I Heart Leopard

If you been reading this blog since it's creation you probably know that I am a little obsessed with leopard print! If not, you are about to find out friends!  I thought I'd do a little round up of some crazy awesome applications! 

I love that leopard goes with just about anything. You can use it as a texture in a neutral setting or wear it with a pop of color (like teal!). There are so many color variations now and the pattern can be very 2 dimensional (cupcake) or very detailed (necklace).

It's a great print for a night out (clutch) or a night in (pj pants). 

PIN ME, PIN ME!

This quote about sums it up!!

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Accessories/Clothes

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Food

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Home/Travel

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Are you as leopard obsessed as I am?? What is your favorite leopard possession?

The Newlywed Game

Because I promised Veronica.....

and because I would love you to learn more about me, my hubby and our newlywed life! Here we go:

(isn't this picture hilarious?)

Samantha's answers in blue
Tim's answers in green

1.  Who does the laundry in your home, you or your spouse? Any good stories?
Both of us. Not really, I guess just that when he does the laundry I always have to remind him not to dry my bras haha!
We both do the laundry and we each fold our own things since she doesn't like the way I fold.

2.  If your spouse had to eat at one restaurant for the rest of their lives, what would he or she pick?
Oooh thats a hard one...he really loves Boudreaux's which is a cajun restaurant in Blacksburg!
She would pick a Mexican restaurant.

3.  Are you or your spouse better at cooking? Any good stories?

Definitely ME! Tim can cook but I think he pretends to be clueless so I won't make him ;)
My wife is a better cook and she usually does all of the cooking.

4.  Which one of you is more concerned about their "fashion"?

Me again...although I do think my hubby has pretty good style. He usually listens to my advice!
She is more concerned about fashion. It seems like she gets new clothes every week.

5.  Ideally, if you don't have them already, when does you spouse want to have children?

Ideally I think he would say in about 5 years.
5-7 years.

6.  Who planned dates when you were dating? And what was one of your favorites?

This was a pretty equal duty. I always tried to make him plan but I came up with some good ideas myself! I think one of my favorite dates with Tim was when we went to Sinkland Farms pumpkin patch! We went on a slow day and it felt like we owned the place it was so empty. We walked around, got our pumpkins and I took pictures. Then we headed back to the little gift shop and got pumpkin chocolate ice cream! It was a pretty simple, inexpensive date but a great time to talk and take in the beautiful sunset!
She made me plan them. There are a lot of good ones. When we went to Indianapolis. We went out to eat at Hard Rock and went to the Pacers game.

7.  What's been the toughest part of being a newlywed?

I would say the hardest thing is putting his needs first all of the time. I am still learning to be more selfless.
You're not just taking care of yourself anymore.

8.  Who is the best with the finances?
Tim for sure...he knows all of the bills we have to pay, when to pay them and how much money we are saving!
Me. Duh...

9.  Who is the strict one?

Tim is...but its definitely a good thing. He tells me no when I need to hear it (like when I am at Target and want to buy everything in the store!)
Probably me.

10.  What will you plan to do for your first anniversary? Or if you've already celebrated your first anniversary, what did you do?

Well we probably won't be able to go on vacation since we have so many weddings this summer but hopefully we can go to a fancy restaurant in Richmond and maybe take a day/weekend trip!
When we go to Denise's wedding, we're gonna stay at an Inn for a long weekend. (I was going to say that but I didn't think it was official yet)

Did you make it all the way through?? Congrats!

And just because I like when other bloggers do this, I bring to you:

Highs and Lows of the week!

Highs:

• Tim got a job offer!!
• Got to chat with Veronica and Sara!
• Planning my trip to visit Denise

Lows:

• The icky cold weather (tired of it...want SPRING)
• having to leave our parents...we visited them last weekend
• chores piling up and me being to lazy to do them

Hope y'all have a wonderful weekend!

Design Dilemmas

Now that you have seen how we've gotten to our current living space, I need your help. I have no trouble designing spaces for other people but when it comes to my own place I am stuck. So please tell me what you think! I want to add a few more pops of color. When I look at the pictures of our living room, it seems very beige. My dilemmas today are pillow cover and rug selections! Hopefully we can find the solution together and make my space feel more like home :)

Dilemma #1 pillow covers
The new sofa came with those tan pillows with orange dots which don't match anything. I would love to get some covers for them that tie into the rest of the space. 

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recognize this one from my office mood board?

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Dilemma #2 rug

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Just for fun ;)

Some other Accessories I would love to add into the mix!

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Which ones/combinations do you like best??

If you find any other affordable pillow covers or rugs, please send them my way!

Can't wait to chat with two of my blog besties Veronica and Sara!
Happy Wednesday Readers!

p.s. Is is just me or are you ready for Spring?

Mood Board: Bedroom

I'm back for another Tuesday Mood Board Link-up! This week I decided to step outside of my teal comfort zone.

This is my global inspired bedroom. The rich textures and patterns give it a warmth that make for a very cozy resting place. I love using design-seeds as my starting place for inspiration. All of the main pieces are neutral so you could easily swap out the color scheme by replacing the accessories (art, pillows, pouf, blanket)

What do you think of this color palette? What are some essentials for your bedroom? If you missed  my previous mood boards, be sure to check those out! {here, here} Now that I am looking at this board, it makes me think of this blog! Don't you agree?

Resources:

Curtains: Target
Frames: Target
Heart Print: Field Trip Etsy Shop
Virginia Print: Yassi's Place Etsy Shop
Headboard: Target
Sconces: Shades of Light
End Tables: Shop Ten 25
Navy Pillows: Target
Pink Pillows: Shop Ten 25
Yellow Pillow: Target
Down Comforter: Target
Pink Throw Blanket: Crate and Barrel
Yellow Pouf: Shades of Light
Mirror: Target
Rug: Shades of Light

Hope you are having a great week! I would love your feedback on the mood boards! What spaces/color schemes do you want to see? Also I LOVE LOVE LOVE all of your comments and I will get back to you as soon as I can! (which may be a few days but I promise I appreciate you!!)

Linking up with:

 

New Look..

Did you notice something different about visiting my blog this time?? I decided it was time for a unique, new look. My lovely friend Sara gave me some great suggestions on design/layout and so I built up the courage to just dive right into Photoshop and try it myself. 

I wanted a brighter, cleaner look. And I definitely think it is more "ME" I knew I had to incorporate teal, some sparkle, navy, chevron and the citron was the perfect balance. The new about me section is much easier to read and the text area is much wider allowing for bigger pictures!! I was joking with my friend Veronica about having my own blog design business, but who knows with some practice ;)

My new button I am going to add to my sponsor page soon!

What do you think? Did you notice the color scheme is from the Office Mood Board I posted last week? 

Hope all of you readers had a wonderful weekend...we visited our parents this weekend and it was very relaxing! Now I can't wait to watch the Walking Dead tonight! If you think I am crazy for this, I would highly recommend giving it a chance first! Haha and if you do watch the show, you should take this funny quiz! Any guesses on which character I was??

I also just finished reading Divergent by Veronica Roth. I am waiting to get the second book Insurgent from the Nook library. If you liked the Hunger Games, I would definitely recommend this book.

Get excited for what's coming to the "new" blog this week:

Bedroom Mood Board- linking up with Design Your Dwelling

Design Dilemmas- rug options and new accessories

and possibly another Wedding Wednesday or The Newlywed Game link-up!