Aqua + Yellow

My love of aqua is certainly no secret, and I especially love it when it's paired with sunny yellow. These rooms have a fresh, happy feeling that I'm all over right now...

*via decorpad, house beautiful, lonny

DIY Art

I love this Spring-like room with its soothing blue walls, pops of pink, and the perfect placement of a little green fern on the chic white cocktail table. When I saw this image, I was immediately drawn to the piece of art in the background and thought this would be an easy DIY project. All you would need is a large canvas, piece of wood or even a piece of drywall, paint it black with chalkboard paint and write out some of your favorite quotes or song lyrics (in your best cursive) with chalk. Voila- you've got an easy, one of a kind work of art that's simple and stunning!

*via canadian house & home

New things

Remember my major score a couple months back of vintage jewelry and rhinestones? Well, I've been putting my treasures to good use and have made a few pretty things for my shop...

necklaces

hair accessories

*all available here

Green Day

In honor of St. Patty's Day, here are some green-inspired rooms to get you in the spirit of this lucky day...

*via canadian house & home

Spring Fever

This time of year, my thoughts start turning from interiors to exteriors. Thanks to all of the rain we've had the last few months, my yard (and everyone else's in Phoenix) turned into a sea of weeds pretty much overnight. I spent the weekend cleaning up the yard and now I'm ready to pretty it up with some flowers. The bright & cheery colors of these Ranunculus I spotted at Lowe's yesterday have me all a flutter...

I'll be back tomorrow with more design-related posts, I hope it's starting to look like Spring wherever you are!

Black and White Friday

Black + white + aqua + lime = all of my favorite colors rolled up into one chic little reading nook.

Have a great weekend!

*via lonny

Nesting Newbies

I'm really liking the online magazine trend that has begun, though I'm not sure they can ever replace the printed shelter publications that that we all know and love. There's nothing like flipping through a new magazine, feeling each crisp page in your hand, marking the pages you like, or tearing them out to save in you idea file. However, the online magazines are a great source of inspiration and an easy way to get your design fix in an instant gratification (and did I mention free?) way. Lonny seems to be a hit so far and now I've just discovered another one, Nesting Newbies. As the title hints, this online magazine covers topics that help you to feather your nest with decorating, cooking and entertaining ideas.

Here are a few highlights from the current Winter issue, notice all of the black & white rugs:

There's also an easy tutorial for this funky do-it-yourself lampshade:

Have you checked out Nesting Newbies yet? What is your opinion on online magazines?