What I’m Pinning – Dream Bathroom
square mirrors | archway | thick framed mirror | glass shower doors | subway tile | maximalist shelves | plant and tub | minimalist shelves
I mentioned recently that we are tackling a bathroom reno, which just so happens to be the first big project we’ve done since moving into our house. You can find more bidets at samodrahome.com. There’s been a bit of a holding pattern due to having to get window quotes and then ordering a whole new window, so in the meantime, I’ve been pinning away. I have a couple home related boards – one is for the “dream house” and one is chalk full of ideas that make sense for the home we currently live in. In makes sense to have both, mostly because some of these bathrooms are the size of our main floor, but also because some of these just straight up don’t make sense for us, like the shower with no door or curtain (I’m dying to know how the water is contained) and the huge bath that isn’t also a shower (this just isn’t a thing in our 1950’s home). To be honest, we don’t even have an electric outlet in there currently!
But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t inspiration to be drawn from these pins. I think the biggest thing I noticed when putting this together was my obsession with the wild, high contrast floor pattern and natural wood against stark white walls and tile. A lot of these feel more modern than I’m used to liking, which surprised me but also seems more “clean” looking in a way. Even though these are way out of our scope, I love seeing these and imagining the possibilities for the future, including the use of a custom wallpapers design to improve the looks of any bathroom.
Stay tuned for the “realistic” what I’m pinning post coming tomorrow.
Favorite Instagrammers
Instagram is one of my very favorite places to find visual inspiration and the communities that I’m a part of have played a huge part in all of my creative hobbies. I follow lots of fantastic folks, but here is a list of folks I’m currently drawing inspiration from:
@theresetgirl
Cori, the reset girl, is known for goal setting and turning her life around. She lives in an RV with her husband and travels around the country hosting workshops. I love following her because she creates all kinds of free (and paid) content for her community and she hosts a Late Night Crafty Club (where lots of creative folks craft together and chat online) through YouTube a couple times a month.
Favorite Posts + Projects: The Crafty Commonplace Book, Camp Reset, and her TN Inspiration
@alibrownie
Oh Ali, I just love every single thing that she posts. Ali is amazing at all things watercolor and posts about her beautiful traveler’s notebooks as well. If you like her photos, you should also check out her YouTube channel because it’s the bomb. This lady is my soul sister and I love her heart for Jesus.
Favorite Posts + Projects: Traveler’s Notebook Inserts and Paintings
@lovebaileyjean
I started following Bailey a long, long time ago when she started posting her bible journaling pages. I love that her entries look easy to replicate, yet still really well done. Over the years, I’ve also really appreciated the insight she shares on goal setting and her word of the year.
Favorite Posts + Projects: Bible Journaling
@rachnordgren
Rachel and her husband were building a tiny home a couple years ago when I started following along, but recently have moved overseas with their adorable dog. They are traveling throughout Europe and her pictures are just absolutely lovely. I’m living vicariously through her feed!
Favorite Posts + Projects: Travel Photos + Tiny Living
@inkiequill
Adell from Inkie Quill is a full time Mom and YouTuber with the most amazing pocket page layouts. I’ve watched almost all of her videos for inspiration during my own crafty sessions. She’s recently started getting into art journaling and she shares a perfect marriage between the two while putting out lots of content for her followers to eat up.
Favorite Posts + Projects: Art Journals and Scrapbook Layouts
@lizlayne
Liz is master of promoting self care and continually shares about her own journey and experiences along the way. Her simple grounding techniques have been huge in changing my fast paced life. She’s the sweet soul behind “yes, this” and the Tell It: Collage class I participated in recently.
Favorite Posts + Projects: Collage Journaling + Self Care
@littleravenink
I love the contrast in Courtney’s feed and how all of her artwork is very brightly colored. She also shares all kinds of art-related YouTube videos that I love keeping up with. She also has lots of fun crafty supplies that I swoon over.
Favorite Posts + Projects: Art Journals + Unique Artwork
@whitesugardesigns
Claudia’s page is new to me, but I love her designs and traveler’s notebooks.She is such a talented and prolific creator.
Favorite Posts + Projects: Traveler’s Notebook Inserts
@missybeachbum
I found Marissa via her blog a couple years ago before my family went on a trip to Hawaii. I’ve been following along on her journey ever since. I love seeing the Hawaii life and all of the beautiful photographs she shares.
Favorite Posts + Projects: Travel, her adorable pups, and all things Hawaii
@julie.thedesigntwins
Julie’s account is a newer follow for me and not something I would normally gravitate toward far as design goes, but I just love the lines and style. As I look to curate my own home, the cozy feeling that she emulates is super appealing to me.
Favorite Posts + Projects: Maximalist Decor Inspiration
@cayleegrey
I found Caylee’s beautiful Instagram a few years ago and have since joined her art journaling group, Get Messy. I love everything about her design style and her beautiful lettering. Caylee is also the master of the overhead shot. You can also find her blog here.
Favorite Posts + Projects: Traveler’s Notebooks and Memory Keeping
@amylouhawthorne
Amy’s photos are great, but her captions are better. I love her for the stories that she tells and the vulnerability that she offers to her followers. It’s a mini blog and I just can’t help but love her sweet family.
Favorite Posts + Projects: Military and Family Life
@younghouselove
I have been reading the Young House Love blog since waaay back when. I totally re-read all of their past home posts when we were getting ready to purchase, paint, and refinish the hardwood floors in our home. They now have a podcast and a couple rental properties, so it’s been fun to watch their business and design style grow and develop over the past couple years.
