House Inspiration

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10 Colors

I started reading Nomad by designer Sibella Court, and she said to begin designing a home based on 10 colors; you can use more colors of course, but the 10 colors will serve as a frame-work for the home. So I've begun collecting my 10 colors...this is what I have so far.

Owl Wallpaper from Anthropologie

Conner and I are stuck in Colorado for the summer to be with his family, and I'm glad to be here. I am a city girl and I do look forward to moving back to Austin, but since Dan died back in March, it's nice to be surrounded by people who knew him; it's nice to talk about him and hear other people's stories. I do miss him.

So, I've been working at the Fire Dept in Bayfield, CO and scoping out things for our new house...whenever that is. And I love this wallpaper from Anthropologie. Super cute.

Make Your Own Ipod Dock

I really want Conner to make an iVictrola for us. I figure he can handle the wooden bits and I'll conquer the electronic bits. Here's a tutorial for how to make your own ipod dock by Chris at ManMade.

Bedroom Color

I love this wall color. Might look really good in the bedroom, semi-dark and inviting. I was thinking about making a duvet cover while we're in Colorado and I might just keep this color in mind when I sew it up.
Image from the NYTimes Style Magazine

Luggage Chest DIY

We are all in upstate NY sorting out Dan's estate and well, it's rainy, not much is going on, and I'm design geeking out at the Alfred University library while the guy next to me is gaming geeking out. So, while plundering through Design Sponge again I found another DIY that I thought was pretty cool. I might just do this with a silver chest I've been hauling around for a while.
Luggage chest how-to

DIY Table

I love this splash o' colour! Maybe I'll give this a go when we move into our "Imperial Mansion" trailer in Arboles, CO for the summer. It'll be a tight space (although much bigger than our "bedroom on wheels" that we've been living in for the last year) and a skinny table like this might be perfect. Via Design Sponge.

Abigail Edwards Wallpaper

I was skimming through Design Sponge the other day and came upon all these great wallpaper designs. So here's another. It's cute, not sure if I'd put it in my house but I thought I'd note it anyway. Abigail Edwards...

Minimoderns Wallpaper

Super cute wallpaper from Minimoderns. Love the theme of the sea.

Wainscoting

Not sure where this image came from....it's been lounging about waiting to be posted. I do love wainscoting though. I think it would look great in the bathroom with the pin-up wallpaper above. Oh my gosh! I can not wait to have our own house!

Brainstorming

Would it be a bad idea to have the wedding "dinner" beforehand, and then have the ceremony when the sun had gone down?

Or is there a general flow to a wedding such as arrive, ceremony, dinner, music and dancing?

I was just brainstorming and thinking:

1) A group of us all went lazy river floating during the day

2) Come back, have dinner with close friends and family (or everybody could be invited)

3) Once the sun went down and it was good and dark, have everyone walk down to the ceremony area that would be all lit with candles and the fabric backdrop

4) Then walk back up to the main area of festivities where bands would play and we could boogie down till whenever

Or we could have a whole weekend planned. Arrive on Thursday for rehearsal dinner and settle it. Friday go tubing. Saturday lounge around downtown and get ready with bridesmaids. Could suggest a day trip to super cute Green, TX for rest of family? Wedding Saturday. Sunday could be filled with Bloody Marys and lounging in the sun.

Or we could arrange it on the weekend of an Austin festival that could be the focus of Friday, wedding Saturday, and floating on Sunday.

Haha, just some ideas. Some brainstorming.

Invite from Beast Pieces

Eunice & Daniel

I love how cheeky they are. More images.

They worked with textile artist, Joel Dewberry, to design a set of playing cards for guests. Adorable.

Blankets for guests when temperatures dipped down for the outdoor wedding.

Embroidered Invitations

I like this idea a lot--wedding invitations that were embroidered and then scanned in.

Via Black Eiffel

Sarah Seven

Helloooo, Sarah Seven! Gorgeous dresses from Portland designer Sarah Seven. I simply love the way her dresses are photographed. I'm of the opinion that having gorgeous photos of any product totally makes everyone drool and sales go up!

And this get-up. Stop. My heart. I would love to rock this on an evening out.Sarah Seven

Confusion Over The Details

I had an idea of how I wanted my wedding to be:
*Throw back from glam/rockabilly times
*A short fun dress that was easy to dance in
*Vintage mismatched dresses for bridesmaids

Now after having gone to try on dresses and finding this guy:

We could maybe rock it up a little with this totally awesome fabric flower belt.

And after doing lots of research on all these wonderful wedding blogs, I just feel totally confused. I wonder how other people whittle down the details to pick out something they really like and don't regret using way down the line?

It seems like all the things that I like are just sooo expensive. How do brides bridge the style/budget line? Oh it just seems so confusing!

And then I see this! And how gorgeous is this? And I think 'yeah, now that's what I'm talking about. That's why I wanted to go short, plus it's cheaper!"

Brandon Witzel

Or this guy and I think 'yeah, that's what I wanted! A rockin wedding party that's pretty but a little edgy. I did want a short dress before I walked into that bridal boutique, the woman put ideas in my head...'

Via Green Wedding Shoes

Dress Shopping!

Since my ladies are in town for SXSW, we decided to go try on wedding dresses. We totally found one! And I wanted to let you all know about the bridal boutique that we discovered because it's amazing. Called Blush Bridal, it's been open a little over a year and next to Unbridaled, it's the best wedding boutique in Austin. It's a must to make an appointment to reserve one of the private rooms that comes equipped with a couch for friends, a space heater, and knoweledable staff with numerous clamps to cinch the dresses right to your body. The prices are really good too...

Go! Go try on gorgeous dresses!

Wedding Jojo

C's family is from the west coast, I'm from the east, and we want to have our wedding smack dab in the middle. Keeping all of our friends and family in the loop about our future wedding seems a little daunting. It's such a good idea to have a wedding website as a one-stop shop for all things C&R wedding related. I really like Adam & Halli's website that has directions, photos, links to registries, and a guide on what to wear.

But if a wedding website wasn't figured into the budget then just scoot right over to Wedding Jojo; they do it all for free! They have a couple templates that you can personalize for your own wedding, so while it might not reflect the wedding to the T, it'll still help guests to stay current on all the festivities.

Wedding Jojo.

Shredded Fabric Backdrop

How cool is this?!
I like to sew and this just seems totally up my alley. We could have silks and muslims of varying neutral shades hanging down as the backdrop for the ceremony. I love all the candles as well, makes the whole thing just so romantic.
Plus, it could double as the backdrop for a photobooth!
Via Once Wed.

Hair Feathers

Alright, it's official, I think I do love feather hair pieces. I want all my bridesmaids to have on different vintage dresses that they'll wear way after our wedding, but it would be nice to tie them all together by having matching hair do-dads.

I quite like these by Lo Boheme at Ginger & Adam's wedding.

Lo Boheme

Via Green Wedding Shoes

Pretty Elopement

Kelly & Cameron's Wedding
Leo Patrone Photography