Pin and Tell: Brilliant Patterns

Welcome to the second in my "Pin and Tell" series. If you missed the first post, check it out here.

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This week's Pin

Why

Check out that pattern mixing!  Divine!

Let's start with the sofa.  Classic lines, seemingly neutral fabric, then BAM you get hit with fantastic pattern and color in an unexpected place.

The very traditional patterns in all the living room textiles are contrasted by the sleek elements in the kitchen beyond.  I'll take one of those light fixtures for my kitchen please!

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Stay tuned tomorrow for my mini living room makeover reveal!

First Ever "Pin and Tell"

I spend so much time over at Pinterest, I figure, why not share with you my awesome finds on a regular basis?  Let me elaborate.  I'll take an image that I Pinned on Pinterest, and I'll Tell you why it's awesome.  Thus the birth of my new series: Pin and Tell.  I know, tough concept to wrap your noggin around. Without further adieu, this weeks image is:

Why?

I'm not usually a pink girl.  In fact I've always been a purple girl, and really, you can't be both, can you?

Anyway, despite the bubblegum walls, this room is bee-you-ti-ful.  The key to this room is scale.  If you look at each individual piece, they all have their own distinct style- some very traditional, others more contemporary, but what really pulls them together is the scale.  No one piece is the star.

This room must really speak to me, because I accidentally pinned it twice.  I can totally picture a layout like this for my own living room and I can only dream to find amazing pieces like these.  Craigslist here I come!

This is day 366.

1 year ago today, I started this blog.

I can't believe how much I've grown in that timespan!  Let's reflect.

Well first of all there's the major life changes.  In the past year, we've bought a house and gotten a second cat, to name a few.  (Yes I include a second fur-baby as a major life change).  But those aren't why I started this blog.

I started this blog to help me figure out what I want out of my life and guess what!  It's helping!  I still don't have the answers to the universe (shockingly), however I'm happier in my career than I have been in a long time (partially because I'm getting to do a lot of work for any corporate designer's DREAM client *coughgooglecough*).  And although I haven't figured out long term life plans, I have ideas and more importantly inspiration.

Inspiration.  That was my biggest issue before this blog.  I had lost my inspiration and became jaded with design @26.  Thankfully, through this blog, I opened my eyes to the wonderful world of social media's connection to design and got INSPIRED.  I am now severely addicted to reading design-related blogs, pinterest, and following design topics on Twitter.  Design excites me again!

So a BIG Thank You to those of you who keep coming back here to read my latest rants or see my latest projects, and Thank You to all the design bloggers and tweeters who have inspired me.

I CANNOT wait to see what the next year brings!