BINGO! Green with Envy

B.I.N.G.O. For the month of November, I am doing His Birdie's Next Interior Design Bingo!!

It's dark and moody. Perfect for Fall and Winter. Love this green inspiration.

Mikael Beckman via Desire to Inspire.

Have a lovely Thursday.

Not meant to be.

Yesterday, I posted about my meant to be new Poster. YAY!!

Today, I am sad to post about what was not meant to be. Boo.

With all the discount sites out there- Groupon, Bloomspot, LivingSocial, One King Lane, Joss & Main. There is one that I belong to that has stood out: HauteLook.

For me, they are up my alley both in style (home decor and clothes) and price. About a month ago I got REALLY excited about a chair sale through California Modern.

See chair:

Price: $99.

Holy Shit, I called Mr. Spice and he yelled, buy, buy, buy. He even told me to risk it and buy the Green one:

Buy the green one I did!! Shipping was a bit of a bear bring the total to $133. But really, such a deal.

Unfort, the chair itself was defective. It came in two pieces- top- green chair- and bottom- rocking metal portion. Well, the top part was missing a metal screw thingy (whatever that is).

Technically, we could have jerry-rigged it to make it work, but it was defective, and I was regretting the Green. One problem- it was listed as NON-REFUNDABLE!! Holy hot mess, I never buy non-refundable things!!

Great news- after a few emails back and forth, including pictures showing the defectiveness of the screwy thingy- HauteLook apologized for the defective item, and last week they sent UPS to pick it up for a full refund.

Sad that it wasn't meant to be, but I totally want to give HauteLook props for pretty good customer service!!

So click here: HauteLook if you want to join. This is a totally free advertisement, but I guess if you sign up through this link and then buy something, someday I might get something back.

Have you ever wanted an item so bad- and then had to return it???

And a Happy St. Pat's Day to you...

Are you a touch of green type person?

source: Design Sponge.

A maybe green person?

source: House of Turquoise.

Or a Hell Ya Green Me Person?

source: Canadian House and Home.

Or an eco-green type person?

Source: InHabitat

As you all know, I heart green- so Hell Ya It's St. Pat's Day.

Hope you have a great one!!

Style Board: Guest Room #2

Hey Lovelies, today I am going to finish up the Forty20Four Style Boards (check out their first guest room here). Tomorrow I am going to showcase the style boards I did for the fantastic Marissa at MarissaMakes.

Here's the Forty20Four Second Guest Bedroom:

Since this is their second Guest Bedroom, they didn't want to put a full bed in this one, but they also recognized that they needed to make the futon look appealing for guests and as an extra sitting room. Oh, and they also didn't want to spend a lot of money.

My suggestion was to use this room as another portal to show off their love of travel. I love the idea of grouping all of their favorite travel posters together in a collage on one wall- and to round out their collage by maybe blowing up a few of their favorite travel pictures and frame them. As for the standard Ikea chair- A quick fix would be to drape a throw over it. Or spend more money and recover it.

I also think that the white coffee table looks fantastic in the space. And to bring the whole travel look together I suggested getting some great travel coffee table books for the second shelf, or investing in some Shutterfly books of their travels to really show off.

As for the 'guest' part of the room: that futon is screaming for some big pillows (20" or 26") with a great throw nearby- so that last minute over night guests could easily be accommodated.

Here are two ideas:

#1 Eclectic Greens and Blues. This board uses a lot of the stuff they already have, including the amazing fabric that Catherine got in Africa.

Here's the color inspiration for one bold wall, and click here to see an amazing use of kelly green:

And here's the board:

UO, Velvet Pillow, $32; Urban Outfitters Floor Pillow, $28; UO Viva Italy Poster, $32; Other Thoughts (not pictured UO Tapestry, $38)

#2 Travelin Orange. I know, orange again, but I kinda love the Tapestry from Urban Outfitters, and as you'll see in the next post, I love those poofs from CB2.

