The Restoration Hardware Look in a Showroom

 After doing all of the research on how to get the Restoration Hardware look for a showroom, I decided to try it out. Here are some images of me applying the info from the last post to work at my store!

The furniture and accessories in this vignette are all Resto looking, but my favorite part is the canopy! A co-worker and I found some burlap from Pottery Barn's Prop collection (a fun source for visual merchandisers! But this item now looks like its discontinued). We draped it over the bed using two drapery rods, pins to hold the fabric in place, chain (I buy chain by the bolt from Home Depot and cut it myself- it sure beats waiting for an employee from Home Depot doing it for you- that just takes forever), twist-on clips to connect to the grid ceiling, and small s-hooks that connect the chain to the twist-on clips. (p.s. none of these are affiliate links. I just had to learn this stuff the hard way so I thought I would pass on what works best for me).

 I am a visual merchandiser for 10 furniture stores. For a contest, I sent the stores my findings from the last post and asked them to recreate their own Restoration Hardware look. I received both of these last images as entrees. Didn't they turn out great?!? I love that they both used the classic Resto layout- two display cabinets behind a sofa or table and large chandeliers.

So my new goal for this blog is to update it weekly. I have some fun tutorials on how I got some high impact art for cheap (around $60) and I actually tried the tea staining DIY I recommended to get the Resto look on books and can't wait to show you how it looks in a showroom. Plus, I am going to be on TV next week and will share the segment and some tips on how to bring the Pantone 2014 color of the year into your home or store. Should be fun!