Here, I designed a Tropical Oasis for a client's guest house. Using her existing grey laminate plank flooring and already painted aqua walls, I wanted to combine tropical textures (rattan & wicker) with soothing whites and a pop of color - CORAL. Nothing says tropical more than bright color combinations and aqua and coral go together perfectly.

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This client hired me to refurnish her new home. Upon living in her new home she decided she needed to renovate her master bathroom. I was very excited to get started on her design. She has a very fun style of rustic charm with a bit of modern glam.

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How great is this furniture?! I have recently discovered a new furniture company called Poly & Bark where I found this amazing sofa and accent chairs. I cannot believe I am just now finding them. They have so much to offer: lot's of Mid-Century modern mixed in with contemporary, rustic, bohemian, etc. Pretty much a little bit of everything for every style.

The client I put this living room together for was on the hunt for Mid-Century modern chairs and a leather sofa. She has this very large abstract painting that she wants to incorporate into the room. While it is more on the modern side, I jumped at the opportunity to mix styles (my favorite way to design).

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When you enter this room of the client's home, you will see the back of the chairs so I wanted to make sure they have something to offer on the backside. This Poly & Bark Verity Lounge Chair is just stunning and has everything I was looking for. The sleek straight lines of the white linen cushion is juxtaposed with the soft curved wooded arms. And the detail of the vertical slats on the backside will be so chic in this rustic-modern living room.

This sofa... Let's just take a moment to embrace her beauty. With minimal detailing, this cognac tan Italian leather sofa is breath-taking. The square-shape frames the tufted cushion and bolstered arm pillows perfectly and the rounded back cushions are just begging you to kick your feet up and relax. The bold shape of the sofa looks light as a feather, almost floating atop the slender wood legs. 

This is actually for my personal family room! I want a rug and coffee table so I put together my own Design Board to make sure everything is cohesive. I already have the sofa, the chandelier, the peacock pillow, and a brick fireplace. The remaining elements are the items I would like to add.

I would call my home style Transitional. It is a pretty Traditional home based on a Williamsburg Colonial house. When we renovated it a couple years ago, we were very careful to stay true to it's original design theme with of course a few updated elements.

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I actually have this sofa in the sectional layout and it is the best! It is so deep and comfortable. I would highly recommend it. When you remove the back pillows it is actually the size of a twin bed. I have had several guests sleep on it. 

The 3 main design elements that I bring to every room that I decorate is: 

Transitional style is a marriage of traditional and contemporary furniture, finishes, materials and fabrics equating to a classic, timeless design. Furniture lines are simple yet sophisticated, featuring either straight lines or rounded profiles.

Here your traditional pieces would be the tables and chair. Your contemporary pieces would be the mercury glass lamps and the arrangement of mirrors. These mirrors will be sitting on top of a traditional fireplace mantel and arranging them in an overlapping way creates that contemporary look.

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I am calling this Cottage Chic! I love mixing styles, patterns, textures, etc. This sitting area is a mix of cottage and shabby chic decor. I started with the bold blue accents chairs, followed by the distressed area rug. The colors lean towards Cottage decor while the distresses leans towards shabby chic decor so I did a little bit of both.

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My last blog featured accent chairs I found on Amazon for under $300. It has inspired me to make a design board corresponding with each of the accent chairs I listed on that blog. Starting with the camel leather arm chair, I came up with this rustic office design.

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While you may think this room is quite masculine and could only be for your husband or male colleague, I disagree. Find that rustic outdoors-man inside of you and bring it to life in this rustic themed office. Brighten up the shelving with pretty colors and plants and bring it some fresh flowers to enjoy while slaving away! 

You can always contact me if you want a designers touch to help add your personal style to your home office!

This client coined the phrase "Rustic Contemporary" as her style. My definition of contemporary is characterized by clean lines, simple shapes, pops of color, and clutter-free surfaces. My definition of rustic is featuring raw woods, wrought iron, sun-bleached colors and animal hides. This is a tricky combination but I think it came out fabulous!

She has this great piece of contemporary art with blues and silvers and whites. I wanted to make sure I kept that in mind so I put it at the top of my Design Board.

Starting in the kitchen, I needed a small round dining table in a warm wood tone. It is going in a pretty small nook area so I didn't want it to have a lot of legs when people are trying to slide around it. So I needed a pedestal table but most pedestal tables have very traditional bases. I was so excited when I came across this one. It gives off a rustic feel but the straight lines lean towards contemporary style.

Following the clean line idea, I found these great chairs with curved backs but with straight rod details. I think the color contrasts nicely and the shape coordinates with the round table perfectly. The barstools were a great find too. I love me a good swiveling barstool so when I found a similar style in a swivel, I almost jumped up and down.

