the good old days of Blueprint

August 11, 2010
Do you know what I really miss?
Blueprint.

Does anyone else remember this positively perfect magazine?
It was Martha Stewart’s magazine for twenty-something home decorating/organizing lovers such as myself. It had adorable (and inexpensive!) ideas for making your home (or apartment!) just as put-together and stylish as can be.

Does anyone know of any similar magazines out there today?
I suppose design*sponge and apartment therapy can feed my hunger for now, but sometimes I just want to hold paper, turn pages, and read in my bed with a low light next to me. Ya know?!

Oh Blueprint, how you are missed.
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little pink teapot

August 9, 2010

This ADORABLE little pink teapot has a new home in MY kitchen. I picked it up yesterday while skimming around AJ Wright. It was 10 bucks! It may not be the most durable teapot on the market, but it sure is better than our old one. That one was burned so many times I didn’t trust the boiled water that came out of it. The spout was crusty and shriveled! Yick.

Plus, this one just looks so pretty.
Like it was meant to sit on this stove.

Don’t you agree?
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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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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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