I was sent this amazing book called Speed Decorating by Jill Vegas.
I was a little hesitant about the title - I don't think decorating should be done with "speed" - it takes time to completely decorate your home.. in fact I never consider mine done. BUT when I opened this book I was very pleasantly surprised. There are tons of great tips and tricks that aren't necessarily "speedy".
Here are a couple of my favorite tips:
- Think of furniture arrangement in terms of groupings: a few pieces that relate to one another and create distinct spaces for activities like conversation, reading, or writing a letter. You can have multiple groupings in one room. This will create walkways and add functionality.
- (I'm a huge fan of this tip and always tell my clients this): If you have posters hanging on your walls, pull them down and replace with original art or family photos. Those Monet water lily posters give your space more of a college-dorm look than that of a grown-up room. For a great twist on framed photos, you can have a picture you love printed out in large format at your local copy center or search the internet for an online printing resource. (This is my favorite).
But let's be honest - we all know what our favorite thing about interior design books is - the pretty pictures! Here are some of my favorites I have scanned...
Love the unexpected blue striped chair:
OMG:
Pink wingbacks with nailhead, that chandelier, black fireplace. Perfect.
GENIUS. Have a tight slipcover made for your mattress and box spring in a fun print or pattern, especially if it shows!
Love this vignette...
So, you guessed it, I have a copy of Speed Decorating to give away to one of my readers!
To enter, simple comment to this post by this Thursday, 12 AM EST. The winner will be announced this Friday.
Good luck!
What great ideas and the settings are quite chic. The cover indeed belies the goodies in the book. As they say, don't judge a book by its cover but that's human nature isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI'd love a copy of this book.
ReplyDeleteSweet giveaway! I haven't heard about this book yet, either. Smart of them to give a copy to you to get the word out. :)
ReplyDeleteI think the slipcover over mattress/box spring is so interesting!! Love to get new ideas!!
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I want this book!!
ReplyDeleteGreat looking book! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis looks great!
ReplyDeleteI would love this book!
ReplyDeleteI'd love any book with great decorating ideas!
ReplyDeleteThis book looks great! I just moved in with my boyfriend and searching for grown up ideas on how to decorate our pad!
ReplyDeleteLove the blog.
ReplyDeleteLove the book preview.
Love a giveaway!
If anyone is in need of a book to help with decorating.... it's me. ;-) Thanks for doing a give away!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like an awesome book!
ReplyDeleteGreat book! Those pictures are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteBeen following your blog for a while now, and I love it, though this is my first post (it's a giveaway, duh!).
ReplyDeleteWould love to win the book!
that book looks amazing, and right up my alley! even if I don't win, I might try to pick it up elsewhere. ;)
ReplyDeleteLove those images. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to try that slipcover for the boxspring; what a great idea! I'd love that book.
ReplyDeleteAwesome rooms! I don't have any design books and I need to start my collection! Thanks Bryn!
ReplyDeleteThis book looks great! Staging is something they don't teach in design school, but they should.
ReplyDeleteI would love this book!! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI would love a copy of this book. Maybe then my renovations wouldn't run on for months & months at a time!
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway! The book looks great!
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely intrigued!! I would love to check it out, what a great giveaway!
ReplyDeletegorgeous pics. that pair of red etageres is awesome! i'd love a copy of this book.
ReplyDeleteAwesome, thanks, Bryn!!!! I love books...both for their content and for how pretty they look in a vignette/tablescape:)
ReplyDeleteLove your blog! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletei die over that red bamboo etagere. thanks for the opportunity to win the book!
ReplyDelete(and as a side note, welcome to NC. I live in Raleigh and am SERIOUSLY bummed that I have a prior engagement on March 20 otherwise you can bet that I'd be at Furbish that day)
I would love a copy of this book.
ReplyDeleteAs usual love your post, and would love the book!
ReplyDeleteOh I would love this book! The pictures are amazing!
ReplyDeleteThis book looks great! I think it has some good tips.
ReplyDeleteOooooh fun book! Count me in, please :)
ReplyDeleteerin
Wow... that does look like a great book! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteVery good ideas!
ReplyDeletei've never been sure what my style is, but i can look at these types of books and tell you what is and what is NOT my style
ReplyDeleteI am going to wish myself luck - it would be cool to win a book from a comment I left on my birthday!!
