I have had so much fun decorating for the holidays this year and wanted to share some of my fun creations. I love the Hearth and Hand collection at Target and so I bought some of the items to give my Christmas an update from past years as well as used their style as inspiration. The black fram glass lantern, the ribbon and the plaid gift bags were some of their items. I put a tree in a box to give it height so my baby girl wouldn’t destroy my tree but also to give it some height and abit of a rustic feel. I wanted my color palette to be simple and clean with lots of white and some gold and silver. I also added the pink and black and white just to give it some zip and a modern detail. I use lots of black in my home so I thought it would pull in my everyday items.

As far as life goes, I have never been happier. My baby girl is somewhat sleeping through the night and she is so happy and fun! The holidays always make me happy with all of the festivities and family around to enjoy. I made our Christmas cards and neighbour treats this year and have almost completed my Chrismtas shopping. Life is good at the Kizerian home.

Tree, mini bottle trees, frosted garland: walmart

Tree box: vintage

Lantern, ribbon, wrapping: Target

Woodcut star: TJ maxx

Green Wreath and garland: Gatehouse

Frosted wreath: Taipan Trading

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CALENDAR FREEBIE 

Get $10 any order with the coupon WGS10 from Parabo Press (large print and wooden frame)

Ok so I have had my office in my new house for a year and a half and still never decorated it. You would think it would be the first room to decorate because I practically live in there but nope, it took a bun in the oven to light my fire and get it done. At first I really had no idea what I wanted to do but I did know I wanted lots of light, simplicity and plants and so I went a little more boho with a few fashion accents and this is what I got. Since I am going to have my baby in two months, my clients will most likely be coming to my home so I thought the grey velvet sofa was a must. I really don’t love my carpet so I went with layering a few rugs which also brought in some good texture and pattern. For color, I decided on this burnt red-orange color and pops of green to not be too black and white, since I always tend to go that direction and if I want to change anything up, its super easy.

The artwork I chose was really fun to pick out. First the large plant print was done by Parabo Press who was really easy to work with, it literally is done on your phone through the app. They do large prints as well as small ones or even photobooks, and they are really affordable. Then above my ikea desk is a twenty-sixteen calendar I designed real quick which is a freebie above and below, a Heidi Swapp light box and one of my etsy shop horoscope prints with gold foil. The last piece of art is the fashion print sold at rifle paper company.

The great thing about this room was that I was able to reuse a ton of stuff I already had to fill it like the hats, velvet sofa (I bought when we first got married), some of the pillows and the Ivory rug. I think when you purchase home decor items, it’s important to get things that are very versatile so you can use them over and over again and truly get the most from the money spent.

Grey Velvet Sofa: Macey’s

Large leaf print and wooden frames: Parabo Press Get $10 any order with the coupon WGS10

Leaf pillow: IKEA

red-orange pillow: Crate & Barrel

black ikat pillow: TJ Maxx

White Fur pillow: Amazon

Ivory rug: Tai Pan Trading

Black patterned rug: Home Sense in Canada (the brand is Queen West)

Desk: Ikea

Calendar Artwork: West End Girl Studio (FREEBIE HERE)

Light Box: Heidi Swapp

Gold foil horoscope print: West End Girl Studio

Chair: TJ Maxx

Curtains: Ikea

Curtain rod: Home depot

Red woven tapestry: Target

Floor Lamp: Target on sale!

Desk Lamp: Target on sale!

Plants & pots: Ikea

shelves: Ikea

Alabaster vases: Egypt

Terrarium: Hobby Lobby

Basket: TJ Maxx

Blankets: Vintage

MUSIC INSPIRATION: Work from Home ~ Fifth Harmony, Ty Dolla $ign

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I love the contrast between these two patterns and how well they go together. You don’t have to match perfectly when choosing pillows, variety and a bit of randomness sometimes makes your couch or bed look best. I think the reason they work is because one is mostly dark with splashes of color, and one is mostly white with a more organized diamond shape. You could pull in accents of blush or mustard yellow or even things out with a grey or tan small patterned or solid pillow.

I put this same pillow in a really monocromatic setting to show you a simpler way to use this pattern as the focal point. Pairing with the two neutral colored pillows but in different scales of pattern still add interest as well as give you some energy to your room. I then added a fun mix of artwork with the photograph, charcoal sketch and pulled in the blue with the ocean painting.

I am a sucker for black and white so the simple “x” pattern was perfect for this display. If you are going to do dark curtains make sure you have a good amount of contrast on the walls but don’t forget to pull in the darkness with accessories and accents around the room. I would put two dark chairs and a light side table or a tan leather couch with dark and light pillow, maybe have one or two of them in this same pattern.

I love so many things about these two images. The brush lettering is really in right now and it brings a touch of moderness to this room. I chose to pair it with the floral watercolor because it adds some complexity and softness without being too contrasting and unbalanced.

I thought this mix was really fun because it puts two cute patterns together in a pretty neutral way. A good tip for pillows is mixing sizes of patterns, if you have too many large patterns it will look like a chaotic mess.

For tables settings, I think it is fun to incorporate different patterns and colors. Lots of times they are very neutral which of course I love but I am really into black and pink right now so mixing the two adds some fun contrast of modern, soft and fun to the table.

Ever since I got back from Alt Summit I have been so excited about this project I have been working on with Minted.com. This summer they came out with their home decor line of artwork, pillows, curtains, lamps, table runners and napkins as well as fabric orders. I have made a cute little store to showcase my favourite things they have in their shop. Since so many people ask me about how I put things together and choosing color and pattern I thought I would put some fun ideas together to help get you just started.

{  MY SHOP  }

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So excited about this awesome video I collaborated with Caitlyn Cutler on. I told her make it cool and a little funky with the best jam in town and she did exactly that. I wanted a fun brand video that wasn’t an interview but more of a snipit of what I offer and what I am doing my upcoming tutorials on. Hope you stay tuned for my future posts and videos.

Ciao!

Kirsten Kizerian

MUSIC INSPIRATION: I got it~ Marian Hill

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our lot!

dot room | beautiful print | wood wall | white room | black diamond pendant | branch hook

I am building my first home! It is so exciting but so scary, I know I will make mistakes and do things that I may not love so I have just decided to embrace it. Because it is our first home I don’t have any experience building and therefore I am asking everyone for advice. If you have any, feel free to share cause I need all that I can get.

In making decisions, I of course turn to pinterest and then I am overwhelmed! Haha but I have managed to start sorting things into color palettes and styles that I would like to use. You will be seeing a bunch from me in the next few months. I loved this particular one because it is deep and moody but very clean and totally me. I have noticed that contrast is an important point in decor. Everything has been white for so long, and that is what I love, but the dark contrasting accent walls and decor are making their way back into interior design. I am going to do a charcoal accent wall amongst my white walls to bring some simple drama to our home.

See more examples on white rooms with dark accent walls here

MUSIC INSPIRATION: Home ~ Field Report

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