christmas decor 2014

Hey y'all! 

Today I am linking up with Kelly's Korner's 

Christmas Tour of Homes. 

It was just the push I needed to get pictures taken of my decor this year. 

My favorite thing in my house is in my library, of course. 

This year I did my first book tree. 

It was super simple to do and only took about 10 minutes. 

I cannot believe I have never tried it before. 

I decided not to do a big tree this year. 

I will be a D's house the week before and week after Christmas. 

So, it didn't make a lot of sense to have two big trees. 

My wonderful landlord gave me this live tree that I can plant after the holidays 

and it was perfect. 

Every year I have to do a different wrapping theme. 

If anyone needs any wrapping paper, 

I have PLENTY to choose from. ;) 

I really liked this brown paper look this year. 

Moving on to my main living space ...  

I have a wooden beam that runs the length of my apartment. 

And this is my second favorite part of my Christmas decor. 

I hung the ornaments with fishing line and it looks like they are just floating in space. 

I love the look of this tray 

It is so hard to get a picture of the whole beam

I got all of my decorations from Hobby Lobby. 

That place gets me every time. 

I swear I cannot walk out of that place without spending $50. 

If you are stopping by from the linkup be sure to say Hi! 

weekend - christmas decorating

Saturday: 

D and I met both of his siblings new special someones. 

I really liked them both. 

Especially his sister's new boyfriend, 

he is a fellow Seminole fan. 
Go Noles! 

Then D and I had wine club at IvyT's house. 
It was a ton of fun as usual. 

We hung out on IvyT's awesome porch until 1:00 AM talking and listening to music. 

Then D and I made a late night early morning trip to Walmart. 

Because I planned to spend all day Sunday in my PJs decorating for Christmas. 

the Wild Turkey was for me :) 

Sunday:

I caved and decorated for Christmas this weekend. 

I typically do not decorate for Christmas until the day after Thanksgiving. 

This year I will be at D's for Thanksgiving and the weekend after. 

So, I decided to decorate my apartment yesterday. 

This is my first Christmas in my apartment and it was so much fun decorating it with D. 

I was too tired to take pictures once we were finished! 

But I did get one that shows what colors I'm using. 

I put on Christmas music and had chili in the Crockpot for supper. 

D had to make an emergency run to Walmart for more Christmas lights. ;) 

I really love the way it looks! 

I promise I will get pictures posted before Christmas. 

Since I probably will not post again before Thanksgiving. 

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving! 

Eat plenty of turkey and pie and 

just love on your friends and family! 

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Linking up with: 
Monday Morning Gossip, 
Weekending, & 

apartment tour -- library & bedroom

Part two of my apartment tour is my library & bedroom. 
You can see Part One here. 

The library is my FAVORITE room in my apartment. 

When I was apartment searching, 

two bedrooms was one of the only requirements. 

I have to have a space for all of my books. 

The library is also the office, craft room, & music room. 

I am slowly learning to play the piano and 

D keeps a guitar there as well. 

On to the pictures: 

Library ... 

One of my favorite parts of the library is my gallery wall. 

My best friend, Ams, is an incredibly talented artist. 

{previously gushed about here} 

She has sketched a ton of my Dr. Seuss books. 

So, I framed a few of my favorites and created a gallery wall. 

It turned out amazing! 

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My bedroom is the one room that needs the most work decor wise. 

I just don't even know what to do in this room. 

Bedroom ... 

I wish I would have gotten better pictures of this.
I turned a desk into a vanity, where I do my hair & makeup. 

I think I need more scarves ;) 

There you have it, 

my apartment. 

It is small and cozy 

and I love it! 

The big open living area makes it great for entertaining. 

Well, my kind of entertaining which means no more than six people allowed. 

I have already warned D that I will never want to move again. 

Linking up with 

 The Secret Blogger Club

&

apartment tour - main living area

I moved into my new apartment in February. 

So, I figured it was time to give my blog friends a tour. 

I actually took the pictures when I hosted wine club in April. 

I know I am a procrastinator. :) 

I took way too many pictures. 

In order to prevent picture overload, 

I am going to split the tour between two posts. 

This first post will cover the main living area: 

kitchen, living room, & bathroom. 

The second post will cover the bedroom & library. 

Now on to the pictures ... 

My kitchen and living area are one big open space, 

which I love. 

Front to back view of living area

Back to Front view of living area 

Kitchen details ... 

Living room details ... 

Library through the right door,
bedroom through the left door

You can see the laundry room beyond the couch 

Bathroom ... 

I am still in the process of decorating. 

I think I have finally figured out what to do with the wall above the couch. 

I just have to find all of the pieces I am looking for. 

Stay tuned for part 2 of the tour. 

spring decor

I finally got the house decorated 

for Spring. 

For some reason, 

I went with a pinwheel theme. 

I even made my own pinwheels. 

They were super easy to make. 

I may do a "how-to" post. 

Here is the result... 

{Outside}

{Table Centerpiece}

{Living room}

{Library}

just call me martha stewart

I love to decorate my house for holidays...in theory!

When it comes to my personal life I am the

Queen of procrastination.

For example, last night I just switched out my holiday decorations.



  

Yes, I went from July 4th straight to Halloween.

That's how I roll! :)

I have good intentions to change these frames for

every season/holiday.

Somehow, August & September were forgotten this year.