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**1. New room obsession in House Beautiful {read this issue while I was on the plane ride home} - 2. Lavender shellac nails - 3. Pretty patterns from my closet - 4. Making paper flowers for a baby shower gift - 5. New dress for brother's graduation - 6. Lots of rain sliding down my window in seattle - 7. Rendering in photoshop using Caitlin Wilson Textiles  fabric - 8. Outfit for a rainy day**


Ahhh, the sweet relief of Friday. Yesterday was a long day full of traveling home {YAY!}, playing with our little white pup and going to my brother's baccalaureate for his high school graduation. This weekend is going to be a whirlwind with lots of graduation festivities and watching Colin's last baseball game- but a great weekend, and one I have been looking forward to for a while. 


Follow me on instagram for some more fun snapshots throughout the weekend! @michaelanoelle


I hope you have a lovely Memorial Day Weekend! 
What are your plans?
Love,

This or That: Kitchen Design

This or That: Kitchen design by michaelawarner90 on polyvore.com

Kitchen one // Kitchen two


If you were handed a brand new home with a state of the art kitchen, which of the two would you choose from the above options?! I love elements of both, but my whimsical, eclectic nature says kitchen two is the winner. LOVING that huge chandelier. It's perfect for the room because it's large, but doesn't take up a ton of visual space.  In the first kitchen {the more modern of the two}, my favorite elements are those awesome pendant light fixtures, unexpected gray cabinetry and loads of storage.


Which one would you go for?!
Enjoy your day!
Love,

PS. Welcome my sponsor Anna from In Honor of Design. I have so many wonderful things to say about this pretty lady- she's a talented graphic designer, sweet as pie, loves color, is incredibly creative, loves DIY's, and is one of the most stylish women in blog land. Go visit her blog for miles of style and inspiration :)

She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not: Link Up #3

Happy Wednesday! This week I'm excited to share my loves and love-me-nots. I'm also excited that you all can link up at the bottom of your post and join in on my third link party for  my She Loves Me series.


She Loves Me:


1. Bright Color in this gorgeous sunroom. To me, this room has just enough texture, pattern, color and neutral elements. Those drapes are divine.

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2. Comforting and encouraging verses in times of struggle and confusion:

3. Chambray Tops. Just adore them. I need one in my closet ASAP.

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4. My brother is graduating this weekend!! He's going to Baylor in the Fall and I'm so excited for him.  However, I can't help but feel old. Weren't we just at your T-Ball games like, yesterday?!

5. Farm House Sinks. Especially yellow ones.

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6. These two darling dresses. Bright color, fun pattern- I'm thinking one of these would be perfect for my brother's graduation!

 

both via Nordstrom

She Loves Me Not:


1. Trying to figure out what to cook each night. Don't get me wrong, I love cooking, but it's hard to find time and energy to find a recipe, get to the store for the ingredients and finally come home to cook it- all while being busy with classes, homework, bible study and young life. Ah! {help me!}

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2. The thought of packing. Oh myyyy... Ashley is coming up to Seattle to help me pack and road trip back down to California in less than 3 weeks and I'm not so sure how we're going to do it. I don't just have one little room to pack up, I have a bedroom, a kitchen, lots of decorations, and clothing for days. It should be interesting!

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So...what are YOU lovin' and not diggin' this week?! Link up below or tell me in the comments! Be sure to link back to this post for others to join in the party, too.

Love,

{Fashion} Mint, Pop of Pink + Waterfall Braid

 

 

 

all photos taken and edited by Victoria Carlson Photography. She's the best :)

Mint Jeans: Meadow Boutique {Seattle}
White Top: J. Crew
Shoes: Nordstrom Rack
Turquoise Bracelet: c/o Stella & Dot
Peachy Pink Link Bracelet:  c/o The Way We Are etsy shop


You've all seen these mint jeans before...they just can't seem to stay off the blog- such attention hogs! ;)


Ever since I was little I've loved braids. On one occasion around age 8, I came out of my room with pigtail french braids, to which my mom asked "WHO did those for you?!"
"I did, mama. I just taught myself on my Barbies then practiced on my own hair!"
My mom was very thankful I learned how to do my hair eventually, because I was extremely defiant and wouldn't let anyone touch, brush, or braid my hair. The day my baby brother was born, I arrived at the hospital with 3 pony tails. Clearly my mother was thrilled :)
Anyways, this particular braid is called the Waterfall Braid and if you know how to french braid, you can do it!
Step 1: Start a regular side braid on the side of your head.
Step 2: Only add in hair to the braid from the crown of your head (This is different from a french braid because you're only adding hair to one side of the braid, instead of both)
Step 3: When you "cross over" the third/bottom strand, leave half of the hair from the strand out of the braid. This is what creates the "waterfall" look.
Step 4: Continue this all the way around the crown of your head until you have no more hair to grab. I always try to make it go diagonally down the back and tie the braid to the right side of my head, as seen in the photos. 
Step 5: Hair spray and viola! 
Good luck!
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One more thing! Leah from The Way We Are, who designs beautiful, fun, stylish and bright jewelry, is offering a 10% off code to my readers. I love the bright peachy pink bracelet she sent me last week. I've worn it every day and received many compliments :) Head over and get yourself one!

