two of my good girl friends just got a place together and need some help decorating. the chance to decorate a girls-only city pad? naturally, i jumped on that opportunity. sadly, my best friend has somewhat... how do i put this delicately... masculine taste. she likes grey. and green. and abhors all things girly and considers me a flashy dresser if i pair a colored top with my sparkly necklace. well, rats.
either way, she sent me
the couch she likes this morning, and i actually like it a lot! the clean lines and nailhead trim make this a great piece to work off of.
and to my surprise and delight, she started sending along very bright (and feminine!) looking pillows. so i ran with it and immediately hopped over to my favorite pillow cover source,
fabricadabra.
i tried to keep the bigger items toned down and cater to her quasi-traditional taste. the
coffee table, chevron
rug,
lamps, and
mirror are all basic, neutral pieces that you could really use in any style room. i added in more feminine, glam pieces with the
sconces,
bookends, beaded
hurricane,
pillows, and of course, the
gold pouf (which i'm aware wouldn't make it into this living room in a gagillion years, but heck, i think it looks awesome).
gosh, i haven't done one of these lil' mock-ups in ages. that was fun.
ok, now back to work.
I tend to lean more toward masculine colors and shapes in design, much like your friend, and I actually think the pouf, pink geode, beaded candleholder, and Indian-print pillow are a little too girly. I like some aspect of femininity, though, so I usually look for pieces that are feminine in shape but masculine in color. Occasionally I'll look for pieces the other way around, too. But I really love that couch!
ReplyDeleteI'm actually a big fan of mascululine, basic pieces, because I hate feeling frou frou. But I love to contrast them with girly, sofer pieces, much like you did here. I always secretly feel like my apartment is a wee bit too girly for me, but heck, you're only a young twenty-something lady once! Those bookends are unreal. Love all of the juxtoposition in ths little mock up.
ReplyDeleteI am moving in a month - I NEED YOUR HELP!!!!!! Can you do one for me??? :D
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Looks great Alaina - love the gold pouf. Tell your friend its a must - she needs to trust your judgement. By the way I need a pouf. Color and where?
ReplyDeleteLOVE THE ROOM! Please tell me you offer this as a service!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful! Gold pouf is awesome. Wait - now I want to re-do my apartment...
ReplyDeleteThis is super cute! Nice work. Loving that gold pouf. Love.
ReplyDeleteI thought this post was going to be all about why we should live together. Haha.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on this room. Looks lovely!
i'm moving in with a friend next wekend and I know our biggest battle will be agreeing on how to decorating. this gives me hope that we can come to a compromise!
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good luck with the move! this is going to be my next sofa..or something similar. I saw one here in the city at ABC Home - looked similar..but it was velvet...i could die! :) Have a nice wknd.
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p.s. i misread...Your friend are moving?
ReplyDeleteI love that couch and the nailhead trimming! It's a great color that can be versatile. I love how you've put all the pieces together like that, I normally just do really horrible sketches. This seems more practical, definitely inspiring me to do the same for my next remodeling project.
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