::making a house a home::

We've been in our home for almost 4 months now. Luckily, we've been able to acquire a couple big pieces (like this sofa -- oh, Restoration Hardware!) that we love. I started a secret board on Pinterest to hold a handful of special images that I'd like to recreate. And since it's not just my home, it's important that Jay can get behind it too. Here are a few things I've been itching to do lately to make our house OUR HOME...

1. hanging plants in windows
For some reason, I can't stop buying plants. We have a window box in our kitchen that's quickly filling up. But I love the idea of hanging them in a window. The string of pearls plant is perfect for this.

2. painting two thirds of the wall
All of the walls in our house are a creamy white. We also have a lot of wooden panel walls. I'm excited to add some color and I really like this treatment to make the ceilings look even higher.

3. finding the perfect little tree holder
I picked up a cute fiddle leaf fig for the corner of the living room. As you can see, he needs a decorative  holder/pot. I'm all about the vintage pottery, so it'd be awesome to stumble on an old ceramic piece at the thrift store.

4. light fixtures
Jay and I were talking about this tonight. Most of our house has recessed lighting, which is nice, but I love pendant lights and decorative lamps. I think lighting plays a huge part in a home with style and ambiance. This one from Anthropologie would be nice.

::transitions::

In a couple weeks Jay and I will be moving into our first home. A beautiful house with room(s) to grow and play. It also means that I'm pinning places & spaces like a mad man, getting tons of ideas for decorating and making it home sweet home.

Plus, 6 petals will have it's own space, which will kick start the shops back to life! finally...

::flowers all over::

A few of my recent floral pins.

Do you have something that you're constantly pinning?

::more than a few::

Feeling much more inspired after an overdue pinning frenzy. It's been an interesting couple weeks with lots going on-- new ventures, bike rides, ladies nights, tons of design work, multiple episodes of Breaking Bad, and an upcoming trip that seems too good to be true. 

Have a lovely week.

::pretty pins::

I'll admit it. I probably spend too much time on Pinterest. It's just so easy to find a ton of pretty pictures-- especially from Katie Kukulka's boards. Lots of floral, neutral tones and black & white beauties with an overall antique feel. 

If you're looking for more inspiration, check out Katie's Lost Artisan blog.

::i can do it myself::

While I love adventuring on the weekends and seeing new places, it doesn't leave much time at home for arts & crafts. It been a long while since I've done a DIY here (or anywhere for that matter). I'm pretty particular in the 'to make' pins I add to my board. I'm itching for some downtime to create these...

various sources

::a pair::

A nice pair. Thank you, Pinterest.

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::stylish space::

I took a page right out of Anne's book with a little style to room inspiration and paired some stylish pieces with inspirational spaces. From looking at my closet and my home, you can definitely tell they belong together.

All of these colors and patterns make me so happy. 

{I'm getting this in writing so I can hold myself accountable...}

After such a pretty art festival and a few weekends of mini-shopping sprees, it's time to put myself on a little spending freeze. Pinterest, among all the beautiful blogs I follow, makes it incredibly difficult not to create a list of wants a mile long. Lately I've been working on lots of contract design work. That means a lot of sitting at a computer screen. How do you other designer gals find time to keep your figure? I'm afraid this means I need to get up early to get a run in before the work day starts. Let's just say I'm not a morning person. But something's gotta give. 

Here's to saving and getting healthy.  

PEACHY PINK //  1  2

FLORAL //  3  4

AQUA //  5  6

::throw me a rope::

I'm a big fan of reusing materials and finding new ways to incorporate them into my home. And Pinterest is an amazing way for me to keep track of all the cool DIYs I find online. Here are some neat rope decorations that caught my eye. Some more realistic than others...

source: 1  2  3  4

::cool pins::

Pinning makes me happy. 

places + spaces: I'd love to get my hands on that amazing mixed-media wallpaper, and what a clean & simple way to store bowls. uhm, that bench? to die for.

design inspiration: just because it's cool-- a girl (well, her head anyway) in a lemon tree, and a book page with pizazz.

place and spaces, design inspiration

::pinteresting ideas::

Some lovely {DIY} inspiration to start your week via Pinterest. I'll be recreating these amazing ideas for me & my home...

sewn-together doilly table runner

perfect mix-matched manicure

simple white bowls on an open shelf ~ so crisp & clean

Plain white V-neck, extra long necklace, colorful statement earrings

and lots of braids

source: see my pins

::addictive::

Oh, Pinterest. I had no idea you'd be so addictive. Is anyone else having this problem?

Feel free to follow my pins if you'd like.

image source hilary Flickr