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Menu Monday

I am attempting a new feature on here: Menu Monday. My goal is to make my weekly menu ahead of time. Here goes installment numero uno:

Happy Pi Day!

Teal

I have to say, I love me some teal. Teal bedding, teal accessories, teal scarves, teal clothing, teal furniture:

{Crate and Barrel}

...and now teal walls:

{Lonnymag.com}

We have been tossing around the idea of painting an accent wall in the new apartment, but what color? Teal might be too bold or too dark if the apartment we choose is lacking in natural light. What about a neutral gray? We're still talking about ordering the couch we like in a warm charcoal to keep the furniture neutral-ish. I could just accessorize until my heart was content....decisions, decisions....

Also, we are loving YoungHouseLove.com's idea for inspiration off of a napkin from Crate and Barrel (for the record, we had them first):

{Crate and Barrel}

I'll try to work up an inspiration board to work in some of our ideas.....

XOXO,
Mrs. A

Boring Bulletin Board

I suffer from BBB Syndrome - you know- boring bulletin board syndrome (duh). I have a rather large bulletin board that was given to me as a child. It has never been painted, and is now missing some wooden knobs. I have been brainstorming ways to utilize it at our new place so it is decorative and functional. Here are some of the ideas I like so far:

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{www.getmarried.com}

 

 

 

 

{madebygirl.blogspot.com}

I'm thinking maybe we could paint the frame a dark blue (we already have the paint) and then to find a fabric....

XOXO,
Mrs. A

Decoration Inspiration

What does the word "moving" elicit images of for you? Boxes? A big box truck? Panic? For me, all I see are white, empty walls. I hate white walls, but I hate empty wall more. They taunt me. I have successfully put something on most walls of our current apartment so they aren't barren. But, those pictures will be taken down and packed up. Ugh! To keep me going, I research projects and picture arrangements. Like so:

{younghouselove.com}

 

 

 

{cdn.decorpad.com}

 

 

{colourmehappyblog.blogspot.com}

 

 

 

I think I'm starting to sense a theme...........

XOXO,
Mrs. A

Operation FIND A COUCH

Hello Again!

Quick update on the life of M&S:
Still planning on moving in May
Looking to buy a house next year
Looking forward to mini vacations planned fo this Spring/Summer (will be in separate post)

Current Agenda: FIND A COUCH

Operation FIND A COUCH has gotten off to a bumpy start. We didn't agree about fabric, size, of color until we found "the one"  - only to have our sofa-loving dreams squashed by the manufacturer discontinuing the model we liked. So back to square one we went. Then, we found this one:

We can pick the fabric and color! Just one issue....we'll have over 1500 choices! Where on earth do we start?

Until next time.
XOXO,
Mrs. A