Author: nataliya

interior designer, dreamer, nature lover, wife. my goal is not to just transform spaces, but to also transform lives. (photo credit: VIE Magazine *I did not take this photo, but I did participate on this project)

color story: chartreuse + plum

Chartreuse and Plum: A dynamic duo. Fresh and spunky, yet deep and powerful. They are not your usual couple, but hey I’ve heard opposites attract. Even as bold as each color is, these two can share the spotlight together if done correctly.

Both colors a little muted here and they compliment each other beautifully.

Love it with the lilac or raspberry too!

. better homes and gardens purple and green room

The key is to blend the greens and purples with other neutrals, browns, blacks, or whites. Mixing in rich brown tones and/or black (as shown above) gives off a luxurious feel. Or use white in the color scheme (shown below) to achieve a more serene & sophisticated environment.

Using gold with these 2 colors looks great too!

Bold colors = modern feel

Just a few favorite items put together just for you! 🙂

a: robert allen alpenglow fabric / b: suburban home ringo fabric / c: centenniel sofa (available to the trade only!) / d: cb2 rex chartreuse chair / e: z gallerie new hope plum art / f: rug (available to the trade only!) / g: crate + barrel link pillow / h: etsy decorative handmade floral pillow cover / i: jonathan adler capri lamp / j: jonathan adler lime lacquer cube

(all photos link back to their original source, if known. inspiration board brought to you by yours truly.)

thursday thoughts: the difference

casa de updates

Hello my readers! Are you still out there? I know I fell off the face of the earth lately. Of course the new house has been consuming my life. I wish I had some other exciting stories or amazing revelations to share with you…but I don’t. So in that case I will now attempt to entertain you with the latest updates at the new casa.

Last week, we finally finished painting! Okay that was a lie. We are not done thanks to the knotty pine bonus room from hell. I’m in one more coat denial so of course I believe this is the last coat. We shall see…

Our final paint palette ended up looking like this:

For our fun sized powder room, I decided to do an accent wall of wallpaper in the pattern below. My hope is that it will make it seem a little bigger. You know like maybe 4 x 5 feet instead of 3.5 x 4!

Perhaps the mack daddy news of all is that we just had the wood floors last week. For the first time I actually felt like this whole thing is finally starting to come together!

I love how they turned out! It’s crazy to think just the floors and paint can make this much of a difference!

PS. We just moved everything in on Saturday! I’m not going to lie – it’s a little strange. It doesn’t quite feel like it’s our home yet, but I’m sure that will come with time. Kinda hard to feel homey when there are boxes everywhere I guess. 🙂

PPS. I am the proud new owner of this new clearance mirror at target. $19.99 . Come into my lovely home!

That’s all for now! I promise to get back to the regular posts. I’ll be back sooner than later 🙂 xo.

weekend inspiration

Today is the day – live like there’s no tomorrow! Happy Weekend to you all!

xoxo Nat

sabbatical in Santorini

I’ve came to the conclusion months ago that I need a vacation. Believe it or not, I haven’t taken a day off since July. With lows in the 30’s this week and all the craziness that is the destruction of our new home, I’m ready to just fly away to somewhere warm and pretty, preferably away from everybody and everything, where I can prance around in a swim suit without a care in the world. What better place than Greece??

All of my daydreams came true when I stumbled upon this unique home in Santorini while looking through Elle Décor’s website this morning. Please, take me there!