The End of October Photo Challenge

Day 28 of the October Photo Challenge was flowers.

My bestie, Felicia, gave me this super cute and colorful purse for my birthday. She said it looked like me because it was colorful and made from recycled plastic bags. She was right, I absolutely love it and I get a ton of compliments on it. It has the perfect amount of pockets so my stuff doesn’t get lost in my purse.

Day 29 of the October Photo Challenge was black & white.

This is the view from outside our apartment front door. We love our little pond and all the trees, which are a rarity in our area.

Day 30 of the October Photo Challenge was another self-portrait.

Here I am at work with my November calendar in the background. Good-bye October this challenge was fun.

Interior Design Bingo – Kitchen

…or the post in where a lot of you will probably think I’m crazy.

As I’ve talked about briefly in a couple Five for Friday posts, Hubs and I are in the process of purchasing our first home. It’s been quit a roller coaster so far, so haven’t posted any pictures or anything because I’m afraid to jinx it. Don’t worry, at some point I will blog about the whole process, show pictures, etc, I promise. But, today I’m just going to show you the kitchen.

The house bungalow was built in 1953 and remodeled in 2006. That’s when they added the bamboo floors, dark wood cabinets, black granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. It’s nice, I know that. It’s just not our style, entirely. Our stainless steel refrigerator is going to fit in perfectly and I really like the glass fronts on the upper cabinets. The lower cabinets (that you can’t see) are actually large drawers which I am SUPER jazzed about because it makes storage so much more efficient. Also, can we talk about the cabinet on the outside? Genius! No space was wasted.

So, why are we possibly crazy? This is our inspiration picture for the first phase of the kitchen remodel. The first phase is what we want to change about the kitchen before we move in.


Yes, we want to paint our cabinets aqua/teal/Tiffany blue. I love it! It’s so bright and cheery :) Eventually, we’ll replace the countertops (hopefully after I find a place that recycles granite countertops, because we do feel badly just throwing them away) and put a fun light in. (Don’t get me started on that ceiling fan in the dining area).

Have you checked out the posts by the other participants?

Interior Design Bingo Definitions

Mid Century Modern – A style of design that began after World War II and continued into the 1960s, that is marked by simplicity, clean lines, organic forms, and materials such as wood, metal, and plastic. Though color is used quite a bit in post-war design, mid-century modern is typically less cutesy than the more pop-art offerings of the later 1960s. (source) Think Mad Men.

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Scale - The size of one object and how relates to another or to the space in which it is placed. For example in the pictures below: #1 the tables and sofas are all lower to the ground have the same slender scale; #2 is an example of a lamp on a whimsical scale but still fitting with the scale of the room; and #3 all the legs and structures of the multiple table are on the same scale.

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Vignette – A grouping of accessories, photos, end table, and/or chairs.

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Let me know if there are any more terms you want defined :)

Interior Design Bingo - Ceiling

This little ceiling accent was on the ceiling of Hubs’s and my room at the Tropicana in Las Vegas. The Tropicana had recently re-modeled their entire property when we took a vacation there in the Spring. I loved this detail they added to make the ceiling just a bit more interesting and it’s totally something you could add to any room in your home to make a plan ceiling a bit fancier.

Interior Design Bingo

It’s November 1st which mean it’s the start of Interior Design Bingo. I’m so excited several people signed up to play along.

ABC: Life from the start of the Alphabet

Bien Living Interiors

Bricolage


Forty Twenty Four


Heart the Day

Letters from the Heart

Love and Renovations
 
The So-Called Wife
  

Sugar and Spice

Talking and Sleeping

I can’t wait to see the inspiration these ladies post throughout the month. It isn’t too late to sign-up, just comment below and I’ll add you to the list.