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I love how these simple green touches add a pretty and natural feel.

over the mountains and through the woods...

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I think in my next life I'm going to have to be an architect so I can make beautiful things like this. How amazing would it be to lazily drink coffee and gaze out the window in your Sunday morning slippers in this gorgeous place? Designed by Allied Works Architecture, their description alone makes me want to go there...

"The Guesthouse is a place of silence, reflection and intimacy. In summer, the house is animated by birdsong and immersed in dappled light. In winter, the house sits exposed in field of black tree trunks against a floor of white snow."

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Sweet and simple mason jar vases and hooks from old new again.

start {tuesday} with a BANG

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What an awesome long weekend! I wish every weekend was a long one...

DIY: painted chevron rug

For my new apartment kitchen, I bought a boring brown rug from from WalMart
for a whopping $13 and spiced it up with a metallic gold chevron stripe pattern!
I love it!
Here's how I did it (inspired by this tutorial):
  

1. I started by measuring out 7" lines to act as the top and bottom of each individual stripe.

2. Next I cut tons of 6" strips of tape.

3. Then I used a paper triangle as a stencil to measure out the angle for each strip
of tape, placing the top and bottom along the 7" boundary lines and the sides
against the triangle stencil
 (I chose to leave the border bare so that it would be painted gold).

4. Repeat!

5. Repeat!

6. Repeat!

7. When all is taped off, spray paint the exposed areas.

8. Let dry and pull off the tape! Tah-dah!

start monday with a BANG

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All moved in! It really is a tiny space but luckily I made most things fit. With a few more pictures to hang, I'll be all finished!

happy friday!

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Moving day is here. I get my new key after work and after that comes the worst part-- actually moving everything. Luckily, decorating my new place will be exciting so here's to looking at the light at the end of the tunnel!

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 These natural wood cutting boards from Gray Works are right up my alley!

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Back to work... 

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wood top islands

.... for more wood grain, check out this new tumblr I started called against the grain. let me know what you think!

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How awesome is the bronze and slate combo in this photo? I love it!

start monday with a BANG

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One more month in my apartment then off to somewhere new. My head is already spinning with new decorating ideas like the layout of this one room loft.

worth the weight

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I love these!

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bold colors

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Cool hand-woven Turkish pillows from Sukan