I got a new camera last week (this one here) and it is so nice for taking photos of interiors, so hopefully you will be seeing more photos of our home! i snapped these today in the almost split second that our living room looked decent. I'm sure it will be changing soon to accompany fall's arrival, but for now i'm enjoying it how it is.  

See how our living room has changed since the last photos I posted in April. I thought it was pretty much the same until I looked back myself! 

Okay, so we didn't do anything new to our bedroom this spring. We actually haven't touched this room since we moved in this past summer. I need your help with what we should do to give a new, fresh update.

map | pillow | duvet | lamp | headboard 

For the most part, I think our bed looks fresh and spring like, especially with the bright and fun pillow. We will switch soon from our flannel sheets. We invested in some nice sheets last summer. 

I think my nightstand could use some fresh flowers, and maybe a basket on the bottom. I keep it pretty simple, because Ruby typically gets into everything. A basket filled with some of her toys would be nice and helpful. 

This area is a mess. This is Jordan's dresser. I love having the photos, but it's a little overwhelming. And the frame isn't even centered above the dresser, it may have been at one point. Any thoughts on what I could do to the wall? and on top of the dresser? 

When I bought this wardrobe, I was going to switch out the hardware, but I never got around to it. I'm not sure if it still needs it, but some simple gold handles would be nice. I also don't love this mirror, but I use it all the time, anyone know of an affordable full length mirror? 

Jordan made the bench. He's made two for us now! And I am sure he will make one in the future, anyone interested in a tutorial? 

This wall to the right is just bad. I bought more frames, but we put them somewhere else. And now the wall just looks big and empty. 

Funny story, I painted this mirror an hour before a part we hosted while it was on the wall. I even bought it that morning at a yard sale. And since living in old homes, I get do my makeup and hair in our bedroom. Over time, I've found that it's easier for me to leave everything out. I think I've found a good solution to making it look nice. 

hardware

I want to paint these guys and Jordan's dresser, what do you think? I'm leaning towards black to add some contrast, but I also really like all things white. The furniture here is all hand-me-downs, so I would like to unify it all in some way. 

daisy | curling iron | hairspray | lotion | watch | other watch | zinc letter | essential oil

As promised, here's our spring update of our living room. I love having a fireplace, because it's so easy to change with the seasons. I got this mirror and didn't think that it would work, because it was smaller than I wanted. 

After I took down the Christmas decorations, I was so ready for a completely different look. You can see a little snippet of what it looked like before in this instagram photo. 

Once I took everything down I realized it didn't look as small. Jordan got me this orchid for valentine's day and the height of it helps to fill the space. 

Most of the time these candles in the fireplace live up on the mantel. Ruby has a thing with candle wax, she loves to eat it. So, I try to avoid her eating the candle wax. Anyone have any ideas of some way I could decorate this empty space so that it is baby friendly? 

clock | gold candle | mirror | apothecary candle

Ok, about this garland. It's beautiful isn't it? and it took maybe 5 minutes to make. And I found all of the ivy in our backyard. 

I tied it together with some baker's twine, because I didn't have any florist wire. I thought I was a genius. I haven't seen anyone use fresh ivy for garland, albeit, I was a little nervous. But, I stayed optimistic and thought this would be the next thing. 

I made it in the morning this past Sunday and left for church for a few hours and it was already a little wilted. I was so sad. 

I kept it up until yesterday and it was pretty wilted. I still may make it again for Ruby's birthday party right before, just because it was super easy and best of all, free! I think it would be pretty with some flowers too. 

These flowers dry so well. The name is not coming to mind right now, but we had them at our wedding, and had bouquets that lasted for years! 

I will never stop decorating with books. 

mirror

Have you updated your mantel recently? 

p.s. the gold candle on my mantel is one of my favorites, it smells just like this anthropologie candle (that's definitely my favorite)