The living room {it's coming together}

The living room is pulling together slowly, but surely. I still have a new rug addition to share that fits the space and my style more. Most items are reused from our old home just used in a new way.

The wicker chair is one of two that came from our dining room. At first I did not think we could fit a seat here, but after placing it here to get it out of out current dining room it seems to fit well. Extra seating is always a plus too. I also like that is sort of creates an entry way of sorts.

We still need window covers of some sort, but I have yet to bite the bullet on any. At first I thought we would keep the door window bare, but after too many close calls with visitors and not everyone being great a shutting the bathroom door it makes it a must. HA.

I added a simple pumpkin as our fall decor this year. I am trying my hardest to get everything settled in this house by the end of November so pulling out Christmas decor won't add to the chaos or send me into a tail spin over clutter. I have issues.  The horn cup holds my collection of feathers and this piece of art is still a favorite of mine.

Here is the view from the bathroom.

This wall always looked awkward to me for some reason. The whole room is pretty much off center, but after a good rummage through our boxes I came across these prints gifted to me years ago by Vana when she was cleaning out her studio. I had the frames from Target, really wish they still carried them, and used handmade paper that I had on hand to act as a filler for the too big mat. I rather like all the texture and depth it adds. I did buy new pillow covers to simplify my old patterned ones and the end tables are new too. They needed to be small, but big enough to hold lamps since this room has no over head lighting. Proportion was key and these came home as a win. Again I sill need window coverings. I keep on going between woven bamboo romans or a simple fabric roman. Both aren't cheap so I need to make the right decision and only make it once.

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PINK

I can not believe the month is almost over and I have yet to discuss Breast Cancer Awareness month. It's not because it's not near and dear to my heart, it's actually for that very reason I have been putting it off. It was around this time 10 years ago when my mother told me she had cancer. She hid it from me for much too long, but she also realized I would notice something different about her in the coming weeks. I was newly pregnant with Ellie and sick as can be and my mother being my mother was only thinking of my well being. Even now as I right this I have tears running down my face recalling the fear of the unknown I had at that very moment. I was terrified that she would not get to meet Ellie as her cancer was far advanced. I never prayed so hard as I did during that time. My mother had a double mastectomy and is now in full remission. So I beg and plead you to check yourself and remind those you love to do so too.

Taking the Plunge

makingthemove10.26.14

I finally did it! After way too much debate I made the change to squarespace 7 from squarespace 5. In doing so I also gave this little blog a simple makeover. Partly because I had to and mostly because it's been years since I have made any changes. A lot has happened in our life since the last makeover and well it was just that time to make it happen. As I evolve so will this little ole blog. I am crossing my fingers that this is a good change for everyone. I may still need to work out some kinks and if you subscribe I have no idea if it will still work. Please let me know so I can try to fix it if not. I will be adding tags to my posts for easy searching and will add images of the rental house to the bar above as I get more done. Plus did you notice the little "like" heart at the bottom? It reminds me of instagram and well that sends me over the moon. Oh, and we have also been working on an update on our photography site! The old one was being hosted by a site that is retiring at the end of the year so sadly we had to start from scratch. In the end though it made for a much better way to display our art and that's always exciting! You can check that out here. Feedback is welcome for either site! It's so easy to overlook the obvious during redesigns.