michelle armas living room

do you like the new bliggity blog? i had some fun over the weekend.

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we are looking for a starter home right now. it gets me a little giddy because, well... a home of our very own? wouldn't that make you pee your pants too?? so i got to dreaming & brain storming, i put what i learned from school to work & i came up with an inspiration board for my dream living room!

the room is inspired by this michelle armas painting. i adore her work. i noticed myself pinning her stuff again & again onto my pinterest without realizing it! i think she is a great statement for any room!

here's the specs:

blue chair // red pillow // rug // coffee table // yellow vase // blue vase // white vase // books // blue bowl // blue pillows // green pillows // sofa // metallic side table // frame // media console // mirrors // michelle armas painting // floor lamp

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xo lauren

home tour

our home sweet home!! we are settled into our new apartment now, and liking the new space very very much. things i like about our new home the most:

• WINDOWS. {we have always lived in a basement apartment}those babies do not stay shut. 
• the way our front door is positioned on the complex, we basically have our own front lawn. 
• we are the managers now, so we get $100 off of rent. holla!
• it's slightly bigger than our last apartment & so WARM! {basements are cold. always cold.}
• bigger closet. nuff said.

xo lauren

design envy

i'm an interior design student. this means that i spend all of my time in the interior design department on campus & it never gets boring. not even once. i love everything that i am learning and i am pretty good at it, too! except for my drawing classes. i am a not-so-great drawer. yet. {smile}

because i am an interior design student, i subscribe to design magazines. while flipping through i found a photoshoot of keri russell's home & i fell in L.O.V.E.

take a gander.












like i said. L.O.V.E.
the color scheme feels so natural. i love the giant floor mirror in her bedroom, and the armchair in the bathroom? who thinks of that? gorgeous. 

shades of gray

recently, i overheard my manager saying that we'd be allowed to paint our apartment.

since then, i've been dreaming in paint colors. it's pretty dangerous when i get an idea for a new project in my little noggin... travis can attest to this. i've been trying to think of a pretty neutral color for most of the walls, other than beige {because beige = poo}. while looking through some inspiration, i've fallen in love with gray.

beautiful, right? the last photo is my absolute favorite. it's so crisp, light, and airy! it looks like a home where i can just melt. i live for melty houses. travis may or may not be seeing more gray in the future! 
peace & lovelauren

we work & are in love & stuff.

yesterday at work we had a little down time. travis grabbed my hand & pulled me into a dance right there in the middle of the cafe! {i really, really, REALLY wanted to snap a photo. but i didn't want to kill the moment-- i let the urge pass.} i love when trav feels all ooey-gooey like!
travis & i are so blessed to be working together at Sammy's. We love our jobs & our sweet sweet staff!

check those blue eyes! hubba hubba!

i grabbed one of trav's leftover birthday cupcakes to bring to sammy's,
then i stuck it's bum inside a shake. best idea ever! {smacks lips}


have a happy happy day!
p.s. i'm writing this at 9pm on friday night. travis just came home with bags full of junk food...
this means we will be having an awesome study party tomorrow. rock on!

let's talk decor.

so if you know me at all are my mother, or my Travis, or someone who i tell my hopes & dreams to regularly,
you would know that i have big plans for my kitchen.
and that most of those plans include a kitchenaid {still dreaming on that one}
& heaping helpings of chalkboard paint.
i just think it adds so much to a room.
i found some eye candy via the interweb for your pleasure.

i adore this blue stove. i have never quite felt distinctly positive feelings towards a stove before...
but now that i have, i kinda like it.

anyway, there are some of my hopes & dreams for the day.
have you used chalkboard paint in your home?
does it rock as hard as i think it does?
let me know!
peace&love