I'm taking a break from house projects this evening and just enjoying some decor eye-candy. I have found myself gravitating towards white rooms for the first time recently. I usually love a saturated wall color, but I have a new appreciation for allowing accessories and textiles to be the center of attention. Case in point-

That mirror! In the words of Rachel Zoe, 'it is ba.na.nas.' via

Funky table, fun patterned rug and pops of unique color. What's not to love?! via

Art should be the focal point. Period. via

Easy, breeze, beautiful simple room. via

Modest color, all-over molding and natural accents work so...

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You may recall that I have recently given my master bath a face lift, including painting the vanity, framing the mirror and adding new lighting . Even after all that, I felt like it was still missing some spunk and since my blog is entitled Suburban Spunk after all, I felt compelled to do something bold. So with leftover paint from the vanity (Better Homes & Gardens Charcoal Sketch in semi-gloss), I turned this-

into this-

After I sanded the doors down with medium-grit sandpaper, I painted three coats of the Charcoal Sketch paint color. It looks black in pictures but is actually a dark...

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Saw this image on one of my favorite blogs,...

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via This past Monday (Labor Day), I had one of those moments that made me step back and reevaluate my life. It was about 6:30 and our guests had all left and the kitchen was already cleaned up. The house was clean top to bottom, the laundry folded and put away, weekend projects complete and dinner finished. I was sitting on the patio with my boyfriend and I said, 'well, what should we do now?' He looked at me and said, 'Nothing. We've worked hard, let's just relax.' The problem? I couldn't relax! It was so hard for me to just sit there, drinking a Bud Light...

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via I think most people are familiar with the term 'spring cleaning'. I prefer to do this sort of deep-cleaning more than just once a year, in fact, I deep clean at the start of every season. Over the long Labor Day weekend, I spent most of Saturday doing my 'September cleaning' list. I used this article from Style at Home as a guide . The article lists the following 10 items to complete in September (my notes are in blue): 1 Cut the clutter Getting organized is a significantly easier task when there's less stuff to deal with. So before tackling bigger projects, sweep...

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