**If you have been following my ORC skip the next two paragraphs – theyare to intro new friends & catch them up to speed!**  

Now, hello design enthusiasts! I’m delighted that you are following along in my making over our home in six short weeks!  Many thanks to Linda for organizing it and inviting me to this fantastic adventure!  

For my ORC I’m tackling two adjoining spaces – our family room and breakfast nook. I was originally going to do our family room but as it’s in need of mostly cosmetic changes, I thought it necessary to add on an adjoining area to keep me honest. Although we live in Michigan I still want to create a relaxed resort look for our home. Our other spaces achieve this aesthetic so I’m excited for these other rooms to reflect that vibe. 

This past week has been very productive and the spaces are starting to come to life. 

First, I received all of the gorgeous pillows for the living room. The Schumacher Hothouse & Bleecker fabrics were generously sponsored by DecoratorsBest and the pillows were crafted by Betsy Little of Little Design Co. I've always wanted to partner with Betsy -- her pillows are beautiful and we've been friends on Instagram for the past year so it was time to work together already! Betsy was fantastic, she sourced the perfect piping fabric for the Hothouse pillows, after sending me multiple options to choose from, she was just as exciting as me for the challenge, & her work is just beautiful. 

I wanted solid green linen pillows to break up the patterns & I've had these Kelly green Lacefield pillows on my mind ever since I saw them in Kristin from Bliss at Home's master bedroom makeover. The green is gorgeous and the quality of the pillows is amazing. Also in this photo you can spot the gorgeous Loom Decor drapes that have totally transformed the space! I went with the classic linen in ivory, they are beautiful and make the room so much more inviting. Loom Decor has complimentary stylists you can partner with to ensure your needs are met perfectly, it was a wonderful experience working with their team. 

You also see how I'm giving new life to our shelving (see full plans here) by removing the doors and adding Minted artwork -- the shelf looks so much lighter, I  can't wait to share more photos with you!

 I wanted the breakfast nook and great room to flow together as they are adjacent in our open floor plan. I never liked our dining chairs, the shape just isn't my jam, a bit too traditional. I've  wanted bamboo chairs for this space and it was actually just after being invited to participate in ORC by Linda,  I spotted these chairs with table on Craigslist, I thought it was a kismet sign I should participate and add the breakfast nook on to my challenge. These are the exact same chairs and table but they are in much better shape - my Craigslist purchase post was deleted when I searched for it. 

If you follow me on Instagram, you'll see I'm pretty pumped to get styling & started with this table in our great room to serve as our entry table, I'm loving how it's coming together, aren't these faux Pottery Barn palms incredible?

Fast forward, after I chose the gorgeous Kelly green Lacefield Designs pillows, I knew I needed the matching fabric for the breakfast nook chair seat covers. I wanted chair seat covers so I could clean them and interchange them should I be inspired (doubtful but hopeful!).  This was my inspiration for my chair seat covers, design by Ashley Goforth:

They will be ready tomorrow and I cannot wait to put them on the chairs!

Thanks so much for following along -- the spaces are being professionally photographed this weekend, wish us luck! In the interim, you can keep up with any scheming on instagram & twitter @janabekdesign.

Now let's cheer on this talented group of women, I'm so excited to see their updates!

Autumn Clemons / Coco+Kelley / The English Room / Vanessa Francis / Greige Design / Hi Sugarplum / I Heart Organizing / Jenna Sue Design / Stephanie Kraus / The Pursuit of Style / Julia Ryan / Savvy Home / Simple Details / Simply Grove / 6th Street Design /  / Jill Sorensen / Swoon Worthy / Waiting on Martha / Kimberly Schlegel Whitman

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**If you have been following my ORC skip the next three paragraphs – theyare to intro new friends & catch them up to speed!**  

If you are new to Jana Bek Design, welcome & thank you so much for stopping in! I’m an interior designer in Ann Arbor, MI. Most of my designs are implemented through my E-Design Services, although I also do live interior designs as well. More recently I have launched my line of Hand Painted Brushstroke lamps the first category of what I’m planning to be a full line of Home Décor products. I love color & pattern but built on neutral foundations so I have flexibility to mix things up as my taste change. I love layering vintage & modern pieces and as of late I’m entirely in love with light, airy, coastal aesthetics. Find me @janabekdesign on Twitter & Instagram to see additional photos of my style. 

Now, hello design enthusiasts! I’m delighted that you are following along in my making over our home in six short weeks!  Many thanks to Linda for organizing it and inviting me to this fantastic adventure!  

