I want that living room!

I dream of the day that I will have a home that is big enough for me to display all of my favorite wall art and chotchkies, cameras, etc. I want it to be colorful and fun, beautiful with great storage solutions, and just a nice space to be in.

My apartment now has some of these, especially the wall art, chotchkies, etc, but it just looks super cluttered most of the time.
I like to blame this on the lack of space. That's my story and I am sticking to it.

Here are some spaces that I would love to use as inspiration for my own home... some day.......

Holy long and amazing desk!
Space for multiple computers AND a sewing machine? Yes Please!
Seen on Apartment Therapy

How cool is this wall stair case for the cats?!! Mine would love it!
And it looks cool too!

This is a little too shabby chic for me, but I love the door as an accent.
And the knobs on the dresser! Of course the chair is fabulous too.

color color color!

Above two as seen on Design Sponge

storage storage storage!
As seen on Apartment Therapy

This segment is clearly going to be a regular one here on sloinspired.
I can just collect them on the blog as a look book for when I eventually live in a bigger and more customizable space. aahhhh some day...

kitties!

It's no secret that I love my two cats Olive and Brooklyn.

And of course I also love photography...

Well I guess it is redundent to say that I love to put these two together...

Olive and Brooklyn are inside cats but love to go out onto the "landing" in the sunshine whenever they can.

happy happy New Year!

Wow it has been some time...

HAPPY HAPPY New Year!

This year promises to be a full and exciting one with events and travel including NYC, best friends' weddings, my BF graduating college, 5ks and 10ks, possible international travel, book groups, music, and who knows what else!

The possibilities are endless. And I am so excited for that.

So Happy New Year!

And I will end this post with a photo... There is something so special about gingko leaves to me. And I find myself photographing them whenever I can.

The Koethers *sneak peak*

I photographed a super sweet family on Sunday.

I have known Lisa for a couple of years and the first time I met her kids, they were really little and adorable.

Well, they aren't as little anymore but they are still gorgeous kids!

Here is just a tiny sneak peak from the shoot...

Holly and her big brother Aaron!

before and afters & design sponge

I am so inspired by before and after furniture projects.

I did one a year or so ago and I have to admit that it didn't turn out exactly how I wanted and I didn't really finish it completely, and I might end up re-doing it...

But currently I have a couple of pieces, a desk and a hexagon side table, that could be really beautiful if I re-did them. Both were found on the side of the road, so free, and with a some paint could be looking pretty hip!

I am a huge fan of Design Sponge and it is filled with inspiring before and afters.

The following images are ones that I might use as inspiration for my own re-dos.

The first one is a dresser, but I love the paint colors and way it is painted, and I think my little desk would be so cute like this!

Sooo cute, right?

I love this second before and after. When I got my hexagon side table (similar look to this one below), I thought "This would make the cutest cat house! I could totally pimp it out!". I ended up not doing that, and currently it houses my Wii accessories.

But then I saw this before and after and it sparked my desire to re-do it.

I wouldn't do it in this color scheme, but it is still a good jumping off point!

My cats would love a cat-cave like this!

A few more from Halloween...

Again, this party had a great theme, cool costumed people, fun dancing music, and was just a good time...

Here are more photos from the night...

Sweaty dance floor... Hard for a jar of peanut butter and a jelly fish to dance in!

What did I tell you?

These Stabbies go all out for their Halloween parties!!

Olive, pre-party...

She really wanted to dress up as a jelly fish...

And finally...

Our costumes.

I bring you *drumroll please*.....

Peanut Butter and Jelly (fish!)

Anyone who knows Adam knows he is pretty addicted to Peanut Butter...

Especially Adam's Peanut Butter...

I think he makes a pretty good (and adorable) peanut butter jar!

My costume was a jelly fish...

It was pretty cool... LED lights made my tentacles glow.

But carrying around the umbrella was not ideal for a party.

Now I know.

halloween 2010

I had another fun and costume filled Halloween this year by going to the Establishment's annual bash. These guys really go all out and this year was no exception with a Dr. Seuss theme.

From giant characters to oddly slanted floors in the bathroom, the theme set the scene for a great night.

And the costumes seen at the party were great... Some people really go all out with home made costumes. And sometimes the best costume is just a really cleverly achieved idea. Anyways, I love it all.

Here are just a few photos from the night...

Loved this owl!

Avatar!

lego Indiana Jones!

And my favorite costume (besides Adam's) of the night:
The kid from UP.

He was so nice and funny.

But a couple of his balloons got popped in a giant cactus!

I will post some photos of Adam and my costumes later this week!