It must be all of the love flowing around from Valentine’s Day yesterday, because apparently today I’m having a love affair with white desks. Initially, I meant to round up some inspiring and invigorating office spaces, but then I realized they all had a white desk. And aside from the ghost chair, each desk is paired with a white office chair!

My love affair is probably because white desks clearly work in every situation, whether the walls are bright white, soft pink or a bold black. And because of the sleek brightness they add and the versatility it provides for surrounding decor.

What are you thoughts on a white desk in your office space?

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Did you know that an estimated $17.6 billion will be spent on Valentine’s Day this year? That is a LOT of dough!

Just in the United States,  26 million heart-shaped boxes of candy and 170 million flower bouquets and plants will be gifted to all sorts of sweethearts. Ladies, if you don’t have a sweetheart, rest assured – 15% of women order flowers for themselves!

Are you the type that finds Valentine’s commercialized and unnecessary or do you prefer to embrace the cheesy cliches of it all?

[Fun facts via the ProFlowers Blog]

It’s the day before Valentine’s Day. Will you be breaking out your trusty heart-shaped cookie cutter throughout the next couple days? Perhaps these six different ways to make heart-shaped foods will inspire you!

Some may find it cheesy, but I think heart-shaped foods are fun and festive, for both kids and adults alike! Plus, it’s easy – especially if you’re just taking the heart cutter to everyday foods.

So, tell me – will you be making anything heart-shaped this year?

[Images above: Fruit – Pizza – Bacon – Meatloaf – Salad – Egg & Toast]

If you’re looking for some fun last minute Valentine ideas, or just some fun ways to spice up the ordinary chocolate bar and conversation hearts, we’ve got you covered.

These four Valentine’s Day printables add some DIY fun to your celebration of love. And we’re not talking about printing out some boring old card here, we’re talking about printing out some fabulous V-day fun.

Tell your guy he’s da man with the Udaman chocolate bar cover printable or delight the Scrabble / Words With Friends lover with the printable Scrabble Grams. Gift your techie some spruced up conversation hearts by printing out an awesome iPhone-inspired cover. Or dress up those cute candies, cookies, etc in a festive printable Valentine’s box.

Run to the store after work, school, whatever and grab the candy you need – maybe some printer ink as well- head home and you’ll be done before you know it! As long as I can find some conversation hearts, I’ll be testing out the iPhone cover – I’ll let you know how it goes!

Have you used any printables to celebrate this year’s Valentine’s Day?

Happy Friday! Are you ready for Valentine’s Day? How about the weekend?

We’ll start our weekly six links off with some Valentine’s Day decor above. I wouldn’t mind if my foyer looked like that all year round!

Have you noticed an abundance of neon lately? (I write this wearing a very neon pink shirt.) From clothing to home decor, it seems to be popping up here and there – and painting a door bright neon  is a fun way to incorporate it!

On the contrary, I’m also loving soft palettes lately – like this grey and light pink combination above. Which do you prefer?

If you love the combination of tomato soup and grilled cheese, check out this awesome recipe. I made it this week and it was delicious!!

Check out these modular soft blocks that are modeled after traditional concrete blocks and can be used to create various pieces of furniture.

Never send a plainly-lined envelope again with this awesome template kit. Such an easy way to dress up thank-yous, Christmas cards, or just a friendly thinking of you card!

Have a wonderful weekend! What will you be reading?

Don’t you just love a good navy blue? The navy blue that is really navy – not almost black and not that peacocky blue. Ooh, I sure do!

I especially love navy blue walls accompanied by bright white crown molding. Or how about that monochromatic navy wall and classic fireplace? Yes, please!

What do you think about navy blue as a wall color?

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