Favourite Furniture Fridays: Michaela Noelle Designs

Hello to The Designer Lifestyle readers! I'm Michaela and I share my life as an interior design student and lover of all things lavender and pretty over at Michaela Noelle Designs. I'm thrilled to be over here today showing off one of my favorite pieces of furniture.

At the beginning of last school year, I moved into a new house with some friends in Seattle.  Turns out that the room I would be living in is really the dining room of the house, so I had a serious transformation on my hands! I decided to try not to buy any furniture from "standard" superstores {target, ikea, etc} and instead, hunt for the perfect furniture at flea markets and consignment shops. I found my dresser at a local Seattle consignment store and took it home, only to stare it at for a few days blankly. It needed something. New knobs were a must- but it was calling for something else to make it really sparkle.

My love for chevron is very apparent if you pop over to my blog, so I decided to take my favorite pattern and paint it on my dresser. After a few hours of measuring, taping, painting, touching up and adding knobs, here's my favorite dresser:

 

While some may feel chevron is overdone or trendy, I beg to differ and happen to think it will be here for a long while! It's one of the earliest patterns to be created, and just adds a touch of zig-zag to the ever-classic stripe. Have I convinced you yet?! :)

Thank you, Tiffany, for having me here today!
xo

Michaela is one of my fave bloggers! She is so down to earth, and talented (clearly!). Please give her some love! Thanks so much for sharing girl!

If you have a piece of furniture that you'd like to share, please e-mail me at thedesignerlifestyle@gmail.com
xo Tiffany leigh

Not a lot to say

Happy Friday Lovers..

I hope yours is as bright as these houses..

I wish I could say more but I am 

FUCKING EXHAUSTED!

The End

Next week I will be back with a better attitude and maybe a story or two to share with ya

What Kinda Swimming Costume are you?

Currently I am in no such state to even be thinking of swimsuits.
I have a lovely lard inner tube that I got for x-mas that has been chilling on my mid-section since December that won't go away...despite my greatest efforts.
And by greatest efforts I mean not working out 
and 
eating less ice-cream than I did the day before...
Womp Womp
However, I am not one to let the size of my ass get in the way of my dreams so I gotta ask..
What Kinda Suit Are you?

Aztec Print One Piece

Striped Bikini

Polka Dot Bikini

Animal Instincts

Missoni Zig Zag

Pretty Plain

Floral One Piece

Or are you like me and plan on wearing a cover-up the whole sunny season?
Can You say DASHIKI!

Dashiki

so....what say ye wee ones?

Coral Jeans

Like many of my fellow bloggers, I've been loving the colored denim trend. I couldn't decide which color I wanted, until I stumbled across the perfect coral pair at Aritzia. Unfortunately, they were over $200. On trends, I refuse to spend alot of money because you never know how long they will be around. Luckily for me, Garage had a nearly identical pair for only $40. You can bet I snapped those up. Here's how I plan on styling my new pants:

Have you jumped aboard this trend? What color would you choose?
xo
Tiffany Leigh

Diggin It

Yesterday me and my trusty sidekick Katie went out on the town shopping for clients!!

WooHoo!

Here is a quick visual run down of whats been happening in the land of LA LA and Amber Interiors

The Harbinger store as always was beyond

Hollywood at Home  is just the BIZNESS! I scored a bunch of gorgeous for up and coming projects!

some stuff is getting pulled together at the office.....

bam, you better WERK!

Mr Natty Turner....keeps turnin in out!

GORGEOUSNESS ALL AROUND!

We have booty loads of up and coming fun projects that I can't wait to share with you.

TRUST me you gonna wanna stay tuned!

Reader Question: Vintage on a Budget

Recently, Maris from rushsweetly messaged me the following question:

"Hello there! :) I'm moving into an apartment this August and I have a budding fascination with all things vintage. I've considered purchasing a simple yet feminine white lace duvet and using temporary wallpaper as an accent wall in my bedroom. Do you have any other ideas that I could use that would satisfy my vintage craving without breaking the bank? Thanks!"

I love her ideas of the lace duvet and wall covering! After checking out her tumblr, I got the impression that she is after romantic, antiqued vintage. Here are my other ideas for an affordable vintage bedroom:

1) A Wrought Iron Bedframe

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This style of bedframe adds immediate vintage charm. When I was looking for one like this, many of the true antique frames came in 3/4 sizing, which is tricky (and expensive) for custom mattress and sheets.

Luckily for us, IKEA has an affordable option ($99)that has the same look:

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 2) Vintage Dishware

Hit up your local antique store to find some beautiful dishware on the cheap! Of course, some patterns can be extremely pricey, but you can mix and match inexpensive individual plates, bowls and teacups. Place these on your dresser to hold pretty baubles.

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3) Botanical or Floral Prints

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Etsy is a great place to check for vintage prints, and this calendar by rifle paper co. reminds me so much of the image above.

Because 2012 is almost half over, the calendar is half price! Only $14. All of the images are beautiful and can be cut out and framed.

4) Vintage Fashion on Display  
Surely your love of vintage extends to your wardrobe. Why not display some of your favourite pieces? You can do this on a clothing rack, the back of the door, or even hanging on the wall!

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Hit up flea markets, thrift stores, and antique shops for unique vintage finds that speak to your own personal style. A good mirror, some beaded hand bags, a side chair, a night stand, etc.
My last tip is to mix in a few modern pieces so the room doesn't feel too dated.
I hope this helps! I'm sure your new place will turn out beautiful, and I expect some pictures when you are all settled in!
xo
Tiffany Leigh
ps. Do YOU have a design dilemma? E-mail me at thedesignerlifestyle@gmail.com and I will help you out! :)

Love these two...and obvs the pad

Have you seen the newest issue of Dabble mag?

It's a cute one.

One of the things that make it so CUTE is the beautiful faces of my dear, dear friends and their incredibly stylish Santa Monica home!!

I have definitely talked about my BFF before...but in case you are new here, I'll introduce you 

Meet my Pals and owners of Weego Home  Jessica and Asher

Could you just eat them up! And how about the hanging chair in the LR and all the gorge blues and greens!

Love them and the house..

Go check out the store here and article here

BTDubbs

Did you guys happen to see that I changed the look of the shoppe up a bit...Hope you like!