design: STYLISH DETAILS FOR YOUR SPACE

Hi, Monika here with a new fresh portion of design! As you probably imagine, I am constantly looking for new exciting decor ideas, beautiful objects and ways to make an interior looks FAB!!

Making the space stylish is all about the details: a paint color, bed linen, a desk accessory can make a whole big of a difference and add a lot personality to the room! Today, I found few fabulous objects that will help to turn your home office into a beautiful, picture perfect space!

 1 Quadra globe 2 Floral desk lamp 3 Brass sculpture 4 Petrified wood sculpture

5 Clever pencils set 6 Emerald quartz coasters 7 XO Print 

8 Antique brass bookends 9 Eifell Tower 10 Rectangular candlestands

-post by monika boruch

 

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West Elm 15% off Sale

Hey guys, sorry I've been away... I had some personal things to take care of in California - but now I'm back.

We are literally coming back & getting ready to move to a new apartment soon. So...enter, West Elm. Last year I hosted a Holiday event at their store here in NYC, and it was a blast. Lots of ladies came out to do some DIY projects while I showed them a few "how -'to's" - You can see photos of the event here.  So speaking of West Elm, I'll be moving to a new apartment this month & that means new decorating is in store.

I've been looking at some items from West Elm to decorate the new place. Here is a roundup of a few of my favorite pieces. This Addison desk with antique metal brass base is gorgeous don't you think?? Speaking of shopping, they're also offering an additional 15% off of their clearance items right now - that sale goes on until this Monday, so definitely take advantage of that!

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DESIGN: CHIC OFFICE ACCESSORIES

Hi MBG readers! Amanda here. Today I'll be sharing with you one of my favorite rooms to decorate: the home office. With my recent move, I am excited to finally have my own workspace and complete freedom to discover my personal style. And with summer in full swing, there's no better time to start redecorating or switching out images on the pinboard and gallery wall. 

Even though I had to use my dining area as a desk in my previous apartment, it was always the messiest and most susceptible to clutter. And for those working from home, it's the one room most spend in and we know how design affects the way we feel and think. Prettying up the space helps keep it the way it should be - constantly inspiring! For this office space, I chose Jennifer Fisher's soho showroom and office as the main inspiration. Her glam and edgy yet casual office is one I would love to spend long work days in.

Jennifer Fisher's office by Rima Campbell, featured in


 Matchbook Magazine

1. Acrylic Letter

2. The Sartorialist Portrait Print

3. Tokyomilk Dark

4. Oversized Gold Piggy Bank

5. Snakeskin Wallpaper

5. Skull Bookends

6. Glass Knot

7. Desktop File

8. Emilio Desk

9. The New Black Pencils

10. Little Black Book

11. Charade Maltese Cross Box

12. Skull Candle

13. Gold Ceramic Urchin

14. Two Million Miles Book

15. Faux Snake Skin Accent Table

16. Pencil Cup 

-post by amanda dietz

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Design: Office Inspiration

Hello, hello!  It's Sam from The Peak of Très Chic, back with another lovely dose of decor.  I recently participated in the One Room Challenge with 20 other design bloggers across the country.  We were each given the task of designing a room within a tight 6 week timeline, and sharing our gradual progress with readers each week.  

I chose to design a home office, and in the process of research became quite inspired by chic desktops and desktop accessories:

Although the office I designed for the challenge was quite bold and textured, I've recently become more drawn to streamlined, less-cluttered offices, with just a few pops of color:

Shop This Office:

Colored Pencil Set with Brass Holder $82/Lola Donahue Fashion Illustration $30/Gem Lamp in Steel Blue $165/Z-Gallerie Lacquer Desk $499/Clayton Home Lucite Chair $380/Green Leopard Lumbar $165

I've been eyeing that leopard lumbar for weeks now.  It would be such a fun pop of color when paired with a lacquered desk and lucite chair, don't you think?

{All office images above via Lonny Magazine}

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My NYC Home Office

Hello everyone! I finally wanted to share some photos of my current office space here in my NYC apartment. These particular photos were shot by Janis Nicolay earlier this year. When I first decorated this space, I wanted something WILD & colorful, so I added FLOR tiles - which I love by the way & colorful art!

