- Hey, guys, welcome back.
Today is so fun.
It's all about accessories,
the bling, for your home.
We're gonna show you what
you need for each space
and where to get it.
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So you know, clothes don't
make an outfit, right?
You need the accessories.
You need the earrings, the jewelry,
the makeup, the hat,
sunglasses, the fabulous shoes.
All of that needs to happen
for your spaces as well.
We have to add in all
of those bits of bling
and all of that lovely
little finishing touches
that make spaces sing
(house singing)
and look like you.
So first up is kitchen.
So now if you saw my video on kitchens,
you know that there's
already a lot going on.
And depending upon your personal style,
the decor pieces that
actually make your space sing
are gonna vary just a little bit.
But you're gonna need
three or four major things.
You're definitely wanting a statement bowl
with a single fruit in it.
So I'm talking green apples,
which are one of my favorites,
in a simple bowl.
Or I love this bowl with the carved wood,
which is fantastic, with the plums in it.
That's spectacular.
Or even just something simple and white
with a thing of lemons.
It's just really lovely.
Ooh, I love pomegranates.
Those are always great looking
and it's a fabulous pop of
color, especially for fall.
So that's a definite
that every kitchen needs.
The second thing that everybody needs
is plants or a floral.
It's really best to do kind of an herb pot
or olive or something along those lines.
I love these sweet little herb pots,
you know, that kind of
come all decorative.
And you can clip from them and cook.
There's even one now, I love this one,
that has the little grow bag on the side
so you can put it on a
wall and sort of have
a living wall effect, which is great,
that you can clip at and eat.
And then the third item that
you definitely wanna have
is spices, salt and pepper, foodstuffs,
you know, that kind of thing
in sort of decorative containers.
Now if you're a minimalist,
this may be kind of where you stop.
But if you're more than
anything but minimalist,
you may add these items,
especially if you have open shelves.
You're definitely gonna
want stacks of tasteful
either serveware or dishes,
or maybe it's just glassware.
It depends upon kind of
you and your lifestyle.
What that will be will be
reflected by who you are
and what your life is like.
Now, you've got some really
great go-to resources
for tabletop and serveware.
Check out Williams Sonoma
and their associated brands,
Pottery Barn and West Elm.
Crate & Barrel's good.
CB2 is also great.
Oh my gosh, don't forget about IKEA.
They have amazing tableware.
You also don't wanna miss your
local restaurant supply house
because they'll have big serveware,
which may be super for you.
And then vintage stores
and places like Chairish,
all of those places are
where you can get things
that feel like you for your kitchen.
Okay, so next up is bedrooms,
and bedrooms are where
you really get to express
your personal style
because they're your private space, right?
So there's some real basics
that you wanna make sure
you cover with that.
Of course, accent pillows and a throw.
Super important to get that throw.
We're gonna look at some.
A jewelry or a personal bowl of some sort,
and it can be a basket,
something small where you can
place like a little something
that is for you.
Candles, I really like
candles in bedrooms.
You can either do them
battery-powered or regular.
I love a plant or a floral.
Personally, I'm a floral girl,
'cause I can't keep a plant alive.
And then, I also really
like this as a space
to keep your framed photos in.
Because they're of you,
they're appropriate
in your private space
like that, which is great.
So let's take a look.
I mean, throws are super important.
And understanding the impact is great.
I love this one with the gray and white
sort of serape stripe, that's fantastic.
Or this one, which really
looks almost like mohair
and that whole bedroom is kind of
this yummy textural
statement, which is fantastic.
Or here's a lovely one
where the duvet is actually
a stripe and then they've
done a solid as the throw,
which is really a lovely contrast.
And it also has a lovely little vignette
of accessories on the nightstand
with the potted plant, the little basket
to hold some things, a little box,
and some stacked books.
All of those things
are lovely and private.
Or I really love the idea of a fur throw,
which also can feel very masculine
if you'd like it to.
This is a room that is
done by a friend of mine
who's also a designer, Ken Fulk.
He does amazing work.
And I love the textural
feel of that fur throw
in that room.
It just really enhances
the statement so well.
So where do we find all
of this fabulous stuff?
One of my favorites that
you can check out online
is Serena & Lily.
It has some beautiful,
beautiful bedding and throws,
which you definitely should check out.
Secondly, Perigold.
I love Perigold because they have
a huge range of all of
the little bitsy things,
little bowls, little frames,
all that kind of stuff
that you're definitely
gonna want for your bedroom.
Pottery Barn, CB2, Cost Plus, Etsy.
Studio McGee has some
really interesting stuff.
Even Target and Bed Bath & Beyond,
you should definitely check out
to find all of the
bling bits that you need
for your bedroom.
All right, so next up is bathrooms.
There's three types of bathrooms.
There's the powder, the
guest, and the master.
And they all basically
need similar things.
Master needs a little more.
But those things are, you
definitely want a tray
to kind of organize things.
You definitely want a
vase with either fresh,
or it's okay to have fake
here, flowers in them.
You'll want, you know, a little
pretty hand soap dispenser.
You'll want some sort of
nice tissue dispenser.
And you definitely need a little bit
of a tiny pretty waste can in the space.
