I just got back into town, and didn’t realize I had guilt-tripped you blog-stalkers. Many conscience-laden lurkers left some pretty great comments and introductions, and I had fun seeing the readers who are so secretly following ohbrooke. One woman who has recently found my blog had {like many of you} a pretty fantastic blog herself. I’ve added it to my reader and have already been inspired by two new projects. Check out this cool passport wall hanging made by the seemingly well-traveled http://www.brooklynlimestone.com/ {complete with tutorial}. See, good things come to those who comment. Thanks Mrs. Limestone!

Just some inspiration pics {sorry about the quality, one can only do so much about lighting, shake, and shutter speed on the iPhone}. wall flowers, just used as decoration at EQ3. Velvet Pouf Pillows at Urban Outfitters. LOVE this full length couch pillow. And a different kind of inspiration… chocolate banana milkshake and sweet potato fries at The Counter.

I can’t help but be inspired. This is CAPTIVATING {prep school students from Taking The Stage, Aaron writes a song for Mia} … I stumbled on this show in my Comcast OnDemand. This is HILARIOUS {Saturday Night Live, 2-part video} …thanks to my friend Jeff for sharing This makes me DANCE …Pandora played this over and over until I had to get up and dance And the blogs I love… {dooce.com – A blatantly honest mother of two, and her struggles through postpartum depression, life after the Mormon church, and being fired for writing about her co-workers on her blog.} [...]

My mom was also inspired by a pillow picture that I had so selfishly kept on my iPhone for about 6 months until I posted them last week. The great thing about my mom, is that she put it into action and made another one of her redonkulously {“significantly more absurd than ridiculous to an almost impossible extreme; without possibility of serious consideration” – Urban Dictionary} cute pillows. She made this for my sister Paige who LOOOOOOOVES blue. These pillows are so cute, it made me want to buy www.momspillows.com just to make sure that we were seeing more of [...]

Since my mom has finished her degree that she has been diligently working on for the last few years, she has had more time for creative work. She has been really into recovering furniture, making pillows, and painting, so she thought the spare bedroom would be a great place for a craft/sewing room. This room was my sister’s, then it was a spare, and now my mom will get to use it as a little studio. Exciting! Here are my mom’s requirements: 1. a ceiling fan 2. a modern feel 3. paint the ceiling 4. use the color teal 5. [...]

Reader, Shannon, has a master bedroom that is currently in transition. She had just purchased new bedding and pillows and is looking to tie it all together. You can see the room as-is in the picture below. Here are my observations: I love the matching nightstands and lamps on either side, but the lamps are too small for the size of the room. Plus, they have no form. The sconces look outdated. At best, they could be pulled down lower, much closer to the nightstands to make it more intimate. If they were spray-painted in a shiny bright color, that [...]