Mom's Favorite Color: Turquoise

I got my mother's full attention when I showed her the website of Toronto interior decorator
Holly Dyment. Any shade of blue, but mainly turquoise, makes her weak in the knees!!



Another amazing site with colorful eye-candy is the Chicago-based Civility Design. So much personality, so much FUN! The Fontana Arte chandelier in the living room is fantastic, along with those fuchsia sofas.




I found a new love for a blogger: Phoebe Howard, check her out.



And finally..... Daniela of Aesthetic Oiseau created this "to die for" kitchen that so many people will fall for.

Coral Obsessed

I am in awe at the beautiful headboard and the patterned throw pillows paired with the coral quilt.

Blog Obsessed

I found these amazing photos of a beautiful home of a New Hampshire-based designer Lisa Teague. She also has a blog filled with inspiration and great photos! For more of her work, view her website here.



Two rooms stood out to me most:




A small seating area with a painted ottoman, crisp couch & chair with patterned pillows. Even the newel post of the stairs and server add a unique antique touch to the refreshing room.




Anything in the range of pink or coral AND involving anything nautical hits a place in my heart! Yet again, I'm noticing a pattern in my likes of a simple neutral, topped with pops of colors. Another focal point of this room is the fushcia wall with orange leaves, pulling in another rich color.

The way I work!

Our final, on going project for the semester was based on the process that we go about working through to a solution. I am always writing multiple notes and writing little notes down on sticky notes. Also "what sparks me" is COLOR, whether its in the color palette of a room, fabrics, acessories, or flooring.

I'm moving back home from my first apartment for the summer. I'll be moving into my sororities dorms next semester so I'll be needing to leave a lot of things at home. I have a queen sized bed, vanity, mantle, desk, and window seat as my main pieces. I thought of a palette of seafoam, coral and neutral of grey or pink, orange, and neutral of tan. The way I plan on using these colors, I'd like to create an atmosphere that can be used as a comfortable, inspiring spare bedroom once I leave.

Presentation

My final presentation of the studio space for Stella McCartney was presented with three hand drawn perspectives (using marker and colored pencil), two sketch up images, materials, floor plan, history of client, and the four elevations of the studio.

"Precious Moments"

I chose Stella McCartney as my client. An English fashion designer for women everywhere. Her summer and spring 2010 collections inspired my color pallete for the studio space, neutrals of white and nude with the pops of orange, pink and blue.

Assigned to measure and explore the existing loading dock on the bottom floor of the Gatewood building, we were to find a client and design a studio space within the area yet could be versitile to other artists, photographers, designers, and architects.

Foust Display Board

My beautiful group! Drawing, sketching, painting, and photography that stinking Foust building!!! I'm sure that after one of the first assignments of drawing the Foust building, we were done looking at the exterior, but now we had to do the interior as well.

Gateway Final

Hands-on product! This is a visual of only one half of the structure but allows the display of the details in the paneling and wooden frame.


Model of the structure within the outdoor space, the back side of Gatewood.

^ Sketch Up model by: Corry Mears!

The Hills!

I don't watch many television shows religiously but when The Hills: final season and The City airs April 27th at 10pm and 10:30pm on MTV, I'll be back to my old ways of catching up on the drama of their lives.

P.S. I love LC and miss her tremendously!

Collages

I would DIE for a closet like the blue-filled beauty to the left and as for the pink cap and nails, I just thought that helped show not only my love for pink but the eyes I'm keeping on those clothes.




I love to go through my old or new Cosmopolitians and Glamour magazines and tear out anything that appeals to me! Color is a major factor to me, as well as fashionable photos, hence my choosing of these particular photos!

Scavenger Hunt 1

The fountain located outside the EUC is full of surprises and the amphitheatre seating allows an audience for those few students that like to show of their dance skills on a nice day. I've experienced this first hand!

"Art and coffee are one in the same". One of my friend's mom asked her why her bank account was overdrawn and the last 10 things she had used her card on were either Addam's or Coffeeology, we thought that statement said a lot about our major.

Monticello/Falling Water Trip

While at Monticello, I only did one incomplete sketch due to the amazing and colorful surroundings that made me want to wander around the entire plantation. Hopefully this sketch still gives you an idea of the structure we saw.

This was my first field trip of college! The bus ride wasnt the most fun part but I enjoyed laughing with my traveling partner, Natalie! Although I didn't do much sketching at Falling Water, I did get to sketch Matt while on the ride there. I don't know if Matt knows this but majority of first year girls are ga-ga over him!!!