(via Thou Swell – DIY Desk with Gold Legs) I know bloggers usually like to survey their readers at the end of the calendar year in order to make a game-plan they can start implementing in January, but my year…
A RENAISSANCE FOR HOTEL DESIGN
I spent a brief week and a half in Atlanta in-between coming home from college and leaving again. While home I was excited to catch up with friends and family before I departed for L.A. It was just the perfect…
A MONACO FLAT FULL OF RETRO GLAMOUR
(via Humbert Poyet) This fabulous apartment in Monaco draws from a European mid-century sensibility, playing with retro silhouettes and an emphasis on luxe materials like polished brass and travertine marble for a cosmopolitan mix. The home also incorporates a unique…
18 STYLISH REMOVABLE WALLPAPER DESIGNS
(Malachite) Removable or “repositionable” wallpaper has become a new norm for wall treatments, bringing the high-impact of patterned walls to the ease and convenience of peel-and-stick varieties of wallpaper than make installation approachable (and are renter-friendly too). While the removable…
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SWELL SHOPPING: A WORLDLY RETREAT
(via Introspective Magazine) This sophisticated living room by Betsy Brown shows off her warm, minimal approach to Southern decorating. The Alabama-based designer describes her style as “tailored and masculine” – adjectives not often used in the South’s interior design vocabulary,…
ONE ROOM CHALLENGE: JULIA’S ROOM REVEAL
DESIGN | TEXTILES | ARTWORK | STYLING Project by: Kevin Francis Design Week six – the big reveal – is finally here! Usually, the One Room Challenge season totally flies by, but this year definitely felt different since most of…
SWELL SEASONAL: SPRING HOME DECOR EDIT
(via Bang & Olufsen) There’s nothing like the signs of spring to inspire redecorating – nature has its own way of redecorating too, with a bright new palette of fresh green leaves and pastel blooms. I’m embracing these colors with…
LONDON HOME WITH A LUSH TERRACE
(via Rue Magazine, photography by Nathalie Priem) This London home is the merger of two separate duplexes, carried out by Bertolini Architects to create a single residence connected to the incredible garden in the backyard. With such a private escape…
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ONE ROOM CHALLENGE: BEDROOM STYLING
(via Rue Magazine) VIEW THE FINAL PROJECT REVEAL → Just one week until I reveal my sister’s bedroom for the spring 2017 One Room Challenge, and I love to share a little peek of how I’m styling the room before…
INSPIRED PARTNERSHIPS WITH COLLECTIVELY
(Three Gallery Walls with HP Instant Ink) Collectively recently launched a brand new website, and I wanted to take the opportunity to celebrate their new site and share some of my favorite collaborations with this influencer agency! I can’t tell…
THE BEST OF: MODERN OUTDOOR FURNITURE
(via Pitsou) Now that it’s getting warm, it’s time to turn our attention back to outdoor living (at least for us East-coasters who have been hibernating), and I’ve been crushing hard on some of the newest modern outdoor furniture collections.…
