yes or no?

I am loving this anthropologie top. And it's on sale for $39.95. I'm thinking it will be mine today, especially since our Shopping Hiatus is about to officially begin. I will do a post on our exclusions and such, soon. I'm desperately refraining from going crazy today and buying every cute shirt I see.

In other news, I've got a few projects I will be working on this weekend while my husband is off being a rockstar. Can't wait to share!!

Have a great weekend!!

it's the little things

Look how fancy I am with my tiny changes to my blog!! Thank you Paula, at two ellie for sharing Amanda's tutorial love. Now, if I could only figure out how to change my header... it's driving me crazy. I'm really slow at all of this, but I'm learning! But, I'll take the help from ANYONE who wants to help a sista out =)



Did this picture give you enough warm fuzzies and giggles to help me out NOW?!?

this + that

Just some updates here and there for y'all (yeah, I'm from the south...) The original fabric I chose for my framed fabric idea, can be seen here, was not quite what I was wanting once I received it in the mail. The fabric is beautiful, but the color grey is much darker than I was expecting. So, I've decided to go with this very neutral pattern and color, and work other colors into the bedroom. I'm completely satisfied with the simplicity of it and look forward to getting it on the wall!



A few shots of us on our beach trip.



Who doesn't love having a pinata at their birthday party?? Oh, and we had cookies instead of cake, because Taylor and I do not like cake. Weird, I know.



You should be completely jealous of our airbrushed t-shirts. They are super sweet, and v-neck to boot!



The ladies of the trip. Jordan (who's getting married in October!!), me, Kimberly and Taylor.



And, last, just a little glimpse into our obsession with ice cream. (please excuse our hair. It was pouring on us the last day there)



I'm sorry my blog has been lacking in the eye candy department. There are so many home projects going on, that's really where my mind's attention has been. I'm looking forward to starting my dresser make-over this weekend. Have a great day ladies!!!

happy, happy birthday

To Me!!!

I have missed my blogging friends and look forward to catching up on everyone's blogs later tonight. I had a fabulous time at the beach and will share some photos later!! I have truly had the best birthday month thanks to my wonderful husband, family and the best friends a girl could ask for. I feel blessed and absolutely in love with this precious life God has given me.

Cue the sun!

I honestly have no design inspiration today. Why, you ask??? Because I am leaving for the beach in the morning and that is really all I can think about. I even wore a 'beachy' blouse to work today. We are going with some incredible friends of ours and staying at a beautiful house in Seaside, FL. The very same area they filmed The Truman Show.

Absolutely charming little town with million dollar homes. The sort of place where riding your bike is more of a treat than a chore. And the people aren't stuffy millionares. You know what I'm talking about here. They're friendly and welcoming. I feel as if I am independently wealthy when we are there, and being that I'm a social worker and my husband is a musician, we're far from that. (although very, very happy with our lives)



This beach trip is purely for vacation. No plans, no weddings, no obligations. We're also celebrating mine and my dear friend Taylor's, from The Adventures of D and T, birthdays! It shall be a weekend of absolute bliss and fun, rain or shine!

So, ladies... Enjoy the rest of your week. I shall be back next week refreshed and ready to tackle my new DIY project!

the dresser

Ok, here are two pictures of the dresser (which was originally a china cabinet) we just bought. My husband put it in our bedroom last night, just to see how it looks, and we both are 100% satisfied with our purchase! Refer back to this post to see the dresser that is my inspiration, but not in our budget, if we want to finish the rest of our bedroom out.

I am quite smitten, and proud. Not too shabby, eh? The lines are exactly what I was looking for. It has a good 6 inches on the west elm dresser, but with the size of our bedroom, it is a much needed 6 inches. Our plan is to paint, or stain it a dark chocolate brown and get some fancy shmancy door knobs and pulls from anthropologie. We're going to take the dark brown curtains from our living room and put in the bedroom. We have a street light just outside both of our windows that lets a lot of light in, so light and airy is not the feel we are going for. As we finish the bedroom I will post pictures!

Have a lovely Tuesday! Tonight I will be shopping and packing for our trip to the beach. We leave Thursday morning, rain or shine!

a home in the making...

I'm very happy to report I DID get that piece of furniture I posted about on Friday! I forgot to snap a picture, though. I promise I will soon! It will take a couple of weeks before I can really get my hands on it to vamp it up. In the meantime, I've been making a few purchases for our apartment.
The first being this rug from Urban Outfitters for our kitchen. I needed something this big to cover the ugly tile that is standard with most apartments, and it works well with our color scheme.



I also- finally- decided on the fabric I wanted to frame as mentioned in this previous post. It's from Amy Butler's Nigella collection: a great mixture of classic feminine with a modern design. I'm particularly excited about getting our bedroom together, as it is the only room in the apartment I'm being frilly with. And that's not because of my husband, but more because we both like very clean and frilly-less design. So, I'm branching out ladies!



And these pillows for our living room from Etsy shop Maries Cosey Cushions for whopping $20!



I've noticed I have a thing for grey and have somehow incorporated the color into almost every room in our apartment. I'm now on the hunt for grey curtains for our living room to match that grey in the pillows. Any suggestions (at a reasonable price of course) ??