black and white

November 16, 2011

Remember when I talked about wanting to paint my walls? Well, one of those walls would definitely have a black and white horizontal stripe. I have an unhealthy obsession.

Luckily, I've satisfied it... for now. I took my curtain fabric to Oklahoma where we have officially decided to sew them into horizontal stripes. I also purchased this throw from Ikea.

A bargain at $19.99, especially since I was seriously crushing on this Dwell throw, but didn't want to fork over $150!

P.S. If Santa wanted to bring me those monogrammed chevron place mats, I wouldn't be angry. Also, do those plates look familiar? I'll take those, too.

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green

October 6, 2011

Since I obviously have no idea what I'm doing in our living room, I've moved on to our bedroom which is a little less overwhelming since I don't have so many choices. Here is what our room looks like now:

You can't really tell with this picture, but our bedding is a very light blue.

I've had a hard time narrowing down what I wanted to do for curtains in our bedroom, and then I remembered how well light blue and green go together (they were my second choice for our wedding colors). The hunt for the perfect green curtains has begun...

Here's my little inspiration board for our bedroom. I'm hoping Santa will bring me the headboard for Christmas. The curtain fabric is much more chartreuse than green, but I think it works. And I guess I'll have settle for my beloved stripes in a throw. I have a tendency to want to make everything super girly, so I'm trying to keep a feminine/masculine balance going on here. I think the dark wood and stripes help a little.

These curtains are in the running, but I'm not sure if it's the right green. It sometimes looks a little old fashion to me.

All I really want are these freaking curtains. Seriously, I will pay someone if they can find me this fabric!

I also think this kelly green and gray combination looks pretty fab.

horizontal

October 3, 2011

Horizontal striped curtains... where, oh, where can I find you? I constantly see these fabulous curtains on Pinterest, but they are always custom made. While in San Fran (post on that later) I searched some of the most amazing fabric stores I've ever seen, only to leave empty handed. Nobody sells a thick horizontal striped fabric. Nobody. Luckily Charlie's mom knows how to make curtains, so I think I'll work with her to make some of my own for our curtain-less bedroom.