Things I'm loving: Rugs & Carpet

My sorority from ISU needs to be remodeled, it will be a huge project over several years, but it should be a fun one! My roommate had worked on a mood board and I wanted to join in the fun as well. So, on my lunch break at work, I pulled together a little mood board myself. I was so inspired one Friday night, I stayed up super late ordering fabric, paint, and carpet samples. And good thing because shortly after this flood put a kick-start in our plans to replace the carpet in the basement.

Anyway... I discovered the joys of carpet! I have some absolutely stunning carpet samples from Mannington residing in my home.

I've been checking out FLOR for more inspiration.

And now, I've stumbled upon the most beautiful (and my favorite) rugs from GAN, a company based in Valencia, Spain.

Of course, there's always Amy Butler. It's amazing to see her fabric patterns come to life in rug form.

Since grad school has started, I've stepped away from helping with the sorority remodel (there are already many talented alums and active members working on the project), but I'm still drooling over the carpet!

Navy Bag

And last in the bag series is the tote. Again, it was made with navy linen and lined with Amy Butler fabric. It's been a nice big bag to carry study materials around in...

Navy Clutch

This navy clutch is the first of a series of bags that I created (a long time ago), but just haven't gotten around to posting... It's a made of navy linen with a chartreuse Amy Butler fabric as the lining.


I'm loving navy right now. Especially mixed with the chartreuse, aqua, and grey. In fact, if I were getting married anytime soon, these would be my wedding colors! (but don't get any ideas, I'm not getting married anytime soon... btw Congrats Jessie and Josh!)

Orange & Aqua

This weekend I went shopping and bought some new orange and aqua table accessories. I love the combination, especially with the yellow/gold plates that I have. I am working on some dark brown placemats, similar to the color of my desk (shown in the photo below). I also wanted to give an update on some of the craft projects that I have been working on (pillows & trivet).

Plate image: Pottery Barn Coy Fish Napkin Ring in Turquoise, Pottery Barn Moroccan tilework napkin in orange, Yellow plates from Aunt Ranae, "juicy" glasses by Lotta Odelius (found at Halls, Kansas City), Turquoise Crackle Glazed Serving Bowl from Target

Flower image: Journal from Hammerpress, Bud vase from Target, recycled notepad by ecojot, Strings Pool and Chartreuse paper from Paper-Source

Collage image: Turquoise square dish from Target, Orange ceramic trivet by me!, Aqua flower votive holder from Hallmark

Pillows: I made the green pillow a couple of weeks ago with Amy Butler's new Midwest Modern collection, the light aqua pillow is by Victoria Hagen for Target.