern. Alot of people prefer something more traditional, like a page out of the Pottery Barn catalog. But if you're a Pinterest user apparently this is the style you prefer:

This image, from the Roost blog by Marissa Waddell, is my single most repinned image and it still continues to be repinned daily. What do people love so much about this image? I think there's something really inviting about the way the photo was styled, it's not one of those sterile images from a home dec magazine of a room that looks like nobody lives in, this looks lived in. I also think the focal point in the room, the large lace art, is bold yet still soft and feminine and that's pretty hard to achieve with a piece that large and commanding. It doesn't hurt that the color scheme is simple and easy on the eyes.


I'd love to know, what do you think is so appealing about this image?

What I Heart Today: parties i heart

Check out the latest addition to my etsy store, printable chevron art!

What I Heart Today: Banquette Seating

Someday I'm going to gut my kitchen and start all over from scratch. And when I do you can bet there is going to be some form of banquette seating involved.

I heart banquette seating, there's something about it that's so inviting, it makes you want to sit and sip espresso for hours on end. I don't know about you but in my house our guests all inevitably end up in the kitchen, and we have one of the world's most uncomfortable kitchens (someday I may even share it so you can see what I mean). Right now we have a tall, oblong table with bar seating, but it is so uncomfortable and sterile feeling. This is what I'm dreaming about...

 

(via sketch42)

 

(via made by girl)

 

(via elledecor)

 But the two I love the most are these.

  

(via bhg)

 

(via palmer weiss)

For now there's no gutting of my kitchen in the near future. So you know what they say, fake it till you make it. I've thought of getting a round table and adding this settee.

 

(via urban outfitters - no longer available)

Oh and I would for sure pair it with this rug.

 

(via urban outfitters - no longer available)

Anyone else out there dreaming of banquette seating?

What I Heart Today: Lace

Have you noticed that lace seems to be a huge trend in design these days? Pinterest is totally awash in lace. Of course it's always been big in bridal, who can't help but swoon over a gorgeous lace dress?

 

(via Allure Bridals)

But more and more we're seeing it in mainstream fashion. It's usually a little too delicate for me to pull off but I might be able to rock these boots! The dress, definitely not now at 22 weeks pregnant. 

(via Pinterest)

 

(via Pirates Prevailing Taste) 

But what I'm really enjoying, and could totally pull off, is lace popping up in home decor.

 

(via Roost) 

It's also popping up in party design!

 

(via flickr)

 

(via weddingbee) 

What do you think? Does lace appeal to you?

What I Heart Today: Love

Just a little something I whipped up this weekend as a wedding gift for my cousin.

Happy Monday!

What I Heart Today: Good Design - Paiges of Style

I've been a blog follower of Paiges of Style for at least a year now. Paige and her family are just about the cutest thing ever. And her parties are to die for. Apparently she's also an interior designer (would love for her to feature some of her work on her blog). You've got to see her latest party featured on Hostess with the Mostess! She's even got a tutorial on her blog for how she made that adorable photo envelope liner. I'm definitely inspired.

What I Heart Today: Missoni for Target

...just wish I could actually get my hands on a piece of it. I was really hoping to get my hands on this scarf, but no such luck. Basically the entire line is sold out online and in stores.  Have you heard about the mayhem yet? The Missoni for Target line went on sale Tuesday morning and people were lined up outside the store waiting to snatch it all up.  And guess where a majority of it ended up? eBay. As of the writing of this post there were over 38,000 listings on eBay for Missoni for Target. I say boycott all those people who went to snatch it up only to sell it on eBay. Karma will come back around for them.