☼ ideal living at age 33

At the age of 33, I hope to obtain a small house, possibly with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, with one small study room/area, and a large kitchen with a reasonable living room. I do not plan on starting a family at all (unless you count a lot of pets) in which case I will hopefully be done with college and moved somewhere populated in California. Yes, I know I will not have a lot of yard space, but I've never been a big outdoors person, so  the pets will mostly be walked outside every so often at a park. As far as realistic goes, it should be if I get the jobs I desire.

☼ ideal living at age 22

For these next few posts, they will merely be a hopeful glimpse into my future, and my ideal plans considering my living spaces and location, which bring me to what we learned in Interior Design; the circle of the housing life cycle, where we discussed where different age groups might be dwelling. In each place you live however, there needs to be certain physical and psychological attributes in order for one to truly feel at home. These things are love & belonging, privacy, identity, creativity, fun & comfort, safety, storage, shelter, sleep, and a place for food preparation. Housing choices are actually rather important to the life cycle, and can say a lot about a persons life at the time, such as a rich person might be living in a mansion, or a college student living in a dorm or affordable apartment. 

The room you see above represents my ideal apartment at the age of 22, where I will be attending college in Texas, and interning at a voice acting company, and hopefully sharing the apartment with a partner (get my pun?) or living near them. I really only desire a small 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment, but one that may be 2 levels, and somewhat modern. If I do not have anyone living with me, the second bedroom will be used for a gaming/study room with my computers and gaming systems, as well as my books. As far as a college student goes, I hope to have one as similar as possible to this, but I know it may not be as extravagant as the one above solely based on the high cost. 

☼ favorite blogs

{ picture via http://www.sfgirlbybay.com/ }

For this post, I will be summing up my top 3 design blogs that I have found as of late. I believe interior designers would need a blog in order to showcase their work in an easy way that everyone can access. The first blog I picked was sfgirlbybay, simply because I immediately latched onto her bohemian and earthy style. The picture above is an example from her blog, and I really do think it's beautiful. Second came Apartment Therapy, because not only was there design, but also many helpful tips as to living in a smaller space. Last was decor8, which not only was a great pun, but also a wonderful blog consisting of many many pictures. Personally I love plants, so the huge post they had about living and decorating with plants was beautiful and the pictures really helped to visualize the possibilities. Out of these three however, my personal favorite has to be sfgirlbybay because of her style that is so close to mine. Her blog even looks very nice and easy to navigate, which I appreciate if you put time into it. I think some trends I spotted was really just the variety; no one really does interior design exclusively, they also have recipes, advice, and many other things. Really in my opinion, these blogs are important and I will most certainly be visiting them again to get more and more advice and inspiration.

☼ travel the earth - mood board

This board really just expresses my style of neutral colors and earthy vibes. I want to travel the world, and this room represents that goal.