Recently, MP STUDIO was tapped to contribute to the national KB Home blog with our favorite 5 design trends right now to help you when making selections for your new home. We are excited to share the article with you below.
MP STUDIO featured in the Houston Chronicle!
Our team was tapped to share our insights to the ever-present issue of what to do with a formal dining room space if you don't need one . . .
We are still blushing over our love of millennial pink......
Are you part of our club - the one where we still love pink? If so and you're struggling with how to keep it from being too 'pretty', then we have the solution you've been waiting for...
Pair millennial pink with caramel leather and rustic woods. Sounds simple huh? Well it is and it's fool proof. Just take a look at our recent install in Orlando, Florida. Pink, cream, rustic wood, and rich leather is all you need to disguise and offset the overly 'pretty'!
More design options to consider pairing with blush:
- black iron
- brass metals
- clean lined furniture
- rich woods
- cream linen
- industrial touches (lighting maybe?)
- and sisal/jute rugs
All of these will allow you to enjoy your pink for as long as you like!
DESIGN TIP TIME!
How to successfully install an eclectic gallery wall:
1. Measure the size of the wall – length and height – be sure to take into account any furniture that may be below, if applicable.
2. If you have access to a drawing program, like AutoCAD, you can draw your wall to scale and then input some generic sizes of art – until you like the overall pattern or design you’ve created. If you don’t have access to a drawing program, you can simply use sheets of paper in the sizes you like and arrange either on the floor or with painters tape on the wall itself, until you have a design you like.
a. If you are planning to use a professional framing company, you can make your art any size you prefer, but if you are planning to frame yourself with retail frames, you’ll want to estimate your art in some standard sizes: 8x10, 11x17, 16x20, 18x24, 24x36, etc.
3. It helps to start with one larger piece as the anchor art. In our case, we used the large oval art to act as center to our random collage on either side.
4. Repeat unifying factors: bronze frames, square shapes, small vs. large, colorful art, sketches, colorful mats, framed vs. canvas, etc. If you look at our example – we repeated these elements on both sides until it felt balanced.
a. Balance is something that does not have to mean symmetrical.
b. You just need to make sure one side doesn’t feel lighter or heavier than the other side.
c. Know that if it feels good for you, then it is a success!
5. In this example, we used an art rod system from Pottery Barn and it added a great metal and rustic feel to our gallery, but without it, the gallery is still dynamic.
As long as you compile pieces you love, you should have an eclectic gallery wall you’ll enjoy looking at for a long time!
Getting to know designer Sierra Withers!
We asked one of our top designers, Sierra Withers, a few questions to help you all get to know her...
- What is your biggest passion outside of interior design? I think that interior design IS my biggest passion. Everywhere I go I notice the design of the spaces, in new restaurants, stores, etc. I am always looking for new ideas. I just don’t think I can every get away from it!
- What is your favorite interior design trend right now? That metallics are coming back in a big way!
- What interior design trend do you wish would just go away? I am not a huge a fan of overly ornate design in homes. I feel like it makes a space just feel so heavy.
- What led you to interior design? I have always been interested in design. When I was touring colleges I had the chance to tour the architecture college at Kansas State University and felt that I finally had an opportunity to express my ideas through design. In the interior architecture program we were able to experience many different facets of design and I was able to realize why I love interior design so much. Designers get to help people have different reactions to a space with design.
- What would your dream job be if not in the interior field? Probably owning a ceramic store. My grandma had one when I was a kid and I loved painting and getting to help pour the molds for all of the different ceramics. I would still be able to do something creative and could help interesting kids into different forms of art.
- Tell us three things about yourself that make you YOU! My family influence and upbringing. My love of traveling/new experiences. My drive, to work hard and be successful and to also help our company be successful.
MP STUDIO attends Halo House groundbreaking ceremony!
Our team is so excited to be just one small part of such a great organization to help those fighting cancer to have homes to come to during their stay in Houston. Please visit their site to find out more information about this worthy cause.
