Tia Zoldan's favorite spot in her home and her NEW BLOG

Remember how I recently blogged about Tia Zoldan right here?

Well I had the pleasure of corresponding a bit with Tia & that is when she shared the great news of her new blog. I thought what better then to not only share the word of her new blog but to also dive a little further into Tia's world.

I asked her what her favorite spot was in her home.

Would you all like to see it?

I know I did and was so excited that Tia was so willing to share a peak into her beautiful home and to give the scoop on her ever evolving living room....which happens to be her favorite spot. So without further ado lets get down to the meat of this post. Being that Tia is not only a mother (which is HUGE in itself) but a talented artist, decorator, and designer, I think you will all enjoy what she has to say.

ME: Tia tell us about your favorite spot in your home.

TIA: My favorite space in my home...would have to be my living room. This room has definitely evolved through the years! It is the biggest room in the house so I have the most fun with it because I can bring in and out so many different pieces! Black and Gold are the base colors of the room which are two of my favorite color combinations because all other colors look great with them. Because it is such a big space, I brought in really big pieces, the chandelier is huge as well as the art work and the coffee table. When designing a large space you need big pieces or the furniture will look lost! I try to keep the bigger pieces in a neutral color, and then go a little crazy with pillows, art, and accessories.

ME: What was the inspiration for this room?

TIA: Pink is one of my favorite colors (I have a very tolerant husband) so there is a lot of pink scattered throughout the room. Through the years I have collected brass figures, statues, vintage sconces, murano lamps, and lots of coffee table books! All of these objects are meaningful to me and beautiful to look at. I guess this is why it is my favorite room in the house, it is filled with the colors and objects I love and really big cozy seating!

I also asked her if there were any sources that she used in this room that she would like to share and guess what I smiled when she answered saying:

"I would love to give good resources but I really don’t have many because most of the objects and accessories are flea market or antique store finds! The couches/chairs/ottomans are custom made by my design company Zoldan Interiors and all the artwork was done by me! :) This room is such a mish mosh of old things brought back to life, I think that it is why it is my favorite!"

I smiled because Tia is a really good collector and flea market shopper...a girl after many of our own hearts and another testament to the fact that collecting vintage and antique items can add so much character to a home. Did you happen to catch the fact that she was the artist behind all that great art hanging on her walls...very impressive.

Of course now you will want to see more of Tia so you can follow her adventures over on her brand spankin new blog, the roof over my head, or you can visit her website over here.

Also Julie over @ Milk & Honey Home did a great little interview that touches on many more details on how Tia started out in design and her journey along the way. Go here for the scoop.

One of the things that I actually enjoy on Tia's blog (besides the design related stuff) is when she includes snippets of her personal life with her daughters. As I read through her blog I came across the below picture and had to share because it is so darn precious.

SEE! Ok now me can move onto pictures of Tia's favorite space in her home nestled in a quaint little Los Angeles neighborhood.

Thank you Tia for sharing a snippet of your lovely home and life. Just so you know I'll hit the flea markets with you anytime.

black & white with accents of red

{Kate Spade via seesaw}

{via Nuevo Estilo}

{via House Beautiful}

{via Delight by Design?}

{via Sartorialist}

Below:  one of my favorite thrift store purchases, black, white & red

Wow what a busy week.  I have been trying to bust out hair accessories so if I owe you I promise they are coming your way.  At least once a year I get a black & white with red accents itch.  It's been a very long time (many moons) love affair.  I love it not as much for decorating but in putting an outfit together. Does anybody else like this color combo?

Chic on a shoestring

I came across Caitlin's blog & when I saw one of her decorating projects she accomplished for $250.00 my jaw dropped. I love it when I see the creation of beautiful things that are done on a budget. I really believe it takes much more creativity to do budget decorating which in return creates an immense amount of satisfaction (at least for me). I thought it would be fun to break down the project to see how Caitlin accomplished this work of beauty. (refer below)

I love the below inspiration board that she put together while trying to meet the objective of the project. For more inspiration visit Caitlin's interior design blog here.

{All images via ccinteriors}

Here is what Caitlin so graciously shared about the project:

1. Headboard- DIY. There are great tutorials all over the internet about making headboards and I do it all the time. The wood was purchased at home depot for about $8. They can cut it to size for you and then I used a skill saw to cut the curves. You can do any design to get a custom look and once you have all the supplies the project only takes about 1-2 hours. All other supplies were bought at Joann's fabric. We used Yellow duck cloth for it's durability and added the nailhead to dress it up. The total for the wood, batting, fabric and nailhead was about $40. Once I had all that I just used my nail gun and hammer and voila!

2. Night stands. The old tv tables were already sitting around. At first I was really against using them but then I thought, hey we are on a budget and in my experience nightstands can be one of the hardest garage sale/thrift store finds. When you turn the tray table on their side you get the more architectural feeling with the x so we bought 2 cans of charcoal gray spray paint for $4 and got to work

3. Bedding. We loved the look of classic white hotel bedding but of course we also wanted pope of color. The Duvet was just from the hotel line at Bed Bath and Beyond for $60. The shams were purchased on clearance at T.J. maxx as a duvet set for $19 I used the duvet on a different project. The throw pillow was custom, sewn by me. I bought 2 yards of fabric for $16 at a quilting store and the insert was $5 at a local fabric store. The same fabric was used to reupholster the seat of the chair.

4. Chair-a thrift store find. $8 plus a can of green spray paint at $4. I love the shape of this chair.

5. Accessories-

art-since these were small we used clip art images off the internet. Vintage printables has some great ones. We spent $20 on frames at Michael's. We loved the look of the metal letters at Anthropologie but of course, way out of the budget so be bought a cardboard version at Joann's for $4 and went to work with the left over spray paint from the tray tables.

Lamps-thrift store find. They were ugly brown and brass but had a great shape. They cost $5 each from a local thrift store. After a $4 can of white spray paint and new lamp shades from target for $10 each they were as good as new. Lamps can easily be spray painted if they have a good shape so that is what I usually look for. I have about 8 lamps sitting in my garage. I think I have an addiction.

Suitcases-thrift store find for $7 for the set. The rain boots and cowboy boots were the clients own.

Green vase with daisies-thrift store $1

Green succulent pot- thrift store $1

In terms of budget I splurged on the rest of the accessories. The butterfly trays were from a store called Alice Lane Interiors. The tray cost $7 and there were actually a pair but we didn't photograph the other one.

The metal boxes were $10.95 at Z Gallerie.

The patterned boxes are actually note cards and matches. The notecards are from target for $7.95 and the matches I got on clearance for $1.50 at a gift shop in upstate New York.

We also purchased a small mirror from Home Goods for $20 that wasn't pictured and a few other accessories that brought the total to $250.

All I have to say is WOW...job well done. A big thank you to Caitlin for taking the time to share her project. I hope it will be as inspiring to everybody else as it was to me on creating a chic space on a shoe string budget. Does anybody else want to attempt creating a custom upholstered headboard now? Oh & does anybody else love those fun happy colors?