{create} back porch mood board

I found a new {virtual} toy. And, oh, the fun I'll have with it, I'm sure. It's called Olio Board, and it let's you create mood boards from thousands of products linked to their site. Like I said, so fun. And daaannngerous, in a time wasting sort of way.

Today, I created a mood board for our back porch. Can you tell it's on my mind? I've gathered tons of inspiration and I want to start painting. Now. Oregon picked a great year to have it's wettest, coldest spring yet. 

Here's the board I put together for my porch:

I know this is the point, but it really helped me pull my thoughts together. Lots of white, yellow, texture, plants and most of all an inviting comfy space.

Have fun! I'd love to hear {and see!} if you create something. And, if you'd like to find me on Olio Board, I'm ahomeinthemaking.

{inspired} lofts

I shared with you last fall my trip to the annual Portland Street of Dreams. I love peeking into other houses and am kind of fascinated by lofts. I think they're beautiful. I'm not sure their suitable for our lifestyle (i LOVE my yard!), but that doesn't stop me from being completely nosy and wanting to peek into them.

I was super excited when Apartment Therapy recently post a Portland loft house tour. I love when lofts are decorated to play up their industrial style and this one did not disappoint. Even in the entry, above there are industrial pipes near huge wood beams. *Love*.

Exposed pipes. Cement wall. Beautiful hardwoods. A touch of exposed brick. Check, check, check and check. The texture in this loft is amazing. The furniture is all low, which lets you see beyond and really opens the space. The industrial desk on the left fits in well with the space and is open and light.

What's spaces do you dream of living in?

{inspired} back porch

I've been thinking a lot about our back porch. We've done a lot to the space --construction and update-wise -- but it has been raining record amounts in Oregon for the past three months. And that means ... no painting. Yet. So while I'm still dreaming of the space's potential I've been looking around at other porches, which, with summer drawing near, seem to be a popular topic these days.

{Design*Sponge}

{Simply Seleta}

Both of these rooms could have come straight out of my imagination. They completely capture how I want our back porch to feel. Open. Airy. Light. Casual. Inviting.

I'm itching to begin, and I just hope it turns out remotely close to as beautiful as these two rooms.