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway! Thanks for the review :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great book! And with twin toddlers I need speed decorating! :)
ReplyDeleteI love design books! Awesome giveaway!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun book!
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Wow! All of these images are fabulous. I am crossing my fingers to win!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great book!
ReplyDeleteWow- I love every picture! I hope I win :)
ReplyDeleteI really need this and fast! Thanks for the speedy give-away!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great book. I'd love to win it!
ReplyDeleteI would love this book. We are moving soon and will need some help with our new place. This book looks perfect!
ReplyDeletei'd love to win the book--the photos you featured look great!
ReplyDeleteThis book would help me out so much! We've got a tiny apartment in Chicago that needs a major update!
ReplyDeletei would put this book to good use! thank you!
ReplyDeleteSweet - I'm into anything that makes my home warmer, cozier and more inviting.
ReplyDelete- Danielle
I'd love to win that book! I had to teach my husband about posters when we first moved in together:)
ReplyDeleteI love your blog, Bryn. I'm getting married and moving into a new condo this summer, and I've been using mostly your blog for decorating ideas/inspiration. Hope you're enjoying your new home!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great book to get started
ReplyDeleteoh how i'd love to have this book! i've been enjoying your blog more lately than ever before. awesome job!!
ReplyDeleteThat laquered red etagere is perfection!
ReplyDeletei once took a ton of old white pillowcases and sewed together to hide my box spring.. i love that checkered look on those matresses!
ReplyDeleteThis book looks great, I'd love it!
ReplyDeleteHoly cow! I love those little red scotty dogs! At first glance, I thought they were a couple of Fu dog statues. Now that's a fun unexpected surprise!
ReplyDeleteI want I want I want I want. The end :)
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas! I would love this book!
ReplyDeleteI'm a book worm and a design junkie, so this is perfect for me:)
ReplyDeletelove the images! thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI'm always looking for new ideas!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fabulous book!...hopefully I win!
ReplyDeleteI love the chair/books as a night stand! We just bought a new (to us) house- a 1970's ranch. I can't wait to decorate!
ReplyDeleteDo you remember our old house in Texas? You used a pic of my dining room with the huge mirrored buffet and blue wall on your blog once and did a mood board for my son's blue/orange nursery. My tastes have already changed since then and our new house will be much different. Wish you were in Oregon to help me out!
This book looks lovely - crossing my fingers!
ReplyDeletethanks for the giveaway. fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteOhh, I've never hear of this book-it sounds awesome! Right up my alley. The pics you scanned are just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great book!
ReplyDeleteThese are great ideas! Definitely would love a copy of this book!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to add this book to my collection. Thanks for the giveaway :)
ReplyDeleteTotally excited to have a copy of this book!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great read!
ReplyDeleteI need all the help I can get! I'd love a copy!
ReplyDeleteGreat Pictures!!
ReplyDeleteI'm not usually much for design books because they always seem so overwhelming! This one looks Do-able!
ReplyDeleteme me me me meeeeeeeee! thanks bryn!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Hope you are enjoying NC!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like it would have some great advice! And I love the advice about the grouping of areas in a room. We're planning on doing two areas for conversation in our living room, with the ability to move it around for big get togethers (like a book club meeting).
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great book filled with good ideas.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see all the tips, ideas, and photos!
ReplyDeleteAnother pretty and practical design book is always welcome!!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fab book!
ReplyDeletegreat giveaway! i'd love to win a copy.
ReplyDeleteLove this book! Borrowed it from the library and wish I had my own copy!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like an awesome book! I love that fitted boxspring cover too! Pick me! :)
ReplyDeleteI like the speed idea of it, sometimes you do need to get a room together quickly for whatever reason. Would love to have a copy!
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures you scanned- great ideas!
ReplyDeleteOh Bryn, this is the first comment I've made and I've been reading you since your Newlywedisms days.
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for you and have loved watching your personal evolution!
I'd also love the book! :)
I'm loving living your dream with you. Thanks for all the great posts lately!
ReplyDeletePerfect...I spend tons of time thinking about decorating, but as a working mom I NEVER get to do anything about it. Hence the house we've lived in for 7 years still has cardboard boxes for furniture and no curtains.
