Bedroom Love

Spotted this bedroom while browsing Pinterest today and wish I could have crawled in and read a book while eating sour cream and onion Pringles (so yummy). 

That headboard is such a statement piece which means you can go a bit more simple with the rest of the room. I am also crazy about the artwork above and the high hung drapes. This just says cozy to me.

Heart Home Magazine

It looks like my last post should have been titled 'Disappearing for who knows how long.'

WE MOVED TO CHICAGO.

We found out on a Tuesday that my husband had been accepted to his top pick for Law School, Wednesday we accepted and I quite my job I had just been offered, Thursday we drove to Chicago to find an apartment, we packed all Friday, and Saturday we rolled in to Chi-town very very late. The last two weeks have been awful and I wish to never relive them, but this weekend we finally got our internet hooked up and things are looking up. That is all I wish to say about that.

In just the few short days of having internet I miraculously stumbled upon a new online interior design magazine from the UK called Heart Home magazine. I immediately fell in love! I hope my reasons for loving this magazine will continue once it moves on from its infancy because I found it very refreshing, beautiful, and a ton of fun. The entire magazine just seems to be feature after feature of beautiful homes and their designers (most often the homeowner themselves). Many of the features differ from many you see in other Interior Design magazines in that the homes each have a cozy feel created by the owner filling their home with simple necessities and then simple accessories that mean something beautiful to them. I would say this style can be seen all throughout Europe and I am crazy about it.

Here are some of my favorite photos from the magazine and YOU MUST check it out for yourself!

Out Early

I'm making an unexpected trip to Chicago. I don't know all the details, but some exciting and crazy things are going down!

Our Office's Little Beginnings

This weekend I started working on our little home office (a.k.a husband's second home for the next 3 years of law school). As much as I would love to make this a home office out of the pages of Adore magazine, this room's main priority is being the best work space for my husband. So, we're keeping it simple, a no fuss kind of office space.

My husband's only request was that the surface space be large. I was way ahead of the guy. A long while ago I knew I wanted a desk that felt spacious and natural. I did not want a chunky piece of furniture with a million drawers and a hutch, but something that felt light and was off the ground. I love these looks below if I was creating an office for me and not a manly man.

 images via Pinterest 

So. . . I decided to build my own desk. After looking at legs, table tops, and prices it seemed a simple decision to go with this Ikea table top and these legs. Then, just days after I purchased my desk, and was waiting for it to ship, the design gods told Bryn from Bryn Alexandra to post an office project she was working on where she built using the same table top. I followed her directions in staining the top and here is what we are looking at now. . .

I threw some things on the desk to give you an idea of it's awesome potential, but my husband's books quickly replaced my design books.

Expressions Furniture

Just this last week I was sitting in the car while my husband filled it up with gas and I saw a furniture store with the most colorful and stylish window display across the street. I told my husband I had to go inside and so I dropped him off at home to do some home work and headed back to Expressions Furniture.

Expressions Furniture is the first stylish and selective furniture store I have seen since moving here to St. Louis. The walls are lined with fabric rolls and their back room is laid out in a put-your-furniture-dream-together with fabric and rug swatches scattered everywhere. I scoped out three other furniture stores that same day only to find that every other store have a very traditional style and didn't offer any creativity or other style choices. The owner of Expressions Furniture hand selects her furniture pieces for her floor and the options are endless for the customer. You can buy a piece as is or you can pick your fabric, color, piping or no piping, throw pillow choices, the options are endless for a piece unique to you.

I only had an hour to look around, but I spent it grilling the owner about her furniture selections and we definitely bonded over a few pieces.

This couch is incredibly comfy and has the perfect touch of pink piping.Yes, it could be a girlie couch, but I could definitely see it in my living room with a few different green and blue throw pillows to make it a little more guy friendly.

My favorite pieces in this photo are the gold and mirrored coffee table (check out that leg action going on under there!) and I was dying over the floor rugs. They're like a mod twist on kilim rugs.

This purple Moroccan table was calling my name. It would have come home with me had I been. . . rich. See those amazing drapes? Yup, the owner's stylist grabbed some fabric and put those together. I want those for my windows!

I held this number in my hands for a while. Who isn't in need of an embroidered colorful bird pillow?

These side tables were a part of the window display that pulled me in in the first place.

I apologize for the window shot, but I needed a picture of the back of this chair. That pineapple lamp? Love the color and the large shade.

With so many options, you all would have been drooling in their too.

Room of the Week

Happy Friday! Last night my husband and I went to a concert in the park, he has some surprise outing planned for tonight, and tomorrow we are hitting up the Downtown Art Fair! Is there anything exciting on your radar this weekend?

Before I checked out, I pulled this from my inspiration file and wanted to share with all of you. I love design that is effortless. That looks lived in, has evolved, and will continue to change. All of the sofa pillows look used and comfy. I love the fabric draped over the sofa and those gold photo frames, gold mirror, and the rest of the artwork reflected in the mirror look discovered and meaningful to the person who's life is lived there. I find it to be a beautiful and calming room.

image via belle maison

Cane Chairs

See this photo? I pinned it on pinterest 2 months ago. Reason: I was in love with the chairs and decided I wanted some for our living room. I loved the small scale, but gorgeous possibilities with the chair frame and fabric.

We have been in dire need of more seating in our living room. Our one couch is not cutting it.

After 2 months of searching I found a pair of chairs very similar to the style above. I found a pair of CANE CHAIRS!!! I picked them up this morning and they are perfect. Cane chairs are great for a small space, like our apartment. They don't feel chunky, sit off the ground and the overall frame is petite.  I can't wait to paint and reupholster them!

Take a look at some other great cane chairs.

       

  images via pinterest and apartment therapy