Interestingly enough, I just found out we'll be moving to another apartment in November!!!!  That means apartment NYC hunting next month + new office...woo hoo! Exciting!

Zebra print tiles are by FLOR

Abstract artwork is my own - you can see more in my online gallery via cocoa & hearts

all food prepared by my husband

hanging to the left is my 1st ever cocoa & hearts painting!!

gold love print via my shop made by girl

-images by janis nicolay

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DIY: Linen Memo Board & Neon Push Pins

Hi Made By Girl readers!! It's Jenny Bevlin on this Monday morning with a great DIY for your home. I'm in the middle of redoing my home office/craft room. One of the things that I really wanted for my space is a really great memo board. I don't know about you, but I love pinning items to memo boards to have around always to keep me inspired. 

I love Pinterest, but there is just something about having images (that I LOVE) around me to keep me inspired! As far as memo boards go, I knew I wanted something that was neutral in color to make the images I put on it to really pop! 
 

I did some searching on the internet & found this linen memo board. However, I feel like $149 is too much to spend on a memo board and I knew I could easily DIY it. For the push pins, I knew I wanted something fun. I love the neon and neutral trend, so I decided to make some neon push pins. These push pins are a great compliment to the neutral linen fabric. Don't you think??

   

Here's what you need to make this memo board:

• Cork Board
• Linen Fabric
• Staple Gun
• Staples (Make sure your staples are the appropriate length. Staples that are too long may poke through the other side of the board.)

 
Steps:
 

Lay the fabric out and place the cork board on top of it face down. Cut the fabric around the board leaving about 3 inches or so all the way around the board.

 

Before you staple the fabric to the board, make sure you iron the fabric so that it is crease free. Next, staple the fabric to the back of the board all the way around. Make sure that you are pulling the fabric tight around so that the fabric will be nice and tight on the front of the board.  

Leave the corners for last. For the corners, you will just fold them down and over as shown in the picture and then staple down. 

 

Here's what you need to make these neon push pins:

• Flat Head Push Pins
• Acrylic Paint
• Clear Nail Polish
• Foam Board (I used this to put the push pins in to dry)

Steps:
 

Dip the head of the push pin in the paint. I then poked my push pins into a piece of foam board so that they could stand upright while they dried. 

 

Once dry, paint the push pins with clear nail polish. 

 

The best thing about this whole project is that everything cost a total of $25! Now, what should I buy for my office with the $125 I saved?

- images and post by Jenny Bevlin

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INK: Innovation at the Workplace

INK, one of Southern California's top advertising agencies, recently expanded their offices & created a work environment suitable for creative people! As I've said before, working in an office that is NEAT & well put together, inspires CREATIVITY! 
 

In my opinion offices should invest their BIG $ money into the items they use daily.....& leave the smaller budget for everything else. IKEA is a great place to shop for this type of project. They have a ton of desks in several different finishes as well as counter stools for office kitchen areas! 

From the looks of it it seems INK got some of their items from IKEA, which is fantastic! 

The conference chairs however are probably not from IKEA....however similar style chairs can be found on sites like ZGallerie for under $300 each! Not bad? 

Investing in good conference room chairs should be a must for any company.....especially to impress (& make comfortable) out of town guests coming in to visit the company! 

Employee rec rooms are a big part of the MODERN office these days, at INK you'll notice they have a PING PONG  - perfect to get rid of any workday STRESS right?!? 
 

In my opinion, in order to really create INNOVATION in a workspace - you have to go against the grain!
 

Basically, think out of the box when designing your new offices. Do what MOST people are NOT doing. Get the picture?!? 

For example if you notice the INK office has a BAR in the conference room, more than likely for parties & so on...but STILL, different! Also, the SHAG RUG in the office- that isn't something you see ALL the time right?!? But in this case, it works.

And seriously...an office without cool ARTWORK would be VERY BORING to me! INK has simple pieces - probably from local designers or even employees themselves. Great idea! This company is a perfect example of what the MODERN office (away from home) will look like! Enjoy!

 -images via INK

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