Nesting

Since we are only about two weeks out of us signing the lease for our apartment, I've been getting inspired by different home decor photos. Now, we'll be pretty poor in the beginning so we may not be able to do everything we ever wanted to right away, but it's good to get inspiration and ideas going.

I love the teal of the cabinet here so much. Also, the mis-matched chairs are such a great idea. (1)

I love love love this room! The green sofa reminds me of the orange one from the 60's my grandparents are giving us at some point (Tyler is not so sure about it fitting in our apartment, but one day we'll incorporate it in) (2)

I love the idea of storing things in lovely hat boxes, plus they're just so pretty. (3)

This crafting nook is just dreamy. All the wonderful colors make it. (4)

As much as I love color I also think whites and creams can be so soothing. (5)

That's just some of my inspiration so far. I'm always on the lookout for new things to inspire me. What are some of your home inspirations of late?

xo,

 Em

Stolen

So I have something to confess. When I go home to Nashville I usually steal one or two items of clothing from my sisters. My sister Hannah is still waiting to get a lovely pair of sage green shorts back. This past weekend I went hunting in my sister Sarah's alterations pile and found a lovely forest green wool skirt that was perfect and this lovely polka dot dress.

I especially love the length. It's such a 30's/40's length. So beautiful.

 dress thrifted/stolen from sarah 

sweater vintage/hip zipper

shoes neutralizers 

belt thrifted

bakelite bangles vintage

I love dressing in a vintage fashion, but since I can't always find affordable vintage I love improvising with thrifted things (or vintage inspired clothing). Even though this 80's dress is not a classic 30's dress, I feel like I've given it that feel by pairing it with my T-strap shoes, and little vintage cardigan. Also, adding a red lip doesn't hurt either. 

xo,

 Em

The Future

As the wedding is drawing nearer I get more and more antsy about planning, us moving to Nashville, and all general wedding everythingness. I found my shoes for the wedding this past weekend, and they are everything I could have ever wanted. I wish I could show you all so many things! I'll just have to wait until after the wedding ;)

blouse stollen from hannah

skirt vintage/the hip zipper

cardigan ann taylor

shoes gift/anthropologie

scarf trip to italy

I'm so excited about what the future holds, and I'm fully intending on enjoying every moment.

What are you looking forward to in the future?

xo,

 Em

Let Your Hair Down

Last night was one of those nights where I was so tired I slept on wet hair, and not wet hair that was set, but just plain wet hair. It was kind of nice in a way to just not care and wake up and run out the door without done hair.

This weekend while we were in Nashville I bought my first Bakelite. I got two bangles, and I love them! I've been looking for affordable Bakelite all over the internet, and stumbled upon Wonders on Woodland and their incredible Bakelite collection while I was in Nashville. Most of it was far too expensive (the average cost of their bangles was about $300) , they had earrings, beautiful bangles, pins and such. The plus side was that they had a little collection of bangles that was in my price range ($10-$30). So I now own my first Bakelite and I can't wait to get a little collection going.

blouse thrifted

skirt thrifted

shoes old

bakelite bangles wonders on woodland

xo,

 Em

A Sneak Peek

Tyler and I are both back in Jackson now, but this weekend we got to go see an apartment that looks just like ours. Ours doesn't free up until October. It was sooo wonderful! It's a lovely apartment complex built in the 30's with original bathrooms, hard wood floors and such. The only thing the people have really touched is the kitchens (which I hate but some people like re-modeled kitchens). We went in the evening so the pictures are no stellar, but here is a little sneak peek of what our apartment will look like.

I adore the bathroom, the original tile is my favorite.

The master bedroom. The ceiling light was creating those crazy shadows you see.

The dining room. I can't wait to find a cute vintage table to put in it. Sorry the pictures are a little dark in some areas, there were no over head lights put in the living rooms, so people keep there apartments lit by lamp light, which I also love.

The doorway as we were leaving. That's my mom and dad there, barely visible.

That's the apartment. I completely love it, and can't wait to move into our own. Another wonderful thing is the apartments actually have basements!! Since being at Union (for those of you who don't know Union was hit by a tornado, demolishing a large chunk of the campus and trapping me underneath my dorm) I have had a strong desire to live somewhere with a basement and this was just a dream come true. The apartment is all we could want in our first one, and I can't wait to sign the lease and start moving our things in.

xo,

 Em

Smile Like You Mean it

I'm so amazingly happy that tomorrow is Friday. My student teaching is still going super well, it's just really wearing me out. Tomorrow Tyler and I will go to Nashville and we'll get to see an open apartment that looks just like ours (ours doesn't free up until October 1), so I'm really excited about that. There's so much to be excited about in the future it's been a little hard to get through the here and now, but I know I need to enjoy the process. 

This jacket is part of a beautiful 40's suit I own, but the skirt portion is a little too tight to teach in, so I had to break it up. 

You'll have to excuse my roots in these photos. Tyler dyed my hair and it is processing as I type this. Yay for freshly done hair.

jacket vintage/the hip zipper

dress vintage/vintage couture savant

slip vintage/the hip zipper

shoes ross

xo,

 Em

 

Where is fall?

I found this amazing vintage jacket while I was in Nashville, and I couldn't believe it! It's so perfect. There was a tan one with a V in the front that I wanted even more but it was huge on me. Sigh.

I'm once again wearing my new favorite pants. You'll probably be seeing a lot of them, especially when the weather gets chilly. If it ever does. I feel like it'll stay moderately hot and humid forever here in Tennessee.

sweater vintage/the hip zipper

pants vintage/the hip zipper

scarf vintage/the hip zipper

shoes ross

xo,

 Em