Procrastination.

It is because I absolutely abhor packing that I am currently awake, looking at pictures of fabrics online. Instead of something useful, like sleeping! Or packing for my flight tomorrow.

I haven't really looked into fabric retailers, so I can't really comment on the prices of Lewis and Sheron, but their selection is huge. A word to the wise - don't click on the "View All" button. It's too intimidating.

Here are some of my picks for this shade/miniblind DIY.

Rumelia, $20/yd

Pearson, $25/yd

Grand Luxe, $14.98/yd

Fioretto, $24/98/yd

Document, $16.98/yd

Ok, this would make a fairly stupid curtain. ...or would it? I can't decide, maybe a lampshade or an ottoman would be pretty awesome.

Cross Section, $10.98/yd

Cat's Cradle, $19.98/yd

Wow.

Futurama only finished downloading last night. It only took all of ... 2.5 days. In that time, I also finished sorting out (and deleting) the pictures of decor I didn't like. I believe this one is by Nate Berkus...

I'm not so fond of the rug, but I really like that the juxtaposition of the (more) simple sofa with the (more) ornate chairs. Also, that bus roll is really cool. There are some real ones for sale on etsy, but there's not much selection and they're really expensive. The fake ones are both more numerous and more affordable, so I may just go for one of those...

Serena and Lily bedding

Alright, be honest. Who else thought immediately of the van der Woodsens?

I can't afford anything but the bedding at Serena and Lily, so thankfully, there's not much else that really appeals to me there. Though they've got some really fantastically named aesthetics. They could really teach Thomas Paul a thing or two about adjectives.

Larger versions here and here.

I am especially partial to the Tess bedding collection.
Look at that gray duvet! Though I'm not certain I'd match them with tan swan thingys.

Lucky you, Gregory Phillips

So I love these rooms, but I'm not sure I'd love them half as much in a different light. Gregory Phillips gets to decorate the best places. Seriously! In two of the following pictures, HE HAS NO WALL. And in the rest of them, he's got these lovely, huge windows spanning the entirety of the room.

All I think this illustrates is the importance of ambient lighting. Lovely 2Modern How-To on lighting here.

And although these pictures do are mostly wood tones/white, I do really like that the overall effect is quite colorful and homey.