Obsessed

Usually what happens is I have an idea, and that idea has to be fulfilled at that exact moment. Otherwise I sit obsessing over it for way too long.

This happened last night. My mom took Micah and I was sitting looking at the dining room thinking I want a new light. Of course, thanks to Pinterest, I saw one that I thought I may like at Lowe's. So in that instant I told Jonathan we had to go to Lowe's and buy it. He must have been trying to suck up to me because he was game. I mean, who wouldn't want to spend their Valentine's Day at Lowe's?!

We're looking in the lighting section and I was bummed when it wasn't there, and then my second choice wasn't as great looking in person as it was online. But I did find one I liked at first, and then I kept going back to it and obsessing over it and smiling over it. And then I couldn't stop thinking about it at. Weird, I know. 

Here it is in all it's glory:

My practical husband said to wait for a few days until our other project (finishing the floors) was done. Well we finished last night so can I go to Lowe's today and get it?!? Seriously this picture does it no justice. The light bulb is gorgeous and vintage-y and rustic and modern all at the same time. It's absolutely perfect. The picture looks a little small but in person it looks like it would hang over our kitchen table just fine.

What else I'm obsessed with is kitchen backslashes, specifically this one:

I love the look of the subway tiles and ooh, that rug! And the cabinets, and the stove. So after our other projects, backsplash it is!

Since it's a 3 day weekend I think it's a perfect time to hang the light of my dreams, don't you?

Time flies, doesn't it?!

We've been over here nursing a baby with a double ear infection, turning 31 (not me!! gasp!), attempting to finish and seal our floors that I hate that we're never going to get rid of, and finishing masters degrees (not me again...been there, done that, got the diploma). I've also been getting that bug that I get every now and then when I want to sell everything and start all over (mostly just the couches...). Unfortunately that is nowhere near possible so I am trying to learn to work with what we have.

My office space has been getting  a lot of use lately and it's also been driving me bonkers. I had this fantastic vision of finding a beautiful, vintage drawer of some sorts that was just skinny enough for paper. Well that doesn't exist, or I just don't have the patience to wait for it at Goodwill or a yard sale. I tried to look at Ikea but nothing really fit the style I was looking for; it was either too industrial or too big. I decided to clean out our old dresser in the guest room and it seems to be doing to trick for now. 

A little snapshot of my desk area. The old Ikea dresser fits the big old printer on top and paper, shipping supplies, etc. go in the drawers. So far so good and I don't have crap all over the place (yet). What I'd really like to do is take the bed out of there but our one set of guests will be coming soon. And really, there's nowhere else to put a bed. Gotta love 60 year old houses. 

Since I'm on an Ikea ramble apparently, I found these prints there. The set was only $12 and I think they are adorable. 

They don't necessarily go with my style (my mom's style, actually) but they are fun, colorful, and gosh darnit I like them! I just need frames and then I think I may add them to the guest room/office/storage. 

I also made a new print set for the kitchen tonight and I'd like to add a little gallery wall above my desk if I don't use the Ikea prints there. Maybe once I'm happy with them I'll give a wall tour. Exciting, right?

Calling it a night :)