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Hearts To You

by Jen | Feb 14, 2014 | Fun Style, Happiness at Home, Inspired Style, Interior Decorating

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Birmingham Landscape Architects & Designers Troy Rhone Garden Design

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Bedroom by Toronto Photographers Stephani Buchman Photography

Family Room by San Francisco Interior Designers & Decorators arthurmclaughlin

Bedroom by Vancouver Interior Designers & Decorators The Cross Design

Eclectic Bedroom by Los Angeles Photographers Alex Amend Photography

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Happy Valentine’s Day~Jen

Sherlock on the BBC is back. Or. Why Wallpaper is the Coolest.

by Jen | Jan 20, 2014 | Inspired Style, Interior Decorating

Sherlock via BBC

Don’t you just love it when you find a show on TV that you wait for each week and never disappoints? Sherlock on the BBC is back and I am so excited. I just finished watching the 2 hour season premier and it was worth the ONE YEAR wait. Of course the whole time I’m watching it I’m staring at the interiors of each scene. I don’t think there is a solid color wall to be found—it’s wallpaper and more wallpaper. Which sounds really boring to talk about except that it’s not. Wallpaper is back baby. And why that is interesting is that I’m calling it here. I was into tortoiseshell glasses before Elaine on Seinfeld made it trendy. I loved the whole Paris decorating trend before Ballard designs took ahold of it. And don’t get me started on Navy and Chartreuse. You’ve already heard me rant in previous posts. (It was me…only Brandy listened:) So I’m saying right here Wallpaper is Back.

Sherlock via BBC

John’s wedding. Sherlock via BBC

Sherlock via BBC

Hallway ~ sherlockology.com

Irene Adler’s House ~ sherlockology.com

Other Inspiration:

Bedroom by Dublin Interior Designers & Decorators Think Contemporary

Bedroom by Brooklyn Architects & Designers Loadingdock5 Architecture PLLC

Living Room by Other Metro Photographers Fotograf Lisbet Spörndly

Laundry Room by Minneapolis Interior Designers & Decorators Lucy Interior Design

Staircase by Los Angeles/Lisa Borgnes Giramonti

Dining Room by Los Angeles/Lisa Borgnes Giramonti

Dining Room by New York Architects & Designers Dufner Heighes Inc

Kids Room by Toronto Interior Designers & Decorators Heather Lisi

Kitchen by Durham Interior Designers & Decorators Heather Garrett Design

Office by Chicago Interior Designers & Decorators Jessica Lagrange

Bathroom by Ryland Peters & Small | CICO Books

Home Office by Boston Architects & Designers ZeroEnergy Design

Bathroom by Brooklyn Architects & Designers Neuhaus Design Architecture, P.C.

Home Office by New York Architects & Designers Dufner Heighes Inc

Kitchen by San Francisco Photographers Ed Ritger Photography

Home Office by Woodbury Design-Build Firms Michael Lee, Inc

Home Office by Vancouver Interior Designers & Decorators Gaile Guevara

Brooklyn Photographers Rikki Snyder

Sherlock via BBC

Color of the Year, Radiant Orchid. Or…Decorating with Purple.

by Jen | Jan 16, 2014 | Happiness at Home, House Tours, Inspired Style, Interior Decorating

Kitchen by Brooklyn Photographers Rikki Snyder

If you want to keep up with what is trending in 2014–the “it” color is RADIANT ORCHID–pinkish-purple-fuchsia. Pantone, a global authority on color, picks a color each year, and this color will appear everywhere in home decor, fashion, and more. Here’s some inspiration.

Living Room by Philadelphia Home Stagers Busybee Design

Porch by Toronto Architects & Designers post Architecture

Kitchen by Simi Valley Kitchen & Bath Designers Kitchens Etc. of Ventura County

Living Room by Los Angeles Media & Bloggers Dabito

Bedroom by Austin Interior Designers & Decorators Blink.is Design

Living Room by Los Angeles Interior Designers & Decorators Emily Ruddo

Beach Style Bedroom by Houston Interior Designers & Decorators Munger Interiors

Living Room by Honolulu Interior Designers & Decorators CIH Design

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Home Office by Bala Cynwyd Design-Build Firms Design Manifest

Austin Photographers Robert K. Chambers

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Cozy Rooms

by Jen | Jan 14, 2014 | House Tours, Inspired Style, Interior Decorating

Rustic Bathroom by Jackson Design-Build Firms Big-D Signature

All my Christmas decorations have been put away but my mantles, shelves, and tables are bare. Why is it every year I have zero recollection as to how it all looked before the Christmas explosion? I cannot remember what went where. I love Christmas because everyone is excited, happy and kind–until the week or so before when suddenly everyone becomes tired, grumpy and stressed–and then sick. I really don’t love Christmas so much when it’s just over. As in O-V-E-R and it’s January and you are staring at a wilting Christmas tree with ornaments drooping low low low, and all the stuff you received as gifts are lying around homeless, and your refrigerator is FULL of food that is leftover and old, and your house looks like you gave a New Year’s Eve party to 100 angry people–only you didn’t, and well you are just spent-in both senses of the word.

So, maybe I’m really glad it’s over. I’m ready for something new. Oh wait, I’m moving, again. That’s not really new. It’s old. As in moving is so old. But it will be a new place, sort of. A new house. Know anyone who wants to rent their house to me? It must be big, gorgeous, affordable, centrally located to the Pentagon (forgot to mention I’m moving to Washington, DC), in a good school district, and take pets. I can dream. I have a Dream–it is DC isn’t it?!

I have a million things to do right this minute but I can’t get off the couch. I have coffee. It’s quiet. It’s raining. It’s very peaceful in a if -I -squint -my eyes -and -only -look -at my -to -do -list -upside -down -it -doesn’t -look -so -long way. I have company coming, a baby shower to throw, housework to do, projects to finish and starkly bare mantles, shelves and tables. And I need to find a new place to live.

But it’s raining outside and I have coffee, and a little peace.