Oh The Possibilities.....

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Living Room Updates

Wow it's been so long since I've posted something on here... I'm a bad bad BAD blogger! My life has been mostly about my two precious gems.. Jared and Naomi!

We've had a busy spring and summer full of activities; with friends and family visiting off and on...

I have been able to get a few things done around the house though. My living room is mostly done now. First let me remind you of the very embarrassing before.

Here is what it looks like now... We got rid of the horrible dark walls and gave it a nice lite grey color, added some great curtains for a more modern feel. And the yellow accents also help with bringing lightness into the room. Lightness is something I craved for in this room especially after purchasing this big brown monster of a sectional. The rug isn't really what I want in there, but I think I'll wait a few years til the kids don't feel the need to spill juice and other fun things on it (lets just say this rug was witness to Naomi's potty training in a very personal way).

The LOVE print is what inspired the yellow in the room. I purchased it from Made By Girl by Jen Ramos. She's an amazing artist and has a new shop called Cocoa and Hearts. I MUST own one of her pieces someday!

I adore the way the West Elm curtains sweep the floor. My windows are very tall and high maintenance, they love being dressed in curtains that accentuate the fact :).

I'm really loving the way the living room is turning out. What do you think? My kids seem to enjoy it just fine :)

PS I really missed you guys and can't wait to get back to regularly posting on here. Thanks for your patience!

Kiss, Hug and Tickle-Tickel

Happy Birthday to my beautiful Naomi Ann who turns 3 today... Incredibly unique in every way, she makes our days brighter and keeps us on our feet at all times. We love you Nani...

Kiss, hug and tickle-tickle...

I'm Ready!!!!

I'm ready for clear blue skies....

...ready for beautiful flowers in all kinds of hues....

..ready for sunny rays of light brightening every room in the house, open windows and drapes flowing with the warm breeze....

...ready to use nature as our main source for a pop of color....

...bright longer days....

I'm ready to stuff all sweaters, coats and faux Uggs in a box, make it disappear into the back of my closet. I'd replace them with some of the outfits I've been playing around with over on Polyvore.

For now I'll just settle with feeling better. I've had a killer cough for the last 4 days.. my feet are cold and all I want to do is sleep. Hope you are all having a better week than I am.

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image 5 via Dwellings By Devore

For Japan

Praying for the people of Japan.

Window Shopping: Everything But Coats

When I finished decorating our master bedroom last year I felt that the curtains were the thing that gave the room that extra special touch that I'd been looking for.

I got these Waverly curtains at Burlington Coat Factory for only $19.99/panel, steal!

Since then I go there searching for little treasures. This time around I was not disappointed. First off I found this lovely little bench. I'm too cheap to pay $79.99 for it, but I must admit that I'd love to own one or two of them. I love the nail head trim and the white faux leather.

Of course my cheapness doesn't necessarily make me blind. I think this stool would look amazing with an identical twin sitting under a console table, kind of like this.

This mirror would have made it home with me if it would've been the same white as the bench. It looks small in this picture but it was huge and for only $99.99!

This cute little lamp caught my eye.. it would look great in a nursery.

This rug had me at hello! I never found out the price, but I was so tempted to get it. Love the graphic patterns on it.. it seemed to be very good quality also.

And there you go... I love sharing my "window shopping" trips with you guys... So much inspiration comes to me when I go on these. It's a real nice way to forget about my stresses and the everyday routine of life.

You can read more about my bedroom here and here.

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At A Thrift Store Far Far Away.....

I stopped by a Florida Goodwill while on vacation about a month ago. It's amazing how much better that Goodwill was than any of the Goodwill stores in our area... I (of course) wasn't able to bring anything home with me. But I couldn't resist the temptation to snap a few pics to share with you guys.

I don't remember the prices of all these items, but I do remember that everything was fairly priced. This little table jumped out to me right away.

I then looked for some pictures I've got stored away in my Decor I Adore inspiration file and noticed that this table could easily replace any of these:

Maybe spray painted in black?

I would say this table is it's distant cousin.

Here are a few of the other things that caught my eye.

Love, love this coffee table!

It was fun visiting this store, although it seemed like torture knowing all the potential of these pieces and not being able to take any of them home. But I was able to shop for some clothing. Tons of name brand stuff, I even found a few tops from Anthropologie!

Do any of you love to thrift shop as much as I do?? SOOOOOOOO much fun!

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