I am very excited to help inspire the Snapfish community with their home decor choices.  Wondering what kind of home décor products they have?  My personal favorites are the framed photo canvases, children’s wall décor including customizable maps (my daughter Bebelle will love these!) and photo panels to showcase favorite photos on your wall.  There’s a lot, so start reading my tips for inspiration and creating now!

In fact, if you have questions for me, you can email me at askgenevieve@snapfish.com and I’ll choose five people who will receive my personal recommendations and will also earn an 8×10 framed photo canvas. I’ll also be answering your questions live on December 8 at Facebook.com/Snapfish (time to be announced), so stay tuned for more details.

Can’t wait to hear from you all, and I’m excited about my new endeavor.  I look forward to your comments, questions, ideas and more.  Don’t forget – there’s inspiration to be found everywhere!

As a designer, I usually hide ALL printers in a desk drawer, cabinet or leave them out of a room for a reveal because they are terribly unattractive. Now, we have a true player who can be friends with the rest of the room.Let’s talk…..sleek black and grey finish with a mirrored finished top,no horsey paper hanging out, no big, flashing digital reader. It is incredibly chic and subtle. Think if your iPad and DVR had a baby, this would be it. You don’t have to be embarrassed to keep out your printer anymore. Is form truly married to function in this product?

Over the next few weeks I’m going to test drive this mister and see what he’s made of…word is that he has his own email address and I can send him (via HP ePrint) files to print when I’m away from the studio. Intrigued….

Dear Genevieve,

I’ve followed your television career for a long time and absolutely love everything you do. You’ve got a great personality to go with your awesome talent as a designer. I’d love to have your opinion on my outdoor entry.

I’ve lived in my home for about 13 years. I have a large covered front porch which houses a swing and wicker furniture. The flooring is wood and my dilemma is what color it should be. It has previously been stained in white. Steps leading to the porch are brick with white railing. The siding on the house is cream with white trim and blue shutters. I’m planning to re-paint the shutters black. What color would you recommend the floor be painted or stained as well as a color for the front door?

Your advice and expertise are greatly appreciated! Thanks for sharing your talent!

Lynn

My partner and I bought a home in May 2005 and have been renovating ever since. We are collectors, and love to go to auctions. We have wonderful engravings and a few oils. We have a mountain of art work to hang on the walls and do not know where to begin. Most of the art is antique, so the question becomes what room is best for what piece of art – some of it is very good. The problem is compounded by the fact that there is wallpaper in all the rooms and halls. We did the dining room in Candace Olsen papers with silk drapes and sheers. The room is fantastic, but now how do we decide what do we hang on the walls. We hope that you will have some suggestions for us. I can of course have some photos taken to send you of the rooms if you wish.

Best regards, Michael & Bob

We arrived in Oslo, Norway about 3 hours late on Tuesday morning and it has been non-stop ever since!  I know we are a bit behind in posting our discoveries for you guys, but we literally have been on the road, in the country, or conversing with the locals since the moment we landed.  We have beautiful pictures to share and stories to tell so get ready for them-because the story telling starts now!

Let’s face it, Monday is probably the most uncelebrated day of the week.

Nobody likes Monday, not even us and that is why we chose this humble day of all days to bring beautiful things to you each week. We here at GG Home (Jess, Jaime and I) are challenging ourselves to make this a day we can look forward to, “a day, day, day or night, night, night that when you call up that shrink in Beverly Hills, you know the one, Dr. Everything-Be-Alright...” Stop! I’m channeling Prince!

Sorry, back to biz, anyway, we want to make Monday beautiful for everyone. Each week we would like to introduce to you something in the studio we call MAGNIFICENT MONDAY. We will focus our design super powers on one piece of interiors and give you a big gulp of pretty. This Monday, because of all of your tweets to @real_genevieve, we are going to be bringing you our favorite collection of poufs. This is a conversation between the three of us that we’d like to invite you in on, tell us what you think.

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from GENEVIEVE

I love the modular quality of the pouf. It is perfect in form and function but can be quite predictable at the same time.

With my favorite poufs of the moment, I’m looking for special, unexpected and that wink we need to finish off a room.

Let’s go:

Zig Zag Poufs by Donna Wilson

If you didn’t see my Friday Five on Design Milk I wanted to make sure you all had access to these poufs by Donna Wilson. Indigenous and ambiguous these are driving me crazy right now! These type of patterns, I predict, will be EVERYWHERE in the next 3 years.

