Sofa table

I've never had a sofa table before, or considered one. It looks like we're going to need one though. Remember the awkward space behind the couch? Yea, it's awkward. Plus, the living room is dark, we need a table lamp behind the couch. I'm not sure if I should go with a heavier, shelved table or an open table. A part of me would really like to see a distressed or rustic table back there but I'm not sure it would go with the rest of the decor?

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Obviously ignore the picture mess but see how odd the space is?

Fashion Friday

It's been too long since I've done one of these and really, such a shame! I have so many gorgeous fashion photos courtesy of my love, pinterest. Here's some gorgeous valentines ensembles.

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Valentines day is the perfect opportunity to rock the amazing color combo that is pink + red. It's also great for feminine lace, satin, and hearts. 
 Now, I've just realized I haven't a clue what i'm going to wear! For the girl who always gets a new Valentines Day outfit this is a big deal. I'm thinking heart tights, a girly dress, red and pink nails, and a headband. Must go shopping!

Cover me

I love natural light and I love our living room windows. However, I hate our vertical blinds. I'd like to get curtains to disguise those blind and to help keep it from getting too hot in here. We do live in Arizona after all.
I was looking forward to doing something with a fun pattern or some color (yellow or teal) but T said because they will be behind the tv they should be subtle and not distracting. Sigh.... that being said I'm looking at grey, or blue with a subtle print. I think we could do yellow too but would need a black out liner behind them. Unfortunately I'm having a hard time finding anything I like that is in our price range. $25 a yard is just a litttttle too steep.
I really wish I had a photo of the windows in the day light but here's some I like

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I obviously love the grey Ikat, of course that's the print that's $25 a yard. I think my favorite are those sheer white with the yellow. I tend to be drawn to the sheer so maybe we will do that with a liner underneath?

Moved

We're all moved in! Granted, things are still a mess and we have a ton of unpacking,  organizing, and decorating to do. We've both been so busy all week with work and life that we haven't been able to do much of anything. Tonight I did unpack and organize the kitchen which makes me feel so much better. This weekend we will finish the rest of the house. Here's some photos of the current state of things. Keep in mind, this is a mess, and before we've done anything. The place wasn't very clean when we moved in and all I've cleaned so far is the kitchen cabinets (not putting my clean dishes in dirty cabinets!)


We have no linen closet so I'm considering getting a pretty basket to put on the counter (or underneath?) with nice, rolled towels in it. That's also not our shower curtain, it was here when we got here and once I find ours I'll be replacing that. 

We're still in the process of picking out a new headboard so hopefully once we get that and find the bedskirt the bedroom will look a little less blah. Oh, and I'm leaning towards putting the photo collage back up, above the bed. Not seen in this picture is all the boxes on the left full of clothes and what not. Oh, and our wonderful (currently messy) walk in closet!

 To the left of the kitchen is a little desk area. I have no real plans of putting a computer there so I'm trying to figure out what to do with the space. I was considering a little coffee "bar" with coffee maker, mugs, etc. but now I'm not so sure. 

 Still working on decorating in here

 Our pantry is clearly ridiculously bare. We need to go grocery shopping!

 We need to get some new tables, the side table is too big.

View from the dining area. Ignore the random tables, they're temporary. I'm planning on adding some curtains (with color!) to those windows.

 So, the weird layout of the living room forced us to have a bit of an awkward space behind the couch. Right now it's housing all our pictures but in the near future we will get a sofa table to go there and hopefully that'll make it look a little better.

 No dining room table so the red desk it is! This is kind of the over spill of the bathroom stuff right now.

 Small bookcase nook

 Leaving the living room, to the stairs. This is currently the empty boxes/ trash area. Fun, huh?

 What you see when you walk up the stairs, ahh awkward living room, I think I love you. 

 Down the stairs. The door on the left is to outside and the one on the right takes you into the garage. See that big wall above the stairs? I think we have the perfect picture to go there. p.s. I know this shot looks spooky and crooked.

So, there it is! Hopefully I'll be posting a lot more photos as everything progresses. In my unpacking today I realized we definitely need some things.
*Air tight containers for flour, sugar, and oats
*Something to organize the spices
*Shelf liners for the pantry
*Bathroom rug
*Basket for towels
*Sofa table
*End tables
*Headboard
*Lamps
I have a feeling this list will just get longer :)

Dreaming

We need a new headboard,  we're getting a new headboard. We just need to decide which one. Our goal is an upholstered headboard for under $300. Overstock had a few we really liked in the top end of our price range but I'm also considering getting a cheap wooden one off craigslist and doing it myself. Hmm...
(sorry the picture quality is so crappy for some reason)

 Those 3 are from Overstock and all on the higher end of  our price range. 

 This would be my dream one. Like, the one I'm dying to have but don't have $600 for. Why Urban Outfitters, why?! Anyone want to buy it for us?

 Love the pattern!

 If I DIY I'll be choosing a fabric similar to this

Love the shape and nailhead

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