Monday Inspiration

It’s Monday.  That’s all I have to say about that.

Let’s just move along to the inspiration part ASAP…

I found the Kelly + Olive blog this weekend.  It’s awesomesauce.  I spent a good chunk of Saturday night browsing through their design boards.  I love their style.  If you haven’t checked them out already, you have to.

Do you have any projects planned for the week?  Need some ideas?  Courtney and Lauren of Kelly + Olive  have put together this super cute e-book of Ideas You Should Steal.  It features project tutorials from 16 design bloggers.  You can download it for $1, and all proceeds go to Dwell with Dignity.

 
Let the week begin!

My New Look {via JoAnn at I’d Rather Be Shopping!}

OMG.  Blog friends are the best thing EVER.  Who knew that someone that I’ve never even met could plan an entire wardrobe for me???  I just can’t get over how cool this is. 
I complained to JoAnn at I’d Rather Be Shopping about my wardrobe dilemma… too many ‘soft’ clothes (yoga pants most days, jeggings for special occasions.)  I know… ick.  I used to totally judge stay at home moms who dress like me.  I don’t know when I slid into this pattern.  But don’t worry… JoAnn has a plan, and I’m so on board with it! 

Head over to I’d Rather Be Shopping and see my new looks!!!  They are awesomesauce (does anyone else watch Parks?)  And if you have any wardrobe questions, ask JoAnn!  She’s the best.
I was going to include “before” shot of my outfit today.  But hahahaha, um… NO.  You’ll see the “afters” once I’ve done my shopping.  Which will be soon.  Because I totally need some retail therapy right now.
Instead, here’s a picture of my diy globe pendant light because it is looking a lot cooler than I am so far today.  I just have to do one more layer of paint, then install! 

Best Parts: Rue Issue 4

I decided that I needed to start posting about the things that I want to remember from my favourite reads.  It’s just too time consuming to re-read and re-read and re-read.  Then sometimes I (annoyingly) forget the parts that I wanted to remember… if that makes any sense at all.  So I’m going to start a re-cap series.  It’s primarily for my own benefit.  I realize that most of you have already poured over that pages of Rue this month… what are your faves???  Here are mine:

1.  Entire walls of chalk board.  (This idea also made my 100 Things list this week!) 

Image above is from the home of fabric designer Bonnee Sharp.  I LOVE the way she added the gold frames.
This image is part of the studio shared by ‘bash, please’ and Annie McElwain. 

2.  Midcentury dining sets with large white ball pendants and lots of windows with patterned drapes.  Is it just me, or was it kind of weird that Rue featured two such similar rooms this issue???  Whatever.  I like them.

Image on left is the home of Bonnee Sharp and image on right is the home of Andy Beers.

3.  The block of soft grey chevron to define the entry area and to act as a backdrop for the rustic re-claimed wood shelves.  Super cool.

Office space of ‘bash, please’ and Annie McElwain.

4.  Huge artwork made up of a bunch of smaller photos.

Another image from the office of ‘bash, please’ and Annie McElwain.

All photos via Rue Issue Four.

Artwork Obsession

Is anyone else obsessing over this painting?  I’ve seen it floating around the blogs and I LOVE it!  Where can I get it?

via

I think I feel a painting project coming on…

100 Things: Part 6

This is a list of 100 Things that make me happy... more details here.

26. gap flats

27. diy projects

28. chalkboard walls

29. orange

30. ABBA

For Japan With Love

On Friday, March 18th I will be participating in the “Bloggers Day of Silence” organized by Utterly Engaged and Ever Ours

If you would like to donate, visit For Japan With Love, where you will find a direct link to the fundraising page for ShelterBox.

ShelterBox was one of THE first organizations asked by Japan to help and were on hand on the Saturday after the quake.  Each large, green ShelterBox is tailored to a disaster but typically contains a disaster relief tent for an extended family, blankets, water storage and purification equipment, cooking utensils, a stove, a basic tool kit, a children’s activity pack and other vital items.

Guest Post at Modern Jane

Today I’m over at Modern Jane, taking part in her Trois Amours series
modern jane
I had no idea it would be so difficult to narrow it down to the three things I love the most at my home!  Head on over to Modern Jane today to see what I chose!