This is way overdue…. today’s top ten ways to think outside the box!
1. DON’T STOP WITH THE DOOR!
Don’t stop with painting the front door a fun color. Why not add a curtain? Your life is your stage right?
image-house of honey
2. LIVE ON THE WILD SIDE!
Choose an overwhelming amount of animal print for your interiors. Why? Because it looks COOL and how can animals go out of style? Large, small, walls, floor, any surface and any animal print works.
image-Veranda magazine – interior design-Peter Dunham
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Diane von Furstenburg
image Harper’s Bazaar – interiors:Hutton Wilkinson
3. ADD YOUR OWN ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS.
Living in a rental or a home lacking architectural interest? No need to fret..paint your own. Even the smallest place becomes your palace.
Image Lonny magazine
4. WEIRD OPPOSITES ATTRACTS
Think of two materials that you’ve never seen together, then mix them. Faux fur on rattan furniture, delicate flower print on dark masculine wood pieces…Think up the most extreme opposites and mix them. The result might be dreamy.
image: Lonny Magazine
5. LIGHT YOUR WORLD THE WAY YOU WANT TO
Build your own chandelier. Perhaps some branches from your own yard perhaps?
image: splendid willow blog
6. GIVE YOUR WALLS A JOB
What do you do with odd shaped walls? Make them work for you!
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7.PAINT YOUR OWN HALLWAY
Who needs wallpaper? Paint it the way you want it. Perhaps you need to release some creative energy somewhere? Nothing leaves a first impression more than your entry way…
interior design: Danika Herrick
8. OVER USE YOUR FAVORITE COLOR
Do you love a color? Use it anywhere you want it, and don’t apply rules as to where.
image Harper’s Bazaar interiors design: Hutton Wilkinson
9. LIVE IN THE BIG WORLD!
Play with scale! Drastically change the size of your patterns and see how it alters your life perspective. Perhaps you feel happier, smaller, thinner, grander this way? You never know until you try!
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10. LIVE YOUR DREAM!
Forget what people think. Live your own dream life. Mysterious woman of mystery? Beach Barbie? Go for it!
Diane von Furstenburg master bedroom in NYC.
interior design: Jonathan Adler
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23 Comments
Comment by Andrea — June 27, 2012 @ 4:10 am
Love the Trina Turk front door curtain!
Comment by cassie {hi sugarplum — June 27, 2012 @ 7:11 am
I LOVE these posts!!! They've taught me so much and encouraged me to take chances!
Comment by Hannah — June 27, 2012 @ 8:09 am
Hey Jill… I dedicated a post to you and your designs on my blog… hope that's okay! You can see it here.
Thanks for always being such an inspiration!
Comment by livelikeyou — June 27, 2012 @ 9:55 am
Glad to hear that Cassie! I love writing them. Too many people get stuck with the safe choices. It's way more fun on the other side of that!
Comment by livelikeyou — June 27, 2012 @ 9:55 am
Thanks for the nice post Hannah, shared it with our Facebook followers!
Comment by Sherry Hart — June 28, 2012 @ 3:32 am
Yes I agree….take risks…..great post with lots of pretty pictures:)
Comment by Kristie Barnett, TheDecorologist.com — June 28, 2012 @ 5:00 am
FABULOUS – love these ideas. You are very inspiring!
Comment by dawna jones — June 28, 2012 @ 6:34 am
All incredibly delicious pictures! My favorite is the first the curtain is a brilliant idea and who can resist the yellow and grey color combo! Thank you for that! http://www.dawnajonesdesign.com/
Comment by mikky — June 28, 2012 @ 8:09 am
Hi Jill,
Just discovered you via MadebyGirl. Your bed linens look gorgeous!
That first photo in your post is something I haven`t seen before, a curtain at the
front door, great idea! Just had to pin it.
Hope you`re having a nice day.
mikky http://www.todaloos.com
Comment by Meredith — August 25, 2012 @ 8:05 am
Where did you get the fabric for the curtains at the door?? I'm in love!!
Comment by LeeAnn — August 31, 2012 @ 7:40 am
Do you happen to know the house and door paint color in the house of honey??
Comment by Jim O Ruiz — September 9, 2012 @ 10:47 pm
I also exhausted wallpapers to beautify not just the wall, but some furnitures as well. I know my wife would love the victorian inspired design we did to the kitchen cupboards and walls. The storage perth was also purchased and designed according to color. It turned everything into something new.
Comment by Belinda Birch — September 13, 2012 @ 12:38 am
I like that fashionable four poster bed. If feels as though I'm a princess if that would be in my bedroom. And I think I wouldn't need my shutters in Perth if I have this nifty bed because I'll just use its curtains.
Comment by Ronda — September 13, 2012 @ 4:49 pm
After reading your post, I felt so liberated. I agree, why reign in your creativity and style? I just visited the Archipelago Living website, looking at all the unique pieces of outdoor furniture. Now I won't let anything get in the way of our home renovation.
Comment by net curtains — September 22, 2012 @ 7:03 am
I think he get it from Ikea, I saw this last week.
Comment by Sheila — September 26, 2012 @ 7:21 pm
Thinking outside the box by designing a template concept will yield benefits to the artistic endeavor. The lesson is don't be afraid to fail and re-do a mistake, for bathroom vanity units. The results could be amazing.
Comment by Virginia Speights — October 7, 2012 @ 9:26 pm
The animal print wallpaper is so fab! However, I think I would rather request my painters in Perth to have it painted on my walls than to buy a wallpaper. I think it last longer and I don't if it would cost a bit higher since I love animal print designs.
Comment by Sandra — October 8, 2012 @ 7:38 pm
I love the idea of adding curtains to outdoor patios perth, just like the first photo. Mixing prints can be challenging, but if it's done right, it will pay off.
Comment by Greta Abernathy — October 15, 2012 @ 11:28 pm
Patterns over patterns is not that bad, in fact, I like what you did with the layering of your bedsheet and curtain designs. Maybe if there's a roller blinds in Melbourne with a loud pattern, it would also match your room in a good way.
Comment by HannahWilson22 — October 17, 2012 @ 12:27 pm
Just a couple of weeks ago, I bought a knotty alder. It will definitely look good with these designs. If only possible, I would adapt this type of interior at my place just to make my cabinets fit in.
Comment by Monica Debb — October 24, 2012 @ 9:19 pm
I love these cool and innovative designs especially the animal prints. I doubt our house painter from Perth can do better than this or any designer here in Australia can come out with these unique styles. So far, this is the best designs I've seen here in the internet.
Comment by Sara Richard — March 12, 2013 @ 12:53 am
The dining room looks like it’s owned by a royal family. The colour combination that the designer chose is really remarkable!
Comment by Freja S. Jacobsen — April 7, 2013 @ 10:57 pm
I never liked animal prints for interior designing. I think I might reconsider that staircase because it looks fantastic!
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