Feeling Girly & Pretty

Maybe it's because I want to go shopping or maybe it's the snot dripping out of my nose from the nasty cold I caught at market, all I know is today I feel like something easy on the eyes. Lacey, drapey, sheer, delicate, beautiful, open and airy is just the ticket.

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How is your week going? I finally had the day off yesterday after working through two furniture markets in a row. Of course I spent it in bed nursing my cold but let's be honest, I probably would've spent it in bed anyways! Hopefully this weekend I can finish up some half done projects to show you!

Ch Ch Ch Changes!

Welcome to the new and improved Flights of Whimsy! We went live Wednesday and I would like to sincerely thank Shari, at Little Blue Deer, for making the magic happen!

A refresh was long overdue. I now feel that my blog's exterior matches it's interior (colorful, fabulous, spunky, a little whimsical!)

You may also notice that I have a Facebook link too! So if you could just mosey on over there and like my page, that'd be greeeeat m'kay?

There's also some changes going on in the real Flights of Whimsy castle. Our master bathroom is being worked on! Finally! We thought it would be done this week but we had to order more tile so hopefully it will be done next week and then I can have the big reveal! It's so exciting to finally have the bathroom I've always dreamed we'd have in this house.

With everything going on I kind of feel like this...

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend!

Mirror Mirror on the Wall...

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Forgive the strange layout. Is anyone else having issues with formatting today? I can't figure it out!

I'm Calling It: Emerald Green is the Next Big Color

At first I was like ok...then I was like alright...now I'm like ooooooh yeaaaah! This is a beautiful color. I feel like in the past it has been used all wrong in a way that makes it look at stuffy and traditional. But when used right it's so pretty!

You may remember this post I did a while back about it's decliciousness. I've since been seeing it more and more so I just want to go on record and call this bitch!

Evidence...

From MFAMB

Via Pinterest

Use it with bright colors to keep it looking fresh and new.

The Decorista

Ok I think you get the point. So Emerald Green? Love it or not for you? Or you think I'm full of it? Discuss!

But Baby it's Cold Outside!

I know I'm not only one suffering through this freakishly cold weather out there. Last week we got out fireplace going for the first time in our house. Now that we have it I wonder why the heck we waited so long! There's nothing better than sitting by the fireplace with a huge blanket and watching a movie (I'm still keeping up with my goal to relax more by watching movies!).

So of course I started thinking that our mantle should be better accesorized, which led to looking up pictures, which of course led to an obsession! Here are some pretties to warm up your day!

Built-in heaven...

I don't know about you, but it seems like taking a bath in a metal tub might be cold, or scratchy, yes cold and scratchy...

Is everyone staying warm out there? I've blown a breaker in my office several times already trying to figure out if I can use two space heaters at once, FAIL!

On another note, I will be heading to Atlanta this weekend for the furniture show. Will you be there? Come say hi to me! Also, I've already plotted my route from the showroom to H&M, this is critical people!

Currently Obsessed With: Beautiful Drapery

As I'm moving along in the plans to decorate our master bedroom I'm considering all my fabric choices. one of the most important being the drapery. My mom and I will sew the curtains so I can pick anything I want. Thus leaving the possibilities endless and my brain overwhelmed!

Curtains can really make or break a room, change the whole look and completely set the tone. So must choose carefully. We only have two small windows in the room. It's way out of proportion for the size of the room but what are you gonna do?!

While none of these are the right colors or anything, I continue to be inspired by beautiful drapery around the web lately!

From Dwellers without Decorators

                                                          

                                                                                                

From We heart it

                

                                                                                                 

From My Little Happy Place

What are you obsessed with lately?

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PSS I clearly need to learn how to use it. Sorry for the crappy formatting!

Starting the Year Off Right!

I hit the ground running the first weekend of this brand spankin New Year! I don't have pictures but I sanded and primed 4 dining chairs + a bench from our bedroom. I wanted to get some actual paint on them but it was so cold in our garage! I've vowed to get a few coats on them this weekend for sure.

A project I'm excited to show you is some very inexpensive and easy artwork I put together. I was very inspired by this post a few weeks ago over at Little Green Notebook. She featured some marble paper framed as artwork. It was so beautiful and at only $14.50 shipped I was sold. Unfortunately, so were a lot of other people because it was sold out, sads. A few days later I checked again and they had only one in stock. It was mine!

When I unrolled the paper, it took my breath away.

These pictures simply do not do it justice. The colors are so vibrant with flecks of gold. All beautifully swirled together in such a unique way. I hated to cut the sheet in half to frame it! But I had a plan and I was determined to complete it.

I got some simple Ribba frames from Ikea for $15 each. They came with matting which I fully planned on using. But in the end I just couldn't cover up even more of this gorgeous paper.

I'm very happy with it! The colors are going to look great with my master bedroom scheme I have in mind. Once I get these walls painted they will pop even more. For a total of $45 this can't be beat!

I was gifted this amazing light from my in-laws for Christmas. MIL reads my blog and knew that I wanted this (hey Kaye!). I had planned to hang it in my hallway but once I saw it I knew it was meant for bigger things, like the entry way.

It was kind of a bitch to hang with the ceiling medallion but we made it work and we BOTH actually love it. It's so great when I do something and my husband not only notices, but actually likes it!

 

It makes a really pretty pattern on the walls when it's lit.

I haven't made any resolutions this year really. One thing I did think to change was to force myself to relax more. I know a lot of us fill our weekends up with various projects and other fun things, and I do too. But lately I've been feeling a little overloaded. So I decided that each and every weekend I will force myself to watch a movie. This will INSIST that I relax for at least 2 solid hours on the couch each weekend. So I guess that's technically my resolution.

How was the start to your New Year? Make any resolutions?