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! 

Hawaiian Themed Nursery Before & After

Erin and I recently completed a nursery recently and I'm excited to share the results with you today! Kids' rooms are my absolute favorite to design. I get especially giddy when I get to come up with a design for a baby! 

Our budget for the room was under $3,000. We needed everything new except the existing dresser.  Here is the before...

Our client wanted a Hawaiian themed room because her family had just moved here from Hawaii. We wanted the Hawaiian theme to be subtle enough that it didnt' scream "beach!".  Here is the after! 

The bulk of our budget went towards the West Elm Graham glider in performance velvet. It cleans really well which makes it great for a babies room. It's also SO pretty!

The clients only real request was that a picture of Jesus and an LDS temple be in each of her kids' rooms. So we chose to buy a print of the Hawaiian temple from this etsy shop.  Next to the glider we added this brass end table from Target. The bla bla doll is from Soel Boutique. The shag rug and floor lamp are from Ikea. I am pretty sure this floor lamp will be appearing in most of my designs. I'm obsessed with it! The white pouf is from Amazon. 

The other majority of the budget was spent on custom roman shades done in Schumacher's Adras Ikat in sky. The windows are the first thing you see when you come in this room so we really wanted to do something that made a statement here. 

Like I said our client already had this dresser. She wasn't totally in love with it but it helped us save room in the budget for other things so we kept it. All it took were some new pulls to totally give it a new life! 

The lamp and basket are from Home Goods. The little VW bug I picked up at a hotel in California. 

The planter is from PB Teen. 

You may recognize this tortoise shell from the Nate Berkus for Target collection. They don't sell them anymore so we actually bought this one on Ebay. It was green so I just painted it white with some high gloss spray paint. 

The baskets are from Ikea, rope knot from Hobby Lobby, VW bug is from ebay, coral is thrifted and the art is from Sugarboo. 

We bought the Babyletto crib from All Modern. The crib sheet is from here. The whale pillow is from Urban Outfitters. 

We did a little gallery wall over the bed to bring some more of that Hawaiian vibe into the room. Overall we love how it turned out!

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

Thanks again to Samantha Kelly for all of these photographs! 

Nautical Nursery Mood Board & Sources

For the next few months I'll be sharing in the Fiesta Movement by tackling design projects in my home and community. This months' theme is Entertaining. 

I have an e-design client who is in love with this nursery and wanted me to recreate the look for her! 

This Nursery will double as their guest room so we had to squeeze a twin bed in the room. I used striped bedding to coordinate the beds together.  

Twin Bed - $239

Sailaway Wallpaper - $25.99 per roll

Animal Flashcards - $19.99

Baby Mod Crib - $265

8 x 10 Jute Rug - $249

Walnut Andersen Dresser - $999

Life Preserver Pillow - $29

Stripe Pillow - $59

Striped Duvet Cover - $61.95

Silver Speedster - $109

Table Lamp - $224

Harper Bumper - $99

Anchored in Love Art - $125

Have you ever had to use your Nursery as a guest room? How did you do it? 

disclosure: This is a sponsored post and I was compensated for my participation. The opinions expressed are my own.

Living Room & Dining Room Before & After

As I mentioned yesterday my friend Erin and I have been working on a design project together for the past few weeks and I'm excited to share the process with you today! 

Our client Sarah has really great taste but she was struggling with her home. Her living room needed our help desperately! 

She knew she wanted to create a beautiful space but she just didn't know how to do it. When we went to her house for the first consult we noticed that she had a lot of beige furniture against beige walls. She had put together some nice pillow combos but nothing in the room really stood out as being truly special. 

 When we talked to her about what she wanted she mentioned words like, "clean, neutral, pops of color, simple, streamlined, modern, not-too-modern, bright and light." Browsing through her Pinterest boards we saw a lot of rooms like this:

Photos: Donna Griffith for Canadian House and Home, May 2013

image via desire to inspire

 via Mark Williams Design

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I'm not gonna lie, the lack of color had me a little freaked out! If you know me then you know I love color and lots of it. To say this room was a challenge for Erin and I would be an understatement.  Sarah  did want color but just a few pops of it here and there. I think we achieved exactly what she was looking for. 

Here is the after!

The first thing we did is have Sarah paint her room white which made such a difference.

Sarah wanted a big sectional for the room and her preference was light gray. We had a hard time finding a sectional that was light gray and big in the budget restraints that we had. In the end we decided to go with the Karlstad sectional from Ikea. For the look and the size it was the best we could do. It's not as comfortable as Sarah had wanted but we're hoping with time the cushions relax a bit.

The floral pillows are similar to the ones in my Living Room! The fabric is discontinued now but you can make almost identical pillows using this tablecloth. The gray and white geometric pillows can be found here. 

The sectional runs along a really long wall and we didn't have a lot in the budget for wall art. We decided to use the Meryl Floor Lamp to fill up a lot of visual space. The room also needed extra lighting because there is no option for a ceiling fixture. We solved the issue of the long wall by doing a DIY art project. I mimicked the art that Bryn did a few years ago. 

The ottoman was a steal! For $259 we bought this tufted ottoman on Overstock. We weren't a fan of the leg color so we sanded them down a little to make them lighter and feel a little "weathered".  

We looked all over for a decent priced t.v. piece but we couldn't find anything long enough for less than $600. We were excited when we discovered the Everett Foyer Table on sale for $249. It was definitely long enough and it was the exact look we wanted. The one downside is that it is not ideal for storage and you can see a lot of wires behind it since it's open underneath. We added the baskets for extra storage and there are also two drawers that you she put stuff in. 

We found these knockoff West Elm baskets at Home Goods for $14.99 each. I spray painted them to give a "dip-dyed" effect and also to break up all the beige tones of the foyer table and the baskets. 

We picked up a fiddle fig tree and the basket at Ikea. The linen chairs were our one "splurge" for the room. They are really beautiful in person. 

The geometric throw blanket is from Home Goods. 

Sarah already had a bunch of beautiful books sitting down in her basement so we used them as free accessories! To glam up the older books we found these rock bookends at Home Goods.

You may recognize the blue fabric from this room reveal. You can buy the pillow here. 

The ladder shelf is from Target. Erin thought using a shelf instead of an end table would be a good way to add height to the wall because the sofa was so low. We used most of Sarah's existing accessories to style the shelves. The glass vase is from World Market. 

We were super happy with the way the living room turned out. Now onto the dining room...

Once again we were dealing with a lot of warm tones.  To lighten the space Sarah had board and batten put up on the walls and the walls painted a soft light gray. 

Here is the after! 

Erin made the roman shades out of one of my all time favorite fabrics, Zimba in charcoal! 

The table and chairs are from West Elm. 

photography by Britta Anne Photography

The bead chandelier is such a fun touch in this room. I love the little bit of texture it adds to the space and it was the best deal we could find for a statement chandelier. 

Overall we are so happy with how these rooms turned out. It has been amazing to work with Erin and be pushed outside of my normal comfort zone when it comes to design ideas. It was also a fun challenge to design a more neutral space. 

To find out more about local design services contact me at kirstenkrason@gmail.com

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