My First Floor Plan

<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpO9OP7TR7WLWmCyO0Y82o1T-dx0_GARvA_zuynT0X-hwIg661DdSypIgPLSaYzZkzKA2l73P0os3pxbG5imo8A3pTPginTmyN4-s0lY1mZ4KTrVnKmuYKkRfOSArU3ZnezDYUFrXm6ZBP/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpO9OP7TR7WLWmCyO0Y82o1T-dx0_GARvA_zuynT0X-hwIg661DdSypIgPLSaYzZkzKA2l73P0os3pxbG5imo8A3pTPginTmyN4-s0lY1mZ4KTrVnKmuYKkRfOSArU3ZnezDYUFrXm6ZBP/s640/002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>So, this assignment was a doozy.<br />It was for my Fundamentals of Space Planning class. We were required to draft a living room/ dining room combo, transferring a given room outline from a 1/4" scale to a 1/2" scale.<br />Then we had to provide a living room area with seating for 8 (Realistically speaking...whose living room readily seats 8 at all times?) and a dining table for six.<br />The fun part was inventing our clients (and budget woo).<br /><br />The hard part? We have not yet learned how to do floor plans in my drafting class yet. We are still on lettering...<br />Awkward for all of us.<br />I spent all of last week figuring out my way through this drafting process with no knowledge!<br />I'm sure there are technical errors, but my prof is aware of our lack of experience with floor plans and hopefully will go easy on us. And I really like what I did. Any space with a cowhide rug, a sputnik chandelier and an  <a href="http://tiffanyleighinteriordesign.blogspot.ca/2011/12/favourite-furniture-fridays-eames.html"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Eames Lounge Chair</span></a> is pretty sweet in my books!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4q4fmO1d_NLeIANruMSHAWAkRhnJ1kZAPuB-agGSdUa2kcYinGgX4VzEBKFXVdmKRKUs-iSrH08NrGf7DqiI-Vacs7z3e2zBh2QnHurQRt1wiiN7ak3FG4N0H9K15x29Xd99-W4Y9Wlpx/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4q4fmO1d_NLeIANruMSHAWAkRhnJ1kZAPuB-agGSdUa2kcYinGgX4VzEBKFXVdmKRKUs-iSrH08NrGf7DqiI-Vacs7z3e2zBh2QnHurQRt1wiiN7ak3FG4N0H9K15x29Xd99-W4Y9Wlpx/s640/003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Right after we submitted this one, we got assigned another one! A kitchen this time.<br />We also need to do elevations (which we also have not learned yet eeek).<br />Wish me luck guys! This program is more intense than I expected.<br />xo<br /><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /> </div>

My First Floor Plan

So, this assignment was a doozy. It was for my Fundamentals of Space Planning class. We were required to draft a living room/ dining room co...

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Metallic Hide Rugs

<div style="text-align: center;">I know I'm a bit late on this post, but I haven't been able to get <a href="http://theglitterguide.com/2012/06/19/style-at-home-catherine-sheppard-of-the-life-styled/"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Catherine Sheppard's home</span></a> out of my head since I saw it on The Glitter Guide back in June.<br />More specifically, I'm still drooling over her metallic cowhide rug, I mean, how good!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_MpaXVo63SqBTpl6pL3JylEp-YauFV_WIs6gxmNO8aE1yBryNqCpn_jbdpbsXcMBEahKLy1eq7w-7-RXbP6dEm2gsF1r7NNsLYNH3aqlsA4_KgTyokish2mA5wuezXqdEhBJ3VrpsA-V/s1600/metallic+cowhide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_MpaXVo63SqBTpl6pL3JylEp-YauFV_WIs6gxmNO8aE1yBryNqCpn_jbdpbsXcMBEahKLy1eq7w-7-RXbP6dEm2gsF1r7NNsLYNH3aqlsA4_KgTyokish2mA5wuezXqdEhBJ3VrpsA-V/s1600/metallic+cowhide.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="http://theglitterguide.com/2012/06/19/style-at-home-catherine-sheppard-of-the-life-styled/">the glitter guide</a></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQkdGM6ALNy6prwgpjukPKGyOxsyoMDi6MZxQGK0YugM_Rt_clO5zPb2Ima_8ebHiEtgmgnQqzsDcswjh0iFGp-qu2uCZD6Vg_jp1edNiYQ9zkdI9s0ZWg5P1izL5OGV5g2N8sFxbkq_s/s1600/metallic+cowhide+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQkdGM6ALNy6prwgpjukPKGyOxsyoMDi6MZxQGK0YugM_Rt_clO5zPb2Ima_8ebHiEtgmgnQqzsDcswjh0iFGp-qu2uCZD6Vg_jp1edNiYQ9zkdI9s0ZWg5P1izL5OGV5g2N8sFxbkq_s/s1600/metallic+cowhide+2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="http://theglitterguide.com/2012/06/19/style-at-home-catherine-sheppard-of-the-life-styled/">the glitter guide</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Then yesterday, I was on Rug USA's website (because I feel the perfect rug for  my living room space would be a faux zebra hide) and I came across <a href="http://www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/rugs/rugs-usa-zebra-cowhide/natural/200NKCHP01B-507.html"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">this</span></a> metallic beauty:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHT1nphM4k8us8gErGYjpw9V8BNsuABMDBZuS5oJ04wPy2CZHMUQjOoMbEjJv8-NlPQXPAigqg6henFf8WaBkhRMJmiJHgtGYurrZcX5qrxDfrFrXQ6RfPt8PNdI1ZXyse_SvqYyeRqgp/s1600/metallic+zebra.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHT1nphM4k8us8gErGYjpw9V8BNsuABMDBZuS5oJ04wPy2CZHMUQjOoMbEjJv8-NlPQXPAigqg6henFf8WaBkhRMJmiJHgtGYurrZcX5qrxDfrFrXQ6RfPt8PNdI1ZXyse_SvqYyeRqgp/s640/metallic+zebra.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I just love it! It's currently half off and an excellent price at $335, but sadly still out of my lowly student budget.<br />They also offer this one, with silver metallic detailing. It's so subtle and glittery!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKV4RD0ohqE16Pf7DASDwkJAJOfO6G-kkbj78nIQlAtutO_yjVhjRXE-rqBv2vGCl1v38gzyEsIabt8sy3zt4ForHgfvkk40A8KNkjv_y_Gj4PDFyiChsodKHBG5fH7U-QvapOyLi3R2ep/s1600/metallic+hide+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKV4RD0ohqE16Pf7DASDwkJAJOfO6G-kkbj78nIQlAtutO_yjVhjRXE-rqBv2vGCl1v38gzyEsIabt8sy3zt4ForHgfvkk40A8KNkjv_y_Gj4PDFyiChsodKHBG5fH7U-QvapOyLi3R2ep/s640/metallic+hide+1.jpg" width="540" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcJDOHq4ELQkJ_l9jkRcl_IZAw6Coat5WVxe1R-qVsT6-mg1D_jTODsS12pmIRBkzs2SHXor5RldseuMuYZI1HX-sWyW_jrvwXnt0slh0cb5AlkZpLjcx9p8cBtmZpRUuTQNarhRiCwjv/s1600/silver+cow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcJDOHq4ELQkJ_l9jkRcl_IZAw6Coat5WVxe1R-qVsT6-mg1D_jTODsS12pmIRBkzs2SHXor5RldseuMuYZI1HX-sWyW_jrvwXnt0slh0cb5AlkZpLjcx9p8cBtmZpRUuTQNarhRiCwjv/s400/silver+cow.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Cowhides are probably my all time fave kind of rug (although my guy doesn't like them...he's cray but I MUST convince him by the time we get a place together), and I'm now lusting over these glammed up options!<br />xo<br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>

