Industrial Glam

I recently saw pictures of a friends new home that they converted from an old warehouse into a gorgeous modern loft and I was absolutely in love (and only a teeny bit jealous of their sweet new digs). They kept the original brick walls and flooring in tact, adding in modern touches like garage-style glass patio doors, amazing pieces of art and a kitchen that would make any chef drool. I love the combination of exposed brick, rustic wood flooring and a little glitz and glam. These photos  are some inspiration fore the perfect tension that is created when you add some luxurious fabrics, tufted velvet furniture, and gorgeous chandeliers to an unfinished space.

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Off The Wall

Happy Tuesday! I spent this past weekend with my girlfriends in Sag Harbor, NY in an ahhhhmazingly ridiculous house that belonged to the Aunt of one of my friends. This ultra modern dream house was absolutely gorgeous - minimalist style with lots of white played off rustic wooden floors and super sleek furniture - definitely one of the nicer houses I have been a guest in! Since the house was so stark, it left plenty of room for my imagination to run wild with decorating ideas and would be the perfect canvas for the design feature I am currently loving - painted ceilings! All of my ceilings in every home I have ever lived in have always been white and I am not quite sure why I have always ignored this surface. Painting the ceiling is a great way to add dimension to a space and really brighten things up. I especially love pop color ceilings played off of neutral walls or stark white cabinets. Here are some of my favorite inspirations for painted ceilings in an array of vibrant hues.

Images via Pinterest & Apartment Therapy

Decorate This Space: Dream Kitchen!

I love to cook, love to eat and love having big, family-style dinners! So when Jillian of {cornflake dreams} invited me to be a part of the "Decorate This Space" blog crawl I obviously chose to decorate a kitchen. Growing up, the kitchen in our house was always where the action happened, which I think is why I love spending so much time there! My inspiration for this kitchen came from one of my favorite brunch spots in Columbus, Tasi Cafe. It has a very lofty feel and is the perfect balance of  modern and rustic with exposed brick, cement floors, large wooden tables and brightly colored metal chairs. Tasi also always smells delicious which is a requirement in a dream kitchen of course!

Here are my inspirations for my dream space...

Check out {Aspiring Kennedy} tomorrow for the next stop on the crawl and more great decorating inspiration!

Say Cheese!

I love love love to take pictures! I recently treated myself to a fancy D-SLR camera, my first and might I add a MAJOR step up from the point and shoot digital cams I was used to. In learning how to use my new toy I have recently been taking pictures of anything and everything!  Every room of my house,  my dog, my bf, my meals, people on the street, you name it. While it is amazing to click away and get the instant gratification of loading those babies right up on the computer, there is something I miss about the anticipation of old school film. You know the feeling when you would finish off a roll of 36 pics, wind up the film, drop it off and after a few days eagerly go to pick them up to see how they came out? Ahhhhh so good! These days a lot of my photos remain trapped in my computer or get lost in the black hole of facebook and I am long overdue for a marathon photo printing extravaganza! I love displaying gazillions of pictures all over the walls gallery style. The below inspirations run the full range of styles and I honestly love them all! (Although probably not all in one space). I am not quite sure how you would ever move the ginormous frame in the second photo, so that may have to wait until I am in a home that I plan to stay in for quite a while!

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