CMC Design Studio

My friend Konstadina created this gorgeous moodboard titled Preparations for a Date on the Olioboard site recently. The background picture through the window is from the movie A Room with a View filmed in my favorite place Florence, Italy. When I complimented the room through the comments section on the site, she dedicated the room to me.  She is one of the many talented artists creating gorgeous boards on this site.

Preparations for a Date by Konstadina

The site is so much fun to create whatever fantasy you have dancing around in your head into a virtual reality.  There are also ongoing design challenges featured on the site that anyone can enter.  I am always surprised at the amazing talent and creations continually presented on this site.  I became inspired this week to create a board for the country eclectic design challenge after seeing a friend’s photograph on facebook who is visiting her relatives in Vietnam. She posted a picture of her aunt’s kitchen. The kitchen is from a very, very different culture than ours in Arizona. The kitchen has a dirt floor, stacks of wood, and a wood burning stove all under a thatched roof complete with chickens and a pig. In honor of the chickens and pigs my board is called  called Greens Eggs and Ham.

I’ve listed the current challenges going on right now. I hope you enjoy looking at the many creative room ideas.

Green Eggs and Ham 

victorian living room challenge

• Design a living room using Victorian elements. The style includes a plethora of floral designs that are feminine and lacy. The use of wallpaper (floral or formal), elaborate furniture carving, and rich trims and embellishments, with Oriental and Gothic touches mark the distinctive Victorian decor. Let’s see you put your own personal spin on this classic style!

• spring swing entryway challenge

  Create an entryway incorporating elements of spring. Shed those winter blues with warm and inviting colours and spring inspired accents.

  ocean bedroom design challenge

  Use elements and colors of the beach and ocean to create a cool, crisp bedroom design.

  country eclectic design challenge

  Create a space for a person who derives ideas, style, or tastes from a broad and diverse range of sources with a deep love for the casual country style.