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Squee-Worthy: High Gloss White Floors

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I would have never thought that I would like white flooring. It gets dirty so easily, it’s boring and…well…it’s white! There’s nothing I love more than a warm wood floor, but now I’m definitely rethinking my design aesthetic. I mean, check out these beautiful floors!

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The stunning white floors definitely give an open and brightly lit space that extra kick and have the ability to either pump up the modern factor or play into shabby chic decor. I just may need some of these in our new house (more on that later)!

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Weekend Highlights!

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No photos were taken this night, so I had to opt for an old knottie GTG shot!
No photos were taken this night, so I had to opt for an old knottie GTG shot!

I was lucky enough to spend some quality time with a few special girls Friday night for happy hour at Chili’s! While planning my wedding a few years ago, I met some pretty amazing ladies on The Knot. Without them, I’m pretty sure I would have lost my sanity countless times throughout my 2 year engagement. We don’t get to see each other much now because of our busy schedules, but were finally able to meet up for a couple of drinks. It was great to catch up as well as gossip as only Nesties can. Hopefully the next time will not be so far between!

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Saturday night brought one of my best friend’s birthdays. We all celebrated in her new apartment (which is super cute) with finger food and the most delicious strawberry mojito mix made with Bacardi’s Dragon Berry vodka by the birthday girl herself. It was great spending time with all our best friends: lots of Wii, laughs, drinks and True Blood debates! And as if all of that wasn’t good enough, we ended the night at Denny’s nom-nom-ing on a Moons Over My Hammy. Perfection. Happy birthday, Elissa!

Lovable Friday!

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Big Chill Appliances
1. Big Chill Appliances

The new trend in kitchens seems to be moving away from the modern stainless steel and inching closer to the retro throw back as seen with Big Chill’s colorful vintage appliances. Big Chill offers fridges, ovens and dishwashers in a rainbow of colors at a very hefty price. I, for one, am a huge fan of retro kitsch (I hope to have a checkerboard kitchen floor one day) so I would love to have one of these puppies (in that delicious candy apple red). Too bad I’ll have to win the lottery first so I’ll just admire from afar. Sigh.

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Going steady or breaking up?

This afternoon is going to be pretty exciting for me. I will be deciding whether or not to put an offer on a house!

I know rule number one of house hunting is not to fall in love, but I did. We both did. We couldn’t help it. It needs a lot of work, which is why I decided to bring in the big guns with me this afternoon to give me the rundown as to whether it will be worth it or not. I am going to try my best not to be disheartened if things do not work out in my favor, but it’ll be rough!

It’s so easy to start imagining how we can turn a house into a home, especially with such amazing inspiration surrounding me in the blogosphere, like the following:

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So wish us luck, readers!

Happy Hump Day: Lee Pace

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Big up to my Twitter buddy, KristinaAwesome, for making this week’s hump day hottie recommendation! Lee Pace is pretty amazing – he has been in some great shows and some really unique & beautiful movies (think The Fall). Plus, you can’t really say he looks like anyone else out there. He is just absolutely adorable. I am ashamed to say that I never watched Pushing Daisies, but have it on my Netflix queue. Heard it is right up my alley. So enjoy the pretty that is Mr. Pace and have a wonderful Hump Day, ladies!

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