Favorite Posts + Projects: Home Renovation and Decor Inspiration
@magnolia
It’s no secret that I’m in love with Chip and Joanna’s show, Fixer Upper, so how can I not love their IG as well? I could spend all day looking at her photos and I just love that the captions are always so personable and relate-able. Her garden and plants are always a fave.
Favorite Posts + Projects: Plants, Home Design and Delicious Eats
@anemoonjournal
Just straight up beautiful moleskine inspiration.
Favorite Posts + Projects: Bullet Journal
Thanks so much for stopping by, if you have any instagrammers that I just must follow – including yourself – pop the handle in the comments below!
Coffee Date
If we were on a coffee date, we’d head somewhere local. As usual, I’d choose an iced chai latte over coffee or anything else. It’s over 100 degrees with the heat index (not to mention as muggy as all get out), so we’d stay inside and huddle in a booth for as long as we both could get away.
If we were on a coffee date, I’d ask what’s up with you. Then I would ask again because I’m finding that this tactic really gets to the real stuff and neither of us would be surprised that I’m skipping right over small talk.
If we were on a coffee date, the enneagram would obviously come up. I’d ask if you know your “type” yet and if you didn’t, I’d sit there while you looked at the type descriptions and I might even encourage you to take a quiz. There’s a lot of options out there and a lot of research to really dig into. I’d tell you all about reading The Road Back to You last month and we’d talk about how I’m a type 8, also known as the challenger. I’d tell you that I cried when I found out because, while I felt like it described me, I didn’t feel like it was describing someone who followed Jesus and loved other people. It’s taking a little getting used to, but I’m embracing it now and using it to my advantage.
If we were on a coffee date, we’d talk about my bathroom remodel. We’ve been working on the details of this for over three months at this point, so it’s about time that we get to work on it. Kevin and I are lucky to have lots of family and friends offering to help with our first big home project. I can’t wait to share more about it here.
If we were on a coffee date, we’d have to discuss the Caps winning the Stanley Cup. While it would have been awesome to see the Golden Knights win in their inaugural season, a lot of people didn’t feel the team was “fair” because of the way the expansion draft worked. That being said, I’m really happy to see Oshie holding the cup, I knew it was going to happen eventually, I just wish it would have been with the Blues. Also. This video.
If we were on a coffee date, we’d discuss all the summer plans. We don’t have too much planned other than a trip to California and I’m not mad about it. I’m contemplating starting a 101 in 1001 project where you share 101 goals you hope to complete in 1001 days (or 2.75 years). I found out about this some time ago, but it never really felt like the right time. I have a lot of fun things I want to do, so now just might be the time to try it out.
What would you tell me if we were on a coffee date?
Today I’m linking up with Erin for her monthly coffee date linkup. Join Us!
Little Letters
Dear hubby, thanks for having a dance party waiting when I got home from work on Monday. It’s the only thing that got me through this week. Dear spring, next time you decide to no call no show, can you at least ask the humidity to play nice? Dear enneagram, I haven’t done this much research on something in a long time and I am having all the feels about being an 8. LOL Dear farmers market, thanks for providing me with plants that are supposed to keep the mosquitos away. Things are going great with my lavender, but the lemongrass looks (and is growing) like a weed. Dear sweet girl Chloe, now that you have your own hashtag on IG, we’re going to have to start setting up weekly photoshoots. I hope this doesn’t cut into your nap schedule. Dear window quoter, sorry for making things awkward when you asked if I was “the owner of the home”. Sometimes I still ask myself the same question. Dear internet, you took the words right out of my mouth. Dear basement hangout, I’m adding you to the list of non-negotiables for all future houses. Westworld, PUBG, and Jack Box Party Pack games just wouldn’t be the same without you. Dear one little word, let’s connect a little better in the second half of the year. Ya dig? Dear IRL and virtual friends, I’m so thankful that you stopped by.
Today I’m linking up with Kristen over at Taz + Belly where lots of friends will be sharing their little letters!
Currently
T R A V E L I N G
We just got back from a trip to Vegas and we’re headed to California at the end of the month. I love everything about traveling, especially the whirlwind of adventure. I’m also feeling a little bit spoiled with all these days off work.
G R I L L I N G
When it’s not boiling hot, we’re grilling burgers and steak for Philly Cheesesteaks on the flattop. Love seeing the guys hanging out around the grill from the kitchen window.
E X P L O R I N G
Lately I’ve been exploring more of what it looks like for me to cut back on social media. I’ve taken a couple hiatuses and would like to make it a more permanent thing – especially with facebook. I know that in some regards, I’m hiding behind my phone addiction and the faux connections I find there, but dang, it’s so hard to break it.
P L A N T I N G
We’ve been seeding parts of our backyard and I’ve got both lavender and lemongrass growing, but other than that, we’re out on planting this year. I’ve always wanted to have a huge garden (and still want to someday) but our current backyard and trees don’t allow for the kind of sunlight that encourages good growth for those kinds of things.
P L A Y I N G
I’m currently playing lots of podcasts and my Summer Spotify Playlist on repeat. Summertime makes me a sucker for country songs and windows down driving. Does anyone else create new playlists each month or season?
Today I’m joining Anne, at In Residence, for a ‘Currently’ linkup that she hosts on the first Wednesday of every month. Be sure to pop over and see what everyone else is up to!
About
Hi, I'm Jacqueline - believer, learner, and all around hobby enthusiast. I'm married to my highschool sweetheart, Kevin, and we live in the midwest with our sweet pup.
On this blog I share all kinds of things about my life - from my faith journey to the garden in my neighbors backyard. I've been blogging for almost eight years and use this space as a way to document my daily life.
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