do you curbly?

As a brand new homeowner, I rely on the internet for decorating ideas and diy so when I stumbled

upon Curbly, I hit the home design/diy jackpot. So many great diy projects! I found this project

in my inbox today and can't wait to try it out! I'm always on the search for more art for my house but

with my budget, this is exactly what I've been looking for.

bookcase as room divider...

{found here}

{my living room space}

Part of the appeal of our new house is how spacious it is or appears to be. The only problem

is the temptation to want to fill up all this space with stuff. The one place I'd like to get right is the living room.

It is a pretty big room and we just need something to break it up. Enter: using a bookcase as a room

divider! I'd like to take credit for the idea, but, it was actually the idea of my dear, beautiful friend

who has a much better eye for design than I ever could have. I also looked on the interwebs and found this

feature on apartment therapy and got some major inspiration.

P.S. I apologize for the poor pictures of my living room, I probably shouldn't have used my iPhone. :)

erin fetherston's crib....

{via}

I love Erin Fetherston. Her clothing is always fun and girly and right up my alley--if only I could afford her pieces on my bartender salary. Sigh. However, Vogue has given us a peek into her living quarters and I'm not surprised at how much I love every.single.detail. Again, sigh, sigh sigh.

Kitchen art....

{via apartment therapy}

Speaking of kitchens, check out this awesome collection of affordable art for your kitchen that apartment therapy gathered from etsy. I want them all. Especially the "whip it good" print. I saw Devo last summer and they are still amazing. So energetic and fun and still rocking the flower pots.

Kitchen + pop of color......

{via crate and barrel}

{our hopefully new kitchen}

 

I hope I don't jinx it by talking about it, but if everything works out, we could be moving into our first home in a couple of weeks. Eek! Above is a small, not so good picture (better ones to come!) of our kitchen. I was really attracted to all the new-ish and modern features of this small but functional kitchen but it does feel a bit sterile right now. The first thing I thought to myself was, this kitchen needs a pop of color...or two!

Flower bulb....

{via}

Could someone show me how to make one of these? Thanks.

Shabby Chic...

I have a terrible eye for design. The decor (if you can call it that) in my apartment has no rhyme or reason, it is just there. I visit numerous design blogs daily and am amazed at the wonderful taste so many bloggers have and all the great design ideas I couldn't come up with if someone had a gun to my head. Needless to say, here's my weak attempt at a design-ish post:

I was at Target the other day and stumbled upon the Shabby Chic bedding collection and 'twas love at first sight. I don't know how to work it into my current layout (read:black sheets and a tomato blanket) but at this price, mark my words, I will make it happen!

(via Target)