handwritten letters.

August 2, 2010

There is nothing better than a handwritten letter.
I love to write them and I love to get them. Mostly, I think I just really love buying stationary. I love the pretty patterns and the thought of how happy someone will be when they get something besides bills and catalogs in the mail. Sometimes I write with news about life and other times just to say hello. I still have an entire bag of letters from college, and some day I plan to go back and read them all. I’m sure I will be laughing with the memories tucked deep inside.
If you get the chance, write someone a letter this week. I guarantee it will make them smile.
They will smile from head to toe,
from ear to ear,
and deep down in their heart. ♥ ♥
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LOVE: all things before and after.

July 31, 2010
You know what I love? Seeing renovations happen. I am a h-UGE fan of before and after pictures. Mostly I look for room renovations, not because I’m looking to change my own room, but really for the fun of it. I love seeing a room go from messy, to organized. Or from blah, to VOILA. It’s just so satisfying seeing the final product right next to the original. And it’s so inspiring. The things you can do to an ordinary room, or an old chair or dresser! Jeeesh. Makes me want to start experimenting myself! Here are some really cool before and after’s from design*sponge:
An super boring, fairly old, slightly ugly dresser….

Turned into a super adorable, very fun, chic chest of drawers. I LOVE!
(before and after from Kristen Fountain Davis of kfd designs)

And some totally 70’s, not so attractive, gray circular chairs…

Turned into a totally FABULOUS, asian inspired toille, brilliantly blue chair. So awesome.
(before and after by Jamie Meares of Furbish Studio)

I just want to find a yard sale tomorrow and begin a project!

Here’s my favorite before and after for the week:

OLD HOUSE

DREAM HOUSE.
A front porch and a garden. And a yard to last for days.
This house was featured on Country Living. It’s located in Upstate New York (YEE-AH!)… Isn’t it glorious?
Check out the full renovation project here.
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Food and Friends| a diary of dining out.

July 19, 2010
My mom bought me the most delicate book this weekend at anthropologie. It’s so fun it makes me want to call up my girlfriends for some dinner and drinks! The book helps you keep a log of the restaurants you’ve visited, who you went with, what you ate, and what you thought about the meal. A cute idea for keeping dining memories! And it’s really so true– some of the best memories I’ve had with my friends are over a delicious meal. Food and Friends, the perfect pair.
Alright, who wants to go out to dinner?!!
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Pink tiles, be gone.

June 30, 2010
I am quite certain that if this was my bathroom I would be the happiest girl in the world.

Or this one. This one would make me insanely happy too.

This one isn’t too shabby either, if I do say so myself.

And good golly how could this NOT make one cheerful?


Thanks House Beautiful, for shaping my dreams. You kind of have to dream if you’ve lived with a closet-sized bubble gum pink tiled bathroom for the past six years. And that’s not just one bathroom, it’s been three. Three pink tiled bathrooms in six years. I kid you not.

Good thing pink is my friend.
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