Mollie Larsen, Author at All About Good Vibes

Inspiration behind Guest Bedroom/ In-Home Studio

I think it might be a good idea to share with you my inspiration behind my newly renovated guest bedroom/ in-home studio before I show you the entire room.

Read on to see some beautiful imagery that inspired me to re-do this room.

“I listened to the voice of my home then started to turn my sweet old home into the person she wanted to become.”

If you have been following me for a while, you might already know that growing up, I didn’t have my own bedroom. So when my husband and I bought our first home, I wanted a room for me, a place where I can be creative, work, rest, and feel relaxed at the same time.

We fixed up one of the bedrooms and made it my office, but now we turned it into our daughter’s bedroom and moved my computer out in the living room. I technically don’t have my office anymore, so we decided to renovate the guest bedroom and turned it to be my studio.

I spent a lot of time creating content in this room since it was about 70% complete. Now I have been taking pictures in there every day. You will soon see a lot of what I created in the upcoming posts.

Last week, I showed you one section of my guest bedroom, the closet, and I got a lot of interest in that post. So I thought it might be a good idea to share with you my inspiration behind it before I am going to take you on a tour of my newly renovated guest bedroom/ in-home studio.

Every time I start a new project, I first have to work on my mood board. As Pinterest has always been a go-to source for inspiration for me for so many years, I spend a lot of time collecting some inspirational images and pin it to my board before I start the project.

For this guest bedroom renovation mood board, I picked images that represent nature, calm, and relaxation. I love neutral, and earth tone elements and accents, and the theme of this room is in between Bohemian, French, and Scandinavian style, I have to say. It also has a feeling of mid-century, modern, and minimal all in this room.

Alright, below are a set of images that inspired me to renovate this room.

Photo credits:

one | two | three | Four | Five

Six | Seven | Eight | Nine | Ten

Eleven | Twelve | Thirteen | Fourteen | Fifteen

This is a sneak-peek of a few decor pieces in the room.

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What is your favorite decor style?

I hope you liked seeing the pretty imageries above. As soon as I get all of the furniture I ordered and put them in the right places, I will put together a blog post showing you the complete look of my room.

Thank you for stopping by All About Good Vibes.

If you haven’t seen my closet yet, feel free to check it out and let me know what you think in the comments.

Stay safe and healthy, and see you again in my next post.

30 Pretty Earth Tone One-Piece Swimsuits

Fashion, Lifestyle

Either you are dreaming of going to the beach, want to swim in your pool, or hang out in a jacuzzi; today, I have picked my favorite shades of brown, one-piece swimsuits to share with you in this blog post.

Read on and get ready to shop!

Brown and earth-tone outfits and furniture are my current favorite colors at the moment. It reminded me of nature and a calming state of mind. I even created a Pinterest board dedicated to Nude | Tan Aesthetic. That’s how crazy I am about this shade.

When I looked for the color psychology of brown, I found that this color brings to mind feelings of warmth, comfort, and security. It’s often described as natural, down-to-earth, and conventional, but brown can also be sophisticated, and these are the exact emotion and feelings I have been experiencing.

Find me on Pinterest at Pinterest.com/CuratedByMolly.

Below are some images I pinned to my Nude | Tan Aesthetic Pinterest Board.

Anyways, if you are into brown like me, I have picked some cute one-piece bathing suits for you to shop below.

30 One-Piece Swimsuits

Where to Shop:

(from left to right, top to bottom)

one | two | three | four | five

six | seven | eight | nine | ten

eleven | twelve | thirteen | fourteen | fifteen

“A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.”

– William Hazlitt

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Where is your next vacation you are planning to go to?

I hope you find some cute ones to wear this spring/ summer or get them ready for your next vacation.

Thank you for stopping by All About Good Vibes.

Stay safe and see you again soon.

DIY Closet Under $100 | Guest Bedroom

Fashion, Home Decor, Lifestyle

Last month, we finally came up with a new theme for our house and renovated our guest bedroom. The first part of the project was the closet. I am sharing with you today, my DIY Closet Under $100.

Read on to see the before and after pictures!

My husband and I were planning to renovate our guest bedroom since we started to move into the house a few years back. What we did back then was to keep everything as is but only paint the walls in a different color and put wallpaper up for an accent wall.

Last month, we finally came up with a new theme for our house as we are planning to have it up on Airbnb in the future. I am going to talk more about our idea on my upcoming post, and show the look of the entire room.

The first area we decided to start the project in this room was the closet. I feel like it was perfect timing as I was on my Instagram as usual, and I saw this picture of a pretty closet that looked like the right style I imagined for our guest bedroom. The style that fits our theme just right. So, I showed my husband the photo, and we both agreed to the look.

What we did, we went to Loews and got a few pieces of wood, closet rod, and some screws, and we were all set to start our DIY project.

These are what we got:

($31) x 2 Pine Boards (3/4-in x 16-in x 8-ft)

($16) x 1 Wood Closet Rod (96-in L x 1.375-in H x 1.375)

($6) x 1 Box of Interior Wood Screws (#8 x 2)

($12) x 1 Quart of White Paint

Total Cost: $96

Here is what we did:

We took off the doors, railings, top flaps, and the old hanger inside the closet.
We painted all sides of the closet white.
We measured and cut the rod into three parts (2 short ones for the support bars, and one long piece for the clothes hangers). Then screwed all parts together before installing in the closet.
We then measured the length of the closet and cut one of the pine boards to length. We took the other pine board and cut it into three equal pieces and screwed them on both ends of the long piece and one in the middle.
Lastly, we fitted the shoe shelf into the closet.

