Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Lattice and Trellis...LOVE it!

There's this trend in home decor recently that I'm totally obsessed with and would love to have in my home. It's the lattice/trellis/Moorish style of patterns that have become really popular over the last year. Need some samples of what I'm talking about? Oh, OK!!!

I love this great DIY art done over at The Shabby Nest

This bedding over at Young House Love is SOOO yummy, I would luuuurrve to have this in my bedroom, but West Elm doesn't sell it anymore :( {By the way, have I mentioned how much I'm obsessed with YHL's blog?! It's UH-mazing!}
How 'bout these lovely pillows I've seen on Etsy?!! I've looked all over for the perfect fabric to purchase so I can make my own but I haven't found much within my budget....so I may just be ordering me some of these some day...
What do you think?!! Are they as wonderful to you as they are to me?!!

A little glimpse...

At my new place! Things are finally starting to come together and feel truly like home in this new wonderful place. I'm currently working on a project for a wall of mine, pictures to come. But first I'll give you a few photos of my dinning area....

That lovely white platter I found at Homegoods for a mere $5....I can see a lot of great uses for it! And those beautiful red flowers on the windowsill? The plant was a gift 2 Christmases ago, which I only got to enjoy when I visited my sister's because I gave it to her to keep alive for me due to the fact that my old place had no light. Welp, when she moved I got it back and it decided to bloom with those gorgeous bright red blooms shortly after we were reunited :)

Want to know a great trick too lift your candle up a little in those hurricanes? Take one of your unused drinking glasses, turn it upside down, set the candle on top and fill around it!

That great purple/pink vase on the white drawer unit is one of those I found earlier this year on the CHEAP that I bought to turn into lamps {the other one is blue, in my bedroom}....I have the lampshade for the purple one, I just need to put it all together!

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Taking a break from unpacking...

To give you some photos of my new apartment! I haven't really taken any of the inside yet, those will come after I have it all put together. But here are some pictures of the beautiful tree that is blooming outside my new home. Does it get any better than that?! Sure, the blooms won't last for too long but it's still stunning and something to look forward to in the spring!

That's my place from the outside, me on the top. Talk about privacy! And since it's a corner unit I have TONS of windows and sunlight, but because of where it sits I don't get too much direct sunlight, just a little in the morning. {That will be great in the summer because it won't get too hot, as for the winter we'll see....hopefully it doesn't get too cold!}
This is the view from the bedroom...I can get used to this every morning! {There's also a patio door from the living room}

I think someone else likes the new place....she spends her time between here {watching for anything and everything...maybe she's waiting to see the bunnies we have running around everywhere} and her bed inside....back and forth, back and forth
Oh, and here basking int he sunshine :)