DesignHER Gives Vivid Hue a 'Nod'

When I was in middle school, there was a talented and artistic "upperclassman" (eight grader) whom I admired from afar.  Everything she touched with her paint brush turned into a beautiful masterpiece.  Her work had meaning and substance.  I silently kept notes on how she operated and I observed how she performed her craft.   She seemed out of my league and I was pretty sure I was non-existent in her world.  Mid-year, our school held an art show.  I looked for opportunities to be involved with anything having to do with art and so I volunteered to help hang the wall gallery, including some of her work.  During the show,  she approached me and inquired if I'd had involvement in setting up the display.  I nervously nodded yes.  "I love how you set up the gallery," she said.

In my mind, it was the equivalent of winning an academy award.  Ok, maybe that's overly dramatic.  But my point is, I was so thrilled to have that praise from someone I admired so much that I was filled with dancing butterflies inside my tummy.   Really, I was thinking, "Wow, that's pretty neat."

Yesterday I had a similar moment of "wow, that's pretty neat" when I learned that Julianne Taylor (Creative Director + Founder of Taylor Burke Home) gave lil' ole Vivid Hue Home a mention in her DesignHer book that she released earlier this year.

Photo Courtesy of DesignHER and Taylor Burke Home

Julianne is a sweet Southern gal from South Carolina who spent almost a decade living abroad and further enriching her interior design knowledge.  This experience inspired her to establish Taylor Burke Home,  a modern and luxury furniture brand company.  During my years as "just a home decor blogger," I kept tabs on the Taylor Burke brand through social media.  When I opened the Vivid Hue Home retail shop, I knew immediately I wanted to bring Taylor Burke Home to my area of Connecticut.

Photo Courtesy of DesignHER and Taylor Burke Home

We launched the shop in 2015 with Taylor Burke Home's Dallas Sofa along with their fabulous Beaufort Bamboo Chair upholstered in Cotton + Quill's Midnight Koi custom fabric).

Photo Courtesy of Vivid Hue Home

Earlier this year, Julianne released a truly inspiring design book called DesignHER which highlights 35 female entrepreneurs that are shaping today's home decor industry.  Each have launched their own businesses and pursued their true passions in design and are making quite a statement in the design arena.  The book celebrates many of the designers that we offer in our shop and have become friends with including Roxy's Society Social  and Mary Catherine's Cotton + Quill. and Meg's Meg Braff Designs.  

As a side story, ya'll know that I have long been a fan of Meg Braff and her incredible wallpaper designs.  I have used her Up In a Tree in my mudroom,  her Roxy in Navy in my daughter's room and her Vintage Trellis in the Vivid Hue Home shop.

So where do I fit in?  Well I don't want to steal the spotlight from these talented ladies, but I do want to share my butterflies-in-my-tummy- that's so cool moment.

Yesterday one of my fabulous clients (S.C) brought to my attention that our shop gets a mention in Julianne Taylor's DesignHER book under Meg Braff's feature!

Photo Courtesy of Sheila Casey

"I can recall seeing Meg Braff published in every magazine under the sun for as long as I can remember.  Then the gorgeous green trellis wallpaper installed in the Farmington, Connecticut retail store, Vivid Hue Home, alerted me to the extent of her talents.  A beautiful photo of our Kings Grant Chairs in ebony with zebra print cowhide placed in front of Braff's wallpaper was Instagrammed across the universe.  It has me gasping."  

-  Julianne Taylor, Taylor Burke Home

Here is the photo that Julianne was referencing: 

Photo Courtesy of Vivid Hue Home

There is a funny backstory about the Meg Braff install in the shop.  Our cottage is an historical building and the land lord made it expressly clear that I needed to maintain the integrity of the shop in the same state as how I inherited it.  The trouble was, the walls were a non-historical knotty pine and there was no easy way I could envision selling my colorful products within their confines.  I had to get creative with hanging the paper.  Here's the rest of the story about the evolution of the Meg Braff wallpaper here. 

Here are more shots of Meg Braff's wallpaper in the Vivid Hue Home shop.  

Thank you, Julianne, for your sweet nod to Vivid Hue Home in your book.  Though I know the props really go towards Meg Braff for her brilliant designs, I am thrilled to have the mention.  In my mind, "it's pretty neat."  So thank you.

And for those of you that would like to delve into the DesignHER book in more detail, of course I am carrying it in my shop.  You can also purchase on Amazon or directly from Taylor Burke Home.  

xoxoxo

Heather

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ORC Updates to Guest Room

Earlier this year, I made a major update to my guest bedroom.  Ya'll may recall that this was the room I selected to makeover for the Calling It Home One Room Challenge.   And my initial reveal for this room showed a Bohemian Chic meets Hollywood Regency transformation. 

The room went from a basic gray drab palette to dark navy walls (Sherwin William's SW6510 Loyal Blue) and a turquoise striped ceiling with a sputnik chandelier.  I loved the update, but I could never quite get the DIY turquoise ceiling stripes out of my head.  They were fun and daring but cheaply executed (by me).  I immediately embarked on my next mission of replacing those darned stripes with a more professional finish.  (aka, had to find the wallpaper of my dreams and then convince the husband to pay for the stuff).  Below, I'll take you through the latest transformation with this room. 

