Mirror Mirror

The mirror trend is really catching our eye. Starting with finger nails and then moving down to your toes, the trend can also be taken home with great furniture and accessories. Tiny mirrored details work great as well as bold big statement pieces. Mirror here and there, Mirror everywhere!



 

1. Polished Nickle Tray - $141.60

2. Mirror Headband - $7.99

3. Ilussion Pumps - $99.95

4. Tasseled Loafers - $156.00

 

 

-Megan 

 

Worldly Walls

I absolutely love maps as art and interior decoration. It can be used to remember a trip you've been on, a place you lived, or just a reminder of how big our world is. I think that maps make great conversation pieces too. I've seen some really amazing uses of maps on a large scale. Covering walls, creating headboards, and large framed pieces in every different room of the house. Here are some of my favorites:

Behind the bed

covering an entryway wall

a DIY map on a collage of canvases

a dining room backdrop

a bathroom escape

in a playroom

conversation piece in a dining room (buy it here)

I really would like to find a way to encorporate a large map into our house. I might have to pull the trigger and order the Schoolhouse Electric Map (above). 

-Whitney

Hung

Need an easy and inexpensive way to hang art?? How about using pant hangers? It gives your art a different look, and you can switch out your prints easily as often as you want.

We found these pant hangers on sale for just $2, for a set of 2. We knew they would work perfectly for the fern prints that we printed off of the the NYPL Digital Gallery for free! They had been collecting dust because we hadn't taken them to get framed at matted. This method was way easier, and cheaper, and I think it adds a little character to the prints.  

We had a narrow wall that was really in need of some artwork, and these pant-hanging ferns worked perfectly!

They hang right on a regular nail.

You could even stain or paint your hangers if you wanted to add a personal touch to them.

Gallery Walls

I've been gathering inspiration from a lot of Gallery Walls lately, in hopes of creating one of my own. You can go so many ways, and incorporate so many different things with gallery walls. And they work everywhere! In an office, behind a couch, in an entryway, above a bed, even along an entire hallway. Here are some of my favorite gallery walls I have come across: 

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Creating a gallery wall takes time and patience, as well as some planning. I have a feeling this project could take me a while.

Here are a few how-to links to help with your gallery wall:

Design Crush

Apartment Therapy

Ciao, Chessa!

Young House Love

-Whitney

Bamboozled

I am on the hunt for a chair to go with my new desk, that I purchased at an antique shop a few weekends ago. I've decided I want a faux bamboo chair. As I started looking around, I found some great inspiration, and it looks like I need to start hitting up the Goodwill to find one in need of a good makeover. Here are some inspirational work spaces with amazing bamboo chairs:

-Whitney

Stairway to Heaven

I've been seeing a lot of fun and colorful stairways lately, and I'm really loving it! Patterns, numbers, text and colors galore! Here are some of my favorites:

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These Pantone stairs are so genius, not sure i love the color choices, but the idea is great!

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A great way to add color to this mostly white foyer.

Not sure what i would print on my stairs, but this is fun!

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Rulers!! This looks so awesome, especially on a small set of stairs.

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What a cool idea to spice up your house, and add a little fun to something as simple as your stairs. How would you jazz up your stairs?

-Whitney

Disco Fever

I don't know what sparked my new obsession because I have never even seen Saturday Night Fever, but I am really jazzin' on Disco Balls this week.  Incorporating them in your decor just gives the perfect glam to any room. 

"Disco is here to stay!" -Casey Kasem

vintage disco ball

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girly party decor

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beaming with light

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blazin'

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pimpin' print

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keep on steppen'

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groovy table

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Can you Dig it? -Megan





Bringing Neon Home

Neon is everywhere you look in fashion, and I love the idea of bringing it into the home. Just one piece, big or small, that adds a pop of bright color, can totally change a room!

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-Whitney

Tangerine Tango

Pantone's color of the year for 2012 is called "Tangerine Tango". What a great color, so bright and cheery! You could make some serious statements with this color, both in your decorating and your wardrobe! Here are a few of our favorite Tangerine Tango ideas for your closet and your home:

dress / sunglasses / nail polish / pants / purse / watch / coat / shoes / belt

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Can't wait to see this color popping up throughout 2012!

-Whitney & Megan