Paint Party!

     Now that we know we are going to have a home (much sooner than we last thought!) We have finally started to really think about paint colors.  Right now the master bedroom is lavender walls with a wallpaper border and magenta (ish) carpets (not our style).  We are hoping to get bamboo flooring and we are currently thinking a soft grey for the walls.  The rooms colors are going to be very spa-like (white, grey, blue, khaki).  Do you have a favorite shade? Brand?  I was very overwhelmed at all the "Shades of Grey" at Lowe's yesterday!  lol.  PS...am I spelling grey correctly?  I always get confused about the  e or the a.....tee heee!!!!

   I will definitely be posting some before and afters once we have the house! (plus fun ones of us with the keys and being dorks!)  I just don't feel right posting the ones we have of the current owner's stuff.  They are a very nice couple (so we've been told) and I feel bad for the situation they are in. 

White Furniture?

So, for whatever reason, I have been really drawn to white rooms lately.  Lol, no, not the kind they lock you up in and give you meds a few times a day.  I am loving all of these rooms on Pinterest that have a "white" theme with bursts of color.  I love me some color, but I've been drawn to these rooms.  Hubby says that we can't have white though because (excuse #1)- it will show fingerprints (valid) and (excuse 2)-it looks too beachy.  I told him we could keep the theme more our style but, I'm losing, lol. Here are some samples of what I'm talking about!

A bit blurry...originally from Design Chic

I can't find the original pin on this one...love all the white!

Also, I think part of my problem is that I'd really like a very light wood in the bedroom and can't seem to find it right now.  I just want really calm, serene rooms.  How many of you guys have "white" kind of rooms?  Any suggestions?  Hate it?

Decorating Dreams!

Oh Boy Oh Boy!  Since I've arrived in Florida, I have become pretty much obsessed with decorating blogs.  It all started because we had no television!  So, what's a girl to do, all my scrapbooking supplies are packed up, no vehicle to explore with, plus, everyone stays inside in July and August!  So, I turned into a blog reading freak!  I saved some to my favorites tab and the list has grown.  Here's a list of the ones I'm currently following:

• http://www.decorchick.com/
• http://goingalittlecoastal.blogspot.com/ (the first I found!)
• http://thriftydecorchick.com/
• http://www.bowerpowerblog.com/
• http://www.younghouselove.com/

All of these exciting blogs have gotten me even more pumped to have my own home.  I am so excited to be able to stake my claim on my own house.  I am not sure exactly what my style will be but, I've been attracted to the use of color in each of these spaces and the clean look of the projects these bloggers use.  Once I have my house maybe some of them will help me with design ideas ;)

Oh, I almost forgot, my obsession has already spread to purchasing magazines about home improvement (thanks to a friend who just bought a house and told me all of the cool projects she's done since reading Better Homes and Gardens).  She's actually like my twin so, I figure, if she can do it, so can I!  The storage magazine caught my eye simply for the reason that I've always had an issue with keeping that "clean" look while remaining functional.