Meghan Shimek’s woven wall hangings have an artistic edge to them. More like sculptures than wall hangings, her work—both delicate and textured—reveals the beauty of vulnerability. Rooted in the warm, earthy materials, Shimek’s weaving style allows the fibers to fall into indeterminate patterns. The result might remind of an abstract landscape, comprised of fiber.

Born and raised in Michigan, Shimek took to weaving later in life, after studying history and nutrition first. “I didn’t go to art school,” stressed the artist in an interview with Diary of a Smart Chick, where she describes her work experience as unique. “When my son was born, I had been working for a nonprofit. I decided to stay home with him because my salary wouldn’t cover the cost of childcare in the Bay Area. That’s when I began weaving. I would often stay up nights and wake up early to learn and pursue my craft.”

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Since dedicating herself fully to fiber work, Shimek has studied tapestry and Navajo weaving, rigid heddle, and floor loom weaving. Over the years she has developed her own signature weaving style, which she now teaches others through weaving workshops across the world. “There is something so special about sharing your knowledge,” she admits, adding that the learning experience is mutual. “I learn more from my students than they learn from me. I find them to be constant sources of inspiration and I have formed close friendships with many of them.”

Apart from her workshops, Shimek also creates commissions, exhibits her more personal projects and sells her woven hangings on her online shop. “I think everyone who really connects to my work does so on an emotional level,” she admits, explaining that she puts a lot of herself into each piece. “I hope that my weavings can be healing and bring comfort to those who have them,” she notes.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by meghan shimek (@meghanshimek)

With most of her pieces quite large, Shimek’s process requires her entire body, as she feels the roving through her hands. This makes the creative process much more personal and raw, reminding more of a performance than anything else. Using color, Shimek expresses her personal narrative of moments of comfort, discomfort, and uncertainty.

“I want to move my entire body while I work,” she says, adding that “it is so soothing to feel that every part of me has a role in making my work. When I sit still my back and knees ache, but when I can work on something big, my body feels free.”

Take a look at some of her recent projects in the gallery below:

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The past year we’ve been spending most of our time at home, and many of us used it to make some upgrades to the interior. If you’ve been waiting for this spring to do that, or if you’re already bored and want to change something in your home, here are the most popular interior trends for this spring.

Wavy Edges

This is a simple but very effective way to turn an ordinary item into something unique. You can use waves on picture frames, mirrors, or paint them on the wall. They also look great on vases and lamps. There are plenty of wavy items you can buy but you can also get creative and DIY something.

Checkerboard Print

Checkerboard print is retro and can transform any interior with no special effort. You can implement it in details like plates, cushions, or wall prints, or go bold with a checkerboard rug or curtains.

Barley Twist

This traditional furniture feature dates back to the 17th century and it’s been in and out of style several times so far. Many modern designers use it today and it can look really good on table or chair legs or in small details, like candles and ceramic decor.

The post 3 Interior Trends You Should Know About This Spring appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

Home design trends change often, but that doesn’t mean you need to invest your time and money in new things every season if you want to have a beautiful, up-to-date home. All you need is to follow these three principles and you can then just switch up small decor pieces when you feel inspired for it.

Minimalism

This word has a different meaning for everyone, but what we mean by it is that you shouldn’t keep things that you don’t use or love. Having enough room to actually live in your home can be much more satisfying than skipping over a pile of stuff every time you want to do something. Minimalism can also reflect in colors so if you stick to a minimal color palette your home can look neat and modern at all times.

Light

Utilize the natural light in the best way you can and think about the best lighting solutions for your own needs. It’s incredible what proper lighting can do for a home!

Space

This goes hand-in-hand with minimalism—learn to appreciate the space. Not every corner needs to be filled up with furniture and not every surface requires decor items on it. The more free space you have, the freer you will feel at your home and you can even create an illusion of your home being bigger than it actually is.

