Lots of thoughts, mostly good stuff
here is some cute stuff i found in a decor inspiration folder on my computer -

Rosemary swags!

So I have been making rosemary and lavender swags to use for lots of things. I use them for cooking and for decoration and for car fresheners. It is really great, I found a plant on campus and there is a HUGE plant right in front of Josh's house so there is never a scarcity. I will upload some pictures of these soon they are not decorated or anything but I really like them for the smell and the look!

What I want now.

There are these abosultuely beautiful porcaline mugs that Starbucks put out limited edition. Normally I don't buy mugs new because there are just too many old ones looking for homes but I love these quilted mugs. The cheapest I have been able to find them is $14 each! on ebay - which is a little out of my college price range. Does anyone know anything useful about these? I just wish I had seen them when they were in the store...Sigh.
All I can do is keep looking and hope to stumble across them in a thrift store sometime in the next few years. This is all making me realize just how much I love vintage and vintage looking kitchen items and items that look like milk glass.
I hope everyone is having a great long weekend!

A headboard...

So I have really been looking forward to the idea of a headboard because it means your there... no more moving every term - you just might have some stability in your life. I havent had a headboard in forever largely because I haven't had time to think about one since I got a larger bed and largely because I haven't wanted to drag one around through all of these moves. So I want to keep it cheap yet chic, here is what I am thinking. This fabric - rich in color but not too bright and wont get dirty too quick. I write alot in bed and ink stains are routine... Anyway, this fabric, a quilted silk on a plain rectangle headboard. I had thought of having some shape to it but I like the idea of being able to use it as another inspiration board like the board on the left.

New furniture

Okay, so I know it is six months away, my new apartment, but I can’t resist thinking about what I am going to put in it. Lately I have been hypothesizing about a new couch or chair – do I need one - nope but I really really want one. Lately I have been stuck by bold silk fabric prints that have an old-fashioned feel but with a punch of color. This one on the left was the first to catch my eye. I don't have a use for such a chair being uncomfy and all but the fabric is fabulous. The couch below is another pattern that I really liked – I don’t actually like the couch but I do like the fabric. As much as I love these patterns my boyfriend says they will be "out of style yesterday" and I think he has a point and that I might get sick of them asap which leads me to think that I may want to just keep these silks to some nice throw pillows.

They could look great with the chair that I know I will be purchasing first thing for my new apartment. I have had my heart set on a comfy leather chair for several years now, something I can crawl up in and write and have “me space” in, it has been my long anticipated graduation present to myself. I call it my Aidan chair because I first fell in love with it on a Sex and The City episode. Mine will be slightly different in that I want leather on the arms too to make it a bit more comfortable. This is about what it will look like.