Welcome to How to Get Started:
Are you having a streak of Spring Fever? Has spring showers gotten you confused on where to put your umbrella? Writers block, or in this case, creativity block, can happen to the best of us. But, it doesn't have to be hard--it should be fun to update your space.
We all are inspired almost daily. Whether its a stroll on the beach, a winter landscape or a colorful oil painting; images. as well as music and aromas, evoke our senses and touches on our emotions. If you would like to update your space around you, turn to the things that comfort you and/or inspire you and make you happy.
As we embark on this huge Feather Your Nest project of transforming an entire home--inside & out, top to bottom--at 1028 Seventh Street, Huntington, WV: How do we even start such an endeavor?
Quick peep at the property
How do we make make the spaces cohesive and flow from room to room--with such a huge undertaking? And, most importantly, how do we stay motivated:
We simply take our own advice and start with something that inspires us and keeps us on track:
Our design team at Feather Your Nest, fell in love with this beautiful oil painting.We felt this reminded us of a spring day that took orange and blue to a new level. With hints of green, grey and taupe: there we have our color pallet for the 7th street home transformation-all from one single painting (& a few opinions, of course)
Next, choose a color from that inspiration (for us the painting) to paint the wall & to create the dominate tones of the room:
Its much easier to choose a few of the paint colors and buy samples sizes for approx $3 and try them on the room next to a window for light and also to see how it looks next to the woodwork. It is best to let the color then sit for a few days and look at it periodically at different times of the day to see the best options.
Nest, choose a few other colors from the same inspiration: either complementary tones: or complete opposites--these will serve as your "accent" colors. We chose, blue, grey and taupe.
There are area few rules to follow to give you guidance as you update a room or space within your home:
Rule 1). Typically your floor cover should be a bit darker than your walls to anchor your space
This rug is vibrant and bright and has the main tones of the inspiration in it. It would be a great piece to anchor any room.
Rule 2). Add elements of texture
This is important to add depth to a space and makes room feel comfortable and inviting. Examples would be:
A driftwood sconce
A cable knit throw
A collection of rope baskets for holding magazines or blankets
A reclaimed barn-wood wood table
Rule 3) You need something neutral that will fill in the gaps of the room to make it more cohesive
This linen chair would be perfect
A shabby amiore would do the trick
Rule 4). Add in something shinny: to bring contrast & interest
A beautiful mirror such as this one would do the trick
A glazed lamp would also bring in a shinny element:
Rule 5). Lastly, something green is always good;
A fresh vase of flowers
Or add in plants: if you are not a green thumb, like be then a "faux" topiary like these above will do the trick. Flowers & Plants help soften a space and help to take the "just decorated" edge off.
We will be following these rules during our entire Feather Your Nest "Drab to Fab" Seventh Street transformation:
We invite you to follow along during this 6 week process until the Grand Reveal. Pick up How to's and gain some ideas for your own next as we transform this house into a fun, modern family home.
Enjoy!
