2015 Dream Home Per Pinterest Users

This is so fascinating!  Pinterest is the growing go-to app for homeowners to collect, plan, and organize ideas for future home projects in a vision board format.  The social media site recently revealed their most popular home pins, unveiling the Pinterest User dream home... 

It is no surprise that clean and classic spaces came out on top.  Lovely!

See more of the home here:  

http://www.countryliving.com/home-design/a36500/pinterest-dream-home/

Connect with me on Pinterest here:  

https://www.pinterest.com/cdninstl/

Top 10 Home Design Trends for 2018 per the Pinterest 100

If you are a Pinterest user (find me HERE), you know that you can spot trends forming on the site LONG before you see them plastered across the internet.   For that reason, I have always enjoyed peeking in on the Pinterest 100 , as it is a fascinating highlight of what is trending right now on Pinterest. With over 14 billion ideas, the home category continues to grow with a 75% increase in Pins each year and Pinterest users spend 27% more on decor than people who don’t use the site.

As far as home design goes in 2018 (Home Decor category), Pinterest users have spoken and these are the top 10 hot trends as highlighted by Lonny.com and with photos taken directly from the site as trending. How many of these design elements  have you incorporated into your own home?

1. Resort-inspired style, particularly in the bathroom. 
2. Marriage of mixed metals in a space.
3. Terrazzo is making a comeback, in several applications. 
4. Statement ceilings, aka "The fifth wall". 
5. Bone inlaid accent pieces.
6. Wood wall tiles and flooring in a herringbone pattern.
7. My personal curb appeal favorite- statement doors.
8. Vibrant and patterned house plants.
9. Oversized wall art is back and pushing the eclectic gallery wall back out of vogue.
10. Sage, sage, and more sage.

Top 10 Home Design Trends for 2016 per Pinterest 100

If you are a Pinterest user (find me HERE), you know that you can spot trends forming on the site LONG before you see them plastered across the internet.   For that reason, I have always enjoyed peeking in on the Pinterest 100 , as it is a fascinating highlight of what is trending right now on Pinterest.

As far as home design goes in 2016 (Home Decor category), Pinterest users have spoken and these are the top 10 hot trends as highlighted by Lonny.com and with photos taken directly from the site as trending. How many of these design elements  have you incorporated into your own home?

Gray, Gray, and more Gray 

Graphic Throw Pillows 

Hacks and Methods of hiding cords 

Black Accent Walls 

Gallery Walls & Woven Wall hangings 

DIY Space-saving solutions 

 Artisan Goods and Textiles 

Metallic Wallpaper 

White-washed Scandinavian Design 

Geometric Tile 

Just for Fun: Pinsperation- Pupsicle

Pinterest has quickly become my favorite place to organize my online ideas, inspirations, links, and recipes. While some of the little tips and tricks on Pinterest are clever, others turn out to be a complete and total disaster. Truly, the fun of the site!  Regardless, time-to-time I am going to start posting some of my favorites under the title "Pinsperation".

We have had a brutally hot summer, which means the kids (and pup) haven't spent as much time outside as they are accustomed to. Simply, during the major heat waves- boredom hits! This Pin may seem a tad silly, however...

PINTEREST SUGGESTED:

THE RESULT:

Frozen apples, a dab of peanut butter, and a peanut butter bone= Happy Poppy!  Just a little excitement on the brutally hot days when walks are short and fast to keep her safe.

Fun stuff! 

Take a peek at my other pins/boards and join me HERE on Pinterest...

Thanksgiving Tablescape Inspiration

Thanksgiving is tomorrow, which means that we have switched into full-speed-ahead prep mode at my house.  We always host Thanksgiving, as both Steve and I adore the holiday. While the table is formal, the mood is always casual here in Casa de Nenonen.  For us, Thanksgiving is a day to to slow down, reflect, spend time together, and give thanks for friends, family, and the blessings in our life over a lovely meal.

In my opinion, a pretty table sets the stage and mood for the meal/day. I typically forgo a traditional centerpiece in lieu of natural elements including leaves, pumpkins, gourds, apples, pine, pomegranates, wood, nuts, cranberries, and pine cones to celebrate the Harvest time...

The photos above were my table a few years ago, when my centerpiece incorporated birch, nuts, magnolia leaves, and peacock feathers laced with the warm scent of orange, clove, and cinnamon.

Seeking creative inspiration this morning, I reached out to the Internet.   Here is a peek at some of the lovely photos that I found online. Who wouldn't LOVE to sit at one of these tables? Gorgeous...

 "Pin" this post here:  http://www.pinterest.com/pin/33214115977239051/ 

See my Thanksgiving Pinterest board here: http://www.pinterest.com/cdninstl/thankful/   

TRENDING: Plunge Pools and Stock Tank Pools

If you spend time on the Internet (or touring homes like I do), you know that Summer 2017 is the summer of the POOL. Pools are making an enormous comeback, in a miniature way, via the plunge pool craze...  

Photos via Pinterest

Cannonballs may be out of the question, but these small, decorative deep pools provide the perfect place to splash around and cool off in the summer! Is it a water feature, is it a pool... plunge pools started popping up in exclusive spas and resorts years ago.  The trend has now hit the residential sector as they are inexpensive, economical, easy to maintain, and can even be customized to include fountains, spa jets, heaters, benches, lights, or even a counter-current system so one can swim laps!

As with  ALL luxury trends, the small-pool concept has also hit apps like Pinterest and Instagram in droves with a funky shabby-chic DIY twist...

Photos via Pinterest

Homeowners across the country, from rural to urban areas, are ordering stock tanks by the thousands from farm supply stores and retrofitting them with above-ground-pool pumps and filters.  This quirky upcycled backyard retreat can be easily executed for less than $600. Find tips HERE.

Having grown up in a home with... 

My now 15 year old floating in my parent's pool as a chubby little infant in 2002.

... an enormous inground concrete and tile pool, I know the expense, upkeep, and headache all-too-well.  That being said, the plunge pool trend totally changes the game, don't you think?

See more home trends HERE.

Thank you for the shout-out, St. Louis AT HOME Magazine!

A warm thank you to Nancy Curtis, the editor of St. Louis AT HOME Magazine, for the kind "shout out".  See the original post HERE for proper linkage.

Find St. Louis At Home Magazine...

Web: http://www.stlmag.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stlathome
Twitter: https://twitter.com/stlmag
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/stlmag/

Or better yet, pick up a copy at your local newsstand!  Gorgeous publication.