trunk ba-dunk-a-dunk

I have always loved boxes.

Not sure why. Maybe it stems from a desire for everything to have a place.

Whatever the reason, I love them. Large and small, tin boxes and big trunks... they make me happy.

I love the look of antique trunks and suitcases, like these ones I spotted at the Thorp Fruit and Antique Mall:

lovely, lovely gray-ish

Sometimes I think too much. Other times I am impulsive. If I average it all out it appears as though I take a reasonable amount of time to make most decisions.

It took me over a year to finally decide on what kind of kitchen island I wanted and then build it.

On the other end of the spectrum... last week I decided I wanted to paint my master bedroom gray, with creamy off-white board and batten. I bought paint on Friday and started painting on Saturday. (I would have started Friday night but it was after 1130pm by the time I got home. I was trying to be smart and get some rest before tackling the project.)

I probably should have taken advantage of the gorgeous weather and mowed my lawn... but no. I painted.

pinterest: bedroom inspiration

My master bedroom is one of the rooms in my house that I've done next-to-nothing with as far as updates and decorating. I have had very little inspiration and no direction for what I want to do with the space. It's a large room... which is almost worse than a small room!

Enter my new addiction: Pinterest.

Source: desiretoinspire.net via Sarah on Pinterest

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