Not-So-Distant Memories

from a trip i took many moons ago...looking back fondly. i was a different person when i returned from this place. maybe it's time for another trip overseas? or, hell, just a trip would do.

hope your weekend takes you to amazing places!

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8 Affordable Infant Girl Rompers

you'll have to excuse the baby fever this week. i'm just still so tickled by the lovely response to ava's room! when i'm not busy decorating nurseries, i'm surprised to find that i actually love to shop for bebe attire. it's so much more fun to dress a tot than myself. since we tend to skip the dresses around here, i'm a big fan of rompers this season. there are just so many darn great options...and affordable ones at that! here are a few of my faves:

okay okay so that last one isn't exactly a steal, but it was too cute to leave out.

confetti // stripes // peaches // mint // stars // denim // gingham // floral

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One Room Challenge // Week 5

hello! here we are again, my friends. down to the last week of the one room challenge. if you're just joining for the first time, 19 other bloggers and myself have been invited by linda of calling it home to redecorate a space from start to finish in 6 short weeks. in other words, we all signed up for the state of perpetual anxiety we're in.

alas, the end is near.

to recap my office progress: week one // week two // week three // week four

 this week, our house was plagued with infant viruses. i'm not sure if you all know this or not, but infant germs will make you 1,000,000 times more ill than drinking pure acid. those little babes pack a mean punch. babycakes was down and brought us all down with her.

bless her.

luckily, i was still able to function just enough. hooray!

the marbled paper arrived and i immediately knew that it could not be hidden away as drawer liners.

now i'm debating hiding it away on the closet walls instead.

yay?? nay?? this goes against the no-fuss approach i was originally after, but it sure is purty.

i have loved the look since that 2012 issue of lonny mag. you know the one.

 lonny magazine

dreamyyyyyyyyyyy.

the gumball machine got a fancy little makeover.

after much much much waffling, i made art decisions.

our dear, sweet, kind friends at minted said they would *try* to get things to me in time.

pssshhhhh.

this beauty arrived mere days later and is pure perfection!!!!

as a sucker for abstract art, photography is always something i like, but have a hard time committing to. i'm very particular about subject matter. i heart the black and white contrast, simplicity and architectural aspects of this image. although, minted did have a lot of great art to choose from.

i cringed a little when i saw that one of the other participants went for the same piece.

what can i say? girl has good taste :)

now to get finishing touches in place. big reveal next week!!

let's see how everyone else is doing:

Abby M. Interiors 

Because it’s Awesome 

Bijou & Boheme 

Calling It Home 

Chez V 

Chinoiserie Chic 

Copy Cat Chic 

The Decorista 

Design Crisis 

Design Indulgence 

Design Manifest 

The English Room

The Glam Pad 

Little Black Door 

Mimosa Lane 

My Notting Hill 

The Pink Pagoda 

Simple Details 

My Sweet Savannah 

Verandah House

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*big thank you to minted for your generous ORC sponsorship!*

Our House // Ava's Nursery on Style Me Pretty Living

hello! happy monday, friends. hope you are refreshed after a very fabulous weekend.

i won't mince words. i am completely thrilled to finally reveal ava's nursery today! i know this has been long overdue. you may recall that we did not find out whether we were having a boy or a girl, so the plan started out like this. well, it is such a thrill to send you over to one of the loveliest corners of the interwebs, style me pretty living, to see where we ended up.

ava is excited to share, too.

view the full tour here.

photos by the very talented and ever lovely emily hart of nina & b photography.