Posts tagged home decor
Living Room Decor in 2012
12 years ago
As we continue to spend more time in our homes (as a result of the economy, working from home, entertaining on the cheap side, etc.) it’s important to continuously add more comfort to our home decor while creating luxurious and relaxing living rooms with impressive, personal and interesting decorating concepts. That said, 2012 is all about comfortable design, elegant style, luxurious materials and bright bursts of color. The best place to start the living room decor transformation is with new luxury sofas.
Once the large furniture pieces are in place it’s time to begin adding glorious accent colors like emerald, amethyst, ruby and sapphire to the room. Pick bold colors that create the right mood and energy level and fill the space with pillows, throws, rugs, curtains and event wall art in these colors. 2012 home decor is about fewer patterns, and more solid colors – so be sure that the burst of color makes a HUGE statement.
Mixing textures together is also important for interiors in 2012. Layering light, silky fabrics with thick, luxurious wools and everything in between is big this year. If the room is made of exposed bricks you should add some dramatic velvet in the room. Stainless steel and wood furniture look fantastic together.
Modern wall color is all the range this coming year. Stick to the basic shades of whites and off-white colors for your room. Non-dramatic wallpaper consisting of plant and baroque patterns in light shades are also sure to be a hit.
Here are some examples of great looks for your living room. Find more great ideas on ELLE DECOR’s LookBook.
Let us know what style is your favorite!
Happy Sunday!
12 years ago
I know it’s Mother’s Day and I should be showing the readers some Mother’s Day-esque artwork, but I was really intrigued by this collage, and the message. Hope you enjoy!
Originally posted on Igor and Andre as Collages, Daydreams, and Doodles.
Living Room Decor Refresh In Time For Spring
13 years ago
I’ve worked in Home Decor for a couple of years. When I started I thought four seasons of home furnishings per year was ridiculous. Why would anyone need to refresh their home seasonally? This isn’t clothing worn out in public we’re talking about, it’s the look of our home – and unless we entertain on a regular basis who really cares if our living room textiles are so Fall 2006?
I’ve learned that people do refresh their home decor on a fairly regular basis.
Add some freshness to your apartment by following some on the best Home Decor looks for Spring 2011.
My eye is automatically drawn to the intense color of the suede sofa and pillows. The designer paired the smaller sized sofa with larger, neutral color side chairs; a safe and smart move. The best part of this room is the artwork. I like how the art doesn’t seem to go together very well, yet looks fantastic. This to me is a bold move that we don’t see people take too often.
This room itself is fantastic. The color of the walls blends very nicely into the light wood floors. There are so many patterns going on in this room without the furniture. This basic, gray designer sofa is a great piece for the room. Additionally the fact that the colors are extremely limited help focus attention on the important elements (the walls and the floor).
The furniture and decor in this room work well for the small living space. The coffee table and accent pieces are not to dark, heavy which helps them appear smaller than they actually are. To add some life to the space the designer pulled in some great prints that compliment each other well without created a clutter feel.
This spacious living room gets it’s personality from prints. The walls have a tan and white motif wallpaper (wallpaper has sure made a comeback). The contrasting print side chair is filled with personality. These pieces, along with the toss pillows bring life to an otherwise sparse and stale living environment.
Which look suites you best? I prefer the blue sofa and mismatched wall art look.
Spring 2011: Rust Bucket
13 years ago
One of the top colors hitting the shelves this Spring is rust. I’m ecstatic about the color. Not only do I own a handful of tops in this color, I also believe it looks good on nearly every skin tone. I darn you to disagree with me on this one! Beside the color being flattering for all, it also pairs well as separates. Rust goes with all other earth tones, denim, black, shades of grey – the opportunity for mixing and matching rust are endless.
I’ve found that rust also looks fantastic in the home. Wall color, leathers, bedding, sofas, dinnerware, flowers, table textiles, throws, etc. all come in a variety of great rust earth tones.
You can really do no wrong by getting into rust!
