Seashells by the Sea Shore

I do not have one finished room in the house, not even one semi-finished room. Master bedroom has a bed but no side tables no art. Living room has a sofa and chair, no coffee table, no art. Pretty much every other room in the house is empty. So you would think I would focus on one room so that I can have at least one complete. NO! ...that would make too much sense. In true R. Marie fashion I have started another project....my beach inspired guest room. I am thinking beach chic with understated beach decor. So far this is what I have come up with, I have purchased a few pieces of art work because when I saw them I couldn't resist. Here are the three similar pieces I am going to hang in a series. I don't know if you can tell but the pictures are mirrored. Let me know WDYT?







This is another picture I got for the room, I like it because it evokes a beach feel without the traditional seashell motif.

Every Small Win Counts

Tonight I stopped by my two "go-to" spots for home decor and I was not moved by anything I saw (which is unusual). I think with everything I have going on with business and adjusting from vacay, my inspiration is none exisistence. So.... in an efffort to get my mojo back I am posting my small win to remind me that although small I am making a little progress.
About a week, well maybe for the past few weeks, I was having a serious dilemma over what pillows I wanted for my sofa. The pillows that came with it wasn't exactly what I was looking for and I needed to find a way to add color and pull my fab zebra chair in without being to matchy matchy.


Original Pillows



So what did I come up with? Well first I found these awesome blue and maize (yellow) colored pillows at my "go to". They were originally $150 pillows (according to the manufacturer's website), I got them for $14.99 each. What a steal right? But they only had three.



Well to me the couch looks a little empty with three and was still missing the tie-together elements (to my chair).





So the hunt for pillows that could bring it all together took me back to my "spot" where I found my new pillows. Two pillows for $24.99, but according to the manufacturer's website similar pillows go for $100+ so I would consider these a steal.




What do you think, do they work?

Lost Headboard...FOUND

I ordered the Nate Berkus nailhead headboard from HSN about 4 weeks ago, mind you a good two weeks before I moved thinking that it would arrive on time...well of course that would be too ideal. Well I have been calling HSN for 5 days because the tracking number provided on their website is incorrect and I can't track down the headboard. Fastforward to today, I go to the old apartment to stalk UPS in anticipation of my I-Phone which I lost seven days ago and what do I find at the front door, our California King headboard and it is HUGE. So what to do...I surely can't fit it into my two door car. Thinking fast I went to FedEx Office printed out a label and requested pickup for tomorrow and to have it delivered to the new house. So I am crossing my fingers hoping no one tries to take it in the midnight hour. Here is my little beauty.


http://home-decor.hsn.com/cnt/prod/zoom/zoom_viewer.aspx?main_img=366517&webp_id=4533406

Intro...Finally

This blog is essentially my journal...my journey to bringing Soul 2 My Home. Which is not always easy when your inspiration is all over the place and your "money is funny" as my Nana would say. I recently bought a home with my Suga Pops aka my husband and we are essentially starting from scratch. This blog will hopefully keep me motivated in getting the house in "show" condition; (and because I am so random), I will be throwing in a little bit of this and that, which will most like have nothing to do with decorating or home decor....so let's go!!!!