"A house is a home when it shelters the body and comforts the soul."

My poor roommate.

Just about every 3 days,
she comes home to find
that I've moved the furniture

again,

or brought in new pillows,
or hung new wall decorations,

or re -hung wall decorations in a new spot
or shifted something here,
or moved this thing over there...

She's very sweet though,

and just let's me do my thing.

(Please bless my future husband is that okay with it too,
because I can't seem to stop.)

I recently got tired of the tall walls in the living room

being so bare and boring.

I actually kept these Christmas decorations up--

for a lot longer than December,

just to fill the space.

Well, eventually, I couldn't stand it anymore,

and after some blog-surfin'

I decided on this to fill the empty wall...

one of my favorite framed Minerva Tiechert paintings,

and a group of empty frames from goodwill,

all painted mustard yellow.

The color that makes me the happiest in all the world.

(I love it especially with my new pea-green pintuck pillow...

remember how much I love mustard and pea green??)

I also added some Norman Rockwell to the walls,

because every space could use a little 

"Saturday Evening Post" whimsy.

And I'm currently obsessing over "vignettes"
--or little gatherings of pretty things--
from the large list of design blogs that I follow...
so I created my own.
I mean, we have that super cool fireplace mantle right?
Why not put it to good use?


Grateful for:
COLORS.
And sleep.

Because I'm obsessed with HGTV.

I love HGTV;

it's like the "food network"

but for design nerds instead of foodies.

Do I lose sleep at night when I stay up to watch these shows??

Yes, yes I do.

My faves are "Dear Genevieve"

and "Secrets From a Stylist"

After I watch them I long for my own space to  decorate and paint and arrange.

Well, I recently moved into a new apartment.

I have my own new room,

and for the first time in my life...

my own bathroom !!

Therefore, I HAD seize hold of this opportunity to design!

...

I really love bookshelves, and plan on having BIG, TALL ones someday,

to hold all my coffee table and childrens books

(but for now this cute little one with my DVD's on it will suffice)

My "office" from 8-12am!

I'm a little in love with it...

Updated picture boards

Seriously,

the most comfy bed in the world...

there are those "egg crate" mattress covers on sale at Target...

and you need to go get one.  Trust me.

Cork boards $5 at Walmart,

Pins $4 at Walmart,

being able to hang up inspiring cards and notes,

priceless.

haha

But for reals though...

Way inexpensive drawer set from Target,

but I love the mid-century vibe it's givin' off

(see how design nerdy I can be??)

it especially makes me happy topped with the 

"let them eat cake" vase 

that my mom gave me for Christmas last year!

I know,

it's just a bathroom.

But I'm so excited about it...

A little reminder of Parisian travels...

I finally framed this print from the Orsay Museum...

in a $2 frame from Goodwill!!

Hooray for excellent deals!

And that soap dish is probably the only thing 

I think I'll ever buy from Anthropologie.

Although, if I had money to burn, I'd buy everything.

And that mirror and vase are both presents;

I have friends and family who know me so well!

Favorite painting... and a fireplace !!!

Sooo luxurious.

"Dear Genevieve",

Thanks for the classy inspiration!!

Grateful for:

not having to spend $200 in repairs for my car,

coupons for my gluten free 'zone' bars,

wifi at starbucks,

stake conference,

baking chocolate chip cookies on Sunday afternoons,

a year subscription to a gluten free magazine

from my dearest friend who's moved to Utah,

chats on the phone with friends from Virginia to California,

lunch dates with Grandma CC,

dinner dates with my favorite people,

my very own DVD of "Cinderella"

(the one with Brandy and Whitney Houston of course),

the new Mumford & Sons CD,

my ukulele,

my comfy bed/8 full hours of sleep

and, the simple truths of the Book of Mormon

Life is good.