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Archive for May, 2012
May
21
For this living + dining room combo, Fluff designers Jill and Melanie were thrilled to be working with a stunning, early 20th century home – original wood flooring, gorgeous built-ins, and tons of charm. The clients, an active family with young kids, wanted a space that was stylish and cozy, but also very functional. The design team immediately gravitated towards an earthy color palette of muted greens, terra cottas, various wood-tones, gold, and ivory. They decided to take a risk by painting the living room walls a dark, gray-green to set off the beautiful molding throughout the space. They balanced the sleek lines of the furniture with lots of texture – rich leather, nubby wool and hammered metals. Pattern, both organic and geometric was used to give the space dimension. In the dining room, they kept things a little bit more formal, using a baroque-patterned rug in various shades of green, as well as a sleek apothecary buffet. Because the dining room was being used as the primary eating space, they kept the table bare and let the original burnished-gold chandelier steal the spotlight.
Here is one of the original mood boards used in the early stages of the design:
Here are some “before” and “after” pictures!
The winner of the Prize Pack is lucky number 7, Julie Webster!!! Julie, please contact Melanie (melanie@fluffyourstuff.com) to claim your prize. Congrats! And thank you to everyone who participated. We love our fans!
Sincerely,
Fluff Your Stuff
We’ve got another awesome Surprise Giveaway for you today! Omaha Interior Design Firm, Fluff Your Stuff is giving away an amazing prize pack: 6 tickets to Omaha’s premiere interactive shopping event, Haute City PLUS a free Online Design Consultation! The tickets, valued at $10 each, are good for admittance into the Haute City Day portion of the event. The Online Design Consultation (1 Room) is valued at $200!!!
To enter to win the tickets, just leave a comment in the comments section below before midnight tonight. We’ll use a random # generator to pick a winner, and he/she will be announced right here on our blog, tomorrow morning at 10am!
ABOUT THE EVENT
On May 19 2012, Omaha will become a style-centric destination as HAUTE CITY brings together the finest in fashionable, entertaining and upscale lifestyle experiences through an interactive shopping festival at Midtown Crossing & Turner Park.
HAUTE CITY DAY: Sample, taste, and shop local & national brands that suit YOUR lifestyle! From fashion and fitness to food and furnishings, spend the day discovering what Haute City has to offer you.
HAUTE CITY NIGHT (not included in giveaway): Indulge in an exclusive VIP rooftop fashion production showcasing national designers & a live performance by Quixotic Fusion followed by a chic after party overlooking the city of Omaha.
Conceived by STEP Group, this lifestyle event held at Midtown Crossing exists to put Omaha on the map as a fashionable and desirable place to live, visit and do business.
HAUTE SPOTS
FASHION & BEAUTY
- Bliss Boutique
- Esoteric Velvet
- Fashion Cleaners
- Garment District
- Jambu
- Kevin Murphy
- Miche
- Nouvelle Eve
- Republic of Couture
- SHOLDIT
- Sirens
- Statement
- Stella & Dot
- Tat’z
- Tru Salon
ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE
CULINARY
DESIGN & DECOR
FITNESS & WELLNESS
- Hyp-Yoga
- Lucy
- Prairie Life Fitness
- Preview Pop-up from Yoga Rocks the Park
- Smith & Esch/Olympus Fitness
Giveaway Disclaimer:
Fluff Your Stuff, Inc. reserves the right to execute any contest or giveaway on www.fluffyourstuff.com at their discretion and determine winners as they see fit and as they see fair. Rules, entry guidelines, prizes, and eligibility for a contest may be changed at any time and without notice. We reserve the right to terminate a contest at any time and blog readers will be notified if and why this occurs.
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For a recent home office that Fluff Your Stuff completed, designer, Lorrie, wanted to do something gender-neutral, sleek, and a little bit out-of-the-box. She immediately knew that wallpaper could do the trick. With the slightly metallic, seaglass/chocolate birch tree design as a backdrop, she added a streamlined desk, luxurious floor-to-ceiling curtains, and sleek ladder bookshelves. Here are the “Before” pictures:
And here are the “After” Pictures:
May
9
We’ve got another beautiful room transformation for you this week + another “big reveal” video clip. Fluff Your Stuff Owner, Lorrie, put together this warm and vibrant living room design for a client in Lincoln. Enjoy!
“Before” Pics
“After” Pics
And here’s the best part!!!
The story behind this design is really special for us. Jennifer wanted us to help her mom, Karen, revamp her living room, which was suffering from “a lot of beige syndrome.” (We know many of you out there can identify.) When we first met with the mother-daughter duo, Karen was hesitant about how much to do the space. Eventually, we all decided to just go for it, and we couldn’t have had a more wonderful, trusting client! The rules were that we had to keep her existing couches and TV hutch. Our goal was to make as big a change as possible with as few additions as we could. Also, we wanted to keep the space cozy and kid-friendly. Some curtains, a bench, a new rug, some pillows, and a reading nook later, we were ready to go! Without further ado, here are the “before” pictures:
And the “afters!”
The best part is that we took some video of what we call “The Big Reveal” – the part where we show the client their updated space when we’re done installing the design. It’s always so exciting to see the client’s reaction!
And if that wasn’t the cherry on the cake, the email we received from Jennifer after all was said and done made our hearts melt. Here is a snippet from that email:
We actually ended up having supper with my parents last night (they wanted to go out and celebrate their new room!), and they both kept commenting on how beautiful the room(s) is. My dad kept saying “what’s not to love about it” and my mom kept saying how she finally has a room that looks like it came out of a magazine. She is so happy. My dad whispered a thank you to me, saying that it’s really neat to see how happy this made my mom.
My mom is such a wonderful person. She is one of the kindest, most giving people I know. She always focuses on making everyone else feel happy and special. Thank you for making her feel so special now. I can’t even begin to describe exactly how happy my mom is. It’s really cool. Thank you a thousand times over.
- Jennifer
It’s truly times like these when we think we’re the luckiest interior designers in the world. Thank you Jennifer and Karen!!!