Apartment Therapy Blogger Spotlight: Micki Howl (aka one of my bestest frennies)

(her and her husband)

ok, so my beautiful friend Micki has been blogging over at AT from Dallas for awhile now, and I'm not gonna lie...every Tuesday I get pretty pumped about what she is going to post about next.  a couple posts ago she wrote about gallery walls, literally right before I went on a search about the subject...its like she read my mind! :) so please go check out her posts and maybe, just maybe one day there will be a Dallas page on AT next to the NYC, LA, etc. pages:

Micki's posts on Apartment Therapy

BHLDN (pronounced "beholden")

ahhhhh!!!! i am so incredibly excited about BHLDN launching yesterday.  what a perfect way to launch anthropologie's wedding line- on valentines day!***  head over to Oh Joy!'s blog to check out some behind the scene photos from a BHLDN photo shoot.

a day late...but i say that you should treat everyday like valentines day when you are interacting with your loved ones. so cheers to everyday being LOVE day!!!  and cheers to pretty images!

Love, Love, Love.

some heart-shaped Valentine's Day gifts out there right now that i'm totally diggin':

Row 1: Heartbeater Whisk ($12), Heart Shaped Hole Punch ($18), Measure Your Love Cups ($14)

Row 2: Love Me Tender Cookie Cutters ($10), Made with Love Cutting Board ($20), Heart Clipped a Beat Paperclips ($8.99)

Row 3: Lighthearted Mug ($17.99), Loving Spoonfuls Set ($7.99)

New Z-Gallerie Line

every season Z-Gallerie picks a color to highlight in their line of home accessories.  the current season's pick is an AQUAMARINE/TURQUOISE type color...and can I just say, that I am love with some of their new items! check these out:

so I say to you, be bold and add a little splash of color to your place this year!



New Frilly Bedding!!!***

How fun is this?!  I can't wait for the rest of my room to be finished...

a little office inspiration for my little creative nook in my place.  what i definitely want:

1. an inspiration board  (already collected all the pretty, little things i will put on it)

2. little glass jars filled with colorful office supplies

3. a vibrant, patterned circle rug that will pop against all the white and gray going on in my place

4. a collage wall of various framed prints

5. and of course, a cute desk chair

i did already get a few desk accessories that i am pretty excited about:

the boxes are actually more of a turquoise color which is my accent color throughout my living room area.  i got them at a major discount at Crate and Barrel's outlet store.  the other desk accessories (aren't they so cute and girly?!) you can get from either Container Store, Office Depot, See Jane Work, etc.

ok enough of that.  now im on the hunt for the perfect Valentine's Day outfit :)

Snow Day!!!***

I'm soooo excited that its been snowing for the past 12 hours!  Snow days for me = no work, wearing comfy clothes allll day, getting caught up on my knitting, and of course wearing cozy, handmade hats (my bestest grandma made it for me).

Hope everyone is snuggled up watching good movies in this weather.  I am gonna go play in the snow here soon....I'm itching for a good ole snowball fight!!!

Redecorating my Place

Recently I have been on a little redecorating kick in my house.  I stored my pub table and chairs in my garage and have now created a little "creative space" for me to get my crafting on.  I really wanted a Parsons Desk from West Elm ($299):

But I found an incredible knock-off at Overstock for under half the price ($143.99)!  I got it a few days ago and it is just as fabulous as I imagined: 

Pretty fantastic right?! Well I have now been on a hunt for the perfect desk chair to go with my new desk.  I don't want just any old chair though.  I have been searching craigslist, consignment shops, ebay, etc.  If it sells chairs, I have probably looked there.  I want something unique, french, girly, baroque, king louis-esque, and of course...PRETTY.  Here are some of the lust-worthy chairs I have been inspired by:

  

Hope you guys are having a fabulous week!

Holy Moly

Hey kiddos!  I can't believe I haven't posted in such a long time.  I have been crazy busy with studying for the CFA and the holidays.  Now that those are both over (studies will start back up soon), I am going to start back up on my blogging!  Anyway, I hope you all have a grand weekend!