Lunch Break Bliss

I have gotten into the habit over the last several months of visiting home interiors stores on my lunch break when the day is stressful. With my office being only blocks away of some of my favorite home stores in Atlanta, I find it very therapeutic to browse and get ideas rather than sitting at my desk all day, ha.

A few days ago, I did just that. I perused 3 of my most favorite stores on the West Side of town: Bungalow Classic, Savvy Snoot Design Group, and Terra Cottage.

All 3 of these stores encompass that chic, airy, rustic, eclectic and clean look and feel I love! I can't wait to have my own home and infuse my taste into everything. I think there is something very comforting about living in a space that is filled with things that make up who you are and that reflect your taste 100%. Right now, the only place I can somewhat do that in is my bedroom…and it's still hard to do when you are working with such a small area.

I wanted to share some pieces I stumbled upon that I loved at each of the 3 stores.

Store #1- Bungalow Classic

I love the contrast and print of these pillows against the clean/ivory couch:

Love Love Love this mirror and chairs

Love the clean look of this studded high backed couch...this would also look great in a kitchen against a wall for additional table seating! (the pillows are fab too)

Great tablescape...rustic wooden table + modern accessories/chairs = A+ in my book :)

Had to put this up for kicks...yes, that is me in the mirror :)












Bungalow has one of the best light fixture selections I have ever seen...





Store #2- Savvy Snoot

Love the contrast between the yellow lamps and the rustic frames with coral...


Amazing headboard...this would look great with a neutral or white colored duvet...too bad you can't see it too well!











Store # 3- Terra Cottage

Love this rustic frame...in a modern room

Yogurt Mountain!

Coming home from the lake a few weeks ago over Memorial Day weekend, we made a pit stop at Yogurt Mountain in Tuscaloosa, AL. Let’s just say that if you like TCBY, this place would be your heaven. It is a self-serve frozen yogurt place that features 16 rotating flavors and over 50 toppings you can add yourself! When you go to check out, they weigh the cup so that can get a little dangerous! Luckily I only left $5.45 poorer :) I had fat-free birthday cake frozen yogurt with Oreos, heath bars and caramel sauce. The flavors they offer are so amazing and unique and they are almost all fat-free (but don’t taste like it)! Check out all of the amazing yogurt and toppings here!

Right now they only have locations in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa but let’s all cross our fingers they start expanding and open up a store in Atlanta soon! If you are ever in AL, it's definitely worth making a pit stop at!

Things That Inspire...

Ok, so lately I have been really inspired by home interiors/decorating and LOVE just browsing various blogs as well as stores in the Atlanta design district (since my office is right in the heart of it). I feel like I always need to preface this with the fact that I do not own a house yet but I still LOVE dreaming, ha. Below are some spaces and interiors that I can’t get enough of so thought I would share. One day:)

Productive Weekend

This past weekend I went to Columbus to visit Joe. I took a half day on Friday and got there around 4ish. Friday night we went to get Mexican with 2 other couples and then went and saw “Get Him to the Greek” (wasn’t a huge fan). If you like Superbad and all those types of movies, you will prob like it. Me, not so much. Saturday was filled with house cleaning and gardening! Joe warned me before coming that he had a lot to do around the house and hoped I wouldn’t mind helping. He moved me into my new apt last weekend so rolled up my sleeves and we literally worked all day (aside from making multiple trips to Lowes).

Joe and his parents landscaped his backyard a few months ago…it was literally nothing but dirt and they planted grass, shrubs and flowers- it looks great! On Saturday we weeded, Joe cut the grass and we planted more bushes. I also deep cleaned the entire house (which in a weird way, I find therapeutic, ha.) After sweating in 90 degree weather all day, we cleaned up and headed to J Broussard’s restaurant for dinner…it is a New Orleans style cuisine that is DELICIOUS! The atmosphere is so nice too. It’s in an old house downtown with really high ceilings and wooden floors. I got the Pecan Pane Catfish that was featured in Southern Living a few months back. It was outstanding. For dessert we both got the Fresh Fruit Shortcake served in a glass and that was fabulous as well! It was a great weekend and now it’s back to work!