A few weeks ago, I had the COOLEST opportunity to go up to Salt Lake City for the first #OverstockSyle Weekend. When I found out that Kirsten from Simply Grove, Cassandra from Coco+Kelley, Dabito from Old Brand New and Ashley from At Home with Ashley were also coming, I knew it was going to be an amazing time. But little did I know that Overstock was going to roll out the red carpet for us in such a major way! It honestly was one of the most fun work trips I’ve ever been on. I left with sore cheeks from laughing, a tummy full from all the amazing meals, and a mind brimming with inspiration.
We started out by heading to Overstock’s corporate headquarters called Peace Coliseum (it looks like a peace sign from above).
When we got there they showed us a demo of their new augmented reality app that you can use to literally see thousands of pieces of furniture on their site in your room using your phone. It was SO crazy and it felt like I was getting a peek into the future for all online shopping. I love that Overstock considers themselves to be a tech company too – they are pushing boundaries for sure.
Next stop, we got to tour the Overstock Dream House up high in the mountains (literally on Mt. Olympus) overlooking the Salt Lake valley below. This mid-century house was completely decked out! Before coming up for the weekend, all of us bloggers sent Overstock a couple of mood boards of furniture we loved from the site.
Then their design team decorated the house using only Overstock product based on the pieces we really loved! So cool, right? Here’s a little tour!
Living room inspired by Cassandra from coco+kelley – the wood sided sofa was literally perfect.
bench // wood sided sofa // coffee table // vase // wall art
Dining room inspired by Kirsten from Simply Grove – those leather and brass dining chairs SWIVEL!
table // rug // sideboard // dining chairs // wall art // planters
The loungey family room was inspired by Dabito from Old Brand New – it honestly was the best hang out space! We were all here for hours and hours!
coffee table // gold floor lamp // woven chair // sofa // black leather chair / / wall art // rug
Ashley from At Home with Ashley inspired this breakfast nook – She loves a good pop of pink and that rug was perfection. (That art was SO GREAT too!)
chandelier // credenza // chairs // table // wall art // rug
They designed the master bedroom inspired by my mood boards and it was so dreamy! Super soothing and calm, like a bedroom should be!
rug // lights // wall art // pom pom pillow
(If you’re interested in seeing the whole Dream House, click over here! The exterior was gorgeous too!) After our house tour, a private chef made the most amazing five course dinner for us at the Overstock Dream House. Then we karaoked down in the lounge room (with all that gorgeous walnut paneling on the walls!) until the wee hours. It was amazing and completely worth being a little sleepy the morning of the big DESIGN CHALLENGE DAY!!!
You guys, they told us we were going to the Overstock photo studio for a design challenge, but we had NO CLUE about any of the details. When we arrived at their enormous photo studio early the next morning, we each got to pick an envelope at random. When we opened them we saw that we were each assigned a different color of the same chair. Most of the colors were more neutral but I got THE ORANGE CHAIR!!! Gasp! I was excited for the challenge. :)
Each of the five bloggers had a room set in the photography studio with wood floors and a neutral color on the walls. Once we were assigned a chair color and a photo assistant and stylist team, they started the clock! We RACED through the Overstock prop house, picking furniture and accessories and lamps and art to use in our rooms all from the Overstock inventory. It felt like I was in a game show! Like a mix of the Amazing Race and that old grocery store game or something! :) It was sort of stressful but mostly SO FUN!
I put together a video of all of my Instagram stories from the design challenge – it was so fun to livestream the excitement!
Here’s a time lapse video of my space. I had fun reliving the day by occasionally pausing the video to see all the different directions we thought about going in before settling on the final look! :)
When the time was up, we did a big Overstock Facebook Live stream of the room reveals with each of the bloggers (you can still watch that video here) and the viewers voted on their favorites spaces. I’m so happy to say that my space won thanks to you guys and your support! Thank you!!! :)
Here’s the finished room from my #OverstockStyle Design Challenge!!
I was a little nervous about getting the orange chair, but I actually think it works really well in the space here! It’s such a fun pop of color.
Overstock continued to spoil us the rest of the weekend with amazing meals and outings and just generally a really great time! I have to say, I came into the weekend loving Overstock’s product offering, but I left LOVING OVERSTOCK and what they stand for as a company. They love their customers and they really love their employees. I have so much respect for all they are achieving!
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ALSO!!!! Guess what?! Overstock is letting each of us bloggers give away the chair we used for the design challenge! Just enter by leaving a comment. (And yes, you can choose any color of the chair you’d like!) :)
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What an amazing opportunity! That house looks absolutely dreamy!
