Creating an Air of Luxury

I look around my bedroom and see fragments from my childhood scattered about... after years of changes, maturation, and tastes evolving, I see that a change is needed though, but done so on a budget.

One of my goals this year is to make my bedroom a luxurious dream haven for myself - a place of coziness mixed with pretty grown-up decor that better reflects my tastes, and to finally centralize what pretty and chic style I've wanted for so long in my bedroom.

If you follow me on Pinterest (if you don't, you should!) See below:

Follow Em Weiss's board Home Inspirations on Pinterest.

Over time, I plan to simply take the items that currently don't quite fit my tastes and make homes for them in my "Imagination Station," where my books and craft space is. That space is purposefully more eclectic. It will take a greater part of the whole year, but it will be worth it to have my space be exactly how I've dreamed it to be.

Step one: Create the air of luxury and of a sensual space. How? Quite literally, to be exact.

Create a luxurious air.

I've recently gotten very much into wax melts and candle warmers. I used to light candles or spray room sprays, but there's something about a candle warmer that prevents your candle from being burnt up, or a bottle emptying with every spritzing of a room. It's longer lasting and I like the scent-effects better.

For my bedroom, I love sensual, sexy smells. Think masculine with floral notes, such as Bath & Body Works' Mahogany Teakwood or Black Tie. The most delicious sensual wax melts that I use time and again are Better Homes & Gardens' Tahitian Black Orchid and AmbiEscents Teakwood Noir (available at Bed Bath & Beyond). They are divinely wonderful and help create a cozy and relaxing atmosphere in my bedroom.

What scents do you like? Do you prefer candles or wax burners? There are so many choices out there, and so many fragrances. It can be very hard to choose sometimes.

Subscribe and follow me for more updates about my bedroom transformation and go follow me on Pinterest to see my inspirations.

Scent-ing you a lovely evening,

I Didn't Know What to Say

This world is full of both wonderful and heartbreaking circumstances that wear us down daily. As a nation, we are mourning another tragedy where violence has torn apart communities and families - and for what purpose? We just don't know.
I didn't write on this yesterday because I didn't know what to say. I've read that it's the deadliest mass shooting in American history. I don't know what's more sad to me: that this deplorable act is something that I feel numb towards given the increasing numbers of shootings and tragedies we are seeing nationally, or the act itself: where some random person unbeknownst to even his own family made a decision that forever altered the lives of millions of people.
The biggest encouragement and consolation I can try to provide is to continue to shine the light into the darkest corners of the world. Whether you emit joy and love, peace or kindness, these are a few ways to impact the world in a positive way that anybody can gi…

Compassion

Months ago, I filmed a video about compassion and empathy. When I downloaded it to my computer, I didn't have the time or the drive to edit and upload it... until today. I re-watched the full 11:37 video and realized that my message was very clear and that it applies just as much to today as it did when I originally filmed it in November.
Compassion. It's something that many people lack - not on purpose, but out of convenience. Out of carelessness. Without a thought. People aren't bad because of it, rather unaware and lacking mindfulness of who is around them and how they may be feeling.
I wanted to share this video as a reminder for people to view other people as humans - as people just like themselves. To have empathy and compassion because you just do not know what another person is going through.

Lovingly yours,
Em

A Spring in My Steps

For those of you who have followed me for some time, you must know by now that one of my favorite spots here in Seattle is Green Lake. There's something so serene in walking the almost-three mile path around the lake - all while never even leaving the city. It's a short drive away and I find myself longing for a visit when I think only of its lush natural scenery and everything you could want in a park.
I went to Green Lake earlier in the day than normal and spotted these lovely little crocuses, reaching their aubergine-veined petals through the soil. I see them every year scattered about the city, but something about how they always reach for the sky makes them so relatable.
Starting my walk, I noticed the eerie sky and how white it was with overcast - there were crows cawing and screeching from all over, fields and branches full of birds. My assumption is that after all the earthworms were about and crows were swarming to get a shot at their evening meal.
Concluding my wa…

Bellezza di Vita

Search This Blog