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Okay, so first of all I have to address my 10-month blogging hiatus.  I don't have a good excuse other than "I was busy with other things."  My bad - life got in the way, I devoted my time to building up my Instagram following, I did a lot of renovating my house, saving cats, being a lawyer and a wife, getting my greenhouse climate-controlled and a bunch of other nerdy house/plant/animal things.  I'm sorry!...

I've had this room and this color combination on my mind since I stumbled across it on @angelsinteriordesign's Instagram feed earlier this week.  Soft pastel pink and grey (or, grey and pretty much any soft pastel color) is a pretty classic combination.  But I'm really liking this more masculine, slightly more natural, clay-like color combination going on with this room.  The pink is a rusty, almost terracotta pink.  And the many different greys (the couch,...

In the past few days, I've seen some absolutely killer black and white sofas on Instagram.  For example: ^This geometric one from @itsaboutcreativityandlove ^ This tribal, mudcloth-inspired one from @onekingslane and finally, this earthy striped one from @anthropologie. A lot of people - myself included - stay away from patterned couches.  Why?  Because couches are kind of like tattoos.  They are a long term commitment and they are expensive.  People are afraid that they might...

Just a super quick, mid-week DIY post because I couldn't resist featuring this adorable corner from fellow instagrammer and blogger @thejungalow  --- surely I can fit this somewhere in my house, right?!  It is the perfect balance of cozy, bohemian, modern, and functional -- all without being too cluttered.  Despite the range of colors, its still easy on the eye due to the fact that brown, earth-tones form the base of everything.  And, in my...