This is the source of my closet inspiration! The photo popped up on my Instagram home feed at the right time when I was thinking about re-doing my guest bedroom.

The image is from @TaraMilkTea account. As I am a fan of her work and have been following her account for a while. This closet shot speaks to me the most about what I was looking for. So I went ahead and re-did the closet.

Here is my Guest Bedroom Closet now.

Take a look around on how I styled everything. My plan is to keep everything simple and neutral.

BEFORE

This is the “BEFORE” photo when we first got the house. Over the years we have changed it up by painting it white but still kept everything the same. Just last month we decided to give it a facelift.

AFTER

This is the final look for what we changed the closet to look like, similar to the inspiration photo. Not exactly the same as we kept the raw wood material as is. I love that the color of the wood matches perfectly with the floor we used.

“Fashion you can buy, but style you possess. The key to style is learning who you are, which takes years. There’s no how-to road map to style. It’s about self expression and, above all, attitude.”

—Iris Apfel

I’m linking some items and some similar ones from my closet for you below.

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What is your next home renovation project?

I hope you enjoy this post and got some ideas on your next home DIY project.

I am going to show you the whole look of the newly renovated room in my upcoming post. Stay tuned for more pictures.

Thank you for stopping by All About Good Vibes.

Stay safe and see you again soon.

Focus on what you love | Be Happy

Fashion, Lifestyle

The best thing to do when I am feeling down is to focus on what I love. Today, I am sharing a list of what I am currently obsessed over and things that always make me happy when looking or thinking about.

Read on to find out what they are!

Feeling down is normal, but how you deal with it is crucial. Sometimes the down feelings can lead you to stress, and depression and the best thing you can do is to try getting back to your normal self again as soon as possible to avoid being stuck in the cycle of sadness.

If you don’t know how to get out of your sorrowful feelings, today I have a quick tip that you can use to help fix your emotions.

What I recommend you to do is to focus on what you love and things that make you happy.

Start with writing them down in a notebook, or on a piece of paper. It would be a good idea to carry this book with you or have it in your reach whenever you want it.

Jot down all the things that make you happy and then start focusing on each of them. If it is a person, spend more time with them, give them more love and affection. If it is your pets, you can play with them more often, and cuddle with them for comfort. Whatever it is, start focusing on them than you usually do because this will help you to forget about the sad feelings, and you can move on with your day happily again.

““Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.”

– Mahatma Gandhi

What I Love

The below list is what I love and am focusing on now.

1. My Family

2. My Dogs

3. My Home

4. My Garden

5. Next Travel Destination

6. My Creativity

7. My Work

8. My Health

9. More of Healthy Food

10. My Favorite Shopping Stores

Currently Obsessed Over

Lately, I’ve been obsessed over shells, dried flowers, lights and shadows, Dalmatians, Siberian Huskies, pretty jewelry, terra-cotta vases, abstracts, minimal home style, furniture made with wood, clay or concrete, anything that is in nude and brown shades, fluted design accents, woven bags, and planning my future trip to Europe.

I have put so many products in my shopping cart and planning to get them soon. See below for what I plan to get.

Have you checked out my Pink Post, yet?

Here are some pretty images I found to help keep you inspired!

Image Sources (top to bottom, left to right):

Feel free to right-click to save these below photos to use on your social. Tagging is appreciated; IG @CuratedByMolly

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What do you currently love?

I hope you enjoy this post and feel happy in everything you do.

Remember to focus on what you love and it will make your day a happy day.

Thank you for stopping by All About Good Vibes.

See you again in my next post.

How to feel happy again | Happy in Pink

Fashion, Lifestyle

Monday blues don’t always have to happen on a Monday. Whenever you feel these feelings of stress, anxiety, sadness, or lack of motivation, you might be on a Monday blues train. But wearing pink could help you cure these symptoms.

How? Read on to find out!

Lately, when I feel down, I wear pink. Because of the color, pink is thought to have a calming effect, and it does make me feel a little uplifted when wearing it.

Pink also represents compassion, nurturing, and love; that is why wearing pink can cheer you up without you knowing it.

When I was younger, I was trying to avoid pink as I thought the color was too girly and I wasn’t that girly. I wanted to show people that I am strong and I didn’t need pink in my closet. Also, I could be happy wearing darker colors. To look back at how I felt then, I can see why I was so stressed out quite often. Maybe I should have worn pink sooner. Oh, well!

Now, I love wearing all shades of pink. See here, here, here, and here.

Pink also could WEAKEN your ENEMY! Say What?

Sports teams sometimes paint the opposing team’s locker room pink to keep the players passive and less energetic.

The Iowa Hawkeyes famously have a pink visiting team locker room at their Kinnick Stadium. The idea for the pink locker room was conceived by Iowa coach Hayden Fry, who had majored in psychology at Baylor University and believed that the all-pink room would mess with the minds of the opposing teams.

See the below video on how pretty their locker room is.

“People who are drawn to pink (or any specific color) tend to have pleasant memories of the color, while those who don’t like it may have negative or unpleasant associations with it.”

– verywellmind.com

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My Zara sandals are old but here are a few pink shoes if you are interested in getting a pair:

Pink Psychology

In color psychology, pink is a sign of hope. It is a positive color inspiring warm and comforting feelings, a sense that everything will be okay.

Pink is feminine and romantic, affectionate and intimate, thoughtful and caring. It tones down the physical passion of red replacing it with a gentle loving energy.

Studies have confirmed that exposure to large amounts of pink can have a calming effect on the nerves and create physical weakness in people. Violent and aggressive prisoners have been successfully calmed by placing them in a pink room for a specified amount of time. Exposure for too long can have the opposite effect. – Empower-Yourself-with-Color-Psychology.com