Sweet Spots - Word Decor

My current favorite is anything that has words on it. I love the term Textorating. Word Decor sounds nice too. Unfortunately I don't have much in my little apartment like it at this time:

Over my table I have this current arrangement. "Home is where your story begins", so very true.

"Christian Dior could lower forty million hem lines by lowering his pencil" I found this photo and quote in a Vogue magazine someone gave me. It fit perfectly int he frame which I got super cheap on clearance at Michael's.

My Believe sign. Believe is my favorite word.

Maybe it's the book-nerd in me, I don't know.

Here are some more great finds that I would love to have adorn my walls:

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Because in this ladies mind, cupcakes are the most perfect food. Ever.

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Vintage china turned into text-o-ration. Love it!

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But of course The Beatles would make an appearance.

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I absolutely **LOVE** the overnight accommodations sign. It's silly and unexpected.

I think, for the most part, we all gather our likes and dislikes in terms of decorating based off of what we were surrounded by in our home while we were growing up. I seem to pull away from things that my childhood home had much of (mirrors, crystal, super colorful art) and veer more towards things like metal wall art, vintage photos and prints, black and white pictures/photos and text wall art.

I have some great ideas forming for my apartment... more things that really reflect me. I need to start listening to my head and my heart when it comes to decorating, and not what my mom/friends/etc are saying, because while they do have some awesome ideas - what I like is what I like. I live here, so I need to be the person the happiest with it.

So maybe blogging will help me realize the potential I have to play decorator in my own home ;)

Sweet Spots - The Start

"Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration."
-Charles Dickens

I love home decorating.

Being a renter of a one bedroom apartment in a pretty modern building doesn't allow me the freedom to do as I want, nor does it give me the bare bones I would be happy with in one of the vintage buildings in my area. But, I still dream big.

Style in both fashion and home is highly personal. Ideas from one person blend with another idea and a third idea is born. To me, often it is the little touches that make a house (or apartment) a home. The personal touches that your visitors see as reflections of who you are, and your true soul.

It seems like each day I come across a new idea, some feasible and others not so much. Thanks to this, I bring you Sweet Spots. A new spot on Moose that will feature decorating ideas.

This version is just a few things that I've seen and collected on my computer lately. The next Sweet Spots post will be dedicated to one particular room or item in a home. Any requests? Leave them here!

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No large yard or balcony for a garden? Not much windowsill space? Try this fun idea of a hanging planter. I like the idea of making it from an old drawer.

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I love the idea of turning a closet into a book nook. One apartment I looked at when I first moved out on my own the current tenant had turned a random middle of the room closet into an office area to house her computer and the like.

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This is pretty modern, and generally I'm not big on the modern style. But I'm LOVING the pink. I'm also a huge proponent of having a washer and dryer in the kitchen to maximize space elsewhere in a small space.

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Fairy lights, especially in a bedroom setting.


As with the I Heart Etsy spot on this blog, I'm not sure how often I will post it. I'm trying to come up with a schedule for these two, plus two more.. one on fashion and one on inspirations. Both of the latter will be posted for the first time in the coming days.