Historic Vintage Style Room

For the past few years I have attended “Haven” a conference that is geared towards DIY and interior design bloggers.  This past year I was presented with an awesome opportunity.  I was able to team up with the great folks at The Home Depot and help design part of their booth that would be displayed at the conference.  I would be working with Mandi from Vintage Revivals.  She was asked to design the “patio” section, and I was designated the “Living Area”.   They  gave me the space, and dimensions , and a small tidbit of direction.  The conference was being held in Charleston, South Carolina and it was a suggestion that it have a “Charlestonian” vibe. Well I LOVED that idea and I ran with it.

The only peramenters  I was given was that I needed to find all the necessary furnishing on www.homedpot.com.  Let me tell you,  it was not a quick search.  They have  thousands of options when it come furnishings and home decor!  After sorting and searching I finally  came up with the perfect combination for a “Charlestonian”  feel.   Let me show you what I came up with!

• This post is NOT  sponsored by The Home Depot, I just loved the experience and wanted to share my finds. It does contain affiliate links.

I wanted it to have a historic yet trendy vibe.  I had  never been to Charleston but  in my head that is what it was.  Thank goodness, after my visit  I still believe that to be true.  I am telling you , it is now one of my all-time favorite cities!   I digress.  I choose pieces that I thought a old feel, with a trendy twist.
Starting with the rug.  Vintage style rugs are coming back  and making their mark!  I wanted to embrace that, and also incorporate some bold colors!  Charleston is known for it’s color and I didn’t want my fear of color to hinder it’s overall feel.  I am so glad I got over my hesitation,  because seriously this Monaco Rug is EVERYTHING, and a great price to boot!

Next order of business was a sofa that would fit the theme.  It is a pretty widely accepted statement that the Linen Tufted Couch  have made their comeback.  That are a very traditional style, but when paired correctly can have a trendy eclectic feel.   I also needed a coffee table that I felt looked “as though it had a story to tell”.  (Any other F.R.I.E.N.D.S fans out there?)  I had a hard time narrowing it down, but finally  decided on this beauty, “The Home Sullivan Coffee Table“.

Last large-r ticket item was a accent chair to round out the seating area.  I knew I wanted a  blue accent chair.  So I went to www.homedepot.com and entered “Blue accent chair”  I kid you not they had 164 different options!?  These are the ones I ultimately decided on the “Toddman High Back Dark Accent Chair“.  I loved a handful of other ones, but I wasn’t working with a HUGE space so I needed to take room dimensions into consideration.

For the wall decor I took a little bit of a different approach.  While there was a HUGE selection of artwork available,  I wanted to try  something unique.  I opted for a wall of  “Cordelia Wall Sconces”.  (Which I ended up getting some for myself!  Check them out here.)

Anyone else out there have a black thumb?  I love adding pops of natural colors, but committing to feed another living thing is a little outside of my comfort zone.   Because of my fear of commitment I often opt for faux plants, and this is a GREAT one  for a great price! Paradise Palm Silk Tree . One of the last things it needed was some fun lighting. I found this fun arch lamp  that is perfect for cuddling up and reading  in the evenings.  It has a nice traditional feel but the matte black give it a little bit of an edgy feel . Kenroy Lamp I picked out all  of my pieces online, and then the great team from Home Depot ordered everything straight to the venue.  I am not going to lie I was a nervous wreck that I would very publicly fail in front of all my friends and colleagues,  but to my relief it came together perfectly!  Everything I  selected was exactly as it appeared online.  There were zero surprises and overall I will call it a complete success!  

*Not sponsored I just really enjoyed the experience.