Things Are Looking Different Around Here. . .
The Messy Side Updo
If you have been reading my blog before yesterday, then you may remember it being white, bland, plain, simple, and. . .well. . .boring.
But not anymore!
What do you think of the new design? Jackie @ Memories By Design created this beautiful blog design for me! And I love it!
In case you haven’t been through this process before, or were curious to see how it works, I thought I would share a bit about it!
First, Jackie sent me a questionnaire to figure out my style and what I was looking for in my blog design. There were about 10 questions, and I answered most with lengthy descriptions of what I liked. I also included examples of blogs that I liked the look of.
I sent her this photo as a basic color palette inspiration.
I liked the repetitive geometric pattern of the bedspread. I liked the grey and yellow. I liked the crisp and clean look to it. And I even liked the pink on the chair.
So from this, and a few other photos and details that I explained, she came up with what you are looking at now. I mean, it’s right on!
Yesterday was installation day. That consisted of a lot of emailing back and forth to organize the blog as it was being installed. We probably sent over 20 emails to each other with quick questions and answers.
At one point, I wanted to see what it would look like to add a little pink to the blog, like in the photo above. So I sent her this:
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I absolutely love the look of your new site!!! Its refreshing and easy on the eyes, and adorable. I love your color scheme. Nice work!
Thanks Rach! Hope the Blogiversary is going well!
Kate your new blog designs is awesome girl!! I love it!
Isn’t it cool when someone can take your ideas and likes and create a blog that is so you!
Looks gorgeous!!
Jo-Anna
It looks great!
Looks great! So chic and simple!
Very, very pretty 🙂
Looks amazing! Isn’t it always so refreshing updating your online look? Kudos!
Your new blog looks great and thanks for posting about the process. I would like to update the look of my blog as well but I was afraid of how difficult it might be. It was nice to hear it was an easy process.
Oh I do have one quick question, is this blog still hosted by blogger? I wasn’t sure how it works in terms of design if it is a blogger blog.
Thanks again!
What a beautiful design! So warm and welcoming…your designer really did a great job Kate! Happy Tuesday!
It looks wonderful!!
The crisp gray is great with the light yellow.
I love your new look!! It’s fab!! Have you seen mine?? It’s great to have MY OWN blog design! It does feel like I have a REAL blog now!! I love it!!
It looks gorgeous!!! She did a fantastic job on turning that photo into a website!
Belly B 🙂
It looks beautiful..I love grey/yellow combo’s!
Love it! You both did a great job. I love yellow and grey, my bedroom is done in those colors.
Love the new layout! So cute… im really loving the gray with a pop of color lately! Love your blog!! <3
Jackie
an-enchantedevening.blogspot.com
I love the color scheme! I am new to your blog but I love it! Every thing that you post is helpful is one way or another!
Sara
SandBBoggs.blogspot.com
I LOVE the new look! So fresh & clean. Perfect for your amazing blog!
By the way, loved meeting you last night! Check your email for the picture that I sent you. Can’t wait to get together again!
Oohhh I love it! Yellow & grey is my favorite color combo right now! So pretty! Love the font too!
Suzy: Yes I’m still on blogger, but I have my own domain (without the “.blogspot.com”. Blogger is great!
I love your site and subscribe via email so I never have to miss a hair tutorial. 🙂 I think the new design is beautiful … loving the clean look and color combo … but yellow is a very hard color for me to “read” if that makes any sense. I didn’t see anybody else comment on that so it must just be me. 🙂
P.S. Thanks to your excellent advice and tutorials, I get compliments on my hair all the time now! I started using the products you recommended and am a big fan of the big barrel curling iron. XOXO
The blog looks great!! I couldn’t love grey and yellow more!!! Simple and classy! Looks amazing!
Wow! love the new look, simple and classy!
I do like the new look, but I’m with anonymous..unfortunately these eyes be needing “cheaters” soon because I also have trouble reading yellow.
Regards,
Shelley
Loving the new blog design. The grey and yellow are beautiful!
I WANT ONE!! Just emailed her. Praying she has time to take me on.
Your blog looks great – love the gray and yellow!
So lovely! Grey and yellow is one of my favorite color combinations too. I just discovered your blog and am already reading on a daily basis! keep on being fabulous!
How pretty!! And I love it! In fact I just had a blog makeover very recently and went with a gray and yellow theme too!! I am loving that combination right now!! 🙂
It looks great, I love the thumbnails of your etsy products. Jackie does such nice work and is a really sweet person, like you said.
This is pretty, Kate! I love the colors. 🙂
Thank you for sharing the referral! I was able to snag her last spot of the year!
Laughing because I sent your OLD format to a designer friend (Meredith grad) as one I loved.
Though I love the upgrade even more.
Love the new look!!! Grey and Yellow are my favorites!!!
I am excited to follow your blog!!!
I recently coloured my hair following the information you provided and I have never had so many compliments after highlights. Thank you. Love your blog.
carolyn
Hmmm….what yellow? It looks orange to me? Am I seeing things?
Hello from Tokyo, Japan. I love your blog, even though I’m 14, I still like to read what’s going on in people’s lives!! ^_^
Hi: Is this a room from your house? I’m looking for that gray paint color 🙂