apartment pieces // Homepolish holidays (II)
If you saw this post from last week, you know that I totally nerded out when a piece of my apartment was posted on the Homepolish Instagram. And if you didn't see that post, or the Homepolish instagram, then LOOK! A piece of my apartment was on the Homepolish instagram! :) Although the holidays are over, and you might be taking down those festive decorations, I still wanted to share the pictures that didn't make the instagram cut.
The project was simple, Homepolish wanted to share some ideas of how you can style your home for the holidays. Little touches to make the space more festive and bright. If you know me, then you know I'm a sucker for a theme, and the holidays are pretty much my favorite theme. I decided to focus mainly on my fire place wall (the fire place is sealed in the worst way possible, which is why I chose to hide it with a restored dresser) and a dining set up. I also chose to stick with a more rustic theme- mixing in a lot of natural elements with touches of red and gold.
All of the pictures (besides my personal gram) were taken by Emily Sidoti , one of the amazing photographers on the Homepolish team. It was so fun getting to work with her and see a space that I styled from all different angles. Literally. Besides me snapping a few pictures, none of my spaces have ever been photographed. This was such a fun experience and I can't wait to share more. Enjoy!
Photos by Emily Sidoti for Homepolish
rough
I'm not going to lie, I've had a rough morning. I guess because it's the first day back from vacation, or maybe because I tried unpacking my bags last night and gave up half way through (leaving my room a hot mess), or maybe because I ran out of coffee and had to go without until I got to the office, OR maybe because I woke up late and had to rock my natural waves. But whatever the cause, my mind was not with it this morning. It was so out of it that I left my work computer at home. And although I don't live too far away from my office, I live just far enough that it was completely inconvenient to go home. But when IT support fail- ie. they had no loner laptop for me- I was forced to run home (in my brand new shoes that haven't been broken in yet (OUCH)) and grab it.
So long story short- if you just skipped the paragraph above- I'm in no mood for this Monday. Running home to cat and not being able to crawl back in bed was rough. But I didn't. I was a big girl, made my way back to work and now I'm starting the first Monday of the new year right. Wavy haired, cute new shoes, bad office coffee and all.
So Happy Monday all my loves! Enjoy!
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turning TWO
Happy Birthday color. me. quirky!
If you've been following along since the beginning, then WOW, you've officially been following along for two years! Thank you so much for being awesome.
I started this blog as a new years resolution in 2012. At the time I was looking for a creative outlet and wanted a way to keep track of my new years resolutions. Although I quickly scrapped tracking my resolutions, the biggest resolution- starting a blog- has stuck. And I have to say- although the writing part is always a bit of a task- having a place to share what I'm seeing & loving in the industry I have fallen for, is really fun. Two years later and I'm still having a blast sharing spaces to inspire.
So I won't go into any big resolutions that I am planning for 2015, however I will say that I plan to make it a great one. So thank you for following along thus far, and get excited for whats to come.
Love, SJ