Design Inspiration For Your Photos

With the holidays in full swing, there are few gadgets getting more action that our camera phones these days. Between Instagram and Facebook and selfies and elfies and dogs and blogs...holy photo moly. The holidays are a great time to capture our favorite moments for sure, but what to do with all of these favorite photos?

I was trying to think of some new fun ideas for a commercial project I'm working on and I remembered some inspiration photos I took at the Boston Design Center a couple of months ago. The designers incorporated a rod hanging system for the artwork which I think looks pretty great.
(And of course everything looks better on wallpaper! That grasscloth is so fabulous!!))

One of my favorite sources for art frames is Framebridge. They have a great website for SUPER, easy custom framing, in addition to an app that lets you preview your own art in the new frame! I love the Cairo burl wood frame and the Tiger wood frame.

Hanging artwork salon style, like above, is a great way to get the trendy gallery look with a little oomph. This can also be a great DIY project by simply finding your perfect rod and using a hook and chain to systematically hang your artwork. You can find picture rail molding hooks online or check out this tutorial from Little Green Notebook.

Little Green Notebook Tutorial

Here are some more inspiration photos from the Boston Design Center's newly renovated interiors.

 Love this grasscloth! For ordering info contact me at sfast@neinteriors.com

Hope everyone is having a great December! 

Happy Holidays!!

Fall Focus: Animal Prints & Grey+Chartreuse

Pantone's color prediction is still going strong with chartreuse this Fall.

Cozied up with GRAY, it seems to be the couple of the season.

 

Kravet is KILLING it with their fabric line right now!

Jen and I used chartreuse, gray and linen in a model home that we did this Spring.

I thought it might end up being a quickie trend, especially for me being a monochromad.

Perhaps I'd be bored with it by now? Here it is October, and I'm still loving it.

 

And what could be better than pops of chartreuse? How'bout faux bois chartreuse! gulp.

Aside from the "just can't get enough" chart & gray scene, the animal print fabrics are also still on the radar.

These hand printed papers by Porter Teleo are so fabulous.

 

Although not an animal print, these are my other faves from their line.

The organic nature of their wallpapers is so genius 

in mixing a modern edge into any style of room. 

There is no better way to improve a boring little space than bringing out a totally 

fierce animal print wallpaper.

The boa wallpaper from O&L- rocks.

O&L Kimodo- the whole line! (and chartreuse on distressed leather!!-holy God)

The holograph design on this paper is unbelievable! Looks exactly like embellished crystals.

Duralee's adorableness.

Schumacher's line up...

 Kelly Wearstler's "Feline" @ Lee Jofa is my top pick for the leopard look.

And love this little number...

Back on the chartreuse front, in the Lee Jofa showroom...

Even the Hubs is rockin the chartreuse and navy. Good times.

What do you think? Would you commit to a lacquer wall painted chartreuse??