Be a Wallflower

Yesterday I managed to tackle the 12 square feet of our living room that was taken over by all of my plants and replant some and distribute around the house.  Most of my plants are too large for this super cool idea that I ran across on Apartment Therapy, but it's definitely been stored in my idea folder: a wall of plants.  The first one I ran across was a pegboard option, very easy to DIY:

I can see that one working well in a kitchen as a vertical herb garden.  A fancier, albeit more expensive option is the magnetic vertical garden from Urbio:

Although this option is shown on a fence, I can see it translated inside for slightly larger plants:

Maybe once the house is finally put together (if that ever happens), I will try one of these options.  Which is your favorite?

Photos 1 & 4: Master Gardener Blog, Photos 2 & 3: Apartment Therapy

Graphic Punch

I love the impact that a really graphic and bold item can have, like the headboard below:

I want to add a graphic piece of artwork to my gallery wall, as right now it's mainly photos and paintings of dc buildings and scenery. I don't have a current photo of the gallery wall up on the wall itself, but this gives you an idea of what's up:

I was thinking of trying my hand at making some art myself, but while perusing Etsy the other day, I came across Jackson Fabric Arts, a shop with handmade batik and other fabric, and was really struck with this fabric:

It comes in other colors as well, but this would look fantastic in my living room. What do you think, would this look good framed and up with the rest of my gallery wall?

Random Inspiration from Martha

I was looking through some pictures on my computer, and came across a couple I had saved from a previous browse through www.marthastewart.com. Normally I have a theme when it comes to inspiring pictures, but this is just a random mix of things I like.

Wire containers of any kind make me happy. I would love it if my bathroom storage was this organized.

Painted floors aren't for everyone, but I like them a lot.

As anyone who has read my blog for a while knows, I love chairs. Boyfriend jokingly said last week that I have seating for 12 in my "living room" area of my studio. I went back and counted, and he wasn't that far off - 8, 9 if you count my exercise ball. Anyways, this is a beautiful chair.

(photos courtesy of www.marthastewart.com)

Concrete Evidence

So I was discussing how I eventually want concrete counter-tops in my future home with boyfriend this weekend, and lo and behold, there is a post on Apartment Therapy about them today! They are a really strong, durable, and fairly cheap option for counter-tops, all good things in my book. What do you think?

(photo courtesy of instructables.com)

(photo courtesy of jaaroncaststone.com)

(photo courtesy of www.kitchen-counter-tops.net)

(photo courtesy of Apartment Therapy)

Daily Inspiration

The Sartorialist is on my daily list of blogs I read, and sometimes I love the clothes, sometimes I hate them, but sometimes it's just a little thing that inspires me.

This is a case of the little thing. Overall, I'm not a huge fan of the outfit below, but the color combination of the khaki, acidic yellow, and red is fabulous.


(photo courtesy of The Sartorialist)