the holiday spirit

Thank you all so much for your kind, sweet and encouraging comments on Friday. Glad a lot of you can relate and that we encourage each other towards authenticity always!


 I'm really getting in the holiday spirit after seeing the Nutcracker and dressing up fun this weekend. How are you getting into the spirit?!

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Some of my plans include:

blast Christmas music
watch Home Alone (&2)
make hot chocolate
watch Christmas Vacation
see the tree in Pioneer Square
watch Elf
cut down & decorate our tree
drive around and look at Christmas lights
bake a holiday treat
watch White Christmas
decorate the house
watch Nativity Story
buy a new holiday dress
get some holiday fuzzy socks & pjs
watch A Christmas Story
walk around down town bundled up with a warm drink

monday inspiration

It was a wet, gray, dreary weekend in Portland. Thankfully, the sun is shining a little bit this morning which helps a Monday morning but this day needed a few more inspiring things to start the week:

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How is your Monday?!

portland design inspiration

As I've been anticipating moving into our new home, I'm constantly on pinterest & houzz looking and looking and looking for inspration and ideas for decor, furniture, colors and more. While on Houzz I stumbled across some work of Garrison Hullinger Interior Design, a Portland-based interior design firm. I love looking at Portland design because the color palate, home structure and taste are usually more in line with what I'm drawn to. Take a look at their website, houzz page and blog - what do you see that inspires you? Here are a few that are inspiring me:

1// beautiful Benjamin Moore gray walls from Alameda Ridge 2// beautiful reclaimed wood piece from Danish Luxe Revival  3// incredible old vanity with a modern feel for a mixed look done well from Camellia Court

Contemporary Dining Room design by Portland Interior Designer Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc.

Eclectic Dining Room design by Portland Interior Designer Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc.

Traditional Powder Room design by Portland Interior Designer Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc.

housekeeping

looking for a little laundry room inspiration... my new laundry room is tiny with no sink. Loving this smart idea to get front entering washer & dryer and building a table on top so you have a spot to fold and put things. Has anyone done this!?

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pintrest inspiring me:

I'm having a pintrest overload moment right now.. Do you ever feel like you've pinned so many wonderful things and you are afraid the first ones you pinned are going to be forgotten? Oh my gosh I am such an addict and have a major problem...

Some things I've done because of the inspiration of pintrest:

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made these:

 

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What has pintrest inspired you to do lately?!

purple is my favorite

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blues & greens for days

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