Obsessions....

I am currently obsessing over MANY things at Graham and Green. Here are a few of my favorite things....

This Yellow Globe would be so perfect in my apartment!

These Baroque Bookshelves are sooo cute and would look good on my walls, like the big blank wall over my bed!

Hello beautiful pillows, how I adore you and need you in my home!

(all photos via Graham and Green)

Photos of the new apartment....

WARNING.....I have a very crappy camera, it's just one of those point and click digital cameras so I am sorry for the horrible quality of these photos. I tried to take photos at all times of the day but all the photos still turned out crappy.

BUT, I can still share some photos from the move and from my new place. It is not the entire apartment because I still have a lot of unpacking and org

anizing to do, then I will do a full shoot with the entire place!

So here it goes:

This is my little Sienna Bear after we pulled the camera out from behind the insanely heavy bed. It had been stuck back there for 2 or 3 months and it took four of us to lift the bed enough to get it out! Sienna was overjoyed to have her camera back.

This is my new bed. Everything is from West Elm, except for the little birdie pillow which is from Target. I love, love my new bedding....my Euro Pillows are on back order so there will be new shots of this once I get them....also searching for some great art work for that gigantic white wall!!

This is my living room with my new Stella Sofa from Z Gallerie, my $25 antique coffee table find from Craigslist, and yes, my lamp with NO shade on it yet. I actually got that lamp about a year ago at the swap meet for $5!!! It was such a steal! I am thinking of painting it white and finding a cool lamp shade with some color for it. Right now my side table is that little yellow storage ottoman from West Elm with a cute tray, also from West Elm. The mirror in the back ground is from Ikea, and I have had it for quite awhile. That will not be staying there but going over my dining room table (as soon as I can get someone to come over and hang it!!)

This is my favorite find. This is Sienna's new dresser. I was driving in Hillcrest one day and saw it outside an antique store. It caught my eye immediately and I knew I had to have it. A few negotiations later and it was MINE! I think it is a little weird that the mirror is on the side but it made a perfect spot for the random frames and other things I had. Yes, the frames are empty, I have such a hard time deciding what to get, but they will be filled eventually with just the right photos and prints.

A few details from Sienna's dresser. I just found the cute little silver antiqued Winnie the Pooh piggy bank on the left at the Salvation Army. It just had the cutest little charm to it, I could not pass it up for $1. The books are all gifts from different friends and family. The bird is from Marshalls...of course, another item I would not pass up (is there a trend here or what?). I am a sucker for a great deal.

So there you have it....those are the photos I will show for now. The rest will come as more things are put together. The kitchen and bathroom are almost done. Just some more details to finish before I share.

The Floral Palette...

So I know I have not posted about my big move over the weekend...I am exhausted, still unpacking and dealing with so much. I will get pictures up and photos of my new place...

In the meantime....I came across the cutest little shop in Rancho Santa Fe last week. Because of my obsession with wedding things, beautiful flowers and wedding design, I make a quick stop into The Floral Palette.

They are a gorgeous floral and gift boutique and they sell some amazing products in their store but also do wedding floral arrangements.

Their photos are gorgeous, check them out when you get a chance. Below are a few of my favorite arraignments...

photos via The Floral Palette

MOVING DAY IS HERE!

The day has come and I can finally get a move on it! Wish me luck, it is going to be a long day but I will have Cali Mocho's waiting at the end :) See you on the other side (or as Sienna's says, In our new Castle).

photo via flickr

The night before moving day.

I am exhausted from all the packing, organizing, throwing away, shopping, etc. that goes along with moving into a new place. I am very excited and even more stoked that my place is getting all new carpet, that definitely makes me excited.

I am excited to have my best girlfriends to share my weekend with and know it will be a great time with the girls. I am excited to unpack and put my new place together and have it feel like MY home. It is going to be so cozy, inviting, girlie and just wonderful.

One of the first pieces of furniture I bought for myself was this awesome antique table for $25! Such a steal. I just could not pass it up. With thrift stores selling things at antique store prices I turned to Craigslist and found this beauty:

I had been swooning over a very similar table at Horchow but was WAYYYY out of my price range at $1200. So this will make due, maybe a little paint job...or maybe I will leave it how it is....we shall see!

More pictures to come after the big move tomorrow.

Welcome to my blog!

For so many years I have been reading blogs and following other people's lives and living vicariously through their posts. It is now time that I start my own blog. I am entering a new time in my life and I feel I would love to share this with my friends and family and whoever else wants to read my posts.

I am a newly single mom and moving into my VERY OWN apartment. As a lover of all things interior design, I cannot believe I have this complete blank slate to put my stamp on. I have so much to share and hope to keep this blog up and running with new posts as often as I can. The first parts will be a lot about moving into my own place (which is happening this weekend!!), and the process of designing on a dime. There will of course be a lot about my little princess, Sienna Grace. She is the love of my life.

Thanks for visiting my blog and stay tuned for more updates soon!!