WHITE & GOLD - WISH LIST

I've actually been pretty good this year at getting my gifts bought early! What a relief. Only a few more things to pick up and I am totally finished. This of course gives me more time to focus on my own wish list! Here are some fun White and Gold Finds in our signature colors. Happy Shopping!

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MAKE A STATEMENT

Hi everyone! This is Jamie, the newest member of White + Gold Design. I could not be more excited about working with Marianne again. She is not only one of my all time favorite people, she is crazy talented and I consider myself so lucky to be learning from her. A few important facts about me - I love talking about cutting my hair, Diet Coke and therefore Sonic Happy Hour, my darling family, Nicki Minaj (I can't help it), gray hoodies, fabulous shoes and fruit roll ups. I also love interior design and feel like a home should be a reflection of your personality. The greatest compliment to receive is when someone says, Hey.. that looks just like you!

Today I've been thinking about making a statement... with your couch.  We all know the drill when buying a large piece of furniture and spending a chunk of change. Get something neutral, be practical, make it easy to change accessories and color schemes. It's smart design and makes sense to go this route and it's what I have always done with my big purchases.

BUT... maybe this is my knocking down the door on 30 first mid-life crisis speaking... I'm fun, I like to have fun, why shouldn't my couch be fun? I wish I had the guts to make more of a statement! Anytime I have chosen to go a bolder route I have had zero regrets. The way I know a room is successful is if I smile when I walk in. And get real, how could you NOT smile if you were cuddled up on one of these bad boys catching up on Pretty Little Liars? (HONESTLY, I know I'm behind the times, but WHO IS A???)

Am I the only one who makes design resolutions? Lets stop saying, I love that but could never do that in my home. Why can't we do it? My resolution is to let my house have a little more fun. Go big or go home - or go big AND go home to one of these beauties.

Giant Gingham Goodness

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Pink Perfection

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Is it the couch? Is it the rug? It's the combo that I'm loving. 

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The piping, the color, the buttons 

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Coral Magic from Caitlin Wilson

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Classic and Clean

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Domino Favorite

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Obsessed with this whole room

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Ruthie Sommers Classic

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White + Gold + Black = Genius every time 

Sorry for the creepy animals. Just pay attention to that gorgeous sofa.

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WHAT'S UP - 8.16.12

The past few weeks have been busy, yet very manageable. I like being a little bit busy. It keeps me motivated without the stress.

I have been looking for fabric for pillows, for clients and myself. This is my personal favorite from Designer's Guild. I want to make lumbar pillows out of this for my couch, but I'm not sure it's the right fabric for that space.

I have some other fabric that I am loving for various projects.

This paisley fabric with the dot background is another favorite. Wouldn't it look great with the wavy stripe and gold fabric? I love the gold fabric for an accent pillow.

I've also been sketching out my plans for N Street. (This is a very rough drawing I did quickly - still in the idea phase)

I was thinking of painting stripes in the main floor half bath, but then I thought that might look a little too young for who might be buying the home. I still want to do something different with the paint so I might paint one very large stripe around the room in a dark navy blue or black. Here are some other striped painting ideas I gathered from Pinterest...

I've also been looking at fireplace and built-ins on Pinterest for the N Street project. Here are my current favorites.

If you have a definite favorite of the 3 fireplaces, please let me know. Your help is SO appreciated.

I've also been trying to keep this messy kid from destroying my house! She is so cute right now and super funny, but seriously the messiest kid I know!! (Doesn't she look amazing?! Just trying to keep it real. This is what we all look like in the morning at my house).

And that's what's up!