July 2011

Decorating at our house pretty much halted for the past few weeks. That's why my posting has been scarce, to say the least. As a whole, we have felt overworked, over-scheduled, and completely exhausted. Peanut has not been sleeping well and has been dealing with a slightly irritated ear (not yet an ear infection), so she hasn't wanted to lay down at night. That means that as mom and dad, we don't get to lay down at night - until WAY past our normal bedtime.

I came across this image the other day and thought the space was a wonderful fit for a pre-teen/teenage girl. I love the use of a solid, bold color on the walls and the (what looks like, anyway) inexpensive scrapbook paper in frames as art. The fun print on the window coverings caught my eye, too. I'm a huge fan of solid colors with a little bit of print thrown in to mix things up so the orange walls with the pink chairs, green rug, and white sofa are right up my alley paired with the fun prints used for art and window treatments. I would have loved this room in my early teenage years.

Please forgive me for the lack of posting yesterday, and for the non-design related posting today. I am completely exhausted. Work has really picked up over the last week and I'm struggling to get everything done during the day. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel though, I think I'll make it through :). Now I just want to look at my eyelids for the next 8+ hours. Goodnight!

The one thing I struggle with in our current home is the entirely open floor plan. Ironically, it's also one of the main reasons I was initially attracted to our home. I love the wide, open spaces and the fact that when you're in the kitchen you can still manage to have a conversation with someone in the dining room, living room, or entryway (as long as the kitchen faucet isn't running, that is). The reason I have such a hard time with the open floor plan now is that it is incredibly hard to tie color schemes in from room to room on a large scale.