beautiful ruin

A couple of weekends ago, Jeremy and I headed to the town of Hale, MO (population 475) for my grandmother's auction. It was a beautiful day and as we were driving through the small town of Bogard. We spotted an abandoned church at the top of a hill off the highway. The door was wide open, so we decided to do some friendly tresspassing and I'm so glad we did. The desolate church was both sad and beautiful. Take a look at what we found.







Jeremy is an amazing piano player, so the lonely piano made the church all the more intriguing.

re:color | kelly green

Jeremy and I have decided that our bedroom could use some major updating. It is a bit drab. When we bought the house I wanted rich chocolate walls and deep colors, but now that I am living in it I really want our room to feel bright and cheery. So, we are debating on how to make this happen. One idea is to only paint an accent wall and paint the other three walls white. In addition, we plan to use white accents in the curtains, bedding and furniture to brighten up the space.

But the question remains, what color should I pain the accent wall? Lately, I have been leaning toward a bright kelly green. Here are a few rooms that inspire me and are leading me down that path. Don't these rooms make you happy?

re:decorate | pairing patterns

I love bold use of pattern, especially when someone is daring enough to combine multiple patterns in a room. Here are a few successful examples of this. It is so rewarding when you take risks like this (but I'm preaching to the choir).

re:purpose | collections

It is amazing how beautiful the most simple and ordinary objects can look when arranged in multiples. What collection do you have that is waiting to become art?

Want more collection ideas?
Go to A Collection a Day.