• Earlier this week, when we were all deeply engulfed in choosing an exterior direction for our house, and sharing so many inspiring designs, a follower sent me this article about a couple that sued their neighbor for $2.5 million dollars for copying their home design. (!!!!) It was right after we shared the inspiration photo for our own home that we fell for…
…Which ironically looks kind of like the homes in the article. Eek! I’m not sure how I feel about the whole thing. I feel for the original owners and architect because I’m sure a lot of thought, money, time and effort went into the design. It’s definitely been churning in my head this entire week. Although it happened a couple years ago, would love to hear your take on it!
• Cane dining chairs are classic but they are also kind of the it chair of 2019. Although it’s hard to find one at a decent price, I searched and search and found and then fell in love with this one! (Thinking of ordering a few for our dining room but can’t decide between black and natural!)
• Yesterday we announced our passion project we’ve been working on for the past two years: Good Influence (r). It’s a series of online courses and a community and our way of passing 10 years of knowledge on. Developing courses is intense, but it’s been something we have poured every spare second into (and yes, a big reason we decided to step away from the podcast). Our first course, Working With Brands, is opening for enrollment mid-July for summer semester. Enrollment is only open for 2 weeks before we close it until fall semester, so if it’s something you might be interested in, sign up to be the first to know Good Influence (r). We’ll be sharing more on the Good Influence(r) instagram page.
• I thought I didn’t like blush, but it turns out I’ve just been wearing the wrong color all this time. I tried NARS Orgasm because it’s a cult favorite and I thought, well, if I don’t like this like everyone else does then blush isn’t for me. But this past week I picked up this blush — BareMinerals Gen Nude in Strike A Rose and I’m here to say, I love (this) blush! It warms up my whole face and stays on all day. Highly recommend!
• On a whim, I ordered these double wide, extra long, blackout curtains for Polly’s room (I got Midnight Blue) on Amazon because I was desperate for the sun to stop waking her up so early. They got here last night and we’re hanging them today on stories. Verdict is out, but they have nearly 5 star reviews so my hopes are high!
• If matching sets are wrong, I don’t want to be right. I’m currently living in this short set.
• Lastly, our Semihandmade cabinet doors are on sale for the first time ever and it’s the biggest sale of the year to coincide with Ikea’s Kitchen sale! (They’re compatible, you know). Our line (as well as all other Semihandmade doors) are 20% off with code SUMMER20! You can use them in the kitchen, bathroom, or media cabinets! See a few ways other people have used the different colors here.
At least the copied version is done very poorly. You can tell one is an architect designed home with beautiful materials while the copied version is done by a developer with much cheaper materials.
That article brings up such a weird distinction.. Bloggers as artists creating spaces that shouldn’t be copied (even though you can’t copyright interior design)….. and yet bloggers make money because people are interested in copying them! All the how-to’s, the swipe up links etc… it’s all so we can copy at least part of your style!
That is a really good conversation starter, Lindsey! We never mind when people are inspired by us–it’s why we list all of our sources! I will say, it does feel icky when people copy a complete room and then market it as their own. But, I mean, I wouldn’t sue! Haha
It would be super weird to copy an entire room! When the Fullmers did the prank where they swapped your girls’ photos for their glamour shots, I was so confused because I didn’t have the sound on and missed that it was a prank. I thought they’d 100% copied your family room into their home, and you were just like “watching a movie with the fullmers!”! I was thinking “that’s soooo weird!” I watched it over and over like “omg. they copied almost every. single. detail.!” Then I finally rewatched it with sound and realized it was still your house with just the pics swapped and everything was right again in the world. LOL
Would you sue someone who copied your hairstyle/haircut? It seems unfortunate for a neighbor to copy your house, but petty to sue for it. Am I shortsighted or missing something?
My neighbor came over for a dinner party after our remodel with an architect. The very next day I got a text asking for measurements of my island and wall with my cooktop. Two days later, she had all her cabinets ripped out. Copying a design is stealing. It is wrong. Whether you’re an obsessed neighbor or not – you’re stealing someone’s creativity. I’m extra sensitive because I’m a designer and it happens in my field. Quite simply, do your own shit. I will say, you’re pulling images for inspiration is very different. I see nothing wrong with what you’re doing.
So….why did you let her do it? Like why give the measurements? Maybe I’m missing something but that seemed pretty in your control?
Funny about the makeup name… I’m thinking autocorrect got you good and no else noticed!!
https://www.ulta.com/limited-edition-orgasm-blush?productId=pimprod2005680&sku=2539028&cmpid=PS_Non!google!Product_Listing_Ads&cagpspn=pla&CATCI=aud-294373712102:pla-616174143753&CAAGID=36760226152&CAWELAID=330000200001771256&CATARGETID=330000200001718438&cadevice=m&gclid=CjwKCAjwxrzoBRBBEiwAbtX1n6N2_AiksVBKPr6glbTq2WZIn6hVNuyEF0DLzjuVIXMBVOLdwVfBRhoCtfQQAvD_BwE
A lot of makeup products actually do have ridiculous names like that one, haha ????