Welcome to a new series on my blog! I love reading other design blogs and am so inspired by these women who are so talented and stylish. I have been wanting to find a way for them to participate on my blog so let me introduce the “What I love About…” series. My first guinea pig is Autumn from the wonderful blog, Design*Dump.
I LOVE Autumn’s blog. It is one of my very favorites. Design*Dump is full of beautiful images, fantastic DIY ideas and great design advice. One of the most fabulous things about Design*Dump is all of the scanned images Autumn posts. She has saved images from countless magazines and uploads the pictures to her blog. She is not only a stylish designer but truly nice person as well. Here are her answers to a few questions I asked her about things she loves.
What I love most about where I live are the people surrounding me. There are so many wonderful people in the area we live, and there is a real sense of community. Even though we live in a suburb of a large city, it feels like we live in a small town. I see the same people at the grocery store, at soccer and t-ball practice, at the park and at my kids school.
Because we live so close to a fairly large city, there are so many things to do—museums, concerts, sporting events, great shopping and tons of restaurants. Every Saturday, we explore a new part of the city, and eat at a new restaurant. It has become a family tradition that we all enjoy.
What I love about Interior Design:
I love making a space better than it was—more comfortable, more beautiful, more functional. I enjoy assisting clients in creating a space that we both love. I believe that we all have an innate sense of beauty, and feel honored when I am able to be help a client make their space a place that reflects them and makes them happy. Probably my favorite part of interior design is looking at fabrics. I could spend all day in a fabric store, imagining all the combinations and possibilities. I am also a bona-fide furniture addict. I love to look at and shop for furniture. Oh, and mirrors. I adore a great mirror.
What I love about blogs:
Ooh…. There are so many things that I love about blogs and blogging. First , I am constantly amazed at the creative and talented men and women “out there”.
I have been pleasantly surprised at how supportive and friendly the blogging community is. People are really kind, and, from my experience, genuinely happy to see others succeed. That has been really refreshing.
Also, I love getting inspiration from photos and projects and ideas that others post. It’s like one big “circle of inspiration” in which people can feed off of, and build on each others creativity. I also enjoy being able to visit someone else’s tiny and unique corner of cyber space—it’s like being invited into their life and home and head. It’s addictive and fun.
I have favorite remodeling, cooking, crafting, entertaining and design blogs, but some of my favorite design blogs are:
What I love most about my life:
I love that my husband is the smartest and funniest man I know. I love that he makes me laugh every day, and that each time he does, I fall in love with him a little more. I love the ages that my kids are right now—Olivia;10, Charlotte;8 and Grady;6. I love that we can go out to dinner or on a road trip and not have to worry about diapers and sippy cups and tantrums. They are old enough to get along well (most of the time), and yet young enough that if we get in the car and announce that we are going to get ice cream, they get super excited! It really is magical, and I wish I could freeze them like this forever.
What I am loving right now:
Sooo hard to only pick three, but here goes:
metallic lamps with textured drum shades
vintage bamboo chairs and industrial light fixtures
Anything by Oly Studio or Casamidy
Thanks to Autumn for participating and check out her blog!
i too, love autumn and her blog. this is going to be a great feature!
ps–i FINALLY google Alice Lane, and i love the store! the owner sounds fantastic, and i love many of the things i saw on the website. you're a lucky girl!
thanks for the fun feature kirsten!
you made be *blush!!
have a fantastic day. it looks great!
Thank you so much for bring Autumn in to the blog post today. It was a pleasure to hear about her. Wish I new how to scan pictures. Can it be that hard?
This seems like it will be a great series! I really enjoyed this post. 🙂
Well I'm completely flattered to be on the list of design blogs! Thank you! Janell
Great series! Im looking forward to reading more. I have to agree that the blogging world IS very kind and genuine. It IS refreshing that those that are "out there" are so creative and do want you to succeed!
Lovely feature!! And you are so right, I have run into such nice people in the blogging world!
Beatriz.
thatgirlinpearls.com
LOVE,LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your blog!!
Looking forward to check out her blog! I like this new feature!
beautiful post! i love your blog!
What a fun series!! Looking forward to the next installment!
totally agree on the bamboo chairs–i'm a sucker for bamboo anything
great interview. going to check out her blog now.
I love Autumn and her blog as well. Nice to know a bit more about her. Thanks for doing the interview.
I love her blog too! so much talent!