Young love is so stirring.

Here is a great blog/shop/info site that I cannot get enough of! They are a couple of transplants from NYC to VA. Check out their home renovations and their indispensable advice to bring out your inner DIYer. So much inspiration, so little time. Tutorials on everything from painting to changing out an old toilet. Did I mention they are witty too? Fabulous blog!

My French Kitchen

Once we move and buy our house, this is the kitchen I would love to have. It may have to be the house after that or so, but darn it I will have this kitchen! It is the perfect blend of elegant and rustic without looking country. The chandelier is made of an old wine barrel. The fish shaped cooking mold hangs on the wall and reminds me of the copper ones my mother hung in our kitchen when I was a child. A bookshelf is something I think all kitchens should have. It holds the cookbooks and anything else you want to have right on hand. The facade on the fridge is a chalkboard, perfect for meal planning or munchkin doodling. I adore it. Thoughts?

French kitchen by urbandwellermom on Polyvore.com

Fluttery Nursery

This is actually my infants nursery. The walls are beige. The colors are pink, white, green and beige, I think it looks pretty cute, but I can't wait for her to share with her sister. Two twin beds is just too sweet! The alphabet cards are the artwork as well as the preserved butterflies from a shop in Florida. The pink and white fabric is her dust ruffle with the stripe frog sheets. You like?

E's Nursery by urbandwellermom on Polyvore.com

Double trouble.

I found this years ago when I was pregnant with H and just thought it would be the sweetest baby gift for twins. But then again, I think it would be great for any number of children, as long as there is someone to sit on the other end. Seesaws are the cat's pajamas. At $60 I am calling this a bargain!

Wild thing, you make my heart sing.

As I have 2 little girls, of course want a little boy. We all want what we don't have, eh? So being the planner that I am, I have been thinking of nursery designs for some time. I hate the look that happens when you buy a "set". It is so forced, not creative, too "matchy matchy". So I look to bring together a room by a central idea. With the upcoming release of the movie, I thought Where the Wild Things Are would translate into a fantastic nursery. It not only has the characters from the book, but also a forest type theme, as the book took place in ... the forest.

Where the wild things are by urbandwellermom on Polyvore.com

I went w/ an apple green, white, grey, and brown scheme. The boat mobile reminds me of the boat Max took to find the mythical place. There many stuffed animals of the characters and I would love to see them on a white wooden shelf w/ books. The wall decals make it more woody for me and the lamps keep it sweet. BTW: I only buy lamps and furniture for a child's room, that I would use in the rest of the house. I think it helps them to grow up with it. Also be on the look out for tribute art. Look at places like ebay and etsy. I like the twiggy bedding too. Did you know you can buy fabric and take it to some dry cleaners and they can make bedding for you? You can! And to finish it off there are beige walls (to let the green and grey pop) and a gauzy drape (it reminded me of the sails from the boat or a tent in the woods). Do you like it?