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The designer's foyer sings a happy note in Key Largo Green by Benjamin Moore. Wilson purchased the mirror from Joss & Main and hand painted the ampersand canvas. Artwork from her parents' collection, digital prints and family photos make up the gallery wall.
by Caitlin Wilson  
A Pindler & Pindler Winston sofa draws you in with its spirited pink hue, a color repeated throughout the room in the accessories and trim. Wilson custom designed her drapes to frame her views of Rittenhouse Square and Center City. She layered in a brass bamboo coffee table and a pair of Chinese brass lamps; a Thom Filicia rug ties the room together.
by Caitlin Wilson  
Ikea bookshelves flank one of Wilson's prized possessions: a camel-colored tufted leather settee with rolled arms, a luxurious hand-me-down from her parents.
by Caitlin Wilson  
A happy arrangement of roses in bloom picks up on the pink color seen throughout the room, adding the final color layer to the space.
by Caitlin Wilson
"We moved to Philly on a student budget, so I scored our huge dining table and chairs from Craigslist. I reupholstered the chairs and wingbacks in my signature fabric, Navy Fleur Chinoise," Wilson says. Her parents loaned their artwork to Wilson and her husband to remind the couple of their previous home in California.
by Caitlin Wilson  
Wilson's home office is a study in pattern and color. "It's so fun to work here. The room is filled with vibrant fabrics from my textile line, so there's this naturally bright and cheerful environment," she says.

Wallpaper by Nina Campbell creates a unique backdrop and ties together all the colors in the space. The Roman shades are Wilson's Jade Byblos fabric. She found the desk on Craigslist, and the Greek key cabinets are an Ikea hack. The Chinese brass lamp came from a market in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai.
by Caitlin Wilson  
The designer says that the best part about working from home is that she can run her business and raise her family under one roof.
by Caitlin Wilson  
An Asian-inspired tangerine mirror above a Chinese gold and black silk-screened shoe cabinet echoes the home's eclectic global style. "Thanks to our travels, our home has a collection of quirky pieces from the Middle East and Asia, which clearly have influenced my textile patterns," Wilson says.
by Caitlin Wilson
Wire baskets store and organize Wilson's fabrics without obscuring them entirely from plain view.

Her office is the hardest working room in the house. With a full-time assistant and a design intern, it's almost always occupied by a family member or an employee.
by Caitlin Wilson  
"Benjamin Moore's Gentle Butterfly is perfect for any little girl’s room," says Wilson. She had these Roman shades custom made, and she repurposed a coffee table to create a pint-size desk for her daughter that's painted in Valspar's Hint of Mint.

Rug: Rugs USA; pouf: Dubai market
by Caitlin Wilson  
A Laurence Amelie tutu painting from Bonpoint hangs above daughter Olivia's art table, from Pottery Barn Kids. "It was the first piece of artwork we ever bought," she says.
by Caitlin Wilson  
In the kitchen, Wilson spiced up a wall for Olivia and swapped out the old linoleum for Armstrong Crescendo Marble Gray vinyl tile. "It looks so much like marble and feels great underfoot," she says. "And the best thing about it is that you just peel off the back and stick it down."
by Caitlin Wilson  
She painted the back wall with chalkboard paint and hung frames and bulldog clips for displaying artwork. "I DIY'd the leopard chairs with a Sharpie on solid cream Ikea chairs," she says.
by Caitlin Wilson  
Benjamin Moore's Classic Gray gives Wilson's master bedroom a neutral, subdued backdrop. She made the headboard to showcase her Fleur Chinoise textile in a berry pattern. Cleft pillows in Coral Fretwork fabric and Berry signature pillow shams from Wilson's Garnet Hill collection create a luxurious hotel look. But true to Wilson's design savvy and what she calls "school budget" roots, the glammed-up nightstands are Ikea hacks, painted gray and with new gold acrylic knobs.

"A happy family lives in this colorful and vibrant home," she says, "and you can see and feel it in all the little and big things, in all the larger rooms and quiet corners."
by Caitlin Wilson  

