Everyone needs a spot to sit and ponder....

With this courtyard I could picture myself having a party or just a quiet dinner for two. I love the brick patio and the white pillars and simple yet beautiful landscape. It is also a great spot to read a book or just to sit and relax.

I also love this desk area it would be a beautiful place to do some work.

Serene

I love this bedroom, it is simple yet elegant. It looks so serene and peaceful. I just love this design abeachcottage via sweetie pie
Thanks to my friend Leslie for turning me onto this site! They have amazing designs!

My new lamp

I found this fantastic lamp at Anderson's furniture store this past weekend. It was an amazing find because I got it for half price. I love the colors and the cute ribbon around the shade. I am really into lamps these days. I think it looks great on my entry table. I think I need to find a new clock though. One with a bit more personality. They have some amazing clocks at several stores I have been to lately. I think this one would look nice upstairs.

Great piece of furniture...

We found this over the weekend at Weirs for my friend Na Young's house. I just love the extra detail in it.....

Game Room

When we moved into our home 3 1/2 years ago we thought we would love the open windows from upstairs. But the noise that traveled both up and down the stairs was way to much. So in January we closed them in and we are loving
#1 the way they look
#2 the sound in both rooms is so much better.
I almost forgot to take a "before" picture of our upstairs game room before we enclosed it and made it fabulous. (that is why you can see the 2x4 in the picture)
BEFORE

AFTER




We added lighting as well. I love how it turned out.

So what do you think?

And so it begins.....

Welcome to my new blog "X"pressions by Xela. For years I have wanted to become an interior designer. This is my dream. I have not yet gone to school to become an actual interior designer, and I am by no means self proclaimed. Decorating is just something I love doing. I love taking something and transforming it into a vision that was just in my head.
I have been on so many blogs recently that just show people doing what they love and I am fascinated by it. So I am throwing my hat into the blog world. I am going to use this blog to showcase my own designs, designs I do for others, cool designs I find online or out in the world. This is more for my own record but if it inspires you that is an added bonus.
Wish me luck!