speedy weekend

Good morning my loves.

I don't know about all of you, but I feel like that weekend literally flew by. There was barely enough time to relax, and already we're back to Monday. Blehhh. On the bright side, apparently today is National Coffee Day, which is basically my new favorite holiday. Looks like I have an excuse to treat myself to that extra large vanilla latte (sorry, pumpkin spice has never been my thing). Couldn't be more excited :) 

 Enjoy (some coffee) // Like // &Share

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Living Like // Friends

In case you haven't heard, central perk has now opening up as a pop up coffee shop in Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Ross, Joey and Chandler's neck of NYC. To celebrate the recent revival of this iconic sitcom, I thought I'd give you all a look at how you can incorporate the Friends "shabby chic" sets into your home. 

Now, I'm kind of a huge Friends nerd. I've probably watched every episode at least 15 times (I know a lot of people say that, but I really have. It is the perfect background show when you're up late working on projects), but for those of you not as up on your Friends set knowledge, here is a little recap. 

There's the coffee shop:

Monica and Rachel's apartment:

& Joey and Chandler's apartment:

Now go have fun bringing your favorite character's decor into your home! And if any of you do adventure over to the pop up shop, tell Gunther I say hi!

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Patterns & Prints. The Do's & Don'ts

Have you ever walked into a room or scrolled through pinterest and had one of those moments where you are looking at a space filled with all different patterns that just perfectly work together? Then comes the thought of "how did they do that?!".

Don't worry I have totally been there too (and still frequently am). Some designers (and home dwellers) are just down right amazing at mixing prints. It can seem like a tricky thing to master, but honestly there are just a few key components you have to remember to make your space look like a professional was there.

Two busy patterns will turn your interior into a serious eye sore.

Instead, try matching up this organic vibrant pattern with a neutral geometric one. This will leave your room looking sophisticated, yet fun.

A small pattern + a small pattern confuses all onlookers. It makes it look like you couldn't decide which to use so you just threw both in. 

Try mixing a small pattern with a large pattern to leave your room looking dynamic. In this case it also brings some color into the space without overwhelming the room.

Two patterns of the same(ish) animal, people might think you have a slight obsession.

Instead, try mixing this fun fox with a complimentary color Ikat to add the perfect balance between ferocious & fun.

Unless your space is on a tropical island or a beach house along the coast, mixing floral on floral is a bit overwhelming.

(To be honest, this combo at a beach house might even be to overwhelming)

Try a to mix those same green vines with a small scale pattern with lots of great color to pull from. The greens in the pattern on the right really pop when paired with the print on the left.

All and all, just have fun with your space. Sure these key rules are helpful in making your space as amazing as possible, but to be honest, just have fun with it. If you love something, buy it. If you love it enough you will make it work no matter what. Enjoy // Like // &Share

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