Think Pink

With Valentine's Day a week away, I thought what better way to get in the mood than a little pink inspiration.

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Inspiration to say the least

I could spend hours browsing all of the pictures on 1st-Option.  It's a great site filled with JAW DROPPING decorating ideas for all different styles.

Here are a few of my favorite looks

Isn't this table stunning?

I just love all of these windows!

Tough & Pretty

I recently discovered homelife.  I lost track of time while browsing their site, it was UNCOMMONLY BEAUTIFUL and filled with GREAT ideas.  One of the articles that I really connected with was titled How to do Industrial Chic.

Here are a few of my favorite pictures that are tough and pretty

Finally Christmas Pictures

You might notice that I'm a little, okay a lot, late in posting my Christmas decorations.  Oops!  Also, you will spy a new permanent decoration to my house.  The Boy had my favorite picture of Maggie turned into a painting.  It is gorgeous!

Here's the painting... it looks identical to the original!

I heart this picture.  It was the absolute perfect present.

 

Inspiration: Christmas

Last week I mention how I left my camera at my parents' house here.  The next time I will be home won't be until Thanksgiving, so all of my projects are sitting here waiting to have pictures taken.

As you can probably tell from my previous posts (the one about my ornament centerpiece or the one about my Christmas tree ribbon, or even the one about Christmas wrapping paper), I absolutely adore the Christmas season.  Some of my favorite things are:

1)outfits full of layers, pair of boots, scarf, and pretty coats so the air starting to get colder is perfect for me.

2)It's hard to beat the smell of fresh baked chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven.

3)Spending time at home with the whole family, our tradition is to play a new board game on Christmas day after we've opened all of the presents and had breakfast.

4)Decorating!  I will spend hours decorating one part of my place until it's perfect.  It will take me even twice as long to put the finishing touches on my tree!

5)Wrapping presents, if you haven't read my post about wrapping paper you should because it explains why all my gifts must be wrapped in paper not in bags.  Something about spending a little more time on each gift means more.

If you can imagine, I have been a decorating fool this past week.  Leaving my camera three hours away hasn't stopped me from getting my place in the Christmas spirit.  However, I have many, many decorating ideas and DIY projects to talk about and display, but that will have to wait until I can show them off. :)

In the meantime, I've been finding inspiration online for new ideas.  Here's what has been inspiring me this past week:

Home Decorating Design

Home Decorating Design

House to Home

Elle Decor

Inspiration: Apartment Therapy

The feeling of being inspired is hard to beat.  If I'm every having a dull moment of just can't snap out of gloomy mood I head over to Apartment Therapy for an inspiration high.

  

What do you do for a pick-me-up?