Day 22: Rampant color

While on Bunny Williams (yesterday’s post here), I had to share this spirited kid’s bedroom designed by Bunny. It’s a fun little space that packs a punch :) What I love about it - it feels child-like. The bold color and variety in the room is stimulating & exciting.

So what are the elements that make this room come alive?

The use of primary colors. Red walls, navy quilt, canary yellow table lamps - they punch in strong, cheerful color

Playful shapes & patterns - From the funky lamps, to the animal heads, to the parade of elephants fabric on the chair - it’s all light-hearted and fun, nothing serious! Scale is something to take note of here as well - the scale of the patterns and the shapes in the room too are medium to large in scale.

Books! No child’s room is complete without their favorite books. To spur the imagination or get lost in new worlds. I love the built-in, and the trim around it, so much. A tall white bookcase or two (like this or this) would be equally effective - secured to the wall.

I’ve rounded up a few items to pull a playful look like this together. Quilts, blankets, lamps, wallpaper, fabrics & art (you can click on the images). Enjoy!

QUILTS

LAMPS

PLAYFUL PATTERNS

Katie Ridder

Scalamandre

Schumacher

WALL ART & DECOR

Animal heads (link for everything below)

Day 21: An outdoor refuge

A garden on the property of Bunny Williams’ Connecticut home. Lush, inviting, alive. A refuge from the humdrum of the world. It doesn’t gets more beautiful than this.

Photo: William Waldron in Garden & Gun

Day 20: Simple, zesty, fun

A tablescape by Life on Virginia Street. So simple, yet fun! The rustic table, striped placemats and lemons scattered across make for a thoroughly inviting table. Summer, zesty, fun.

Day 19: A coworking space at home

It's an interesting time right now because everyone in the family is at home together - at ALL times. You have parents working, kids studying, and little ones entertaining themselves - sometimes all in the same room! Let’s say we flipped the home office concept on it’s head for a minute, and thought of it as more of a co-working space for the adults (laptops and coffee mugs in tow!) and/or a common study area for the older kids? What might that look like?

There would need to be a spacious table (seats 4-6), casual but comfy chairs, a storage solution for office/study supplies, some good lighting. And finally, your rug, curtains & accents to finish off!

I’ve pulled together 2 ways to create a dedicated work/study area like this, but keeping the main elements the same and simply changing up the accents!  Sophisticated & chic. Or playful & family-friendly. Which one do you prefer?

Sophisticated & Chic

Main elements - white table (Ikea, a longer one here) / tulip chairs / feather pendant light / cube storage / cube storage baskets

Accents - wasabi curtains / navy damask rug / brush strokes table lamp (a more affordable one at Target) / fabric (seat cushion covers)

Playful & Family-friendLy

Main elements - same as above
Accents - damask curtains / orange striped rug / white ceramic lamp / art (such a fun one!)

Day 18: Summer essentials

With it still being bright and beautiful outside at 7pm, what better time than now to dream up what we’d want to step out in, on a beautiful summer day? :) Summer essentials - that’s what we’re getting on the blog today. Let’s see, what would be on our list -

Casual dresses

Tuckernuck

Sandals (love Ancient-Greeks!)

Ancient Greek

Blue shirts

Tuckernuck

Sunglasses

Tuckernuck

Totes

Mark & Graham

Denims

Pinterest

Drop earrings

Tuckernuck

Straw bags

Tuckernuck

And a petite bucket bag or two!

Tuckernuck

I’m loving the mood. It's practical, easy & chic!