Lady Spencer: January 2012

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

What I Really Want

I'm bypassing Tulle Tuesday this week because I am literally doing NO wedding planning. We really are not getting married for a few years and although the first week I was bombarded with wedding sites and suggestions and so I got into a sort of "browsing" mindset......now I'm really focusing on the "right now" stuff. Like decorating my apartment.

So today is about the things that I REALLY want for the apartment but can't do because there's a male in the house.
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

Glamorous home office eclectic home office

AHHHH SO CUTE

Monday, January 30, 2012

Man Post Monday

I saw these on Joss & Main. Awesome conversation starter. Are they too much?

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Decorating

So, I've finally started decorating my apartment.

I would RATHER spend money on clothes and food but I do think it's NICE (notice I didn't say necessary) to decorate your space so that it is warm and "homey", whatever that means to you.

I should mention that I actually LOVE to decorate. Love love love. I never said I don't like to decorate, I just don't like to put my credit card numbers in the box at checkout unless it's for a pair of Louboutins.

With all of that said.....below are my inspiration photographs (that I took home and put in front of Fiance who immediately said "but they aren't the same"....he's very literal).

I will try and post photos of the final product. When that happens.

BEDROOM

Inspiration

Source - $895

Source - $72-$115

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Purchased

Container Store - $6.99-$17.99
I purchased these in whites and oranges.

I purchased the above Euro shams at Overstock - $37.99 each
Not the navy shams but the white with navy right in front of the navy sham.

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ENTRYWAY

Inspiration

Flor carpet tiles are so fun. I designed the hallway around the above carpet and purchased 8 of them for a runner.
2 wide by 4 long
they are 19.7x19.7 inches each

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I have this console from Ikea already

I put up 6 black and white photographs of NYC along the wall above the console.

NOW I NEED

1. A Louis XVI chair EXACTLY like this one

(only not a bajillion dolla bills):

Source

and

2. to refurbish the wonderful filing cabinet below that I salvaged at work :-)

That should do it!!!!

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

So Inappropriate

Close your eyes if you don't like inappropriate jokes. My dad sent me this email.....

ADVICE FOR AN OLD GUY:

I was working out in the gym when
I spotted this sweet young thing...

I asked a trainer that was near-by,
"What machine should I use to impress that sweet thing over there?"
The trainer looked at me and said,
"The ATM in the lobby.