Living life one incredible day at a time...

Living life one incredible day at a time...
DECORATE * RENOVATE * CREATE * APPRECIATE

About Me

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Greetings Friends, Family, Fellow Blogging Community!! I'm a 30-something year old music teacher and enthusiastic self-taught decorator, who loves to spend time with my tremendously talented and handsome one-of-a-kind husband, Jon, our two amazing children, Clara and Carson, and my wonderful loving family and friends!! I love all things creative and artsy, including design, music, dance, art, scrapbooking, you name it!! I decided to commence this blog in order to create a fun and creative on-line journal showcasing the exciting adventurous journey of the Botbyl family, and in order to keep in touch with and hopefully inspire other individuals, like myself who love to share a wonderful life's design consisting of love of family, friends, and creative living!! Please leave me a message/comment if you decide to visit my blog, or add yourself to my list of "followers" so that I can visit your awesome blog or Facebook!! Look extremely forward to hearing from you!! Have an incredibly amazing day!!

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Porch Perfect

Just thinking about summer's warm inviting breezes & happened to come across three beautifully inspiring porch pictures @ House of Turquoise!! My dream for our outside space is to have a gorgeous porch or back patio like these. Hope everyone's having a tremendous weekend! ENJOY!!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Four Inspirational Colorful Rooms

Four Inspirational Colorful Rooms to keep you in a summery mood during a windy nasty hail storm!! Have an amazingly warm cozy evening!!
ENJOY!!

Sunday, January 23, 2011

The Road to Success is Always under construction

Life brings many transitions, some extremely exciting and enjoyable, others stressful and complex. We all face multiple challenges, and are forced to make important decisions each and every day. Sometimes, even the smallest decisions prove to be the most significant and life altering, regardless of whether or not we realize the magnitude of the choice we just made. As a knowledgible and wise college professor of mine once stated, "The Road to Success is Always under Construction." I couldn't have put it better myself. It can be difficult at times to accept change, while attempting to adapt and mold ourselves in ways that we may not have thought ourselves capable. I'm considerably lucky. I've never really undergone tragedy, loss, or major lifestyle changes, but I've definitely had my share of transitions & have been "under construction" quite a few times. In fact, I always feel like life is "under construction", which is a good thing. Without transition, we wouldn't be who we are. Without adapting and changing our colors, we would all be pretty dull, weak, and frightened. It's the periods of change, the continuous transitioning, the accepting, altering, adapting that we all experience - This is what ultimately transforms us into the strong, versatile, interesting, deep, passionate people we've become - For these transitions, this perpetual evolution, the choices we're forced to make, I will forever be thankful and forever be changed...Now someone buy my house please!!

Sunday Morning Vintage Inspiration

Greetings!! Thought I would share a little gorgeous Vintage Inspiration with you on this lovely Sunday morning!! The 1st two photos displayed above can be found on "House of Turquoise", the 3rd & 4th photo are from "French Larkspur", both sources listed over on the right handside. Last but definitely not least, "A Beach Cottage" is where the 5th photo can be found. Aren't they are sooo beautiful?? Enjoy the rest of your wonderful weekend!!

Saturday, January 15, 2011

ATTENTION HOUSE HUNTERS!!!!

Good Afternoon Everyone!! Jon & I have decided to put our house on the market for various reasons, including moving a little closer to Jon's work, a basement where we can create our music studio for all our equipment, instruments, & instrumental lessons, (& also a space for me to repurpose & paint furniture) etc. The sad part is that we have an awesome home, in a cute neighborhood, & a great pool, & we do love it here!! If anyone is house hunting or knows anyone who is looking for a wonderful home & is interested in viewing our house, please let us know!! It's a great deal & we priced it fairly low considering all the renovations, blood, sweat, & tears that we put into it!! Also, we are selling it FSBO (For Sale By Owner) so it can be done right through us!! Here are some fun photos of our home!! The description from our listing is at the bottom!! Here's a fun link to our listing btw!!
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/104-Clevenger-Drive_Clayton_NJ_08312_M67847-57704
Magnificent Dream Home in a beautiful neighborhood! Great curb appeal, open spacious layout, soaring cathedral ceilings, fresh paint throughout & much more. This fabulous immaculately maintained turn-key home is a MUST-SEE. Won't last long. Featuring 3 BR/2.5 baths, updated to perfection. Ceramic tile flrs in both foyer & kitchen & new plush carpets. In the newly remodeled kitchen you'll find crisp ivory cabinetry, breathtaking granite counters, stunning high-end ss appl, a new undermount sink & faucet plus a brand new stone & glass tile bksplsh. KIT opens up to a comfortable family rm w/gas brick fpl & mounted flat screen tv. Bright & sunny living room connected to a lrg dining rm, great for entertaining! The master BR showcases 3 closets, 2 walk-ins & a full bathrm. Lrg fenced-in backyard features a sparkling in-ground pool, retractable awning, concrete patio, and beautiful landscaping. This home is tastefully decorated and loaded with modern upgrades. Don't delay. Call for appointment now.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Colorful Design Inspiration is everywhere

Good Evening everyone!! The beautifully colorful designs you see above are all exceedingly inspiring to me & are from "House of Turquoise" & "www.brookegiannetti.typepad.com". Aren't they just gorgeous? These are definitely some of my favorite color schemes for almost any room!! Have a wonderfully inspiring evening & a truly awesome weekend!!

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Three Wintery Bedrooms

Good Morning!! Snowed in again eh? I love the way everything looks when we're snowed in, from inside the house, that is. It's so tranquilizing, peaceful, calm, & pure, but once you venture out in the snow, it's a completely different story, unless you're a young adventurous child planning to create a one-of-a-kind snowman or snow angel, which could potentially be dangerous when the snow drifts are extremely high!! Although I'd rather not prolong the school year too far, in that during the end of June, there is sometimes unbearable heat & no air conditioning, it's still kind of refreshing to have one snow day, as long as it's utilized for school work & house tidying!! tehe. While I'm at it, here are three inspiring winter bedrooms that speak comfort, luxury, & winter!! The 1st Bedroom photo is from "www.studioten25.wordpress.com", the 2nd photo is from "Dreamy Whites" & last but certainly not least, "French Larkspur" is where the 3rd photo is from!! I love them all! Enjoy!!