We finally found a house! We will be calling this lovely gem home until we buy a house in a few years. It is situated in an older community which is a change considering we lived in a college town for a year. Peace. Quiet. Weird. I'm definitely getting older and enjoy less rowdy neighborhoods. Although, it was funny to hear 2am drunken debauchery every weekend.

Our new humble abode is almost twice the size of the condo that we lived in. I am in LOVE with the white kitchen and am currently trying to find a fun rug to give it a giant pop of color.

We also have a FABULOUS backyard with fruit trees, a pool and spa! The mister has already created yummy concoctions  for me with the grapefruit that is growing in abundance (recipe post will follow soon!). I definitely foresee backyard dinner parties, happy hour cocktail nights and other social events here very soon! Chris and I love to have people over and are very excited to start picking out backyard furniture!

I am currently obsessed with decorating our new digs. We have two living rooms and have already designated two different feels: one is the TV room (even though we really don't watch TV) where we could host movie nights and the second is my baby... I'd like to call it "The Draper Room." Those that know me know I'm a Mad Men junkie. I love the story lines (well, Don Draper's line really needs to change - but that's for another post), the styling of the sets, and what everyone wore. Since this living room is connected to the kitchen, it is all white and faces into the backyard. It has that Hollywood Regency-laidback-California-lifestyle feel. If Don Draper lived in California, this would be his house hands down!


Here is my inspiration board for said room. I've already found a couple of tables and am working on posts for them.