Now for instance, look at this room.
They've chosen kind of a
toothy textural woven tray
on top of that beautiful white countertop.
So there's a lot of
contrast, which is very nice.
And then on the other side of the counter,
they've also added in that
floral that we're talking about,
but they kept the floral
tied in color-wise with it.
It really makes all of these elements
sort of start to pull together,
just like all the right
bracelet, necklace, and shoes
all make the outfit work.
Now for the master bathroom,
I really love, it's
kinda my designer go-to,
is flokati big area rugs in a bathroom.
I think it looks sumptuous.
It feels great underfoot.
That's a great thing.
But some sort of oversized
bath mat is great in a master.
You'll also need extra large baskets
or storage containers of some sort
for the additional large bath towels
that you can roll up and make
them look really decorative.
You also usually need a
significant different vanity tray
that will hold all of
your perfume bottles,
you know, your makeup, your toiletry items
that you wanna keep on there.
And you can also throw
in maybe a little bit
of a framed picture of
yourself or a loved one.
That's always really nice.
So you wanna think about
how all of these pieces
pull together to reflect you
and really make your master bathroom sing.
So now where do we go to get
all of our bathroom bling?
Well, Perigold again is
a great online resource.
I love their little accessories.
They're fantastic.
I also like Pottery Barn.
They have lovely apothecary collections.
So does Restoration Hardware.
Those are great.
IKEA, don't forget IKEA.
They have fabulous stuff.
Container Store, I love that.
Bed Bath & Beyond, you
shouldn't forget them,
Target, Cost Plus has some great baskets.
So there's a number of
places where you can go
to kind of like gather up
all of your bathroom bling
and make it look like you.
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All right, so last but not least,
and the most VIP bling
space is your living room.
And you've gotta get it right
because all the items that
are basically in there,
you don't really need,
they don't function.
But they do function from the standpoint
of making the space feel like you
and your living style.
So there's a number of things you need.
They go from vases and urns,
and I mean everything from
like cachepots and bowls,
footed crystal, terra
cotta, plants and florals,
an important artwork piece,
and this can be a large item,
something super colorful,
or even important gallery combination.
You definitely want
accent pillows and throws.
I'm a big tray girl, so you're
gonna wanna include a tray
because the tray grounds all
the smaller decorative items,
such as boxes, bowls, objets d'arte,
textures items like
crystals, branches, shells.
And if you have shelves,
you'll definitely want
to include books.
And I'm gonna give you a little
designer secret on that in a moment.
But let's take a look
at some of these spaces.
Now, if you're boho
or even in the maximalist traditional end
of the style spectrum,
lots of layers are going to be great.
But this is a perfect
example of a boho space done.
Here's another lovely room that expresses
some very important artwork
as a feature to the room.
It also has this lovely collection,
that's another thing you can do,
of blue and white orchid vases.
Or here's another lovely space
that's very contemporary,
yet they have added a
number of decor items
that really make this space pop
and give it a sense of
luxury and an expression
of the person, which is instead
of important single artwork,
they chose a black and white gallery,
which is fantastic.
Then their accessory
pillows are very simple.
They're a tonal statement with the sofa,
which is great.
An then on the coffee table,
they added this really intricate
and beautifully detailed Ming vase.
So there's a lovely sort
of tension that's created
between the very contemporary
and the very transitional or traditional
two pieces in there.
So you're going to be
wanting to pay attention
to composition as you're
adding your bling.
So here's another room that I really love
and think is completely groovy.
It's got so many elements
in here that work as bling.
It's fantastic.
It's got a gorgeous
vase of lovely marigolds
that are great.
There's a lovely lower bowl.
There's some boxes.
On the shelves, there's
both decor and books,
which looks great.
The throw pillows on the
sofa are multicolored.
There's also a couple
of little patterned ones
happening as well.
There's a cute little poof at the end.
Poofs are also something else
that you wanna consider including,
'cause they do two things.
They give you a little
bit of extra seating,
and they can be a total bling expression
if that's what you want.
They also did a lovely little
pair of geodes on one table.
It's really a spectacular space to study
and understand how they worked with color,
scale, texture, and shapes
to really make this room
a fabulous complete outfit space.
Okay, so now there's
tons of places we can go
to find some of the living
room bling that we need.
Perigold, as I have mentioned,
has items such as bowls
and boxes and trays.
Chairish, they'll also
have some fun things.
Maybe some of your vintage
stores would be great.
Online resources that I've mentioned,
things like CB2, West Elm, Pottery Barn.
You may even have a great
local place near you.
But here's the secret on the books.
You can actually buy books by color
from a couple of vendors now.
They've figured out that
people wanna have bookcases,
but they want them to look designer.
They want them to look
organized and attractive
and be part of the space.
So check out Books by the Yard,
Etsy, West Elm, and Perigold,
who all do books in a certain size,
and you can specify what color
you're wanting to work with.
So you can actually
determine how many inches
of books you'll need and order them up
in the colors that you
want, place 'em up there,
and then voila, you
have a fabulous looking,
intentional bookshelf and/or library
for your space.
Okay, as always,
I'm gonna link all of
the resources down below.
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and I'm gonna see you guys next week.
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