Guest room sneak peeks

Do you have one of those rooms that you stare at and try a hundred different things and you still aren't feeling it?!! That's this room for me!! However, a random trip to World Market with a serendipitious stumble upon a roman shade changed everything and now I have direction!! I am so in love with this shade and highly recommend checking out their other options too.

Chandelier I found at an antique store, under $50.

Our old armoire that I painted to give it a second wind.

Here's the roman shade from World market, LOVE.

I enlisted my sister and Gideon for installation, which took her a grand total of 10 minutes!

Love sign, $5

Neutral bedding from Target.

Still need to paint the room and add a few odds and ends, but its finally on its way!

Made by girl

A big thanks to the gorgeous and super talented Jennifer of the beloved blog, Made by girl for featuring my home. I adore her her shop and home, which is chock full of inspiration and creativity, here's a sampling, but be sure to head over and check out her wonderful site.

Her home

Her office, love that wallpaper!

colorful closet

And the beautiful prints she designs:

If I ever have an office this is going in it!

Weekend tidbits

Arugula, tomato, mozzarella pizza...yum yum

New ikat comforter on clearance for $20!

Gideon "helped" Dad cut the grass!

Then we found a new lunch spot at the most unexpected place...the Marine Corps Museum!

This museum is brand new and really well done, the Marines look so life like.

I loved their gallery wall with pictures hung by suspended cables.

Since the Marine Corps actually began in a bar called "Tun Tavern" they placed one in the museum where you can grab lunch and drinks, genius idea.

Overstock and something for you

I was delighted to receive an email from the lovely people at Overstock offering all of you a sweet 10% discount!!! Overstock was actually one of the very few websites that shipped to Japan when we lived there with great prices and a huge selection, there's a lot to love.

Here are some of my favorites.

Also, be sure to check out some of their great items for bathroom, shower, and sinks- great for adding character to track home bathrooms like mine!

Here's the discount code to enter at checkout: 121728

Happy Friday!

Shadows

via audreyhepburncomplex

I read daily from Mark Batterson's blog who geninusly thought of having church meet in movie theatures all along the metro line in Washington D.C because after all church is the people not the building, right?! (I love his innovative thinking!)

This week his evotional really hit me between the eyes on the topic of humility, something I honestly struggle with daily. You see from the ripe age of 3 I was center stage in dance and competed in gymastics and diving winning numerous awards and medals continually loving the limelight.

However, in the Christian life, Jesus offers mutiple paradoxes that go dead against our natural flesh, such as the first shall be last, washing each others feet, and serving one another. I find them both challenging and so incredibly refreshing in our dog eat dog world.

Mark Batterson puts it, "If you seek the limelight, God will often keep you in the shadows. And if you seek the shadows, God will often put you in the limelight."

There's nothing more beautiful than a humble spirit, Lord please help me gain one! Here's to seeking the shadows today!

Wedding time

Got my third wedding invitation in the mail yesterday, so excited!! I'm guessing ya'll have some to attend as well, so here's dress inspiration!

By the way the coral(asos) and gray dress (F21) are under $50 and the floral number (VS) under $100, such steals.

Wisteria

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Just some gorgeous wisteria to brighten your Tuesday! Can't get over how lovely the lilac grape-like clusters look dangling along the road.

"Flowers appear on our earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land."

Song of Solomon 2:12

Our living room

Yes, that artwork is hiding our flat screen TV quite nicely thanks to my sister who screwed an L bracket on the top of it!! (such secret squirrels!)

Cushion from Homegoods and sheepskin rug that my husband wanted (love that!) from Ikea!

Cherry blossom artwork from Ikea, commemorating our time in Japan and reminding me I've yet to see the live Cherry Blossoms in Japan or here!!! (shame on me!)

Lucite coffee table from CB2, end table from goodwill ($4), koi fish from Okinawa, and lamp from Homegoods. Find out more about the artwork here.

That little bust is Beethoven and found him plus two others at goodwill all for a dollar!

My husband is the music man, 10 years of classical piano from his lovely piano teaching Mom and self taught on the guitar, did I mention he flies helicopters too?! Crazy talented.

Seahorse is from Okinawa as well as the bowl and Capiz shell balls.

Chairs from Target online, side table from Nate Berkus on HSN, and rug from Westelm.

Just had to show you the gorgeous purple roses hubs got me!

Chair from Pier One on clearance curtains from World Market, sweet German Shepherd "Montana" on loan from a dear friend!

Fleeting

I think its a combination between the spring flowers blooming then changing and the quick turn of my fragile patient the other day helping me to count my days and relish the joys lately. Life really is so fleeting.

On a total aside, must tell you my husband hand delivered the most embarrassing gorgeous display of purple roses you ever did see at my work yesterday for no occasion. So inspiring.

So today I'm setting out to treasure my moments!

"For all men are like grass and all their glory is like the flowers of the field, the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever." 1 Peter1:24-25

Company-ready inspiration board

There's rumors of visitors over the next couple months, inspiring me to get the guest room ready!

I'm so in love with that potterybarn bedding and that mirror from westelm!