Pink is In!!

For several months, I have been watching the trend of using pink in bathrooms. It makes total sense!! Pink light is the most flattering for all skin tones. Who doesn't want to look their best while getting ready? It also adds a bit of romance into the bathroom as well! Why stop at the bathroom, why not the bedroom too?

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Although I love this idea, I also think that it is essential to keep your tile and porcelain neutral. Otherwise it will look like an outdated bathroom and alot more expensive to update when you want a new look!

Pantone has just released the 2011 color of the year, and yes it's PINK!!  Ta-Da.....

Here are some great PINK rooms!

I am excited about pink rooms! Last year's pantone color was Turqouise and it was everywhere, I wonder if 2011's honeysuckle will be a strong color in the design field.

What do you think about pink? Would you put it in your own house- other than a little girl's room?

No Kids in Master Bedroom?

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I was researching ideas for master bedroom design (for our house) and came across this article about keeping "kids and family" out of the bedroom. This room is all about you and your spouse--no one else! No pictures with kids, family, or friends; no kids sleeping in the bed with you during the night; nothing that reminds you of your kids or family, WHATSOEVER.

This sounds super harsh to me!!!


















Their reasoning is that this room is about you and your spouse. It's your little niche that CAN be child-free, so why not make it child-free? They say that it makes a couple stronger and lets them communicate things, other than kids, more effectively.

Some of my friends have begun having children and it made me think about this idea a bit. I'm not sure how I feel about this theory. I understand the it, but isn't YOUR room supposed to be about things that you LOVE? Like your kids? Like your friends? Like your family?
Hmmm....

I would love to hear your opinion on the matter!!

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Say Goodbye to 2010!

What a wonderful year 2010 has been for us! I couldn't think of a better way to do my last post of the year than by a photo montage of our year....(pretend to hear the song "I've Had the Time of my Life" playing in the background, ha!)

Our tiny little apartment that we lived only 2 short months in before we moved up to Dalton!

Our front door, hate that it's blurry!

Our TINY kitchen!

Our TINY tree.

We moved into our apartment in Dalton in the freezing cold, it actually snowed on us as we unpacked the uhaul!

A couple of months after we moved to Dalton, we started a BIG project....

 Then we decided we could be handy and hang the drywall in our bonus room ourselves....

 

NOT doing that again! We had someone mud/tape and finish out the drywall. We then chose to paint the room. The walls were easy, but the ceiling was very difficult! We used a flat enamel paint and I was extremely happy with the results!

Greg installed the lights and wired the room for surround sound. (This will be his Man Room). Now all we need to do is install the carpet, door, and trim!

We enjoyed our summer in the house..so did our pets!

While I waited for an interior design job to open up, my in-laws asked me to design their master bath remodel.

Before

In Progress

We are soooo close to being done!


Greg and I went on our 1 year anniversary trip in October. We took an 8-day cruise in the Carribbean--it was wonderful!!

Oprah's House in Antigua

We were blessed to go to the BEST game Auburn played in 2010 and sat in the Bama section!!! We got to see this...

taken by the one and only Mery McMillan :)

and this...

Then the best part of the year-- I got a real job! woo hoo!

Christmas came around and although, we didn't go crazy with decorations, I thoroughly enjoyed having a new home to celebrate in!

Then on Christmas day, our house got almost 4" of snow!! Although we were warm and toasty in South Alabama, our wonderful neighbors snapped this photo for us!

Now, as I am finishing up this post, I am decorating our house for New Years!! We have SEVEN people staying with us for the weekend to celebrate! It is going to be a blast! (I just hope our hot water heater is ready for 9 people, ha!!)


I LOVE decorating for New Years--it's one holiday that I can use super tacky-decorations everywhere and not have to apologize for it later! haha!

Our hats, tiaras, and champagne flutes for the weekend!

To you and yours...I hope you have had a wonderful 2010 and an even better 2011!

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