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!
