Makely

I’m not a huge watcher of design shows on TV.  I catch them here and there (I love Design Star, for instance), but I’m more of a nerdy, news junkie than a decorating junkie.  Shocking, I know.

During the premiere of Design Star earlier this week, I was beyond thrilled to find out that HGTV has a new series coming out with Cortney and Robert Novogratz.  They are an amazing husband and wife team of self-taught designers (and parents of SEVEN young children!) who specialize in the amazingly eclectic ‘vintage modern’ style that I really love.   Home by Novogratz will follow these two wildly hip and unique designers in redesigning custom, unexpected spaces for their clients.

Here are a some of the amazing spaces they have designed in the past.  I swear, they design the spaces that I just wish I was bold enough to put together.  Hopefully, watching them work will give me some ideas of things to incorporate into my own design.

Their eclectic style makes my heart swoon.  I can’t wait to begin watching Home by Novogratz, which premieres this Saturday, July 16th at 10/9c.  Will you be watching or is this just style too “much” for you?

Photo credits: SixxDesign

If you haven’t noticed, my design aesthetic, or point-of-view (as my beloved Tim Gunn would say), has really been turned upside down as of late.  I used to find comfort in decor that I felt was very safe.  I started taking chances a few years ago when I painted an entire room mural in my son’s room, and I’ve found more confidence in making bolder statements as time has gone on.

Are you ready for my next crazy idea?

Yep, that’s a tree.  A dead one.  A really tall one.  And it’s just stone cold hanging out in my entry way.

“Um, why?” I’m sure you are asking yourself.  It’s a good question.  We lost this tree at the beginning of the summer to some sort of burrowing insect (which is now gone, so no worries about it being in my house).  We decided we needed to cut it down, and when I saw it laying there in the backyard, I cried.

No, the tree isn’t going to stay there.  It’s actually going to move into my living room – all dead and scraggly and standing tall underneath my 2-story ceiling.  I may end up painting the tree, but we’ll have to wait and see how my living room redesign goes (which is coming after my master bedroom design, so don’t hold your breath on when I’m actually going to get started on it).

Until then, it’s going to greet my visitors.  They will think I’m insane, and that’s okay with me.  I just hope the tree doesn’t poke someone in the eye.

What’s the boldest statement you’ve made in your decor?