Canyon Crest: Boy's Bedrooms

More little boy's rooms today!  We all know how I feel about using 'themes' in kids rooms 

(well, any room for that matter) and in the 

CANYON CREST BOY'S BEDROOMS

we incorporated elements of sports in one and transportation in the other. 

We did this all through small accessories which can be easily be replaced with little to no cost.  

Remember to keep the basic elements classic and bring in character through accessories. 

You will get a whole heck of a lot more mileage out of your room!

The hooks are from Anthropologie and we sprayed them in navy.  

Don't forget what a little spray paint can do to customize your pieces!

Can I tell you how much I adore knit stuffed animals? So vintage-y chic, I could die!

{Interior Design by Brooke Jones Designs, Photography by Jylare Smith}

Sneak Peek: Berkshire Master Bedroom

 I am so excited to get a few detail shots of my projects back!

Today's preview is of a newly constructed custom home where I assisted in 

designing details from the custom upholstered bed down to the doorknobs and hinges. 

Here's a sneak peek at

 THE BERKSHIRE MASTER BEDROOM.

A lot of sweat and tears went into this project. 

Totally. Worth It.

My photographer, Jylare, was amazing. I mean, AMAZING.

The girl has some serious talent, as you will see in upcoming posts.

Stay tuned for the full reveal next week and for more sneak peeks of another project tomorrow!

{Interior Design by Brooke Jones Designs, Photography by Jylare Smith}

Grey & Peach: Happy Pinning Accident

Have you Pinners out there ever noticed sometimes your pins 

look absolutely amazing together?  It has happened a few times to me, actually. 

I'll just be pinning unrelated pieces and when I review my pin history I think 

"holy crap, those look good together!"  I created a board from my latest "AHA" moment.

We all know I'm a fan of gold and grey but I would never have thought to add some 

golden peach tones into the mix, if it weren't for this 

GREY & PEACH 

happy accident.

I die over the pair of abstract paintings.  The layering of different mediums 

(oil, pencil, pieces of checks and invoices, etc.) is stunning:

So pretty and feminine with a little edge. Perfection.

And those chairs??  BANANAS. They remind me of the 

Milo Baughman's classic lounge chair but updated with a sleeker more slender frame.

  

1. Brass Thin-Frame Chairs via Lawson-Fenning

2. Sparkling Brass Sputnik Chandelier via Joseph Anfuso circa 1950's

3.  Mixed Media Diptych via Stripe Vintage Modern circa 1970's

4. Grey Walnut John Stuart Credenza via Stripe Vintage Modern circa 1950's

Greek Key Inspired Style

I have a confession. I'm a design dork. 

When I'm down and need a little pick-me-up, sometimes I'll create 

DESIGN BOARDS.  

When I do this I like to use furniture that I will most likely never be 

able to work with because of the price tag.

Here is one of those boards I created with a mix of designer vintage pieces in an achromatic palette. 

I know gray has been around for awhile but I'm still enamored with this fabulous neutral.

1. Z Gallerie Studio Frames

2. Sheepskin Rug

3. Sciolari Italian 1960s Chandelier

4. Kittenger Greek Key Mandarin 1940s Chest of Drawers

5. Edward Wormley for Dunbar 1960s Tete-a-Tete

High/Low Bathroom Design

As a designer, I have realized that sometimes I fixate on certain rooms of the home. 

 Lately, I have been dreaming of gorgeous master baths with freestanding tubs and honed marble tile.  

Here is a little somethin'-somethin' I dreamed up.  It's a

HIGH/LOW BATHROOM DESIGN

in the works.

1. Waterworks Freestanding Oval Bathtub

2. Home Depot Gris Porcelain Tile

3. Home Depot Honed Marble Tile

4. Eden Bath Vessel Sink (available through Brooke Jones Designs)

What do you think? Maybe I'll add some vintage brass faucets and hardware??

eDesign: Modern Glam Living Room

I was contacted a few weeks back by the fabulous author over at P.S. I Love This, 

who needed some guidance on her formal living room.  Her home is already amazing.  I mean AMAZING. 

 I was so honored when she asked me to put together an eDesign board for her

MODERN GLAM LIVING ROOM.

Seriously, I have never met someone with such similar style to mine.  I kept telling my husband we have to be twins separated at birth. I would source an item for her design board, then peruse her blog and see a post about the EXACT product.  It's clients like her that make my job the best in the world!

Here are my favorite shots of her 

STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL19th CENTURY HOME:

I am so blessed to even be a small part of this home!

You can read more about the renovation and 

my eDesign at P.S. I LOVE THIS...

{design board by Brooke Jones Designs, LLC and images via P.S. I Love This}

Modern Masculine Chic

I love boys.  I love boys with style. 

I love interiors that are clean and tailored with a dabble of boyish ruggedness. 

Here is a collection of images I like to deem as

MODERN MASCULINE CHIC.

Most people think of furs as glamorous and feminine but 

look how amazing they are when styled more manly. Rarrr...

Oh, uhh.... sorry.  I have masculine chic on my mind and, uh... ya... Ryan's hot. 

Ok, back to hot rooms...

Let's here it for the boys!

{images via Convoy & Pinterest}

Get Cozy: Reindeer Hide Rugs

I'm sure you have seen cowhide rugs everywhere these days in modern interior design.  

I still love the organic and chic feel they give to a room but when I stumbled across some

REINDEER HIDE RUGS,

my heart skipped a beat.  

Maybe it stems from my Nordic heritage, or maybe it's the whole Rudolph thing since

Christmas is a week away, but I can't get enough of these beautiful skins.

