Your Favorites: designstILes

Today we are back with the guest series "your favorites". This is my absolute favorite because I lovely a creepy, stalkerish, look into beautiful blogger's homes. Today, we are stalking the amazingly talented Irene. I KNOW you've seen her gorgeous bathroom.

In awe?? And now... we get to see the rest of her gorgeous home!!

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Hey Sparklers, it's Irene from designstILes. Super pumped that Alex asked me to participate in this series. Her blog is a daily visit and she had me blushing a bit when I received her email asking me to share my favorites.

It's a toughie to narrow favorites down but I think I chose wisely and from the heart. Here you go.

Favorite Room

I'm going with my office. It's the one room in the house that feels the most complete. It's where I spend the most time, the room I blog from and it's the very first room people see when they walk into our house. I think it sets the tone for what can be found throughout the rest of the house.

Favorite Piece of Furniture

 My faux ostrich coffee table. I think it's pretty badass, something I am not. It's edgy and cool. And it has nailhead trim! I mean, I'd nailhead trim my toilet if I could.

Favorite Textile

This textile isn't anything anyone would use in their house, ever. It's a little embarrassing to admit but whatever, we're all friends here, right? I love it and have trouble sleeping if it doesn't go to bed with me. It's none other than my husband's blanket from when he was like 9. A baseball blanket I've been sleeping with since we got married almost six years ago. It's old, it's dingy but it's the most comforting thing I've owned since I parted with my baby blanket. I carry it around the house all the time because my husband is cruel and turns the air conditioner on even in the winter. I freeze if it drops below 70.

Favorite Piece of Art

This piece of art is something someone gave me on our honeymoon in Jamaica.

My husband and I walked into this store I wouldn't necessarily purchase anything from. For whatever reason the owner let me pick something from his store. I felt kind of bad because I didn't really like anything and didn't want to offend him for not taking anything even though it'd be free. Off in some nook this piece stood out because of the words in the bottom right corner. My family's been calling me Nene since I was a kid. And the initial of my new last name would be L. So random and weird. It was a sign of something, I'm sure. Still trying to figure it out. Cool nonetheless.

Favorite Miscellaneous Item

This thing is more outside our house than in, but it's still a favorite. It's a metal flamingo! I guess it's less tacky than the plastic ones. Although I like the plastic ones too. I bought him at the Rose Bowl flea market in Pasadena. First time I saw him, he was SOLD. I was like, sold? Who the hell would buy this? I was genuinely disappointed. Months later we met again. For sale. Now he's mine. All mine. Greetings, he says.

And that's the end of my favorite things.

Thanks for letting me share some of my junk, Alex.