Dilemma - tile decisions

What a whirlwind past few weeks...  We have been so busy recently it has been overwhelming.  However, we did finish installing the beadboard in the master bathroom and painting.  Still need to spackle a few holes before I can post photos.  In the meantime we are going to re-tile our guest bathroom floor.  When we bought our house the bathroom was completely pink and blue tile -pretty right???  It was horrible!!!  Before we moved in we had the walls and floor glazed white - and it made the biggest difference.  We also wallpapered, installed new vanity, and light fixtures.  In the 5 years we have lived in the house the floor has begun to chip ever so slightly - hence the new tile floor.  A picture of the room as is...

I love the porcelain tiles that look like hardwoods - samples below

But I can't stop thinking about black and white tile floor with dark grout!!!!  

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Desicions decisions!!

I am ready for a vaca!

Mud room/office/laundry

We have been toying with the idea of a very small remodel...  We have a side porch with an entry door to the kitchen and the exterior wall is shared with our laundry room.  I have been sketching ideas of closing in the side porch and removing the shared wall btwn the porch and laundry to make a mudroom with space for laundry and hopefully a small built-in desk.  There is not a lot of room so the design will have to be perfect to incorporate all three design aspects.  

I love the cubbies and high windows in this photo.  Natural light is an absolute must!  The more windows the better.

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This desk area is a good starting point.  I don't want any open shelving (I hate to dust) I would prefer cabinets and we can use all the storage space we can get.

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This bench with baskets is a good thought for shoes to hide clutter.  I know I'm not going to like being able to see all the shoes lying around so the more concealed the better.

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Love these windows above the dresser and the high gloss blue ceiling.  The room still needs to be interesting even though we won't be entertaining in there!!

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Too good not to share

Yoshino DC

I am so ready for spring!!! I loved our snow last week but enough already - bring on the warm weather.  Everyone knows about the beautiful cherry trees that grace the mall in our nations capital.  I have always wanted to go yo DC while the cherry trees are in bloom - they are stunning.  So this past weekend I found Yoshino Cherry Trees at a local nursery and grabbed two of them.  They are now planted in our backyard where I can see them every day out of the kitchen window.  I wonder if they will ever be as pretty as the trees in DC?

Color Filled Apartment - NYC

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!!  We had a nice relaxing weekend... Nothing too major.  I was cleaning this weekend and of course started to ponder how I could introduce a few pops of color and came across a House Beautiful article on a Manhattan apartment filled with color!  Interior designer Amanda Nisbett filled the home with an incredible amount of color.  I'm so used to seeing sleek and neutral homes from NYC that this article is a breath of fresh air. This color filled design reminds me of something I would see in a friends home here in the south.

A few of my favorite elements... The kitchen light fixture is to die for!! Fun and contemporary that works perfectly in the space.  The powder room is covered in the designers custom fabric... It's called hot hot hot pink - so fun!  The navy & green combo bedroom is one of my absolute favorite color combinations.  The two colors compliment each other and are bold without being overpowering.  And what a cool headboard idea for the two twin beds... I'm going to have to keep that in mind for future projects.

The reason all these fun colors work together is due to the white walls... Keeping the walls cohesive throughout the home allow you to have all the fun pops of color!! If the walls were all different colors it would be a headache.  

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Pops

While perusing pintrest and re-pinning rooms I liked I noticed a trend I was drawn to.  Primarily neutral rooms with one pop of color.

Black, white, yellow... What is not to love??  All my life I have been such a yellow person... Just about every bedroom was a shade of yellow and then suddenly I don't have a drop of it in my house right now.  Weird!  I am painting my front door yellow so that should be enough.

I love this mid-century dresser... So chic!!  And the red mirror is the perfect shade for an otherwise completely white decor.  This would be a great and easy DIY project...find an old mirror and give it a fresh coat of paint in any color.

This foyer is lovely. The console is very straight and the ottomans tucked underneath it have a curve which softens the look.  The small piece of art is a great pop but isn't overpowering all the other wonderful design elements.  Great mix!