inspiration.

so, after perusing the internet for awesome inspiration on decor for my sewing room, i have managed to compile a bundle of photos that seem to fit what i'm thinking. i want girly, we know that much. but i want it to not be kid-ish... so, that being said, i think i'm going for shabby chic meets glam meets modern. haha, go figure. anyway, i want to keep the furniture very modern and white (think: ikea!) or even metal/silver (think: OR table ;)). and i love this room.... you'll get the idea:








and this is where all of the cupcake art i want to collect will come into play. among some other things i'm thinking of.......

and inspiration for the bedroom, colorwise, looks a little bit like this:




and of course, our inspiration for the living room, is this:


all without it being to girly so that pat still feels like he lives here too ;) hopefully when we can get ourselves into a larger apartment with a larger living room, it will be easier to think about getting new furniture: along the lines of sofa and chair and end tables ;) ...i'm all about chandeliers, but i don't think my boyfriend is. so we will have to compromise, or go totally out of the way, with something more like this:


and of course, our bathroom is also black and white, with the zebra shower curtain and black rug, and damask towels. anatomical skeleton poster.

and the kitchen is... ugh. well, right now its white curtains, yellow rug, lime green table, plants, and white pendant lamps. but maybe i'd be more excited about it and its more "natural" feel, if we didn't have a gross linoleum floor and old gross cabinets and countertops ;) someday.....

so my goal is to keep each room with its own theme, different from one another. which i think makes it more fun!

cupcakes!

i am not generally a very girly girl. i do like makeup and the usual things like clothes and pillowcases and candles. but my style isn't overly girly, i'm not normally into pink, or ruffles, or sparkles. but one thing i am very much into recently is CUPCAKES!! the pinker the frosting and the more sprinkles, the better!!

thus, i have made the big decision, that once i can decorate my sewing space, the theme will be cupcakes. they make me happy. they make me smile. and they make me hungry. which are all good things. something about them, just seems to work for me as far as my sewing space goes-- it is the one area of the house that i am allowed to step out of my usual box, anything goes.

since my space right now is overrun with fabric and quilts in process strung across the wall, it isn't necessarily the best time to try to decorate. plus, that wall is made of plaster and is terrible for trying to hang frames. i am going to just start collecting, and see what happens. i may make several strings of clothespins for hanging art, if all goes well. i'm going to attempt to do this without it looking too kid-ish, since i'm almost 29 ;) but i think once i can get the new sewing table i want, and a new chair, and keep the furniture modern it will work alright. (plus, its okay to be a little kid-ish, right???!!)

check out my etsy favorites to see what i'm thinking (among other things i love):

Etsy Buy Handmade littlelegwarmers

if you click just above here, where it says "littlelegwarmers" you can see my full favorites list, more than what is shown here. you'll notice a few art prints i'm thinking about for the bedroom... as well as the usual anatomical and weird stuff i love ;)