Adding a chandelier to the mix was a bit difficult. This client leans towards sparkly lighting so incorporating her taste with the rustic style  came this beautiful wood and crystal globe chandelier. It brings the rustic feel with the wood material, the contemporary side with the straight sanded wood elements, and the sparkle in the hanging crystals. Win-Win!

The living room fireplace has floor-to-ceiling stone and an enormous 1980s central mirror. We plan to remove this old stone and mirror and replace with an updated product. We considered stacked stone or ledgestone tile mosaic but I think adding wood tile will really liven things up! Add the a polished black granite top to the hearth and we're all set.

The foyer leads you to a formal seating area. It needed some eye-catching furniture so I found this greatly patterned bright wing chair and fell in love. Paired together with the round wood and metal accent table in between will be a great statement maker when entering the home.

An empty wall adjacent to these chairs needed a bookshelf but when you walked into the home you would see the side of it. So I wanted to make sure we had something open and unique for this wall. This bookshelf appears to be floating and attaches to the wall with 2 metal posts. The addition of the crystal flushmount ceiling light (matching the metal in the bookshelf) will draw your up to some extra sparkle.

This Rustic Contemporary decor provides a comfortable unique setting that is sure to impress all of your guests and visitors!

This client was looking for a combination of adult work space and guest room with a touch of pink and glam.

We started with the discussion of a Murphy bed as an option for guests. Since the space available is not extremely large, I was concerned that the Murphy bed would take up too much space when not being in use. The option of using a day bed with a trundle bed came up and can be used as guest seating on a daily basis.

I found this great day bed on Joss & Main. It fits 2 twin-sized mattresses for 2 adult guests to sleep comfortably. It has a nice beige linen fabric bringing some texture to the room and the tufted rounded back and sides adds a sense of style. 

Since I knew I would be adding tons of pink elements, I really wanted the desk to be very simple. I found this great white desk with simple X-designed cabinet doors on Wayfair. Not only does it have the clean simple lines I was looking for but it was the perfect size and offered a matching cabinet to hold the client's printer.

I drew this space in SketchUp (see images below) to make sure everything would fit. As you can see below, the door and window locations were quite tricky to work around but I think the layout I came up with will work great!

The requested pink elements started with the desk chair. Since this is an adult "Boss Lady's" office, I wanted it to be a nice blush color (not hot pink) and be a suitable size with arm rests and a soft cushion. Everything else just fell into place.

The rug, ottoman, bedding, curtains, and decor would be the blush pink color and the lighting (floor lamp and ceiling fan) would bring that glam sparkle the room needed. Together this room is perfect for the Boss to get her work done or for her guests to relax in.

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This client has a very open concept floor plan: the foyer opens into the dining room which connects to the kitchen which leads to the laundry room. I would call this style "Vintage Farmhouse". She requested a pop of color so going with a Barn-Farmhouse look, I added RED. 

She already has some beautiful antique pieces of furniture in a mahogany redish color so I wanted to add some creams into the mix. The cream bench will be a perfect addition to the foyer to sit and remove or put on your shoes. The  welcome sign and rustic hook board hanging over it will create a small entry "mudroom" for guests to hang their coat. Started to include the red accent color I added the throw pillows to sit on the bench.

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The next room closest to this area is the dining room. It has a huge picture window that I wanted to add some texture to. I found these striped linen drapes that will let just enough light in with a rustic black pipe drapery rod and hooks to keep the rustic farmhouse look. The cream tufted dining chairs bring in a soft and comfortable element and the hanging candelabra chandelier dresses the space up.

As you can see in the Photoshop Recreated photo, I am also recommending painting her front door RED! Sherwin Williams SW6608 Rave Red would be the perfect shade for her room.

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Just to the right of the dining room she has this gorgeous antique buffet. This beautiful piece of furniture does not need much so to keep with the color and style theme, All I did was add the large cream accent mirror above and some red decor pieces.

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Moving into the kitchen, the best way to add some pops of red are in the barstools. Her kitchen has this massive island with a white Carrara quartz countertop and the cabinets are a creamy grey color so adding red barstools can seamlessly be incorporated. I like that these chairs have the same X-shape that the foyer bench does and are a slightly darker shade of red instead of bright apple-red everywhere.

​When adding a single color to a space, I like to play with tones and this is a great way to do that. The addition of the Red kitchenaid mixer, a red cookbook, and a bowl of red apples is really all you need on the counters.

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Finally, she has this blank space where she requested an area for mail sorting. I found this fabulous secretary desk at Old World Market (such a cool store!) and topped it with a Pharmacy table lamp. The black metal chicken wire baskets on the wall are perfect for sorting mail and the wooden decorative arch above frames the whole space.

This client already had a beautifully renovated kitchen and amazing vintage furniture, all I did was add some color and make the large open space feel more cohesive. I can't wait to see the finished space!

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