For my ORC I’m tackling two adjoining spaces – our family room and breakfast nook. I was originally going to do our family room but as it’s in need of mostly cosmetic changes, I thought it necessary to add on an adjoining area to keep me honest. Although we live in Michigan I still want to create a relaxed resort look for our home. Our other spaces achieve this aesthetic so I’m excited for these other rooms to reflect that vibe. 

Last week, I showed you the major progress by way of paint and textile selections, this week is all about the final flourishes – artwork and decor that will make the spaces feel inviting and finished.  

If you recall, our bookshelves have doors on them, my friend Michelle suggested I take off the doors to make the piece fit the lighter aesthetic I was after.

Running with her genius, I thought to hang artwork on the shelves as I’ve been obsessed with this style for some time, also we have virtually zero wall space for artwork so I knew a couple of pieces would help to add warmth and character, I choose this Minted coral print and fishes print as they have an antiquity about them that feels in line with my British colonial India Hicks vision for the space:

Now, for the breakfast nook, this space by Meg Braff continues to be my vision – I love it, it is sophisticated, everything I want; Palm Beach, polished and inviting. In terms of styling, the peonies stood out as a necessity to me.  Though often overlooked, fauna and flowers bring life to a space, whether gorgeous faux or from your garden, they bring vivid life to a space and are worth focus and care.

I emailed the team at Natural Decorations Inc. my above inspiration image and they recreated it perfectly! How stunning is this arrangement?! Pretty fauxing fabulous! NDI is amazing to work with and I've already received many compliments on it, even my husband thinks it's beautiful. So the peonies propelled me into styling the nook when I should have been working on less glamorous details but here’s a peek:

So much more goodness that I didn’t have time to delve into this week but I'm so excited to share more next Wednesday!

In the interim, you can keep up with any scheming in the interim on instagram & twitter @janabekdesign.

Be sure to check out what rooms these talented ladies are transforming via links below!

Autumn Clemons / Coco+Kelley / The English Room / Vanessa Francis / Greige Design / Hi Sugarplum / I Heart Organizing / Jenna Sue Design /  / Stephanie Kraus / The Pursuit of Style / Julia Ryan / Savvy Home / Simple Details / Simply Grove / 6th Street Design /  / Jill Sorensen / Swoon Worthy / Waiting on Martha / Kimberly Schlegel Whitman

Trademarked by Calling it Home

**If you have been following my ORC skip the next three paragraphs – theyare to intro new friends & catch them up to speed!** 

If you are new to Jana Bek Design, welcome & thank you so much for stopping in! I’m an interior designer in Ann Arbor, MI. Most of my designs are implemented through my E-Design Services, although I also do live interior designs as well. More recently I have launched my line of Hand Painted Brushstroke lamps the first category of what I’m planning to be a full line of Home Décor products. I love color & pattern but built on neutral foundations so I have flexibility to mix things up as my taste change. I love layering vintage & modern pieces and as of late I’m entirely in love with light, airy, coastal aesthetics. Find me @janabekdesign on Twitter & Instagram to see additional photos of my style. 

Now, hello design enthusiasts! I’m delighted that you are following along in my making over our home in six short weeks!  Many thanks to Linda for organizing it and inviting me to this fantastic adventure! 

For my ORC I’m tackling two adjoining spaces – our family room and breakfast nook. I was originally going to do our family room but as it’s in need of mostly cosmetic changes, I thought it necessary to add on an adjoining area to keep me honest.Although we live in Michigan I still want to create a relaxed resort look for our home. Our other spaces achieve this aesthetic so I’m excited for these other rooms to reflect that vibe.

Alright so, in my over-eagerness to take on this challenge while managing new projects and product sales, I feel like I haven’t properly orientated you to my scheming so, let’s go, better delayed then never!

Here is the terrible before of our great room (heavy, heavy, jacquard fabrics? yellow paint? Bless my husband – who sought help, before we were together , for trying (with a design company that shall remain nameless that has since gone out of business).  Additionally, we are wanting to downsize in the near future, it’s a beautiful home just not manageable, so I’m working with the pieces we have. They have great lines and are of great quality so it’s a matter of updating them to make them work for us. They speak to Bristish colonial style which can segue into the Palm Beach/relaxed vibe I’ve created in our other spaces nicely so that’s the direction I’m taking. 

The easiest, and most affordable way to update any space, is to paint it. To cover up that hideous yellow in both rooms, we used two coats of Valspar’s Soft Pelican gray. The beautiful shade immediately transformed the spaces from scary to airy and gorgeous (it was hard for us to put the furniture back in the room)!

