Electric Exchanges

Electric Exchanges This surprising, saturated dining space is lending us all sorts of design inspiration. Take a peek at home by pairing this purple with classic furnishings and neutrals like brown or ivory. We think vibrant violet is the best colour to function as the background to your most vibrant conversations.



Soft Soothing Queue the swoon! We are enamored with the cool-tone color palette used in this chic guest bedroom. Soft, violet walls look effortless behind the calming, sky-blue mattress. Graphic, black and white touches and metallic accents add an excess bit of style and elegance to the space.



Rich Royal Color your kitchen! Quick fact: purple after represented royalty. Insert a fresh coat of this rich hue for a cabinetry, and you're going to be one big, salt-preserved turkey leg from feasting like the kings and queens of years' past.



Pops of Personality This sun-drenched parlor is outfitted in a variety of shades of gray and white, leaving the space feeling bright and light. Thoughtful bits of ultra violet are utilized via plush cushions, accent furniture and artwork to add warmth and distinction to the layout.



Playful Playroom There is no time like the present to perform purple, peeps. Pretty lilac walls ofer a milder alternative to vibrant ultra violet whilst still creating a energized space for the tiny tots.



Ultra-Hot Hue What is better than a built-in focal piece in a space, right? Vivid, purple tiles produce a striking fireplace that's certain to spark a conversation or two. A sharp, classic mantel and canary chair are easy, eye-catching complements to the magnificent surround.



Dramatic Design Though vivacious and bold, purple can also be effective at supreme elegance, you know. Deep violet, steely gray along with a mixture of luxe patterns and textures operate in tandem to make an unmistakably high-end design.



Sleek Eats This oversized loft kitchen is on fad in each way. Outfitted with a lineup of velvet-seat ghost chairs, pendant lighting and a lively coat of purple on the walls, this space is fit for simple entertaining and living alike.



Eye-Catching Artwork Adding ultra violet into an eclectic interior is a no brainer when it comes to updating your space for the new year. Take note from this amazing, fun-loving living room! Look for a oversize, purple-clad piece of art to enliven your own walls.



Unexpected Neutral Brown, white, gray, black... and purple? Yes. Tone down the spirited shade, and use it like a sudden new neutral which loved ones will want to imitate in their houses, ASAP.



Understated Living Room It is true what they say: sometimes less is more. Silvery gray and violet are the sumptuous accent colors in this sitting room and act as a tasteful, refreshing pairing with of the room's white.



Rich Mix Sensual and sophisticated, wouldn't you agree? A moody mix of purple and smoky, neutral colors are used in this master bedroom to make a romantic retreat for homeowners at the end of each day.



Colorful Reading Corner The purple partitions are toned down with a tasteful, wheat chaise and natural timber furnishings throughout. A conventional cream throw blanket and fiery paisley pillow even out the cool hue and generate a cozy place to catch up on nightly reading.



Peaceful Purple Accents A word to describe this bedroom? Posh. Little touches of vibrant pink and ultra violet make all the difference, energizing the otherwise white and gray distance.



Pint-Sized Perfection You'll be happy to break out of played-out pink and swap for a shade that's equally as candy. A ultra violet and white color scheme creates an ultra-dreamy, contemporary design with this particular little girl's bedroom. (Plus, how adorable are these posie pendant lights?)



Vibrant, Violet Living Talk about eye candy, right? This modern living room leaves us breathless with its smoky grey furniture, crisp white casings and fifty colors of purple throughout.



Sharp Saturated Bookshelves It's easy to enjoy the monochromatic moment happening with this particular guest room bookshelf. We are encouraging you to choose this tendency head on! Produce a similar corner into your home by layering violet-on-violet focal bits and accessorizing with bright white accents.



Moody Deco Design There is something decadent about this deco-inspired bedroom design. Recreate the glamour in your house boudoir using a darker, sultry shade of violet paired with lots of gleaming, gold accents.



Grow Factors with Purple It's easy to play it cool in this sophisticated game room where the pool table is purple and each detail is considered.



Violet Views It's hard to beat that opinion, but this violet-clad patio is giving the sparkling San Francisco bay a run for its money. Why not create your own opinion? Add a pop of ultra violet to your outdoor living area, around your fire pit or across your garden wall.

Artful Arrangement

Artful Arrangement Add interest with textual ferns and plants which bring the gardens inside during the winter months. A Boston fern (front) joins a Rhipalis (wood riser) and feathery plumosus fern (back), on a console table styled by Karin Jeffcoat of Cote Designs, a floral and event studio in Aiken, S.C.. A maidenhair fern is on the right. The painting is by Dixie Purvis; the furniture is out of Nandina Home & Design.



Terrific Trio Rhipalis (far left), Boston fern (front left) and Plumosus fern (rear) are fitted in organic clay pots for a sweet console display.



Mossy Focal Point Selaginella moss, also referred to as peacock moss, is wrapped in a decorative container. This wide variety of moss likes moist soil and high humidity, '' says Karin Jeffcoat, owner of South Carolina-based Cote Designs. When planting into containers without a drainage, she lines the bottom with pea gravel. Putting plants using their pots to the container allows her to wash them separately. She adds water to the base of the container to allow for humidity.



