Overdyed Quilts

How gorgeous is this overdyed quilt from Spartan?  As soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to copy the idea.

I've been holding on to a small child's quilt for a while now that has some staining on it, but the overall pattern and the individual fabric patterns are so sweet!

I thought about cutting it up to make pillows or to frame, but how sweet would it be to overdye this quilt for Margot's nursery? I love the idea of getting to save the quilt and I think hot pink would be SO cute! 

New Mattress!

Big news, guys. We got a new mattress over the weekend and we've already put it through rigorous comfort testing! Margot gives it two tiny, chubby thumbs up.

After I posted about being in the market for a new mattress, a cool new company called Leesa reached out to me. They sell amazingly comfortable mattresses for a great price - and they ship them for free, straight to your door, with a 100-day risk-free return policy. This is the future, my friends! 

When the mattress box arrived, I was worried that they had sent me the wrong order. The box was much smaller than I expected it to be! I thought it was maybe a crib mattress or something? 

But once we started unwrapping it, the mattress began to expand and take shape.

Within an hour or so it had expanded to its full 10" thickness! It was pretty cool to watch. And the whole time I was thinking how amazing it was that I was getting a new mattress without actually going to a mattress store (which feels a lot like buying a car to me - i.e., torture).

The mattress is so, so comfortable - super soft, but still firm and supportive. And it's a shame it has to get covered up with bedding - the mattress itself is gorgeous! It looks and feels like a soft sweater.

I am all heart eyes for my new mattress and for Leesa, who donates a mattress to a shelter for every ten sold. I love it.

Getting this new mattress was step one in our mini bedroom makeover. Step two is getting a new bed frame (one that better fits a true king - more about that here). I'm hoping to get that ordered and the walls painted this week. We're lightening everything in here up a bit and I can't wait for the change!

Thank you to Leesa for sponsoring LGN! For $75 off your order (for the first 50 readers), use the code LGN75 at checkout.

Re-Treat Your Retreat: Win a $4500 Bathroom Redo!

I am working on a couple bathroom projects right now and they're becoming one of my favorite rooms to design and decorate! In these small spaces every choice packs a big punch and every detail matters. I love bathrooms like this one in Ana Gasteyer's house. Quirky styling layered on classic selections is always a great formula!

I've partnered up with Schlage Locks, Delta Faucet and Build.com on a HUGE give away that I'm so excited to share with you! We're calling it "Re-Treat your Retreat." The winner will get to work with me on a bathroom redesign worth $4500! Here's where you can enter.

Schlage just released two new finishes in their door hardware line - polished nickel and satin brass - and they are gorgeous! I wish these were around when I was picking door hardware for our house! The price point is unreal.

Luckily I get to use these polished nickel beauties in my mom's house, which is *almost* ready to be photographed. Here was my design board for one her bathrooms that I'll be sharing soon. We tried to make this room as budget-friendly, but as beautiful as possible!

door knob  //  quartzite  //  runner  //  basket  //  towel rack  //  glass jars  //  tile  //  shelf project

hooks  //  shower curtain  //  sconces  //  marbled art  //  landscape  //
funky planter  //  soap  //  mirror  //  bullet planter

We pulled our inspiration from bathrooms that have that classic-but-quirky feel. A little bit modern, a little bit traditional. Lots of black and whites. Natural stone and wood elements. Colorful art and rugs. I love these spaces and want to be friends with the people who live in them.

Domino

Jenny Wolf Interiors

Kirsten Marie Interiors

Barrie Benson

I'm so excited to share the bathroom redo after photos! We're installing this week, so look for updates and sneak peeks on Instagram! And don't forget to enter to win the $4500 bathroom remodel here!

14 Ways to Beautify Your Closet Doors

My jaw dropped when I first saw this gorgeous and simple closet door update on the One Kings Lane blog. I love projects like this one that look expensive and complicated, but are actually easy to execute and are super affordable.

I've done a ton of closet door updates in my day. Here are my very favorite ones from my site and from around the web. What I love the most about these projects is they are simple and inexpensive and not a huge commitment, so you can get fun and funky with your choices and who cares if you're ready for a change at some point?

I added very thin molding to this door in our old loft. I love the double square pattern and the bright pop of color!

You can't go wrong chinoiserie panels in my book, but these hot pink beauties are extra special! PS here's a great place to buy (more) affordable hand painted panels.

In my first story for Domino, I added 30 pieces of mirror to these painted IKEA Pax armoires, dentil trim moulding and gold pulls. I think the mirror inside helps amp things up, too!

Here's another wallpaper idea - this one's from House Beautiful. I love the bold pattern. Wouldn't something like this be great in a kids room? It's a great way to add wallpaper without breaking the bank. You'd only need one roll to do a closet door like this one.

Another great idea for a kids space - simply paint the closet doors with chalkboard paint. Make sure to use a foam brush or roller so there are no brush marks!

Here's another paneling + yellow paint idea, but this one was made with canvas stretchers hung with my very favorite picture hanging strips! Easy and rental-friendly!!

I decoupaged some pretty floral fabric on inexpensive, flat bi-fold closet doors and I made a folding screen, but obviously the same idea works when using them as closet doors. This can be a really inexpensive way to get the wallpapered look. And - bonus! - the finish is wipeable! Great for a play room!

I love the idea of adding nail head to a flat door for pattern and texture, the way Ashley Hicks did here.

A layer of leather underneath the nail heads would be even more amazing!

And here's another favorite. This one would be a ton of work to DIY, but it's such a luxe look!

I've done some experimenting with glass to look like antique mirror (here's my favorite version of that project). I love how the antiqued mirror looks on closet doors! These are gorgeous.

I love the pattern and hardware used on these doors from Driven By Decor! The squared off pattern is so Palm Springs!

This project uses O'Verlays and grasscloth wallpaper. Another renter-friendly approach!

I added wooden rounds from the hardware store and chunky moulding to our studio closet doors. I still love them and the glossy Gentlemen's Gray color.

And if you're not up for a lot of work, just paint your closet doors black and switch out the hardware. I pulled these off of an old Draper chest. I love how they look in our guest bedroom.

I'd love to see some of your closet door projects! What am I missing here?

Carrara and Skinny Subway Tile

Did you know that carrara marble is actually one of the most affordable stones? At my local slab yards, honed carrara costs about $15 per square foot. Most other stones (even the granite that I don't love) start at about $30 and go way up from there. (Fabrication costs are usually an additional $27-35 per square foot).

We're planning on using this carrara in one or two of our current client projects because it's just so beautiful and comparatively affordable. I think marble is great in bathrooms and is especially good on kitchen center islands. I would be comfortable with using marble everywhere in a kitchen because I like the way it wears over time, but I realize it's not for every homeowner.

I really love how carrara mixes with white subway tile (another affordable/timeless/gorgeous choice!). This kitchen was one of our hood style inspirations, but everything else is so, so good. I put some links below to help you track down some of these great products. Have you found a good resource for inexpensive subway tile in interesting sizes?

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