While reading one of my favorite blogs today (The Collier Family), I happened across the website of the person who created her blog- fabulouskcreative.com. She makes the coolest layouts and I want one. Now I'm going to see if Patrick can help me replicate some of her work into my new blog because he didn't have a chance to start on it yet.
I cut and taped a mock-up blog for him this morning when I was bored. The colors are going to be pink and grey. I was also thinking about what the name would be, and what my header would look like.
1. peonies & plumerias - probably my favorite name choice...reminds me of my wedding (peony bouquet and plumeria wedding cake). They are my favorite flowers and I love the ampersand because I can make it huge and in a different color.
2. lavendar & lilacs - my favorite smells and remind me of childhood. And again, the ampersand.
3. the hurst family - for obvious reasons.
4. the story of our life - I don't like this one but felt like there should be more choices.
I want to take a class and learn how to do this for myself because I'm so impatient.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Turning a House Into a Home
After we got past the challenge of picking out furniture we both love, my next challenge is turning out to be even harder. Picking out things to decorate all this space is making my head spin.
My hangup is that I am very much a matchy-matchy person. I always like it when other people pick fun things that don't necessarily "match" but seem to fit anyways though. Example: my best friend's living room. I told her, I never would have picked out those curtains (or these mirrors that you can't see here), but everything pulls together and looks fantastic.
So here is what I'm thinking. We have these colors in the kitchen backsplash:
That gives me purple, greyish blue, olive, and cream to work with. Throw in some brown and silver because of our wall trim and appliances, and maybe some red because of an entry light we have that looks pretty cool.
Before our housewarming party, my goal is to buy some pillows for the seating nook, some bar stools for the island, some art to cover the empty space on the walls and some vases to stick on mantle.
Here are some contenders.
Barstools from Lamps Plus (faux leather)
Pillows from Lamps Plus and Etsy Seller "Mia and Stitch"
And the painting of the horse in this photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffclickhomes/4322983661/in/set-72157623205761333
That's all I've got so far.
Ideas? Thoughts?
My hangup is that I am very much a matchy-matchy person. I always like it when other people pick fun things that don't necessarily "match" but seem to fit anyways though. Example: my best friend's living room. I told her, I never would have picked out those curtains (or these mirrors that you can't see here), but everything pulls together and looks fantastic.
So here is what I'm thinking. We have these colors in the kitchen backsplash:
That gives me purple, greyish blue, olive, and cream to work with. Throw in some brown and silver because of our wall trim and appliances, and maybe some red because of an entry light we have that looks pretty cool.
Before our housewarming party, my goal is to buy some pillows for the seating nook, some bar stools for the island, some art to cover the empty space on the walls and some vases to stick on mantle.
Here are some contenders.
Barstools from Lamps Plus (faux leather)
Pillows from Lamps Plus and Etsy Seller "Mia and Stitch"
And the painting of the horse in this photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffclickhomes/4322983661/in/set-72157623205761333
That's all I've got so far.
Ideas? Thoughts?
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Snow-klahoma
Last week was miserable....the snow started Monday night, and when I woke up on Thursday it was a mini-blizzard going on outside our windows. We got about 5-7 inches and I was going nowhere.
Normally, I really enjoy working from home. However, last week was the first hotel opening for Home2 Suites and there were a million things to do. I had to work (hard!) from my laptop in the living room with no couch. I was sitting on the floor. For three days. And my back still hurts.
I did enjoy watching Margaret's weather coverage on KOCO. I know it sounds mean, but Ryan and I laughed every time we saw them cut to her. She looked so cold! Poor thing. She would text me between live shots to see how she looked.
We didn't have any fresh food because Ryan didn't go to the store, so I lived off of all the canned stuff in the pantry. One day for lunch, I just opened a bunch of cans and threw everything into a big plate of spaghetti noodles with olive oil. Artichoke hearts, garlic, black olives and mushrooms. It sounded good in my head, but it was actually pretty gross. Lol!
I had to get out of the house Friday or I was going to go nuts. I caught a ride with Cassie and her husband Brady. He drove us to work, and then picked us up around 3pm.
Tonight, we are supposed to get more snow. Six-12 inches to be (not) exact. Oi.
Normally, I really enjoy working from home. However, last week was the first hotel opening for Home2 Suites and there were a million things to do. I had to work (hard!) from my laptop in the living room with no couch. I was sitting on the floor. For three days. And my back still hurts.
I did enjoy watching Margaret's weather coverage on KOCO. I know it sounds mean, but Ryan and I laughed every time we saw them cut to her. She looked so cold! Poor thing. She would text me between live shots to see how she looked.
We didn't have any fresh food because Ryan didn't go to the store, so I lived off of all the canned stuff in the pantry. One day for lunch, I just opened a bunch of cans and threw everything into a big plate of spaghetti noodles with olive oil. Artichoke hearts, garlic, black olives and mushrooms. It sounded good in my head, but it was actually pretty gross. Lol!
I had to get out of the house Friday or I was going to go nuts. I caught a ride with Cassie and her husband Brady. He drove us to work, and then picked us up around 3pm.
Tonight, we are supposed to get more snow. Six-12 inches to be (not) exact. Oi.
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