A New Mantra...

And it works for just about any endeavor.

1. Shoot what you love.
2. Pimp that work.
3. Repeat.

-Chase Jarvis

So "shoot" could also be:
-write what you love
-create what you love
-craft what you love
-draw/paint/design what you love

In essence, DO what you love.

Chase's blog post on the topic was about stop trying to get everyone to like your work.

WORD.

Guest Room Ideas

So last summer we finally decided to paint. The only color that we really agreed upon was to paint the living a light yellow color. Other than that, we had the two other bedrooms to paint and weren't really sure what color to go with. My husband decided to paint his man cave the navy blue of his school colors. I decided to paint the guest room a purple color, I guess because my sister said that would be her room when she came to visit.

After browsing some blogs, I came upon this fantastic guest room on 7th House on the Left.

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It's just so pretty and my kind of colors! I love the grey and yellow with turquoise. It's feminine, but not overly so, and yeah...swoon.

Cute Baby and Kids' Rooms...

So the Mister and I have breached the topic of kids. We talked about it before we got married, and now that we are almost two years into our marriage, we've revisited the topic. At first we said that we'd start trying in 3-4 years (from when we married). Then that became 2-3 years. And this weekend, he mentioned that he wanted to shorten the timeframe to start trying in 9 months or so. Not going to lie, I was both shocked and excited. Part of me is terrified to have a baby, but the other part of me totally has baby fever, especially with so many friends pregnant or with new babies. I guess it's just that time in our lives. First it was dating. Then weddings. Now babies!

Since babies are on the brain, I thought I'd share some baby room inspiration for when the time comes. Not yet though!

Photo via Young House Love

Photo via Pinterest

Photo via Pinterest

Photo via Chic Cheap Nursery

Happy Tuesday!

Bookshelves that Inspire

To say that I'm a bibliophile is probably and understatement. I love, love, love books. However, I probably don't have as many as I could. But I do love me a freshly printed book. There's just something about that new book smell, the crispness of the pages, and the dreaminess of the content (depending on the book, of course!). I really would love to have some built in bookshelves for books, collector's items, and accent pieces. I love the idea of having a wall of bookshelves.

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Ah, dreamy bookshelves, you'll be mine one day. One day...

Confessions of a Cookbook Queen

I recently discovered this baking blog Confessions of a Cookbook Queen through the Zite app on my iPad. And I've been hooked ever since. Kristan, the voice behind the blog, is just hilarious. Every post that she writes just brings a smile to my face or makes me laugh our loud, yes LOL in real life. I highly recommend her blog if you are looking for a yummy dessert recipe or for a good read.

Doesn't this Mississippi mudpie cupcake look heavenly?!

DIY Art for the Home

After browsing through Pinterest and all kinds of different art for the home, I stumbled upon a couple of pins that were of important dates. So that got me to brainstorming and designing. And after a little tinkering in Photoshop, came up with this. I think I'll print it as a 5x7 and frame it for my future gallery wall. It includes our birthdays, when we started dating, our engagement anniversary, and wedding anniversary.

I think it makes a great graphic keepsake.

I love these gallery walls.

I've been dreaming of what to do with our living room walls. And our dining room walls. And the blank wall right across from the kitchen. And the bedroom. Needless to say, we have a lot of blank walls that need some help!

I love the idea of a gallery wall. I grew up in a house without blank walls. I learned that blank walls are boring. But with fewer resources and still trying to figure out what our style is, I think I've been a little afraid to do anything with our walls. But now, finally, that we've had some recent photos taken, and I've been working on some art pieces, I think I'll have something great to put up on the walls!

Now I just need to DO IT.

Photo from The Nesting Place

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Photo by Young House Love

Happy Tuesday!