I want a home that’s filled with light: tall windows, transoms above the doors, French doors, windows in the kitchen, (frosted!) windows in the bathroom, windows in the hallway, round porthole windows to peek out of from the top bunk…

{via Simply Seleta}

via {this is glamorous}

{via Little Green Notebook}


{Coastal Living}


via {this is glamorous}

{Elle Decor}


{House Beautiful via The Inspired Room}

{Martha Stewart}

Previously:
Deep window seats

We’re constantly in a process of refining our apartment, but over the last few weeks this process took on a new sense of urgency. We’re just finishing up our third round of house guests in as many weeks. We wanted everything to look lovely and be comfy for them, especially since they live an airplane ride away and might not be back to visit for a while. We’re on a limited budget and so have been collecting meaningful things slowly over the last few months, which ultimately, I think, is the best way to decorate, but can be frustrating when you just want it all to look pretty right now, darn it!

That being said, one thing I definitely want in a future home but don’t realistically have a chance of getting anytime soon is a deep window seat, one where you can curl up and read. Or nap. A girl can dream, right? Some of my favorites:

{The Inspired Room}

{Better Homes & Gardens}

{BHG}

{BHG}

{House Beautiful}

…pillow! I love the tuxedo styling juxtaposed with the sweet as candy pink stripes. And the cover is just $17 from Hettle on Etsy!

(P.S. The accompanying form is $7, and if you order both, shipping is free on the cover! Yay!)

We’re growing a little herb garden of our own, and J has related to me several times that he is very concerned about forgetting which herb is which (apparently the cilantro and dill will look similar when full grown). I’d love to mark them with these stamped vintage silverware pieces from Monkeys Always Look. Or maybe my RISD friend has some talented metal smiths in her back pocket she could hook me up with? Here’s hoping!