Married Master Moodboard

Hey Toby's Tails readers! I'm Veronica and I blog over at Passion, Pink and Pearls where I blog about just that...my passion for the Lord, relationships, and interior design; my favorite color, pink; and pearls, my favorite accessory and the tidbits of wisdom I pick up in life, pearls of wisdom. I've only recently got to know Jaime and so far I'm just loving her and her blog...plus she just got engaged! Which is awesome because married life is simply the best! Did you see her wedding dress options yesterday? Gorgeous lady!!  Today, Jaime has given me such a great honor in having the opportunity to give her a re-design of her master bedroom! Jaime's master bedroom is already one of my favorites boards I've done. If you're interested in seeing a couple other's I've done you can check out Karla's master bedroom from last week or Becca's kitchen from the week before. And if you want a room of your own done, then fill out this form!
I'm doing concept boards for FREE for a limited time only! So hop on it now! Okay onto Jaime's bedroom: THIS week, I've got a sophisticated yet eclectic and more gender neutral bedroom for the fabulous Jaime over at Toby's Tails. Jaime is looking to update her bedroom, trade in the girly for the gender neutral so her man will feel more at home...which is even more important now because SHE JUST GOT ENGAGED!  How exciting, right?! He did a super sweet proposal and she got a beautiful ring!

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What is your design style or vision? I would love to see an iron bed in my bedroom. Possible white/neutral bedding with accent colors in the decor... I have an eclectic taste (not everything has to match)...

What are you overall goals for this space? I would just love to make my room more neutral for my boyfriend and we both LOVE the iron beds. Functional and simple pretty much defines us.
Next up we have some images Jaime sent me links to that she just loved. ---> And one piece of furniture she wants to keep in the design:    I pretty much adore her furniture piece she already has so there's no reason to get rid of that beauty!  Surfing around Jaime's blog, I came upon a post she did on her living and fell in love with one of the photographs she took --->  Yellow is uplifting, bright and cheery while navy is luxurious, deep and charming...the two together create a masterpiece for any room, and a romantic getaway for a bedroom.  Jaime said she wanted a cool look with neutrals yet pops of color...I think theses pops of color will be the best to accent her room and bring a touch of femininity and masculinity into the room. Concept Board:

The idea for Jaime's room was sophisticated, eclectic, charming and luxurious. A charming bed frame with deep, rich yellow and navy in the accents with luxurious bed spreads and soft plushy blankets. Jaime mentioned she could paint in her rented place but she would have re-paint when she did move so I opted to not paint. The SW color sin this case serve more as a color concept for the overall atmosphere of the room. The neutrals are in the basics and large piece of furniture while the colors are brought in through the accessories like the lamp and throw.  I also tried to blend femininity and masculinity in the bedroom so her soon to be husband will love it as much as she does. What do y'all think? What would you change?  **If you like Jaime's moodboard, go here and "like" it!**  Sources: Bed: Option 1 ($499) or Option 2 ($299) Option 3 (Search Craig's List) Option 4 (My personal favorite, featured on the board) Tall Dresser: Option 1 (1,099.00) Option 2 (249.99) His Nightstand: Target ($264.99) Mirror: IKEA ($40.00) Bench: Kirklands ($169.00) Yellow Sheers: Khols ($23.99) Pillows: Yellow-World Market ($22.99) Blue-World Market ($8.99) Throw: Pier One ($29.99) Bed Spread: Pier One ($129.99) Nightstand Lamp: Tuesday Morning ($39.99)- His & Pier One ($39.99)-Hers Vase: Target ($16.99) Rug: Kirklands ($59.99) Jaime's budget was less than $2000.00...all of the above came it at $1396! Under budget! 
***As always, my best suggestion is to search local store, local thrift store/consignment stores, garage sales, etc for furniture pieces that could be revamped or used in your space. You never know what you might find and often for a fraction of the price!***   

 

Currently Loving...Patios!

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I saw this picture on Pinterest the other day and, although I don't necessarily like the animal print, it made me SUPER excited for spring and patio decorating!

Taking the color scheme from above and putting a little of my own personal style into it, I made my ideal patio mood board below.

