#refreshjuly a photo link up

by 1 Comment

Did you miss the big announcement that Katie of the blog, Twin Stripe and I are collaborating for a visually exciting and inspirational photo link up? If so you are in luck it lasts all month and the best photos will be highlighted August 1st. If you want to find some more followers, get some more follower or just want to be inspired check out our #refreshjuly event and join in. We worked together to come up with a theme for the month of July which is….

Refresh

July can be a hot month and everyone is so busy that we need time to cool down, take a break and refresh.

#refreshjuly project

Here are the details:

Who:Anybody with some kind of social media account that supports hashtags What: Word themed photo challenge When: You can link up all month. We will be highlighting some of our favorites on Friday, August 1 Where: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or your blog Why: To meet new people to follow on twitter, Instagram, Facebook or Bloglovin How: take an image and explain why it makes you think of the theme word on social media and use the hashtag #refreshjuly Link up:Stop back by this post and link up your favorite photos throughout the month. You can link up as many photos as you want as long as it keeps with the theme. Even if you don’t have a blog you can still participate. There are no wrong answers, sharing your idea of a summer refresh is all you need to do. It can be refreshing drink recipe, a pretty view that makes you feel relaxed or a new addition to your summer wardrobe. #refreshjuly wit wisdom & food The first of my #refreshjuly images is a mocktail I made the other day. A pineapple mint mojito with coconut water. Want a cocktail just add rum. It is getting hot here and making new coconut mocktails has been a fun way to refresh while sticking to my Whole 30 diet. Head over to Twin Stripe to see how Katie interpreted refresh. Remember this is all about inspiring each other and building a community so don’t be afraid to look around and follow some more people and hopefully the favor will be returned. Katie and I would love if you followed us on one (or more!) of our accounts so you can see updates through the month. Anne’s accounts: twitter | facebook | instagram | bloglovin Katie’s accounts: twitter | facebook | instagram | bloglovin

Room for cream?

by 2 Comments

It is all about pinterest these days. I found many great ideas for our wedding on pinterest. Now that we have moved out of the tiny apartment into a house I have found so many great ideas that I have to keep to keep reminding myself that I have a budget and other responsibilities and can’t possibly do them all.

So I am focusing on the functional projects that will be around for a while. The latest project started with a need for more kitchen storage and counter space. I have definitely upgraded from the kitchen in the apartment but this one just didn’t come with quite enough space for a kitchen lover like me. Then came this great coffee bar idea that I found on pinterest. You can see updates on where I found the cabinet, the struggle to get the hardware off over here at this post. So the finished project is finally in the house…

I got the canisters at Midland when I was visiting my parents last month. If you are ever in Indianapolis and have some time for antiquing I highly recommend it. I even managed to find a spot for my Coozie collection on the new coffee bar so that might make it a beverage bar.

I have this piece coming from One Kings Lane, a shopping website which my sister-in-law, Felice, showed me. I think it will add some height the to coffee bar similar to the inspiration coffee bar.

I still love all things vintage. As I have been shopping for rugs I keep trying to imagine having this nice tuscan kitchen or something more adult (read: traditional) but it never seems quite right. I am going to stick to what I am naturally drawn to instead of trying to make a room fit for the pages of a magazine. So the inspiration for the colors in the kitchen came from these things.


From the top: Wrapping paper from a wedding gift, poster from a recent Gaslight Anthem show, and another poster give to me by Maya. The brown on the coffee bar came from the wrapping paper. I liked the other colors in the paper and the two poster are favorites and have a kitchen theme.

Do you get the last poster?