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way better than ikea… and super cute! October 6, 2008

Filed under: interior decorating — julie :: ruby*love @ 4:07 am
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my husband and i are on a quest to find, renovate, and decorate our first home, so I am constantly musing over various interior design mags, trying to find “me” in all of them. i know what i want in my head, but to actually see it played out in furniture and paint colors, its hard! i love to decorate and i really love what i love, but to actually furnish and decorate a whole home… that’s a challenge! and to think, i’ll be stuck with this stuff for a while (since money will be super tight with the brand spankin’ new mortgage!) so I want to make sure i love what i claim to love!

one of my recent finds… home decorators collection

it is super cute, tasteful, chic furniture, ikea style (assemble yourself)… but not often weird ikea swedish taste! (dont get me wrong, i have a special place in my heart for ikea, but sometimes, i dont get the “cuteness” of it, and i suppose thats the point…) anyways, i digress… Home Decorator Collection has various collections on their website (or subscribe to their fun catalog for free)… their French collection is my personal fav.

I really appreciate, cute, shabby chic, adorable furniture, for a reasonable cost… here are some of my favs…

finally a stylish filing cabinet!:

shabby chicness:

enjoy!

 

about me… October 6, 2008

Filed under: intro — julie :: ruby*love @ 3:54 am
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i was inspired by other blogs to do a little “11 Favorites” about me post…

me, on a recent cruise from vancouver :)

11 favorite facts…

1. Clothes Shop: forever 21 & banana republic & h&m

2. Furniture/Home Shop: kstylo & craigslist & anthropologie

3. Sweet: anything shortbread & skittles

4. City: New York & San Francisco

5. Drink: milk & starbucks sorbettos

6. Music: Caedmon’s Call & Enfield

7. TV-Series: The Office, American Idol, Biggest Loser, Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style, and of course… Project Runway!

8. Film: Legally Blonde 1&2

9. Workout: spin class

10. Pastries: sprinkles cupcakes

11. Coffee: nah! vanilla steamer (milk + vanilla + hot)

the end…