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 ;)

Anthropologie 'Sura' Inspired Dresser

Happy Memorial Day US friends, stateside and overseas! A heartfelt thank you to those men and women and their families who serve or have served this beautiful country we call home.

I cooked up a little Before+After to serve on this special day - one that wasn't even in the works a week ago! It all started mid-week last week when the Anthropologie home catalog landed in our mailbox. I was taken to another world at every flip of a page, but when I got to their 'Sura' collection, it was more than swooning; I was immersed! I snapped this pic of the page:

So vibrant and edgy! I love a good all-over patter and knew this was one to try. I got on Craigslist to see if there were any decent candidates to experiment with. Hello, modern four-drawer dresser! Welcome to The Garage!

Now, what to use for my stencil? I thought about carving my own stencil out of cardboard; a method I've used before and have liked. But I didn't like the idea of painting the design on with a brush. I wanted it much more uneven, worn, and faded looking. Anthro used actual triangular pieces of wood turned all different directions and with a beautiful white washed stain. I wasn't going to cut a zillion wood triangles and fit them together like a Rubik's Cube. I hate those things. Instead, I cut some sponges down until I got the size I liked for the height of the drawers.

Sadly, about 5 sponges were harmed in the making of this transformation. But when I got the size I wanted, this makeover was a breeze! I brushed the paint, (Old White by Annie Sloan Chalk Paint), onto the sponges, and just pressed them onto the drawer fronts at random. Then I painted the body in Old White and called it Done!

By not overloading the sponges with paint, the pattern went on exactly how I had hoped, (which doesn't always happen)! A little crackly, uneven,  and true to the faded finish of my inspired Anthro pieces.

Here's a little behind the scenes action of StyleMutt Home at my house; whenever I'm staging and shooting photos, there are usually at least 20 children behind me in the bodies of 3, that need one thing or another. They'll be happily content until the camera comes out. This one was tired of waiting for (more) snack behind the camera, so he put himself front and center. Well played, young one. Well played.

It's a bold pattern, yes, but the right piece fell into my hands following a heaping dose of inspiration. One can't just ignore circumstances as perfect as that, right?!

4-drawer dresser now available for sale
$295
40.25"H x 35"W x 19"D
Contact me with questions or interest!

Thank you all for stopping by and have a fun and safe holiday!

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!