We've just completed our new master bath in partnership with Wayfair & Kohler and are absolutely thrilled with how the design came together! Here's a peek of the new space, head on over to Wayfair's Design Speaks series to take the full tour!

We had dreamed of updating our bathroom for years so this partnership was a dream come true, a huge thanks to Kohler & Wayfair for making our vision a reality!

Items Pictured:

Kohler Archer Bathtub & Antique Faucet

Kohler Jacquard Vanity & Mirrors

Kohler Artifacts Hardware

Hudson Valley Sconce

Paint - Benjamin Moore Titanium

Brushstroke Fabric by Jana Bek Design, we are launching soon, stay tuned for details!

In the excitement for this fall's One Room Challenge reveals tomorrow (and linking participants Thursday), I thought I'd throwback to this adorable design by the ever talented Kirsten Krason of House of Jade. Kirsten designed this sweet space in last season's ORC for her daughter Jane & of course I was thrilled that she incorporated our Fuchsia brushstroke lamp in the space! I've been a fan of Kirsten's for years so chatting design with her was long overdue.

Tell us about little lady Jane's bedroom you designed!

Jane's room was such a fun space for me! I love kid's rooms because you can go really bold with color.  The room is small so I had to be careful with where I brought in the wow factor. I chose to create a focal point with some oversized art and then punch it up with colorful pillows, a pink chair and a teal rug.  I opted for a toddler bed instead of a twin because the room is so teeny.  To balance out all the color I kept the dresser and bed white.

Having started off your design career as an individual designer with 6th Street Design School, how does the design process differ now that you’re partnered with Erin Morgan for House of Jade Interiors? What are the highlights, any challenges?

As with any transition there were some growing pains but overall the process of turning my own business into the House of Jade brand has been amazing! Erin is one of my best friends so we are really comfortable with each other.  We bounce ideas off each other really well now.  It took awhile to get our design minds in sync but now most of our projects flow really seamlessly.  She brings a different eye to the table which helps broaden our designs. I gravitate towards colors and she loves neutrals so it's been fun to blend our two styles. The best part of working with your best friend is that it makes work fun! 

You are a master at mixing textiles in your designs! How do you approach picking out patterns and colors for your client’s spaces?

I always like to start with a color scheme and go from there.  If there are too many bold patterns I'll throw in a solid to break it up or some good neutrals. I think the key is to not worry about it being perfect. Oftentimes it's the most unexpected patterns and colors that look best together.  Just be careful with pattern scale so nothing competes with anything else. 

Any favorite home décor stores in Salt Lake City you can recommend to our readers?

When we are shopping for clients we always make a stop at Alice Lane! We also love Nest Boutique in South Jordan for fun and unique finds.  Anthropologie has all kinds of treasures as well. If we are looking for some vintage items we love Home Again.

I'm so delighted Kirsten stopped by today! If you are on Instagram, I highly recommend you follow House of Jade's beautiful feed! Also, this was just a small taste of the duo's designs, be sure check out their portfolio here!

With the new season of One Room Challenge upon us I felt it was time to finally share my faux shagreen console DIY I created for my office. I received a few emails about this DIY so thank you to those who have been patiently waiting for the tutorial! 

Items you will need:

Furniture piece you are going to wrap. I used an Ikea Akurum cabinet which they no longer sell, there Sektion is very similar though.

Your faux shagreen fabric. I used this faux stingray.

Then, this awesome mounting tape from 3M (which I would NOT substitute any other adhesive for this)! It is super strong but allows you to reposition the panels you make in case you need to. I think I used 4 rolls. Buy more & return what you don’t need, you’d hate to start and have to stop in the middle.

Any hardware you want to add, I used these Lews Bar Pulls in brushed brass.

So the steps are really easy, but tricky to describe so I tried to include as many photos as possible, reference the photos & you’ll be fine!

First, calculate all of the faux material you need, you’ll do this by measuring the top of your furniture item, tops of your doors, size of your door faces adding the width of the side of the doors, then the outside sides of your item. This diagram is to help you illustrate what I mean:

When you get your fabric, cut out each of these pieces. There, you’ve completed the hardest steps of this DIY.

I think you could do this DIY on an assembled item, what I did is, I assembled the cabinets, sans the doors, hung it on the wall, then started covering the doors.

