Part of my reasoning for taking a break during December was because I knew that clients would start showing up in January. It never fails…a new year makes people antsy for change. I have been staying busy but with just enough work that I can still manage my home life. Perfect for me right now. Here are some recent plans I have been working on…
Archives for January 2014
Take Two: Fancy Free Me
Can I just start with saying how much I love this Take Two series. It started as a fun way to hear a smidge about some fo my favorite bloggers and continues to grow into more and more friends. I have had some people email me asking if they can take part and I can’t even tell you how much that makes my day. I hope more and more of you want to jump in!
Today is my blog friend Elisa of Fancy Free Me. I don’t even know how I came about her blog but, I know that she is someone I would meet up with weekly if she were in Charlotte. I can see us sipping some drinks talking home decor. Today she is sharing a couple of pictures I haven’t seen before and they are good…I’m talking about that cutie in pigtails 🙂
Isn’t that weird that having a kid actually slows you down even though time seems to go so much faster?! I feel ya on that Elisa! I am so insanely jealous of her kitchen hardware, aren’t you?! Make sure to go check out her blog. She has done so many great projects!
And if you are reading and thinking that maybe you’d like to share your Take Two two cents, please send me an email. The more the merrier!
updates to my living room
My living room gives me more grief than any other room in our house. I have fought the layout and cussed the architects more than once. It’s a running joke of how many times I have rearranged the furniture, including this last shake up. The room is long and narrow and our front door opens right into it, so I have always struggled with not having an “entryway.” Because this room has baffled me time and time again I end up buying things that maybe work but aren’t exactly my style, but I am putting an end to pointless buying. I am making it my goal to only purchase things that I love and that will help me work towards a house that feels very me. So until we can renovate or move I am working with my little pain-in-the-ass room and here are some simple updates I have in mind…
1// Adding in some new pillows. I want to find a mixture of those colors with blue and black being the base colors. I can always switch out accent colors depending on the season and right now for fall I am feeling the fuschia and grey.
2// I just feel like greenery brings life to a room. I want something that is either, fake and doesn’t look tacky or something living that requires little to no care.
3// Quirky accessories in gold including a mirror. I love that peanut storage box and I am currently hunting a mirror to layer with some art.
4// I have the perfect spot to toss that wooly rug. I need a little more warmth in the room.
5// More black and white. I can no longer live without more of this graphic combo in my living room!
I think if I make those conscience changes to the room it will begin to feel more my style and I will be able to ignore the layout issues. Do you have a room that makes you cringe??