I’m interrupting this weeks 4th of July theme to participate in the Pin It Forward series today. Pinterest and Victoria of SFGirlByBay have gathered various bloggers to share their Pinterest ”pinboards” on “What Home Means to Me”. Pinterest is a new, free online image bookmarking site where images can be viewed and shared by others.

Above are just a few of the images I’ve collected of homes that inspire me and if you’d like to see the rest of my pinboards than click here! Tomorrow I’ll be passing the Pin It Forward torch to Lissa Rowe of Spruce Décor so be sure to stop by and see what home means to her!

I recently discovered Serena & Lily, the charming nursery and children’s bedding shop, and haven’t been able to recycle a single issue yet. Each one is like my own personal catalog of inspiration and loveliness. As a child my room was no where near this beautiful or put together- I’m talking foam-for-a-mattress-on-the-floor far away, but no matter. It’s fun to browse through the pages and pretend to be young again.

Their site is also full of inspiration and great little tips for how to decorate. They even have a few downloadable PDFs so that one can create their own rope headboard or painted floor. Above are some shots from their Designer Tips Inspiration Boards. I would gladly trade in even my current room for one of these and am feeling utterly inspired! Ok, off to go rethink every room in my house…

I’ve seen images of similar bottles online and was completley smitten. I love it when someone can appropriate the language of something unappealing and wasteful and turn it into an object of beauty. With all the effort to be more socially responsible and care for the environment they seem like a cheeky way of doing your part.

You can imagine my glee when I came across these small ones at Crate & Barrel for only $7.95! My husband and I now have them on our desks at work and a set in our guest room. Love!