Overstock.com Launches Eziba.com, a Private Sale Site
13 years ago
Overstock.com unveiled Eziba.com earlier this week. Eziba is an exclusive, flash sale site featuring the latest home decor products from many leading brands, at great prices. If you’ve been living under a rock, I’ll fill you in on how Flash Sales Sites work, the site works with retailers and brands to create a short term sale that usually lasts a couple of days max, and is selling items near 50% of their original retail price. Established sales sites include Gilt Groupe, One Kings Lane, Ideeli, Ruelala and Hautelook (Beyond the Rack is crap…don’t even register to be a member, it’s not worth it).
The best part about Eziba.com is they can leverage some of the benefits of Overstock.com, such as $2.95 for shipping on ALL orders. Most sales sites charge $10 for shipping regardless of weight or price of your order, so this is a big win for Eziba – also remember Eziba is selling home decor, which obviously, tends to be heavier than um say a little black dress.
Oh, and if you’re already an existing Overstock.com member just sign in using your current username and password and start shopping!
Examples of some current sales on Eziba.com
Farouk Chi Hair Tools Sale
KitchenAid Stand Mixer Sale
Modern Urban Wall Decals
13 years ago
Change your mind every 2 weeks and can’t commit to wall decorations? Too lazy to put up wall paper and too scared if it’ll leave gunk on the walls? Tired of “grandmother prints” and looking for bolder, artsy graphics to add instant energy to a room? I present to you, ladies and gentlemen, they’re quick, they’re affordable, they’re customizable, chic, and gunk-free–they’re wall decals!
Electric Pylone $90.00 by www.thesurfacestore.com
Made of a thin vinyl that is easy to apply and peel off, wall decals leave no residue on surfaces and can be peeled off, stored away, and swapped out at any time. And they’re not just for walls–any other smooth surface will work too! These featured wall decals come from the Surface Store (www.thesurfacestore.com), which specializes in artsy, modern, urban prints. But if you’re looking for something more traditional or want to put up a prints of your parakeet, no problem! Just search online for wall skins/stickers/decals for amazing selections of graphics. Other sites, like http://wallskins.skinit.com, give you the option of creating your wall designs that they will make and deliver.
College kid approved prices! (Relatively speaking…) Seriously. There’s no excuse for a blank wall.
(Other colors available for wall decals shown. Images linked to product pages.)
Paris By Night $47.00
London Metro Map $29.00
Chandelier $56.00
Bamboo $65.00
Brick Breaker $43.00
-Beryl
Sassy Seating: more haute femme chairs
13 years ago
Last week, my post on haute femme chairs (link here) received positive reviews, so I thought I’d do another story on fun chairs! (Okay fine…the positive reviews were just from my friends, but still. They count.) So this week I thought I’d share some more fabulous and zany renditions of traditional chair designs. Yay!
David Bromstad (HGTV's Color Splash, Design Star season 1 winner) costarring with his white haute femme Rococo chair in his weekly Design Star vlog. Whatever David Bromstad is seen with, it must be right.
We defined haute femme as bringing back the romanticism and plush comfort of eras past and adding whimsical modern twists. Perhaps the first person to introduce this idea was Italian designer Alessandro Mendini in 1978 when he came out with his Proust chair (Poltrona di Proust) as a part of his Redesigns Furniture series. He believed that modern design was running out of new ideas and turned to redecorating classics as a solution. Here, he painted a Louis XV chair with imagery that evokes the work of 19th century writer Marcel Proust.
Proust chair by Alessandro Mendini
Anthropologie, known for its artsy, soulful aesthetic, carries upholstered furniture that follows Mendini’s vision.
Top: Louisa Settee $2,498 Bottom: Striped Kilim Sofa $2,498
Cleo Chair, Katsina $998
Josef Wingback Chair, Butterflies $1,698
Battersea Sofette, Bloom $2,998
Soren Chair, Painter's Palette $1,598
Betram Chair, Vera Bubbles $1,598
Personally, I think Mendini’s experiment became an enormous success. -Beryl
Baroque Bookshelves
13 years ago
Today a friend sent me a link to these great Baroque bookshelves and I thought that I’d share them with you.
Too bad Graham and Green is a UK based company…and because the pieces are quite large, the shipping on these is outrageous!