In the Kitchen

Looking at this picture makes me miss summer. And my tan. And that adorable skillet I found at HomeGoods that I didn't buy.

Time for a well-known secret: I really like to cook. I can't wait to have a house just so that I can have my own gorgeous (and well-stocked!) kitchen. I don't have time to cook often, but I do enjoy it. I still remember making Break'n'Bake cookies with my mom when I was little, wearing my tiny little pink and white plaid apron. Now that I'm older, I've graduated not only from Break'n'Bake, but from that itty bitty apron.


I think this apron from Anthropologie is a perfectly wonderful replacement.

And really, how could I say no to this darling pink mixer? I can already picture myself mixing some delicious cupcake batter in this.

I'd like to buy up Le Creuset's entire stock of Caribbean Blue cookware, please.

Monogrammed Carving Board? Thanks, Williams-Sonoma.

I'm such a sucker for things in simple white canisters. My pantry will be stocked with these and I will have no idea where anything is, but it will be adorable, mind you.

I promise you, I would make my own fresh juice every morning if I had this.

Why yes, my blender must match the mixer!

Anthropologie really hits all sorts of kitchen linens right on the head, now don't they?

Tomorrow, I'll be sharing some of my favorite holiday dessert recipes!

XO

North Shore Prep

Preppy Room Makeover

So I might have gotten a bit carried away when Mama told me I could order new bedsheets...

But my room currently looks somewhat like this. (As far as the bed and wall color goes.)

But personally, I think it's time for a change of pace. My walls have been purple since I was 6 and I'm a bit bored with it as of late. I'm feeling this color from Benjamin Moore. I'd love to do that color with a white stripe about a third of the way up the wall and separate it from the solid color on top with white molding. EDIT: Actually wait, as much as I do like that color, I'm thinking it might be a little bit much, as far as the pink goes. I was just complaining about how I thought I was growing out of the purple right? So maybe something like this?

So keeping the bed I have (PBteen):

Let's go with some crisp white sheets

And this duvet and the matching shams:

In pink of course, with the monogram (duh!):

And while we're going crazy, throw in this chair, yeah?

With this pillow on it, please.

And this desk:

I'd love a whole mess of these bins, in both sizes :)

And oh my, a matching pin board:

And I'm almost done. Let's top this off with this vanity:

And oh gee, that means I need a stool for it, doesn't it? Well, if you insist...

And a makeup caddy?

And a bedside table! How could I forget?

Okay, I'm done. That was fantastic. Wait. Drapes.

Alright, now I'm done. Thoughts?


XO

North Shore Prep