VOL.25

Above the fireplace...

... rests the largest print I have ever ordered! I first seen this image on pinterest, and fell in love. The original link had been lost... so I spent some time with google and was able to locate the photographer, and the original image! I was surprised to see that it actually started its life on the web as a color image. Stacy Keck took the photo at the Rocky Mountain National Park. She has a couple more stunning images in her flickr photostream! You can also see her website here. She was kind enough to let me pay her... Read more →

Random Cuteness- Power pig power strip

How CUTE is that!? Adorable I think. :) I came across this little guy on pinterest, this morning and had to share! :D 17 outlets, and a built in circuit breaker make it just as functional as it is cute!! :) Original Link source HERE SO glad it is Friday, and a sunny beautiful Friday at that. Have any weekend plans? Read more →

Regal- a new print + bedroom decor update!

Regal available here I listed a new print this afternoon. :) You might remember seeing the initial sketch I posted awhile back. I've been waiting to take pictures of Regal framed in our bedroom! I am still loving the color lilac. :) I paired it with the Parachute Duvet cover in Feather Gray from West Elm... which I might add is the first big splurge I've made in our room in quite awhile! :) The lilac sheets/pillow cases I picked up are from Wal Mart. They were really wide pillow cases, and I kind of prefer they were smaller. The... Read more →

DIY Painted Curtain Panels

This weekend was CRAZY busy. We had the windows put in on Friday. The window installers had taken down the mini blinds, and I told them not to worry about installing the brackets back because I was going to be buying something to replace the mini blinds. Well, that meant I needed SOMETHING up for privacy that evening... so I knew I had to get my rear in gear and start/finish painting the curtain panels I bought from Target a few weeks back. This was one of those DIY projects that I started and ALMOST quit several times throughout the... Read more →

Shiny new windows!

Even though you cant see it in this picture, we had new windows put in today! This was SO long overdue... the old windows were painted shut, and old and not very energy efficient! :) I am most excited about being able to open them now. :) Just in time for the cooler weather... You also might notice that I've changed things up a bit in my room. I brought in some lilac color, (by way of some very wrinkly pillows) and made a temporary pillow covering with an old tote bag, my horse illustration (that I just might list... Read more →

I found my old pencil drawings from 1997!!

Wow, it was So neat to come across these pencil drawings I did back in my teenage years. This one I did when I was 15... this next drawing Isnt dated, because I never really felt it was finished but I remember working on it. I think I may have been 17 at the time... I drew LOTS of horses, saddles, and western "stuff". :) Finding these has inspired me to pick up my trusty pencil and start drawing more of these four legged beauties. The emerging equine trend makes it as good a time as ever to re-live an... Read more →

I painted the living room!

I'm sorry it has taken me forever and an eternity to post pictures! I was kind of holding out until I have the curtains finished and hung... but I havent even started them yet (I'm planning to paint a set!) so I thought I had better just post the room as is. :) We are also still planning to add white crown molding along the ceiling... and I think that will just really MAKE the room. But until then I am loving how clean and classic the gray looks. :) We used Glidden's Granite Gray mixed in Behr's paint for... Read more →

Paper sculptures by Anna Wili Highfield

Remember how I mentioned being interested in paper sculpture? Well a google search turned up the work of Anna Wili Highfield, and I am SOO impressed. The detail and likeness of her creatures is nothing short of amazing! Paper? Paper never looked so good! :) I think the birds she does are probably my favorite, but I definitely have a soft spot for the horse heads too. :) I am just so entranced with her work.... not to mention that gorgeous fireplace! :) Lovely. I'm just speechless. What do you think? Photos are the property of Anna-Wili Highfield :) Read more →

Remembering my horsey days...

I've been spotting equestrian horse art in quite a few of the home design blogs I read... so maybe it is a new trend? The above photograph (as well as the one below) were found on Mari Burgos' blog, and they definitely took me on a trip down memory lane. I have always LOVED horses as a kid. I was seriously a horse fanatic. When I was in grade school, my best friend collected Breyer Horses, she had 123 of them all lined up along a wide bookcase that ran the entire width of her bedroom. We would play (very... Read more →

I am drooling over a gigantic dandelion

Well it isnt "techinically" a dandelion but it really reminds me of one! :) Jaydon and I seen this light in the Portland Ikea the last time we went, and although I wasnt surprised that I fell in love... I was a little shocked to hear that he actually liked it as well. :) The fact that they grouped several of them together in the above photo is gorgeous... it has kind of a surreal look to it. above images found here. So today I popped on over to take a peek at decor8, and seen this picture of the... Read more →