Let's have a small discussion about hallways, shall we? Hallways is one of thee most lived in space, believe it or not. We always go through them, like, everyday. Therefore, they really should be a celebrated space, or at least, a space to really be a part of your home. Seriously. Think about it. Here are some of my favorite designed hallway spaces.

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Wainscoting. Beautiful, traditional use of space. Plus cozy.  Give it more a gem feeling by adding a statement piece through the use of pendant lighting. 

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Adding a collage of your most prized photos.

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Adding texture to the ceiling, contrasting colors,  but light and an airy use of space. 

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The one favorite thing that I love about this hallway is the shine to the ceiling and the drum shade lighting pendent.  THose pendents are my favorite now a days. 

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Ah! This space. Purely simple. This color is so underestimated but works so beautifully with the natural walnut colored wood flooring for contrast. Don't you think this space is striking?  Plus the vocal point really adds to the sparkle.

Hope this gave you some inspiration like it does for me. Lately, I've been obsessing a little of hallways and the "entrance" feeling it can give you. It's probably because I'm currently looking into an adorable modern/craftsman house to buy. Ever since then, I've been planning in my head what I would do to the inside. Right when you walk into the home is an hallway entrance.  Of course, I'm plotting the way to make it better. I will definately keep you posted whether or not we have purchased this home. 

See you Wednesday!

  

I bet you know by now that I love fall. There is no better way to add touches of coziness to your home with these few ideas that I put together for you. Here is are a few ways (and some afforable) that you can do now to make your home more cozy.

• Blankets. Lots and lots of blankets. Not just any blankets, but the one that are knit or faux fur to drape on chairs, your bed, or your couch. 

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•  Now you gotta have a lot of pillows to also cozy up to. LOVE pillows. The best kind are the down feathered pillows. And I think the best place to get affordable ones would be at Home Goods store or TJ Maxx. They are not only comfy but do fluff nice and hold a good shape.

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• Tea. Yes tea. Perfect simple way to make you feel extra cozy at night. 

• Lighting. I love how task lighting can actually make a home interior just glow inside.  Task lighting can be found easily by bed side lighting, lamps in the living room, or just simply dimming your lights. 

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• Candles. Lots of them. Unless you have children and you may be better using Scentsy. Back at candles, I love the warm glow and the scents. Yankee Candle is a big favorite of mine. Then of course, if you have decor lanterns, candle pillars or whatever grab some general candles for those to. 

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• Grab one of your vases and put flowers in them. Make it fit for the season. Just about anything will do for fall as long as it is fall-like colors. A no brainer right? Place them in you kitchen, on your kitchen table, on your bed side table, coffee table, office desk... Plenty of places! Keep in mind of scale to. Go big on kitchen table but go smaller on the bed side table and office desk. But really whatever you see fits. 

• Bake up some of your pumpkin or apple recipes! Yum!  This one is a favorite of mine or this one. By the way, they make your home smell A-mazing!

• Then lastly, pull out fall decor in general. Love bringing them out to start the season of the holidays! Don't forget to refer to this post or even this post to get your DIY juices going!

Thanks for visiting today! I hope your enjoying the fall season as much as I am. 

Much love, 

Today is my first time to travel via airplane for work. I'm heading down to Phoenix, Arizona to take part in the furniture move-in of our nearly completed 4-story behavioral health facility. It's really exciting to see this building for the first time in-person and to see my interior renders come to life. Anyways, I digress, I found I put a lot of work into packing my carry-ons for my 2 day trip. Hey, this is new to me!

Here is what I packed in my carry-on luggage bag:

- 2 dress pants
- 2 dress shirts
- blazer
- p.j.'s
- 1 small bag of toiletries (i.e. travel sized shampoo, face wash, hair spray, etc,..)
- curling iron
- dress flats
- 1 small bag of hair combs, hair ties, bobby-pins
- 1 small makeup bag - only what you need
- a pair of underwear
- phone & tablet charger


In my handbag carry-on:

- wallet
- business card organizer
- notebook
- tablet
- 1 small bag for lotion, perfume, kleenex, sanitizer,...

Hope this helps you for your first time ever traveling for work. I'll have to recap my trip!

Thanks friend for visiting!

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I love fall. I. really. Love. fall. Can't you tell? Not only the decor, but the fashion. The deep, rich, colors, the cozy sweaters,... it's a beautiful time of year.  My personal fall pallet for this year is more towards charcoals, pinot, and camel-colored browns. I like to wear sophisticated clothing yet versatile pieces that could be easily dressed up or down. Overall, I'm pretty simple when it comes to my wardrobe. What are your fall fashion craving?     

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Most of these beauty finds are the main essentials of my everyday needs. This would be the Clinique foundation in pore refinement, bare minerals foundation powder (yes, I use both at the same time), EOS lip balm (smells heavenly), and the make up remover. I love those products and have for years. My skin tends to be a bit oily in the T-zone and the pore refining does its job well. The 3 minute miracle deep conditioner was a recent find. Its smells really, really good and made my hair silky soft. I do recommend that you try this product and it was only $2.99 at Target! Lastly, is of course OPI Cajun Shrimp. I absolutely love this color! It's a bit pink, or red, or reddish orange. Whatever color you see it as, it is perfect for summer. Perhaps for fall to!

Thanks for visiting today! I should be back to a normal schedule from now on. Work was owning me for the last 2 and half weeks! Again, thanks for being patient with me. I have missed you!

Love, 

The Catty-Did

HI! So I have a bit of a style/beauty crush on Lauren Conrad. I love how simple her look is. More really of her hair (I'd LOVE to have that hair), and her make up.  For the longest time, I'm personally of a solid colored shirts kind of gal. If you think about it, being a plain dresser seems to never go out of style. With the looks I chose below of LC tells me I'm really in the mood for fall. How about you?

On another side note, I had a GREAT time in Cali. I cannot wait to share with you. But til then, I hope you enjoyed my little inspiration of LC style. And as always thanks for visiting. Please, please like my facebook page to!

The top I'm wearing has been hanging in my closet forever! Never been worn. I know. I've probably committed a sin. Tonight I had a great excuse to pull it out and wear it. Finally. One of the best things I love about my job is that my boss really doesn't care how I dress. Except when it comes to meetings, meeting clients, our reps, etc... So tonight I had a visit with one of our rep from the designer industry. This outfit is sophisticated yet flirty enough to have a night out with the love of your life or a night out of town. I think this could even be dressed up even more with faux leather pants paired with a blazer jacket. Perhaps I should do a post on that as well! Well thanks for visiting! It might be quite til next Wednesday since I'll be Cali bound with no communication to the outside world. Maybe. I still haven't made up my mind. Til then, have a wonderful rest of your week!

SHOP MY LOOK:

Flirt Jeans // Old Navy

Down East Basics (old) // (similar)

Nude Wedges (old) // (similar) 

Floppy Hat Shopko Spring '14 // (similar)

Bag: Coach '12 // (similar)

xoxoxo,

                Adding line to your design is a great and beautiful way to add texture, drama, sophistication, harmony, and simplicity to a space. There are many ways to add this sort of element to your home such as a wall covering, carpet, tiles, fabrics, paint... Lines do lean towards a more modern look but it could be a bit traditional as well. If you add line to your wall vertical it'll make an illusion of a taller space. If the the lines are horizontal they kind of "shrink" the space but they are calming and will give more of a traditional look. Here of some images that I love or find interesting of adding lines to a space.

Which one do you like?