Dreaming of Summer...and a bigger bank account

I think the cold weather here has me in a funk.  I can't stand weather in the 30's, 40's ....BLECH. Have i said I live in Orlando? This is stupid cold for here. And....my boss can't stand to hear me kvetch about it one.more.time.  Especially since she's knee deep in snow with lots of snow days inside with kids.  I don't know how she does it.   Margaret - you need to move. I get cold talking on the phone to you.

I thought i'd sunny up my mood a little with some warm weather wishing.  Above pic from HGTV RMS.  Below from Blue Haven pool's website.

Here's to some Jack Johnson or Zach Brown, some magazines, suntan lotion and trash mag Saturdays....linking to V's Inspiration Friday's of course....

Keep or Take Back?

Help - have i lost my mind on this?

It's not what i would normally gravitate to but I saw it and I fell.in.love.  But you know, we all can fall in love for the wrong reasons. But oh, i heart it so....

Remember my inspiration pic?  Have I strayed too far?

 I mean, it's not stripes.  I haven't painted my door yet either.  Is it too... contemporary? It does have it's issues too - like the door won't clear the darn rug.  The bottom sweep on the door would have to be cut.  That is irritating me.
 

 But it makes me happy just to look at it.  Stupid i know, but it's a happy rug, what can i say - small things people.  And you can't tell from this awful lighting but it looks gorgeous against the wall color, and it has a great olive color that the living room rug works with....

 

 And i AM going for a cottage feel....and Pottery Barn did use a similar rug in this bedroom that I've been carrying around for ages....

And then here's another but....we aren't getting rid of this rug anytime soon - like years...and my house has no walls so everything flows from one room to another - so am i jumping too many styles here in too short a space?  Like when you're at the piano (pic above) - you're looking at this to your right  (below)

So...that's my dilemma....should i just start over?