West Elm Pattern Palette Design Contest on Olioboard

Hi Friends! So, Olioboard is at it again....teaming up with fantastic sponsors to allow Olioboard users/creators to design a room featuring the sponsor products. Well, when I saw they were partnering with West Elm in what they are calling 'The Pattern Pallette Design Contest' I was super excited to throw my hat in the ring! I LOVE West Elm! Their products are so modern, yet so timeless. And Olioboard is my go to site to create mood/project boards for a potential look. I'll never forget the first time I heard of Olioboard and posted about it here.

Well, the contest is in full swing, and man did this one bring the talent! There are some super fantastic looks going on over there...you don't want to miss it! There are only 8 days left to vote, so get on over there and show some love!

Like I said there are many, many, many really terrific boards in this contest, so I wanted to share a *few* with you here. I really wish I could share ALL of them, but there are, as of right now, 52 pages and counting of talent to scroll through, so here are a handful of entries, in no particular order.

 Love this graphic, simple board by Olio community member konstadina

Love the Pink! By member laurajean

 Neutrals with a hit of bold pattern...bullseye! By addedcharm

 A well edited, sleek look and I adore the blue. By member mpricedesigns

 Super cool and moody...kinda mysterious. The dark backdrop is daring and perfect! By grahamssister

 A Mid Century Moroccan vibe...I dig it! By community member marialuisalim

 Silver and Yellow Hollywood Regency look...nice! By lolasty

 It's the artwork and the clean, streamlined mix of items I like here. By community member catsinboxes

 Loving the stripes and the mix of vintage architecture with modern elements. By redoitdesign

I really get the 'collected over time' feeling looking at this space. Beautiful! By member casalinteriors

 I wish I could actually create this room. The wall of books!The curtains!The bed! Created by designasauris

 Franz Kline artwork, a bold zig-zag pouf and clean lined simplicity. Spot On. By spectrumlrmetro

 A sweet little jewel box...a little glam, a little rustic. Me likey. By member lyndaonthehudson

 Nice mix of pattern and texture! by Olioboard community member thejen

 Love the watercolor backdrop and that fab pendant light. By Itchanel

 The depth is amazing and I love that string chair! By community member in2design

 Asymmetrical symmetry is tricky, but member michelerice pulls it off perfectly here!

Chill Out Lounge By agniq. I most definitely could chill out in this room for a good long while.

 

 Very cool downtown loft feel. Love that shot of color in the orange table. By swimen

A really nice mix of solids and pattern. By Olioboard community member netteart

Okay, did I tell you there were SOOO MANY AMAZING entries?! And this is just a sampling of them...you really have to go to Olioboard and look at every page and see them ALL and be sure to vote for all that amazing talent!

I will leave you with one of my own entries in the contest (I have two boards entered.)

West Elmistan By hayestone (me!)

 Have fun, but don't blame me if you wind up spending hours looking at all the beautiful rooms!

Quicksilver

I have never been a fan of gold.  I have never worn gold jewelry and I never owned a pair of gold spandex pants!  I can't explain why, it's just one of those things.  I think gold is pretty and I admire when other people wear it or use it in decorating, but when it comes to my own style, I have never even considered it.  So instead, I choose Silver!  And frequently.  Everything in my home has some touch of silver to it, including all of my 60+ mirrors!  You can read my previous post about Silver Love here.  In the past, my use of silver has been limited to accents,

like this silver pillow.

 But more recently, I have considered using it for larger pieces, like,say, the whole couch.  I can't tell you how excited I was to have been combing the Joanne's bargain remnant rack, when I discovered about 10 yards of a silver foil vinyl!!

The price per yard was not quite the "bargain" it was advertised as, so I pointed out some flaws in the finish and talked the price down to $4 a yard.  I took it home and "sewed" together a slipcover for a bench similar to the picture above.  When I say sewed, I really mean glued.  The vinyl was way too thick for my sewing machine, so using industrial strength spray adhesive, I turned the edges under and constructed a fabulous, shiny, gleaming silver slipcover for my living room! It was glorious!!....for about two days. Wah Wah Wah...I quickly understood why the vinyl had been on sale.  The foil began peeling away from the backing, leaving bubbles in the surface of the cushion, which eventually began 'popping', leaving all too tempting holes for little fingers (my kids!) to poke in and peel away the foil, leaving what looked like an exploded mylar balloon all over my living room.


It was a disaster!  But I'm really most upset that I didn't get any pictures of the finished product, because it really was spectacular, and exactly what I had envisioned, even if ever so briefly.





After this experience, I googled 'silver couch' and was delighted to find so many beautiful images of gleaming goodness dancing before my eyes!  There is a whole world of silver furnishings I never knew existed.  Some things, like the Moroccan pouf, were expected, but this was just about the cutest use of one I've seen:

Photo courtesty grahamandgreen.com

And these examples just leave me wanting a silver couch more than ever!

 

Georgeous, right?  Am I alone in my love of silver furnishings?  Based on these images, I don't think so!  I haven't given up hope of reconstructing my silver settee, I just need to find the right material.  I am fully confident I will, because (you know I have to say it!) every cloud has a SILVER lining!


gleamingly yours,

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