The post 3 Principles for Having a Beautiful, Trendy Home appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

We’re often discussing interior decor trends and you know how they change from season to season. We’re going from extreme minimalism to the other end of the spectrum known as maximalism. Both suit certain people, but for most, the comfort zone is somewhere in between. That’s one of the reasons why bohemian home decor will be big this fall and winter. The style gives you a chance to experiment with textures and colors without going overboard and it looks nice in virtually any home.

The bohemian style celebrates natural materials and colors that can be found in nature. Earthy and gemstone tones are what make this style recognizable and there’s a big palette to choose from if you want to add some bohemian decor to your home. There’s no room that wouldn’t look nicer with warm terracottas, leafy greens, and deep browns added around.

We’re sure that once you start bringing in boho pieces to your home, it will be difficult to stop. The vibrant shades combined with neutral colors can create such a cozy feeling that you’ll want to spend every moment admiring your interior design skills, and it’s so easy! 

The post Bohemian Decor Pieces Deserve a Place in Your Home appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

We spent most of this year at our homes. The pandemic made us cancel pretty much all the plans we had and we even started working from home, which is why it became more important than ever to make it cozy and comfortable. If you’re still looking for ways to make your home nicer, here are our three unusual and trendy home design ideas.

Paint Something On a Wall

You don’t need to be an artist to paint an accent wall at your own home! There are many beautiful ideas online that you can use. The simple designs can look surprisingly effective, so get your supplies together and start painting!

Put Curtains

You already have curtains on the windows, but have you thought about putting them somewhere else? Curtains can change any room and can be used to divide the space or as wall decor. Be creative and play with the possibilities.

Go Maximalist

Minimalism was very popular in recent years, so if you want a change, start adding things to your home! Carefully chosen decor pieces will bring you joy every time you look at them and they don’t have to clutter your space—you can go with wall hangings, art, and similar things.

The post 3 Trendy and Innovative Home Design Ideas to Try appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

Trend alert! When it comes to home decor trends, Devyn Ormsby’s glass fruit sculptures are hyped for good reason. A homage to tacky plastic fruit (the kind your grandma might be sporting in her living room), these sculptures are made of translucent glass in a single block of color – an ironic, yet magnificent twist on nostalgic inheritance.

“Fruit holds a large significance in art history, which is where I think the appeal comes from,” said the young designer and sculptor in an interview with Homestyle. “I’d thought for a while about what I wanted to make and kept seeing vintage glass fruit in op shops. Brightly colored with exaggerated forms, it was charming in its own outdated kind of way; I wondered where it came from, what its purpose was and who used to own it. Eventually, I set about making a cast-glass version true to the form of actual fruit.”

The glass fruit include realistic interpretations of bananas, pears, lemons, and mandarins, in bright appealing colors like lime green and baby blue. The pieces were created by using silicone rubber and plaster molds around real pieces of fruit. The contour mold is then dried and loaded into a kiln to be fired. Ormsby explains that over time, solid glass gradually melts into the positive space filling a positive form. The contour mold can be broken off revealing a glass object. This then is cold worked, sanded and polished, after which she is left with the finished piece.

We’re dying to get a complete set to showcase in our living room!

The post We’re Dying to Sink Out Teeth Into These Glass Fruit Sculptures appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

Blue bedrooms are here to lower your anxiety and relieve your stress. If you still have no idea how to include this color in your interior design, we have some great examples.

Vibrant Blue

Don’t ever be afraid of bold hues. Even the most dramatic blue tone is appropriate for your bedroom. You can mix it with calmer, pastel shades, or opt for some that are more on the daring side.

All Shades Of Blue

Instead of choosing a single one, choose all of them. They say that blue bedrooms have a calming effect. It will be like you’re somewhere near the ocean thanks to the navy theme. Get creative with all the shades, and you’ll see that you’ll have the coolest room ever.

Mix Blue And Wood

This color is the best one to match with wood surfaces. It makes blue bedrooms cozy and warm.

