BEDROOM INSPIRATION
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After an elongated hiatus, I've suddenly found myself with renewed energy to decorate our home. With no plans to move out of our rental any time soon I'm tired of waiting to make my design dreams a reality. The room at the top of my list? The bedroom. I want to create a cozy, grown-up retreat for Ryan and I to escape to at the end of a long day.

Building off of existing pieces (i.e. our furniture), I'm looking to 18th century artists like Thomas Gainsborough for inspiration on the color palette and decorative accents. As well as farmhouse rusticity, which eternally appeals to my simple design sensibilities. Here's a better look at my inspiration board images, they're pin friendly:

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I've been pouring over bedding, linen duvets, pillow shams, and paint colors for whats seems an eternity and I'm confident that my final purchases will be ones that will take me into our next home and beyond. Invest now and save later, or so they say. - b.

BOUQUET STORIES: A WILD DISPLAY

Life right now is wild. A 24-7 work schedule, a house in chaos, and a holiday looming on the horizon is only the beginning. As summer winds down my fall calendar fills to the brim and things suddenly get foggy. That's where I am right now, overwhelmed by the mounting to-dos, but thankful for a reprieve in the summer heat. The nights are cooler now and that's where I take my solace. 

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This bouquet is an outward expression of my current state of mind. A little unkept, a little dark, but with light around its edges. I created it for my friend Maddie's most recent workshop and stole it away for a couple of minutes to shoot these images. Again this is symbolic of life right now. Every day I try to carve out a couple of minutes to do something for me, if only to keep my sanity it tact. This blog post is one of those things for me.

As I write this I'm watching a new-to-me television show I'm completely obsessed with, The Newsroom. We marathoned season one a couple weeks back and I finally convinced Ryan to watch season two with me. I like it because it reminds me there are bigger issues in the world worth my attention. The trivial issues of my day-to-day life pale in comparison. I'm starting to look at the world with a new perspective. Wouldn't it be nice if all TV lead to bettering our lives. Here's to dreaming.

    BLOOMS USED

  1. Dahlias
  2. Celosia (2 types)
  3. Wax Flower
  4. Statice
  5. Spray Roses
  6. Lysimachia Ciliata Purpurea
  7. Wisteria
 

Ryan's fortune cookie this evening is my new mantra for this season of my life- "There is are no shortcuts to any place worth going." I may just keep this mantra for always. - b.