Coral + Gray Master Bedroom {My Home}

It's not very often that I post pictures of my home.  

#1 - because I usually don't have the time to focus on decorating my own home or

#2 - because I feel like my house is never really finished.  I am constantly changing things or adding things in my home.  Good design is never complete!

When I started designing my master bedroom, I first looked at color combinations.  I knew I wanted to keep the room very simple with just two main colors.  I was loving coral at the time (which I still love) so I went with that as my main color.  Gray goes with everything so I picked that as my second color.  The room has such tall ceilings, I really wanted a dark color on the walls to make the room feel a bit cozier.  Dark gray walls around the entire room is exactly what we did!  It also made the room feel a bit more manly with the bright coral (which made my husband happy).  Now, gray can get tricky...some grays have a blue tint to them, some can have a muddy brown tint, some can have a green tint.  This was the PERFECT gray!  It is just GRAY!  A perfect stone, charcoal hue gray.  I would use this again and again! 

The bed was purchased at Kittle's.  I really wanted something bulky, with a tall headboard to fit the scale of the tall ceilings.  My husband LOVED this one.  Wouldn't be my first pick, but that's the compromise of marriage!  It's grown on me.  I think it looks great in the space and it has drawers in the bottom = BONUS!  What girl doesn't need extra storage for all her clothes!

A simple, graphic gray + white ikat chevron duvet from West Elm. 

A great place to display wedding photos & engagement photos!
All artfully displayed on professionally made canvas wraps.

Everyone needs "Love Rules"

After purchasing our home 2 years ago, I thought it was about time to do something with our master bedroom.  It's the last room in our house that hasn't been painted or decorated in some way!  And...since it is my one year wedding anniversary this month, I thought there was no better gift to both my husband and myself, than a new master bedroom!

Our space is now masculine and modern with the crisp gray and white color palette, but girly enough for me with the fun, bright pops of coral!!

{Wedding photos and engagement photos taken by my amazingly talented friend Kelsey!!  You must visit her website!  www.applesandhoneyphotography.com}

I hope Jessica Stout Design inspires you to do something new with your home today!

BEFORE & AFTER {Nursery}

My beautiful niece has arrived!  And she is loving her new nursery her mom and I, along with some help from friends and family, have put together for her.

I wanted baby Emersyn to be able to enjoy her room for years to come.  So, instead of doing a typical "baby" nursery, I opted for a beautiful space filled with fun color and pattern that a little girl at any age would enjoy.  In fact, I pretty much hate nurseries that are so-called "theme" with all of the matching bedding and set items from a big box store.  It doesn't take a lot of money to create a more sophisticated nursery, just a little more creativity.

Custom built-in bookshelves were added for architectural detail.

From there, we layered in the pattern, the color, and all of the handmade DIY projects for a personal touch to create the most adorable little girl's nursery.

A gallery wall with room to grow is perfect for capturing all of your child's best moments.  For now, we filled the frames with coordinating scrapbook paper and some playful artwork from Etsy until my sister has photos of the new baby.

Every little girls needs a little sparkle in their bedroom, and these petite starburst mirrors were the perfect touch. 

Some of our DIY projects included:
Wall Art -- We "framed" colorful fabric swatches and fabric napkins from West Elm with wood cross stitch rings to create easy and whimsical wall art.
String Monogram -- Cardboard letters can be found at any craft store, so we bought an oversized "E" and wrapped the entire thing with bright coral yarn from the knitting department to add a personalized touch to the space.
Crib Skirt -- These can be so hard to find and if you can find a cute one, they are so expensive.  So we found a cute pink patterned twin bed sheet and cut it to fit as a bed skirt.  A couple of stitches later, we had an adorable nursery bed skirt.

Bookshelves are one of the most challenging things for people to decorate.  We kept these shelves simple and organized because of the busy, graphic wallpaper.  I still chose a lot of playful, child-like objects for the shelves, but organized them in a sophisticated way with a mix of materials.  Such as a stuffed animal monkey sitting next to a beautiful framed phots.  We added lots of pops of color in our accent colors with books from thrift stores.  It's all about the details.

........and my favorite accessory.......my new niece, just hanging out on the shelf (with momma's super vision just below of course!).

I hope Jessica Stout Design inspires you to do something new with your home today!

NURSERY DESIGN {Sneak Peek}

Here is a sneak peek of the nursery I designed for my sister and her baby girl who just arrived!!  I am so excited to watch her grow and play in the space for years to come!

I SPY.....a baby?!?

More pictures of the space coming soon!!  Come back to my blog to check out all the DIY projects, personal touches, and child-like details we created to make this adorable nursery for baby Emersyn!

See how the room got it's start from some inspirational photos and pieces of furniture on my sister's blog!

{CLIENT} New Construction

NEW CONSTRUCTION HOME IN WESTFIELD, IN

New and exciting things for Jessica Stout Design!!!  I am so excited about my newest client and the work that has kept me extremely, yet happily busy for the last few months.  We broke ground in August of 2012 and we have been off and running ever since!  

Our goal is to make new construction fit in with the landscape of downtown Westfield as if the home has been there for decades.  It will be a period style home with nods to the 50's and 60's in the lighting, the flooring, and the architecture, while keeping it modern for how they live now.  

Inspiration for the kitchen

Master Ensuite Inspiration

Living Room Inspiration

The after pictures are coming soon as I complete the details of the space!  The house is turning out beautifully!  I can't wait to share...

 I hope Jessica Stout Design's inspires you to do something new with your home today!

{DIY} ReUpholstering a Chair

A Super Easy ReUpholstery

Reupholstering can seem like a daunting task for some.  So start small!  A wooden chair with just an upholstered seat is the easiest, most simple upholstery project for beginners, and it can make the biggest difference.

 This is a $50 chair I picked up from a thrift store.  It was perfect for my client's desk area in their kitchen, but I HATED the fabric they put on the chair.  It had to be changed.

First step, remove the seat.  Usually the seat is just screwed on from the bottom with 4 screws, and it is as easy as taking those 4 screws out to remove the seat. 

This chair seat was lacking some cushion.  So I added some extra cushion. 

Step two, wrap up the chair with your fabric of choice.  I chose a simple coordinating stripe.  And just screw the seat back on from the bottom.

 

The finished product! 

 I hope Jessica Stout Design's inspires you to do something new with your home today!