Pattern Play

I am sure you all know how much a LOVE texture and pattern, but did you know I also actually love color? My home may be decorated in neutrals through and through simply because I know I may not always love the boho-traditionalist in me forever. Staying neutral gives me longevity especially since we are not in the bracket that can redo their home on a whim. It also happens that I lean towards all the pieces that would make my boho-traditionalist self happy are on the higher end. It is very rare for me to come across budget pieces that could make this a reality. I find it easier to fake a higher-end design with a neutral palette so that is what I happen to stick with. Here are three variations on how to do color + pattern. I go from ever so bold to what I would preferably have in my master as a sitting area. HA.

This would be a bold choice! One that I actually would love to do. In order to keep it from feeling to chaotic I would stick to the same color family, here it happens to be blue. I would ground the space with a natural textures such as the brass lamp and woven side table.

lamp | chairs | rug | pillows | side table

This variation would be a tamer choice, but still pack a bit of punch. Again I brought the blues down only this time in a simpler pattern. I believe this to be a happy medium yet still be quite fun and quirky. You know I love some quirkiness! Perfection does not suite me well.

lamp | chairs | rug | pillows | side table

Now this would is the most tame of the three, but still is interesting. The palette is simpler, but the pattern and texture is still there. If I were to introduce more color into our home this is how I could do it easily. If you just remove the chairs and pillows and add neutral linen ones then this would BE my house, but add new chairs or slipcover some I already have in a fun pattern then add colorful pillows then this is what I would basically have.Maybe one day I will venture out.

lamp | chairs | rug | pillows | side table

 

Thrifty Finds

The other day I was in Michael's and spotted this little tray. It was too cute to pass up at $5.00. They could make for a great gift. I added it to my living room for now just for an additional touch of whimsy.

Then while KJ was at tutoring I stopped into a local antique/flea mall and spotted this umbrella stand for $8.00!!! It looks like it was broken once before and then restored, but for me it added to the character of the old piece. So happy to now have a spot for our umbrella's and KJ's many walking sticks.

Found any great steals lately?

A Few Days

This past Wednesday the Mr woke up and declared we must go to Atlanta for a few days. At first I was a bit apprehensive, because this was the month I was hoping to save a little money. I am so happy that we went anyway! We got a great deal on priceline and stayed at the Hilton Downtown. I did not realize how badly we needed to get out of the grind of every day life. It was three days of uninterrupted family time. It was blissful and something that has been missing lately. Life can become a tangle of busyness and the things that I hold to great value pass by much too quickly. I am so grateful to have been able to reconnect before school starts and our wedding season started back once again. Family is what matters most and I simply don't want to miss these years that fly by much too quickly.

We did a few of our favorite things, eat well, take long walks, and enjoy the hotel pool. We even managed to stop into Kayce Hughes who was having a huge sale and scored a few cute dresses for less than Target prices. Woo-hoo!

Less than a week and half before school starts and I am simply not ready. I am ready in the sense that all school supplies have been bought, but my heart is not. I am in the midst of our church's 21 days of prayer once again and am prayerfully seeking that this year I don't fall apart again. I really am quite useless when I can't hold it together. I need to be able to breath without the lump in my throat. To not feel the anxiety that I do and try to squash it with "busyness". I miss out on life this way. I miss out on what is happening in my friends lives, I do not take care of my husband the way I should and even sometimes think bad thoughts because he seems to have it together ALL the time, I even miss out on the times I have with the kiddos because I can only focus on how to "fix" what is wrong inside me. I am a mess, I know this full well hence me seeking the only place I can find true peace...

When I said, "My foot is slipping," your love, O Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul.  ~ Psalm 94: 18-19