Decor8 Mood Board Contest Entry!

I was totally inspired by the latest Decor8 challenge - the Amy Butler Mood Board! Picking one of Amy's newest fabrics to design a room around - what a dream challenge! Admittedly my style is a bit more modern than hers, but I think the bright colors she's used pop wonderfully off interesting textures in neutrals (or pseudo-neutrals,) in both fabrics and wood. I hope you like my entry, and I really hope I do well, the prizes are awesome! Hehe. The items I've chosen do range from the very affordable to the very pricey, but I like the mix of serious and playful. I hope you do, too!

The title of my room is Lime Martini living room with a twist. The twist is the office, because who doesn't have real living to do in their living room?!?!?!? Bills, a laptop, sticky notes and pens - real living is so much messier than design magazines would lead us to believe! I didn't use actual paint chips, they vary so much from market to market, so I just went for color blocks instead. Also, the drapes are like my dream drapes... silver velvet casual pleat drapes with a wide band of turquoise silk dupioni at the bottom. I haven't been able to find them anywhere, much less the fabric to make them, but am still planning on sewing them up myself someday...

Here's my list of resources -

• Petrie Sofa Espresso - Crate & Barrel 1,459$
• Liege Desk Wenge - DWR 2,600$
• Elements Reversible Bookcase Epsresso (x2) - Crate & Barrel 179$ each
• Sakura Area Rug Light Blue/Gold - Home Decorators 69$-1,499$
• Parsons Storage Coffee Table White - West Elm 249$
  
• Eames Aluminum Side Chair Powder Blue - DWR 1,529.10$
• Windowpane Chair Green - CB2 79.95$
• Nelson Saucer Pendant Lamp - DWR 300$
• Ponzio Table Lamp - Crate & Barrel 149$
  
• Bauhaus Arc Lamp Olivine - CB2 199$
  
• Tessuto Throw Blanket Olivine - CB2 39.95$
• Cardigan Pillow Ivory - Crate & Barrel 24.95$
• Gallery Tray White - Crate & Barrel 19.95$

It was so much fun pulling together these items, and dreaming up the paint colors & drapes! I may have to do more design work soon, but it's so much harder when it's in your own house! Hahaha! I hope I do well, this is the first contest I've been interested in for a while!!!

There were a few accessories that didn't make it into the final room, I may post them if anyone is interested. (Cheaper, more room "fluff" than furniture.) Thanks for looking!