Latest and Greatest Design Trends of 2015

Hi All! Can you believe the first quarter of 2015 is officially behind us? Seems like it's gone by quick but so much has already happened in interior design that we've been excited to share! As with fashion, interior design style has a time traveling way of it's own, with particular decades making their way into current and modern interiors. However, there are still some trends that are cutting edge by their own right. Let's take a look!

Trend 1: Furniture Shoes

Time to show off the gorgeous gams on your sofas, coffee tables, end tables and the like! The best part is you can switch the shoes out depending on occasion and season!  

Boots for the winter add an element of cozy to any room in the home!

Trend 2: Large Scale Grocery Lists

Here's a design trend for all! Everyone makes grocery lists, and now we're seeing them turned into large scale wall art. Once all items on the list are bought, just tear the tape down, throw it away, and start again! It's real living art, always evolving and changing.

Trend 3: Messy Drawers

Why hide the brilliant display of color in your wardrobe inside dresser drawers? Let your clothes breath and leave those overly full drawers open a smidge. The snap of color adds instant whim and vibrancy to the room. This is one of the most consistent trends we've seen in all the decor publications!

So what do you think? Ready to give any of these new trends a try? Let us know if you do - we'd love to see how you incorporate these ideas into your own style!

Thank you all for stopping by!

Reader Design: Iris' Peaceful, Coastal Home

Boy, what a week! When the blog is quiet it means one of two things - we are either on vacation or busy being! In Cate's and my case on this particular week, it's been the latter. And what better a way to treat ourselves and all you hustlers out there than with a gorgeous Reader Design by a beautiful friend! I mean, do we know how to celebrate Friday or what?!

We've mentioned Iris before - the kindred spirit who nominated us for the Liebster Award after receiving it herself over at Around the Watts House. It's been a privilege getting to know this sweet soul through Instagram and to call her a friend, (you can follow her @irisnacole). At left is just a peek of the goodness on her Instagram feed. So refreshing! 

As soon as she revealed her newly finished entryway and living room, we just couldn't wait to share her from-scratch job here!

 

 

Entryway

From Iris:

"The new year has brought with it my confidence in knowing what I want out of a home.  I have come to the realization that I don't have to stick to one style, which is something that I love about StyleMutt.  They show that as long as you are creating for yourself, you can't go wrong.  My tastes vary, but at the heart of it all I have found that coastal décor brings me so much peace."

"I tried to pull in as many natural elements into the space as possible.  The agate print on the wall has such calming colors which is what initially attracted me to it.  It pulls double duty, because it also reminds me of the ocean.  A few more touches of coastal décor, such as using a glass hurricane to hold coastal vase filler, and placing a starfish figurine in the glass box finished up the space for me. "

After an entrance like that, aren't you just dying to see the rest of her home?! Let's roll!!

Living Room

"Completing my family room has been something I've been looking forward to for about a year now.  Back when I first started building my entertainment center, I couldn't have ever known that it would end up like this.  I really hadn't "found my style" yet, and I'm sure that if I had completed it back then it would have ended up being something I would have wanted to redo soon after.  Luckily life happens, and other projects took priority, so I had time to learn about décor, and really get in touch with my own style. "

"Once I took the time to do that, I came to the conclusion that coastal décor really speaks to my heart and makes me feel comfortable and relaxed.

Because this room is on the second floor, and really only seen by family, I wanted to go all out with this theme.  My biggest goal was to make the space comfortable for the three of us, but to also accommodate other family and friends that may come to visit.  This meant making sure I had plenty of seating.  The couch we found is a three seater and fairly deep, because who wants to sit straight up watching tv?  Not this slouch!  I found a great striped chair to add to the mix.  It's not only pretty, but very comfortable to sit in."

As you might know, kids come with a million toys.  I just can't seem to keep them contained to his play room, so I can easily scoop them up and store them away if I need to.  We have ample storage in the media unit, as well as the bookshelf in the back of the room, and I brought in a bench that I placed behind the couch, and a small stool that I added to the main area.  Both of them open up to store things too, so that was a plus."

"Luckily for a home décor enthusiast like myself I had a lot of shelves to decorate.  I brought in previously owned coastal items, and when I found that I needed more, I hit up Home Goods, TJ Maxx, and Marshall's for the rest.  Each store is packed with items like this right now, so it wasn't a huge burden to go and look for stuff."

Duly noted!!!

"We've had the room put together for a few weeks now, and we love it.  Rordan rides his little car though the open spaces, as John and I watch movies, and it really brings a new level of excitement for family time."

Isn't this the best tour to share on the first day of Spring?! It's got me counting down the days to our beach trip. :) Iris, thank you so much for sharing your beautiful home and hard work here! What a treat!

Remember, all are invited to share their homes here! If interested, please share pictures of your creative space to our Facebook page or tag #stylemuttspaces on Instagram and we'll contact you with further details. Our desire is to draw inspiration from one another and have a place for all style mutts to share their home. Find this and all past Reader Designs on our SPACES page!

Thank you so much for stopping by and have yourselves a wonderful weekend!

A Brand Spankin' New Pillow Source, (and she's 13!)

I feel like this is HUGE news! I mean, I get excited whenever Cate and I find a new source to share, (even if it's only new to us), but this one I know well, love dearly, and is an actual fresh new source for all your pillow needs!

She's thirteen years old, sweet as a bug, has mad sewing skills, and is officially open for business.

Meet Katie, ya'll.

Oh, and she is a part-time furniture model. Hah! Seriously though, how cute is she, (and how AMAZING is this piece she and her folks just found to use as a media center)!?!

No sooner had Katie started teaching herself how to sew when beautiful, well constructed items were flying out of her sewing machine. A free spirited chica with a passion for fashion and interior design, Katie has the skills to match her dreams in the creative business industry. And she likes my kids, so she's the complete package in my book. ;)

When I, (who knows nothing about sewing except for an uneven hand stitch), humbly asked Katie if she'd mind making us some pillows for the Spring and Summer seasons, I was giddy when she agreed! I found my fabric in the same day and let me tell ya, she did not disappoint - she completely outfitted our entire Living Room!

These are the two fabrics I chose:

And the magic that Katie turned them into:

This JoAnns black and white tribal print, (paired with soft pink linen pillows from H&M), was intended for Spring and Summer pillows, but there is no way I'll be putting these beauties away once next Fall and Winter roll around, that's for sure!

This funky multicolored fabric just sings in our light and airy living room! The peachy pink, mint green, and camel brown were borderline too perfect with the colors I wanted to nod at over these next few seasons, but it was too fun to pass up. And I couldn't say no to the triangle pattern!

And with the leftover fabric, Katie even made her biggest-littlest fan a pillow just her size!

So here's the deal; Katie is open for business to StyleMutt Home readers! If you are interested in finding your own fabric and having her work her magic, please contact me at chelsea@stylemutthome.com and I'll forward any orders on to her! All her pillows are constructed with envelope enclosures that make it easy to slide your pillow form inside. And, between you and me, I happen to know that Katie is trying to save up some money so she can join a missions trip to Guatemala this summer. Need I say more? Let's help a girl out and get some awesome pillows in return!

Thank you so much Katie for sharing your amazing skills with us! 

And thank you friends for stopping by!