Super cute and charming kitchens…

So not all of these kitchens are tiny cottage nooks, but they aren’t the glossy granite and marble monstrosities you’d see in the high-end home decor mags either. Most are modest and give me hope that no matter how small the kitchen in my future rental, I can give it some charm and make it work for me…

Some vintage stools add coziness and floor to ceiling cabinets and creative storage solutions makes this small kitchen clever

via Kitchenisms

The green dishes are too cute

via Kitchenisms

adorable coastal kitchen
via Kitchenisms

would love to have me a proper pot rack one day… this island is amazing too
via Kitchenisms

even a galley kitchen can be beautiful and functional!
via Kitchenisms

…amazing butcher block island
via Kitchenisms

2 more small but pretty kitchens from House to Home

Beautiful bedrooms with their own unique style

Look at enough home and decor mags, and you’ll be able to draw up a template for a pretty “designer” bedroom, but to come up with something that’s beautiful and truly “yours” is a bigger challenge. These bedrooms really give you a taste of the owner’s personality…

Love this mix of eastern, Victorian, and industrial influences.
via Adore Home Mag

With it’s yellow bed, green front fireplace, and slate-colored walls, you can imagine it’s owner is decisive and confident.
2 images above via Alice in Designland

With wallpaper like this you can’t be shy
via Country Living

…love the library in the bedroom…I’m guessing the person who lives here is a bit of a home body and like to curl up with a book

Modern but feminine.  I love this look …
2 above via Home Sweet Home

Maybe a traveler who has a flair for the eclectic?
via Pinterest

What about your decorating style makes your home unique?

Fabulous living rooms for every mood and taste

I’m not sure what you’d call the two styles above — modern eclectic? But I’m liking this style more and more these days. Since things don’t “match” you can use items you already have instead of buying new ones.

This living room – pictured above and below – is so unusual and luxe.  I ADORE the white media console and the huge white mirror…stunning

An otherwise dark and broody “club” like living room is brightened up by an interesting array of mirrors.
images above via Adore Home Magazine

Modern rustic feel in white and pastels…
via Ballard

All out vintage…
via Covet Garden

Do you have a fav?

Gorgeous serenity

Cause I have two websites to launch today and I really, really need it.

Two things I love – an over-sized mirror on the floor and a reading nook
via Adore Home Mag

simple. beautiful
via Lisbeth Dahl

Isn’t the chandelier hanging from the tree amazing?
via Pinterest

ranunculus — one of my favorite flowers

so peaceful…

two images above via Richard Powers

House Tour: A Copenhagen Beauty

Love this space

The color of the china cabinet is perfect to add some interest to the space. 


Two images above show the entryway.  The owners have used mismatched chairs in lieu of a console.

Great idea to remember – oversized prints hanging side by side in the hall

Perfect desk – plenty of surface area to spread out inspiration

LoVe that chair and the gorgeous view!

I don’t think I could ever do orange in my bedroom, but this wallpaper is beautiful. I could do it in my home office I think – as orange is supposed to boost creativity.

I am a magazine hoarder, because I’ve found that sometimes I’ll flip through a magazine from a year ago and something will catch my eye that didn’t the first time I looked through it. So perusing last summer’s magazine is sometimes like opening a brand new magazine. This bookshelf has the perfect sized cubbies to store mags.

All images © Richard Powers

A fresh spin on one of the best decorating classics of all time

We had them when I was growing up, but being a child I rarely gave them a second thought. And when I was a teenager and not as into “home decorating” I equated them to stuffy victorian style interiors.  But now – oh now I love them.  Oriental rugs is what I’m talking about, and lately I’ve been seeing them used in ways that are definitely NOT stuffy and really plays out their beauty.  Just fyi – because I wasn’t sure, I looked up what region a rug must come from for it to be considered “Oriental” –

Oriental rugs are organized by origin: Persian rugs, Arab rugs, Anatolian rugs, Kurdish rugs, Caucasian rugs, Central Asian rugs, Turkestanian rugs, Chinese rugs, Tibetan rugs and Indian rugs. via Wikipeia

via Lonny Mag

via Alice in Designland

via Design*Sponge

via Design*Sponge

You can see a small one here on the floor of Sheryl Crow’s music room as seen in Architectural Digest

via Alice in Designland


An oriental rug used in the entryway
via House and Home

An oriental runner looks really pretty in a white hallway
via High Gloss

Gorgeous
via My Marrakesh

A worn but beautiful rug keeps this modern loft from being cold
via Loft Life

Do you like these rugs?

If you do, you will be excited as me by this sale. All the rugs below are only $399 and range from about 4’x 8′ (some wider, some taller). They are from Momeni and are hand-knotted and one of a kind.  They have some large, but pricier ones as well.  They are selling out really, really fast though.

