A Girl's Dream Room Reveal

I am so excited to share a fun room reveal with you today! 

When I was a little girl I always dreamed of having a room full of bright colors so creating this space for a client felt a little like a dream come true for me. Erin and I worked hard to create a playful space for a little 3-year old client who loved unicorns and pink! We wanted it to feel youthful but also be a space that she can grow with. I think we achieved a good balance of youth mixed with sophistication. Here is our colorful unicorn room reveal! 

We love how the Pink Upholstered Headboard brings a lot of color into the space to balance out the neutral walls. The pink lumbar pillow was made by Erin.  The green pillows are from T.J. Maxx and the duvet is Pottery Barn Teen as well as that glorious gold unicorn! 

Our client already had the yellow trellis rug and luckily it worked perfectly in the room. 

The shelf is from Home Decorator's Collection and is only $116. The black and white bins are from Hobby Lobby as well as the teal geometric orb. The temple print is from Ashmae, The carnival art is from this etsy shop. Our client also mentioned loving puppies so we thought these puppy bookends would be perfect. I actually made the unicorn silhouette myself! 

Our client's mom mentioned she might like a little vanity desk so we bought this one.

These dragonfly lights are from PB Teen. It doesn't look like they are available anymore but we have an extra set if anyone wants them! 

The white lamp is from T.J. Maxx, the bird art is from Ashmae and the nightstand is originally from Williams Sonoma Home but we got it for a steal from an outlet store. 

We loved this little window seat in her room and we wanted to make it feel special so we made a custom cushion and added an amazing roman shade in Portobello Vase by Robert Allen. The yellow pillows are from T.J. Maxx and the unicorn pillow is from P.B. Teen. The Pouf is from T.J. Maxx. 

To find out more about our design services send an email to kirstenkrason@gmail.com 

Thanks to Samantha Kelly for all of these photographs! 

Safari Themed Room Reveal

Before I share today's post I want to say a giant THANK YOU to all who commented on my blog yesterday and sent me nice emails. I was a little shaky and scared to hit publish on my post yesterday because it's always nerve-racking to get personal on this design blog. I was overwhelmed with your positive feedback and it truly meant so much to me. To think that after four years of blogging I still have readers that are tuning in every day astounds me! Truly, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. 

A few months ago I helped with a darling Safari themed boy's room. The gals at Sweet Little Peanut enlisted my advice transitioning a nursery into a big boy room. We wanted to keep it feeling classic, fun and playful. 

You can get all the info and the sourcing over at Sweet Little Peanut but I thought I'd share some of my favorite pics. with you today. 

One suggestion I had was to change out the bulky ottoman that came with the glider for a Moroccan pouf. I love how the leather adds a lot of dimension to the space and makes it feel more eclectic than it did before. 

The room has a little nook that we didn't quite know what to do with so I suggested adding a soft rug to define the space. Now instead of being an awkward area of the room it is clearly defined as the play area. 

Like I said you need to head over to Sweet Little Peanut to get all the details. Thanks for letting me help girls! 

Feature Friday: Scout and Nimble

Today I am featuring the home of Jesse from the blog Scout and Nimble.  I love her eclectic and colorful style and I am sure you will too! Here is what she says she loves most about her home:

I love my home for the obvious reasons.  It's the first home that my husband and I purchased together as husband and wife and the home that we brought all of our babies home to.  I remember walking through the front door with our second son, Oliver and introducing him to his big brother Henry right there in the foyer.  It's the only home they have known and we try to fill it with the love and joy that both of us had growing up in our own family homes.  As far as decorating goes, I don't really have a certain style that I stick to...I like to decorate spaces to evoke emotion and will tend to decorate a room based on how I want to feel in it.  So, I wanted our living room to feel calming, inviting and relaxing.  A place to unwind, curl up on the couch and be enveloped by a certain coziness.  I wanted to feel completely opposite in our adjoining office so I tried going a bit more bold and colorful in hopes that I could be more creative and productive while I am working. ;)  I am huge on having a space function for your life and using every inch of your home.  If a room is not being used or is sitting empty, I will purposefully try to make it fit one of our needs, whatever that may be.  Last year, we got rid of our formal dining room because we never used it.  As a family of 4 with two growing boys, I knew it would function so much better as an office and den.  A place where I could work, have a conversation with a friend as well as a place the boys could play a board game without the distraction of the television or a lot of people.  In terms of things...by far, the favorite thing that we decided to add to our house is our wood beams in the living room.  I grew up in a house with beams and from the moment we first stepped foot into our home 8 years ago, I have been wanting them.  It makes the heart of our home feel complete and brings in the perfect amount of rustic into the room.  Bottom line, I love that our home represents us...our family of 4, our personalities, interests and style. 

Enjoy! 

e n t r y w a y 

You can read more about her DIY art piece here. 

l i v i n g  r o o m

o f f i c e

You can read more about this office space here and here. 

k i t c h e n

Read more about this kitchen here. 

d i n i n g  r o o m

See how she created this weathered table here. 

See how she created this music pice of art here. 

m a s t e r   b e d r o o m

You can read more about this room here. 

b o y ' s   r o o m

You can read more about this room here. 

Thanks to Jesse for sharing her home with us. Make sure you check out her blog here. 

To see homes that have been featured in the past go here.

Little Hunting Bedroom

If you know me you know that I'm not very big on designing themed kids rooms but I make an exception every now and then when the theme is a really cool one! One of my clients wanted a hunting theme for her son's room. I got right really excited when I discovered all of the fun "camping" and "outdoorsy" options.

My client already had blue walls so we needed to play off of that which was easy to do.

I sourced this lumberjack bedding because it had a hint of light blue gray running through the plaid pattern. I also loved the coordinating log throw pillow that I used in my playroom and the raccoon throw pillow. 

Her son loves to do art projects so I sourced some of these log magnet boards to hang his art on. 

For nightstands I chose these rolling industrial tables. To add some storage on the bottom shelf I suggested these locker baskets. 

My client has had Pottery Barn blackout curtains and she wanted to stick with them because she loves how they block out all the light.

I chose  the blue and white striped rugby curtains. 

I also liked this bentwood chandelier. It felt masculine but also playful. 

I felt like an orange lamp would really pop against the blue walls. 

All of the gallery wall art ideas came from my kid's art Pinterest board. 

After sending my client the initial board she wasn't 100% sold on the bedding so I revised the room a little. Here is the final look we decided on.

She's just waiting for a few items to go on sale and then we'll start pulling the room together!

How do you feel about Kid's rooms being themed?