Comfy Heaven

Do you love accessories? What about accessories for your home? I find that when I want a fresh new look in my living room or bedroom the first thing I do is change out the small things: pillows, rugs, blankets, or sometimes even lamps!

Well, I am in need of some new pillows. My teal velvet ones from Pier One have seen better days. I love the idea of custom pillows but they can get VERY pricy. But I have a little secret to let you in on....Comfy Heaven. 

And on top of her already affordably priced products, she is offering 20% off storewide!

I am so happy to have Anita as a sponsor this month because I love her products and stand by them 100%. I have her monogram pillows on my Christmas wish list and I think once you see them, they will be on your's too!

Here's what she has to say:

"Hi everyone! My name is Anita and my friends and family describe me as a "creative and energetic young mom who likes balancing a million things at a time" (much like most of you I'm sure) ! My passion is in home styling, interior design and decor.

Comfy heaven was born out of an idea my mom and I had to help women from low income households and make beautiful, luxury home decor accessible to everyone! We started creating custom-made home decor items and decorative pillows that are elegant, comfortable, stylish YET affordable. We are inspired by everything around us - especially friends and family. All the items you find on our website are custom-made.Together we decided to keep things simple with our design philosophy - your house should be a home that shows off your personal style.

As women in the marketplace, we understand the struggle of the everyday woman which can especially be tough in lower income households here in Sri Lanka ( yes we are all the way in Sri Lanka - a small teardrop shaped Island in the Indian Ocean) - so we make it a point to partner with women facing these issues and are skilled in local handicrafts. Partnering us helps them supplement their income."

Check out some of my favorites below! You can order through her website or Etsy shop!

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There are many more styles and colors but I'll let you go check out the rest!!

She also offers custom design on many of her pillows.

You can choose a color for the cover, letter and border!

Decide you have to have these pillows too but don't know how to make them work in your home? I would love to offer you my design services as well!

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Want your own Spotlight post???  Head on over to my Sponsor page to see how you can get one.

In all things, Give Thanks

Just wanted to stop in and tell all of you lovely readers to have a Happy Thanksgiving!

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I am thankful for

-Jesus who died on the cross for my sins

-my loving husband (and pup too)

-having finally found a church home

-having 2 loving families to celebrate with

-having a new car that is reliable (will post pictures soon)

-having such supportive friends and readers

-a job that I love

and much more!

What are you thankful for? What is your favorite Thanksgiving dish?

I LOVE sweet potato casserole and stuffing!!

Man Caves

I've mentioned before that we currently live in a one bedroom apartment. Don't get me wrong, we love it but sometimes we sit and daydream what we would do with more bedrooms. There's the obvious answers like a guest bedroom or a home office, but Tim's answer is always the same:

Just for fun:

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Do your husbands/boyfriends want one too? Do they have one? If so, I would love to see pictures.  Tim is already asking for things to go in this "future man cave". So, being a designer I have to find a way to make this space unique.

I am totally not opposed to the idea of a man cave because it allows him to have all of his sports stuff in one place and I won't feel guilty using teal in every other room ;)

I've decided to share with you some man caves that inspire me. Most of these aren't very budget friendly but that just means I'll have to get creative.

Sophisticated

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I love the interesting ceilings in these: wood beams, coffers and metallic stain. The sunken seating and "lockers" are unique design features as well.

Sporty

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I had to include these because Tim has requested a digital banner/scoreboard like in the first picture and he has also told me he will cover every inch of the walls like the second picture.

Cozy

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I love the dark walls in these and they all happen to have built-ins as well. My man would love that for all of his books!

What do you think? Man Caves- Yay or Nay?

My design inspiration pt.1

Before we get started...I wanted to remind you to link-up to Design in Your Home! It's halfway through November so there is still plenty of time to join in!

Its time that we talked about who inspires Me in the design world. I am always showing you mood boards and telling you my profession is interior design, but what keeps my creative juices flowing (besides Pinterest and Houzz)?

I want to break this up into a little mini series instead of giving you all of them at once. This will also give me lots of time to think about where my inspiration really comes from.

First up....any guesses?

Nate Berkus

He is probably on a lot of people's lists but thats okay with me.

He is pretty well known because of his line at Target but his design goes way beyond that.

He has a design firm- Nate Berkus Associates based in Chicago, IL. Can you say dream job?!

EEK!! Super jealous of those ladies!! Find more pics of their office here

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His second book The Things that Matter also just came out. That will be on my Christmas list for sure!!

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Here is what he says about it

The first sentence is my favorite, "I believe your home should tell the story of who you are." This basically sums up why I love designing! It can also correlate to commercial spaces. A workplace should reflect it's branding and the company's goals.

What I like about Berkus design:

• works for both genders
• very good balance of textures/color
• its timeless
• thinks about all of the details

You wouldn't expect Nate Berkus to be my design inspiration because I LOVE color so much but there is just something about it that works and I would be 100% happy if he designed my house. Well...that will never happen but I can just go buy all of his stuff at Target and try to do it myself!!

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Who inspires you?? Are you excited for the rest of this series?

I went a little Pinterest Crazy....

This weekend...

I went to a Virginia Bloggers event

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I got to meet some great new bloggers as well as catch up with some ones I've already met!

Ashley, Robin, Valerie, Me, Liz, Kathy, Christa and Karisa (not pictured)

We had brunch at Water Coastal Kitchen. I got the Ham and Cheese omelet and it was soooo good y'all :)

Tim and I took Artie to the park

It was a beautiful sunny day!!

Went a little Pinterest crazy

I FINALLY made my homemade Starbucks Caramel Apple Spice

It tasted JUST LIKE IT! (cinnamon syrup not pictured)

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blurry picture of me enjoying the perfect fall drink!! and in my new sweater :) We did some shopping this weekend too!!

I also made something I have been drooling over for a while....

Yup! 

Apple Bacon Gouda Grilled Cheese

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Are you drooling too? I apparently stopped taking pics of my food after the brunch...

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I made Crockpot Honey Sesame Chicken for dinner last night!

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I also made a few more watercolors this weekend! Can't wait to share...

What did you do this weekend? Tackle anything off Pinterest??