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I'm loving the bright green and orange with the natural neutral colors. Wicker furniture is practically my weakness when it comes to patio sets. Do these chairs not look absolutely comfortable?! Yeah...Just so you know...Target has all of their patio furniture 20% off right now. Kill. Me.

What's inspiring you for spring? Any specific color scheme you're currently loving?

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So...I'm Basically A Professional Designer Now

So, my friend, Brenna, approached me and asked if I would make her a mood board for ideas/inspiration for her bedroom. I was thrilled, so of course I said yes.

I had her send me a couple pictures of what she currently has in her bedroom and for her to explain what kinds of styles she likes. The above pictures are what she currently has and she is wanting to keep her bedding, so the color scheme was going to need to center around the yellow and neutrals. In addition, she said that she doesn't want it to look too matchy, but more eclectic.

After several hours I had come up with the mood board below. She once mentioned that she really liked the look for the iron head and footboard. I went matchy on the nightstands and lamps because it gives it some balance. The chest of drawers (assuming the top is an espresso/black color) gives a somewhat eclectic feel and the little yellow chair is just adorable. The fleur de lis represents Louisville so I had to include that.

 What do you think? Is the yellow chair too much? Have you ever used olioboard.com to come up with a mood board for you or a friend to actually use when redecorating?

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Babies, Babies, Babies...and Cats???

I figured I would give in and make a gender nuetral nursery since the majority of society is having babies right now...but seriously.

While waiting on that RING, I'm focusing on building my prestige, olympian cat collection. Toby's out, but Tillie's still in. The only olympic trait Toby has, is his gold-medal worthy timing of holding his poop in all day until I get in the shower to wash my hair. Thanks Toby. Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is...

 

Why fill this glorious nursery with babies, babies, babies when you could be filling it with cats, cats, cats??? I mean, I'm just saying...

Buyer's Remorse...

So, this weekend my mom and I went to the TJ Maxx Home Goods store to shop around a little. I am NOT an impulse buyer. I actually sit and think about how one purchase will affect my entire budget for the month. Typically, I get what some might call...buyer's anxiety. With buyer's anxiety, you are more susceptible to buyer's remorse. Thus, creates our post for today.

 

Check out the adorable little chair we found at Home Goods. Ultimately it's perfect for my ideal bedroom/office. If you missed my bedroom tour, check it out here.

 

Alright, so what's my problem you ask??? It's basically my entire office area in my bedroom. The desk I love but it's dark compared to the rest of the furniture in my bedroom.



 Ideally, I would love for my office area to look like this. Moodboards are great for giving you a glimpse into how you could decorate your space.

 

Anyway, back to the topic at hand...was this chair worth $130? It's cute and perfect, yes. However, should I have spent $130 on a chair? I'm having a horrible case of buyer's remorse. This chair would be the first piece in the ideal bedroom office I want. Help! Take it back? Keep it and continue pursuing this ideal office?

 

 



Take a Tour Tuesday + Mood Board





 

 

 

 

Do you see this beauty?! Yeah, that's mine! Hello beautiful dining room table *insert drooling here*.

 

I had taken several pictures of it in my dining room in my apartment, but the lighting was horrible and just didn't do it justice. It's the perfect size for my apartment too. I had all five members of my family eat on it for Christmas...It.Was.Awesome.

 

So...funny story with this bad boy...I had gone to World Market and saw it sitting in the middle of the display floor- just calling my name. I texted a picture to my sister asking her if it was worth $299.99 and she said no, so I left and went back to the apartment. Well, Chris was visiting and I was trying to describe this magnificent piece to him and he wasn't understanding what all my praise was for. I pulled up the World Market website and searched for it online. It was only $149.99 online! What?! I immediately make him get up and go back to the store with me. After talking to three different people, I convinced them to honor their online price and I got the last one-it was being discontinued! On top of that, I get up to the register with a 10% off coupon and walk out of there with this PERFECT dining room table for only $135. Shut the front door! I know. Be jealous.

 

Now that I've found my perfect dining room table, I decided to make another mood board for other ideal/future dining room purchases to go with my table. Check it out below. I decided not to include the links to these products this time. So if you'd like to know the price or designer of any of these, please let me know!

 

 

You best believe I'll have my married monogram on a platter! It's a southern thing.

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