love this!

hello there

2011-05-03T11:46:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone, I see that I have a few new followers! Let me just say, that that is exciting and I really appreciate it. But I've decided not to update here anymore. I have another blog, bethandtj.blogspot.com I'll be posting there all the time, and I've got some interior posts coming soon. SO.... please go follow me there! And be sure to leave a comment and introduce yourself :] thanks!!

go here

2011-02-23T07:10:00.000-08:00

If anyone out there reads this blog, and not my other one... well I'm deleting this one. I'm not good at posting on either, but I got a little ahead of myself with two. So go here: just so you know.

Calendar.

2011-02-09T11:50:00.001-08:00

Its not too late to buy a calendar for the year right? Well I found this beauty on Etsy today and a little shop called vanhoosedesign. And it goes with my love for things that look like paint swatches or a color wheel or designy nerd type stuff. So, I'm sharing it with all of you! Meaning... I'm telling you about it, not buying it. But my birthday is coming up soon....

p.s. I'm still working on joining my two blogs, but I am going to consolidate them. This one will merge with my family blog (bethandtj.blogspot.com)

oh my deco

2011-02-05T19:41:00.000-08:00

I'm usually late to the game for everything, but have you heard of mydeco.com? Its awesome! Basically you can create your own moodboards and 3D rooms for freeeeee. I love the free part. So here's what I came up with for our half bath and master bathroom:

guest bath

Master Bath

is two better than one?

2011-01-28T07:57:00.000-08:00

This image popped up on Ohdeedoh just when I've been thinking about re-doing Kemp's room. We have a few vintage-y things we want to keep for him so I think we're going to get some shelves to display and I just want something other than the animal prints I made in there. His crib is just natural wood, I don't think it even has a stain on it so I think painting it would go really well. I also want to try my hand at upholstering soon.

And on a sort of different note: when I started this second blog I had an idea of what I would do with it. But I have a bad memory, and I've kinda lost my blogging steam. I'm not quitting but I think I should move my two blogs together... What do you think? Would it be better to just have one? Does anyone know how to make two blogs morph into one? Hope everyones weekend goes splendidly.

cooking and laundry

2011-01-24T08:29:00.000-08:00

Most days it feels like all I do is cook and clean clothes. And with a son, husband and two boys dogs, everything is always dirty. So heres a kitchen from Coastal Living Magazine that I'm in love with! The faux bois is amazing on the floor, and I'm really loving the pop of yellow.

And I love this room from Canadian house and home magazine and also featured at design*sponge. I love the floral, stripes and map all together. I'm a big fan of mixing prints, I think it adds a good dose of character, charm and is a whole lot more interesting.

I LOVE CHRISTAL!

2011-01-20T09:33:00.000-08:00

OMG, CHRISTAL IS THE BESTEST PERSON EVER IN THE WORLD!! SHE'S SUPER PURDY AND FUNNY AND HAS THE LONGEST LEGS EVERRRRRR. I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SO LUCKY TO KNOW HER! I BET YOU'RE JEALOUS, YOU ARE AREN'T YOU? WOOOHOOOOOOOOO CHRISTAAAAALLLL!!!!

lol.... i love you too, Beth. Really, you flatter me!

heeheeeheeeheee.... :)

xoxo

Ghandi

2011-01-14T06:29:00.000-08:00

Just found this print, and you can download it here, for freeeee. I think its great for a little inspiration each day. And my husband said its very hippiesh of me to like Ghandi... whatevs.

did you watch

2011-01-05T07:40:00.000-08:00

not from the most recent show but I had this picture, because I love their house.

Did you watch How I met Your Mother on Monday? I am still freaking out. Why did they have the countdown? And why was the ending so sad? Why HIMYM why? On a completely unrelated topic, I may or may not have gotten way too emotional over a fictional TV show.

house inspiration

2011-01-03T11:34:00.000-08:00

So, if you haven't, you should check out Design*sponge...I'm not linking to them, they're in my blog roll over there. Every week they host house sneek peeks which are always so inspiring to me. But this one Lara Collins has got me so inspired! I want our house to look pretty much like this. I love the flow of the colors, the whole house is very cohesive. I love the relaxing color scheme. And the artwork everywhere too. And this sneek peek was just up today. Its pretty crazy how much I want to recreate it with out ever seeing it before today. So, thats what is going to keep me busy for the new year.

Let it Snow

2010-12-29T07:45:00.000-08:00

Its snowing again, which is good because its been unusually warm here. And luckily I have lots to do in the house today. Because I do not feel like going out. I just want to curl up in front of the TV with my Freaks and Geeks box set. I'd like my TV area to look like this:

So maybe I'll start working on that. What do your TV centers look like?

Oh Christmas Tree

2010-12-21T07:52:00.000-08:00

And the picture won't rotate, making me believe even more, that it's evil.

Our Christmas tree is not something very special this year. It's special in that its decorated and presents are starting to add up under it. But I'm convinced its evil. It is an evil tree sent to us by some one like Jack the Pumpkin King. First its crooked. The bottom part of the trunk is straight and then somewhere father up it takes a turn left. So just putting it up was frustrating. And its some type of Scottish Fir, which now means to me that it's a death tree. When trying to decorate it the needles were so sharp, it was like being attacked by a tree with real sewing needles on it. We thought that would go away, that it was just freshly cut and would soften up. Nope. It still sucks if we have to hang an ornament back on it.

