LIV Live! is a free monthly workshop series where we can share our love of design.  Each month will feature different topics and presenters.  We are so excited to get the series started with Michelle.  We hope you can join us!

Remember this project we shared back in November?  This room only has one wall for art so we wanted something with a lot of impact.  Music is a very important part of this family so we came up with a fun way to turn sheet music into and art gallery.  Together, the family chose 9 songs that had special meaning to them.  Two of the songs are scans of the actual sheet music their children used to learn how to play the violin.  We added nature inspired graphics on top of the music in the same soft blue color.  We will be printing them on parchment paper and mounting them on linen and framing them in a white frame with a cream mat to keep them fresh.  This is a really affordable way to bring a lot of impact into the room.  Another great thing about this idea is they can add to their gallery as their family grows and they find more songs with special meaning for them.  I cannot wait to see these in their space!

This idea can easily be customized to your interests.  You can use poems, pages from favorite books, scans of hand written letters, or recipes.  The possibilities for design motifs and colors are limitless so you can create art that is 100% unique to you.

There you have it!  Day one of our series featuring art and accessories that have special meaning.  Check back often for more ideas to help make your house a home.

-Pam

The adorable pink textiles and elephant are in our showroom! What colors make you happy?

One fun project that has been keeping us busy is the Piper and Chloe Spring Showcase. 

What is Piper and Chloe you ask?

“We’re five sisters who have never outgrown our love of “playing shop.” Twice a year, we showcase some of the most up & coming talent in the Beehive State. But it’s not just your run-of-the-mill boutique, oh no, it’s a showcase with modern hip vendors, displayed in an anthropologie-like way, making your trip so worth your while, it will leave you WISHING for a Piper & Chloe storefront you could visit everyday! Come be inspired and celebrate the beginning of spring with us! In Salt Lake City!”

We are so excited to be one of the “modern hip vendors” this year.  We are going to be featuring fun accent pillows that will help bring a little spring into your home

vintage inspired crates for storage with style

and fun signs that bring character into any space (the Family Rules sign will also be there)

Come check out the boutique April 13th and 14th.  Some really great vendors are being showcased and it is a great way to kick off spring!  Here’s a sneak peek of some of the fun things you will find:Check out the Piper and Chloe blog for more info about these vendors and for some more vendor highlights to come.  I can’t wait to see all of the local talent and maybe pick up some new great things.

If you’re anything like us, you’re chomping at the bit to add a little spring to your step and into your home.  Here are some quick, easy, and affordable ways to add some spring into your home.

1. Swap out your pillows: Nothing can change the look of your space quite like new pillows.  Adding fun pops of color and pattern with your pillows is a great way to add a little spring into your home. 

2. Add brightly colored throws: Throws are another great way to introduce a pop of color and they sure come in handy when the weather is transitioning, and let’s face it, the weather in Utah in spring has a hard time making up its mind.

3. Change out drapery to lighter weight printed cottons or linens or go unlined for a more airy feel. 

4. Bring in your spring flowers: Steal from your neighbors garden as the new growth comes in and bring a little spring inside your home.   Or you can pick up some very affordable flowers at your local supermarket.  We recently spent about $20 for some spring flowers and they added sooo much cheerfulness to our showroom.  It’s definitely worth a couple bucks every now and then.  We just put them in some old mason jars and instantly spread a little spring.

5. Add a little greenery: Bring in moss, boxwoods, and grasses to chase away the winter blues.

6. Bring in a bit of Easter (or any other motif that reminds you of spring) we brought in some marble and glass eggs

7. Swap out your heavy duvet for a crisp white coverlet to get ready for the warmer weather which is on its way

8. Add some blooming branches

9. Change your scent: if you have candles, air freshener, or the like in your home swap them out to any scent that reminds you of spring.  For me it’s citrus, lilac, and lavender.  Also try changing your soaps and cleaning supplies to more springy smell.

10. Be a little fruity: We love to decorate with fruit.  Bring it in with bowls, trays, apothecary jars.  You can use real or faux.  The bonus of using real is it adds that citrus smell and you are more likely to eat it when it’s right at your finger tips.

11. Let in the LIGHT! Open your drapes and blinds to bring in a sunlight we’ve all been missing so much.

Happy Spring!