Katie Rosenfeld Design

It is always fun to find a new designer or blog that you find inspirational.  As a fellow New Englander, I was very excited to find Katie Rosenfeld Design via her blog Bogle Street.  

Bogle Street, which I spent over an hour reading, is packed full of useful design information, expertise and tips.  On top of that, her designs are so inspirational.  They are classically inspired, but full of punch with colors and patterns.  I've posted a few of my favorite images above and below.  

Make sure you take a moment to check out her blog and portfolio.  You won't be disappointed!  

A Splash of Pink

I'm not sure it is because I have a little girl, but I'm falling head over heels for interiors with a splash of pink.  At first, I was convinced a pink sofa would be the right amount of pink to make me super happy!

Source: isuwannee.com via Fran on Pinterest

But, after living with a pink sofa in our rental, I can tell you it is not ideal with little kids.  It takes only seconds for my son to finish his lunch and then go dive on the pink sofa with his greasy hands.  Hello stains!  So, I'm reconsidering a pink sofa (unless it is in our master bedroom, but I need to convince my husband of that!) and am now thinking of injecting a splash pink in other ways.

Source: designindulgence.blogspot.com via Fran on Pinterest

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Hello pink chair!

Wall O' Frames

This is actually the second time we have completed this project. The first time we did a not so great job and had to try again. This time we got it right. I picked up a bunch of very old photo frames from my favorite junk store. The frames were pretty large so they ranged anywhere from 3 - 7 dollars/piece. After I messed up the first time by not painting them all in the same paint finish and not prepping correctly -- I was determined to do it right the second go around. So, I took them all down and stripped the first coat of paint off and did a lot of sanding. Here's some photos mid-way.....I gave them all a coat of primer. Then painted them all with off the shelf white flat paint. The flat finish made the difference. All the other finishes seemed to make all of the imperfections stand out. And since they are all pretty old frames -- there are LOTS of imperfections. We chose to do older family photos for our wall o' frames....And if you haven't already figured it out...Talon can do anything. He made the photo mats for all of these frames. We went to Michael's and priced out matting for all of these frames....RIDONCULIOUS. So, Talon stepped up to the plate and opted to do it himself. We bought a big piece of matting board (you can pick it up at any craft store) and an X-Acto knife. Within a few hours...we had custom mats for all of our frames....We had no method to hanging them. We didn't do any fancy measuring or anything. Just laid them out on the floor to kind of get an idea of how we liked them and then eye balled hanging them up there. Real professional. The best part of our wall o' frames...I get to walk by sweet photos like Baby Tal everyday...

Moral of the story...do it right the first time. Although, I'm pretty happy with the second go arounds final product.

Before & After: Our Upstairs Hallway

It's been forever since I last reported on our upstairs hallway.   I finally completed it.  If you remember (don't worry if you don't because it has been forever), we painted horizontal stripes on the walls.  I loved them, but found it difficult to decorate such a small space with bold walls.  My goal was to brighten the room and I was dead set on having a mirror in the hallway.  We lived with one for a long time, but I wasn't thrilled with it.  I finally ditched the idea and went the graphic route.  I love how it turned out.

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Even though this took a long time, I have to say I took my time sourcing/finding the items for this hallway.  

Rug: Ikea Erslev

Ceiling fixture: Lowes (This makes the space.  It took me forever to find a stylish flush mount for our v. low ceilings)

Table lamp: Ikea Marby

Tray: West Elm

Poster: Super Rural

Book: Reader's Digest $9 (for a set of 3)

Table: Garage Sale $20

Lamp Shade: Garage Sale $5

Flowers: Gladiolus $5

Artichoke: Garage Sale $2

So, what do you think?  A big improvement in my opinion.  

Another All Time Favorite & Hable Construction Discount

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During our 12 hour road trip to Michigan (and back) I brought all of my domino magazines and looked through each and every one of them.  It was so great revisiting these magazines and getting so inspired all over again! While browsing through the issues, I came across Rita Konig's apartment (an oldie but goodie) and realized how much I really love it.

I love her style and the infustion of english design in her apartment.  It really appeals to me.  In her new apartment (not pictured) she has balloon shades which I really like.  It brings back memories living in Belguim growing up.

She's really good at creating that slightly messy piled on British look. 

Her designs scream comfort and I'd like to create more of that look in my home.

So femnine and cozy.  If you notice under her console table there are two hable construction totes which she uses for storage.  I love this idea.  I've been in love with Hable Construction for a long time, but have held off in investing in a couple of pieces because of price.  Well, they are having a sale on their storage bushels. 

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