Lately I’ve been loving images of rooms with charcoal walls, it’s adds such a soft and moody feel. It clearly works in any room in the house {love it in the bedroom in the second picture}. Would you use a dark wall-paint color in your home?

+ Teaching myself Sketchup in hopes of making my interior designer dreams come true. Has anyone used it? Any tips? 

+ Prepping my wardrobe for a fun summer in two fun cities. Wanting to add these ikat shorts and these wedges.
+ Finally got around to making these no-bake energy bites I’ve been seeing on Pinterest. They’re so good and the perfect snack to take to work.

+ Watched The Hunger Games {with a lot of high schoolers}. Thinking about starting the books?
+ Getting excited about our big move to the Big Apple. We finally found a place to live, makes it so real!

Also: Please hop over to one of my favorite blogs, The Vault Files where I’m participating in Gaby’s In My Makeup Bag series!

Links for your weekend:

+ diy color-block rope basket

+ eight ways to wear chambray

+ new issue of Lonny

+ in case you missed it, my guest post over on Mae’s blog.

Have a happy weekend!