josh turns 30! staycation 2015

i love to travel - the further away the better. however in a pinch, it is also surprisingly fun to be a tourist in your own city. my husband and i rarely explore our own city, because we get bogged down in the day to day or we go to our favorites places instead of trying new places. this may was joshua's 30th birthday - i can hardly believe it! back in june, i decided to surprise him with a staycation here in nashville. we have such a fun city - come visit (i highly recommend the nashville scooter tours)!

{cork and cow - franklin}

{strolling through east nashville}

{dinner at the pharmacy}

{cream soda phosphates}

{german beer in the beer garden}

{jenis nashville, of course}

{enjoying the omni hotel}

{new omni hotel lobby}

{drinks at the fire}

{omni rooftop pool overlooking skyline}

{omni top floor views}

{kitchen notes brunch}

{nashville scooter tours - scooters named for country music legends}

{las paletas popsicles - 12th south}

{ended with nashville sounds game with our friends}

happy 30th to my favorite person!

xoxo madeline

a summer of news

i feel like i have so much to update...it has been a summer of new things: a new nephew august! (now 5 months old and perfect)

a new license (finally)

a new 30 year old (my husband)

new fun projects

a new business - madeline johnson interior design, pllc (officially!)

new branding for mjid by arboreal creative

a trip to our cabin in montana, moose trail (a post coming soon)

and soon a new website(!)...i will be moving my blog to my business website and posting more hopefully.

so much has happened this year and i am so thankful for all the wonderful changes. i am the busiest i have ever been owning my own business now, but it feels great.

i have updated my instagram to username mjinteriordesign...follow me for updates!

much love,

madeline

coffee + creativity

{coffee + my to do list + a sweet postcard from josh}

coffee + creativity. always the perfect pair. i love drinking coffee and finding inspiration for the day. mornings are my most creative time, when i feel the most possibility and the least overwhelmed. i love this quote below. this can be hard to remember this sometimes when the alarm clock is going off too early or i feel uninspired, but it is a good reminder. when is your most creative time?

{via}

{coffee + pinterest inspiration}

{coffee + floorplans}

all images are from my own instagram. more hawaii posts coming this week and my nephew is due any day now!

xoxo

madeline

happy (icy) friday

happy friday from a very wet and icy nashville. the entire united states needs to dry out and warm up so we can all get some time outdoors.

this weekend will be spent catching up on oscar best pictures nominees, reading this wonderful book, and drinking moscow mules. sunday, we are going to measure and photograph a new project site....and of course watching the academy awards! what are you up to this weekend?

off to watch birdman!

iced over

this week has been the craziest of winters i can remember in tennessee. a massive ice and snow storm came through the south monday and covered every surface in a thick layer of ice, from roads to leaves. tornadoes, humidity, and mosquitos are commonplace here, but it is not often that we get ice and snow. the city slowed and quietened over the last two days; we spent them at home, playing with the dogs, sledding, and watching movies. the ice glimmered like diamonds on the trees, coating each branch and leaf. i could not help but snap a few images of the ice before it melts into spring. this morning we woke up to a beautiful powdery snow in a blanket of white. are you staying warm and safe?

also, happy first birthday to little baxter! hardly little anymore, he weighs 77 lbs and stands almost as tall as our lab, sampson. he came to us 9 months ago and we have loved every minute with him.

madeline