HOME STYLE

I’m still trying to figure out what my style is exactly, but it doesn’t really matter that I pin it down to a category. As long as I know what I like, it’s a fun process to get influenced by others’ ideas and styles to mix it with my own. This also means I like having the ability to experiment, but K. is much less enthusiastic about experimentation so I have to make sure all of my endeavors have a practical bent to it. In our first home, I wanted lots of bright, saturated color – the house we rented was an older-style home and I kind of loved the idea of the contrast of bold colors with the older structure. We went with a deep red in the living room and a screaming teal in the dining room and I was into it. Our second place was an industrial loft with extremely high ceilings and I wanted to experiment more with contrasting the old and new, but wanted to keep the walls white and stark. I’ve been figuring out that I really like the right mix of vintage and modern, old and new, eclectic and serene – and it’s really fun to figure out kinds of things and look constitute that balance. I always get excited about vintage finds, open space, texture, and both neutral and bold visuals.

The design of this new house is a work in progress and will probably continue to be forevermore (especially on a tight budget) but so far my favorite thing about this place are the windows. With so much natural light and the view of so many trees through the windows, I already feel like home. In the meanwhile though, I will continue to be an avid craigslist-searcher, estate-sale-stalker, and design-blog-reader.  I will take photos of the new place one of these days to share, but until then, let the brainstorming rage on. Recently, one of my favorite blogs to look through is that of Emily Henderson, of Secret of a Stylist on HGTV. I like how she writes, I like how she shows the process behind her ideas, and I’m into several of the looks she puts together. I don’t necessarily love every room that she does but once in a while I come across a home that she styles which is right on, and I learn so much.

Case in point: I really like the way this home is styled. This is not something that I would go for usually, but i love the entire feel of the place. I think this would be an environment that I would like to live in. There are a few things that I would opt out of – not sure about the color and style of the couch, and I don't like the curtains – but otherwise, I think it works.  After looking through these pictures I looked at the style-combo and saw that it was titled, “New York Cool Meets California Comfort” – no wonder I'm a fan!

 

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