that feeling

gold + the color yellow = a happy moment

this image cheers me up a bit after a rough morning...wanna hear about it?

you know that feeling? the feeling in the pit of your stomach where you are asking yourself, is this really happening to me? please God, wake me up now!? like when you are in 8th grade on a canoe trip down the rio grande when mother nature comes to visit you. and you have to convince your lunch lady {who is a chaperon on the school trip} in front of all the boys in school that really its not a bad cut and that all you have to do is get back on the bus.

or when you trip on some stairs on campus in front of all the burly athletes, and your bag somehow swings over your head spilling all of your books and smacking you in the face giving you a black eye.

well all of the above is true for me so why the events that occurred this morning were any surprise to me, i don't know...

that feeling came... you know the one when you are leaving your job {i am only switching to a different company that has better opportunities for me, still doing the same thing} you have put in your resignation and you are coming to the office for an informal exit interview. this is your chance to stick it to your boss and tell her all your frustrations. well you get the courage to share some of those and leave feeling pretty high and mighty, when the Lord brings you a big slice of humble pie. you go to start your car and the battery is dead. that's. right. dead. oh yes you are now stuck in the parking lot waiting for AAA while your boss sees you in her office with quite the grin on her face. unbelievable right? that's that awful feeling.

so that has been my monday so far, hope yours is going much much better :)

color

i love the way neutrals look. i love textures and earthy tones coming together. blue, gray and white hues are all so pretty and calming. i truly can't get enough of it. in reality however, my eyes and lifestyle do not really accommodate to such combinations. my eyes are always drawn to reds, yellows, even orange. besides, i can't keep things like that looking clean, not with a black haired shedder of a pup, and not with my uncanny ability to spill things.

so when i stumbled across these images at Great Full Day i had to see more...and that is when i went to Canadian House and Home to see more like minded, for my need of color decor....

this is greatness. i love all of the patterns. i love the orange. the lamps. the chandelier {only how do all these people who have pretty light fixtures sleep at night with no fan? i guess this is canada, but please in texas, i need a fan!}. and the white sheets. i love that all of it compliments white as the color that brings it all together.

i think more often than not when i think about painting something my got to color is black. it just always looks so good, and its easy. this blue with it is no exception. not too mention that graphic screen there. maybe i could use that as inspiration to make one of these.

i think this is the other side of that bedroom above... again with some pretty.

what a pretty green corner! pretty and family friendly

this would be one of those cool modern neutral with a pop of color. i approve. its also bamboo, just for beth.





this maybe supposed to be a child's desk, however i'll take it. that map.

now in my heart i really would like to try to paint something this bold. i get nervous that i would get tired of it, but i mean what's paint? not biggie right? i also like seeing such a dark and leather couch be in contrast with much frilly pillows. inspires me do it too
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this is prob my favorite of them all. from the blue screen, to the black and white pillows/duvet, to the red rug, those lamps, the yellow pillows, the yellow flowers, the yellow throw, and that precious black and white jacket hanging {which in my humble opinion makes the room} all of it is so awesome!