In my last post I mentioned that I’d like to use Olivia Wilde’s Reem Acra Emmy dress to be the inspiration for a traditionally elegant wedding. Some of you actually said you’d like to see it, so this is the inspiration board I came up with.

photos via once wed, people, yvette roman, lyndsey hamilton, april reed, and lafleur weddings.

While on annoying phone calls this morning, I’ve been searching People.com trying to decide which of last night’s Emmy gowns is my favorite. Then I saw Olivia Wilde’s gorgeous Reem Acra dress. For some reason I’m always drawn to lighter colors and especially colors in the white family. I’m sure it’s because of my love for weddings.

Who topped your Emmy Best Dressed list?

I’ve been hearing about National Stay at Home Week all night. I’m thinking, “Wow! They’re encouraging us not to go to work. Can I play?”

So I Googled it and found out that it’s just something that ABC declared in order to get people to watch all of their premiere shows while saying that it’s done to encourage people to cut back on using gasoline. They’re not fooling me!

I will, however, be at home every night this week except for Tuesday because I have an event. I’m disappointed that we have to wait another four months or so to see the premiere of Lost, but I’m looking forward to another silly season of Dancing With the Stars and the forever frustrating, Grey’s Anatomy.

I was seriously hoping that they would encourage us to save gas and not go to work, but whatever.

Todd and I talk a lot about the upgrades we’d like to make on our house. Fortunately, we purchased an 80 year old home that was renovated in 2006. We have an older home that comes with all of the older home charm without all of the older home problems, and we didn’t have to do the work! We’ve really enjoyed our house, but we know that we’ll outgrow it someday. We have four bedrooms, but only two bathrooms. This is already proving to be a problem as we have 10 house guests in one weekend this fall.

And because we’ll never be able to have a grand entryway like this in our current home, I’m super inspired by these spaces.

And I’m not about to forget my all time favorite inspiration room!

all images from southern living, elle decor, pottery barn, and personal collection