Hello Spring!!

HELLO SPRING! (That is what I imagine Dozer the Mini Donkey was thinking when I snapped his picture.)

These are photos I took a few weeks ago of my adorable nieces and nephew. Spring Time Photo Shoot!


D would NOT sit still on the backdrop so we settled for a nearby ladder.

But C & T were good little subjects :)

I have really been enjoying the flowering trees that are around my house.

Gotta LOVE Spring! What have you been doing in the beautiful spring weather? (That is...assuming you have been having nice weather like we have in Western PA)

Bathroom Before & After

I bought my first home (well, townhome) in November and have been decorating ever since! I have loved this part of the home buying experience! I have been wanting to share what I have done (so far) for a long time now and FINALLY got around to taking some pictures! Up first is my bathroom. It was a horrible tannish shade and blah, bland, boring. I couldn't wait to fix it up.

The light fixture always reminded me of Seasame Street. Remember the lamp post with the big balls? Haha. And I always wanted a chandelier in my bathroom (although I was figuring I would have a bigger bathroom with the chandelir hanging over the tub... that will come someday :)) so I got this cute little on at IKEA. And changed out the mirror. Mirror is also from IKEA....everything pretty much is.
New Sink. It is kinda narrow and trough like.

I picked a pretty aquaish blue color. Nice and calming. I had the paint chip sitting around forever and of course when I want to know the name of the paint I can't find the chip!!

I have a nice bit of storage now in this pretty small bathroom.

And of COURSE new flooring. Nice sticky vinyl titles from Lowes. Cheap but looks really good! And I bought that shower curtain well over a year ago on clearance at Target and was just waiting for the day to finally put it in a new bathroom! :)

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LEMONADE

Last night I painted my nails Lemonade from the Orly Sweet Collection. I haven't painted my nails in FORRREEVVVERRRR (seriously, probably years). But the pretty pastel colors I have been seeing lately are so lovely I wanted to give it a go. The photos below are NOT my own nails because I didn't do such a good job. Anyone have any good nail painting tips? It always seems only hours after I paint them they are already messed up...that's why I haven't painted them in years!

(photo source)

I also bought a pastel purple which I am excited to try as well!

Yes Please!

To go with the new (to me) table (posted below) I will hopefully soon be getting 4 of these chairs to go along with it.

The Tobias Chair from IKEA! I thought the clear plastic is super modern looking and would look awesome with the table....just have to save up!!

Also, here are a few favorites of my latest favorites from Etsy. I could waste a whole day away on that site if I wasn't careful.

My Collection is Growing.....

So I have been super obsessed with Mid-Century Modern/Eames/Danish everything (but most especially furniture) for almost a year now. I have been mostly buying little things here and there at Flea Markets or Garage Sales. But recently I was looking around Craigs List and found an ad for a guy selling a bunch of Mid-Century Modern Furniture. I decided I would check it out. He ended up being the coolest guy who had the coolest apartment full of AHHHMAAZING furniture...AND 3 huge storage units full as well. He is an avid collector and his girlfriend was getting sick of it all so he was looking to downsize. I also found out he has a book deal with a major publisher to write a book all about Danish and Mid-Century furnishings..coooolllll... So I ended up buying this table...of which there is only one more (known of) in the United States. It is a Danish designer who never ended up selling his stuff in the U.S. It has two leaves to extend it super long and the way the leaves are attached are super cool. I will have to take more pics sometime.

And I bought this lovely credenza/side bar also. My kitchen is super small so I was looking for something pretty like this to store extra dishes, etc... Sam (the guy who sold me the furniture) is suppose to email me the history and stories behind each piece which I will share when I get them.

Lots of space!!

Also, I got gorgeous flowers from a cute boy on my birthday....so that was nice :)

ANNNDDD.....

These fun vintage finds will be going up in my shop this week!

Hope you are all having a wonderful week ;) -- H

I LOVE......

(photo found here)



RANUNCULUS!!!


A flower I have recently become very in love with... I have never received them from anyone or even seen a real on in person (only a fake one in Pottery Barn..haha) but I love to see pictures of them and hope to find a local florist who carries them or can get them so I can fill my house with them!!

(rest of the photos found here)

What's Your favorite flower???