Before you call PETA on me, know that the people of Lapland hunt wild

reindeer herds, use the meat as their food source and use their skins for clothing, blankets, rugs, etc.  

The reindeer hides I'm posting are the by-products and complete the sustainable recycling process.

Aren't those colors to die for?  

The whites, beiges, taupe greys and charcoals would fit PERFECTLY in my living room.  Just sayin'...

If Rudolph isn't you thing but you want to add the same color palette through a fur, 

why not try some naturally dark Nordic sheepskins?  

Or while you're at it, why not have a reindeer hide in one room a coordinating sheepskin in the next?

Adding either would a be great way to cozy up any space to get us through winter.

{images via Toast, Cox&Cox, Style Garage and Graham&Green}

Thanksgiving Table Inspiration

In case you were in need of some last minute

THANKSGIVING TABLE INSPIRATION

(and it truly would be last minute as we are T-minus 12 hours and counting),

here is one of me favorite images of a modern festive feast.

Simple and modern yet still says "harvest."  

It may also be the only acceptable use for rafia.

Adore...

HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING!!

{image via Shelterness}

Jones Living Room Design Board

Remember this post after I sold my living room chairs to make room for a desk? Well, like most of my projects, as soon as I changed one thing, the project snowballed into changing 2... 3... 7...  items and now it's almost a complete redo.  Whoops! I'm absolutely loving it, though.  Here's my game plan:

I already own half of these pieces, thank goodness.  The sofa in the board is not an exact match, but is close to my black velvet sofa I designed when I worked at Bassett Furniture.  I've had a love/hate relationship with the fabric but as it's nylon and black it wears like nailes and cleans like a dream!  The mirrored end tables I bought at Target years ago, I think for $40 a piece-- such a steal!  The nickel and glass coffee table is another memento from my Bassett days (originally it was $1200+, but add in my employee discount on top of the clearance price and I walked out with it for less than $200.  Awesome.).   The lead crystal floor lamp is from Restoration Hardware and retails at about $600+.  I found mine at a scratch-and-dent store (anyone else in UT love DownEast Home?) and it was mis-tagged for only $25.  I asked the sale associate about it and she said she's honor the price. CHA-CHING!!! $575 savings for me! And believe me, it's a quality lamp, 'cause that thing is heav-VY.

Here's where the new stuff comes in.  I had dove grey velvet curtains in my head for my large picture window but in Texas I visited a Restoration Hardware OUTLET.  They accepted my designer discount on top of their prices. I picked up a pair of charcoal grey Belgium twill grommet panels for less than $100 (they were more than that a piece originally). DONE! If you live anywhere near San Marcos, Texas you must visit the outlets-- Restoration Hardware, Pottery Barn/West Elm/William-Sonoma, Crate and Barrel, Tory Burch, Michael Kors, etc. etc.  It was a shopping paradise. 

Last week I stopped by a different location of the same scratch-and-dent store where I got my lamp.  In all honesty, I went shopping for a client but ended up buying something for me.  Surprisingly, that doesn't happen as often as you would think.  Anyway, I came across a desk that looked a LOT like this:

Be still my heart...

...except the top portion of the DownEast desk is french blue.  

Upon a little inquiring, I found out that the polished nickel trestle bases are the real deal from William-Sonoma but the top, though it looks the exact same as the WS original besides for the hardware and ...ahem... blue finish, use to have wooden legs that were freight damaged.  With a savings of about $1575, I took the soon-to-be-gorgeous 'Frankenstein-ed' desk (I'm currently in the process of researching who could paint the top white.  The blue has got to go.).  

Next on my shopping list is this little beauty, as seen from Pieces Inc:

I didn't spend $1850 on the William-Sonoma desk, so there's no way I'm going to spend that on a chair.   The chair is from the late 1960's-70's designed by Anton Lorenz.  I have found a few vintage ones on etsy and eBay in pretty good shape but all are in need of some hair-on-hide re-upholstery.  Since hair-on-hide can get spendy, I'm holding out until I can find this chair for less than $100.  If you see one in your local Craigslist, LET ME KNOW!!!

After my pocket book recovers from there, I will invest in a custom-made credenza for my television (have I ever written about how much I HATE media credenzas these days? I don't mind seeing the TV, but do we have to see the cable box and X Box too?).  I'm thinking something that completely closes off the components, in white lacquer, inspired by the 1920's or maybe the 1970's.  

As far as the rest of the accessories, well, I think I'm going to save that for tomorrow.  I think I may need your help on that part...

Not too bad for a savings of $3850+ and counting!

{images via WS Home & Pieces Inc}

Cowhide Rugs: Not Just for the Country

Maybe it is still that little bit of Texas I can't get out of my blood but lately I've been loving anything and everything cowhide.  Since the first half of the 20th century, cowhide rugs have been a classic element for any chic home.  With the variety of colors and finishes available on the market,  most everyone can find a hide to fit their style.

Neutrals:

Metallic Silver:

Metallic Gold:

I think hair-on-hide rugs are the perfect solution when you have a small space or a large beautiful solid surface floor which need a little warming up but you don't want to cover too much real estate.  Use them in a grand master bath, at the corner of a king size bed, or to ground a little seating vignette.

If a rug shaped like the animal it use to be isn't your thing but you still want to add a little hair-on-hide in your home, try upholstering a vintage piece in cowhide:

Circa 1960s

Circa 1950s

Circa 1970s

Can you tell I'm obsessed??

{images via RawHideCompany, PiecesInc., DecorPad, HouseBeautiful & 1stDibs}