I’m picking a few random rooms from my Pinterest Inspiration Board that I’ve been loving:

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This mudroom with a black door and while walls. I’ve been considering painting the walls white in my mudroom to brighten it up. It’s such a dark space right now being centered in between the basement, family room (which doesn’t get much light), and the garage. The only direct light it get’s is the window on the top of the door and it’s barely nothing. I think white will look crisp and clean and help to brighten the space. I’d also like to add a natural woven outdoor area rug that will fill a big part of the floor (like and 8′x10′). One day…when I have money.

Via Southern Living

While I’m on the subject of white walls can I just say that I have a new found love for them. I’ve been anti white walls for a very.long.time. Since the 90′s really. But what a beautiful clean slate to add bold touches to a room. This living room pictured above is so beautiful (no, Josh, I do not want to paint out living room white). I love all the florals and greenery added in this photograph too.

via Stephen Shubel

I had to go on a wile goose chase to find the original source for this spring time bedroom. It’s by designer Stephen Shubel. How beautiful is this room?! I love the green walls…which is ironically called ‘springtime’ and it’s from Sherwin Williams. Love it! Must remember to go back and pin a bunch of his stuff. Awesomeness.

Margot Austin’s Living Room

I think I’ve also got a thing for green. Maybe it’s because it’s spring time and all the leaves are finally on the trees. Maybe I’ve always had a thing for green. I always thought my favorite color is blue but I’m finding green to be so much more comforting these days. I love how she mixed in that blush pink too!

via Kevin Knight & Co.

And finally this ‘potting room’ which I’d take any day. I’d even take this as my kitchen. I love this space so much down to every single detail.

Have a space your loving? Maybe a new favorite color? Share in my comments!

Since I was discussing over dyed area rugs last week I thought I would share a mood board I put together with one of the rugs in it. I really liked the pink over dyed rug so I used that and this piece of art as my inspiration. I chose the Darjeeling print because I absolutely love it and immediately thought of it when I saw the pink over dyed rug. This dining room has very colorful and non traditional colors but it still has it’s elegance. Hope you enjoy!

1// Satellite Chandelier  2// ERLAND Chair  3// Darjeeling Print  4// Silk Taffeta Curtains  5// STORNAS Dining Table (We have this table and love it) 6// Dinnerware  7// Gourd Table Lamp  8// Gourd Vase  9// Brass Vase  10// Area Rug  11// STORNAS Buffet  12// HEMNES Storage // Paint – Sherwin Williams Springtime

Do you need help with a space in your home? contact me at: simpleprettythingsblog@gmail.com and I can help.

Let’s get something straight. I don’t not like color and I don’t only like neutral rooms. I quite like color and I came across the most amazing rugs awhile ago and I’ve been dreaming about them ever since. Meet vintage inspired over dyed area rugs:

from overstock.com

from overstock.com

from overstock.com

from overstock.com

from overstock.com

from overstock.com

I absolutely love the pink one and the yellow one. Oh my goodness these would add such a wonderful dash of color to a room. You can style an entire room from one of these pretties.  They run $396.99 for an 8′x10′ which isn’t too shabby!

via Google Images

via kc interiors

via Vogue

via muse-decor

via Google Images

via design inspiration

I could go on and on and on with wonderful pictures. I’m smitten. What do you think? Are you a fan of colorful vintage inspired over dyed area rugs?

I’ve been working on some mood boards that I may or may not be including in my professional portfolio. I worked up a pretty botanical living room board last night so I thought I’d share it on the blog! I started with the sofa and then used an LL Textile that I love and had fun browsing around for everything else.

1//Botanical Fern Prints 2//Brass Drum Pendant 3//Brass & Glass Table Lamp 4//Magnolia Drapery Fabric 5// Tailor Sofa

6// Moreno Nesting Tables 7//Grasscloth Wallpaper 8//Clairemont Coffee Table 9// Professor’s Chair 10// Green Genevieve Rug

11// Tabletop Santos 12// Woven Vine Tray (with fresh magnolias) 13//Hive Vase 14// Potted Fern

15// Maple Hardwood in Herringbone Pattern //Farrow & Ball Wall Color – Dimity

Everything I chose was from Crate & Barrel, West Elm, Restoration Hardware, Ballard Design, Home Depot, and Farrow & Ball Paint. (I am in no way affiliated with these brands nor am I compensated…darn!) Obviously this room can get a bit pricey. I think it would be cool to work on a budget room using this one as inspiration!

