Valid question. A lot has changed in my world in the past couple of months. I quit my job at the end of May and I’m starting a company. (Nothing related to this blog, so I won’t bore you with the details.) Peter went to Chicago for the summer to teach as he often has in the past. And I decided to take the opportunity to spend a couple of months in Brooklyn. Luckily for us, we were able to rent out our place to a super-close friend. We’re still wedding planning and we will both return to Austin very shortly.
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One of my brothers lives here and it has been so nice to spend a lot of time with him. The only thing this city is missing is Peter. Maybe someday we will pack up our things and move. We’ll see. We do love our home in Austin. For now I’m just trying to soak it all in, stay on top of wedding planning from afar, and try not to miss having my own space. This means we won’t be posting any updates on our bathroom–I completely meant to finish all of that before we left. Instead, you’ll read a bit more about happenings in New York and probably a fair amount about wedding planning. If you have anything that you want me to check out while I’m here, let me know and i’ll see what I can do.
From the time that I was in high school until I graduated from college, I desperately wanted a job that would require me to travel all the time. I could see myself lying on the beach, checking out historical sites, and sitting at fabulously chic bars, throwing my head back in laughter. I was seriously disillusioned. When I graduated from the university I found myself at a “really cool” job in the same city that I went to school in and only an hour or so away from my home town. All my friends envied my job but I wasn’t living in some exotic city and I wasn’t traveling. (I promise that I’m not one of those Texans who never want to move out of the state. It just happened to work out this way–but don’t worry, I’m sure we’ll move sometime soon.) Then about a year in, I got a new boss. A boss whose priority became for us to travel. It only took one trip to realize that I hated traveling for work. Now, several trips in, I dread answering particular salespeople’s emails because I know as soon as I do, I’ll be packing my bags for a client visit. Last week was no different. I ended up in Chicago in the 12 degree weather. Yes, that’s right–twelve.
There were two redeeming factors about my trip. 1.) I got to see Peter’s parents. 2.) The hotel that I stayed in, The Hard Rock Hotel was über trendy and it gave me some ideas for modern decorating. This is definitely outside of our usually style but this would be a great look for a modern bachelor pad. The main thing that differentiated this hotel room from an average hotel was the exceptional amount of natural light.
Mirrors lined the back wall of the hotel, accentuating the natural light and making the room appear bigger. The white duvet made the room feel crisp and clean (like I hope it really was) and the bed skirt tied together the overall gray theme of the room.
Next to the bed, the faux-snake-skin chair really tied together the bachelor pad look. This sort of thing would usually weird me out but somehow it really went with the room in an effortless way. I tried lounging on the chair but immediately felt weird and crawled into bed.
Another really steal-able idea from the room was the bathroom lighting. It would be a bit of an investment but if you’re planning on making over your bathroom with a minimalistic look, this lighted mirror is a great touch. There are no bulky light fixtures hanging overhead, just pure simple light.
Now take a look at the woolly texture of these curtains. They added a great depth to the room.
I love the lavender walls and gray accents. I may be a little biased since these are our wedding colors, but in my opinion it’s such a versatile combination. All in all, The Hard Rock Hotel was great. Now, if only next time I could bring Peter with me!
What steal-worthy details would you consider adding to your home?
