Decorating dilemmas

It's amazing how different moving was when I was in school compared to now when I'm working. During school, I'd move into a new place and have all day and night to unpack and get settled. Now, I get home from work, exhausted after the long day, and want to do anything besides cleaning and organizing.

Luckily, now, the unpacking part is finally done and I've moved on to the fun side of moving - redecorating. However, for some reason, this time I've found decorating to be more stressful than anything else. I can't decide on what direction to go with for my new place. I want it to be more mature-looking than my apartments have been in the past. I want it to look like the pictures from Living, Etc. magazine (new favorite read from the UK). But, I can't quite focus and get there. Sigh...

This is my ideal. A muted palette with accent colors. A clean, pulled together look.

This isn't my favorite but I do love how there's no real standout direction for the room, yet it still all looks cohesive. This is what I'm struggling with right now.

I really want to do a photo wall, but am a little intimidated if I could pull it off and be 100 percent happy with it...

Looooving this fabric wall. It's an ingenius alternative to wallpaper. I just wish I had more wall space in my studio; I would totally do this if so.

Lastly, the feel of this room is what I'm striving for in my home. It's so cozy and warm. I also adore all the different textures used. I'm trying to do this with pillows, throws and with my bed's duvet cover.

We'll see how it all turns out. Wish me luck!

P.S. All images are from {the gallery over at Living, Etc.}

I wish I were here right now...

Image via {daily dose of imagery}

A tradition is born

One of the goals I set for myself after the Blog Out Loud event was that I want to inject more of myself into this blog.  When I started "all those nothings" back in June, I intended for it to be a collection of things that inspire and excite me.  So, it seems only natural that magazines be a part of this site.  

I looooove magazines, and sometimes it feels like I can't even enter a bookstore or supermarket without walking away with a new zine of some sort.  Last night, while I was thumbing through a new addition to my stockpile, I thought of a great idea for my first weekly column.  So...without further ado, I'd like to introduce you to "Mag Mondays."  What better way to start the week than with some beautiful magazine meat?  

Mag Mondays will be a day for me to share anything interesting, exciting or gorgeous that I find in the pages of my magazine obsession.  Being the debut column, this week is dedicated to the publication that inspired it all - The New York Times style magazine, "T Magazine."  

Their covers are always very well-done, but yesterday's issue really jumped out at me because it reminded me of a past blog post I did.  On top of that, I loved the look of the logo - classic and elegant, but with a modern twist thanks to the fun gradient fill-in they added. 

 

Also, this article was tucked away inside.  With a kid that cute, I had to share this with you.  I hope my future, unborn children are that adorable.  I'm going to have so much fun dressing them up!  

Porn for designers

Blogs, cheese, magazines and karaoke.  What do these things have in common, you may ask?  They are all things that I'm quite addicted to.  However, my magazine obsession is what got really out of hand this summer while I was in New York.  It was there that I got the joy of visiting several stores entirely devoted to the sale of magazines.  I was in complete and utter heaven.  Although, it was also kind of hell at the same time because of how torturous it was having to restrain myself so much. 

As far as the best of the best goes, my all-time favorite magazine is JANE Magazine; however, sadly, they had to close shop a couple of years ago.  Now, I'm loving Frankie Magazine and Uppercase Magazine.  Although, I've never actually held a copy of either in my own hands, I have been enjoying some of their layouts online - pure design beauty!

Frankie

Uppercase