Some Pastel Tones

You don’t have to stick only to blue. You can definitely include some pastel tones in the mix. They give a special hint of brightness and happiness to the space. It can be any tone that you like, starting with baby pink, mint, peach and more.

The post Stunning Ideas For Blue Bedrooms To Take The Stress Away appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

Though you won’t do a complete makeover of your home every year, it’s good to know what the current trends are so you can keep things fresh and interesting. We have the two biggest furniture trends for 2019 so you can plan your purchases on time.

Mix of Styles

The good news is – you don’t even have to plan major purchases and spend a lot of money, because this year will be all about mixing different styles. Find inspiration on social networks like Pinterest and Instagram and make your own mix of modern, Scandinavian, retro, and rustic that will make your home uniquely beautiful.

Colors

If you want something new this year, the biggest trend will be combining different furniture pieces in bright colors. And if you’re not ready for a yellow sofa, turquoise chair and a green carpet, play safe by adding just one colored piece and leave everything else neutral.

The post Two Biggest Home Decor Trends for 2019 appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

If you’ve tried bringing flowers into your modern home but found that they don’t really match the surroundings, we wanted to let you know that there are certainly ways you can do it in the more edgy and urban way. Here’s how.

Get Geometric Vases

Geometric vases are a popular trend that fits into many types of interiors but goes especially great with the modern design.

Use Clear Glass

Clear glass and simple shapes will put all the focus on the flowers, and you can mix and match them however you like,

Hang Pressed Plants on Walls

You can frame some pressed plants for a unique wall decoration that fits any type of style.

Concrete?

Concrete is becoming a popular material for vases and we have to agree that it looks amazing in minimalist, modern places.

Minimalistic

Don’t overthink it with colors and shapes – minimalism is a trend we’re loving and it can be applied to everything, even flowers.

The post Modern Ways to Decorate Your Home With Flowers appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

Meghan Shimek’s woven wall hangings have an artistic edge to them. More like sculptures than wall hangings, her work—both delicate and textured—reveals the beauty of vulnerability. Rooted in the warm, earthy materials, Shimek’s weaving style allows the fibers to fall into indeterminate patterns. The result might remind of an abstract landscape, comprised of fiber.

Born and raised in Michigan, Shimek took to weaving later in life, after studying history and nutrition first. “I didn’t go to art school,” stressed the artist in an interview with Diary of a Smart Chick, where she describes her work experience as unique. “When my son was born, I had been working for a nonprofit. I decided to stay home with him because my salary wouldn’t cover the cost of childcare in the Bay Area. That’s when I began weaving. I would often stay up nights and wake up early to learn and pursue my craft.”

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by meghan shimek (@meghanshimek)

Since dedicating herself fully to fiber work, Shimek has studied tapestry and Navajo weaving, rigid heddle, and floor loom weaving. Over the years she has developed her own signature weaving style, which she now teaches others through weaving workshops across the world. “There is something so special about sharing your knowledge,” she admits, adding that the learning experience is mutual. “I learn more from my students than they learn from me. I find them to be constant sources of inspiration and I have formed close friendships with many of them.”

Apart from her workshops, Shimek also creates commissions, exhibits her more personal projects and sells her woven hangings on her online shop. “I think everyone who really connects to my work does so on an emotional level,” she admits, explaining that she puts a lot of herself into each piece. “I hope that my weavings can be healing and bring comfort to those who have them,” she notes.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by meghan shimek (@meghanshimek)

With most of her pieces quite large, Shimek’s process requires her entire body, as she feels the roving through her hands. This makes the creative process much more personal and raw, reminding more of a performance than anything else. Using color, Shimek expresses her personal narrative of moments of comfort, discomfort, and uncertainty.

“I want to move my entire body while I work,” she says, adding that “it is so soothing to feel that every part of me has a role in making my work. When I sit still my back and knees ache, but when I can work on something big, my body feels free.”

