pretty rooms...

This morning I woke up and the sun was finally shining into my bedroom! It's been cold and foggy every single day in the city since I've been back....well on my side of the city, it's a completely different story downtown. The sun has put me in a good mood today so I wanted to share some pretties that I've found via websites/other pretty blogs...

source: martha stewart

source: john bessler via jubella

source: four walls and a roof

sneak preview and some little changes in my home...

In the last post I promised that I would post pictures of my sisters re-done bedrooms.....well, I didn't have enough time to finish taking pictures before I went back up to San Francisco so for now I just have a little sneak preview!

(my sister is going to take some more pictures of the room before she moves back up to school this weekend across the bay...soooo, next week I will reveal both rooms)

anyways, here are a few preview shots...

The two shots above are from Catherine's room, the top is her nightstand and the bottom is her dresser. She also has an awesome bookshelf that we picked up when I went shopping with here at a home consignment store...pictures to come.

Julia's room is probably the most dramatic change....her room used to be green! Now it's a much cooler and calm gray, way more grown up for the 17-year-old that she is. How awesome is that lamp? I found it on craigslist for $30! It's huge, but I love it! I think it adds some much needed drama on top of her dresser. Next week I will show you the drapes on the other side of her room....sooo pretty!

What else have I been up to? Well, I came back up to San Francisco a little over a week ago and finally got around to cleaning my entire house. I also did some minor redecorating because I get bored easily and like to switch things up every few months. After re-doing both my sisters bedrooms I decided that I wanted to re-decorate my bedroom in SF as well. Right now the walls are a baby yellow that I am totally sick of and I'm going to paint them a nice gray (I'm kind of in a gray phase, if you haven't noticed). I also want to give my bedroom a much more contemporary, and most importantly less girly, look. I am so over shabby chic right now! I also want to get rid of the clutter of accessories...which was the first task that I tackled over the weekend...

I'm going to get rid of this dresser, so this is just a temporary set-up, but I like it. Less stuff and less fussy so it will be easy to move stuff when I paint.

Remember this table? It used to be in my bedroom, but I decided to put it in the living room for now while I re-do my bedroom. I might leave it in the living room or eventually sell it because I don't want it in my bedroom. I really like having a table and a lamp in this corner of my living room. Before it was just dead space, now the living room looks finished and the lamp adds a nice glow at night.

...and there you have it. I hope you have enjoyed all the little projects I've been working on. I will definitely try to blog more often....I've been such a bad blogger this summer!

i've been mia....

I've been so bad at posting this summer....definitely not off to a good start with my blogging. Oops.

I've been staying at my parents house in Southern California since mid July, so I am essentially on "vacation". However, I am proud to say that I actually have been somewhat productive this summer. Remember when I wrote about re-decorating both of my sisters bedrooms (here and here)?? Well, right now were working on some final touches before I go back to San Francisco next week. I will definitely be posting pictures of their new-and-improved bedrooms!

Here's a short recap of what I've been doing:

-I went to the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood for their "Hollywoodland" event where my sister (a synchronized swimmer) performed. It was very classic and very Hollywood, and I am going there again tonight!!

-My lovely friend Elizabeth got married last Saturday, the wedding was beautiful. I was a bridesmaid and I also did her makeup for her special day!

-Went to Disneyland! ok, not as exciting because I grew up 20 minutes away so I've been plenty of times. It's always fun to relive your childhood though...

-Last but not least....bedroom redo's!! I've been shopping with my sisters and picking up a few things here and there for their new and improved bedrooms. The rooms were finally painted on Monday, so now I'm working on styling them pretty!

.....which leads me to some pretty bedroom inspiration photos

*sources: home sweet home for some, can't remember where others are from