Inspiration from Pinterest

Are you on Pinterest yet? Oh it is a fun and addicting way to keep track of all the things you love. Not to mention a great way to find new things to love too! Here are a few of my current favorites from Pinterest.

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Beachy Bathroom

We may live in the mountains, but step into our second bathroom and you will feel like you are at the beach! When we bought our home the second bathroom was already painted a very beachy feeling light blue color. I decided to "go with the flow" and create a beach theme in that room. First up, a simple crafting project for the wall.

A simple grapevine wreath adorned with a few shells (hot glue gun to the rescue), and you have an unique decoration. You could even take the shells over the entire wreath, but I liked the look of the wreath too and wanted it to show.

Again, since we don't live near a beach, I did have to buy all my shells at the store. Of course if you have a shell collection from your travels to the beach, it would make any of these projects even more special. Next up, a simple apothecary jar filled with shells and topped with a candle.

Do you create rooms based on a theme in your house?

Green Village in Bali

My friend sent me the most amazing link this morning. Homes made of bamboo! Homes with the most gorgeous views that anyone could ever want. And these homes? They are in Bali.

 

Visit the website and be prepared to see some truly beautiful designs. I for one am inspired by the entire concept of Green Village, a planned community that is making use of bamboo and all that it has to offer as a building material.

Of course, I had to wonder about bugs, and privacy issues (with all those gorgeous open walls, it could be a bit too open for some tastes). However, it's probably worth the trade offs to have those views!

The Simple House

Home. It means so many things to so many people, and yet at the heart of it all, it is a place to spend time with those you love. It's a place to spend time doing the things you most enjoy. It's the launching pad for all your adventures.

Because it is a space where we spend so much time, I like to keep things as simple and easy as possible. I have never believed in spaces that don't get used. Formal living room? Not in our house! As a believer in simple living, I have learned a lot through making our house our home. Here are a few tips I feel are helpful for creating a simple home:

• Reduce your possessions to those things that you truly love and use. It's so much easier to organize when you don't have a ton of things. Let go of the things that are cluttering your space.
• Organize well the things that you decide to keep. Give a designated spot to everything. For example, keeping garden tools in one area of the garage, or keeping crafting supplies all together in one closet.
• Always evaluate before you bring in anything new. Make sure you really have space for it, can really make good use of it, and that it's not just an impulse buy.
• Choose easy to clean materials and keep cleaning supplies handy. Wipe up messes right away.
• Take advantage of natural light, and other aspects of your home that are built in. Find ways to maximize what you have to work with.
• Live in your home the way you really live in your home! Don't be afraid to use spaces in ways they might not have been intended for. Each home should be as unique as the people who are living in it.

What do you do to keep things simple in your home?

A beautiful attic!

I have often wished that we had an attic that could be turned into a magical space. After seeing this gorgeous photo, I really wish we had one! Do you have an attic?

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