Monday Inspiration

From fall to winter already?! What is up with that...

Might as well embrace it. Bring on white, wooden, rustic rooms, sweaters, candles, and hot cocoa!

Oh, and I desperately need decor for behind my bed. Wall gallery of pictures? Random wall art?

Do I smell any DIYs???

{cabin-like room, explore.dream.discover}

{cozy room, apartment therapy}

{wooden candles, apartment therapy}

{perfect winter sweats, ae}

{cool wreath, refinery 29}

{cool decor, apartment therapy}

{love this, apartment therapy}

{minimalistic, home dream home}

{wall gallery, apartment therapy}

{want one, anthropologie}

{cozies!}

{sweater pillows}

always,

cristinamarie

Rooms of the Day - {Away from Sandy}

With Hurricane Sandy taking over the East Coast, everything's been a bit gloomy around here. 

Being home for Fall Break, I expected a bit more excitement and warmth. In my mind, I associate fall with warm fuzzies, big sweaters and boots, blankets, and snuggling. Instead I've received an umbrella and some weights to keep me from flying away. Not happy about that.

I wish I could just escape to somewhere fresh and airy.

Someone build me a room like these...

{katelindello}

{apartment therapy}

{apartment therapy}

Take me to a nice crisp, wooden lodge far, far away from the water. As much as I love the summer days, fall has always been my favorite season. I just want to be around some fresh air, bright light, and some peace & quite. Well, Hurricane Sandy...you're making that pretty impossible for me.

More blogging time though!
Until next time...

Room Tour!

I guess you could say this is procrastination at its finest...

Final on Monday, blogging right now. nbd.

Well the good news is that since I've been sick this week, I was able to finish my room! YAY! Not only does this feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders, but I finally get the satisfaction of crossing things off my House To-Do List !!!! And let's face it...although making lists is probably one of my favorite pastimes, crossing things off is an even better feeling. (Probably because I rarely ever get to cross anything off.) 

The only thing I have left to do is add wall decor for behind my bed and the wall the full mirror is on. Any suggestions?!

{dresser area}

{white bedding, peak of the area rug}

{desk area}

{reading chair}

{closet wall}

{vanity area}

{vanity gallery wall}

{chevron table, mustard ottoman}

{full length mirror}

{peak-a-boo closet}

{shoes, studded loafers}

{finished closet}

Okay...HOMEWORK TIME. baiii

Weekend PIC Up

Now that I'm back at school I've been a little bit more busy getting settled in and starting up classes again.

I've been working a lot on my room so you can expect a post on that soon! (hopefully..) The only thing that's really holding me back is the gallery wall by my vanity with all my jewelry being displayed. My mom's supposed to be coming soon to help me work on it though.

Anyways...here's an update on my life through my iPhone!

 {outfit of the day, first day of class!}

 {I think I found my large mirror! And only $60! <3 marshalls}

{loving chai tea lattes in my bed/new room}

Weekend PIC Up

Weekend sum up...

Like I said, pictures make me seem more interesting. Kinda...

 {outfitoftheday, OOTD, shopping}

 {can't get enough of 50 Shades}

{best friend}

 {haunting me...need to find one}

{determined to find one of these for my room!}

Stay tuned for my DIY Chevron table! I still can't believe that I was able to do that. I always try to be crafty, and usually it backfires. We'll see what you think!

Night{mare} stand

After four years of college -- 2 years in the dorms, 2 years off campus -- for my 5th year, I decided to make this year perfect. At least in terms of my room...especially after having a closet for a room last year.

I started out by painting my room a pleasant and relaxing grey/tan. Then, after hours and hours on Pinterest, I came up with a bunch of projects that I want to do. As they get done one by one, I'll be blogging about them, so don't worry!

My next step is to get a nightstand. I have been on the hunt for one ALL summer! But nothing is ever quite right...there goes my inability to make decisions again. I've been using the drawers that go under desk for now -- MUY inconvenient.

My first thought, obviously, was...IKEA! My heaven. But through my ongoing search, I still can't make a decision. :(

Originally I had seen this one when my mom and I first walked in. I thought it looked very cute and was a good size (especially the surface area on top). But then it seemed to be clunky once I saw the next one.

{Ikea}

I saw this one later on in the store with the rest of the nightstands. I liked the airy feel to it and its simplicity. I also like that you could put books and stuff on the bottom and see them. The only thing that didn't sell me on this one was the fact that it wasn't as wide or as deep as the other one. By about 2 inches both ways.

{Ikea}

Once I got home -- without a night stand -- I started looking online again hoping that the perfect night stand would somehow miraculously appear. Since I kind of had more of a feeling of the look I wanted, searching was a little easier. I came across this one on both the Target and Walmart sites. It was kind of like a compromise between the 2 previous ones. It was a little wider and deeper, and had that airy feel. The only thing about this one is that it isn't as tall. I'm gonna have to go see it in person.

{Walmart or Target}

Decisions, decisions, decisions...my enemies. Although it sucked leaving Ikea without a night stand, again...I did end up buying a bookshelf for my room! My mom and I had gone back and forth on whether or not I should buy one. Then, when we figured I should, the impossible mission of deciding what kind of bookcase I should get began. Even though I love white furniture and the look of traditional bookcases, I didn't want my room to seem too packed with harsh, brute furniture.

So I settled on this!

{Ikea}

I love how it's so open and accessible! The top 3 shelves have a glass bottom, which gives even more of an open feeling.

I can't wait until my room is completely finished! But I am enjoying the process of getting there.