Interior inspiration :: Target favorites

1:: Nate Berkus Pillows  2:: Rugby Stripe Throw 3:: Nate Berkus Brass Vase 

4:: Nate Berkus Frame - Bone  5:: Nate Berkus Sculpted  Branch Lamp 6:: Nate Berkus Lacquer Tray 

7:: Nate Berkus Aztec Diamond Rug 8:: Captain's Mirror

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A Houzz challenge :: a mission statement for you and your home

I love Houzz, there's no denying it, and this morning I read this article that really got me thinking. Developing a mission statement for your home is a great idea! How helpful this would be not only for decorating but purchasing a home, remodeling, starting a family, and more.  By definition a mission statement is meant to "guide the actions of an organization, spell out its overall goal, provide a path, and guide decision-making, providing the framework or context within which the company's strategies are formulated." We use mission statements in business every day so why not the same for our personal lives and decorating our homes? 

I challenge you, Something Lovely readers, to follow the steps from the article "Decorate with Intention: Could a Mission Statement Help Your House?" and find out what your mission statement would be. Seriously, do it! I took the challenge and was surprised at just how much it helped me to define what it is that is important to me for my home. What would your mission statement be? Take the challenge and see! 

I would love to know what you come up with, so please comment or email me.
Stay tuned for my mission statement for my home.

( images and article via Houzz here. )

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On my radar // Heartwork

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Heartwork is an online furniture retailer supporting start-ups and small businesses. They believe in good design and that a considered workplace is a better workplace - one that can be both more productive and enjoyable. Heartwork provides simple, creative solutions for the way we work today, made here in the USA. I received an email blast from Heartwork and was immediately intrigued by their name, story, and product. I reached out to them to find out more...

Tell me a little bit about your company and your product. How did Heartwork get started and why? How is your product different? I hear Heartwork worked with color consultant Laura Guido-Clark to create 6 exclusive colors designed for one's pleasure and productivity - tell me more!"

We started Heartwork (www.heartwork.com) because we saw a hole in the market for great designed furniture and accessories for inspiring and creative workspaces. Given most of us spend 8+ hrs a day at work, either at home or the office, our work space should be thoughtful and make us feel inspired and productive. We like to believe we are supporting people who love what they do, do it better! 

Our first collection, Metal Storage 1.0, includes a modular family of storage solutions including various sizes of file cabinets, storage cabinets, bookcases and a media credenza. The high-quality, 18/20 gauge steel pieces are all made in the USA in an amazing range of colors. 

For some reason, most color options for office interiors and furniture still fall into the Grey, Beige or Putty bucket. While color in other interior environments such as residential and hospitality has long been celebrated, for some reason the office has been completely “neutralized”. At Heartwork, we believe color is a right, not a privilege -- and, one that should be exercised more often. As a result, we collaborated with color genius Laura Guido-Clark of LGC Design [http://lgcdesign.com] to develop six exclusive colors. 

There are endless ways to mix and match these colors to create your unique environment. We encourage our clients to think of color as how they want to feel in a given space. Color can be used to create calm, soothing spaces for focused work, or also energized and charged environments for brainstorming and new ideas. We also see color as a way to signal teams or just make an unexpected statement.

Interview with Heartwork founder, Karen John
Learn more about Heartwork here.

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