Ok, back to working with what you have. The sofa is covered in a chenille velvet green, with matching chenille pillows,  some bad yellow/brown silk fringe pillows thrown in for more bad taste. NO THANKS. So with the help of DecoratorsBest, Lacefield Designs, & Little Design Co, some gorgeous new pillows are going to give the sofa a new lease on life. 

Here is the dreamy textile round up:

Fabrics from top to bottom: Betwixt, Hothouse Flowers, Bleecker, Kelly Linen

The Lacefield Kelly linen pillows came this week and I'm in love! Some existing pillows I have are standing in but I needed to share a photo - there's hope for this space!

Those accent chairs, also in offensive jacquard, will receive some love with simple new linen cushion covers.

 Finally, my brilliant friend, Michelle Adams, (this lady is a visionary, who will kindly tell you to stick to your vision, after too many emails) said a rug would break up the seating area. The perfect rug she suggested has similar coloring to our carpet but the texture and ability to divide the space up was an “ah – ha” moment. I just put it in place tonight and am thrilled; I cannot wait to share photos with you! 

Now let’s give you some fun before and afters of the breakfast nook! 

How insanely gorgeous is this beachy Pottery Barn chandelier?! And they just launched large round jute rugs, which was a godsend for me, these are the first beautiful round jute rugs I've come across and it makes the uninteresting tile disappear.

I'm so excited to share more updates with you next week! 

You can keep up with any scheming in the interim on instagram & twitter @janabekdesign.

Be sure to check out what rooms these talented ladies are transforming via links below!

Autumn Clemons / Coco+Kelley / The English Room / Vanessa Francis / Greige Design / Hi Sugarplum / I Heart Organizing / Jenna Sue Design /  / Stephanie Kraus / The Pursuit of Style / Julia Ryan / Savvy Home / Simple Details / Simply Grove / 6th Street Design /  / Jill Sorensen / Swoon Worthy / Waiting on Martha / Kimberly Schlegel Whitman

Trademarked by Calling it Home

If this is your first time visiting my site, welcome! For the next 5 weeks I’m participating in the One Room Challenge & I highly recommend you get caught up to speed, see my hideous before photos, & learn more about the ORC challenge by checking out last week’s post here. 

For my ORC I’m designing our great room & breakfast nook. They are both in need of cosmetic updates only, no major face lifts, so I was compelled to refresh two spaces to make me worthy of taking on the challenge <insert fist pound emoji here>. 

Last week I couldn’t drum up any before photos of the breakfast nook, so I’m delighted I finally unearthed a photo of the sad before! Legs everywhere, blah yellow paint, and our tile is an abysmal shade of coral. In this photo you don’t see the dated heart wrenching sadness that is our tile.  Alas, we are keeping it. If we retiled here, we would have to retile in three other spaces (including our great room). We hope to move soon and it doesn’t increase the value of our home enough to pull the trigger. This lady is a perfectionist and loves fine things but I’m practical above all else so sa la vie. Thankfully Pottery Barn has created my awesome sauce solve, this hubba hubba 8’ jute rug. It came yesterday, it is divine, and the first inkling of hope for the nook.  

 I’ve had a vision for the breakfast nook and this weekend, like a phoenix rising, I found my vision realized on Pinterest:

 Googling the photo (so I could know what genius to credit - it's by Meg Braff, I should have known, I am such a huge fan), I delightfully found it attached to this article on House Beautiful

Tropical perfection by Amanda Lindroth

 I excitedly resonate with all 12 signs, but #6, associated with my breakfast-nook-white-whale, and is the essence of my aesthetic:

“6. Even though you don't have palm trees swaying in your backyard, they're growing inside.”

 Mic drop.

We are in Michigan, it is barely spring, and we have palm trees inside year round, an oddly awesome validation to create your Palm Beach oasis in your home, wherever you may be, if you ask me.

That’s all this week. You may find it lacking but please keep in mind I’ve been obsessing about that inspiration photo in an unhealthy way. The tablescape alone…

Wish me luck on making my vision comet to life! You can keep up with any scheming in the interim on instagram & twitter @janabekdesign.

Be sure to check out what rooms these talented ladies are transforming via links below!

Autumn Clemons / Coco+Kelley / The English Room / Vanessa Francis / Greige Design / Hi Sugarplum / I Heart Organizing / Jenna Sue Design /  / Stephanie Kraus / The Pursuit of Style / Julia Ryan / Savvy Home / Simple Details / Simply Grove / 6th Street Design /  / Jill Sorensen / Swoon Worthy / Waiting on Martha / Kimberly Schlegel Whitman