Windowsill Vignette Produce a kitchen windowsill garden for the winter season. Karin Jeffcoat of Cote Designs hand-picked herbaceous plants, such as Thai basil, basil, lemon mint and rosemary, that need sunlight during the day.



Vintage Touches Go classic with discovered containers that hold herbs and bring greenery for your windowsill. This screen is styled by Cote Designs in South Carolina.



Coffee Table Collection Dress up your coffee table with greens, for example Boston fern, and accessories. Since ferns love moist soil, utilizing natural clay baskets lined with pea gravel provides you the option to raise the plant and water for easy maintenance, states Karin Jeffcoat, proprietor of Cote Designs, a floral and event studio in Aiken, S.C.



Vertical Planter Thought Hang this vertical planter onto a wall, dress up a bookshelf or add life to a decor decoration.     This wine crate will hold nine 4" plants, but floral designer and stylist Angela Darrah decided to just use five. She filled the rest four cubes with mosses, kiwi vine and white miniature pumpkins.



Cute Clay Pots Cluster your houseplants at a modern metal basket or gorgeous tray. Use clay saucers or line your tray with cork to safeguard against water damage, states floral designer and stylist   Angela Darrah. She likes to use terra cotta pots placed at two different heights for extra interest and dimension.



Update a Metal Planter A metal trough-style planter compliments the gray tones in this begonia and reindeer moss. If you aren't sure your container is waterproof, line it with a heavy piece of plastic and add a foundation layer of stones to help with drainage, then advises floral designer and stylist Angela Darrah.



Leave Room for Vining Plants Use lanterns (using their glass panels eliminated) and hanging candleholders to show off vining plants, indicates floral designer Angela Darrah. This 'Neon Pothos' Epipremnum aureum thrives in low light conditions and pops against the red accent wall. When hanging plants, weight is a concern, therefore Darrah suggests having a decorative moss sheet to disguise a plain plastic container.



Gather Succulents and Cacti Contain succulents, such as Haworthia minima (left), a small evergreen plant with tough, fleshy blue-green leaves which are coated in white tubercles. It produces white flowers with pink tips. Blumz by JRDesigns, a floral and event design firm, has placed it with a potted cactus.



Find Trusty Plants A ZZ plant (official name Zamioculcas zamiifolia) is an easy-going, dependable plant. ZZ, with its thick upright stems and dark-green glistening leaves, accents a room and tolerates low light.



Make Terrariums Succulents and cacti, displayed in terrariums, normally require the identical maintenance: bright light, minimal soil and water that drains quickly.



Embrace an Air Plant A mirrored glass vase displays a exotic Tillandsia styled by Debbie's Bloomers, a floral and home decor boutique in Texas. During the autumn and winter, the evergreen perennial plant loves direct sun and could be grown in front of a window.



Think Architecturally Joe Guggia, a California floral designer, combines greenery and natural elements, such as willow, because of his big pieces of "foliage art."



Fill a Corner Adding natural components gives container gardens a custom appearance, says Joe Guggia, a California floral designer. He incorporates things, like bamboo, willow and stones, into his indoor screens. It all starts with the container, from synthetic stone rounds to slim metallic squares to bigger baskets.

The Blogger

The Blogger Lifestyle blogger Erin Hiemstra packed her modern SoMa neighborhood attic with much-needed storage alternatives to home her extensive wardrobe bits as well as her massive collection of style magazines and design books.



Airy Loft, Open When Erin first transferred into her attic, it was packed with clunky furniture and had orange walls which made the room feel occupied. In order to earn the space spacious, airy and serene, she came up with clever storage solutions that keep everything nicely organized and clutter free.



Elegant Entrance In seeking a central storage system to use only inside the attic's entryway, Erin fell in love with one piece that serves several purposes. It gives open storage for items like keys and mail, concealed storage for bags and umbrellas, and nooks for books and shoes.



Tall Shelf To take advantage of dead space just off the living room's sliding glass doors that lead out to the attic's small Juliet balcony, Erin and Chris chosen to an 8-foot-tall bookshelf. It houses their significant belongings, such as diplomas and family keepsakes. "Vertical space is something really important to benefit from. You would be astonished how storing things upwards frees up space for other things. A combination of vertical and horizontal storage is key in optimizing square footage," Erin notes.



Clear Console Desk Rather than opting for a typical console table to put behind her sofa, Erin picked a clear glass table with a metal base that doubles as a full size workstation.



Repurposed Shelves Adding personal touches across the loft were significant to Erin. By repurposing wooden wine crates left from her wedding in Baja, she created an area to maintain her favourite fashion magazines within arm's reach of her workstation.



Dining Area Lovers of cooking and baking, Erin and Chris were determined about incorporating a little dining room into the corner of the living space. To do this, Erin chose a table with a pedestal base and a round top that would allow up to six chairs for dining.



Open-Shelf Kitchen The spacious shelving in Erin's kitchen exhibits many of her favorite kitchen items like glasses, plates and a cake rack -- bits which have sentimental value to the design blogger.



