Old Parquet - Yay or nay?

<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">One thing that I love to do in my spare time is apartment hunt online. Is that weird since I have no immediate plans of moving?....Probably. <br />Hopefully by next summer I will be getting a new rental (with my very own kitchen that I don't have to share with five other girls), and I love seeing what my predicted budget will get me. Most of the apartments I'm drawn to (and can afford) have one thing in common....old, square parquet flooring. If you had shown me this a few years ago, I would have cringed, but now, I don't mind it at all! I actually kind of like it. Think about the craftsmanship and time to install that! There is something kind of charming about it and miles better than the laminate I have in my current rental.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwWNkxHWU2-PsPS6XuDJRx6L3K-LEGwx1F3SGdb4mFZG98hl85VBwZoBUFCN0x0G9uYj6cXrzujCFzL_CsPf4dj3bvGU7N6DCHmeyyOY8bYlWInauTg4uJXspoK8tbZ3ylBOGOqqa6u0/s1600/parquet+flooring+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwWNkxHWU2-PsPS6XuDJRx6L3K-LEGwx1F3SGdb4mFZG98hl85VBwZoBUFCN0x0G9uYj6cXrzujCFzL_CsPf4dj3bvGU7N6DCHmeyyOY8bYlWInauTg4uJXspoK8tbZ3ylBOGOqqa6u0/s1600/parquet+flooring+1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via Lonny Mag May/June 2011</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOU2gE8BoMbeJz37JVFtdruaK7qqTViS-DT0t9q-y0LVr6Mh9zmq8B_u8Z5WHd3hjMFWHGsVxHb7o5aX7lkDCnKTzDv_llf8gyjAyjSbUjF7UlVP9wdKAQudxYFs_vuvyGNZYWtgO2zeo/s1600/parquet+flooring+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOU2gE8BoMbeJz37JVFtdruaK7qqTViS-DT0t9q-y0LVr6Mh9zmq8B_u8Z5WHd3hjMFWHGsVxHb7o5aX7lkDCnKTzDv_llf8gyjAyjSbUjF7UlVP9wdKAQudxYFs_vuvyGNZYWtgO2zeo/s1600/parquet+flooring+3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://decor8blog.com/2010/04/13/eco-friendly-chic-via-lonny-magazine/">Michelle Adams via Decor8</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsrR7TY370HrIUg5P5iu8ERXLXvSUQIZwCDjBfoU-iKw0A97CvRM-jq8BGauHYGh9qvSauCW3VZuZFOITz0PuH4OmQZRps1qVTye3CMK1hyphenhyphen6VFsJoDM72xK21OyVm3n3NcmeUwu6_xPo/s1600/parquet+flooring+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsrR7TY370HrIUg5P5iu8ERXLXvSUQIZwCDjBfoU-iKw0A97CvRM-jq8BGauHYGh9qvSauCW3VZuZFOITz0PuH4OmQZRps1qVTye3CMK1hyphenhyphen6VFsJoDM72xK21OyVm3n3NcmeUwu6_xPo/s1600/parquet+flooring+6.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://decor8blog.com/2010/04/13/eco-friendly-chic-via-lonny-magazine/">Michelle Adams via Decor8</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUAIYbpCA9zy7L4FhkoBYGYPUIAqJnevTeZlClm4BUq5e1G_skrWxz2DVDmihLJKE0BRpac9gPliPyvkgks0Mt7yE4mdN1NflJ6zGioVNQpZDm_BgH8OYsiEVZUGyNw0yKSmHxsobgqU/s1600/parquet+flooring+7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUAIYbpCA9zy7L4FhkoBYGYPUIAqJnevTeZlClm4BUq5e1G_skrWxz2DVDmihLJKE0BRpac9gPliPyvkgks0Mt7yE4mdN1NflJ6zGioVNQpZDm_BgH8OYsiEVZUGyNw0yKSmHxsobgqU/s1600/parquet+flooring+7.png" width="640" /></a></div><a href="http://leestantonblog.com/2013/11/05/brooklyn-simplicity/">Elle Decor UK via Lee Stanton Blog</a><br /><br />So what do you think? Has parquet flooring come back into style? Or do you still consider it outdated?<br />xox<br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>

Old Parquet - Yay or nay?

One thing that I love to do in my spare time is apartment hunt online. Is that weird since I have no immediate plans of moving?....Probably....

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Watercolor Wednesday's: Bookshelf Style

<div style="text-align: center;">Last night I took a few quick minutes to paint this week's watercolor, inspired by my absolute fave room feature in my Design*Sponge at Home coffee table book. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2payBORyvXeijJLFRSla6kL8RpkmzAgnXLcwBeFXvT7wLRNDi-0OTmPI340JvLZA2I_1WnqKnz3uLgD6xdEAozeMR_2sXonBtZO0BpfBEMIt_p4_qhbX7GUTGNVxmchU3tFL_WMat_Ow/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2payBORyvXeijJLFRSla6kL8RpkmzAgnXLcwBeFXvT7wLRNDi-0OTmPI340JvLZA2I_1WnqKnz3uLgD6xdEAozeMR_2sXonBtZO0BpfBEMIt_p4_qhbX7GUTGNVxmchU3tFL_WMat_Ow/s640/003.JPG" width="502" /></a></div>Michelle Adams's entire apartment stole my heart, and I especially loved the way that she styled her bookshelf! If I ever flip my Expedit the other way, I will be using this picture as a styling guide. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3Rpo0i8GedzYE4C18ETPurzz94zIVMaILklgwLIQw-lAPv0xWvyvAfEErMq-hhY9u7d8x5vfB4EtIb3cumFM3sQW3c98E2W_0O9QTpEPEUHUgnz_FJmckOm2A1dftRSBPk-nIXzz564/s1600/michelle+adams+bookshelf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3Rpo0i8GedzYE4C18ETPurzz94zIVMaILklgwLIQw-lAPv0xWvyvAfEErMq-hhY9u7d8x5vfB4EtIb3cumFM3sQW3c98E2W_0O9QTpEPEUHUgnz_FJmckOm2A1dftRSBPk-nIXzz564/s1600/michelle+adams+bookshelf.jpg" /></a></div>And thank you for all the good lucks yesterday. In case you are wondering, the presentation went wonderfully and the design pitch was a success. I wish I could say more, but at this point it's still confidential! Your support means the world to me! xo<br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>

Watercolor Wednesday's: Bookshelf Style

Last night I took a few quick minutes to paint this week's watercolor, inspired by my absolute fave room feature in my Design*Sponge at ...

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