Metallic Hide Rugs

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Baby Bedrooms on the Brain

<div style="text-align: center;">No Mom, I'm not pregnant.<br />But a dear friend of the family is! I couldn't be more thrilled.<br />It has me thinking a lot about nurseries and how to <b>avoid the mistake of making them too theme-y</b> or childish. Babies grow up into little people after all.<br />One solution that I've come up with is to take a different type of room (say a living room) and use it as the inspiration for the nursery.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's simple really.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>First, start with a space that you are smitten with.</b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSLm3c2ilrLsKbhf4ZJPB-R1VWDvCULzyJzo5RApo3HKPMMrrSebhjsWnHiZXWyxi1nh-jXdq7QBdMkJYWyy_WSJIsGNwRkm4iCVGvLAi7gEH8gNQltQZwm9uM3v9rjF3YRthUEe7k_ve/s1600/west-coast-livingroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSLm3c2ilrLsKbhf4ZJPB-R1VWDvCULzyJzo5RApo3HKPMMrrSebhjsWnHiZXWyxi1nh-jXdq7QBdMkJYWyy_WSJIsGNwRkm4iCVGvLAi7gEH8gNQltQZwm9uM3v9rjF3YRthUEe7k_ve/s1600/west-coast-livingroom.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.styleathome.com/homes/interiors/interior-west-coast-living-space/a/42237">via Style at Home</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">(I've been drooling over this image since I saw it in the June 2012 issue of Style at Home Magazine. I love the combo of patterns and the colour play).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Next, focus on the things you love about the room:</b><br />-Cowhide rug</div><div style="text-align: center;">-Round orange mirror</div><div style="text-align: center;">-Boldly patterned blue and white sofa<br />-Midtone Hardwoods</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Now, reimagine those same items in a nursery setting.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is how I envision them: </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixJQ3agAHfM_zRH3WSI0IxzKg0w5XKPOZcwYtNW9aVDcXNP9kZscj8Z1y3lT3It9Q_kWaC8vVI3eN6dxDg15ZDfUAtVXHTrQidMJC0kQZ_EjC2HJsFXEAyS3AOSfyPXeceK2QSoHLwvxB/s1600/boyish+nursery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixJQ3agAHfM_zRH3WSI0IxzKg0w5XKPOZcwYtNW9aVDcXNP9kZscj8Z1y3lT3It9Q_kWaC8vVI3eN6dxDg15ZDfUAtVXHTrQidMJC0kQZ_EjC2HJsFXEAyS3AOSfyPXeceK2QSoHLwvxB/s640/boyish+nursery.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">click <a href="http://olioboard.com/boards/123317-boyish-nursery">HERE</a> for sources</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I love how almost everything in this room (save for the crib and some accessories) can grow with the child. You know each piece will work well in a more grown up setting because that's where they were drawn from!</div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you think of this little trick?  My pregnant friend is a bit obsessed with butterflies, so maybe we should hope for a girl?<br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /> </a><br />ALSO I'm guest blogging over at <a href="http://www.illusiveprint.com/" style="color: #8e7cc3;">Illusive Print</a> today for Ashleigh while she helps out at the Olympics, how cool is that?! In honour of that, I've put together some Gold, Silver and Bronze room inspiration!  <a href="http://www.illusiveprint.com/2012/08/interior-inspiration-olympic-medals.html" style="color: #8e7cc3;">CHECK IT OUT</a> and show her some love!</div>

Baby Bedrooms on the Brain

No Mom, I'm not pregnant. But a dear friend of the family is! I couldn't be more thrilled. It has me thinking a lot about nurseries ...

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