freshening up for spring

the sun has been shining in my neck of the woods

and when it does, i can't help but start 

thinking about all of the things i can do to

brighten up my home.

i feel bad because i have yet to have

a house warming party and we moved into our new home

uh, last november. whoopsy.

but in my defense, our house doesn't quite feel

like a home and even though it's the perfect

size to entertain, we haven't added our own

flava to it yet!

i wish i was more down with pantone back 

in 2010 when turquoise was the color of the year

but i'm ALL over it now so for my

living room i'll definitely be

incorporating that color into it!

i recently discovered a new website

that will cause me to neglect my children for

hours on end called SWEETRELISH that

i've used to search for decorating accents for my home

and one of the neatest things is that i can literally purchase it

right there! that's right folks, you find it, you like it, you want it,

you buy it.

and you can 'relish' items that you find online

much the way you do when you 'pin' something

on pinterest!

my living room is the first place i'd like

to work on since it will be a place (second to the kitchen, of course)

of entertainment and one of the first places

you see when you come into our home.

i'm thinking i might even sneak wallpapering my powder

room on the sly (shh! don't tell my husband!)

while this big project is underway.

anyway, have a look at what i've relished

and start following me on sweet relish!