Appliance Garage An appliance garage at the kitchen keeps small appliances within arm's reach, yet concealed and clutter free.



Books in the Restroom With no obvious place on the attic's first floor to put away her massive collection of design books, Erin turned into a 6-foot wall at the first-floor toilet. She notes, "I had about 10 inches of depth and also a wall perpendicular to the glass-enclosed shower. To put it to great use, I set up a readymade wall system made of a chrome base and glass shelves. Now what was unusable space is maxed out with all of my favourite stuff."



Polish on Screen Erin considers her set of vibrant nail polish bottles nearly like sculpture or artwork. To do them justice she keeps them on screen in a mirrored tray over the commode. The blogger notes "It might be cliché to say this, but everything looks better in a tray. Once contained, pieces instantly take in an orderly appearance."



Polaroid Snaps Being newlyweds, images from the couple's wedding are a main source of art across the attic. In addition to framed professional images, Erin employs a classic library catalogue to show Polaroids taken by wedding guests.



Wedding Photographs Erin's wedding inspiration also graces dead room just off the entry wall into the upstairs bathroom. The stylista blogger notes, "While I've designated lots of areas to more practical usage, it was crucial that you make the most of dead area for just decorative reasons. I place my favorite art pieces -- pictures from our poolside deck wedding in Baja -- to good use in an area which could not be obstructed by furniture as a result of heating vent. The vantage point is ideal since I can see it straight while laying in bed" The three framed images include: a vignette of seashells and palm fronds, a pair of burros her wedding photographer stumbled upon to the beach, and a rowboat perched underneath a hut.



The Bedroom When Erin first moved in, the accent wall behind the bed has been painted a muted orange tone, the previous renter's homage to the San Francisco Giants that play only across the road at AT&T Park. To keep the space open and airy, she and Chris painted the walls a classic white (Benjamin Moore 01), then picked a palette of light grays, muted blues and creams. To add an individual touch in keeping with all the airy aesthetic of the space, Erin added photos with special meaning for her and her husband, Chris. "I don't like having photographs of people everywhere. I like photos which are more landscape or locale-based, but hold personal significance," Erin describes. "The picture print of Outer Banks, North Carolina means much to Chris and me since that's where we met, in a friend's wedding. I gave it to him for our first anniversary. I think it's the ideal inspiration bit for creating a bedroom that's calm, serene and about Chris and me personally"



Beautiful Bedside With limited space in her upstairs bedroom, it had been important Erin maintain her furniture simple, low profile and minimal. A white platform bed out of West Elm was ideal for many reasons: nightstands are integrated into the headboard for a seamless appearance, the white end keeps the space feeling open and airy, and the very low profile does not detract from the gorgeous view of AT&T Park just outside the bedroom windows.



Swing-Arm Lamp To free up surface area on the nightstands, Erin selected streamlined, thin, flexible swing-arm lamps which keep the surface lit from above, letting breathing space for much-needed bedside things like jewelry, books and eyeglasses.



When Inspiration Strikes Since Erin often blogs from bed or while lounging on the couch, having a place to store her iPad and notepads nearby ensures she can jot down thoughts and bookmark web pages as they come to her.



Handy Laptop Tray Erin prefers to site from the most comfy spots in the attic. The author writes the majority of her posts while sprawled out in bed although her living room desk has its fair share of use. By investing in a laptop, the blogger immediately adds a desk-like surface where she can type away while lounging comfortably.



Beneath the Bed Determined to optimize every square foot of the attic's bedroom, Erin's bed is packed with concealed storage just below the mattress. The drawers house everyday clothing for lounging around the house, such as cotton T, athletic wear and cotton button-ups.



Chic Storage The upstairs bedroom is the only place in the loft that has closets. In order to take full benefit of the interiors, Erin outfitted the backs of their doors with full-length shoe storage. This frees up precious cupboard space for bags and sweaters.



Door Decal To dress up the drab walls of closet doors which are the focal point from the bed, Erin adorned them with vinyl decals depicting palm trees. "Although we're leasing, I truly wanted the loft to feel like a permanent place," Erin comments. "By simply dressing up random items such as cupboard doors, I have packed personality into regions that otherwise could be deemed dead room."



Inspiration Board The interior of Erin's cupboard doors also doubles as inspiration boards for blogging. Erin explains, "People may think it's weird to start out my cupboard and find inspiration boards hanging on the back of a doorway; however, it is really the ideal place. Because I blog about fashion a good deal, it is a good way for me to put outfits together according to tearsheets I am motivated by. It pushes me to think beyond the box and make ensembles I would not have thought would work well together."



Laundry Nook Having a laundry nook right smack in the middle of the bedroom, Erin and Chris chose to conceal it with a simple drapery panel that easily slides open to get instant access. Erin notes, "While staring in a washer and dryer is not perfect for a design enthusiast like me, I actually could not complain since having a washer and drier at a San Francisco leasing is a total luxury. So we worked with it!"



Industrial Cabinet In order for your upstairs bedroom to house all Erin's daily requirements, such as cosmetics, cologne, jewelry and linens, the couple picked up an industrial fashion, free-standing cabinet that Chris assembled.