weekend decorating idea...organize your bathroom

In an effort to promote my passion for a well curated life, I wanted to give you all a nudge in the right direction. Studies have shown that an organized home leads to a happier and well functioning life. How many of us compromise our self care due to lack of time, money or resources. It doesn't have to be that way. I've realized that my best days are the ones where I make my bed and my bedroom feels neat and clean. So this year, I am committed to changing this aspect of my life. This weekend, I'm beginning to work with my bathroom. 

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I'm in a rental, so I'm not fortunate enough to have beautiful built in shelving. However, that's nothing that a trip to IKEA can't fix. I think I am going to go grab 2 shelves and put them on the wall next to my toilet. Now I will have extra room for matching storage boxes or baskets ( I always love the ones from HomeGoods ). Toilet paper looks very pretty stacked neatly together too and of course, my matching towels will finally have a place. 

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I adore this shelving unit for perfumes and products. I can probably find something like this at the local antique mall and splash it with some white paint. 

everything fabulous

I also adore these empty gold frames leaning for a glamorous effect on the shelving. Otherwise, I'll be buying pretty containers for my items like Qtips and cotton swabs. I will also probably add a few more trays to my collection to hold things together. One can never have to many trays is my motto. 

Are you in need of a little bathroom organization this weekend? Let me know how it goes.

My new entryway {ikea hack}...

Happy Monday everyone. It's finally a regular full week again and I'm feeling ready to make some serious moves. Remember when I posted my latest obsession with Ikea hacks. Well, after much research I sent out to Ikea to do one for myself. My new entryway was pretty boring, I found the large black & gold mirror and I knew I wanted to create a vignette around it. So, I thought console table for sure. I took this Ikea Kallax piece (formerly the expedit series), and decided to just use a few pieces of it and create a console table.

The other tables that I have seen hacks of like the malm but I wanted a totally simple piece, no drawers and I needed it very wide to fit the wall. I also needed something with enough space to throw mail, keys, bags, etc. Above you can it in all of its 'ikea white' glory but I wanted to give it some texture and some sweet luxury swagger. So, I checked out the temporary wallpaper collection at Target, and I went with a light gray weave one.

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It was pretty easy to just peel and stick right on and then trim off the edges. There are a few bubbles and rough edges but for the most part the pattern camouflages those blemishes. Since my walls are stark white and I have a lot of gold and black, I really felt that this textured gray really added some dimension to the entryway, without competing too much with what was already going on.

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Pardon the mess on my countertop but I wanted you guys to get the full photo so you could see I played around with lamp options. I love my crystal lamps with white shade, I felt that would be soft and light. I also love my golden greek style lamps with black leather shades and they would add a richness to the whole look. Thanks to all the awesome Instagram feedback, I went for the gold.

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Now my entryway looks more fresh and finished and I just need the style the bottom. I love my gold oyster shell and Ill probably throw some books down there too. I'm feeling so accomplished now this morning. Off to attack the rest of my day!

images by ashlina