amy's office

Maybe you've seen this little office around the interwebs? Maybe it gave you an itch to paint one of your rooms some obscenely dark color as a contrast to the rest of your light and airy house? Maybe it encouraged you to go bold? That's exactly what we were going for!

The rest of Amy and Adam's house is super light, modern, and clean. Amy came to me with the idea that this second bedroom (in reality: extremely tiny office but pretty large walk-in closet, depending how you look at it) would have dark walls and a fun, colorful rug to be something different. With that, I ran! At first, we wanted to fit two spots for chairs at the desk (so Amy and Adam could both work), but the room proved to be ultimately petite. After looking at a few standard desks and not feeling wowed, I came across this idea of desk separates. This somewhat adjustable solution with an IKEA butcherblock countertop and two cabinet units was the winner. Not only did this provide a nice wide work surface, it created plenty of storage and filing without a lame filing cabinet.

I liked the idea so much that I did it in my own office, which coincidentally is about the same size as Amy's!

But what were we to do with this dark wall? Amy and I agreed that a gallery wall would be lovely - she was thinking floor to ceiling (sort of like Alaina's), I was thinking just above the desk (because who's going to see the other stuff?). Away we went with choosing some awesome pieces from Society6 and Minted to reflect their personalities (Seinfeld silhouette print and Bill Murray illustration included). The graphic effect of this wall against the dark dark grey was what we were looking for!

This rug from Urban Outfitters did the trick and fit the bill for our "colorful, fun rug" aspect, and originally we LOVED this chair from Anthropologie and it's quirkiness. It was backordered until forever (in true Anthro style, but I still adore everything, of course), so we opted for this funky leather chair instead.

Needless to say, we are both super pleased with how this turned out!

desktop | filing cabinets | leather chair | ikat chair | rug | wall color | various art from society6, urban outfitters, & minted: one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten 

Photography courtesy of my stellar team at Havenly!

boho glam bedroom refresh

Glam boho? Does it exist? It does. This idea ended up being the winning number for this particularly fashionable, feminine, and awesome client living in Houston, TX. She had a basic bedroom design from a year or so prior, but came to realize that it felt a little too "little girl" to her rather than "va va voom glamour gal." Alas, she wanted a refresh - something a little more bold, out there, and sophisticated!

One Kings Lane was her main point of inspiration, so I ran with that. Something interesting, personality-filled, and still put-together. She had this wonderfully classic headboard, which I love. Starting with a piece like this that is neutral enough to translate to many styles is key! All I had to do was find some quirky and colorful art to mix with a new makeup prep station in the form of a desk.

This desk is wild, right? It's really interesting, almost a nod to old Hollywood and art deco styles. The more textural and earthy lamp mixed with the pillow on the bed softens up the glam quotient and makes it more comfortable. I feel that no glam room is complete without some form of velvet, so this mid-century dining chair from West Elm was a perfect find. 

The palette of the abstract painting is just what we were looking for - ultra feminine but not little girly with all pink. It has some edge, and gives the room a healthy dose of color - something it was missing from the beginning.

glam desk | chair | tassel pillow | scandi table lamp (similar) | let's get lost art | abstract painting | sight line art | faux floral (similar) | headboard (similar)