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h&m kids clothes: matchy matchy

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My favorite clothing store for kids is actually H&M. They have a killer selection of simple and adorable graphic clothing for modern kids. For funsies I made a few boards of outfits that I'd match the kids in if I was the type to match children. Which by the way I totally am. I don't do identical outfits but I tend to put them in the same color family or similar themes, especially if I were to take them somewhere like say...  Disneyland Horton's Hayride or other Musical Events  The LA Zoo The Aquarium  The Boardwalk  A Church Picnic or Spring Wedding Comic Con  Knott's Berry Farm I made these boards months ago and then you know... the kids. They took over. 

pretending to design a kitchen is fun: part 2

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In my copious free time (sarcasm) with the two kids I've been continuing to pretend I have a kitchen to design. Once you start putting things together that you like you start noticing where you're lacking or what you're overdoing. After I put all the basic elements together you see the top two rows I realized man, all that black white and grey makes it look really you know... black white and grey. But it's an easy enough fix: add some color/warmth. So the accessories like the colorful bowls we have, wood shelves, wood cutting boards, flowers, copper accessories, these things will help warm it up and make it more us. 'Cause I love b/w/g but I am all about pattern and color too. The other things on the board aren't specific or exact.  Things we already have that we wanna work with: - The black hardware pulls - The Samsung fridge - The Samsung microwave Things I know I want for sure: - Farmhouse sink from Ikea (it's cheap and has two secti...

pretending to design a kitchen is fun

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I punched in the measurements for the kitchen and imagined what it would look like using the Ikea kitchen planner tool. It's really fun designing a kitchen, you don't realize how many elements come into play and what looks good with what in terms of hardware/backsplash/paint/cabinets/etc.