2. Bean & Bailey. I especially love all the faceted pieces.

4. How cool are these ceramic baskets from Giselle Hick's shop?

6. EVERYTHING from Studio Lenneke Wispelwey 

I recently stumbled across Heather Day via instagram, only to realize that I had pinned a number of her pieces on pinterest. Social media has a way of doing that- looping back around and showing you what you are really drawn to. I love that each of these pieces are unique yet you can tell they are all done by the same person….I suppose that's the mark of a true artist eh?  Check out her site to see more of her work, I seriously love every piece.

When I happened upon Pepa's work in Lonny's September issue, it was love at first site. These dreamy blues are calling my name and giving me the travel bug. After doing a little research, it's was unsurprising to find her home just as striking (and off the Spanish coast)….   

Ps. And thank you to Style Me Pretty Living for featuring my DIY dining room lighting today! 

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Maybe you're like me and you feel like wallpaper (as beautiful as it is) is way too much of a commitment for you…at least at this point in your life- maybe when you're ready to settle down.  Enter stencils.  I love the ease of stencils, the application as well as the ability to just paint over the wall if you want to do something different.  With minimal effort, you can completely transform a room.  Lucky for you, the lovely etsy shop StenCilit is giving away a stencil to the winner of this giveaway!  

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To enter this giveaway, you have to:

1.  Be a follower of RestlessOasis and leave a comment

For further entries you can:

2.  Like Stencilit's Facebook page and leave a separate comment

3. Pin your favorite stencil and leave a comment with the link

4. Pin another favorite stencil and leave a comment with the link

5. Pin your third favorite and leave a comment with the link:)

*Remember 1 comment= 1 entry, as you can see from above you can have up to 5 entries each with a separate comment.

The giveaway closes next Tuesday the 19th at midnight and the winner will be announced Wedmesday the 20th, good luck! Below are some of my favorites:

I love the idea of this last one with a white background and black birch trees:

Remember that trip to Norway we took last year? Well, this corner of our living room has been in need of some art for quite some time and I wanted it to have some color. After searching without any (affordable) luck, it occurred to me to blow up this picture from our trip and to just add a favorite phrase to it.We have many pictures from our trips over the years spread throughout our house, but this is the first time I have not gone with black and white and the first time I added typography. I often feel that pictures in full color can look cheap (not always), but this one with it's muted colors seemed just the ticket. The result is a very personalized art piece with memories attached to it. 

 Because I will always love black and white and because I like these words …..

Ps. Tune in Wednesday for a DIY typography print!

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My current art kick has recently taken me on a poster search.  There's something about a poster that adds a different element than other art prints…..it makes a space more casual and it's less expected.  In the wrong room it can look cheap but in a nicely styled room it looks chic. Here are some of my current poster inspirations:

1. This simple poster adds color and a major touch of unexpected.  While I could imagine it being in a dingy hotel room, it totally looks great here and works in this space.

2. I love the natural element of this one, it's pretty classic yet begs for attention. 

3. A Vogue poster adds such a cool vibe.  It's bold and interesting.

4. The iconic Andy Warhol poster….enough said.

5. I always love a good Scandinavian monochromatic poster.

When Red was deployed to Iraq for a year, I wrote him daily.  He wasn't able to write as often, because he put in a lot of long hours (and that's no exaggeration...18 hour days with no days off!). However, when I did get a letter from him….it made my month. I would save it for bed and read it over and over again, it felt so wonderful to hold something that he had recently touched. Anyways, I once saw a letter that was enlarged to poster size and framed. I loved the idea….minus the fact that I'm way to private to do that with a personal note from Red. So, the idea came to me to scan one of the envelopes from our correspondence and enlarge it for framing. I used some textured paper from my local craft store, and was pleased with how it turned out. I love that the envelope has the APO address with the "free mail" stamp that I remember looking for in the mail. These envelopes were (and are) so precious to me, and when I look at this "art piece" I am reminded of that year a part, and how blessed we are to be doing life together.  

   

As mentioned yesterday, Eleni sent me some prints to style in my home.  It was an easy assignment, and one I would gladly take again.  I have had my eye on the rabbit and deer prints for R's room, so I knew exactly where to put them.  We made some hooks over the weekend so I could hang the rabbit with a vintage hanger.  I love the way it looks in her room.

I really enjoyed hearing from Eleni about the inspiration behind this series, especially the deer print.  The idea of rising above the chaos and turmoil that life brings and finding joy beyond your situations resonates with me and is something I want to pass on to my little girl.  It's a beautiful concept and illustration….definitely my favorite if I had to choose.

I wish I could have dreams that resulted in beautiful artwork like Eleni.  Remember, you can find all of her prints here.  Thanks Eleni for sharing with us!