Birchbox

I confess that I get a little overwhelmed with all the beauty products out there, and I become a bit skeptical as to whether or not certain products work enough to put so much money into them.  Now, I can pay a little and try out a whole lot!  There is a site called Birchbox which has set it up so that you can pay 10 dollars a month and receive this cute little box with different samples.  It is like a little gift to yourself each month and you can try out all kinds of different beauty products!  I love it!

Wallpaper I Want...Badly

I was reading the post about bookshelf wallpaper in House Beautiful the other day and I was a bit disappointed in their selections...

But then we had this lovely engagement party for my friends and we had a progressive dinner which involved us riding our bikes from house to house.  All of my friends have gorgeous homes, but I was blown away by one of the hosts' bathroom wallpaper from Anthro .  This is way cooler than all of the others!

Yay for good taste!

Lovely

I needed this little tidbit of loveliness after finding out there is a little mouse running around my house!  Isn't it nice to see something that just speaks to everything you love aesthetically?  From the dress and jewels to the photography, I just want to eat this up!  Now I just need to find a party to attend where I can where something shiny and fabulous like this!

Major Girl Crush!

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I am sure you all know about Emerson Made, but have you seen this girl's house?  I mean goodness!  Every piece makes sense and it makes me want to totally re-do some things around here!  I also love the jeans and coats Ms. Thing has on her website.  Did I mention I also want those green and wooden chairs?

The Atlantic to the Pacific

I often find myself struggling between different styles, and while I am usually drawn to the east coast, preppy, J. Crew look, I also love the laid back breezy look out west.  Blair Eadie gets it right.  She combines a whole lot of both worlds and is all about layering and combining unlikely patterns.  I just think she is fabulous!

Blair Eadie (Photography by Lydia Hudgens) 

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Just Pretty

Image via The Satorialist

I think she's real pretty.  So simple and I adore those jeans.  Get it girl.

Mad for Plaid?

It all started for me when I laid eyes on these plaid chairs...

Image via Lonny

They just do something for me and I have been trying to think about how I can incorporate plaid into my house without making it too "country."  Plaid can and has been done wrong so many times.  I have this guest bedroom that was inspire by the color of this room:

And it would really look great with a hint of plaid somewhere.

Perhaps a lampshade?

Image Via Summer Thornton Designs

Or a plaid blanket/comforter?

Who knows what will happen, but I am pretty sure I'll be getting my tartan on pretty soon!

My Summer Wish List

These are some of the things that I am hoping will get me through the hot summer!

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Get Fly

In the words of Atmosphere, my old childhood dresser just got fly.  I completely redid it and it only took a few hours.  I got the piece when I was 10 years old, and it has served me well.  I didn't want to ditch this faithful dresser, so I just gave it a good paint job and some new knobs.  The piece was painted white after two coats of primer, but the inner front edges were painted navy blue to give it a little character.  I'm digging the brass ring knobs.  I figured they would be pretty easy to come by at Home Depot, but I had a hard time finding them.  I got them from a random online hardware store after a lengthy google search.  I love them!

I haven't figured out how I want to style the dresser and the picture isn't the greatest, but whatever.  I got excited and wanted to show you.  Have a fabulous Thursday!!!!!

Love.

First,  I have the most wonderful husband ever.  He won the Awesome Husband Award twice this week!  Here's why:

1. We were at the lake this weekend and I dropped my favorite earring right next to the dock.  Boo face.  But my totally sweet huz went diving and searching at the bottom of the lake until he found it.  It was a very pleasing experience.
2. My brake pads were non-existent and made a hideous rubbing and dragging sound on the way to work.  Mr. W bought me some new ones and spent the evening changing them for me during a severe thunderstorm so I wouldn't have a carless weekend.  Awesomeness...

I love his face more than words can express and its super hot how handy Mr. W is.  Its pretty great getting to be his Mrs.

P.S.

Eye candy for you.  I'll be showing you my version of this soon!

via Lonny

Get It Girl

Grace Kelly gets it, doesn't she?

A Yummy Cinco de Mayo Meal

I have been on a break from teaching for the past two weeks, so I have a little more time to whip up something a little more labor intensive than our normal "go to" meals.  Mr. W loves it when I get the urge to cook.  We love to celebrate and we love Mexican food, so why not celebrate Cinco de Mayo with some steak tortillas with pico de gallo, grilled potatoes, and guacamole.  I can't take credit for this recipe though.  I had to try it after eating my brother's amazing take on this meal.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

What I'm Listening to Right Now

This band is just really doing it for me right now.  I heard this song while I was being a hipster at Urban Outfitters and I just had to ask about it.  

And a New Chair Too!

There is a little nook under the window that was holding Oscar's dog bed.  It was in need of a little love and character.  All it needed was a funky chair and little side table from T.J. Maxx and this "no man's land" became a vignette!  

I couldn't pass up this chair from Goodwill.

A little paint and and some new fabric brought this sad little side chair back to life!

Of course, this little table wouldn't look right without the beautiful yellow daffodils that

my friend Sarah brought me!

Goodwill Chair...........5$

Paint.....................11$

Fabric.....................8$

T.J. Maxx Table........50$

Anthropologie Bowl.....8$

Ikea Vase.................2$

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Vignette = 84$