Color Blocking

While I'm trying to muster up the energy to dig my trusty, less than real, Christmas tree out of the basement abyss, I decided to brighten up another area in my house.  The top of the stairway now has a lively pop of seudo-DIY color blocking art.

I call it seudo-DIY, since all I really did was cut it down to size and put it in an IKEA frame, but this piece is a great example that anything can be art.  This awesome pop of personality started its life as one of the most personality-less items that you see it most commercial interiors.  It's an acoustic ceiling tile.  Didn't see that one coming did you?  This particular tile was meant to be a color palette for all the available tile colors.

I couldn't very well let it get thrown away when it would look so good hanging on my wall!

This color blocked art is a great transition from the neutral stairway into Hubby's now restyled office.

Yup, I said restyled.  I finally put the finishing touches on his new dual monitor gallery wall and did some geektastic styling on the bookshelves.  You're not a real designer unless you can style a shelf with Transformers and D&D books.  Just sayin.  Check back tomorrow to see the big reveal!

Cubbie Chic

I've been having a bit of fun playing with the styling of my new office bookshelves.

Had to make sure you were still paying attention.

This pretty vase is one of my Black Friday Anthropologie deals!  I've been eyeing this vase for ages, but couldn't bring myself to buy it at full price.  It's originally $28 (which isn't a lot for Anthro), but I think $11 sound better, don't you?  As you may have noticed, there is one broken petal, but with matching paint dabbed on the broken edge, no one will even notice.  Anthro sale rack FTW*!

*FTW= "For the win"  I blame Hubby for this being in my vocabulary.

Jewelry Hook-up

I've been talking about how to organize my hoard of jewelry for what seems like forever and a day.  I had been thinking about using frames to display it all, and I even tried a version here.  HOWEVER, I've realized, when I drag my feet on a project, it usually means that something just doesn't feel right.  So I finally scrapped that plan and went a new direction: hooks. The idea for a collection of vintage-style hooks hit me when Zara Home went live in the US a little over a month ago.  They have so many beautiful options!

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After waiting so long for inspiration to hit, I was in the mood to git-r-done.  Waiting for a shipment from Zara Home, no matter how pretty it may be, wasn't what I wanted (sorry Zara!).  Glutton for punishment, I headed over to my go-to place for vintage style hardware: Anthropologie.  That place is dangerous.  As in walk-through-the-doors-and-surrender-your-wallet dangerous.  Per usual, I left spending more than planned, but I scored a pretty awesome collection of vintage inspired hooks to showcase my necklaces.

I went rogue and started hanging them without planning it out first.  Thank goodness it worked out- plaster walls aren't very forgiving.

I just love the textural interest all the different hooks add.

The frame was actually an unplanned last minute addition, but it's one of my favorite parts.  It's currently showcasing 2 beautiful necklaces from Hubby.

Not the biggest transformation, but it's just a breath of fresh air.  Certainly makes my 6am wardrobe accessorizing a bit easier.