Monday's Method and New Sponsor & Giveaway

Welcome to Monday's Method.

Suzanne M left me a comment on my orange and purple post last week. She has a hardware dilemma. Let's see if I can help...

My wedding colors (in 1985!) were lilac and apricot. :~)

With that said, I have a question about another color combination. Though this pertains to hardware - doorknobs to be specific! We are remodeling our kitchen and doing stainless steel appliances and sink with satin nickel pulls on the cabinets. We are putting in new french door to the deck and have chosen satin nickel for that hardware too. Since we are going to repaint the entire first floor of our small house, we are going to replace the 20+ yr-old knobs with levers while the painters have taken the old ones off. I wondered if it would be okay to use brass everywhere but the kitchen- I do have a number of gold (or wood w/gold accent) framed pieces, gold mirrors, and some nice brass candlesticks. Is this a crazy idea?? Thanks for any advice!

Hi Suzanne ~

Yes, you may use brass in the remainder of your home. Long ago, the thought of everything matching was the status quo. Today, mixing it up is a good thing. A very important design principle to me is harmony. In harmony, there is unity for cohesion and diversity for interest. I see the different finishes as the latter. If you are concerned that there may be disparity, use the same levers for the French doors in satin nickel that you are using in brass for the other rooms. The style will be the unity; the finish, the diversity.

I have had people ask me about purchasing furniture suites versus selecting different pieces and blending them together. I, of course as would almost any designer, say the differing pieces will bring so much more interest to the room. Consider it a puzzle that initially may seem disorganized and difficult to pull together but in the end, it can be truly magnificent and a work of art.

I hope this helps!

Another reader left me a comment with a specific thing to look at. She even left me a link. For some reason, I cannot find the comment. I don't recall which post it was left on. Sorry! If you read this, please comment again with the link and I will attend to it.

Today, I would also like to highlight a new sponsor who has two Etsy sites. The first one is Paula's Designs (no, it is not me :). Here are a few of her lovelies...

Gorgeous jewelry, functional and lovely key chains and bags, exquisite painted glass ~ yum!

Her other site is devoted to little girls. This brings a smile to my face as my little girl loves this site! It is called Snuggy Bunny Too ~ here are a few from that adorable site...



Beautiful binky clips, bows and headbands, hair clips.... a little girl's dream!

So what do you think? Would you like something for yourself? How about for a little girl in your world?? All you need to do is visit one or both of Paula's Esty sites and leave me a comment letting me know what you would like to win. It is that easy. If you tweet about it or do a shout out on your blog, come back and let me know ~ I'll enter you into the drawing twice! Two winners will be selected randomly for this week's Fun Friday.

I also want to let you know that I have added on my right sidebar ~ Guest Posts. If you would like to be a guest writer on my blog, drop me an email and we'll chat.

I'm linking with these lovely ladies ~ all fabulous parties worth a long leisurely visit.

Monday ~
Between Naps on the Porch Metamorphosis Monday
Little Red House Mosaic Monday
Cottage Instincts Make it for Monday
Pumpkin Seed Productions ~ Plant a Pumpkin Seed

Tuesday ~
A Soft Place to Land DIY Tuesday

Thursday ~
The Shabby Chic Cottage Transformation Thursday

See you tomorrow for Timeless Tuesday!