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.

Via pinterest

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

Via pinterest

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

Via pinterest

Young House Love, Love

Young House Love is one of my absolutely favorite blogs and in the great blogging slump of late 2011, I stopped following the Petersiks. Well, today I remedied that and read 30 (yes, 30!) pages of back posts from them and got all caught up. As usual, they've left me feeling incredibly inspired and motivated to decorate our new place.
YHL is actually one of the biggest inspirations I had for starting this blog. I figured if 2 people (not much older than me) could design impeccably, why couldn't I? I've never met them but with their bare-all/share-all approach I feel a bit like they're my super handy, enviable, next door neighbors (I wish!).
Just as they've inspired me to blog, do a photo gallery, and many other things, they've inspired me become a little more hands on with my blogging. This means as we move into our new apartment and I begin to decorate and organize our new space I want to share the changes I'm making and ultimately translate my inspirations and favorite photos into my realities.
Alright, I know, this post is a little mushy and odd. I'm going to blame that on my brain being fried from a full day of work, a Boston Bruins loss, and 30 (do you realize how much this is?!) pages of reading.
Go check out YHL, get lost in the amazingness, and get back to me when you're all caught up.

Monday (not so) Links 1.16

Sorry to disappoint but I haven't anything bookmarked on the ole (new!) Mac other than Pinterest, Facebook, and Twitter. Clearly I've only had enough time for social networking. 


As much as I love those black walls from yesterday (and I really, really do!) I enjoy a good punch of color. At this point, in my cheap home decorating style, I'm not brave enough to do colored furniture but if I could, I would. These bold pieces of furniture really make a statement. They give the room a good unique, quirky vibe, not something you'd see in a furniture store room, which is always a plus. 

Via pinterest

Paint it black!

I'm sure I've mentioned it before but I absolutely love black walls. Now, it may seem like a bold or crazy choice but I actually find the black to be very classic, clean, and almost calming in a way. I think it gives the space a more minimalistic, loft feel which I adore. 

Via pinterest

I've crossed to the dark side.

I'm now a Mac user. I've always used PC's and have been so anti mac but when my dad showed off his new computer a few months ago I've had the fever. Well, lucky girl that I am I just happened to get a shiny new MacBook Pro for Christmas! So far, I've been loving it. I definitely have a lot of learning to do but I'm convinced, Macs are just better. This also explains a bit of my lack of photos on the blog lately. I haven't transferred information from my old pc over yet and I hate to admit this but...I don't exactly know how to save photos from the internet on here. Anyone want to fill me in? In the mean time, you can check out giddy me with my new love: