Spring Finds

With warmer weather getting closer each day, my mind has totally shifted away from winter everything.  I have been getting the bug to shop, but I'm trying to make sure that I really zero in on things that I love and not just impulse by for the sake of changing seasons.

In addition to sprucing up my wardrobe and makeup bag, I also have many projects planned for around the house this year as well.  I'm looking forward to injecting our home with more personality and charm and really making it feel like our space.

Here are some things I'm currently obsessing over:

Cedar Street Maise - Kate Spade

Stila Eyes Are The Window 'Soul' Palette - Sephora

XO Greeting Cards - Rifle Paper Co.

Personalized Scroll Pillow - Joss & Main

Apothecary Jars - Pottery Barn

Gold Foil Desk Calendar - Paper Source

Ibilin Heels - Aldo

Gold Canvas Print - Joss & Main

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush 'Luminous Flush' - Sephora

Still Unpacking

It is hard going back to work after that gloriously long weekend!  Like I have said before, we really need to change the workweek to 4 days and the weekend to 3!  I felt so much more relaxed and productive this weekend.

While Joey golfed on Saturday morning, I plugged in the coffee machine, blasted some Britney and decided to tackle our office closet.  The office has been one space in the house that had become the "stash area".  Papers, receipts and general junk (hello random wrapping paper) made their way in there, and eventually began to overrun the room.  The thing that was really bugging me were the unpacked boxes that we still hadn't gotten to since we moved in last December.  They housed our immense book collection, so I needed to get them unpacked so I could see how big of a bookcase we needed to purchase.  Plus, it was making me crazy that I couldn't find one of my books that I wanted to read quickly.  Reader's angst, yo.

Here's the before:

Ugh.  Nightmare.  I started to spaz once I started unloading everything because it seemed to triple!  I threw away two full garbage bags of stuff and broke down about ten boxes after they were unloaded.  I was able to get all of the books up onto the shelf in there until we get a bookcase one day.  I found stuff from middle school!  Hoarder much?

It took me FOUR HOURS but here's the after:

So. Much. Better.  You can't see from this angle, but around the corner to the left is 3 more stacks of books and about 8-10 pictures that still need to be hung on the walls.  It's amazing how much relief it brings to have that cleaned up and cleared out!  I have a few more areas in the house to spruce up, but it's getting there!  Did anyone else wait that long to unpack some boxes from a move? ;)

Creating an Oasis

Ever since we moved into the new house, I have become a bit obsessed with decorating.  With so much more space in this house, we have a lot of new areas to fill with color and comfort.  I am excited about this, because since the house is a blank slate, I can start from the ground up with wall colors, furniture and texture.  Sure, I have done little projects, like buying wall hangings and cute little end tables and knickknacks, but we haven't jumped into painting just yet.  More space = a lot more walls to paint!

The obsession with decorating has also turned into an obsession with home decorating blogs and Pinterest.  Oh, Pinterest.  Have you ever searched "master bedrooms" or "home decor" on Pinterest?  It's pretty much a never-ending onslaught of gorgeous rooms that DO NOT look like anything I have goin' on up in here right now.

I have really wanted to start with the master bedroom, because that is the one room that I so look forward to relaxing in every night.  I want it to be cozy and lovely and soft and fluffy!  (When did all of the accent pillows become a thing?  Regardless, I want all of them.)  I want texture and pattern and statement pieces...I just need to get my brain to put together a cohesive look.  I have stumbled across quite a few pictures that give me some great inspiration.

Take this one for example:

BHG

I adore the color scheme, and the subtlety of it all.  There's a large print, but it's monochromatic, so it's not too loud.  The fluffy ottoman's at the foot of the bed add lovely texture and I just adore that chandelier.  It's so feminine and soft, but keeping the neutral color palette makes it perfect for a couple.  Not to mention, I would love to have a headboard like that in my bedroom!

And then there's this room:

BHG

Totally different!  Although I love neutrals, I picked this room because of the wall color.  I wouldn't necessarily pick this exact color, but I like that it definitely adds interest without making the room closed in.  I like the eclectic mix in here.  Nothing seems too match-matchy, which I have been liking lately.  That end table?  Adorable.

And the big thing I have been thinking about doing in the master?  Something like this:

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That gorgeous, painted tray ceiling.  YOU GUYS.  I am dying to do something like this.  Add in a fabulous chandelier and some fluffy pillows and I am in Heaven. 

I can't wait to get started on the master bedroom project!  Until then, I guess I will just keep adding all of these lovely rooms to my Pinterest boards ;)