At Home With Erin Thiessen

Our next room tour guest is Erin Thiessen, who you may also know as the other half of the Oh So Lovely duo. Erin is here to share her closet/work space with us! "My husband, Derek and I, along with our cat, rent the second floor of a hundred-year-old house that has so much character! If you would walk into my home, the first thing you would notice is all of the color! I began collecting vintage 50s and 60s furniture, knick knacks and clothing when I was a teenager. And I love feeling like I am stepping back in time when I walk through my door! It's only around 800 square feet, so it's not huge, but it is big enough to let me have the room of every girl's dreams...a room turned closet! A place to showcase all of those beautiful dresses, skirts, tops and shoes! I'd say the majority of things in my home were bought at thrift stores and antique stores, and it just so happens that the pieces I collect are usually pretty colorful. And my closet is no exception! This space has the least vintage-y feel to it of any room in my home, but I wanted the clothes to be the focus of the room. It is one giant rainbow of pretty 50s and 60s dresses with polka dots, prints and an abundance of cute collars!" "Clearly I love to organize. And I also love displaying things, so this closet is the perfect opportunity to show that off. I started arranging my clothes by color a few years ago and haven't been able to stop since! I love being able to wake up in the morning and dress according to my mood, and the color coordination makes that pretty easy! It may look a little excessive, but I do own neutrals too, I swear! Those drawers are overflowing, and, besides, it's not like I could wear dresses every single day!" "I have lived in this home for about two and a half years with my husband, and before that my brother lived with my husband. And before Derek it was my sister and brother, so it's been in the family for over 7 years! Because we're renting, not a whole lot has changed, except for the paint colors! When I moved in, it was evident that the boys could have cared less about paint colors, but that quickly changed once I settled in! My kitchen is now bright yellow, the living room is chartreuse, our bedroom is a green-ish turquoise and the closet room is orangey-red! Obviously I'm not afraid of color, I absolutely love the warmth that it brings to a home. When I first moved in, this space was our bedroom,and all of the other rooms were switched around too, but because of the layout & light in of all of rooms, we decided to switch it all up! It's taken pretty much the whole two and half years to find a place for everything, but I'm finally content with the way it is! That said, I am happy to say that we will be house hunting in the next year and can hardly wait to have a little more space and a yard...and hopefully another closet room!" Thank you so much, Erin, for sharing your closet/work space with us! You can stop by Erin's blog or you see more peeks of her home over on Instagram by searching for ohsolovelyerin. Photos by Tristan Fast

Comments

[Carlee]

Love all the color and I also love how this is your work space area and your closet! Such a great idea. Thanks for sharing Erin.
Carlee
http://almostendearing.blogspot.com/

[The Charley Girl]

Dying to see the rest of this house! This room is amazing. xo

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[jenny stokes]

LOVE this space. The colors are amazing! So perfect.
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[elita]

loving the color coordinated closet! my first thought was...i should do that. my second thought was...i'm a new yorker and three-quarters of my wardrobe is black. but, a girl can dream. :]

[Betsy]

I love how you always try to find a way to include interior design into your blog. It makes me happy :)

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[Birdiewearsatie]

AHHH I love this. This room's amazing. On of my (two) rooms is painted in a similar color, and I think I will turn it completly into a huge closet. I WANT TO OWN YOUR CLOTHING... http://birdiewearsatie.blogspot.com/

[Eden]

This is the single most amazing room I have ever seen! That red wall! :D

xo eden
http://edenmarie44.blogspot.com

[isabel]

everything looks so clean...
i wish it could stay like that at my house. afraid that with an almost two year old toddler running around the house that is just NOT an option!!

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[Lindsay]

I so appreciate people who can do COLOR in their homes. It looks amazing here. Thanks for sharing!

[Thays Mossi]

I would love to see her house tour complete!

[McKenna Ryan]

I love how colorful this closet is!! It makes me want to move just so I can look for a home with a wonderful walk in closet. xx. McKenna Lou

[Valeria]

Such a colorful space!!! love the closet!! very cute!

Kisses
<3 Val
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[CRAVING FOR BARNEYS]

Love the colors! I wish I could have this closet!!

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[Candace]

It would never occur to me to paint a room that color, but I absolutely love it! It makes all the other colors really pop. I like the little hook rack to hang your bags on too - definitely going to steal that idea!

[Vicki]

I absolutely love those walls!

[Jenny]

What a gorgeous space. Love the brightness of the room - must be so fun picking out what to wear in the mornings!

[Kristen]

I envy your ability to stay so neat! My space would look like a tornado hit one week later! Super cute.

[Melinda]

I've been re-doing my closet and room, it is my workspace/catchall since I live with my parents. It's functioned well so far, I just have way too much stuff to fit into my closet, so I decided to live out of clothes baskets for four months (I know!) and what ever was left in the closet that wasn't a fancy dress that I purchased in those four months was donated. It was hard, but with a job that allows me to wear jeans and a shirt everyday (ad agency) and I"m a quick iron-er, I wasn't looking ragged. But I'm halfway there!

Melinda

[Cynthia]

This is just BEAUTIFUL!

[Rachael]

What a gorgeous space- like a ray of sunshine. SO funky and full of personality yet practical too with all of that storage space.Rx

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