Category: Decorating

ONE ROOM CHALLENGE: CREATING THE ART

(via Homes & Gardens UK) Things have been crazy around here with the onset of the last week of the One Room Challenge! I’ve got my fingers crossed it’s going to come together – the sofa delivery is scheduled for NEXT…

ETSY SPRING GIVEAWAY 2015

It has been one of my favorite traditions on Thou Swell to bring together some of the best Etsy home decor shops and organize a spring giveaway to enable one lucky reader to refresh their home with a package of handmade…

ONE ROOM CHALLENGE: DECOR UPDATE

(via Marie Claire Maison) Aand the packages have started arriving (see the room preview with all the pieces here)! It’s always fun receiving mail, and especially so when it’s the decor for your One Room Challenge. As the pieces sit…

ONE ROOM CHALLENGE: DECOR PREVIEW

(via Apartment 34) I know, I know, I skipped a week in the One Room Challenge! I hated to miss out on the Week Two action, but I wasn’t ready to share my room’s product details yet. But this week…

SWELL SHOPPING: BRIGHT & BOLD LIVING ROOM

(via Domino, photography by Brittany Ambridge)   There’s nothing like a classic oriental to ground a room in texture, pattern, and color. The white walls allow the bright red to shine and become the centerpiece to the room, balanced by…

8 UNEXPECTEDLY ELEGANT LUCITE PIECES

(via Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles) Lucite has been trending for a while now, but almost to the point of exhaustion. It definitely has an appeal – practically speaking, this clear material is light and cheaper to produce than its clear counterpart glass,…