And the other night while unplugging the lights before going to bed, it fell on me. But really I think it jumped and attacked me. And then I yelped for TJ and when we finally got the thing re-situated, my arms looked like I had been bitten by a thousand fleas from the sharp little needles.

And now its decided to die on us so the needles are everywhere, and my son feeds them to the dog which can't be good at all. Also, Kemp thought it was a good idea to take a bite of a glass ornament.... don't worry, he's fine and was relatively unscratched. But really??

Hope everyone's holidays are going well. I'm enjoying a winter wonderland, but I think I got excited for Christmas too soon and now I'm a little bah humbug. It happens every year. But the fresh snow helps. What do you do to enjoy the season?

wish list

2010-12-06T07:36:00.000-08:00

Here are a few of my hoping for's this season:

corked necklace in color wheel

freaks and geeks

the sonnets and a lovers complaint

classic trench coat

admiral pea coat

coconut by martisse boots in tan

entry

2010-11-06T23:18:00.000-07:00

We just got a new console for the entry way. Mostly so we have a place to put all our stuff right when we walk in the door, and the space where its at needed something to fill the space.

While I would love it to look like the second picture, I think I'm going to tone down the color ( a little) and it will look something like the first picture. I have the credit for the pictures somewhere just can't remember...

QUESTION: DO YOU HAVE DESIGN QUESTIONS? ANYTHING YOU WOULD WANT ME TO WRITE ABOUT, OR FIND? ASK ME! I LOVE THIS STUFF

color

2010-10-20T08:38:00.000-07:00

I think in pictures, maybe most creative types do. And our house needs a lot more color for me to be happy with it. Lately these images have been floating around my brainosphere:

found at design*sponge and strictly simple style.

And I'll leave with a question: what are you up to design wise? creative wise? life-wise? Anything.. I wanna know :]

bookshelf

2010-09-28T09:30:00.000-07:00

source found here

Its nice to know I'm not the only one with a magazine addiction. I'm working on organizing our bookshelf, hopefully to something like this, but with DVDs

sugar and spice and everything nice.

2010-06-28T06:07:00.000-07:00

If you haven't already, click over on Full House. She has great taste, and I get a lot of my inspiration there. But her current post, is about her girls room that she did with $250. Yeah, and it looks great. Even if its not to your taste, you have to appreciate all the hand made and discount shopping that went into it.

wood paneling.

2010-06-25T11:20:00.000-07:00

I wonder what the people in the future will hate as much as we hate wood paneling now?

Anyways, I've been researching, A LOT of ways to deal with wood panel without painting it. And I'm curious as to if anyone has suggestions? Please!

Well, heres two pictures I've found that I really like both from Apartment Therapy:

chalkboard

2010-06-24T11:39:00.001-07:00

I just love the idea of having chalkboard paint somewhere in the House. I think I'd like to put some in Kempers room or play room. Or even our dining room. Plus I have to write everything down if I want to remember it or if I want to think straight so it'd be perfect to write on the wall. And I like the idea of having some framed in the living room for an ever-changing piece of art, like the picture with the Christmas stockings and cards...

vivafullhouse for credit

both at design*sponge

charleston mag

ohdeedoh

outta my head

2010-06-22T06:31:00.000-07:00

I get images stuck in my head just like songs. I can't get these images out of my head. So I'm sharing. The below kitchen I think I'd like to incorporate into our new home. And the living room is what I had in my head when we moved in here, and did not turn out that way at all.

I saw our new house last week... and we're going to be busy with it for a very long time.

both found at design*sponge

a wedding possibility

2010-06-05T11:09:00.000-07:00

So if you know us, you know we didn't have a wedding. We just went to the court house and that was that. And I don't regret it one bit. And wit TJ almost home, we're getting ready to take temple prep classes and we'll finally be sealed.... But I DO want a wedding, I guess the princess in me is coming out. Anyways, this wedding was featured in Martha Stewart Weddings and its pretty much perfect. Except ours will hopefully be held outdoors. I love the dress, I think I'm going to try and find one similar. I know TJ won't like the suit, but the color theme is perfect if he wants to wear his dress blues. Anyways, enjoy.

i can tree the light

2010-04-30T19:47:00.001-07:00

We live in Colorado, in the mountains. Not that they're a pretty back drop, we're right in them. Its snowing, on the last day of April. Anyways... living here has made me want to make our house into some kind of mountain lodge, but with a modern twist of course. So I'm loving this lamp found here.

looove this!

2010-04-28T08:51:00.000-07:00

So, heres my second blog, we'll see how much I ignore this one too! But since I've always got ideas going on in my noggin, I figured I'd share with the world. Your welcome, internet. I got a few comments last time that people looooooved the pictures I found, hence the blog name :]

If I can figure out how, I'll try to get my design posts from the family blog over to here, but I might just end up re-posting. For being apart of the "technology generation" I'm kinda slow at all that.

Anyways, this will contain everything I love which is mostly superficial things that have no purpose other than to take up space in your house, and thats the way I like it. It keeps my brain from hurting ;]

Lemon out.

I love 30 rock.