These previous two weeks have been an entire whirlwind! If you happen to keep in mind two weekends in the past I shared on Instagram that I used to be engaged on a enjoyable design venture with the sisters who created Shanty2Chic with their in-store lounge design problem on the At Residence retailer in Kennesaw GA. Now, as chances are you’ll know, in-store meet n greets and design challenges aren’t one thing I often take part in, however the alternative sounded tremendous enjoyable and I had the morning free so I mentioned: “Why not?!”
Generally you simply should go together with it!
At Residence invited me and Rhoda of Southern Hospitality Weblog to their retailer to embellish an in-store show of theirs utilizing Shanty2Chic’s new furnishings line that simply launched. I had by no means met Rhoda in particular person earlier than however paradoxically came upon I have been following her on Pinterest since day one, apparently, she’s an OG within the running a blog world and has been for nearly a decade! It was actually nice to listen to about his experiences with the running a blog world and his perspective on the way it has modified and developed since he began.
He and I had been challenged to design an area utilizing a Shanty2Chic espresso desk and a settee desk and gimmick: we had two hours to finish it! 
It felt like I used to be in an episode of Grocery store Sweep as my assistant from the At Residence staff and I raced round, bag in hand, choosing out which furnishings to fill my clean canvas.
You’d assume it will be straightforward to select what you must fill your house when you might have a complete retailer and no funds to embellish, however it was really so much tougher than I anticipated. I knew I wanted to usher in some colour to liven up the white partitions and a phenomenal rug to tie all of it collectively.
If you happen to’ve been following alongside for a whilst you know that enormous items for an house are one thing I’ve a tough time doing however I discovered the right rug from At Residence that did the other! The subsequent problem was art work to fill the clean wall.
I ended up discovering this attractive navy velvet sofa and knew that it will take heart stage in my lounge. Time to fill in all the small print because the minutes begin ticking.
In my thoughts, since I used to be given this problem I actually needed to take the chance to create a female mid-century fashionable lounge. Whereas I really like some elements of MCM, I do not like how sq. and stuffy the minimalist facet of it may be so I needed to make sure to play up some actually rustic Shanty2Chic items to nonetheless add some cozy and conventional accents. 
When the timer ran out, I stepped again to admire my completed canvas and smiled: I went with my colour scheme for my weblog (which paradoxically appears to be the colour scheme of my on a regular basis life) with navy, blush, white with gold accents. The entire room got here collectively higher than I anticipated and it was an enormous aid that the completed product may reach attempting to combine conventional and MCM items! I additionally could not wait to see Rhoda’s completed room! (Scroll down for hyperlinks to the components I utilized in my design problem!)
It was enjoyable to see how we picked a few of the similar items however how our types fully remodeled the way in which they seemed in a room. I really like how cozy her room feels and is so completely embellished! I positively have some grooming tricks to study from Rhoda.
This chance to throw a room collectively in 2 hours actually opened my eyes to how a lot enjoyable it’s to embellish! Possibly it will persuade me to cowl a few of the white house on my partitions! Thanks Residence and Shanty2Chic for together with me on this venture, I had a blast!
If you wish to store the brand new Shanty2Chic assortment, go to your native At Residence retailer to see their full assortment. My styled room remains to be on show on the Kennesaw retailer in Georgia, if you happen to go to, take an image and tag me on Instagram! I would love to listen to what you assume!
Product hyperlink for Female Mid Century Trendy Residing Room
Navy sofa || Reverse rug || chair Shanty2Chic Espresso Desk || Shanty2Chic Couch Desk || Pink pillow 1 || Pink pillow 2 || Pink lumbar pillow || Pink and White Diamond Accent Pillow || Cable Knit Throw Pillow || Marble and glass finish desk || Marble and Gold Finish Desk || Bar Cart || Massive fiddle leaf fig plant || Medium sized fiddle leaf fig plant || Flooring lamp || Spherical mirror || Metallic Gold Floral Wall Accent || Hanging tapestry || Wooden Zig Zag Wall Artwork ||