You seriously nailed it! Its so dreamy! The wooden chairs are amazing!
Gorgeous rooms!!
Love your work, Jenny! Every time it inspires me!
Great room!
Overstock is one of my favorite places to shop online!
Sounds like such a fun weekend! I love what you did with the orange chair!
Orange is actually my favorite color but seem to never use it in decor. Love this!!
Love this post! Very cute chair!
This truly does seem like a dream come true! I am glad you were able to have such a blast!! I love using orange in decor but have never been bold enough to try it in something as large as a chair. Bring it on!
Wow! What a fun opportunity…and that house looks amazing. I never realized the extent of Overstock’s offerings! Nice work.
Love this! So much good design inspiration. I’ve shopped Overstock before, but now I see it in a whole new way!
Another beautiful job! Love it!
Love the chair. Such a fun shape!
What a beautiful room!
What an amazing fun time! All the rooms look beautiful. Thanks for reminding me about overstock and their vast selection.
Awesome chair!
This is such a good advertisement for Overstock. I usually avoid shopping there because it’s so hard to tell quality from their pictures. But these pieces look amazing! So many good things I would use for myself. You should be the official Overstock ambassador like Emily Henderson is for Target. :)
Awww, thanks Katy! I can definitely vouch for Overstock! Love so many of their products and you can’t beat the prices!
That looks like so much fun! I really like that chair so, fingers crossed!
That was a fun read.
The whole weekend sounds so fun! Congrats on your win. The orange stands out in such a nice way.
Beautifully designed room. I love your ability to combine colors and textures in unique ways.
It was so cool watching the process through your instastories and learning about the horizontal lines with the photography. It made walking into each room in my own house a little mini challenge where I was trying to view my arrangements with fresh eyes.
That is amazing feedback, Holly! Thank you!! I loved learning about the photography tangents too – It’s been so helpful for me in the last couple of shoots we’ve done here at the studio! :)
This weekend at Overstock sounds like it was such a blast!
I’ve loved all of my Overstock purchases so far! Great read. :)
Love it! Well done!
Wonderful! Thanks for the giveaway.
I voted for you and lived watching this adventure you were on!
Thank you Vanessa! It was such a fun day! :) :)
Fabulous job.
I have been finding the best stuff on Overstock lately! Your room is fabulous!
LOVE everything you did here! That coffee table and rug are to die for and I am so surprised (in an good way!) that everything was from Overstock!
Buying the planter now! Love it! Hope I win the chair!!
I love this room! It looks so collected, like someone actually lives there and uses it on a daily basis! So relate-able! Good job! That chair is super cute too!
What a beautiful room!
Okay but I LOVE the color of the chair, so it’s kind of meant to be. Plus my family will be moving soon and it would be great to plan a room around. Also, I LOVE your blog. This post was great and gave very approachable mood boards, so thanks.
Hope I win!
LOVE IT!
What a dreamy opportunity! I LOVE the room you designed! I knew I would though, because I love all your designs! Whenever I need design inspiration, your blog is one of the first places I check. Thank you for sharing your talent!
Love the orange chair!
I loved following along with this on instagram. It turned out beautifully! Thanks for hosting the giveaway – very fun!
Love it!
Love Overstock! I’m renovating my house and can’t wait until it’s done so I can buy all the pretty things!
Good job! Of course you won!
Love your room (and the video!) and the chair color is a perfect pop!
Any tips on how to tell the quality pieces from the rest while shopping on overstock? I always get overwhelmed on their website!
Love your room and that perfect chair!!
Love the room!
Jenny, this is so so so good! And I love that Kirsten was one of the bloggers with you in this challenge… I have always loved her style. The orange chair/room looks SO great, I can’t believe you pulled it off so quickly!
What a fantastic recap of your weekend! I loved following along on your insta story, and I’m so glad to see it all again here. But here’s a request for a future blog post – I want to know your views on designing with a smaller sectional or sofa-with-chaise. How do I find a stylish one? I’ve been looking on West Elm and similar shops, and they have them, but I never see them featured in my favorite design blogs, and it’s hard to visualize. I can’t decide if it would be a snafu to choose a sectional or sofa=with-chaise instead of 2 fashionable couches. But I like to cuddle with my boyfriend and my dog at the same time! HELP!
We recently bought a new house, and Overstock has come in clutch as a decorating resource. What a cool opportunity for you!
This looks so fun! I am feeling so inspired. I’ll be stalki overstock for some new items soon for sure!
I love the chair and the room you designed around it!