Bedrooms
March 12th, 2009 § Leave a Comment
Pretty bedrooms from HGTV’s Rate My Space:
1. I really like the bedspread and window seat. I would have painted a dark blue accent wall or a lighter blue on all four walls. It also would have been nice to have a more prominent white bed with head/foot boards.
2. This room is kinda crazy but I like the happiness of it. In general I don’t like to paint ceilings the same color as the walls but here it looks nice because there’s a ton of light. I really like the use of white, dark green, black, and burgundy accessories with the intense coral and lime on the walls. Kind of reminds me of Anthropologie, and who doesn’t love that?
3. I really like the white mirror/bedside tables against the color walls, and the bedding (incidentally, from Anthropologie). I think I wouldn’t have had so many little stripes on the accent wall, and no white ones.
4. A much more calming bedroom…not really my style but I like the rug.
5. I kind of like this bedding…
(last photo actually from apartment therapy)
Bathrooms
March 12th, 2009 § Leave a Comment
More ideas from Rate My Space:
1. neutral tile and open shelf space in vanity…very spa-like
2. I really like this mirror!!!!
3. My very favorite vanity–I love the frosted glass and cherry wood
4. This is a DIY mosaic brick tile wall…doesn’t it look great??? I am so doing this.
5. Bright IKEA-inspired bath
6. I really like the turquoise brick shower/wall, the long runner and bench look
(last photo actually from design*sponge)
Kitchens
March 12th, 2009 § Leave a Comment
Cool ideas I found on HGTV’s Rate My Space:
1. tin ceiling tiles as backsplash
2. mosaic tiles as backsplash
3. books in the kitchen
4.white cabinets and colored tile
5. stainless steel cabinet doors
6. bright color wall AND crazy rainbow colored backsplash (I love this kitchen)
Rooms
December 18th, 2008 § Leave a Comment
Another roundup of pretty rooms…”settling down apartment,” where are you??? Enjoy! 
Paint Colors
December 6th, 2008 § Leave a Comment
So, I may have been scoping out real estate in the Philadelphia area yesterday…if I had a job I would be so ready to move on. I guess I’m not surprised–in high school I was ready to move on like junior year, and in college I was always dreaming about the future (though I was quite sad to leave the place in the end…). I have grand visions of how I’ll set things up that I realize I will not be able to afford, at least for a few years until I pay off all the student loans I’ve just taken out!!! My my my, I don’t like this whole loan business at all. Ah well, I can still dream! I really like these paint color ideas
A little wish list
December 3rd, 2008 § Leave a Comment
Okay, gift guides are coming…it’s just been a little crazy lately. I thought I would at least post this little wish list of my own first, and then go from there. So, begin!!!
1. Remember those fashion plates that you had when you were little that you scraped a colored pencil against to come up with little fashionista illustrations? Well, I was rather obsessed with those things, and I really enjoy this t-shirt that pays homage to a fun pasttime.
2. These adorable plaid barettes!!!
3. This pretty lemon quartz necklace…found on Etsy but really reminds me of John Hardy or David Yurman!
4. These pillows because the corn on the cobb apartments are my favorite buildings in Chicago!!!! I so want to live in them if I end up here next year…
5. These shoes from QVC
6. This robe from Target. I just bought the blanket version for my bed last week, and I am in love. I seriously have never felt anything so soft, and Todd assures me that it stays that way after you wash it. Yippee!
Around the House
November 25th, 2008 § Leave a Comment
This is what I’d like to see when I walked around my house…
1. DIY projects!
2. clocks that pop!!!
3. midcentury modern furniture
4. shocks of color
5. old-fashioned shapes mixed with modern prints
6. unique accessories
7. a statement chandelier
8. photo montages
9. a side table desk
10. fun chairs
Oooh Oooh, I Want This
November 19th, 2008 § Leave a Comment
Wow, wouldn’t this be a great tree alternative? Or dining table centerpiece? Mmmm just imagine it at night with all the tealights burning
Fall
November 13th, 2008 § 2 Comments
Now that I’m getting over my cold, I’ve decided to embrace the season which is usually my least favorite of seasons. There is something special about warm apple cider, homemade pasta, and snuggling up to read good books (I’m currently reading Jane Eyre), which invigorates me. Here are a few things I’ve found inspiring lately.
1. Daydreaming of walks, hand-in-hand, through expansive old farms at sunset.
2. These cute DIY winter votives (they remind me of a more grown-up room 10!)
3. Christmas shopping for those I love (possible to buy all handmade this year? I’d like to try.)
4. Warm, simple, feminine frocks.
5. Pretty bedrooms with bright orange, lime, olive, and white hues.
6. Writing notes to friends on cute stationary (wouldn’t this forest scene also look great on a mantle?)
7. Blue roses (newly developed by scientists)–how gorgeous!
Interiors!
November 6th, 2008 § 2 Comments
This is a mega post to clear off a lot of the pics I have saved to the desktop. Right now they’re threatening to go off the page if I add any more! I’ve already had to dock my post it notes halfway off the screen… Anyway, I’ve come across a LOT of pretty interiors over the past…uh, several weeks…so now I’ll finally share them with you!
I love this shade of yellow, the built-in console, and the picture layout!
Such a calming bathroom.
Wow! What a terrace!
I like this idea of an island kitchen table…and I like the oval shape.
Similarly, really like this island desk setup with the consoles flanking both sides.
Mostly for this hutch.
More orange!
I love that coffee table.
Talk about symmetry! And a really pretty gray paint.
I really like this shade of green, and the way they mixed with white walls.
I am absolutely in love with the furniture pieces in the next two photos.
I love the color scheme of this room!!
Pretty chandelier.
Yeah…I could love here.
I like the idea of plant art in the kitchen.
More ceiling detail and suspended staircase.
This reminds me of the fireplace at Grandma and Poppa’s old house.
I like this end of the aisle bookcase idea!
I love the light and use of color!
A little overwhelming, no?
WOW! Awesome skylights form floor planks on this awesome terrace!
Cool shelving unit and chair…
Party garland!
