Going Local || Etsy Favorites in Indiana

We love sharing with you new and fun finds on Etsy. We also love pinning our finds on Pinterest. We've asked our members from all over the globe to pin their favorite Etsy goodies from shops in their state, country or town.  We then take the best of their local finds and share them with you.  If you can't get enough check out our pinterest page and see if your area has already been pinned!

Pinner: Carolyn of Romy and Clare
Home Country: United States
Area Pinned: Indiana
Follow Carolyn: @romyandclare
Follow Elite Sixteen: @elite16

Going Local Finds in Indiana---

1. paintings || focus line art
2. art print || juliana burrell
3. duffy dining table || hedge house
4. mirror || uncommon
5. ceramic box || davis vachon
6. necklace || laurels bench
7. chartreuse pottery || miss j pottery

Our August Elite16 Etsy Giveaway with LoVintage Finds

August is starting off hot just like our monthly giveaway featuring a burlap pouf from Kathy's Etsy shop LoVintage Finds! One lucky winner is going to have fun trying to find the perfect spot to place this in their abode. Kathy specializes in vintage and industrial finds and some awesome handmade poufs and pillows.  Whether you choose to rest your favorite reading materials or prop your feet up, this burlap pouf will be a perfect addition to any space in your home!

Our August Elite16 Etsy Giveaway runs from August 7 -14 and we'll be announcing the Lucky Winner on Thursday right here on the blog and also on our Facebook page!  Make sure to check out all the ways you can enter because there are many options to earn extra points - thus, increasing your chances of winning!  Good Luck!

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Design a Room- Giveaway Challenge Part Two!

1. Bamboo Trellis Wall Stencil by Royal Design Stencils
2. Stoneware Vase by Leilli Design
3. Bird Print Lamp Shade by Cloth and INK
4. Color Block Pillow by Jillian Rene Decor
5. Vintage Sofa from The Vintage Supply Co

On Monday we kicked off our first Lucky 7 Giveaway.  For January we are so excited to be giving away one of Jillian Rene Decor's color block pillows in navy and mustard. The other cool part is that this pillow is featured in the current issue of HGTV magazine!

We figured we would help give you some ideas of how this pillow could work in your space, hence the Design a Room challenge. Nanako showcased her Urban Modern Rustic room yesterday.
I love mid century design, so I took the color palette of the pillow and built the room around a deep blue vintage couch. Yellow may be too bold a wall color for some, but I think if you did this trellis design on your main accent wall it would really pull the whole room together.
Mix in some pops of white ceramics and bold graphics on your lamp shade and you have very modern room with mid century flair.

Don't forget to enter for your chance to win! Our Lucky 7 giveaway ends January 14th.

Summer Cottage Decor | Shopping on Etsy

It's Summer and for lots of us that means we are looking for an escape.  If you can't get away, what about turning your personal space into a little retreat?  It's fun and can easily be done with a little help from Etsy.  For my inspiration I imagined a little cottage, perhaps near a lake or beach. A place where you go to relax and leave work at work.  I chose blue and grays as my basic color palette and brought in some pop's of yellow to liven it up. Where will you escape to when redecorating your home?

1. upcycled garland | palimpsestic

2. air plant cube | Sea & Asters

3. original mixed media collage | 88 editions

4. billy ball pillow | Jillian Rene Decor

5. burlap pouf | Lovintage Finds

6. white porcelain serving tray set | vitrified studio 

7. screen printed lamp shade | Cloth and INK

8. tumbled marble coasters | One December

9. Love miniature houses | Orly Design

An Introduction: Etsy Shop The Design Pallet

Wooden pallets - you've seen them before, right?  If you look at the bottom of a stack of compost at your local garden center you'll notice a wooden frame that's used pretty universally as a means for storing + moving items.  For many of us, the function of a wooden pallet ends there.  But for Bruce, the woodworker + designer behind Etsy shop The Design Pallet, it was the seed that started his business.  A humble wooden pallet found a new life through being repurposed into a potting bench + it gave Bruce the idea for his sustainable line of custom furniture.  With a focus on local + salvaged materials, Bruce continues this process of transforming lumber into beautifully crafted pieces of home decor + furniture.  "Some of our favorite projects have been built with lumber that would have otherwise been burned, chipped, or bound for a landfill. We give that wood a second life as a table, desk, bench or headboard. All our Home Decor items are made from the small cut offs from previous projects."  Modern + thoughtfully designed with the natural beauty of the wood in mind, we're sure you'll love bringing home any of Bruce's creations!

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