Dreaming In Indigo

I am smitten with Indigo right now. I love the color and to me it is the new Emerald.  Mark my words....Indigo is going to be the new trending color. I can't tell you how often I find myself choosing items in this color, it's seriously like a magnet.  Indigo is easy to pair both complimentary colors as well as contrasting and I love all the combinations.

In home decorating and styling you can either choose to use indigo as the accent color or as the main focal color. I tend to like the latter.  Pair indigo with accents or coral, orange, yellow, white, emerald, or a combo of two of the mentioned colors. Here is some inspiration!

Here are some of my favorite indigo pieces to style your home.

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XO,

Perfect Pairing - Appareled Abode

Happy Happy Friday! Can you believe it's almost mid July? Where has this summer gone? After the 4th I always feel like it just flies by so quickly. There is still enough time to rock all your fun summer clothes.  I have said it before and I will say it again and again...I love the color combo of indigo and tangerine. I love it so much I decided to make this weeks installment of Appareled Abode about just that! 

Abode: Sofa | Chair | Chandelier | Side Table | Throw | Coffee Table | Basket | Blue Throw Pillow | Floor Ottomans | Starfish & Coral Art Work | Table Lamps | Coral Maze Pillows

Apparel: Top | Jeans | Sandals | Bag | Coral Bracelet | Earrings | Anchor Bracelet | Necklace | Belt | Monogram Ring

XO,

Coffee Table Styling

Who doesn't love a well styled coffee table? I do! Shocker? Not just because I am a designer but because they can be so personal to each individual. You place what you love on the coffee table, for every guest to see. It's not just a place to lay your remote.

I am currently styling a coffee table for a client that has very modern home but wants to bring in a side of shabby chic! What a combo and I think it's going to be a perfect mix. The table is going to be so fun to style. I already have so many ideas and can't wait to put it together.   Here are some of  my favorite table styling for you all to drool over, oh and get a little inspired too!

Lucite, Zebra & Magenta = Amazing styling

I love how soft and serene this room is. The table is a bit modern but the black legs and right angles work perfect. The elements selected really soften the hard lines.

This mirrored tray is everything. I love it mixed with the pop of yellow fabric on the ottoman below.

Books & Hydrangeas. Nothing else needed.

Sexy set. I love the small vase. The table mixed with the vase brings a lot of texture.

GLAM. gold, white & pink. What kind of candies are those?

I love this porcupine book topper. Fun. It would keep my dogs off the table too!

Normally I would say to take an item away but in this case the mix of all the books works. I love the white candles in the mixed levels of hurricane vases.

This is some of the items I would put on my coffee table if I were to style it....Again.

Jewelry Dish | Lucite Monogram Tray | Tom Ford Book

Back to work....I am definitely inspired!

XO,

Appareled Abode | White Hot Magenta!

For the first installment of my Appareled Abode Series I decided to go with a fun pop of color. Magenta.

I was inspired by this white outfit with magenta accents for my Apparel portion....

Although this outfit is on trend and super cute, I personally am not sure if I would be brave enough to rock the  bustier  (I think it's a little too young for this 30 something year old). I would change out the top for a similar style spaghetti strap tank in a longer length and tuck it into the skirt. Anyone women out there that can pull it off... ROCK IT! Regardless, I love this look!


This is my rendition on how to pull off this look in your Abode!

Mixing lots of white with patterned magenta elements give this abode lots of color and texture but still keeping it clean with the main elements being white. Adding pops of metallic in with the bedside and chair side tables give this room some texture just like jewelry would to an outfit.

Love the looks in this Appareled Abode?  Here is where you get everything you see here!

Apparel:

Jersey Bustier | Tulip Wrap Skirt | Ankle Wrap Sandals | White Patent Leather Clutch | Nars Lip gloss | Korres Plum Lip Butter

Abode: Ivory Linen Chair | Magenta Pillow Cover | Square Gold Table | Round Gold Side Table | Console Table | White Tufted Bed | Rug | Duvet

I hope this post inspires you to peek into your closet to style your home! What styles would you like to see in future post of APPARELED ABODE? Leave  me a comment for suggestions or contact me for design help!

 Design Your Life!

XO,

Appareled Abode

As many of you know, fashion inspires me when creating interior designs. I love getting ideas to decorate homes through many outlets. Not only interior design and decor magazines but also from flipping through fashion mags, reading fashion blogs and of course perusing Pinterest. With this inspiration I have started a new series for the blog called....

Once a week, Appareled Abode with take outfits/garments and show you how to use them as a muse to style your home. I will select the outfit or garment piece and design a room based around it.  

Love the outfit? Love the room? Well your in luck because all the items included in both the outfit and decor will be listed after each post. 

Do you have a "go to" piece in your closet that you love or an outfit that inspires you?  I offer this service to my clients so contact me and I would be happy to assist you in creating your space to reflect your personal style. This is just another way I hope to help inspire you to

  Design Your Life!

Stayed tuned.....the first Appareled Abode is in the works as we speak! 

XO,

Adorning Greek Key

Pattern trends come and pattern trends go... just like anything , what was on trend slowly dies but one trend has stayed constant and that is Greek Key. I get excited over this pattern. It has been around for decades and although it isn't used with every design style, it is a CLASSIC!  

The home I share with my husband was built in 1958 and was loaded with Greek Key. I say was reluctantly as we got rid of it, the only reason being is it wasn't in the most flattering of colors (avocado green & unflattering pink).

I am currently using this pattern in a design for a client in her master bathroom. While searching for inspiration I started to go crazy over the print even more so and created an entire Pinterest board of it!  I realized 2 things.   1.) I tend to like Greek Key in mostly neutral colors and  2.) I need that throw blanket!


Here are some Greek Key decor, rooms &  pieces I die over!

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So next time you are thinking about adding some pattern play into your decor, think Greek Key, it's the key to a lasting, timeless statement!

DESIGN  YOUR LIFE!

xo,

Friday Favorite

ZGallerie is the perfect feature site for today's Friday Favorites.

With a great selection of new arrivals just in and just in time for the spring, the collection is
bright, full of pattern and has lots of texture.

I fell in love with ZGallerie  a long time ago when I came across the store in Florida while visiting my parents.  Although I wish I was in Palm Beach strolling the isles of the store, I am shopping online for a client in the comfort of my own home.   (If anyone is on the east coast from New York to Boston we are getting hit HARD with about 2 feet of snow today)Spring is right around the corner, right!??

So get that coffee brewed and let's get into our little ZGallerie cocoon. I promise you will forget what's going on outside, for a few minutes anyway :)

YES!

Go ahead... When your done shopping, EAT that candy!  Just think, you'll work  it off with all the shoveling you have to do soon...Just don't eat the yellow snow!

DESIGN YOUR LIFE! ~ G

Distinctive Design By Gina

All photos from ZGALLERIE unless otherwise stated.