House of Brady: Jill Sorensen & Thinking Outside The Box

There are a few blogs I read daily and Live Like You happens to be one of them! I find it so inspirational and full of incredible decor advice. The other day, the author (Jill Sorensen) blogged about "Thinking Outside The Box." I had to share it with you!

1. DON’T STOP WITH THE DOOR!

Don’t stop with painting the front door a fun color. Why not add a curtain? Your life is your stage right?

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2. LIVE ON THE WILD SIDE!

Choose an overwhelming amount of animal print for your interiors. Why? Because it looks COOL and how can animals go out of style? Large, small, walls, floor, any surface and any animal print works.

image-Veranda magazine – interior design-Peter Dunham

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image Harper’s Bazaar – interiors:Hutton Wilkinson

3. ADD YOUR OWN ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS.

Living in a rental or a home lacking architectural interest? No need to fret..paint your own. Even the smallest place becomes your palace.

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4. WEIRD OPPOSITES ATTRACTS

Think of two materials that you’ve never seen together, then mix them. Faux fur on rattan furniture, delicate flower print on dark masculine wood pieces…Think up the most extreme opposites and mix them. The result might be dreamy.

image: Lonny Magazine

5. LIGHT YOUR WORLD THE WAY YOU WANT TO

Build your own chandelier. Perhaps some branches from your own yard perhaps?

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6. GIVE YOUR WALLS A JOB

What do you do with odd shaped walls? Make them work for you!

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7.PAINT YOUR OWN HALLWAY

Who needs wallpaper? Paint it the way you want it. Perhaps you need to release some creative energy somewhere? Nothing leaves a first impression more than your entry way…

interior design: Danika Herrick

8. OVER USE YOUR FAVORITE COLOR

Do you love a color? Use it anywhere you want it, and don’t apply rules as to where.

image Harper’s Bazaar interiors design: Hutton Wilkinson

9. LIVE IN THE BIG WORLD!

Play with scale! Drastically change the size of your patterns and see how it alters your life perspective. Perhaps you feel happier, smaller, thinner, grander this way? You never know until you try!