Take your door and mark where you will place your pulls then drill a hole through your doors.

Then, take your 3M tape and wrap it so half the tape is on the front face of the door and the other half is on the side of the door. Then, along the top edge of the door and bottom, place the tape in entirety on the doors face (so you are not wrapping any part of the tape like we did on the sides).

Once in place, take off the other side of the tape’s wrapping, starting on one long side of the door, line up your fabric on the tape then wrap your fabric around to the other side of the door.

Then put a screw through the hole you’ve drilled so you can see through the fabric where you need to cut a small hole. I could cut this with scissors, affix your pull, and then push down the fabric securely on the top and bottom of the door. Repeat for all doors.

Cut the tape in half (no it’s half as wide) and place these on the tops and bottoms of each door. Then affix your small fabric rectangles.

You are almost done, the other steps are insanely easy!

On the outer sides and top of your furniture piece, place tape on the outer edges of each area. Then just affix your large pieces you’ve cut for each.

Admire your amazing new faux shagreen cabinet!!

I think there are areas for improvement with this DIY (like adding puffy paint to the areas you see the cabinet or wrapping the doors more like a present) – if you attempt and learn a trick, please leave it in the comments!

- Last (pretty) photo by Sarah Dorio

We are delighted to be chatting with interior designer Robin Titus of R Titus designs today! Robin recently used our coral brushstroke lamps in her client's master bedroom design and one look you'll see why we had to hear more about her divine approach to design!

How would you describe your aesthetic? Did living in Palm Beach influence your color palette or approach to your designs?

Over all I’d say my style is traditional with a lot of texture and pattern. The setting has been set since I was a young girl playing barbies in my mother’s “formal” living room. Since that time the traditional floor plan has always stuck with me. Both being born and raised in Florida as well as getting my start with Interior Design in Palm Beach have influenced me greatly. I have always been in love with the colorful but my Palm Beach clientele gave me the floral/shell/birds/pink addiction for sure! I’ll never forget my first male client telling me "more pink in the design".

Tell us about this gorgeous bedroom you recently designed!

Well first of all this is my favorite client. (Don’t tell the others I said that) This Master Bedroom is a vacation retreat for a lovely Lady from the South. The starting point for this room is the beautiful Quadrille China Seas fabric that we used for the drapery. The fabric is a hand printed linen that while soft in person is still very colorful. The accents and furniture flowed from there. Like your brushstroke lamps. The chair was an antique, once loved chair we had painted and reupholstered. After picking the paint for that chair I immediately pictured your lamps. The room is on the West side of home so it doesn’t get a ton of natural light. The pops of bright color are perfect for this.

Top design tip for the non-professional?

Whatever space you are designing, have a jumping off point that you always refer back to. Such as, a vintage plate in which the pattern or colors sing to you. When you start selecting items for the room keep that plate in mind. If it meshes for you then you will love it and your room will feel cohesive. Don’t be afraid to go overboard because you can always edit. Actually editing is a must!

Tell us about your amazing pagoda finials! How did that product idea come to mind?

My little pagodas are so fun I love them! I was searching for finials and wanted pagodas but could not find any. So I went on a mad hunt and found a source for the little buildings. My hubby and I have a bad habit of “if you can’t find it make it”. So far the gold have been the most popular. Any color is possible though just ask. And of course they look perfecto on a Jana Bek Lamp;)

Any favorite home décor stores in South Florida or Boston you can recommend to our readers?

In South Florida I love Circa Who. The shop is in Northwood Village in West Palm Beach which has several rummage, vintage dealer shops and cute restaurants. Of course there is Antique Row in WPB which is never a disappointment.

In Boston I love all of the vintage fairs. There are a ton like Brimfield, a huge antique show twice a year. The Mill in Norwood, MA and Adam’s Farm in Walpole, MA both are weekend markets.

We are delighted that Robin could share her insights & tips with us today! You can peruse Robin's beautiful portfolio here and you can find her on Instagram here. Also, Robin is accepting wholesale accounts for her adorable finials! Email her if you are interested!)

Robin recently moved to Chicago so if you are in the area & in need of design help, you're in luck!

Bedroom photos by Andy Frame

Bio photo by Dayna Jung