Fall Fashion 2012...Everything Old Is New Again!

Fall Fashion 2012 is such a flashback...you got 60's mod, 70's vintage, 80's hip-hop style and even the 90's in your face show of luxury with leather, fur all back on trend updated with a 21st century twist of course! I love it...

This is the first fall season that I have been really excited in the last couple of years and I feel like I need to do a complete reboot (a'la Kim Kardashian) on my wardrobe.

Here are just a few hot trends for Fall 2012...Which ones will you be rockin?

Fall In Love With Your Home Again...#2

I must confess I'm an indoor kind of girl...I enjoy doing home improvement projects more inside of the house than out...Don't get me wrong, I watch Curb Appeal and all those other exterior focused HGTV shows but I prefer to hire someone to do the work than myself.

However in my ode to all things fall...I so enjoy putting out a great fall wreath, pumpkins and mums in all the great fall colors. In doing that I took a look at my deck and cringed!!! It was not pretty. Take a look....I know, I know this is not pretty...


BEFORE

Recently having hired a handyman, we collaborated on the best way to proceed. There is a lot more to this than just the right color. You essentially have 3 basic options depending on how much coverage you want: 1) a light clear stain, 2) transparent with a hint of color, 3) semi-transparent and 4) full coverage - essentially paint.

I chose a semi-transparent because I still wanted the natural wood grain to show through but still see the great color. I chose a reddish -brown stain to match my fall mood! Also, with just a bit of sealant in the stain it wouldn't end up looking like the BEFORE picture too soon. Easy project to spruce up your exterior decor...Check out Lowe's they have tons of options..

AFTER

Next Post: Owls, owls everywhere!

Fall In Love With Your Home Again...New Series

Hey bloggers & blogista's! We are back after a hiatus...Hayden Savoy has been working on a ton of projects both on our own and with our sister company Savoy the Socialite. We've got a ton of things to talk about, so make sure and check in. We would love to hear your comments.

We're starting a new series as an ode to the start of fall...WE LOVE FALL...the colors, cooler weather and of course fall fashion and home decor.. This is Part 1 of a 5 part series: Fall In Love With Your Home Again. We are going to blog about a fall refresh both inside and outside the home. First we are going to fall refresh the bedroom.

You can quickly update your bedroom for less than $1000...a new headboard is a real inexpensive way to completely redesign your bedroom space. West Elm just opened up a new store in my neighborhood and they had a awesome sale on headboards...this is what I got.

New bedding and pillows are also a great way to refresh your space...This duvet set from Target is only $29.99...yes, hard to believe... We glammed it up with some great velvet pillows in all jewel tones to glam up and warm up the space. We mined a couple of places for these..Home Goods, Target, Crate & Barrel and World Market.



Finally, we got a great throw from Kohl's for $119.00 to really put the room together.

See the finished product below....You like?

Next up.....deck re-do.....

Skinny Watch Alert!

Okay, my BFF (and business partner) called me in a panic last Friday because Gilt was having a sale on a  watch that she was hyperventilating about - yes, literally... Since she was in the car (love that safe driving!) she asked me could I get the watch for her online before the sale ended. Being the sweet BFF I am, I decided why not? Turns out she wanted one of the new skinny watches in the hot new colors for spring. She got the D&G watch, but turns out everyone is hot and heavy on these watches for Spring/Summer 2012. So I am calling out a Skinny Watch Alert! Take a look at some of our faves......

WOW! Dining Room

HaydenSavoy just completed a dining room for a client that wanted a a modern, contemporary feel that juxtaposed the sharpness and detail of masculine elements with the fullness and warmth of feminine details. The room was truly a blank slate and really brought in some of the "What's Hot Now" in design and decor. Also, with so much focus on green living we really wanted to see how far we could push ourselves using some high design, eco-friendly elements.

Great decor is so about taking a great concept, and then executing it well.

Client Moodboard - higlighting natural elements (wood table) with contemporary design (acrylic chairs and side table):

Before & After Shots: So feeling the chalkboard paint!

And finally the Pièce de résistance.....Bon Appétit!

Acrylic makes space...

Space is an essential element in home decor. Using acrylic furniture not only creates interest but it creates space while pleasing the eye.  It is one of the hottest trends for celebrities and designers to use for decor. 

CB2 has been one of our friend's in offering affordable acrylic decor pieces to our clients. We are able to make BIG impacts in small spaces.

Everything in this space feels big from the colors, natural elements and the acyrlic decor.
As our clients say, "I want a "WOW" room!...

COLORBLOCK Crazy!

I am so on a colorblock kick for Spring/Summer 2012! There are just too many to die for clothes, jewelry, makeup and of course my fave thing -- SHOES! I feel like we have been in such a state of the duldroms the last summers and I am so excited about a return to color. It's showing up everywhere whether its in home decor or fashion. Take a look at some of my favorite things for spring.  Spring Forward Fashionistas!!



 1 - Tory Burch, 2, 4 - Vince Camuto, 3 - Kate Spade, 5, Joe's Jeans, 6 - NARS, 7 - Essie, 8 - Banana Republic