how im decorating (for now)

We have finally settled in and unpacked and decorated and I'm ready to show you guys how I've decorated our apartment. It is 100% subject to change but while we are getting life situated, this will do for now. There are still a few empty walls that I'm not too happy about but I'm pretty satisfied with how everything turned out so far.

Side note: Please excuse any NASCAR memorabilia that you see. Its not easy having a husband who actually cares about home décor...

Our entryway! I got the shoe idea from Pinterest and Brent actually came up with the mailbox-as-an-umbrella holder idea. That's the mailbox from our wedding and we didn't want to throw it away.

{ met . married . live }

This is right above our entry way set up. It's A map of Sebring, Deerfield, and Nashville!

Here are some shots of the living room.

Here are some detailed shots of out Expedit shelf from Ikea. I love this thing! I have a full picture on my Instagram so check that out if you want to see it. The 'MR&MRS' was a gift from our wedding and the little tree next to it was also from our wedding and I put some fall flowers on it because I'm seasonal... And yes, I know that frame is empty.

My husband worked so hard on this collage wall and he did such a great job. I love it and it's pretty much the focal point when you walk into the room.

Our half dining room, half office because we're adults.

The lighting in my kitchen is fugly so you just get details today.

Nothin' special going on in the bathroom.

Getting a king-sized bed is in the 'Top 5 best things I've ever done' list.

...and the patio. I love having a patio! I tried to get a picture of the view because it really is beautiful but its rainy here in Nashville so maybe another day.

So there it is! It's no where near complete but I love it and I'm proud of it and it feels like home. I will update as I add/alter things. Which is inevitable.

xo

my first fall day!

 

This is literally a my favorite kind of outfit to wear- leggings, boots, and a flowy top and I am good to go. Today the high was 65 and that was perfect weather for me but I know that's freezing to some people. This was the first day since we moved here that I actually did my hair and makeup and it felt awesome to get pretty again! I'm excited to be posting another outfit, something about Nashville inspires me to get more creative. I actually decided to start this blog in Nashville.

 

Until next time,

 

xo

nashville

This post will be completely un-fashion related. So for those of you who don't follow me on Instagram, we've moved to Nashville! I am so excited and have been waiting to do something like this forever. We will miss our families and friends more than anything but this will be such an exciting part of our new life together !

I really want to document my life here in Nashville so along with the fashion posts, there will also be some lifestyle posts. So for my first Nashville life post, i'm documenting my apartment search! While we were searching about 2 weeks ago we had 2 days to look at like 6 apartment complexes. Since I had so much fun looking at apartments, I would like to share with everyone all the places we went as well as the place we actually chose to live!

So this is the first place:

This place was always my first choice because it was really big and the complex itself was so beautiful and hilly but once they added on all the fees, it was crazy expensive!
Pros:
beautiful grounds huge apartment lots of natural light close to downtown big screened in patio window in kitchen! fireplace wood floors   Cons: lots of expensive hidden fees the kitchen wasn't open small bathrooms further from work   This one was nice as well but the back porch was facing the Cumberland River, which is cool, except that its basically a swamp with a million mosquitos and spiders.   Pros: nicely redone inside new kitchen inexpensive   Cons: swamp bugs and spiders no sunlight only 2 windows small bedroom weird area
This apartment was really nice and updated but was just a bit too cramped for us   Pros: newly renovated high ceilings lots of sunlight nice neighborhood bar counter   Cons: small gas heating and water no where to put TV and we didn't want to mount it further from work and downtown     I loved it here as well but the apartments that we looked at weren't the cleanest. They weren't dirty but you just would have thought they'd have been cleaner? The woman at the sales office would have given us a great deal too but we just didn't feel like home here.       Andddd here is where we chose to live!:

 

Now I know what you're thinking, "Why didn't you pick one of the places with wood floors or nice kitchens??" For some reason out of all the places we looked at, this was the one that felt most like home. And as I'm sitting here on my couch (finally), I know we made the right choice.

 

Pros:

10 minutes from downtown!

a mile from 3 grocery stores and a bunch of restaurants

 10 ft ceilings

huge windows and a lot of natural lighting

awesome view from all the windows

lots of space

huge laundry room

huge bedroom

 

Cons:

3rd floor (never again)

 

 

 

I can't wait until everything is hung and put into place so I can post pictures of it furnished and decorated ! xo

long time, no blog...

Hey! So, to keep it real, I've been slacking. Like I mentioned in my last post, I just haven't been inspired lately because have a lot (of good things) going on. I can't talk about it now but I cant wait until I can!

Anyway, last week Sam came down to get her hair done for her sisters wedding and can I say how amazing it looks? I hate to toot my own horn, but no I don't. While she was here we did a little photo shoot along with some photos of me and the hubz. Enjoy!

 

Here is the before and after of Sam's hair. Isn't it amazing? It gets even better in the outfit photos!

 

Look how amazing her hair looks when the sun hits it! I can't even deal... I love how these pictures came out. The lighting was perfect, I barely had to edit them. Mostly because Sam is so beautiful!
And here's Mr. Starr and I...

Love him! I hope everyone has a great Monday, I had an unexpected day off so I know I am. I've been in my bed all day with no plans to leave. That's how I like it. xo

summer chambray

  
It was so hot outside today and I would have loved to not wear the chambray shirt over my tank top, but it wasn't and option because my bra was showing in the back and that's not cute. Surprisingly, this wasn't too hot of an outfit. I love chambray shirts because you can wear them over dresses too and to me its like a more casual version of a jean jacket if you could imagine anything more casual than a jean jacket.

Tomorrow is Friday! Hope everyone has a great weekend because tomorrow is my Monday -_-