2 sneak peek: my studio design

So as promised, here's a sneak peek at what I'm designing for my studio.


A before shot of the living area space on the day I moved in...Looks like junk, but there's some good stuff in there!


And this is where I'm going...


What's more girlie than Chanel or Tiffany & Co.? When I first moved in I wanted to paint a super pale blue on all the walls, but then I painted my nails this aqua blue color shortly there after and fell in love with it! It will give the perfect feminine and vintage feel I'll looking for. I already have the grey tufted chairs, and they are the only big seating I have in the place. They'll be the focal point of the living room so I'm making some accent pillows to dress them up! My entry way will have a gallery wall of photos from my travels, childhood & my tiny art collection. And of course, I have to include my Aunt Lucille's vintage sunburst clock!

Do you like where it's going? Have a great weekend! And I'll be back next week with some progress....

4 the design studio

Almost exactly a year ago, I founded my company and named it after this blog; SingleBubblePop Design Studio. I wanted the name to sound like a collective of design professionals, because eventually, that's what I want it to be! Flash forward to now, and I've actually moved into a studio! I'm living and working from a tiny 545 square foot space and I absolutely love it.

Here's the floorplan:



It's just enough space for me, and I'm going to make it uber girlie. I've been here almost a month, and I haven't had my girl's over yet because I haven't executed my design plan yet. Stay tuned & I'll share my plan tomorrow!

Until then, check out this video of Nick Olsen touring a studio he designed in Brooklyn. This is my inspiration!

1 who knew?

Who knew there was so much variation in cowhide rugs? I'm loving all of these from the latest issue of House Beautiful. How do you feel about real animal hides? Yay or Nay

1 artist spotlight: thomas saliot

Beautifully soft oil paintings from artist Thomas Saliot





My favorite! Love the lighting in this piece.... There are sooo many great ones on his website. Please check it out!

2 will & jada at home

I absolutely love this family and love their home too! The Smith's gave us a sneak peek into their adobe style home in the latest issue of Architectural Digest. A much more subdued style than I imagined, the Smith home looks warm and comfy with dramatic views of their lucious estate.



The Smith family in front of their awesome antique doorway.



Love love love the light in this space and the mix of furniture styles. Everything doesn't have to match! (In fact I shun sets!)


And doesn't this just look like somewhere everybody wants to be all the time? I'm sure all the house parties end up out here.


To find out more about the space and the decor used, read an excerpt of the article here.

1 can't get enough: zig zags

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