making it yours.

i am not a fan of ikea. i know that there are a million different men/women/children that will swear by it, but honestly? i just can't. i find the furniture is a bit too stark, and all of the rooms are based on organization rather than the idea of bringing your own personality out through design. sure, i'll buy a bed frame {guilty}. but then i painted it and strung fairy lights over it and made it my own. you don't have to spend a ton of money to make something drab cute, you just need to spend it wisely.

due to my utter disdain for ikea, i thought i would dedicate a couple of posts this week to the subject bringing a bit of you through your space.

first up?
the room everyone wants to forget about. {the bathroom}

i like to keep my counter clean and neat, with only a couple of little tchotchke's. make sure the necessities {makeup brushes/soap} make an appearance as well as those pretty perfume bottles, and you can add tiny touches like toothbrushes in a mason jar. functional+cute. even though you might not want to brag about your bathroom, i promise. fresh flowers and candles? make it so much nicer. {and better than ikea. i'm not biased! ;) }

 {homemade pamela soap, seen in this post}

 {the versatile mason jar}

 {perfume bottles}

 {makeup brushes in glass jars}

 {little french flowers}

{everything together: girly/neat}

Isn't it funny?

{rest.}

...to peruse the past? Sometimes I find myself startled at how much can happen in the course of a few months. It's shocking/insane/unbelievable.
To honor the end of summer, I thought you would enjoy a bit of what made it so unbelievably exciting.

Like this song.

And an article that makes you think.

The idea that this would be much more exciting if it was a love letter...

Can you believe there are real princess shoes?!?!

Thank goodness this is over...what a joke..

Best chocolate-chip cookie recipe. ever.

I bawled my eyes out during this ending scene...love/miss these girls! {forgive the subtitles}

New blog obsession.

The cutest baby in the world. {loving the name, 'eleanor' now!}

Next LA adventure for my sweet tooth...

I have to get over this movie obsession...and find a new book!

Fell in love with these prints...I bought one for San Francisco, and the other for LA!

Definitely just crafted this with an old copy of, "Wuthering Heights."

I hope your holiday weekend is as amazing as mine! I've been sleeping in until eight, (yes!) and eating lots of lemon sorbet. It makes for a wonderful long weekend.

ps: blog layout {with all the links!} credit goes to this inspirational blogger. I thought it was so fun I just had to try it. Thanks, Cup of Jo!