It is Once Again That Time....

Starting this week I will be a student again! And hopefully, fingers crossed, I will finally have my degree in Interior Design in December! After waiting around for a few years here and there for different classes to be offered at night my journey shall soon be complete.

Source: designspiration.net via Heather on Pinterest

So don't be surprised if you see an increase of design related posts as well as project pictures, as I will be immersed in foam core board, paint samples and fabrics.  I have even been getting back into the groove by redesigning my breakfast area in the house. Once I get it complete I will post pics.

Cottage Craze

Admittedly I am not the outdoorsy type of girl. I am afraid of just about everything and the thought of running across a snake is more than I can handle. However, I have always imagined having a little cottage out by a running stream. It would be furnished with perfect little flea market finds that cost cents, but would look fantastic.

If you have Yahoo as your homepage you may have run across the story yesterday of Sandra Foster who has created this quaint little Victorian cottage all for just $3000!

It is an adult sized doll house!

Now I am on a cottage craze! Check out these other adorable cottages that will make you want to downsize your current digs!

Cottage photos courtesy of flickr. Click on each for more info.

Bring a Piece of Andy Warhol Into Your Decor

Andy Warhol was an artist with a very colorful life. The line of rugs created to represent his art is just as vivid as Warhol's imagination was.

Plates

Although this one is named after plates it looks more like olives to me

Matchsticks

I have always thought this would be so perfect in an upscale cigar bar.

Flowers

So psychedelic, but not in a lava lamp sort of way

Setting Suns

Oh how I need this rug for my bedroom!

Eggs

My personal favorite and the only one that I actually own. Thanks to an awesome closeout sale at a local store I have this one in my dining room.

Circles

I love that this one is classic black and white in a very modern design.

Which one is your favorite?

Love Architecture and Need to Waste Away a Few Moments Today?

Architecture is one of my loves. I enjoy seeing beautiful buildings and well designed rooms. If these are things you enjoy as well I wanted to share a fun site that I check out from time to time: http://realestalker.blogspot.com/ It is like MTV cribs without you having to listen to the typical, "See what I have in my refrigerator" or "This is where the magic happens". On realestalker, the hilarious writer, Your Mama, takes you on a tour of homes that are being bought or sold by celebrities. This site is a case of the good the bad and the ugly. The decor in some of those homes will leave you shaking your head in dismay, but despite the ugly it is always a fun way to pass a few moments! Happy Monday!

Check out Kenny Chesney's new digs in Franklin, Tennessee! Franklin is a beautiful city and from the looks of it Mr. Chesney's house is just as amazing.

Weekend Recap

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend. I meant to post during it, but I ran out of time. Since I was MIA for a couple of days, I will fill you in on some of the things I spent time doing.

Saturday Gabe and I went to the Museum of Natural Science. They are having a great exhibit right now on the Terra Cotta Warriors from China. In my design history class we did a section on them and I found them amazing. I knew I could not miss seeing them in Houston. Below is a replica of one. They would not allow us to take photos of the real ones in the exhibit as to preserve them.


After seeing the warriors we walked around the museum for a bit. I loved the gem and mineral section. I took so many photos of them, but I will only bore you all with two. I seriously need to figure out a way to get rich and famous so that I can afford the aquamarine stone, my birthstone, that they had displayed! ;) So beautiful and so unattainable!

Our friend Aaron got a new puppy and brought her over to meet us. Her name is Lucy and she is a really sweet pup. As you can tell from the bottom picture it took Barkley a few moments to get used to her! He looks like he is wondering what the heck she is! LOL! He does think he is a human after all!

What were you all up to this weekend?

Design Find

I came across this website when looking for some unique wallpaper for a project in one of my design classes. It is from a company out of New Orleans called Flavor Paper and the ones shown above are actually scented. If only I were opening an ice cream parlor I would have that cherry paper behind the counter and some cool red stools to accent it! It would be adorable!

This one is another one of the many beautiful wallpapers that they have to choose from:

It is called Monaco and if there was any way that I could think of to incorporate this into my home I would be purchasing it right at this moment!

They also get two big thumbs up from me, because as I was browsing their website I noticed that they also designed the walls for the home of none other than Lenny Kravitz:

Anyone that knows me knows that I love me some Lenny so that is a good enough recommendation for me that this is an awesome company!