Design Trends: What I am loving for 2017

It's been so much fun to talk design lately. Every conversation I have with another interior designer whether they are from Texas, Seattle, NYC, Atlanta, we are all really feeling the same aesthetic content. While our flair may be a little different, depending on our location, the overall theme is very similar. 

Being that today is Monday and I am always most motivated on this day of the week, I want to share what I am really finding is looking so chic and a current theme in my client presentations. 

WHITE WALLS with BLACK ACCENTS

I just absolutely love this look. Although my walls are black in my space, I do find that white is so refreshing and happy in most homes. Black accents keep the look sophisticated, glamorous and tailored looking so it doesn't get too soft. It just adds a more modern element to the look. 

[ Betsy Brown ]

I'm especially loving all black finishes. Windows, door frames, door hardware, etc. All things a nice matte black for the win. 

[ Lark & Linen ]

Take for example this sweet bohemian glam living room. The black frame, coffee table, pillows and rug pull it together in such a modern way. 

BLACK ACCENT WALLS

I slathered all walls in my living room black but I find that even just one black accent wall looks so glam too. I especially urge my clients to do the TV wall because its a fabulous way to hide the unfortunate look of the television, it almost just disappears. A black wall adds an element of interest and if your walls are white, its a really nice break. 

[ apartment therapy ]

Here is a little vignette I designed for a client with a black accent wall. You can really decorate in any style when using a black wall. Classic, glamorous, traditional, bohemian, luxurious. It all works. 

BLACK & WHITE ART WALLS with BLACK FRAMES

I'm totally into the geometric planned art wall with black and white photography. Photography has always been an art form that resonates with me for the home, so I really am enjoying this look right now. 

Of course it looks fabulous with white walls and I also love the black framed art wall on dark walls too. 

A few of my favorites. . .

ACCENT WALLS with MARBLE MURALS + WALLPAPER

I don't know what else to say about this look but I am totally into it right now. The white carerra marble look is so chic and I love seeing it on the wall. 

[ D pages ]

[ Wall murals ] 

Here is a great source for some temporary marble wallpaper. . .

CRYSTALS + STONE ACCENTS

Right now my most favorite lighting is in the form of crystals and natural stones. I just think it adds a spiritual yet luxurious element to a home. 

[ Architectural Digest ] 

Even in smaller home elements like hardware, crystals are just so magical. See more of my favorites here. 

CONTEMPORARY CIRCLE MIRRORS

These oversized, super basic circle mirrors are just all the rage right now. They add a nice geometric shape to a vignette so I think they can pull any look together. The more basic and bigger, the better. 

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Two I am loving. . .

NATURAL WOOD BOOKCASES

The other day while out shopping, I spotted this curved light wood bookcase and my heart melted. This is exactly what I have been looking for my newest project designs. Now I want them everywhere. The light wood looks great with black and adds an earth element to the home. I think thats also very hot right now. 

[ House of Hipsters ]

These are just a few things that are in my designer brain right now. Do you have anything you are loving for 2017 decor style? Let me know what you are loving in the comments below. 

High Fashion Home: how and where to get inspired

 I literally have been filming videos for Unleash Your Ista almost everyday. Each day, as I walk through my life as a girl boss and interior designer, I pay attention to what experiences come up for me. This is how I create the content I put into my online programs. I always get asked about how I stay inspired. Writing blog posts everyday, designing homes, creating content for ISTA, it takes work and it takes effort for me to stay inspired.

I was feeling a little un-inspired the other morning and one of my rituals I do when I feel that way, is to get dressed up and go shopping for my clients. 

When I am out on the town, shopping at my favorite boutiques, I can draw inspiration for new ideas and projects. I've been looking for the perfect fabric to use for pillows for one of my clients in Austin, so I went to one of my favorite fashion stores, High Fashion Home. I intentionally went to buy fabric to jazz up the master bedroom. 

I came away with so much more than fabric. I came up with some new ideas and inspiration and when you are filled up with inspiration, its easier to get your work done effectively. 

I was inspired to reinvent larger spaces with wallpaper. I typically like to use wallpaper in small rooms so that the pattern really makes a statement. After seeing the patterns in the wallpapers here, I was inspired to play a little more. 

I also feel so much for this shade of yellow. It pops so beautifully with the dashes of pink. 

I also was really drawn to the oversized artwork and the uses of white and gold. 

It's important to get out of the house when you feel depleted and un-inspired. Go to a museum. Go see a movie. Go to a hot new restaurant and try a new wine. Visit an independent bookstore. Sit at an outdoor cafe and watch the fashion that walks by. Take a new fitness class. Go for a run at a local park. Go to a candle store. Buy yourself flowers. There is always inspiration right outside your front door.