How to style with Throw Pillows | Designer Finds
Hey everyone! One of my favorite decor items that I love shopping for is throw pillows. Pillows are a wonderful addition to your space. Bringing pops of color, gorgeous textures and interest into a room. Wanting a quick redesign in your space? You can simply change out your pillows to create a different look every time. For instance you can change them out for different holidays and a seasons. NOTE: keeping your furniture piece such as your sofa and chairs in the neutral palette . You can change out your decor items easily. How to select your pillows The easiest way in selecting your pillows is this. Pick a Solid A solid color will help bring in the color of choice for the room. It anchors the other pillows. Pick a Texture or small print Textures bring in some interest into the space. Pick a larger print Just like textures, patterns will liven up the sofa. If you are considering 2 patterns, Make sure one is a small print and the other is large print. This will help for the pillows to not clash with to many patterns and textures. That will make it look very busy. Designer Finds I’ve selected some amazing pillows for you to check out! I found so many beautiful pillows. I do have a few others I might share with you at another designer find round up blog. Some of these are pillow covers and others are not. |These links are affiliate links. There is no cost to you. If you make a purchase I might get a small commission. This helps me to keep my blog going. | Here are a few Pillow visuals of the same sofa to share with you on how just adding pillows can make a difference. How simple it is to change out to different pillow options. Even just switching just one pillow can make a difference. Looking to redesign your home? Needing some guidance on how to pull it all together? I would love to help. Let’s chat about your next project. Check out how my E-Design Services can help you. Click here These other blogs might be of interest to you. Check it out! Home Decor Amazing Finds Affordable Area Rugs Home Decor amazing Finds 6 Steps How to design your home Want to stay in touch? Join my Newsletter! I will send you a Free E-Book on Quick tips on how to start DE-Cluttering your home. Also a BONUS * a discount toward one of my E-Design Services of your Choice. Click Here to Join
How to Style a Night Stand
Hey everyone! I’m glad your here. A little bit about me, I’m Andrea and I’m an Interior Designer, I’m a wife and a mom to 2 wonderful girls. They are the main reason I went into the journey as as E-Designer. I’m able to do what I love which is design and still be a mom and do mom stuff. When decorating your room styling the top of furniture pieces like a night stand, console table and even your dresser are important and need to be addressed. Selecting just a few mindful pieces will bring that furniture piece from being boring into looking more put together. Here are a few steps 1. Lighting Great options for lighting are lamps, sconces and pendants. You don’t want just one type of light fixture which is always that ceiling fixture in the center of the room. Having different lighting sources in your room will give your room a warmth and not feeling stark. 2. Box or Tray A decorative box, bowl or tray are great dropping zone pieces. You can put your lotions, chap sticks, nail clippers and jewelry etc. 3. Height A great way to add height into that space is Artwork or a mirror hanging on the wall. This allows texture, height and color to that area. 4. Final touches The final touches are on how you accessories your night stand. For Instance, some options to consider are a plant, picture frame, a organic shape object. Bring in some sparkle with materials like metals and glass. Just keep in mind of height and size. Don’t over crowd the space. Select a few mindful objects. I suggest a lamp, something for the wall like artwork or mirror, a drop zone and if you have the space add something from nature. You like what you see in the images? Want it in your room? Click on the pictures and it will go directly to site for easy purchase. This is for your convenience. Note: These may contain affiliates links. I might receive a small commission if you purchase something. Don’t you worry there is no cost to you. This helps me keep this blog going. Check out these other How to’s Blog post 6 Steps How to design your home How to Create a color Palette for your home How to Style a console table Needing help with your home or help selecting the right products for your nightstand, let’s talk about your project! I collaborate with clients throughout the USA all online. By taking your inspiration, I will put together a cohesive design for your space that is tailored to you personal design style and lifestyle. I do all of this within your budget. Want to know more on how E-Design works? Let’s talk! Let’s talk
How to create a color palette for your home
Hey everyone! I’m so glad your here. A little intro about me, I’m Andrea and I’m a mom, wife and designer. When I come across some interesting stuff in the design field from frequent asked questions, inspirations and tricks I want to share them with you. Your looking at Pinterest and Instagram and your pinning and saving interiors your LOVING. Your noticing that “WOW” everything looks all put together. I wish my house could look like that. Well, I have great news! It can! I would like to give some quick tips on how to create a more cohesive look through out your home. One key note is that you want the look to be flowing throughout your home. For instance, not just in your living room. It should flow from room to room. It will really would look like you had a designer in your house. Where do you find your color palette Create a color palette. You can get your color palette from: Your favorite color From inspirational pictures. Artwork or area rugs anything that you just need to have in your life structural elements that can’t move Example: kitchen cabinets, flooring and counter tops 1.Favorite colors Do you have a favorite color? Is it a color that would look great in the home? Your favorite color can be spread throughout your home. That would be your great POP of color. For Instance, my favorite color is Blue. I would use that color as my main pop color/ accents. I would add blue in the accent pillow, in the rug and accent pieces. 2.Overall feeling from Inspirational pictures Grab a few pictures from Pinterest and Instagram and create a board. Select anything that catches your eye. Take a look do you see the types of colors and styles you are drawn to? Inspiration pictures can help guide you with your color palette and how your overall style will be. 3. Artwork and Area Rugs Artwork and an area rugs are great ways in coming up with your color palette. Loving an art piece that is in your home or it might be in a store that you have been eyeing all this time? Take a look in the colors being used. Select 1-2 colors out of that piece. You don’t have to use all the colors in the piece just select a few. How to create your color palette 1. Select a neutral select 1 or 2 neutral colors. Neutrals for instance like gray, taupe, tan, brown, cream and black 2. Select a white The white or off white will help coordinate with the neutral colors. The white could be used on the trim, ceiling and doors. 3. Select your pop of color then add 1 shade lighter This is your overall color that will be seen throughout your home. How to use your color palette 1. Main color The neutral will be your main color and overall wall color. Use that main color in different ways throughout your home. This helps coordinates with the neutral. The white could be used on the trim, ceiling and doors. I suggest starting with a neutral sofa. For one main reason if you chose just say a “red sofa” because you liked how it looked at the time or you were following a trend. Then you started not liking this sofa? Will you replace it? If you don’t mind spending money then this would be fine. I suggest investing in a good neutral sofa. You want quality and durability. It’s more affordable to replace throw pillows, artwork and area rugs then keep replacing a sofa. Also, choosing a neutral sofa is easier to coordinate the colors throughout the home. Down the road you have decided that you wanted a change. You already have a neutral canvas already to work with from your neutral sofa and walls. 2. Pop of color The color would be seen on accent walls on pillows and accent chairs. The shade lighter will give you depth . Tip: Colors should be repeated 3 times in the room to help create the cohesive look. 3. Select an accent color The accent color would be the main pop colors complementary color and/or shade lighter of that color. This color will compliment the main color. Inspiration Photo Let’s look at an example. What’s the color palette in this picture? The neutral is white, brown and black. The pop of color is blue and lighter blue and green and the accents is gold. You will then use these colors throughout your home. Needing help with your home, let’s talk about your project! I collaborate with clients in the throughout the USA all online. By taking your inspiration, I put together a cohesive design for your space that is tailored to you personal design style. I do all of this within your budget. LET’S COLLABORATE