Just Breathe

Well friends, it's been a LOOOOONG day and I am one tuckered girl.  I came across this print on Etsy and I keep telling myself I need to buy it and put it on my front door so I can see it every day before I leave.  Sometimes it's nice to be reminded that sometimes all you need is to just take a nice big deep breath.  I'm so thankful tonight for little reminders and for special people in my life that will sit with me, take a second and just breathe! 

Beautiful Bookshelves

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I don't know about y'all but I'm a huge lover of books, especially a good design book because we all know I'm a sucker for anything design related.  I love how books are not only a good source of inspiration, information and entertainment but are now seen as pieces of art.  There are so many different ways you can style books, whether it be in a bookshelf, on the floor, table, etc. to make it a jaw dropping statement in your home.  You can color coordinate, stack them in different heights to almost look like a little mountain top, lay them completely horizontal, the list goes on and on and the options are endless.  I also really enjoy making little vignettes, you can add some of your favorite trinkets, vases, pictures, etc. to make it more personal.  Books can also be really inexpensive!  I just recently assisted a designer in putting a book room together and we bought most of the books from our local McCay's Book Store.  Check your local book stores because a lot of times they have older books with beautiful covers for only a few dollars!
Today I wanted to share a few of my favorites with y'all, I have actually experimented with this myself numerous times, I'm personally a huge fan of color blocking at different heights.  I have one big colorful mountain of books here at my house and whenever I can talk Jamie into taking pictures of our little box, I'll be sure to share.  Enjoy and go rearrange some of your books! :)

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Etsy Art Love

clockwise from left: 1-sinister tabby, tastesorangey / 2-girl in the yellow suit, kikiandpolly / 3-slow breathing, samantha french / 4-mini photobooth print, kikiandpolly

 clockwise from left: 1-mountain triangles, jamiemilk / 2-llama love sewn print, tastesorangey / 3-spring in the valley, pamelam / 4-antelopes print, debbiecarlos
One of my favorite things and something I absolutely cannot live without is ART!  One of the places I always turn to while looking for a special piece is Etsy!  Words can't even express how much I love Etsy and especially Etsy Artists!  I can spend countless hours searching for new finds and today I'm sharing just a few of my favorite artists with you.  If you're still in search of a gift this year for Christmas then look no further!  I bet you know someone just like me who needs a little wall love and any of these beautiful pieces would put a smile on your loved one's face!