Kitchen Styling Favorites

I'm loving the styling of the countertops and open shelving in these kitchens. I wish I had an eye for making my kitchen look like these. Thankfully The Everygirl has a some tips on just how to style kitchen countertops.

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Brick Interiors Part 2

Remember a long time ago when I shared with you my love affair with brick interiors? Here are some more homes that give off that industrial and urban look I love. I found these photos while I was over at one of my all time favorite blogs, MadeByGirl.

Check the rest of them over at the MadeByGirl Blog and see how you can get that industrial glam look too! 

I really really want to recreate this in my home. What's your favorite interior design style?

Nina Holst's Patio

With all the sunny days we've been getting lately, I dream of lazy days spent outdoors. I wouldn't mind a whole day to myself on the beach, in a hammock in my backyard, or in Nina Holst's patio!! She's the blogger over at Stylizimo where she shares beautiful interiors, DIY projects and home decor inspiration. She also created a home decoration community filled with inspirational photos and tagged images of where you can get items featured in them. But I love her patio's zen theme and that sequin pillow... perfect touch of glamour! It looks like such a cozy place to kick back in, don't you think? 

Stylizimo is one of my favorite places to scour for ideas for my own home. Check out her blog for home decor tips, lovely photos and inspirational design.

Images via Nina Holst on Stylizimo

White Elegance

For days I've been sifting through piles of color pallets and going through design photos to decide which color to repaint my guest bedroom and family room. I've been mainly focusing on warm and dark colors. But as I was going through some photos, I find myself in love with white and the elegance it exudes. 

Friday Favorites // Brick Interior

I have a confession.  Well... it's not much of a confession, it's more like a fact. But, I have a love affair with exposed brick. If you know me, you know that I adore industrial and modern decor. So I love how a brick wall can give off an industrial, rustic and contemporary look, just depending on the way you dress it up. Its urban feel reminds me of the big cities like Chicago where I grew up or New York. I started thinking about brick interiors recently because I want to give some parts of my house a long overdue makeover. I have a couple walls made of beautiful brick and I wasn't sure what I could do to the walls that can draw out the bricks without hiding it behind furniture. So I checked out Pinterest (my pinboard here) for some ideas and came across so many amazing pictures of brick interiors!! I compiled them here :) 

Don't you just love how the chandeliers glam up the space?? Love it! 

Which one is your favorite? 

My Updated Closet

Before making the move back home, I knew that I needed to update my room. It was once painted a baby pink with a slew of childish decor. But it was my closet that I really wanted to fix up. With only one rod and a shelf, this offered me no organization. It's a rather awkward closet because it's long and storage space hides behind the wall, which makes it hard to reach clothes that are further back. But I drew up how I wanted to fix it, so here's the sketch I made a couple months ago and I how it actually looks now.

I moved the dresser from a corner in my room into the closet. Can you believe it actually fits in?! My coats are hiding on the left side, then color coded light tops, darker colors on the right and my dresses hiding behind the wall. I added an extra rod under the shirts on the left for my skits and jeans, and three shelves on the right for shoes. Sigh,  that's the best I could do with it. But I dream of closets like these! One day... I hope I can make it happen :) 

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Blank Dilemma

So, I finally moved all of my stuff out of Joshua's room into my own. I rearranged some of the furniture in here and unpacked all my clothes... well... most of it since my dresser will not fit anymore. But now I am surrounded by white walls. An empty canvas really... but I will only be living here for another two and a half months so I don't really want to put the effort to decorate it. I'll probably just nail in a picture or two on the walls. But that's it. So I'll just dream on about my next living space. I came across these pictures of a 350 square feet studio in Manhattan that I just love!

 I can't believe it's so small. I wouldn't mind living in a studio or loft if I could live in a big city for a few years. Maybe I can soon!

Green Bathrooms

When I have my own place, I'm going to make sure to decorate my bathroom in pale green. A bathroom should feel serene and spa-like! A greenish color does the job and gives it an earthy feel, which I love <3.

This would be my ideal bath, right next to the fire. I love warmth!

Purple Pearls

For the past couple months, I have been on the hunt for a house to rent. No luck yet. It's actually kind of scary because we have to make sure who we are talking to isn't some shady person trying to take advantage of girls looking for a place to live. I have to move out of my apartment at the end of this month so hopefully we can find something soon. It's a major stressor... but last night, I had a dream about my room and how I would decorate it. Currently, my room has a white, black and green theme going, but I think I would want to play with a purple palette and switch things up a bit. I was inspired by the bathroom photo below. I just love that bathroom design... maybe because of the glimmering mosaic... but definitely the colors. I am a sucker for whites and pale nudie colors. :)











































Milynn