CHEVRON BEADBOARD, PENDANT-FREE KITCHEN - MY FAVORITE PINS THIS MONTH

I think everyone is falling in love, or is obsessed with Pinterest. Unlike Facebook, which I, and a lot of my friends dislike but feel like they have to be on, we all love Pinterest. Yes, it's not really a social networking site, or at least not a typical one with status updates, but I believe we can see more about a person on Pinterest than on FB or Twitter! Agree?

I thought I would share some of my favorite pins this month with you. Can you believe February is almost over?! (Oh, and just click on the pictures and it will take you to Pinterest where I pinned them)

These pins get my GENIUS IDEAS award...

CHEVRON BEADBOARD HOW-TO

GLASS CABINETS OVER THE WINDOW DOESN'T DETRACT FROM VIEW. YES!

A COOL WAY TO DO CORK FLOORING

And a little FASHION + STYLE...

HOW TO WEAR RED PANTS

MAKEUP + HAIR COLOR

MAXI SKIRT 

And some UPCOMING HOME TRENDS...

PENDANT-FREE KITCHEN

METAL KITCHEN CABINETS

And some CRAFTS + COOL PRODUCTS

APRON YOU CAN BUY OR MAKE

STICKER WALLPAPER - SERIOUSLY SO COOL

POLAROID LIGHT BOX FRAME

And some PRETTY IMAGES...

And now for my FAVORITE PIN...

DIGITAL WALLPAPER - CATALINA ESTRADA

I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but one of my favorite blogs, if not my most favorite blog, is MORE DESIGN PLEASE (I have it on my blog roll). They posted these beautiful digital wallpapers/murals by Catalina Estrada that I just had to share on my blog because they are so cool and unique. Can we say, Anthropolgie-esque?! (is that a word!!)

CATALINA ESTRADA

I think I have a design-crush on her. Look how cool her bio pic is! She is from Colombia. I can see her Colombian influence in her designs, can't you?

The styling is SO great too. Enjoy these beautiful images and get inspired.

BTW, what do you think - are they too bold for your own home? I think these might be one of those things that I absolutely love but am too scared to put in my house. What do you think?

MR. CALL DESIGNS

In every issue of House Beautiful they highlight an up and coming designer. This month it was Jon Call of Mr. Call Designs. I don't usually highlight random designers like this but I really liked his work. When I went to his website his portfolio was limited but wonderful.

He says his company is "reinventing the modern American interior". I agree. Here are my favorite pics. I'll be staying in touch and am excited to see his future work...

This blue paint color is so classic with the wood table!

This living room is modern yet classic. I love that combination.

Hope you enjoyed these pics as much as I did! Do you have a favorite Interior Designer that is up and coming? Please share...

KITCHEN HARDWARE - POLISHED OR BRUSHED?

One of my clients is currently trying to decide what hardware to get for her kitchen (with my help of course). Here's the dilemma that I'm sure many of you have run into - what finish should she have on her hardware? She likes the look of polished chrome but worries about it fingerprinting and looking messy/dirty. She also likes the brushed hardware and knows she won't have the problem of the fingerprinting, but the polished chrome would add dimension and reflection in the kitchen.

Have any of you faced this dilemma yourself? What did you choose? Do you have polished chrome in your home? What has your experience been?

Here are some photos I've been perusing to help us decide...

These pictures have POLISHED CHROME or NICKEL hardware... (most of these photos are Christopher Peacock kitchens because he almost always uses polished hardware in his kitchens)

And now for the BRUSHED/SATIN NICKEL and CHROME....

 

So this POLISHED NICKEL hardware

or this SATIN NICKEL one?

BENCH SEAT CUSHION

My bench seat cushion came this morning! I took some quick pictures of it, but don't judge because I need to add pillows, etc. to finish the space off.

I love the fabric and I'm really happy with the comfort of the cushion. As with all cushions it needs a couple of days to settle into the space.

Now I just need to add pillows and some coral accents into my family room, since this is the first introduction of color to my predominately beige linen + white room.

I've been eying this console from Blu Dot for a long time. It's a lot more modern than the rest of my house, but that's why I like it, and that's why I'm hesitant. I think I might go for it and order it. It would tie the room together and I can put some great lamps on it and some pictures.

This console would go under my very large mirror...

Yes, that is my 3 year old daughter watching cartoons on the couch and sucking her thumb while her Mom blogs :) 

So what do you think? Too risky to put such a modern console in such a traditional space?