I came home early from work yesterday due to a sinus headache and am staying home today for the same thing. Unfortunately, my face feels like it's swelling. The good news is that I go to the doctor on Monday so at least I can get some medicine if I really need it! Of course, I am super tired and would really just like to sleep, but my mind is wide awake. So therefore I have some time to blog!
Maybe it's because I haven't seen anything green or pretty in a really long time or maybe it's the fact that it's snowing (AGAIN), but I feel the need to fill my house with plants and flowers. I think that they will breathe some life into the room and make the rest of the winter seem a little less depressing.
I want them in my living room...
in my bathroom... and windows in my bathroom would be great too! Renting sucks.
I have been pretty focused on making our bedroom look more cohesive lately. Jon hung up the pictures I got him for Christmas and the room already feels more pulled together. The headboard shipped out today so I am excited to get that set up! I also decided on a completely different set of sheets than I originally posted. I have not bought a bed skirt yet, but am hoping to do so soon so the linens are completely done. I decided to get these Egyptian cotton 600TC sheets from Kohl's because they were 50% off and I used a promo code to get an additional $20 off. I can't resist a good deal, especially when the product sounds pretty good!
I really hope they are a good set of sheets because I couldn't find any reviews on them. Image from Kohls.com.
Here's some inspiration:
I really like that little enclave in the upper left corner.
I'm digging those footstools at the end of the bed.
I like this bed skirt. Anyone know where I can find one like it?
I like the nightstand between these beds. I thought I would want some dark wood ones, but I have been attracted to white ones instead.
Amazon had a great sale on magazines right around Black Friday and I decided to subscribe to House Beautiful for $5. I checked out their website tonight and found a few images that I want to try to incorporate into our home after the New Year when the Christmas decorations have been taken down. I am limited though since we are currently living in an apartment. I can't wait to have our own house and do what we want with it!
I have talked before about how I love walls of bookshelves. Obviously I cannot do that right now, but I do want to get some magazine holders and/or boxes to organize all of my cooking magazines. I started tearing out the recipe indexes of each of them tonight. I plan to hold those in a binder to easily look for a recipe and keep the magazines in holders. That way I don't have to flip through an entire magazine when I am searching for something new to make.
The next image is one of a bedroom that I love. I am working on making our bedroom green and chocolate brown. This nightstand is great and makes the bedroom look really crisp. The ones we have now are hand-me-downs and not really my style. I also would like to incorporate some throw pillows like the ones pictured too.
*I will have some pictures of our bedroom up in the next month since I ordered a new headboard and got Jon some frames with NotreDamepictures in them. They are mostly scenery pictures though so I think they will fit in well with the bedroom I have in mind!*
This bathroom is about 4 times bigger than the one we currently have, but I like the idea of that tray in between the sinks. We don't have a space that big, but a small tray may work. I currently have a brown basket to hold things that don't fit in the cabinets so it doesn't look so cluttered.
Lastly is a picture of some kitchen inspiration. I can't really do much with our current kitchen so this picture will just serve as something that we can do in the future. I really like the open cabinets. Of course, my kitchen colors are red, black & white but I think I can steal some of the basics from this picture eventually!
