Surprise! The Final Touches…
Happy Fashion Week everyone – let the runway antics and amazing street style begin! I’ll be updating all of you on what trends, ideas and colors are catching my eye! Stay tuned! Sooo, I’ve been kinda sneaky. While I’ve been posting about how to pull together a vignette (here and here) and of course bowing … Read more
Me + Design = ???
I’ve been stuck in an inspiration rut for the past couple weeks so I decided to spend a little time perusing my favorite design blogs and of course, Pinterest. When I started looking through my favorite images I realized that my design style is a combination of a few things: via via via via via … Read more
Living in Color
Sorry for the long break between posts, ladies and (a few) gents. I fell back into my usual lazy way and made a million and one excuses for it – it’s the end of summer, I have friends in town, it’s a Thursday – I used them all. Instead, I’ll just promise all of you … Read more
Painting Dilemma
A couple weeks ago I posted the color scheme for my living space (read all about how Chicago weather served as my inspiration here). I loved how modern and fresh the color combination was but still neutral enough that it wouldn’t feel overpowering. As you can tell from my apartment layout the living space is … Read more
Sleeping in Luxury
When I was brainstorming for my bedroom color scheme, I had total redesign block. I wasn’t sure what the design gods wanted me to do – should it match the color scheme of my living space or should it be the opposite? Or in between? I apologize for not having any “before” pictures of the … Read more
Embracing the Seasons
As a born and raised Midwesterner, you would think that I would embrace the seasons – the blustery winter, soft spring, blazing summer, crisp fall – but, I don’t. Not one bit. In fact, I negotiate daily with the higher being during the months of November through February on what I have to give up … Read more
I describe myself as a design enthusiast – art, interior design, fashion – I love it all. Here’s a glimpse of what catches my eye around town, on the web, and everywhere in between. Unfortunately a shoestring budget and little skill make it hard to make my life “design-perfect” but I have no shame in keeping you up to date on my attempts. So here goes, my life in re-design…