I’m off to work on taking  more photos of the house. I’ve decided to use my regular old point and shoot camera for now until I have time to learn my DSLR (that thing confuses me).

Thanks for stopping by!

If you need help visualizing your space send me an email (simpleprettythingsblog@gmail.com) and I will gladly help. I also offer Mood Boards for a small fee.

Our modem went kaput a few days ago so we were interwebs-less for a bit. We just got our new one today and everything is back up and running. I was sick last week with a sinus infection and it knocked me for a loop! I was exhausted and uncomfortable to the point that I didn’t think I was going to make graduation on Sunday but… I made it! (I look way tanner here than I actually do in person…weird)

So…ya… that’s it. I officially have my Master’s Degree in Interior Architecture. Now what? I have to work on my portfolio and send out my resume to a few firms in the area that I have an interest in. I pray to GOD that one of them has an interest in me too! If you are reading this, you should have an interest in me! I LOVE what I do!

Our blender also went kaput today while I was making a smoothie so I’m getting myself a nice new blender for my Graduation gift. I have this one in mind right now. I love smoothies! I also plan on making a few mixed drinks if it ever gets warm again! It snowed today… in Pennsylvania… in May!!!

We starting taking pictures of the house not only to put a house tour up for those of you who don’t know what the house looked like (or looks like now) but also for my portfolio.

Sneek peek (a pic from my phone) – My mudroom filled with flowers that belong outside but had to come inside because of impending frost

It’s still a work in progress but how cute is it with all those flowers in there?!

This past Christmas my Step Brother and his girlfriend gifted me a book by Interior Designer Thom Felicia and I LOVE it! I’ll be honest, I never heard of Thom before I got this book but I am so glad that I ‘know’ him now. His style is right on par with mine: neutral, textural, beautiful. Oh, and there’s even a few critters in there!

I think I need a vacation to the lake now. My lake of choice is Senaca Lake, NY…aka the Finger Lakes, wine country. Sigh…

Image from Pinterest

For the new year I said that I was going to make my own natural household cleaners rather than buying stuff from the store with questionable chemicals. I have been keeping up on this and I actually prefer my cleaner to a store bought one. Making a natural household cleaner is super easy. I don’t make the exact same version every time because I like to experiment. Generally I use: One part water to 1/4 part vinegar, baking soda, various essential oils, sometimes left over lemon peels.

My latest version was super simple and made in one minute:

Water (about 2 cups)

Distilled White Vinegar (1/4 of the amount of water)

Tea Tree Essential Oil (I vary my oil but always, always, always use Tea Tree for it’s anti microbial, anti bacterial and other amazing properties)

Lavender Essential Oil

Baking Soda (only 1 table spoon)

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That’s it! Super easy and it smells good. You do notice the vinegar at first but that quickly goes away and you are left with the fresh smell of essential oils and it leave your surface really clean and germ free. Other oils I like and have tried: Basil, Lemongrass, Bergamot, Peppermint, Patchouli, and Cedar oil.

I also have an awesome stain remover that has saved me thousands of clothes and items. Simply mix equal parts dawn dish liquid soap with hydrogen peroxide and rub into stain (make sure you keep your hand under the stain so it doesn’t leak through the back of the fabric), let sit for a bit (I actually let some sit on a hot pink shirt for a few hours and didn’t have any trouble with bleaching from peroxide…but be mindful of that) then rinse and throw in the wash! Chocolate, dirt, grass, juice, etc. it comes out!

I really like knowing what’s in my cleaners and knowing that they are not just healthy for my family but the planet too!

Check out my Pinterest for more cleaning recipes I’ve collected!