Votin' for my Homies ||A Shameless Plug||

BIG NEWS ya'll!  From May 20th to June 30th, you can submit and vote for your favorite #SOdomino spaces at domino.com.  Now we love a good space as much as the next one (just check out our SPACES page) so pop on over there and have yourself an ogle and be sure to encourage your fave with a vote!  And hey, if you think of us as friends and want to love on our girl Chelsea while you're over there... give her space a vote - we won't be mad.  *winkwink*

Even if you don't think of yourself as more than a StyleMutt Home reader, Chelsea and I hope you know how much you mean to us.  Seriously guys.  Every one of you we have had the pleasure of coming in contact with have been so wonderful and encouraging and incredibly unique.  We want nothing more than to take all that you inspire us with and pour it back out as a resource for all breeds of style.

Whether you've tagged your photos with #stylemuttspaces and were featured on our SPACES page, sent us design conundrums for a second opinion on facebook, tipped us off to a fun giveaway or contest on instagram, or just left a sweet comment on a post - we count you as our friends, muses, cronies, pals, besties, and homies.  That's right, I said homie.  Can you roll with that?  

Alright, we get it.  You don't have to see us in the same way... yet.  Maybe what you need is more convincing.  So in a shameless effort to win your vote [and your friendship], we though that we'd make complete and happy fools of ourselves.  Here's to hoping the following photo reel will help you see us more as the homies you could roll wif...

So what do you think?  Could you be friends with this couple of style mutts?

Pleaseeeeeeeeeee...

So you're saying there's a chance?!

How 'bout now?  Is this helping?

It helps a little?  Ok good.

Then you should really like what's coming next...

Awwwwww cheah!  You wanna hang with this ridiculousness don'tcha?

[Can you tell it was hard to keep a straight face?]

Ok in all seriousness...

We didn't choose the thug life.  The thug life chose us...

We really do love you to pieces.  Even if this makes you want to run for the hills rather than be our friend or lend us your vote, we hope we could make you smile or laugh at some point.

But if we did prove that we could be your homies and you think the feeling might be mutual, show our gal Chelsea some love and vote for Chelsea's submission!

Just follow the link to click the vote button on the submission page!

And don't forget to enter your own photos on domino.com or tag your pics on Instagram using #SOdomino and @dominomag.  We'd love to cheer you on and vote for you too - even if it does toughen the competition ;)

More chairs, more makeover!

I know, I know. This isn't the weekly anticipated Friday Reader Design I KNOW you all have been on the edges of your seats waiting for. Say whaaaaat?!... ;)

As Spring has sprung and everyone seems to be going full speed, we are waiting for more tours to land in our inbox. What is this Friday Reader Design, you say? It's a weekly tour that we share every Friday from one reader anywhere in the world. Our desire is to be a resource of inspiration covering many styles in design, and Reader Design tours is one tool that does just that! There is no requirement to be a professional designer or even a fellow blogger; we just want to share your work and creativity! You can post a few photos to our Facebook page or tag #stylemuttspaces on Instagram, and we'll contact you for further details! Check out our growing collection of awesome tours on our SPACES page - but be warned, you might want to get comfortable first! 

So, since we don't have a tour to share this week, I thought I'd share a room in my home recently upgraded by another pair of chairs! Last week I shared our updated dining room which was prompted by a couple roadside rescues.

Well, our living room got a little lift as well with a few rescued chairs - remember these beauties rescued by Cate and upgraded with new gams?

Well Matt and I bought em'!

So far they have adapted well to their new environment and are playing well with others.

Nothing else in this space has changed, but these chairs upgraded the space quite a bit toward the more rustic, boho vibe we've got going on.  

I'm so grateful to Cate for giving us first dibs on these chair! They were love at first site the day she texted me a pic of her new find and I knew she'd make them sensational. Girl didn't disappoint. :)

Happy Memorial Day weekend and thank you so much for stopping by!

Reader Design: Tamara's Teeming House of Hippies

Awwwwwwwww yeah, it's Friday! And we have another reader design to dish out hot!  What's a #stylemuttspaces reader design you ask?!  It's our chance to celebrate what you love most about your home on our SPACES page and a way to serve up fresh (and even global) inspiration!

So let's hear from today's featured designer: Tamara in Monterey, CA:

"Welcome to house of hippies.  We are a fun family of 5... three girls 15, 13, & 6... and 2 dogs.  5 years ago we moved to Monterey from the Bay Area to be closer to my husband's work.  Family time means so much to us so moving to the beach was a no brainer."

"I saw a sign once that said "Color me Happy" I wrote that down and kept it on my fridge.  2 years later I'm using my color to make me happy.  When first moving in I was all about the beige walls and accent colors until I realized the power of white.  White walls that is.  Color is the key to life, the key to happiness, and the key to design if you use it right.  White walls make everything pop!  I love that!"

"My gallery wall came from over time.  It's my entry way.  It's a mix of my family portraits, inspirational quotes, canvas painting, and what I want my girls to read as the walk by each day to head out the door.  Positive quotes like 'a smile is the prettiest thing you can wear.'"

I LOVE this idea of subtly instilling such important values in young girls by surrounding them with some positive truth.

"Then there's my things, my treasures I've collected from all over the place.  Not that I travel.  That sounds fancy.  I'm a road tripper and love to venture all around California.  Weekend trips with my girlfriends or mama and sisters.  Venice beach, Big Sur, and San Francisco are my faves.  Sometimes it's a succulent or vase, but I always bring back a little something for the house to showcase where I've been!  It's another little thing that makes me happy."

That skull pillow is cracking me up.  If I were to be x-rayed right now, I'm sure the doctor would find I too have beach on the brain.

What a great orb light!  It reminds my of my DIY plug-in version.  And I love that mantle vignette!

"I'm eclectic so I gather from everywhere.  My leather chair I found on the sidewalk by a liquor store.  You don't know how strong you are until you can't leave it behind.  It was like leaving a kid behind, no way.  So my inner strong lady came out to help me load her up in the Chevy!  I tend to adopt furniture.  They don't always get names so don't worry."

I, on the other hand, make no such promises - I name almost everything ;)  And is this some curbside secret I've not been privy to?!  Do I need to start loitering outside of ABC to score a leather chair like that?

"Other pieces like my bench I'm using as a coffee table and 2 side chairs (at my dining table) were mine growing up, my family ate dinner using them every night... and now my family uses it."

"Then I stepped up my fame from free to Pottery Barn.  My sofa and console table are a perfect staple for any design direction I want to change up next.  My tan sofa goes with my huge selection of pillow and throws, those suckers are ever changing, like weekly, it's crazy but that's how I like it."

Can you spot how many pillow/ wall art/ decor changes we've already seen in this post? 

I am constantly playing that same decor switcheroo game.  Now check out her patio:

And the bedrooms:

I can't decide which pop of yellow I love more.  And how about that string of feathers as the headboard art?!?  Getting some major decor ideas of my own... 

"Our house is tiny 1,050 sq.ft. of pure love.  I have a few more hallway projects and my master is going grey.  It's ever changing happiness here, I guess it's just the little things that make this hippie mama happy!"

Thank you Tamara for sharing your space with us!  Follow Tamara (and her buisness counterpart Joan) at @2ladiesandachair or visit their website for more inspiration!

And don't hold out on us!  Share your unique spaces with us and tag #stylemuttspaces on Instagram or post to our Facebook page!

And of course this dog momma couldn't help but end on a pup pic :)  Happy Friday!