Beignet Pouf by Sophie Nova

So important that you bring the metallics into every space. Whether you do it through picture frames, ceramics, table-scapes, etc. The pouf is classic, functional and gold poufs lways an amazing accent that everyone who comes to my home wants. This particular gold pouf from Calypso feels really special. It almost has a burnished metal-like effect that makes me want to eat it. Stunning in lambskin.

Moa Jantze Pouf

Damn Swedes! They are so clever. I LOVE this Artichoke Pouf, made of felt layered petals it’s a beautiful, textural accent. I’m not sure that these are actually in production yet, but let’s cross our fingers.

Pompom Pouf by Lisa Hilland

Pouf by Missoni

Missoni – always classic and iconic patterns – now we have them as poufs. What could be sweeter?

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from JESSICA

My three favorite poufs are all completely different from one another but share a common thread- they can all play multiple rolls in any room that they are placed in, while holding onto their style voice at the same time. I’d love any one of these babies in my apartment, and I can think of about 20 different ways to use them!

Moroccan Arri Square Pouf by Ankasa

This square Ankasa pouf with the amazing Moroccan lace detail is so awesome; colors are perfect and the pattern on that lace falls somewhere between snowflakes and botanicals in a uniquely graphic way…i so totally dig it.

Waldperlen Pouf by WoodLoops

This awesome wooden pouf looks so organic that you half expect it to be soft like a cushion. Alas, it is not. BUT due to its firmness it could serve a multitude of purposes (it’d look rad outside too!) I love its irony and originality.

Pumpkin Pouf by Plumo

This vintage fabric pumpkin pouf is my third favorite because it is just so cute and charming…it’d have to be put in the right room though, or it could go to a kitschy place…I see it in a clean lined industrial space to help warm up the vibe.

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from JAIME

At my house, the Moroccan leather pouf in the living room has been claimed by my Shih-Tzu son, Paulie Walnuts.  We’re a family of pouf lovers.  If I could keep poufs from becoming a puppy perch, I would expand my horizons and capitalize on the opportunity to get a bit gawdy with these lovely, punchy poufs!

Tapestry Poufs by Frederique Morrel

These babies speak straight to my heart. Combining humor, painstaking craftsmanship, and brilliant color, these poufs give an instant shot of unique style.  Click through the gallery on Frederique’s site and you’ll see even these pricey poufs are favored by our canine friends.

Flora Pouf by Modern Dose

On a recent episode of Dear Genevieve, Gen selected a chandelier from a local artist.  This pouf reminds me of that piece; delicate yet ornate, modern and glamorous. Pretty pretty.

Moroccan Ottoman from Overstock

Oh, I love a bargain!  This pouf comes in three pick-me-up colors (red, green, tangerine) and doesn’t even cost two bills.  Paulie and I will breath easy knowing there’s a back up when his current pouf is past its prime.

So, I have a lot of learning and growing to do when it comes to traveling well.  I get motion sickness really easily, I have a hard time sleeping in moving things (cars, trains, airplanes, even boats) and packing appropriately is something I am still very, very far from mastering.  I am packing tonight for Genevieve’s design inspiration trip for the next two weeks and I am trying to keep everything to carry on size so that I can be as efficient a traveller as possible (we are hopping on many planes and trains once we are over seas, almost on a daily basis, so as to visit as many cities as we physically can-I do NOT want to be the girl who’s luggage gets lost).

I can remember one example of my packing problems when we were filming a show in Florida.  (Let me preface this by saying that I was going to WORK-ie run around like a crazy stylist on a TV set).  While staring at my wide open, empty suitcase the night before my flight, I started to think, “what if I want to go out one night,” or ” maybe I will be in the mood to wear that skirt that I bought 2 months ago and still have never worn,” or “what if I have a fat day.”  I ended up packing 5 pairs of tights, pleather leggings, 2 black cocktail dresses, a plethora of random skirts, 2 dressy tank tops, a pair of heels, a strapless romper, about 5 tank dresses, and only 1 pair of jeans (I swear I checked the weather and it was supposed to be in the mid to upper 70s).  IT RAINED FOR THE ENTIRE 2 WEEKS THAT I WAS THERE, AND THE TEMPERATURE DID NOT GO ABOVE 60 DEGREES!  I had to drive to Target by the 4th day for a 30 minute shopping spree so that I at least had some t-shirts and a jacket to work in!

How do I pack in ONE rolling carry on suitcase and ONE backpack for 10 days in 2 completely different countries, and remain fresh, clean, and stylish all at the same time??

xo Jessica (anxiously folding/rolling/stuffing my clothes into a suitcase as I write this)