Showing posts with label Guest Post. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Guest Post. Show all posts

Friday, October 28, 2011

Great Rooms, Graphic Patterns

Hi everyone! My name is Jenn and I am a writer for Arcadian Light, a website and blog that specializes in profiling top lighting trends from around the world. I just purchased my first home and I have become completely obsessed with light fixtures and finding the perfect one for each room in the house. Luckily, I have websites like The Inspired House of Wright, where Rachel never ceases to amaze me with her fun inspiring posts - thanks so much for letting me guest post here today!

Great rooms in graphic patterns are always a hit. With so much space to fill in a great room, a vibrant design can help occupy the openness and add dimension, style, and elegance. Applied to walls, furniture, or floors, or highlighted by a fabulous lighting fixture, graphic patterns always look great in great rooms, as evidenced by these eight stylish examples.

Stylish Great Rooms

This great living room is decked out in with bold Moroccan-inspired bold colours and prints. The expansive sectional sofa features floral patterns that mimic the outdoors that can be seen from all angles through the massive windows.

Stylish Great Rooms Ceiling Light

The floor is a unique place for a great room with graphic patterns. The ceiling fixture illuminates the carpet's bold starburst design in muted reds and pinks. Even the furniture picks up on this interesting color scheme.

Stylish Great Rooms
A fresh floral motif looks pretty on the accent wall of a great room, but the effect is further heightened by using the same graphic pattern in fabrics, such as the small chair's upholstery.
Stylish Great Rooms

This dining room section of a great room is stately with gorgeous patterned wallpaper and a soft, breezy colour palette.

Stylish Great Rooms Lamps

Graphic patterns are used in a myriad of ways in this great room - plaid on the chairs, floral prints on the couch, and striped table lamps all complement one another.

Stylish Great Rooms Wall Lamp

A rich shade of blue outfits this great room from head-to-toe. Although only a snippet of this great room is shown, the dramatic effects of this colour are obvious.

Stylish Great Rooms Table Lamp

This great room is loaded with personality, from the bevy of prints on the wall to the brilliant patterns on the couch.

Stylish Great Rooms Ceiling Light

A great room such as this, with chinoserie motifs on almost every surface, lends a unique old-world feel whilst still being sophisticated. The chandelier is the perfect finishing touch.

What did you think of these graphic patterns? You can make your home a hit by adding some track lights or table lamps! Stop by Arcadian Lighting Blog for more inspiration and great design ideas for your home!

Image Credits: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Monday, June 6, 2011

My Bijou & Boheme Guest Post


I was so honored when Christine of Bijou & Boheme asked me to take part of her Style in Seven series. Not only is she just about the sweetest person ever but her site is amazing!

Check out my guest post HERE.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

{Guest Post} Cornflake Dreams

Hello again! The winter in Chicago has no signs of slowing down, with more snow falling everyday. I am constantly thinking of spring and sunshine. Here are a few things I am looking forward to: 

psst... want to see more?! Here are a few of my favorite posts::

{Guest Blogger} Cornflake Dreams

Good morning! It's Jillian from Cornflake Dreams, and like Rachel, my 'real job' is in marketing and i love all things design. I am a right brain thinker and I gravitate towards visually appealing images.

I started Cornflake Dreams, a life and style blog about all the dreamy things in the city and travels abroad, as an outlet for my desire to be creative outside of work.




A huge thank you to the lovely Rachel for allowing me to take over her blog today!  Be sure to stop back later today for a peek at what i am looking forward to this spring.

xoxo jillian

Sneak Peek: My visit to Cornflake Dreams

I was so happy when my new friend, Jillian, of Cornflake Dreams, wanted to do a guest post with me. Not only do I adore her style, but she has a way of capturing her audience as if you were sitting at dinner with her. 

For those of you who may not be familiar with her blog, it is always packed full of amazing eye candy from interior design, to fashion to fun tidbits of her weekend.

For my guest post, Jillian allowed me to write as if I was talking to my own readers, with no main topic to stick to. So I decided I would take a moment and share with everyone a little bit about my history, what influenced me to become an artist, and what inspires me today. 

Here's a little sneak peek of my visit at Cornflake Dreams.

To read my entire guest post, click HERE.



And while you're visiting, make sure you stick around and peruse the rest of Jillian's beautiful blog.

Happy reading lovelies.

xo Rachel
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