2011 April 21

Isn’t this sweater precious?

This sweater is reason # 89 why I love twitter. One day I was just tweeting along, reading people’s tweets here and there and everywhere and the next thing I knew, this sweater was MINE.

Allllll mine.

Jane from Simple Pretty was having a tag sale and was advertising via her twitter account. She posts clothes and other items through a special blog she has created: Simple Pretty Tag Sale, and it’s from this blogspot that she sells her clothes. Quite a novel idea actually, and she’s got enough followers that this method works.

I should really do this.

I have waaaaaay too many clothes.

Cardigans are specifically my downfall.

I should count how many I have. It would probably make us all sick.

Regardless of how many cardigans I currently own, I went and bought Jane’s cashmere cardigan off her tag sale blog. Because I just plain and simple couldn’t help myself. And although I didn’t really need another cardigan, technically, this golden cashmere beauty was too good to pass up.

So pass it up I didn’t, and happily, it now belongs to me:

I LOVE it. Thanks, Jane!!

I recently saw this photo in House Beautiful, and then again on the Nate Berkus show just a few days ago. I absolutely adore the look. But painting wood floors? This one through me for a loop. Aren’t wood floors a luxury? Something everyone wants for their home, but can’t always have? SO then why would you, how could you, just possibly go and paint them!

Well I suppose if you get a room looking like the one above, then you might want to. Goodness I love it. It’s like something out of a fairy tale. My fairy tale. The colors are right up my alley and it has a sophisticated look, yet still very playful. J’adore!

Here are some more very well done jobs in the land of painting floors…

I do really love what I see, but it would take a lot of hard work, a lot of dedication, and a lot of guts to make your floors look like these. It’s something you wouldn’t just be able to change up when you wanted to. You’d have to live with it, and like it for a very long time. It’s a bold move, and probably a crazy idea to some, but they sure are beautiful aren’t they?

I’m torn.

It’s such a unique look. I love the stenciling. Pretty!

Painting your floors is a bold statement, which I admire and am drawn to as I decide on what my own personal decorating style is. I don’t know if I’d ever have the guts to do it, but what an amazing space you’d have if you did paint your floors. A splash of color or pattern to brighten your days. I’ve decided I really do like this painted floors look. I think it fits my personality, but for now, I’m still in the land of apartment living with white walls and wooden floors. I’ll just have to find my color elsewhere in the meantime, which I never have too much trouble doing!

images: House Beautiful, Design*Sponge, House of Turquoise

Hope you’re Wednesday is sunny!