My Husband- The Man

Yesterday was a Monday, but an ill Monday. I absolutely hate being sick and, while my husband got sick for a day and a half, he got me sick for 2+ more days and counting. He's stronger than I am.  I'm a big believer that if I don't act sick than I will not be sick, or be less sick. So, no one at work knew I was sick, but come lunchtime my husband walks into my office with my lunch and flowers.

It made me miss him more when he left, but made my day at work so much better.

I was so excited to try out my new green glass tumbler that I mentioned here

He really is wonderful.

Console table!!- almost finished

In order to stick to my monthly design budget, I buy items over each month to make sure I am buying exactly what I want. So, over the last few weeks I made a trip to Ikea and scored myself some files, drapes (which I returned), a bookshelf and legs.

Then, our lamp for our console table arrived. . .

We love how it looks, but you will have to wait for the console table reveal.

Next item of business, my in-laws arrive this week for my husband’s graduation. So I’m trying to get the last of the little things put together which required another trip to Ikea, of course. My biggest goal was to get a plant, some flowers and picture frames. Friday, though, I was checking out Ikea’s new products and I almost fell off my chair when I found it. . . the perfect throw. Da da da!!!!!

  I have been looking for the perfect throw for a while now and, whether they were cheap or stinking expensive, all of them lacked soft texture, cuteness/style  and bold and bright color.

Once I spotted the throw in store I made a bee-line for the stack and instead of picking up the blue, which I thought I was going to buy, I snatched up the pink. Yes, it is a girlie pink, but I couldn’t pass up that bright happy color. I began telling my sister all the reasons why this was the perfect throw and pretty sure I ended up selling 3 throws to ladies around us who overheard me yapping about them.

With a budget you have to play a little give and take. I held off on some bigger frames and the plant I wanted in order to get the throw. I am more than happy with my choice. So, with all the recent deliveries lately, our console table is almost complete. Just a couple more pictures and what not. I will show you the finished product later this week.

I did break in the throw though with a Sunday afternoon read-a-thon. It is so soft, the perfect thickness and I would hand these out to every passer-by on the street if I had the cash to do so.

Here are the flowers/plant and lacy plant pot I picked to bring a little bit of spring into our home.

We also finished the headboard this weekend! It turned out great! I'll post pictures tomorrow.

The Lighting Game

Happy Friday Everyone! Just when I thought the weekend was coming and life was good my husband and I ran into a hiccup by 8 am this morning. It wasn’t the best surprise given that he is in the middle of finals and graduation and that he is super sick. 

So, tonight we are either having a fun night on the town or staying in and nursing him back to health, it depends on how he is feeling. However, before I leave, I want to know your opinion on some lighting. I have no idea how I will pick my lighting when I am no longer renting. Lighting can create such a statement and yet I see a lot of people get it wrong. I do not want to be one of those people.

Check out these lighting options. . .

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My all time favorite lighting choice, though, that I would love to add to my someday home would be Me Oh My's gorgeous chandelier in her KITCHEN!

 You need to take a look at her home tour. I am in love with every inch of that house and she has inspired quite a few projects and styles in my own little home.

Pretty in Pink

I have always wanted my husband to feel comfortable in our home. I’ve made sure I ask him what he thinks of my ideas before I go for them because I want him to like what he lives in and I definitely don’t want him to feel like he lives in a girls home and not an “our” home.

So, anytime I mention the color pink in a design plan I quickly shout out that it won’t be overpowering. I even show him ideas and say, “This will actually be blue, orange, green, etc. instead of the pink you see here” because I don’t want him to feel all girlied up. You know what though? That husband of mine always chimes in and says, “Babe, I don’t care if you want to use pink. I don’t think you will make our home ugly or too girlie.”

That’s so nice of him because as I begin looking through many of my inspiration pictures you can find this. . .

I’m so grateful for that guy and now I am taking his permission and running with it.

adding this:

to an already there this:

He can also expect some pink artwork, pink vases for all the flowers that I will now have in my home with the arrival of spring and I am sure I can find something else pink.

High Gloss Giveaway!

High Gloss Magazine just released their April/May issue. If you haven't looked through it, you MUST here! The photo I talked about from yesterday's post is from the new issue.

They are also having a giveaway for an iomoi tote! Head on over and enter and if you haven't looked at iomoi's products you need to go check them out. I have been dying for some Bamboo pens for so long.

Who wouldn't feel stylish writing with these pens, even if you were wearing your sweats after a long day of running around.

Love this Room

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I am in love with this room. The colors, textures, light, you name it, I love it.

And yes, a few years ago I came to love GOLD.

P.S. My lamp is "out for delivery" and I am beyond excited! Also, with my husband's help, I started and almost finished our headboard last night. I just have to put the buttons on and then mount it to our bed. I'll post pictures when it is complete.

The waiting game

My lamp I ordered has been sitting 45 miles away for the past 3 days (I'm obsessed with the tracking tool on packages). Hopefully it makes it down to me this sunny Monday.

Also, my husband and I picked up the rest of the materials for our headboard. Hopefully we'll get to it this weekend while he's in the middle of finals. I think he's surprised I've been this patient and not attempted the project without him.

On to other business, I spotted this photo this morning on Camila's blog. I am in love with that pink pedestal side table.  I think I would need something less chunky for our living room.

So, insert imitations:

Here

Here

Both $19.99. I think I'll grab a little Krylon pink spray paint and I am good to go!