Comments

Anita Roll Murals Wonderful use of color throughout.
6 months ago · ·
Lucianna Samu - Color and Design Just beautiful. What a great place to work and live. I love the Benjamin Moore "Key Largo" in the foyer.
6 months ago · ·
ARTnBED Well said: "A happy family lives in this colorful and vibrant home"... like!
6 months ago ·
olldroo Lovely to see so much colour yet still retaining a restful vibe. The BM Key Largo in the foyer is so fresh and welcoming.
6 months ago ·
pamelafineart I love the mix of gilded ornate frames and impressionist artwork in contrast to contemporary lines in furniture choices. Very elegant!
6 months ago · ·
nicki777 I almost fell over when I saw your entryway photo - I just re-did my bedroom and the colour and mirror are very similar! I'm still working on the final details, though. I'm trying to find side tables just like the one in your living area and a cocktail table like the one in your office - can you advise where I might find them? And now I'm going to order some of your pillows in mint and coral! They are exactly what I've been looking for.
6 months ago · ·
arabad111 love the rooms. one suggestion-paint the inside of your bookcases in the livingroom a subtle or bold color.
6 months ago · ·
Mary Katzman I love the colors and the feel of this warm home.
6 months ago ·
sclawson The "happy arrangement of roses in bloom" is, I think, actually peonies. The painting is of roses. Beautiful either way. Love the color and the exploding creativity!
6 months ago · ·
Laurel Ennis I wish designers would move away from having sofas for your pillows where there is no way a person could sit there without dumping all the pillows on the floor. It's silly. Sofas don't need pillows and pillows do not need sofas.
6 months ago · ·
impeccablelove Reminds me A LOT of "Young House Love" aka the styling of Sherry & John Petersik

http://www.younghouselove.com
6 months ago ·
Ruba Judeh I have a question, why do most bedroom displays have a rounded mirror above the bed? Is there a specific reason why like something to do with energy, or has just become a standard layout?

Would really appreciate if someone can answer my question. Thanks :)
6 months ago · ·
putterkelley I like every room in your house! Will you decorate my house and convince my boyfriend to tolerate pink? Well, probably not, unfortunately. But you have a great place!
6 months ago ·
marcie31 Why are there THREE sets of antlers on the walls? That's a little overdone.
6 months ago · ·
marcie31 Oh wait - I count FOUR sets! lol.
6 months ago ·
amylouizz As for pillows on the sofa, that's like eating chocolate cake for breakfast. Not one bit sensible. We who like to have fun just do these things. Probably the studio's sofa doesn't get a lot of use anyway but it makes me happy just looking at the photo.

And this house makes me actually like PINK of all things (:
6 months ago · ·
braindoc50 Wonderful design sense.....can we please, however, not see any more of the cliched antlers??
6 months ago · ·
billinmi I kept looking for some of "Brigham" in these pictures- perhaps the antlers were his must haves! Love the happy feel. You have a great landlord relationship too I'd imagine - love the colors.
6 months ago ·
sombriel I love the patterns and colors used here.
6 months ago ·
j0dy Cool DIY chairs. I couldn't bring myself to use a sharpie. That was a fun idea, brave and creative.
6 months ago ·
kflorence Elegant and beautiful as always Caitlin!
6 months ago ·
shawnaleeah Love everything about it!
6 months ago ·
wittybib It's beautiful, but are we sure a guy lives here? Apparently not one who has any say in the decorating, since there's pink EVERYWHERE.
6 months ago · ·
Fine Art & Portraits by Laurel A beautiful, tasteful, happy place. As one who doodled floor plans, furniture placement and traffic patterns as a child, please turn the coffee table 90 degrees, for the sake of the knees of the person sitting on the right!
6 months ago · ·
jrills Absolutely adorable!
6 months ago ·
Faith Towers Media I'm really loving all of the pink accents throughout this home, especially that happy-colored sofa in the living room. Reminds me of these rooms: http://designfixation.blogspot.com/2012/06/pretty-in-pink.html
6 months ago ·
judybath The flowers are peonies not roses.
6 months ago · ·
ploefff @ j0dy: don't worry so much. It's just stuff and cheap at that. It says the chair is from Ikea. If you're anxious about starting such a project practice on paper and calm yourself with the knowledge that it's an easy chair to sew a slipcover for.
6 months ago ·
peggo love love love that couch!! what a beautiful color!! My bedding always has pink in it, my hubby doesn't care- In fact he looks dam good in pink sheets!
6 months ago · ·
CAROLE MEYER What a fun creative space! Well done.
6 months ago · ·
edavt04 Great! I liked the idea of DIYing those ikea chairs with a sharpie!!! I wonder if the sharpie comes off on clothes when you sit down though... Otherwise, what a creative idea!!!!!
6 months ago · ·
Paintings by Kirsten Elizabeth Gilmore Lovely, creative space! I wish our apartment complex allowed us to paint. If so, I would have that slate wall up in my painting studio. :)
6 months ago ·
springlering Who painted the stunning picture in the dining room?
6 months ago ·
tcharles12 Absolutely stunning, creative and inspiring! This post genuinely made me smile.
6 months ago ·
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