Discount Code: READERS

Hope you have a fabulous Tuesday!
Love,



PS. The winner of the Jose Eber Giveaway is comment #124: Jacqueline of Rain Drops on Roses. Congrats!! SO happy for you. Will email you soon :) xoxo

Faves from May!

Today I'm featuring some of my favorite projects done around the blog world lately. Take a peek and visit some of the blogs to make new friends! :)


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Amanda's simple and chic guest room:

 

Eileen's fun chevron painted wall:

Natasha's DIY West Elm Curtain Rod & Striped Curtains for her nursery:

Courtney's Custom Upholstered Headboard:

Rhiannon's DIY Body Scrub:

Megan's Spring Mantle:

Carmel's Daughter's Room Progress:

Brittany just finished her family room design which I helped her come up with back in February! It turned out great:

Aren't they all so awesome?! If you've seen any awesome before and afters, projects or DIY crafts...leave the link below. I'd love to check them out.
Happy Monday!
Love,

PS. Don't forget that Wednesday is the She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not LINK UP party! Please feel free to write a post about what you're loving and what you're not for the week and link up to share in the fun :) Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Feature Weekend

Happy weekend, friends! While I'm busy doing homework, taking fashion photos for the blog, and doing a few projects around the house, I'll leave these lovely ladies {my sweet sponsors} to entertain you :)  


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Hi y'all! I'm Julie and I write over at The Smitten Mintons. After living in Atlanta all of my life, my sweet husband and I recently moved to Orange County, California where we are adjusting easily to the constant sunshine, lack of humidity (Praise the Lord!), and abundance of gourmet cupcakes. I'm also slightly obsessed with our three fur babies, Maisy, Mr. Pepper, and Diego, so if you want to see more of the cutest dog of all time, head on over to my blog! And make sure to say hello :)
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Hi readers! Well it's been another month of sponsoring this awesome blog-some of you may remember me and some may be meeting me for the first time. I'm pretty much a romantic at heart and I have a slight obsession with all things "wedding." I enjoy writing, designing, reading, and all of that fun stuff. Over at my site you can read about it all: from dating to marriage and from weddings to even those crazy nights in the bedroom. Yes, I do like to cross the line a little bit...so make sure to check out "The Naughty Nook." I'm currently trying out a new layout, the infamous Dynamic Views by Blogger (not so sure about it yet). I'd love a comment from you to hear what you think and most of all, I'd love for you to stick around and read my rambles. I'm on a mission to spread a little romance...and I'd love for you to join me!
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Brianne & Danielle. Together we're the Ravenna Girls. We are two Seattle gals who are trained as architects and are nerds for design. Our blog is a chronicle of home renovation on our 1922 bungalow, as well as our search for vintage treasure, crafty DIYs, and some other random life thrown in! We also have two etsy shops, one for vintage finds and one for vintage upcycled handmade items. 

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Go say hello to these girls! And enjoy your weekend. Also, if you'd like a DIY or home project/renovation featured on my blog in my May Reader's Projects, please email me your project with the title "Submission". Thanks :)

Love,

Friday's Letters

Dear Big Pretty House, I hope to live in a home like you one day. A porch, awesome garage doors and a beautiful landscape. Perfection. Dear Family & Pup, I get to see you in one week for brother's graduation! I can't wait to be home. Dear Seattle Sun, you've made me and my summer clothing very happy this past week. Let's keep it up for the next 3 weeks, okay?! Dear Best Friend, I'm not sure what I did to deserve you and our friendship, but I'm so very thankful.  Dear Ashley, I can't wait for our road trip from Seattle to California in 3 weeks. It's going to be epic. Get ready for some serious packing. This girl's got a few too many things to box up!  Dear God, thank you for holding everything in your hands. Thank you for loving and comforting me in times of struggle and for reminding me of your grace everyday. Your faithfulness astounds me, even in the midst of trial. Also, thank you for blessing me with the best friends a girl could ever ask for :)


Dear Readers and Friends, don't forget to enter the Jose Eber curling iron giveaway :)
I'm linking up with my girl Ashley from Adventures of Newlyweds. Come play along!

Have the best weekend!
Love,