absence makes the heart grow fonder?

{mandy's bedroom, 16 house}

Oh goodness- sorry I've been away the past several days. Things have gotten a bit hectic around here, but I think they'll be slowing down back to normal once this holiday weekend is over.

It's 3am and my brain is officially fried from all the homework problems I've been tending to...seeing a picture of Mandy's cozy-looking bedroom doesn't help my heavy eye syndrome, but certainly gives me an incentive to finish quickly. I wish Oregon was tiny enough to cozy up on my pillow. However, I think she rather prefers this position instead...


sweet dreams! See you in the morning!

Living Room Inspiration

I've been trying to keep myself super busy ever since Salman went off to med school. One thing that has kept me occupied is looking for ideas to change around my apartment. It's a bit of a dull spot with very dark colors all over the place. I'm hoping to brighten it up! So far, I've kept the bedroom as light as possible, but the living room is a whole other story.

Salman sent me this design page by The Selby- here are some of the images. I love how the white color doesn't take over the apartment- it's still a very eclectic space, but also looks clean and refreshing.

Kitchen inspiration

I wish I were handy enough to construct this open shelving for my dishes...and the spice rack above...

{via here}

Green Gaze

I love these window gardens, profiled today on NPR. I'm hoping to try my hand at indoor gardening this summer, since we have such a huge amount of sunlight pouring in the frenchdoors of our living and dining rooms.


I am astounded by people's ingenuity!

The Brooklyn (Apartment) Beat

Brooklyn strikes me as quirky with a sense of class. It's like a young adult coming into their own. Take a look at these images from today's NYTimes slideshow and don't tell me you disagree...

I love the earthy tones and simplistic nature of these rooms. There's not a lot of distractions. Very simple.

Sunday Space

Sorry this is a bit belated- Sunday got away from me somehow...

{via here}

I want to go swimming in this room.