I’ve got a serious crush on Lloyd Ralph Designs.

Thier work is crisp, clean, and oh so beautiful!

And do you notice a theme?

Lovely hints of black and white, so chic!

I thought it would be fun to feature some of my favorite affordable black and white items.

Believe it or not, they are all from Ikea, love that place.

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You really can’t go wrong with black and white.

Do you incorporate a little black and white in your interiors?

 I came across the blog Grace Happens yesterday while browsing Pinterest, and I am drooling over her home tour!

One day I would love to have a cottage just like her home.

Yummy huh?

Also, I highly recommend you head on over to Grace Happens and check out the before pictures, so inspiring and who doesn’t love a good before and after?

Today I am over at Keller Creative participating in her Behind The DIY series!

I am sharing all the inside scoop on one of my most recent DIY projects, my ombre art.

Head on over here to check it out!

Also, while you are there, you might want to take a peek at some of Kim’s DIY’s.

I love her DIY monogrammed serving tray.

And her DIY chevron soap dispenser.

I think I need to copy here on that one!

See ya over there!

Well, my nightstands are finally done.

Give me a what what!

Not going to lie, I kind of like them.

The process was pretty simple, just time consuming.

Thank goodness for the tutorial from Nancy and inspiration from Centsational girl, I really just followed their lead.

Here is how it went down:

1. Prime and paint the bases. 

2. Enlarge a picture of the Dorothy Draper drawer detail and print it out.

3. Make a stencil.

4. Paint!

Go here for a more detailed tutorial.

When I pulled off the stencil there was quite a bit of bleeding, so I ended up going back in with a small paint brush and touching them up.

It took forever and they are not perfect, but I think they look pretty good.

Also, did you notice my new pillows?

$19.99 from Target!

I still haven’t decided if they will stay in my bedroom or not, but I like them there for now.

Oh, and I am still planning on re-doing the headboard.

I just decided not to sell my original headboard until I am ready to get-er-done, hopefully this weekend.

So, what do you think? Are you ready to get your Dorothy Draper on?