Winter Whites

As much as I love a bright pop of color in a white room there is something about white decor that brings a sense of coziness during these winter days.

{images 1 & 3 via here}

{image 2 via here}

Decorating with Stockings

So glamourous, so festive, so cozy, so sweet... I'm loving all of these looks.

{images via country living}

Stripes

I love the look of stripes. How fun are these rooms?

love the green and pink color combinations with white furniture to accent

{via nursery notations}

love the variety of the thick and thin stripes

{via nursery notations}

keeping it crisp and clean for a modern look

{via nursery notations}

Love how the stripes are painted in this room and the color combination.

{via nest egg}

ceiling stripes and another fun color combination for this little one's room.

{via nest egg}

Gray Matters

The color gray... crisp, clean, fresh, calm.... the IMPOSSIBLE color when it comes to paint. Oh my goodness its been a paint war in my household. Between buying various paint samples and doing a process of elimination I thought we had found the perfect color. Umm not so much unless I wanted baby blue! The last we saw its 110% a baby girl that is growing at a rapid speed in this belly of mine. I am not going to lie I cried when I saw the room. After, scouring the internet and reading review after review on gray paint and looking at different gray nurseries we were back to square one. My current painter aka husband was ready to strike so I was in dire need of a new guy. That is when Benjamin Moore came to the rescue. Should have gone with him in the first place but we wanted to "save" money and go with a paint that was half the cost as this first shade was very close to the Benjamin Moore. Well, so long for saving money. After a trip to Ace, a new gallon of $47 paint, a husband who spent another two hours painting, we now have a gray room. Well, as close to gray as we can possibly get. So here's to keeping my fingers crossed that once the white furniture is moved in and the room is decorated, my nursery will show as pink and gray not baby blue and gray!

Here are some gray rooms that I adore

{all images via decor pad}

A Dream Craft Room

It seems that my weekends are no longer filled with fun activities and instead are being filled with getting our home organized and our guest room cleared out as we transform it into a nursery. This would be fun if we actually had the space for our items and didn't have so many things to sort through! All I know is Goodwill here we come!

Instead of banning my bin of stationary, wrapping paper, gift bags, and ribbon to rubber bins that are stored

under my bed and in the office closet I wish I could have a room like this. My favorite feature...the ribbon spool rack.

Decorating with Photos

I am wanting to redecorate my hallway by rearranging some photos and adding to my photo collage. I am thinking about removing all of our color photos and go with a classic black and white look as featured here. I really like the look of thicker and thinner black frames placed together and how the photos are not hung in perfect straight rows. Now if only this could be my home!

How do all of you have your hallways decorated? If you have any suggestions/helpful tips please let me know!