McCall's Bright Eclectic Office

 The Lucky girl, McCall, won my bloggy friends giveaway and therefore, won a FREE MOOD BOARD design! So today I am sharing that with you!

I love when I have specific clients/friends to make a board for. It brings me out of my comfort zone and keeps me on a budget :) Do you want me to create one for you?

I could easily determine McCall's style from her blog but I wanted to see what space she wanted me to design.

McCall said: "I would love for the mood board to be done for my spare bedroom that is used as our office. This room acts not only as our office, but also is my craft room (sewing, blogging, illustrating, photography painting, etc) and music room. (piano, guitar) Welcome to apartment life."

I decided to add in a futon just in case they needed to use the space as a guest bedroom. I also wanted to incorporate lots of storage for all of her hobbies! The painted mason jars also make for a unique, inexpensive desk storage option (for pens, pencils, scissors, etc.)

Inspiration

(found on McCall's Pinterest and my Pinterest)

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NOW, go to Design your Dwelling and....

** Make sure to 'like' your favorite design board - they will be featured next week!  ;) **

Resources

Desk: Ikea Micke

Chair: Target

Shelving: Ikea Expedit

Rug: Urban Outfitters

Lamp: Shades of Light

Storage Bins: Target

Pillows: Target

Futon: Target

Mason Jars: Etsy

Dry Erase Board: Target

Inspiration Photo and Colors: Design-Seeds

Do you like bold color? What are some necessities for your home office?

Also, I forgot to mention that my workplace {Courtney Ludeman Interiors} got a new website and added a blog! Be sure to stop by and see it :)

Come back tomorrow because I am co-hosting Wildcard Wednesday!! You don't wanna miss it!

Branding and Trends

*This post is strictly my opinions on these products, companies, etc. With that being said, I am very excited for this post because I certainly do have brands and trends that I am really into and stand behind!!! This could get pretty lengthy but I am going to try and stick to my favorites. I would love to get your opinion on my favorite brands/trends! Some of these may seem very stereotypical, but I truly have reasons for using and buying each one. (However, if I went into that I would be blogging all night.)

Oh and that exciting news that I had, well here it is: One of my best friends got ENGAGED this past Sunday :) Congrats Denise!!! So excited for you!

Also, I want to give a quick thanks to my readers! I know I haven't been blogging long, but its nice to know that I have lots of support already :) Hope I am keeping you entertained! And don't forget to follow my site officially through google. Thanks a bunch!

Trends

1. Neon
2. Burlap
3. Chevron
4. Lace
5. Riding Boots
6. Monograms
7. Cowboy Boots

Brands/Companies:

1. Apple Inc.
2. Etsy
3. Coach
4. Pinterest (I think you guys know that by now :D)
5. Nikon
6. J.Crew
7. Coca-Cola
8. Target
9. Victoria's Secret
10. Paula Deen
11. North Face
12. Essie
13. Food Network
14. Amazon
15. Starbucks

Neon

Pinterest

Burlap

http://www.etsy.com/listing/67023146/burlap-wreath-18-natural-and-ivory?ref=sr_gallery_3&ga_search_query=burlap+wreath&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade

http://weloveweddings.omaha.com/burlap-vs-burlap/

Chevron

http://zebra-duct-tape.tumblr.com/post/18591632507

Pinterest

Lace

http://ohthelovelythings.blogspot.com/2011/05/diy-roundup-lace-and-doilies.html

http://sweetasageorgiapeach.tumblr.com/page/9

Riding Boots 

my boots :)

http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/shoes/boots/PRDOVR~49121/49121.jsp

http://wanelo.com/p/466141/style-tip-the-flat-boot--torys-blog

Monograms

http://southernpiphi.tumblr.com/page/116

http://www.etsy.com/listing/102101596/custom-shower-curtain-design-provided

Cowboy Boots

Mine and my Bridesmaids boots!

Pinterest

What brands do you love? Do you buy/use them consistently? What do you think of these trends? I admit I was skeptical about the neon one in the beginning, but now I can't get enough of it! 

Happy Tuesday!

XO Samantha