Back to the blog

I'm back. Well sorta. I'm trying. So here are some pretty pictures from Elle Decor. I promise to get back to blogging soon, life has just been, well life. Thanks for hanging in there.

Hello Walls!

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Gray just moved up on my list of favorite colors!
LOVE.

Holiday Gems

Have you heard of All You Magazine? If you haven't, you seriously need to check out their site. If you're interested in a subscription then check out an issue at Wal-Mart or sign up for the free trial. If you fall in love like me, get your subscription from amazon or magazines.com. They have the best deals. Also don't forget to use Ebates and get cash back. New members get $5 for just signing up.

There are more details on those sites, so on to the pretty pictures of Christmas decor from All You!

Sophfisticated

I found this picture on Houzz this morning and I just couldn't stop staring. Have I finally found the inspiration I'm looking for, for my living room? Who knows? But it sure is pretty.

Don't you just love the sea horse pillow? Oh, and that frog end table, I gotta get me one of those. Anyone have any ideas where?

It's a colorful December.

This month's issue of Lonny Mag is full of color! It's not just red and green, it's blue, it's pink, it's gold. It's great!


Here are some of my favorite rooms!

all images are from Lonny Mag. See above link.

The best of 2010

I know I've been slacking with posts lately, but the reverb10 thing has got me swamped with my other blog. So sorry for the blog neglect, I'm gonna try to do better. House Beautiful has it's picks up for the best living rooms of 2010, and here are a few of my favorites. 


Enjoy the eye candy.

Holiday Time at my house

My Tree:

I wish it was real.

My Snowmen/Santa Clause:

I like to collect snowmen figurines. These are some my favorite ones. They are here to greet vistors, for they are on the entry way table. I got the snowman on the left and the Santa at Dollar General. The snowman on the right came from Pier 1 Imports.

My Wreath:

I should have done a tutorial on how I made this beauty but I didn't think about it till it was already finished. So here is a  break down on how to make this show-stopping wreath:

1. Buy a large foam ring at a craft store.

2. Choose a color palette, I choose red, silver and gold.

3. Buy 172 ornaments in all shapes and sizes. (Plastic ones are less expensive and if one falls off you don't have to worry about glass pieces.)

4. Use a hot glue gun to glue ornaments to the foam wreath.

Tip: Use larger ornaments on the outside and inside of the ring, then fill in the middle.

See? Easy as pecan pie.

I will say however, the hardest part about making the wreath is making sure one side is not built up with more ornaments than the other. Keeping it level is a challenge.

More to come as soon as I get another pay day, and start making my holiday pillows.

Merry Christmas!

Holiday Mode

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Ok guys, I'm back. Well kinda. My body is back but my mind is still in holiday mode. Actually my body/mind is all hyped up on hydrocodon from my tooth being pulled yesterday. I didn't think I was going to need them but I filled the prescription anyway just in case. Lucky thing I did, because pain hit me about 3 am this morning. It was pretty brutal. I finally fell asleep around 3:30 am. Dental pain is the worst, as a matter of fact my mouth is currently telling me it's time for another.

My trip to the dentist pretty much went like this:

M is for Megan

I'm loving this room today, and tomorrow. And probably for eternity.

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Yay! Here's to the weekend!

Happy Friday!

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Liz Levin Interiors

I'm loving this portfolio by Liz Levin! The colors, the furniture, just everything! Check her out for beautiful inspiration!


And to answer Stephanie's question about what book I'm reading/about to read, here it is:

I haven't started yet, but it's on Amazon's Editor Top 100 books of the year list, so I'll let you know how it goes after I finish. This was just a little birthday gift to myself, BTW happens to be today. :-)

images via liz levin interiors and amazon.

Baby, it's cold outside

traditional family room design by toronto general contractor Schnarr Craftsmen Inc

It was the first really cold morning, I didn't want to go to work. I wanted to curl up with my new book and sit right here.

Fancy Friday

I hope your weekend is filled with good food and good people. See ya Monday!

My Home Ideas

I know it's winter but...

Winter is upon us but these spring florals from Home Life are making me giddy and excited.

Award-winning 16th Century Town House

While browsing the website of Period Living, I came across the lovely, and by lovely I mean, my heart needs to stop fluttering in my chest while looking at this home because I just might go out and spend every dime I have to make my little duplex look exactly like this. It's cute, it's charming, AND it's girly. Plus the pretty pale pinks are just gorgeous.


"Elizabeth Lloyd-Day and her husband Carl have transformed a 16th-century timber-framed property into an inviting and comfortable home; it topped the Best Townhouse category in our Readers’ Awards 2010. (http://www.periodliving.co.uk/readers-homes/readers-homes/award-winning-townhouse)"

http://www.periodliving.co.uk/

Skelton Harris Interiors

Some photos from the portfolio of Skelton Harris Interiors that I'm drooling over. Enjoy. 




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