Bright and early this morning, aided by my can of Diet Coke and my enthusiasm for design I went to Design class at Pottery Barn. This particular class was on decorating with what you already have for a fresh start in your home. They focused on mantels, pillows and table tops for different ways to use texture, depth and natural objects to make your space more visually interesting, pulling from your home or your friends, your basement or your attic to find things you may have forgotten about and could reintroduce. I thought this idea was great, not just because of the 'current state of the economy' (sigh), but also because as a college student there is only so much I can afford. Fortunately, because I took the class I got a 10% discount today. I also took a lot of pictures. Some of the high points for me are not only learning and enjoying the class but also meeting other people who are interested and passionate about Interior Design, just like me. To them, it's not just 'rearranging' your furniture or this stupid frivolous thing that I think some people might think it is. It's the career I want to have and what I am most passionate about. I love this field and I love what I learn.
The best moment of the morning was when the instructor had let us know if we had any suggestions or ideas and she had brought in this chinoserie/oriental style bowl for a plant or balls of moss, wire, rope, ferns, whatever.
Here's how It looked Before:
I suggested that she put some of the faux hot pink peonies from a different vase in her bowl and they looked amazing! Sorry the picture is blurry/bad, I was far away from the vase.
Here's a picture of what it looked like afterward:
There were a whole bunch of people (like 30 at least) in the class and at one point when she put the flowers in the bowl they all turned their heads and I heard this kind of collective 'ooh' noise. It was really nice for the first time to have my ideas noticed like that and have a good reaction, especially in an arena that is so new to me and I feel like an amateur at. I really want to learn everything that is out there and want to be taken seriously, even if I am young. I knew I would be the youngest in the class, but that's okay. I hope people are surprised by me and that they at least consider what I have to say and respect me and I think they did and I really appreciated it. It was just a really big, defining moment for me today and I think I just had that thought running through my head that whatever hesitation I had about going to this field is gone, this is where I'm meant to be and this is what I'm good at and passionate about.
Bring it on, world. Bring it ON.
Here's some of the other pictures from the class, just basic things that I put together. At one point I found the beautiful pink flowers and a great blue plate and some glass blue cups and rearranged their display, which I'm sure Pottery Barn probably didn't appreciate, but I wanted to show it here. So here are two of the ideas with the pink & blue.
These are some of the other pieces I fell for. Some great Ikat pillows that were on sale 75% off, a great rose paperweight, some orange cups from the mariposa collection (I love orange right now) and a great egg plate for deviled eggs that can be used for eggs, decoration or even for use for holding jewelery.
I also took a picture of the plates I really liked up close so you could really see the design and took pictures of white flowers, which I am feeling quite inspired by because they can be both winter & spring and pull in both elements and still be fresh. Overall, I'm a huge Pottery Barn lover, which only makes me inspired more. Thanks PB for the great class!
Happy Sunday:)
-Heather
