Something's Gotta Give

I am in love with the house from that movie! Like crazy in love. It was on TV yesterday during Lizzie's late nap and instead of cleaning the very neglected living room, I ended up lying on the couch and watched the whole film from start to finish. I could feel my decorator heart yearning for a house like that one. I love that it is beachy but not beach themed. The entire movie, I only saw one seashell. Complete and total perfection!

The white walls, enormous windows, cushy furniture and black accents were making me want to gut everything in my home and start over to make something resembling that gorgeous house. It is perfect. And the piece de resistance is the kitchen. Oh that kitchen. 

The subway tile. White, open cabinets. Black counters. Pendant lights. And that massive island! My dream come true. 

This is one of the major downsides to military life. Constant moving = No time to invest in a dream home. It will be nothing but rentals for the time being. Sure we have friends that have bought houses and made them their dream spaces. But for us, we will wait until we can make our dream home our forever home. I can't wait until we are living in it and for more then three years! But unfortunately (or fortunately), that wont be anytime soon; but I can keep on designing until then. I am pretty sure this is exactly what I want; at least for now : )

What does your dream house look like?

New Home, New Decor

I think I found the direction for my new office/craft room. I want to keep everything as light and airy as possible for our new house. Most of our stuff now is heavy and dark (most of it was Hubby's before we got married, you know how that goes) and I want to try to add a slightly feminine touch to our new spaces. 

So, I kind of raided the Dot & Bo website today and loaded up my cart with a whole bunch of goodies that I love but frankly cannot afford them all. These are the catches that are not only adorable but affordable. Nothing on this list is over 35 bucks! 

1.   That clock. I love an old fashioned alarm clock, but I can only find them in plain silver and I have no way of cracking the face open to paint it without possibly destroying it. This one is perfect for that little bit of color in an all white room.

2.   Glass candy dish. It had been making the Pinterest rounds a few months ago and I finally found where I can buy it. Yay! Get ready anyone who walks into my crafty space, you will leave with a handful of sour skittles. 

3.   Gold scratch map. I am very guilty of taking pictures on trips and they stay either on my phone or make it to print and live in drawers to never be seen. This is the perfect way to not only display our travels but keep an eye on the places we haven't been to yet. And imagine how satisfying would it be to get home and scratch another country off! 

4.   Yellow accessory tray. I am not sure if it is a large cat, a badger or what but I love the color of this catch-all tray. It would go along perfectly with that clock. 

5.   Cities desk calendar. Who wouldn't love to look at a new, gorgeous drawing of a fabulous city every month? That 50s, 60s map design is one of my favorite styles of art. It is feminine but still very Mad Men. I think Hubby will like it. And even if he doesn't, it's going in my space anyway. lol. 

Happy Tuesday!    

Home Sweet {virginia} Home

 Hello 2014! We are back home and all of us are absolutely exhausted. You may remember from previous posts that Hubby, me and Miss Luna all packed up and drove 3,236 miles (yes, I google mapped it) to Texas then Florida and back. How we fit all of our luggage, gifts and a collie into our Mustang I will never know. So naturally, this will be one big, huge catch up on everything that has happened these past few weeks. Get ready for a photo dump of epic proportions!

Mommy, Luna time 

Check out that fancy seat belt, Leopard. 

Begging Daddy for attention

That is how Luna likes to relax on road trips. In between her naps and staring down other cars down, she likes to perch up on our shoulders and beg for kisses and pettings. What a brat. Thank goodness she's adorable. 

So spoiled. 

When we got Texas it was nothing but family time 24/7. It was fantastic. I loved every minute of it, especially relaxing on the couch with my sisters. We don't get to spend nearly enough time together, just hanging out and doing nothing always beats out a night of bar hoping. 

 

So comfy 

Finally, another blondie for Chloe to hang out with!

It wouldn't be Christmas without a craft or two! This one is based off of the craft that was floating around Pinterest all month like wild fire. My mom and I joined forces and finished this baby in 2 days. We were awfully proud of it.

And you know the halls weren't the only thing that was decorated. Oh no sir. Look at the puppies! 

Lucy Girl, looking cute

Luna, as festive as ever

Max, that jerk. Good thing he is cute too! 

Tallulah, nothing fits her so she gets the hat

Jack and Mini Penny round out the clan

And yes, all of those dogs are my Momma's puppies. It looks like a rescue house and is as loud as a kindergarten class, but it's home :) 

Then it was Christmas Eve. 

The sisters, Hubby and I went over to my Dad's house to do the traditional family gathering and gift exchange. Otherwise known as, spoil the littlest ones and white elephant for the adults. It's always a lot of fun to see who steals the bottles of liquor from each other. (We stole a nice bottle of rum!)  

White elephant gifts and A Christmas Story. Perfect.

My uncle the photographer. Always ready :)

Family photo by the fire pit.

My Grandmother got lucky and scored the Beaver Nuggets

Everyone loves a frying pan!

My sister Katie and her new mini me cousin 

We should send out a cousin x-mas card next year! 

Christmas was really good this year. I loved having all of the people I care for in the same city at the same time. But of course every good thing has to come to an end so all of us out-of-towners rounded out our Corpus time by going to the coolest place in town: Tipsy Canvas! It is exactly what it sounds like, you paint and drink :) Chloe, my blondie sister, bought us all a class for Christmas and it was the best time. We snacked, drank wine, laughed like hyenas and yeah there was a little painting in there too. 

I think they all turned out pretty good. We are a talented bunch!

It was a great week in Texas. Full of family and friends and lazing around. The best combination for a sensational vacation. I wish it could have lasted a few days longer, but after we pilled back into the car, it was back to business. House hunting business. So after two days of travel and a new year beginning, we made it to Pensacola, Florida.   

I love the colors

I was ready to go full on HGTV House Hunters mode when we got to Florida. "I like the vibe." "It's not in my favorite neighborhood." "I can't walk to anything." "How are the school districts?" (even though we don't have kids, lol) But after only 1 day of looking, we found it!  

I am so excited that we found it so fast. We got so lucky with this place. Lots of space, a huge backyard for Luna to play in for hours, and less then a mile from friends we have down there. It's perfect. It will be my newest project for the new year. I already doubled my House Decor board on Pinterest with ideas. My D-I-Y board is next to get the sudden influx of pins. You know what that means...more craft posts! It is almost time to make my new house my new Home Sweet {florida} Home. Get ready. 

Homesick

I am homesick. I miss Texas. Hubby is on a boat right now, so automatically, the homesickness sets in. It doesn't matter how short or long he takes off for, that "wanna go home" feeling always kicks in. When he's not here, my Home Radar switches to Texas. I'm still not sure what I miss the most when I get homesick. Is it the family? Of course, what am I some kind of animal? Mommy and Daddy, I love yall! My friends? Yeah I always miss them; Katie Pap, I love you best friend :) Or maybe it is the fact that my home state is Texas. It is one of the best places that has ever existed. Just listen to the State Song. 

Yeah, I know, it's a heavy song. But good huh? I think I miss the whole package of everything that is in Texas. My family, my friends, my hometown and Texas itself. It might be time to hop on a plane for a short trip, but I will wait for Hubby to get back. What I would love to do is take a road trip. Not to Texas but in it. If you have ever driven from El Paso to Orange you know that just getting out of this great state is a task and a half! I wanna shove Hubby with me and some friends and burn up I35, I10, maybe some farm roads and just explore.

I wanna see all of the places in this song that I have never seen before. It is time for a new adventure, and I want a Texas adventure.