Welcome!

Yay! I am finally giving away my blogging virginity!

I know, I know, this is a huge deal and should not be taken lightly, so I haven't!
To tell you all a little about myself, I have decided to share a few things that I have created lately.
I love love design and I love crafty things.

So, without further ado, here I am!

^^ is a self-mapping mirror I made for studio class.

^^ was how I designed my boring dorm room living room!

^^ is an old school bicycle I designed and had my grandpa make out of rod iron scraps I found from a fallen building in Atlanta.

^^ is a zebra I painted in resemblance to every other zebra painting out there that I can't afford.

^^is a drawing of my Nana. <3

^^ was phase one of my very first apartment.

^^ is my crafty side.

^^ is my new bedroom!

Now, my next step is to get a good camera that can show off my new apartment!
I hope that I have given you a nice visual representation of the things that make me smile, but now I will tell you about myself through words.

I am a college student.
>>ie. I am broke and working hard to pay rent and bills.
I was raised in a small town by the most loving parents and family that I could ever have dreamed of and I've always had them as a team behind me, pushing me to do my best and to be successful.

These ten people are my backbone. Time can never change the memories we have made and the growth we have experienced together. My mom and my dad made their lives with the support of my grandparents, and I am making mine with the support of them all. We have this crazy close bond. EVERY holiday and EVERY birthday is an excuse to get together, but that's not to say that I don't see them a few times between events. We are a family, and it is a concept that I have deeply embedded in my bones.
Well before I get emotional, I'll move on.

I am a designer! I change my apartment up like once a month. I am always looking for cheap ways to spruce things up and make a statement.
>> Remember, I am a poor college student.
So because I am a poor college student/design lover, I am a bargain shopper. I am constantly on craigslist finding great things that people deem junk and giving them a fresh coat of paint, or placing them with the right items to make them look happier and newer.
My goal: to take old things and new things and things from all over the world and of all shapes and sizes and put them together with color and bring them to life!

I love how the designer took a traditional country white cabinet and made them ultra-awesome and modern with the teal color backsplash and a CONCRETE countertop! This mixture is what I love! (Concrete countertops steal my heart.)

Designers like Kathryn Ireland, David Bromstad, and  warm my heart! They all three have elements of things I love! I wouldn't necessarily do things exactly like either one of them, but they all create moments that I could live in!

Seriously Kathryn Ireland?? How can this not just warm you up? I love the eclectic-ness and old worm charm mixed with modern finishes. And that table!!! I'd loveee to pair it with some modern industrial shaped chairs! Oh, I could go on and on!

So, about my dreams...
I day dream about being on HGTV's DesignStar!!

insert Taylor ^^ here!!!

 It is seriously a goal of mine to make it on that show.
Those designers get soooo many opportunities with that kind of exposure and I thrive of of competition!
The things I could do with the right tools and challenges and allowance! Oh, I would win! ;)
I'm probably exaggerating (I hope not.)
But, oh, I'm sure I'll go on and on about that a few times, so I'll spare you the details for now.

So, about my boy??
Well, his name is Alan and he sure is handsome! Like every couple, we have had our issues but after everything, he is my best friend and together we can be ourselves and be weird. It never gets old.
He is my sunshine!

^^ my nephew's birthday party.

:)

Well, for now, that is me in a tiny little nutshell. I hope that I will get to know yall better!

-Taylor