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Lighten Up.

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

The other day I had a little panic- that maybe my whole lack of color in my house was bad. Everything is very neutral right now and I got all “maybe I should have done bold color?! What am I doing?”. But then I was on Pinterest and found myself so drawn to everything light and bright that I simmered down.  Especially with spring coming, at some point, it’s so nice to lighten things up.  Even if you just swap out a set of drapes for white linen or ditch your dark denim for white.  Crisp, fresh and hopeful.

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(Emerson Fry)

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(I die for this Walker Zanger tile- bookmarked for my master bath).

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I wanna be here NOW.

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My favorite kitchen ever. EVER.

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1. White jeans should be a staple in your spring wardrobe. These by MiH have a 60′s feel.

2. These wedges look a lot more expensive than their $90 price tag.  At first glance I thought they were Jimmy Choo.

3.  My favorite white paints- Benjamin Moore’s Decorator’s White and White Dove.

4. I’m trying to undo sun damage and brighten my skin with Shiseido’s White Lucent Masks (and scare the bejeesus out of Andrew in the process…)

5.  A sweet off-white mini bag for warm nights out.

6. Have you seen the Jasper Conran line for JCP??? Awesome- especially this chair.

7. Enough with the black/grey/navy nails- Essie’s Like Linen freshens tips.

8. I love this crisp white matelasse bedding.

9. A bohemian top from Calypso.

10. I got these lamps for my living room and love them- especially the price!

11.  Top off spring dresses with a crisp white blazer.

What A Mug!

Thursday, March 7th, 2013

Now that my kitchen is done (pictures next week- I promise!) the little things are bugging me. Like the fact that my coffee mug cabinet is a) completely out of control, I think we have about 30 mugs b) they are all mismatched and ugly.  And while I will never chuck the Hawaii mug I got on our honeymoon and Andrew will never get rid of the mug his late aunt gave him for Christmas one year, I really want to have (for the most part) a nice, matching collection of mugs.  It’s such a trivial little aspect of the kitchen but has big impact on the daily ritual of a nice, hot cup of coffee or tea. Which for me is ESSENTIAL. So I rounded up some good mugs to consider- as I sit here and sip out of one ugly mug. :)

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Mapped Out.

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

Maps have long been used in decor, especially vintage maps.  And white sometimes it conjures up thoughts of dusty libraries and super traditional decor, it can be a fantastically modern way to add visual punch to the walls of your home.

Mural sized wall maps are so fun behind the bed- find some fantastic ones here and here.

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I LOVE blowing up maps and then dividing them up into multiple frames hung on a grid.  If you can’t deal with all the math, cutting and the like you can pick up a pre-framed set here or Majesty Maps prints them PRE-DEVIDED! Genius!!!

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I did this with a Nantucket map in that adorable pink and black apartment recently featured in InStyle.

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Wallpapering a whole small room with a map mural is an amazing look too.

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Some more great images!

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Another very cute and very cheap idea- hanging a gallery wall of family photos and making mats out of maps f the location where each image was taken!

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 It’s been an INSANELY busy week so I apologize on the lack of house updates. They will be coming next week FOR SURE- lots of them- including the kitchen REVEAL!