Picture This: Instagram Inspiration

Often when starting a new design or project, one of the biggest challenges is coming up with a color scheme. Sometimes it's not that big of a deal to go through a hundred different colors, if you're working on the computer for example. But if you're painting a wall or piece of furniture, you want it to be a color you will love day after day for years to come! 

Yes, there are countless color templates on websites, Pinterest, or in books that you could turn to for ideas. But why not pull colors from images you're already in love with? 

Like from your INSTAGRAM! #genius!

You already have an incomprehensible attachment to those perfectly filtered snapshots, so put them to some use! I have found that browsing through my photo feed can provide me with all of the beautiful swatch satisfaction I crave. 

Below are a dozen examples of beautifully coordinated color combinations pulled together from my Instagram photos:

#easypeasy! 

So the next time you're stumped about what color to paint a room, what shirt would look great with those killer purple jeans, or what theme to make your next birthday party, look no further than that truly addicting little app on your phone. #coloryourworld #everydayinspiration  #hashtaghashtaghashtag ...sorry I'll stop now :)

Bathroom Makeover - Part 2 Reveal!

Happy weekend! 

I am super excited to share with you how our bathroom makeover turned out! I should say MY bathroom makeover...Eric didn't really have much input on this one.  

Click HERE to see Part 1 of this bathroom transformation.

Remember when everything looked like this? Kind of lame...very boring. 

Soooo much beige. 

To defeat the blah, I came up with this little mood board: 

Well check out what some fresh paint and new accessories can achieve! 

Mood board meets real life: 

JAZZ HANDS!!!!!! 

The blue makes everything look so fresh! Like diving into a cool swimming pool on a scorching July afternoon. And how about that purple mirror!? Every morning this glorious purple vision greets me, makes getting up just a little less horrible. 

Who is the fairest of them all?

Another project I tackled for this bathroom was to make a mini curtain for the window. This adorable guy was just one yard of fabric, some no-sew tape to hem everything up, and two tension rods. I simply measured how big I wanted my final curtain to be, added some extra on the sides for a hem, and created a loop for the rods at the top and bottom. 

Status? Super tickled with myself :) 

Lastly, to pop that coral out of the curtains I brought in a new bath mat. Our old one was looking pretty sad, and this one from World Market is just so fabulous! 

The grey shower curtain was a nice little find at Marshalls, and it was about time for some new bath towels. Mine were from college and feeling pretty scratchy.  

All and all, I am EXTREMELY stoked about my peacock-meets-coral-fusion bathroom. The pattern in the curtain is tribal but playful, and the bathmat just pops off the floor with happiness. 

Nothing like a totally pulled together room to get the weekend started! Now let's see how long it stays this pulled together.