Take a look at some of her recent projects in the gallery below:

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by meghan shimek (@meghanshimek)

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by meghan shimek (@meghanshimek)

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by meghan shimek (@meghanshimek)

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by meghan shimek (@meghanshimek)

The post Meghan Shimek’s Woven Hangings Will Add a Soft, Trendy Touch to Your Wall appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

The past year we’ve been spending most of our time at home, and many of us used it to make some upgrades to the interior. If you’ve been waiting for this spring to do that, or if you’re already bored and want to change something in your home, here are the most popular interior trends for this spring.

Wavy Edges

This is a simple but very effective way to turn an ordinary item into something unique. You can use waves on picture frames, mirrors, or paint them on the wall. They also look great on vases and lamps. There are plenty of wavy items you can buy but you can also get creative and DIY something.

Checkerboard Print

Checkerboard print is retro and can transform any interior with no special effort. You can implement it in details like plates, cushions, or wall prints, or go bold with a checkerboard rug or curtains.

Barley Twist

This traditional furniture feature dates back to the 17th century and it’s been in and out of style several times so far. Many modern designers use it today and it can look really good on table or chair legs or in small details, like candles and ceramic decor.

The post 3 Interior Trends You Should Know About This Spring appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

Home design trends change often, but that doesn’t mean you need to invest your time and money in new things every season if you want to have a beautiful, up-to-date home. All you need is to follow these three principles and you can then just switch up small decor pieces when you feel inspired for it.

Minimalism

This word has a different meaning for everyone, but what we mean by it is that you shouldn’t keep things that you don’t use or love. Having enough room to actually live in your home can be much more satisfying than skipping over a pile of stuff every time you want to do something. Minimalism can also reflect in colors so if you stick to a minimal color palette your home can look neat and modern at all times.

Light

Utilize the natural light in the best way you can and think about the best lighting solutions for your own needs. It’s incredible what proper lighting can do for a home!

Space

This goes hand-in-hand with minimalism—learn to appreciate the space. Not every corner needs to be filled up with furniture and not every surface requires decor items on it. The more free space you have, the freer you will feel at your home and you can even create an illusion of your home being bigger than it actually is.

The post 3 Principles for Having a Beautiful, Trendy Home appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

We’re often discussing interior decor trends and you know how they change from season to season. We’re going from extreme minimalism to the other end of the spectrum known as maximalism. Both suit certain people, but for most, the comfort zone is somewhere in between. That’s one of the reasons why bohemian home decor will be big this fall and winter. The style gives you a chance to experiment with textures and colors without going overboard and it looks nice in virtually any home.

The bohemian style celebrates natural materials and colors that can be found in nature. Earthy and gemstone tones are what make this style recognizable and there’s a big palette to choose from if you want to add some bohemian decor to your home. There’s no room that wouldn’t look nicer with warm terracottas, leafy greens, and deep browns added around.

We’re sure that once you start bringing in boho pieces to your home, it will be difficult to stop. The vibrant shades combined with neutral colors can create such a cozy feeling that you’ll want to spend every moment admiring your interior design skills, and it’s so easy! 

The post Bohemian Decor Pieces Deserve a Place in Your Home appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

We spent most of this year at our homes. The pandemic made us cancel pretty much all the plans we had and we even started working from home, which is why it became more important than ever to make it cozy and comfortable. If you’re still looking for ways to make your home nicer, here are our three unusual and trendy home design ideas.

Paint Something On a Wall

You don’t need to be an artist to paint an accent wall at your own home! There are many beautiful ideas online that you can use. The simple designs can look surprisingly effective, so get your supplies together and start painting!

Put Curtains

You already have curtains on the windows, but have you thought about putting them somewhere else? Curtains can change any room and can be used to divide the space or as wall decor. Be creative and play with the possibilities.

Go Maximalist

Minimalism was very popular in recent years, so if you want a change, start adding things to your home! Carefully chosen decor pieces will bring you joy every time you look at them and they don’t have to clutter your space—you can go with wall hangings, art, and similar things.