ReplyDeleteI'd love some inspiration, speedy or not. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteFun! This could come in handy when we move next year as my husband pursues his PhD. I am not a good mover. I freak out when a place doesn't feel like home, and I ruin my marriage trying to decorate everything within five minutes of getting the keys. I could use all the help I can get. :) Thanks for a fun giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI'd love a copy- both to get tips on staging my condo to sell and for decorating a new house!
ReplyDeleteWhen my husband and I moved into our place it was right before we got married. It was a mismash of both our styles. It still is a combination of our separate styles now 11 1/2 yrs later. This book would help in us melding things togehter.
ReplyDeleteI am with the previous poster - I need all the help I can get! I am in the process of redecorating most of the rooms in my house and would love some new ideas!
ReplyDeletewhat a great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteSo I never enter giveaways...except for the one time I did, and won!...but I can't resist this one. Thanks for doing it, Bryn.
ReplyDeletejbhat
Love you. Love the blog. Would live to have the book!
ReplyDeleteI love the Tips that the book offers.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to blow up the text about posters being dorm room decor, frame it, and hang it next to my husband's wall of posters.
ReplyDeleteThe pictures are great! I can not wait to read this book.
ReplyDeletehere is to hoping!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea. I love changing things up in my house, this would be perfect!
ReplyDeleteI could definitely use some help. Great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteGreat give-away and an interesting read!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is such a great giveaway! I would love to be entered!
ReplyDeleteI'd love a copy of the book!
ReplyDeleteI always love a new book! Especially one with such great pictures...love those red bamboo shelves.........
ReplyDeleteLove it!
ReplyDeleteIt looks interesting and insightful - count me in!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great giveaway...love the sneak peek photos and would love to see more!
ReplyDeleteThat box spring idea is genius! I'd love to see the rest!
ReplyDeleteI need all the help I can get with decorating, so something that helps me get started and see results quickly may keep me going.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance Bryn!
Ooh, pretty. I love pretty pictures.
ReplyDeleteAnd I love your blog, Bryn. : )
I love those red etageres! I think this book is a great idea - I need something to help me decorate faster. By the time I get it done, I've already decided to change it to something else! Aaahh!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures...love the idea of a slipcover on the boxspring.
ReplyDeletelooks like a fabulous book! i'd love to win!
ReplyDeleteLooks great! Hope I win!
ReplyDeleteI love the slipcovered mattress and box-spring!
ReplyDeleteI want these books so I can pour over those gorgeous pictures!
ReplyDeletei wanna win this! thanks!
ReplyDeleteLove the idea behind this book. As someone who lives in an apartment quick fixes to change things up are always on my mind!
ReplyDeleteSlipcovered mattress? Why haven't I thought of that. Love it!!
ReplyDeleteI L-O-V-E the idea of covering your box spring! Genius and sooo much better than those ugly dust ruffles!
ReplyDeleteThis book is a great find!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun giveaway! Loving the covered boxspring.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have this book! It looks like it is full of great tips!
ReplyDeleteAwesome book-so simple and so chic!
ReplyDeletei sooo need this book!!!
ReplyDeletewhat great ideas!
ReplyDeleteOh I need to be better about designing fast! That is hard.
ReplyDeleteWould love a copy of this book!
ReplyDeleteAimee
aimee432@comcast.net
that would be an awesome book! and we're building a house right now (and i'm local :) - you might be getting a call!).
ReplyDeleteLove those photos, would love that book!!
ReplyDeleteYay! I love your blog and am so excited to see some of your new rooms!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great book!
ReplyDeleteThis book would really help me out!!
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Cool ideas
ReplyDeleteVery inspiring! I'd love to have a look at that book.
ReplyDeleteWhat amazing photos, and what an awesome book!
ReplyDeleteyes please!
ReplyDeletefun giveaway. thanks.
those photos are very "you!" and I totally have a pic of one of those pink chairs next to that fireplace -- weird!
ReplyDeleteI've lived in my home for 4 years and am looking for ideas to update my space. This book would be great!
ReplyDeleteThis book looks like great inspiration!
ReplyDeleteOne can never have enough decorating books.
ReplyDeletemanlycow@verizon.net
Looove the splicovers for the matress ans box spring!!! i've been wanting to hide that view and just found the answer in that photo...
ReplyDeleteI'd love a copy of that book..