You can get them at Ideeli by clicking here – www.ideeli.com/invite/decorology
(it’s quick and free to sign up)

I got the one above!  My boyfriend and I are getting our first place together around DC in August and I can’t wait to give it a home!

I want them all!

Get them at Ideeli by clicking here – www.ideeli.com/invite/decorology
(it’s quick and free to sign up)

Awesome Blissliving Home bedding and pillow sale!

If you are a Blissliving Home fan, run, do not walk to this sale ’cause it will sell out fast.  If you aren’t already a member of Gilt, the site that’s hosting the sale – click here to become a member free and fast, and then start snatching up your goodies. Most pillows are only $25 – $35!!

A month by month plan to get your home storage organized: May is the garage

Yuck. The garage. Not a very fun one to organize is it? Unfortunately it’s one of those chores that must be done, and being that it’s a long weekend you might have more time to get it done. Here is BHG’s plan for organizing your storage in the garage.

Create Task Kits. Create kits for various outdoors projects by filling 5- and 10-gallon plastic buckets with all the tools, products, and accessories you need to complete specific tasks such as car-washing, weeding, bicycle repair, and more.

Stash Sporting Gear. Fill tall kitchen trash cans with large and odd-shaped sporting gear. Drill holes in the bottom of bins if drainage is important. Stabilize containers by securing to a wall with short bungee cords.

Organize the Trunk. Clean out your vehicle’s trunk. Toss every item that is expired or damaged. Place all trunk gear in a canvas bin or box. Make sure the container doesn’t slip by adding rubber or hook-and-loop tape to the bottom.

Tidy Up the Tools. Hang hand tools on a wall near your workbench from hooks on pegboard, magnetic board, or a wall-mount strip system. Label each tool’s spot. Put extra tools in a tool box or clear plastic boxes and store on floor underneath workbench.

I’ve rounded up a bunch of images that I hope you find inspiring and help you rally the motivation to organize the garage.

The chalkboard cabinet and drawer fronts is a great idea.  You could always paint yours with chalkboard paint.

A magnetic kitchen knife strip works great for holding drill bits too

Use magnetic spice containers to hold small hardware in the garage

This space has to be the prettiest garage I’ve ever seen

In the garage, bins and hooks and boxes are our friends

A rolling cart with most used cleaning supplies and tools is a great idea!
images above via BHG

Take a cue from Julia Child’s kitchen and do the same for your tools!
via Martha Stewart

House Tour: Beautiful, Lived-In, and Inspiring

This Toronto, Canada home belongs to The Marion House Book‘s Emma Reddington. The Marion House Book is a blog I recently discovered, though I have no idea why I didn’t fine it sooner as it is really lovely, as is the author’s home. See below:

 The bedroom is probably my fav.  It’s simple, pretty, and bright

 Love the branch on the wall!

What do you think?

via Design*Sponge

Great giveaway for all you art lovers out there!

I have a really great and unique giveaway for you guys.  I haven’t held a giveaway since before I left for Spain, so I figured I’d make the return of the giveaways a really good one. 

The giveaway is a chance to win a framed print of your choosing from the carefully curated print collection at Thumbtack Press.  Thumbtack Press is an “online art enclave that exists to create a community of like-minded art enthusiasts,” and features some really talented artists.  The focus is illustration, which is very near and dear to my heart, as I graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a degree in Illustration in 2006.  I even recognized names of fellow RISD grads and professors on the Thumbtack Press artist roster!
The new owner personally curates the collection and looks forward to expanding to even more genres in the future. In fact, be sure you visit again in June when they will be launching a new and improved Thumbtack Press site.
To enter all you need to do is leave a comment on this post listing your favorite work/artist from the Thumbtack site (I really love the “Randomizer” feature which shows you an array of various artwork), and then make sure you “Like” Thumbtack Press on Facebook.  This is very important because they will be contacting the winner directly this way.  Click here to go to the Thumbtack Press Facebook page and “Like” them.
Below are a few works I really admired
“Born” by Gina Triplett
Ken Wong’s “Stay and I Will Love Thee”
I like anything octopus related..

Linzie Hunter’s  “Spam One-Liner’s: Happy Life”

“Amsterdam” by Matt Mills

“Tree of Joy” by Paul Barnes
Luis Melo’s “Empty Beach” 
You have until May 31, 6 PM EST to enter.  Don’t forget to both comment on this post (scroll to the bottom of this post and right above “Labels” you will see a number followed by the word “comments.” Click on the word “Comments.” Or, you will see a link, “Post a Comment,” which you click on to comment), and “Like” Thumbtack Press on Facebook.  Good luck!
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