Before

Progress

Initial reveal after the March 2014 One Room Challenge:   

Now

And voila!  Here's the latest.  I fell in love with Meg Braff's Roxy print.  (I'm a huge Meg Braff fan and have her 'Up In a Tree' Kelly Green paper in my mudroom, here).  The paper definitely gives a much more professionally decorated look to the room. 

I also swapped out the previous sear sucker duvet for Trina Turk's Huntington Stripe Duvet

And added a few additional throw pillows for some pop. 

 

A little reminder of Kennebunkport... (See why I love this place so much here). 

 

 

 

What are your thoughts about this room?  What do you love?  What do you hate?  Do you think my guests will have a hard time falling to sleep at night?  Any changes you'd make to this room?

I'd love to hear your feedback! 

 

Also, check back soon for an exciting giveaway that I'll be featuring on my site! 

 

Take a tour of my other rooms here. 

 

 

 

 Sources:
Turquoise Nightstands: Parker Kennedy Living | Nail head Headboard: Ballard Designs | Brass Lamps: Home Goods |  Vintage Sailboat Painting: Antiques on Nine in Kennebunkport |  Brass Crane: Blaze and Bloom | Bed Linens: Serena & Lily | Ikat Pillow, Navy Pillow, Green & Linen Pillow: Home Goods | Bolster Pillow: Custom from Calico | Fuchsia and Orange Velvet Pillow: Blaze and Bloom, CT | Vintage Green and Turquoise Bedspread: Antiques on Farmington | Large Chevron Painting: Jennifer Moreman, One Kings Lane | Fuchsia Chair: Home Goods | Alpaca Throw: Ascher Market/ Spaces of Kennebunkport | Chinoiserie Melamine Tray on Bed: Kim Seybert | Quote Art (both): One Kings Lane | Miss Porter's Oil Painting by Dawn Lombardi of Farmington, CT |  Drapes: Target Threshold | Pom Pom Fringe on Drapes: Ichimylove on Etsy | Rhino Stool: Home Goods | Zebra Dish: C Wonder |  Turquoise Urchin Chandelier: Stimulight on Etsy |  Pink Tulip on Navy Tray: Furbish Studio | Navy Faux Wood Inlaid Tray: Home Goods | Green & White Stripe Jewelry Box: Home Goods | Striped Duvet: Trina Turk Residential - Huntington Stripe |

Ottoman: DHP Dorel Home Products

 

House Tour: Mudroom Snapshot

 

Recently I reviewed a few of the photos under my house tour section.  It's amazing how outdated those photos can get!  It's true, design is always a work in progress and never really done.  So when you freeze a specific moment in time and then look back several months later, it's incredible to see how much a room has transformed even in that short amount of time. 

This is why today I am going to be showing you the current status of my mudroom.  You may recall progress here.  And this is where I have ended up so far: 

Read more about how these Vivid Hue DIY X-Benches here. 

 

This has become one of my favorite pieces of artwork in our house.  It's the alphabet by our 5 year old daughter and I absolutely LOVE the color! 

 

 

The area leading into the bathroom is wallpapered too (not shown in photo) but I still haven't styled this area the way that I would like.  I want to make a seat cushion for the bench and update the baskets. 

 

I recently updated the photos in my Kitchen tour as well.  Click here to take a look! 

Do you find that once you decorate a room, it continues to transform as well?  Or when you're done are you good about completely moving on to a different room? 

Mudroom Mania

I've been dying to share an update on my Mudroom Makeover.   I was hoping for one 'voila' moment but I think I've had enough things come together since my last reveal.  Here are the updates I've made:

1. I purchased the Linens N Things X Benches and recovered them in the Calico Corners Seeing Spots Fabric (separate post to follow).

2. I added the West Elm White Lacquer Console Bench and put the 'Kelly Wearstler' (Home Goods lamps) on top. 

3. Styled the console with a few Nate Berkus Target Accessories. 

4. And purchased the Grandin Road Lola Outdoor Rug to add (not arrived, not pictured)

Grandin Road Lola Rug

I also purchased Fuschia Cord that I'm going to use for trim around the x benches.

And Lisa Mende and Traci Zeller designed a room in the Adamsleigh Showhouse that was spectacular.  They trimmed the room with grosgrain ribbon and nail heads.  It truly inspired me to try the same in my own house.  I'm considering doing it in the mudroom...I'd love to go bold and try a hot pink (but I'm nervous to do this on top of the Meg Braff).  I could go conservative and do a solid black ribbon trim...What are your thoughts? 

I had some fun and decided to play around with how the pink trim might look in that room.  I'd just go around the doorways and baseboards, not the ceiling boards...Also, I'd repaint the turquoise door to lacquer black to 'minimize' so many different colors going on in there.  This pink is a bit too fluorescent in the photo (it's photoshop) but there's a grosgrain ribbon in a deep hot pink that I have in mind. 

