Books, they're so in right now. Books.
This might sound funny, but books are everywhere right now, thank gosh. Sure, decorating is fun but so many things i find "trendy". This may not sound like me, but i really don't want to be replacing things constantly. So, as of late i'm trying to make smart purchases of items that can be seen as timeless. This is where books come in to play, i think walls of books look gorgeous and add a natural color element. Duel purpose storage and wall decor. mmmmm

So classy, elegant and rich.

This is Karl Lagerfeld's home library (!!!) beautiful. needless to say, i need to start acquiring books.

All these images are from Elle Decor Magazine

Quilting a Little

I've been quilting just a little lately, trying to get back in the groove. I haven't actually made a quilt since i had my surgery i think. So i'm trying to use fabric up in my stash so i can buy more (makes sense right?) I really like how this one is turning out so far, very cute. It'll be easy to finish (yay!)

My living room looks different again, shocking i know. I'm loving it, it'll be so much easier to have bare bones and add fun colors that will be easy to change whenever i feel like it (shhh).

Can't wait for it to be done and out of my house :)

Addicted to Chairs

As you all know, i am in love with chairs of any sort, if i wasn't a fan of sleeping on my sofa, i think all seating in my house would be chairs. I adore Horchow, everything they have is gorgeous and drool worthy, here are a few of my chair inspirations, if i was a lady of money, i would own one of each for sure.

Love the colors, the textures, the mixed patterns.

I seriously need a tufted chair in my life

Need i say more?

Sewing Room Update

This is the nasty, dark before shot.

Taping.

AFTER. I love the stripes, the color turned out great, never any surprises with CIL paint. I only did stripes on two walls, in the best interest of actually getting this project done and off my list. I still have lots of small projects for this room, but at least now i have the bones for a good room.

Now i have somewhere to sew that feels refreshing. I definitely need to get to some quilting. I have so much fabric to get through and this weekend i met the sweetest lady named Shirley. Shirley is a quilter, a phenomenal quilter. She was telling me that she wished she had someone like me in her life so she could pass on her skills as she has no children of her own. It just made me think of how great it is that I will be able to teach my children an actual skill. You know, the kind of skill that people don't learn from sitting in front of the T.V. The kind of skill that you can use forever and pass along.

I love quilting, I need to do more of it. Stay tuned for plenty of quilt updates

Side Note

Although i hate the heat, I love how green everything is this summer. I love the thunderstorms and how much they make outside feel fresh.

My friends mom has the most beautiful yard. I hope i can have something even close to this when i grow up. Look at these cute little boots.

Sewing Room

So, I've been flip flopping between wallpapering a wall in my sewing room with a "damask" sort of a pattern. Then i figured i could be lazy and cheap and do a stencil, so i found a stencil that seemed okay, but i stared at it continually while i was buying paint and decided it was ugly and too dated looking, so i picked out a gorgeous wallpaper, stared at it continually until i decided the whole thing was a bad idea and i should just go with my gut and do stripes. Whew! I like the idea of wallpapering, but if i didn't end up liking the end result, it would be a pain to change, and as all of you know, i'm no stranger to constant change.

Weekend project.

This weekend we had a fabulous time at the inlaws cabin. Lots of late night fires, seadooing and cards. When we weren't doing that we were building a chair from willow trees. We didn't exactly follow the instructions, but we finished it and it's heavy and sturdy. I got to man the drill.

The bending was the best part.

Looks pretty darn good hey?