Happy Monday! I’m here to announce the stencil winner! Thank you so much to all who entered and the new followers of this blog! After going to the random generator, the winner is…

Lucky #17- Faith, who said:

Faith said…

Are you ready for this amazing giveaway? I am so excited to announce this today- The wonderful, amazing Royal Design Studio is sponsoring a stencil giveaway for one lucky reader! In my post yesterday, I showed my dining room, where I tried my very first stencil project. It was definitely worth it and completely changed the look and feel of the room. I’m so excited that you get a chance to try out a stencil for free, from this amazing company! Royal Design Studio will allow the lucky winner to select any of their stencils $50 and under and pay the shipping!  Here is a look at their fabulous stencils:

Happy Monday! I wanted to share with all of you, the amazing deal I recently scored at Target! For the best sales and clearance items, I have noticed that it’s best to check out retailers toward the middle of the week. I have found such great deals lately, and I’m wondering if it’s just my luck that I’m getting to these stores immediately after the clearance stickers are added. How else would they still be on the shelf?? Maybe it’s crazy luck, or maybe I will be scouting out stores every Tuesday and Wednesday from now on! I found modern canvas art for only $6.25 each! Our dining room is fairly traditional, so I wanted to add some modern elements to the space. With the light fixture and now the new art, I am on my way to a traditional-modern blend!

Here’s what the wall looked like before:

And after:

 I think the new art gives the space a more modern look. And here’s a little hint about this space- the canvas wall doesn’t look like that anymore! I did something major to that wall! More on that soon…

Stop over Chassity’s amazing blog, Look Linger Love to see an outfit I put together for her fashion post! She challenged her readers to come up with an outfit inspired by the bright pants trend that is hot for this fall! Thanks for including me, Chassity!

Stop by here to check it out!

I’m excited to be back on the blog and writing my 100th post! When I started this blog back in January, I had no idea the journey it would take me on, or the wonderful inspiration I would find along the way! I am so thankful to have wonderful readers who share a love for interior design. I know this blog will continue to be a labor of love for me, and hope you will continue with me along this journey!

We just returned from a wonderful, restful trip along the east coast, with stops in Ocean City, Maryland and North Carolina. I would love to share some of my Ocean City pictures with you today! The beach alone is inspiring, beautiful and restful. I loved looking at the cottages along the boardwalk that offered week long rentals. (That just might be the way to go, next time!) Here are some beach inspired images for today-

Fun, inspiring and beautiful- we would definitely go again! And did you see that crab? Maybe if you live near the beach, you might see those often- but that was a shocker to me!

Happy Tuesday!

I am starting a new series called, Why This Works. Every Friday, I will highlight a beautiful space and talk about why (I think) it’s perfection! Maybe the colors are intriguing, the style is unique or the room’s design just works so well! I am kicking off the series with a beautiful living room from the wonderful Lonny magazine.

The interior design is by Lisa Sherry shown in Lonny. I think this room works because it is fun, whimsical and doesn’t take itself too seriously. I love the use of color in the bold patterned rug and seating. The circular seating mounted from the ceiling is modern and different, and it works so well paired with traditional style drapery and simple sofa. The designer uses one focal wall with the gorgeous print wallpaper, then juxtaposes that with a creamy white on the rest of the walls. The very modern, arched task floor lamp looks great paired with the traditional tripod base lamp. The graphic pattern and bold colors are there, but the designer shows great restraint in how she uses them.

In my opinion, this space works! What are your thoughts?

It’s Wednesday and time for the series, If My Blog Was A Room… where I pose the challenge to think of your blog as an actual space. What would that space look like? I am so excited to have Jane here from her amazing blog, Modern Jane. Her blog is a daily read for me- she has great design style and has beautifully transformed her home. Here is Jane’s great blog header:

And here is what she came up with! Take it away, Jane-

Hi all! I’m Modern Jane and I was so excited when Amber asked me to participate in this series because it gave me something to really think about. At first I took a look at the colors and design of my blog because I think it certainly reflects my personal style. I love shades of white, grey and blues and I like things to feel clean and crisp. I also thought about the content of my blog… what interiors inspire me, what style I’m drawn to and make makes a house a home for me.




Here is what I came up with!

Now I wish my blog was a room and that it was mine! Thanks so much for having me Amber!

Thank you so much for being here, Jane! I love all of the gorgeous images you chose. They definitely all had me at hello! Stop by Jane’s blog– you’ll be so happy you did!

I am always drawn to interiors that think outside the box, in a creative way. Whether it’s with an unexpected color pairing, creative thinking or just plain gorgeous- I have always found it fun to see amazing decor. A great source for this type of inspiration is through all of the wonderful on-line magazines that wow us with unbelievable interiors. I always know I am in for a treat when I get on the computer and check out these creative images! Today, I am highlighting some of my favorites from Rue magazine. These images are from past issues and have always caught my eye! 

Some fun things happened last week, that I wanted to share with all of you! One of my favorite blog buddies, Carrie from Hazardous Design, passed on a blog award to me! Thanks so much, Carrie! She writes a great blog about design and renovating her beautiful home. She’s funny, talented and has a great eye for design. Definitely stop by and check out her blog. The award is the Liebster blog award, which recognizes and gives love to the blogs that have fewer than 300 followers.

And I get to pass this award on to 3 other wonderful blogs! So, here goes- 

About Last Weekend
Ashley White Interior Design
Hello Newman’s

Stop by and check out these talented ladies!

I also won the Waverly fabric giveaway from Cassandra’s amazing blog, Coco + Kelley. I was one of 5 lucky winners, and I received the gorgeous fabrics in the mail this week! I am so excited about the colors, and I have been busy thinking about how to best use these gorgeous fabrics. I want to make some pillows, and maybe also frame some of the fabrics, for easy art! What do you think? 

I love the colors! These beauties will probably make it into our family room and living room! More to follow, on that! When making the pillows, I think I might add some extra linen fabric in a coordinating color for the reverse side, to make the fabric last longer. And also add some piping too- to give them an extra bit of pizazz. How fun!

And another exciting thing to announce, is a new blog design will be coming my way!! I have had so much fun working with Thais from House 09. She has been so patient, as I write with so many questions, ideas! I cannot wait to share her talents with the new blog design! A big thank you to the great blog, J&J Home, for telling me about House 09!

A great week, to say the least! And here’s to another- Happy Week Ahead!