they say that home is where the heart is

today's subject: jordan's apartment

okay, i'm going to share with you a bit of my vision...

these are the things i love. i'm obsessed with the idea of merging these different styles to create one steady and consistent theme.

okay first of all we have the quilt. i love quilts. a fun cottagey feel...delight.

seriously digging the red lotus lamp. AND i like how it pairs with that super cute thing next to it!

{yes i called that a thing...that's how foreign all of this actually is to me}

bold green table with yellow flowers.

just a fun accent.

okay sorry- was this too graphic? i don't want actual zebras {or their skin} in my room. this is a mere representation of my love for animal prints :)

i was talking with sarah a while back, and we were trying to figure out how to do this effectively. i mean...these things combined could equal one big, nasty mess. but with the right vision, and proper execution, it could equal home.

i do not want my home to just be a bunch of different things that i like, thrown into one little space. i want it to be a collection of things that represent a general mood, theme, and personality.

so here is the message i want my place to share {i think}:

i'm feminine and delicate {quilt, cottage style, flowers}
but i'm strong and independent; delicate does not equal fragile {the color red, animal print}

i have a wild side and love to have fun {different textures and patterns}
but that is paired with a constant and powerful vulnerability [powerful vulnerability...interesting oxymoron i use to describe my heart] and gentleness {soft throws, candles}

so...what are your thoughts? you girls are much better at this stuff than i am!

do you think that this could work? have you run into similar dilemmas? how do i approach this??