I will share more as the room develops but now that I've gotten the vision, so many ideas are floating through my head!  I've decided to just go for it and not hold back (well, I am still hesitant on the nailhead trim but I don't think I'd regret it). 

Meg Finally Gets a Mirror!

 

Ya'll may recall that I added the Meg Braff wallpaper to my mudroom this summer and I was psyched to spruce it it up!  I'd had my eye on the Meg Braff Up in a Tree wallpaper for some time but I wasn't sure where to put it in my home.  Finally, I settled on the mudroom and was thrilled with the result. 

Only...after the paper was added, I have been so nervous to add anything else to the walls because I've wanted to make sure it would be "just right."

I *almost* purchased a navy pagoda mirror from One King's Lane for $500 but never pulled the trigger because it just didn't seem right. 

Well today, on a whim, I was shopping around TJ Maxx...I spotted a white mirror for $39.99.   Don't ask me why today...but I decided to buy the $39 mirror and tack holes into the paper!  I've waited long enough. 

I may still paint the mirror a lacquered navy but, for now, I'm going to sit with it as white. 

What do you think? 

Keep it white?  Or paint it navy?

PS--You see the turquoise door in the background?  I'm contemplating painting that a glossy navy too (so mirror and door would all match).  Ah...things are always changing!

But I am very happy to score the mirror for such a great price. 

Thoughts and comments welcome! 

Any other ideas of what to add to the other walls?  I've been terrified to put any holes into the paper but now that the first ones have been done, it's sort of freeing! 

xoxo  |  Heather  | Vivid Hue Home

High Point Market Fall First Glimpses

High Point Market Fall 2013 is in full force! It opened to industry leaders, designers and trend spotters yesterday.  I have been obsessively tracking down photos of the first glimpses from the market.  There are always very talented style spotters working the market floors so people like me can live vicariously through them.  So far, they have not disappointed with their finds. 

Here are some of my faves:



Via Janel Laban | Apartment Therapy

Drexel Heritage Console upholstered with a pink & orange embroidered patterned natural linen fabric.  Great find Janel.  Janel is the executive editor of Apartment Therapy and was selected as one of High Point Markets Style Spotters for the October 2012 market. 

 

Via Julia Buckingham Edelmann

 Century Furniture coral lacquer new traditional "dressing chest."  Julia is known for her love of antique artifacts and as one of the well-known Material Girls (materialgirlsblog).  She is also a High Point Market Style Spotter this fall. 

via Lisa Mende

 Wesley Hall Showroom.  A rendition of a Louis 16th chair, alpine white painted finish with Dwell Studios for Robert Allen emerald green Malachite fabric.  This was spotted by Lisa Mende of Lisa Mende Designs.  And guess what?  She is also a Style Spotter for High Point Market.  You can find her finds here. 

via Lisa Mende

 C.R. Laine does not disappoint!  Per Lisa Mende:  "The chevron is as popular as ever! Style 205-SW "Simon" swivel in Limitless Coco fabric designed for Kravet by Jonathan Adler. The 1 1/2" band of kiwi colored tape added at the base of the chair adds the finishing detail to make this chair a must have. The linear contrast of the green tape to the brown and white zigzag geometric completes the look with the hot color".

Via Janel Laban | Apartment Therapy

   Tozai Home blends wonderful color with plaid. 

via Lisa Mende

Chelsea House.  Tracery Mirror designed by Lisa Kahn-Allen.  Spotted by Lisa Mende

via Janel Laban

Parsons tables from Bungalow 5 in great finishes - navy grasscloth & rosewood veneer.  (And hey...look at the wallpaper in the background!  That's Meg Braff's Up in a Tree Bamboo Green from my mudroom.  I'm liking that blue lacquer dresser they paired with the kelly green.  Makes me want that navy pagoda mirror even more!). 

via High Point Market Facebook

 Lucy Smith Wall


via Janel Laban | Apartment Therapy

Patina on metal bankers lamps at Bo Bo 

via Quintessence

Wesley Hall.  Dwell Studio Malachite and Stray Dog Designs Table.  Via Instagram, Quintessence. 
This room is just absolutely stunning! 

via Janel Laban | Apartment Therapy

Handcrafted console by Lucy Smith

Living room in front of High Point Market Designed by Randy McManus, co-sponsored by RetailNOWvia HPmkt facebook page

Via Christiane Lemieux Dwell Studio

 Via instagram Christiane Lemieux, the founder of Dwell Studio

via Janel Laban | Apartment Therapy

 Dwell Studio via Apartment Therapy's facebook page.

 

via Cassandra Lavallee of Coco + Kelley

 
 CR Laine via Instagram from Cassandra Lavallee of Coco + Kelley.  CR Laine is representing!  Love what I'm seeing from them so far!

I'm excited to see more photos from the feet on the ground.  #hpmkt just kicked off yesterday and will continue until October 18th.  I am sure we'll be seeing many more exciting things. 

Do you have a favorite so far?  I'm loving that Dwell studio Malachite showroom! 

I hope to be there one day!!!!!

Best,

Heather

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