Jael
Enter me in! I am redecorating right now and could use some inspiration :)
ReplyDeleteMy house neeeeeeeeddddsss this book!!
ReplyDeleteMy house neeeeeeeds this book!!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great book, love to have it!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the red etageres!!! what a great idea. this is a great giveaway and a book i actually don't own:)
ReplyDeleteLooks like an awesome book.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun book to browse through!
ReplyDeleteI love the blog, and would LOVE this book! PICK ME!!!
ReplyDeleteMelissa
I adore the pink wing back chairs! A-D-O-R-E!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool book! I just bought my first home and definitely need some ideas for making my living room work :)
ReplyDeleteLooks very intersting...love a book of great pics and tips!
ReplyDeleteAs a new mom - I really need the "speedy" part of the decorating!
ReplyDeleteOh my, I'd love a copy of that book!
ReplyDeleteAt first glance I was skeptical also, but your review made me really interested in this book!! Thanks for the giveaway!!
ReplyDeletewe just bought a house and are at a loss as to how to start decorating. this book would be so helpful!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, this book sounds amazing! I love this clean design vibe....you can have simple and stylish all in one!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun book! I'd love a copy!! Thanks for sharing all those beautiful pictures!!
ReplyDeleteKelly
I spent the month of August in a house in Luxembourg surrounded by interior decorating magazines all in French. I don't speak french...very well.. but I was quite content with all of the beautiful photos highlighting all of the lovely homes and gardens.
ReplyDeletethis book looks fabulous!!! even if i don't win it, its definately on the must buy list!!
ReplyDeleteI would love a copy of this book. You have been to my house.....I definitely need it! : )
ReplyDeleteI'm curious to see more. My favorite pic is the one with the zebra rug.
ReplyDeleteI always love a good decorating book. Great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this! I would enjoy this.
ReplyDeleteOooh ooh! Me! Me! I'd love it!!! Great ideas!!!
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What a fun giveaway! I love the photos you posted from the book. Seems like the perfect thing for a lazy weekend day.
ReplyDeleteI'd love the book! It looks great.
ReplyDeleteLove the slip cover over the box spring idea... so much better than a cheap bed skirt!
ReplyDeleteThis book looks like a great resource.
Great Giveaway! And great blog. I find myself looking forward to reading it every day.
ReplyDeleteooh, love those pictures. I'd love a copy of that book!
ReplyDeletesounds like a great read. speed of decorating isn't my strongest point, so these tips sound right up my alley. :)
ReplyDeleteBoy, I'd love to win this! Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteWow! Great giveaway, thanks :)
ReplyDeleteI had put this on my Christmas list but didn't get it, so imagine my delight when I saw your giveaway! :) I hope I win! Or something more sportsman-like, such as "best of luck" to everyone else. :P
ReplyDeletewow, fabulous pictures...makes me want the book!!
ReplyDeleteOooh how fun! I would love to have this book ~ excellent addition to my coffee table conversation starters! :)
ReplyDeleteThe box spring slip cover is just the inspiration I needed! Great ideas!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great book! I would love a copy!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like an awesome book!
ReplyDeleteI love design books for inspiration!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great book. Love the chair as a sidetable idea!
ReplyDeleteI'd love a copy of this book...please!
ReplyDeleteBeen stalking your blog for awhile and never left a comment before. Today felt like the day!
ReplyDeleteAs Thomas Jefferson once said, "I cannot live without books." And neither can I!
ReplyDeleteHi~ Just "found" you... great blog! Am I too late to enter the drawing? Either way, I'm enjoying it!!! ~ returning later to back-read tonight!
ReplyDeleteBest,
Linda in AZ *
bellesmom1234@comcast.net
Count me in! I'm only in an apt now, but like making the best of my limitations here *and* thinking long term when making purchases!
ReplyDeleteI would love a copy of this book!
ReplyDeleteI have just gotten into interior design and would love to win this book! I need help!
ReplyDeleteI so need this book! I'm so lost when it comes to decorating!!
ReplyDeleteEmail me at meredithethington@gmail.com if I win. :)
love your blog!
ReplyDeleteGreat book! Thanks for the preview!
ReplyDeleteI love your blog and this is a great give-away.
ReplyDeleteThanks
Hoping to get to read this book! Also, so excited to learn from you at Jamie's class! Can't wait.
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