Halloween

This year, I've been really dying to host a Halloween party. This summer when I would stop in at Goodwill, I would find so many cheap things that I thought could be transformed to make the greatest Halloween decor, so since then I've been burning to have one. Unfortunately, I have a huge exam the Monday after, so its probably not going to happen. :( I was looking tonight through some of Martha Stewart's Halloween decorations, and found some fabulous place settings.

I think this last one would be better for a fall dinner party than for Halloween, but I love the white pumpkins. These pictures are making me want to host a party so badly! I'll have to try to figure something out.

All images via Martha Stewart

Lightening

I'm sitting in the kitchen on my apartment right now looking at the crazy lightening storm outside. There is some occasional thunder but no rain yet...just tons of lightening. It is making me miss the summer night when we sat outside in my friend's garage for hours and just watched the storm and talked. It's a perfect night to curl up and be lazy. Whats your favorite thing to do when its storming and you've got nothing to do?

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Candice Olson

In my further attempts to procrastinate everything related to school, I found myself wandering around aimlessly online, just clicking here and there. I wound up on HGTV's website, where of course I had to check on Candice Olson's page (my favorite...as you know). I have now found myself dreaming about some of her beautiful bedroom transformations, wishing my room as school was half as cozy as these.

I love the brown pattern everywhere-on the curtains, the pillows, and the carpet. And that chair is fantastic. I'm really liking mirrored furniture lately, maybe this will have to be a consideration for the future (if i could learn to deal with fingerprints...)

I would cozy up by that fireplace and lounge the day away (maybe actually doing some hmwk)

Love the chairs. I think grey is such a soothing color, perfect for a bedroom!

Me wants that carpet!

Ugh...who wouldn't kill to have a master bedroom like this. Its HUGE!

Everything is so beautiful. So tell me...whats your favorite part of your own bedroom, or whats one thing you would change?

All images via HGTV (Candice Olson)

Needing to Study

Today I could really use a room like this and a big comfy chair so that I can curl up and actually get some studying done. I have my first exam of the semester tomorrow, and I'm totally unmotivated right now! But I think this little understated library is quite the beauty...maybe it would inspire me to get something done. So for now, I'm off to work, but I hope to have pics of a DIY project up tonight :)

Enjoy your sweet Sunday.

Image via Traditional Home.

Can't Resist

One more because I simply can't resist. Seriously one of my favorite pictures for a bathroom I've ever seen. I'm dying.

Via Lonny

Lonny!

I woke up this morning to a nice surprise in my inbox...my email from Lonny! I've only had time to start looking at the magazine, but as I sit here tonight and watch Grey's Anatomy I'm looking through the archives of pictures, saving many of them for my "future" files. Here are some of my favs:

I love the punches of pink, and the grey sofa and ottoman! And check out that beautiful carpet!

I love the mantel! Again, the pink candlesticks are perfect, and those candlestick holders are just stunning!

Love everything here...check out those lamps! Love the pillows, the floral prints chairs, and the blue zebra ottomans! I'm really likin' that coffee table too, and the books neatly stacked up. I'm not sure if I would like that look in my own house because I like a little cleaner look, but its perfect here.

Not much to say about this besides complete perfection!!

Blue and white looks so pretty together, especially in this room. And I am completing adoring that mirror behind the dining room table!!

I can never get enough white!

Sorry for the picture overload...and that was just the living room section. If you haven't seen Lonny yet...what are you waiting for?!?

All images via Lonny

Candice :)

It's no secret that I absolutely love Candice Olson. Seriously, love. I just recently got DVR, and I have every episode of Divine Design recording whenever it is on. Great thing for me to watch at night before I fall asleep. I just came across a few images of hers, and they have left me stunned as always.

Hello beautiful! I love all the mirrored glass, it looks so elegant. I think this would be the most stunning dressing table.

Welcome to my dining room...I WISH! Black and white are my favorite colors together, and I love when dark furniture is mixed with light furniture. I think it brings such depth to the room. I love the wingback chairs at the ends of the dining table, and that chandelier is simply divine :)

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