boo!

don't let a little random weekend post scare you! maybe it's the bad 2.5 hour movie i just sat through. maybe it's the toxic taco bell i just ate. maybe i just needed to find something more "me" before i ended my day and went to bed. i found this. and i loved it. and i wanted to share. perhaps the wallpaper and dresses of orla kiely will give you sweet dreams as well. xo

Oh yea, I forgot to mention....

I got a new car a few weeks back. Say hello! She a pretty 528i BMW, and I love her very much. We have already ventured hundres of miles together, and I can't wait to take her to Canada soon!

...now I just need a new driveway!

Never-Ending Inspiration: My Sources are No Secret

 Happy Wednesday! I have been feeling very inspired lately. Perhaps it's due to our multiple failed attempts at DIY projects around the home. It's just a much fun to search for things that inspire us as it is to dream up our own projects. If you haven't been to pinterest yet, let me introduce your new addiction. I commit at least 5 minutes of break a day to zone out and get inspired there no matter what. Another great place is dwellinggawker. The pictures are all styled so perfectly. 

The pictures you see are from my "private" collection of inspiration. Each photo has something in it which provided an "ah ha!" moment and sparked my inner DIYer. We have A LOT of work to do around our home, and we strive to make every moment interesting and exactly "us". We battle with "what style" are we are quite often. 

As you see in our "agreed upon" inspiration, we contradict ourselves. The battle is craving a relaxing beach cottage, but living in a 1930's English Tutor - in a place where we conquer Winter half the year. Maybe we need a vacation house to get this out of our system. Im very much thinking a cottage by the sea. But I think I am ahead of myself. After all, we have a lot to finish in our main home. 

All of the photos you see here have been saved in a file in my computer for, I can only imagine, how long. Feel free to comment sources, as I believe in giving credit where credit is due. 

 

I thought it would be fun to share "where I go" when I need a little kick in the bum to get my creative juices flowing. 

 Emily Henderson's Portfolio: It's where I go when I am looking for that homey lived-in look. 

 Nate Burkus and Associates: It's such a great place to find insanely inspiring room compositions. 

 Anthropologie: They carry the best mix and match stuff, and the photos are always to die for. 

 The Selby: I could waste an entire day looking inside other peoples homes. 

 Dwelling Gawker: It's such a simple concept, but I am addicted to seeing the high end photos of both  beautiful and out of reach homes/rooms. 

 Jonathan Adler Interior Designs: He just seems like so much fun. I love to look there when I want to  add humor to a room. 

 Martyn Lawrence Bullard: He's off the wall streamlined and pish-posh. I love what he does so much. 

 Mary McDonald: She can do no wrong. She's bold and clean, and in the top three of my favorite  designers.

 Pinterest: Yep. Go. Sign up. Obsess. It's so loaded with awesomeness, you will squeal. 

 So there you have it! A complete list of non-blog inspirations. Do you have a place you feel is "secret"  you love to find inspiration? Please share!