Pantone Color of 2015: Marsala

Being in the design field as both a home stylist and an artist I am always inspired by colors. Marsala and its deep rich hue is a color I would normally stray away from -- until 2015. Don't get me wrong, I love designing and painting with rich, colorful, deep hues but anything in the "maroon" family would remind me of being really traditional and formal and that just isn't my style. BUT you can create spaces that are pretty darn amazing -- trendy, bohemian, classy, chic, you name it. Here are some of my favorite items and inspiration that include Pantone's new color of the year! I think I've changed my mind...

caye rug in berry / lulu & georgia

cobble hill hudson velvet chair / abc home

stencil art by flower art place / etsy 

rivulets bedding / anthropologie

stitched silk pillow / anthropologie

What are your thoughts on Marsala? Until next year ;)

Xo,

DIY Valentine's Day Garland

With the help of Michael's and Pinterest I was able to create my very own and very easy Valentine's Day garland under $7! If you'd like to know how to DIY then this is what you will need:

- Hemp string

- Mini V-Day clothespins (I used a set of 8)

- Small wooden hearts painted with chalk (came in a set of 12)

(or plain ones and you can paint them yourself but you 

can get them already painted at Michael's)

- Chalk (white or any color you'd like)

- Tape or hooks to hang your garland

1) I already had hemp string so I decided to go ahead and tape the string under my display

shelf the length I wanted it -- we don't have a mantle otherwise you can hang it on there with hooks (or tape, too).

2)  I only had 8 clothespins in the set I purchased so I needed to spell out something with 8 letters -- very conveniently I Love You just fit. I then spread out the hearts and wrote 

a letter with the chalk on each one.

3) My hearts came with a little hole already in it on top but because I was using the clips 

there was no need to put the string through the hearts -- I just clipped each one

to the string with the clothespins (and I did every other one red and pink). You can 

adjust the hearts to where you want them on the string making sure it is centered. DONE!

Michael's always has coupons going on so that's how I was able to create mine for under $7 which was quite a score. There's many cute ways to decorate for Valentine's Day without going crazy -- this garland and my heart bowl planter from my last post are just a couple of them. Happy DIYing!

Xo,

Heart Bowl Turned V-Day Planter

Since stores decided to put out Valentine's decor even before Christmas, I've had my eye on a few things I wanted to decorate with for a while now. One of them being a simple yet super cute heart bowl from west elm that I envisioned using as a planter. After I created my terrarium and had leftover pot soil I knew I could use it for this little project. Since I already had succulents in my terrarium, I chose to plant an orchid in the heart bowl and now it's a perfect little piece on my coffee table. Such an easy thing to do and it adds a little festiveness for Valentine's Day! Next on the blog is my DIY Valentine's Day garland so stay tuned :) 

And if you don't already follow me on instagram @laurenmaiorana

where I also post my DIY projects, inspiration + day to day picture worthy moments :) 

Xo,