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isn't this the cutest little spot for a nice cup of coffee with a friend?

living room style board

Today I created my first style board for my living room.  Here it is:

(all pieces from ikea, west elm, target, joss and main, cb2, pottery barn, and restoration hardware.)

Since I'm still learning how to use my mac, I ended up saving all the images, putting them together in word, taking a screen shot, cropping the screen shot, and saving.  Nuts.  I know there has got to be an easier way to do this.  I downloaded gimp but am still trying to figure that out too.  

Anyway, I think I did a pretty good job considering all the crap I went through!  Some of the things I already have in my apartment - the tv/tv stand, the white bookshelf, and a similar blue lamp - but the rest is stuff I'd like to someday decorate with.  Especially the karlsdad couch(es) from ikea.  Love the modern feel to them.  Oh and the amazing peekaboo coffee table from CB2.  Want it.

life in alexandria

I am completely loving my stay up in alexandria. Though the weather was quite hot the first couple of days (and spurred several shopping trips for airy, light clothes), it has definitely cooled down. The past couple of days this week have been absolutely GORGEOUS. Love it. Yesterday, I went into dc to meet Lindsey for dinner - and I took a couple of pics on the way in on my phone:

The pics turned out much better than expected.  Sometimes I don't think I give my iphone enough credit - I thought they'd be horrible.  Guess I need to start taking more!  Last night, it rained briefly, but then turned out to be a lovely evening in georgetown! I seriously want to live in georgetown. Love it!!

painting

Painting relieves so much stress for me! Here are some things I'm working on (and you may see in my etsy shop in the future!):

it makes me happy! :)

getting back in the game

Soo I've been gone for awhile.  I was busy graduating, getting a "real" job, planning a wedding, etc.  Now that that phase is over, it's time for me to actually figure out what I want to do with my life.  I really have no idea what in the world I want to do! I flip flop between becoming an architect, a physician, an interior designer, a teacher, an event/wedding planner, a physician's assistant, etc...I feel so clueless!  I do know that I love being creative and that I'm passionate about creating things.  I guess it's time to explore!  Oh, and I'd love to be doing it in this apartment (thinking it's in NYC), with this sofa and of course alllll of these shoes!!!! :)  This picture just makes me really happy!

image via vogue.com