You paid more than me

Emily Clark's Office

Good gracious. Did you all catch Emily Clark's home office makeover? Talk about talented. Those bookcases are incredible!

I've been needing a runner for our bedroom for sometime now, and thankfully Marshalls pulled through for me yesterday. They have some fantastic rugs there right now ( quite a few are being clearanced, lots of trellis, lots of large florals )

I came home with this guy for $49, not a bad price for wool. I love love this rug. I wish they had several sizes.

You might remember that I had this DIY shade up that I did last year:

FAIL.

However, because of the amount of heat that came through that window ( west side ) It melted the glue, last summer, breaking the plastic mini blinds underneath the delicate linen fabric. It was a major fail. I frantically went to all my other roman shades and put fresh glue on them. I ended up just buying bamboo shades for like $14 at JCP. I'll be adding drapes in the next few weeks.

Moving on.

I have been looking for a couple cheap white soup tureens for bulbs this spring. (centerpiece for the table, and for the kitchen counter )

They arent cheap.

But I got lucky and found this lil guy for $3 on clearance at a thrift store. Score!

What am I growing you might ask?

Onions.

The green onions that you buy at your grocery store. Just submerge the roots in water after you chop them, and they'll grow 1/2 inch a day. The growth you see above? That's about a week's growth.

YOU

YOU are good enough. Don't let things like pinterest or design/makeup/lifestyle whatever blogs make you discontent. It's easy to compare, to become envious of others, but we need to stop. We should be more uplifting and more supportive to eachother. I found myself being bothered by people commenting on facebook photos, saying "oh I just saw this on pinterest!" and I am often discouraged that a lot of people assume every idea comes from there. I heard a friend say, oh did you see so and so's new home photos on her blog? It's perfect! And my friend felt so lousy and belittled, like she can't live up. How many of us do this? I guarantee that most of those gorgeous homes you see on pinterest are set up for magazine shoots, and that is it. They dont look like that everyday.
Do the best YOU can. If YOU are happy in your space, then that's all that matters. I compare myself constantly, I pick my house apart all the time. ( my poor house! ) But truth is, when I step away from pinterest, when I stop checking my favorite blogs and stop paying attention so much to others, I realize I am indeed, content.
It goes back to the old question...If you had enough, could you recognize it?
I'm going to strive to be a better blogger. I was distracted for a bit, worrying too much about what ya'll think, but I promise to keep blogging like the real 27 yr old wife and mom that I am. I make mistakes all the time with decor decisions or diy fails. I will be sure to post more of those, so we can all have a good laugh. I have tried to write this out so many times to make it flow and sound professional or whatever, but this is just me talking to you.

New items

Here's a couple new little additions to my home. I went to ZGallerie for the second time in my life ( we finally got one an hour away from me ) and I got this cute canister on clearance for $10 ( the lid had broke so they clearanced the base. And my favorite number is 3.) Here's the link for them online..

And this lil glass soap dispenser from Target ( here's the link ) for $12.99

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

Color blocking

I love fashion. And I really love that color blocking is the trend for spring/summer 2012. I thought it would be fun to translate color blocking from fashion, to interior design. I love this so much, that I'm going to start a series a couple times a month, translating fashion ( an outfit, or accessories..) to the home ( in a room, a product...)
I went overboard with this one, because I love it so much. Enjoy!

Just a quick note, Crate and Barrel is a great source for bright solids for the home, and Forever 21 is really pushing color blocking in their stores right now.

Open Closets

I have a room upstairs that does not have a closet. And of course, it's the largest room in the house. Right now I have a mirrored armoire and hooks on the wall, and a dresser. But I think this summer I will tackle this issue. I've been loving the idea of an open closet. It's cheap, it's organized and it's easy to do without hiring someone to actually build out a closet. Here's my inpiration...

Just say no to silk plants.

Bed Bath and Beyond, good for misc kitchen items, towels and my Wamsutta sheets...but I smacked my forehead when I saw this...

Silk.Hanging.Plants. $39 to $49. Noooooooooo

Fiddle Leaf Fig Trees

I'm looking to get a fiddle leaf fig tree. I desperately need a tree in my front room, and this type fits the bill. I even have a big ol basket that is ready to house it. Hopefully sometime next month I'll get one and post pics, but in the meantime, check out these inspirations:

My rugs arrived!

Well, I waited 3.5 weeks for the rugs from rugsusa.com to arrive! The customer service isnt too great over there, but for what I paid, I can't compain too much.

Here's the $27 Chunky Jute Rug, I LOVE it. It's cushy and heavy.

The care for a jute rug is basically just vacuum vacuum vacuum. This thing just eats dirt and is durable. No scrubbing or washing necessary.

And here is the $64 moroccan rug in 5x8

That is the true color, I didnt adjust it. It claims to be a charcoal but it's truly navy blue, which is fine by me!

Nate Berkus Show no more.

Did you hear? Nate Berkus Show got the axe. It received a 1.1 rating, which puts it at the lowest rated talk show on television.
Ouch.

I like his style and like his design line. In fact, HSN just restocked the dhurrie rug ( I own and adore the blue one ) and added some more products.

The Quilt

This might get lengthy, it's personal, you've been warned.

I'm very sentimental, like most moms, of my daughters clothes. Over the 4 years of her life, I've carefully packed away clothes in bins, that she's outgrown. Not only for the sentimental reasons, but for the hope that one day we'll finally get pregnant with #2, and if it's a girl, that she'd get to wear these clothes.

But my feelings began to change and decided that's no way to enjoy memories of someone, all packed up in a box. I wanted a quilt made of the clothes that made up her first year of life. I found Barbara Malm via Etsy and immediately contacted her. I was so emotional about this whole process, and nervous as all get out. Sending 50 of my only child's most meaningful clothes away to a stranger across the country, was a bit nerve racking, but Barbara was so sweet and patient.

I stuck post its on most of the clothes with little notes of what pieces I wanted most use out of etc. ( I warned her ahead of time that I was going to do this, so she didnt think I was a crazy control freak ..*wink* )

Then I packed them up and sent them over to Barbara. There was great communication between us, she really listened to what I wanted, and she also had great insight as well.

In a few short weeks, I received my quilt. I was so happy.