Stand in Futon. CB2 Pillows. London, $35 and Shaggy, $50

PB Teen Pillow, $15; Urban Outfitters, Atlas Tapestry, $38; UO, Velvet Pillow, $32; CB2 Pouf, $80 or a cheaper UO ottoman. Great Throws, WE $79, CB2 70, WE $47, Z Gallerie $70; Z Gallerie, $70 Birds

The second one is more punchy and fun, but I love that the first one really showcases that fantastic fabric from Africa.

What do you think? Are these rooms too loud for your taste? Or would you love to spend the night cuddled up on the futon?

From Jolly to Holly Green

Green is one of the color of the seasons. In fact for all of us that have a tree each year, it starts to take over our homes this time of year. It's a color that stands out in a crowd or looks completely fantastic just on it's own.

From Jolly Green:

Seasonal Green:

Holly Green:

To a peak:

Doesn't it look like a green present just waiting to be opened?

Are you sporting more green in your home over the holidays? We are off to get our tree tomorrow-- can't wait!!

Happy Friday Lovelies.

*sorry if this post was in your reader a few days ago- I may have pressed publish too early. opps.

Happy Monday

Good Morning Lovelies. Even though it's 75 degrees out today in San Francisco (ummm, November, I want you back), I was busy working away on my first DIY Holiday project (Hanukkah is in just over two weeks- yikes).

And while my efforts aren't ready to be posted on the whole world wide web thing, here's a glimpse of the new color palette that I am using to 'Winterize' our bedroom.

source.

Ummm. Yeah, I have been running around (in shorts and flip flops) trying to figure out how to cozy up our bedroom. Needless to say, Mr. Spice may officially think I am crazy, but the good news for me- he's legally stuck with me. Ha.

What do you think of the green and peacock blue- swoon. I love it.

Is it Doable?

Some times I love living in the fantasy world of design, a chair for $10,000, a dining table for $20,000, a $100,000 design fee, etc, etc.

But really, what makes my heart go pitter patter- is if it is doable. Is that something that I or my reader could/should recreate in their own home??

I think that is why I am totally drawn to pops of color. Painting a wall or buying a stand out piece of furniture is totally DOABLE.

So here are to pics of a fantastic CA bungalow featured in California Home + Design.




Simple, fun, and totally doable, right??

Happy Weekend to all!

On hold.

Putting Review Week on hold. I've caught an obnoxious head cold- again!! We leave for Austin, Texas first thing in the morning for a wedding, so I am trying my very best to get in shape for the flight and the festivities.

In the mean time, I can not get this coffee table out of my head. Isn't it all sorts of fantasticness??

source.

The perfect pop of color. Thanks Room Remix for blogging about it.

So two questions for you this afternoon (1) what do/take when you have a head cold and a long flight!!?? (2) What's your absolute must do in Austin? We are only there for 48 hours! Ekk.

Green and Blue Chairs

Maybe because I am visualizing summer,* maybe because these spaces look so relaxing, but both of these pics totally have a wish I was there vibe for me.

That said, more chairs.

A pair of green:


And a fantastic pop of blue:


Anyone else jonsing to be somewhere else??

*Hi Summer, I live in San Francisco, I would love it if you could pop over to our area for a couple weeks of sunshine. K, Thanks.

Happy Weekend

I couldn't end the week with a discussion on Monsters. So I am providing you one yummy living room that I would love to lounge in by Peter Margonelli. It feels like a room for all seasons to me- some dark and lots of light with a pop of green.



Click over to Desire to Inspire to see more scrumptious pictures.

Hope you have an equally enjoyable summer weekend.

A Pop of Color. Turquoise.

Turquoise was the color of the year last year. And I can believe it. Erin at the House of Turquoise always posts the most amazing rooms.

Here's a recent one that caught my eye.


I can feel the sea breeze just looking at the picture.

A Pop of Color. Green.

This dining area is perfection. I don't know what I love more- the green wall, the table, or the hanging light fixtures?

Source.

All this week, I'll be sharing my favorite pops of color. I hope you enjoy. If you were to use one color to 'pop' what color would it be?