The post 3 Trendy and Innovative Home Design Ideas to Try appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

Trend alert! When it comes to home decor trends, Devyn Ormsby’s glass fruit sculptures are hyped for good reason. A homage to tacky plastic fruit (the kind your grandma might be sporting in her living room), these sculptures are made of translucent glass in a single block of color – an ironic, yet magnificent twist on nostalgic inheritance.

“Fruit holds a large significance in art history, which is where I think the appeal comes from,” said the young designer and sculptor in an interview with Homestyle. “I’d thought for a while about what I wanted to make and kept seeing vintage glass fruit in op shops. Brightly colored with exaggerated forms, it was charming in its own outdated kind of way; I wondered where it came from, what its purpose was and who used to own it. Eventually, I set about making a cast-glass version true to the form of actual fruit.”

The glass fruit include realistic interpretations of bananas, pears, lemons, and mandarins, in bright appealing colors like lime green and baby blue. The pieces were created by using silicone rubber and plaster molds around real pieces of fruit. The contour mold is then dried and loaded into a kiln to be fired. Ormsby explains that over time, solid glass gradually melts into the positive space filling a positive form. The contour mold can be broken off revealing a glass object. This then is cold worked, sanded and polished, after which she is left with the finished piece.

We’re dying to get a complete set to showcase in our living room!

The post We’re Dying to Sink Out Teeth Into These Glass Fruit Sculptures appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

Blue bedrooms are here to lower your anxiety and relieve your stress. If you still have no idea how to include this color in your interior design, we have some great examples.

Vibrant Blue

Don’t ever be afraid of bold hues. Even the most dramatic blue tone is appropriate for your bedroom. You can mix it with calmer, pastel shades, or opt for some that are more on the daring side.

All Shades Of Blue

Instead of choosing a single one, choose all of them. They say that blue bedrooms have a calming effect. It will be like you’re somewhere near the ocean thanks to the navy theme. Get creative with all the shades, and you’ll see that you’ll have the coolest room ever.

Mix Blue And Wood

This color is the best one to match with wood surfaces. It makes blue bedrooms cozy and warm.

Some Pastel Tones

You don’t have to stick only to blue. You can definitely include some pastel tones in the mix. They give a special hint of brightness and happiness to the space. It can be any tone that you like, starting with baby pink, mint, peach and more.

The post Stunning Ideas For Blue Bedrooms To Take The Stress Away appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

Though you won’t do a complete makeover of your home every year, it’s good to know what the current trends are so you can keep things fresh and interesting. We have the two biggest furniture trends for 2019 so you can plan your purchases on time.

Mix of Styles

The good news is – you don’t even have to plan major purchases and spend a lot of money, because this year will be all about mixing different styles. Find inspiration on social networks like Pinterest and Instagram and make your own mix of modern, Scandinavian, retro, and rustic that will make your home uniquely beautiful.

Colors

If you want something new this year, the biggest trend will be combining different furniture pieces in bright colors. And if you’re not ready for a yellow sofa, turquoise chair and a green carpet, play safe by adding just one colored piece and leave everything else neutral.

The post Two Biggest Home Decor Trends for 2019 appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

If you’ve tried bringing flowers into your modern home but found that they don’t really match the surroundings, we wanted to let you know that there are certainly ways you can do it in the more edgy and urban way. Here’s how.

Get Geometric Vases

Geometric vases are a popular trend that fits into many types of interiors but goes especially great with the modern design.

Use Clear Glass

Clear glass and simple shapes will put all the focus on the flowers, and you can mix and match them however you like,

Hang Pressed Plants on Walls

You can frame some pressed plants for a unique wall decoration that fits any type of style.

Concrete?

Concrete is becoming a popular material for vases and we have to agree that it looks amazing in minimalist, modern places.

Minimalistic

Don’t overthink it with colors and shapes – minimalism is a trend we’re loving and it can be applied to everything, even flowers.

The post Modern Ways to Decorate Your Home With Flowers appeared first on toppoptoday.com.