Dream Room

It's lavender and it has vaulted ceilings.  White planked vaulted ceilings, to be exact.  Lots of light and a fresh crisp white duvet.  A touch of vintage and a whole lot of classic and chic.  Mix all of that together and you get this:

The vaulted ceilings are to die for!  I love how open and airy the room feels.  The light area rug mirrors the white ceilings and adds even more to the brightness of the room.  Because lavender is on the cool side of the color wheel, it makes the space feel bigger.  Cool colors always recede, while warm colors advance.  I also enjoy the serenity the room seems to offer.  And I need some of that right now! Between a paper and presentation due this week, I'm just about wiped out! So I'm going to pretend this bedroom is mine and everything will be okay (:

Today I'm thankful for everything beautiful and lovely and pure.  Because when I focus on those things, I get myself through the day. 

Love and Serenity,

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I'm Dreaming of...

This living room:

{Room by Sarah Richardson, of Sarah's House}

Everything about this room is elegant, simple and girly.  And I like those three words.  While I was looking through Sarah's portfolio, I was immediately drawn to the gallery wall.  Often times we see black and white frames and family photos in a asymmetrical gallery wall format, but this one is unique.  I love the personality it gives to the room through the use of color.  I also love the contrast of the high ceilings with the low statured furniture.  The texture of the rug and stripes on the ottomans gives the room warmth.  The mirror over the fireplace is off-centered, which I actually quite like because it's unexpected and gives room for a tall plant, like she places here.  The mirror itself also points to the dramatic heigh of the ceilings.

This room is for the books.  Or my inspiration folder on my laptop (: What's in your inspiration folder? What are your favorite elements of this room?

If you missed my inspiration images from last week, go check out this undeniably beautifully textured kitchen.

Love and Dreaming,

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A Peek into my Inspiration Folder

I apologize in advance that I don't have the sources to many of my inspiration images, but I started getting these before I started my blog, so I didn't think about it :(  But, nonetheless, here is a fabulous kitchen that I won't stop dreaming of until I have one exactly like it someday:

 I just adore the contrast in the white cabinets with the darker island.  And the choice of fireplace stone is so warm and cozy. The combination of that and the vaulted barn ceiling would have me stuck in the kitchen for hours! I love the texture found in the space-- I think that's what really gets me.  The bar stools, back splash, wide plank rustic floors, stone, and ceiling is what gives the space character.  

Don't you think this would be the perfect breakfast nook to the kitchen above? Check out that table!  I will have that table in my house when I grow up.  Ah, I love saying that...when I grow up...I feel like I'll never stop saying it.  Even when I'm 80 (: 

What does your dream kitchen look like??

I'm linking to this lovely blog:
A Few of My Favorite Things

Love and Dreaming of White Kitchens,

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