Liam ∙ Almost Senior Portraits ∙ New Bern

It was gorgeous last Saturday. Finally Fall is here. Now, North Carolina Fall is totally different from North East Ohio Fall (that’s where I grew up), but there was definitely a chill in the air. Liam, his mom, Linn and I were all a bit cold at the beginning of the session, but by the end we weren’t thinking about the cold at all. I think Liam broke a sweat. I had him climbing trees, a fence, a monument, and, of course, monkey bars. Liam hadn’t had his portrait made since he was a little tike (he’s a junior now), so we wanted to have some fun with this session.

Linn and Liam, thanks for coming down to New Bern for these. I hope you enjoy looking through them. I can’t wait to show you the rest. Liam, you could totally be a model! You're a natural in front of a camera.

Dorm Room Design ∙ Kara Paslay Designs

When I was a sophomore in college, I had THE most awesome roomies! We got along really well, kept the place pretty clean and wanted a well-designed living space. We took a lot of time creatively pulling together our common room. Our “wow factor” was our feature wall covered in different shades of purple and black construction paper forming a geometric design.  We loved that room! It was fun and cozy. We spent a lot of movie nights and a few Bachelorette marathons in that room. 

Since the fall college semester is just around the corner for a lot of you out there, I thought it would be a great time to share some dorm room design tips. But, I’m not a designer. So take a look at this fabulous episode of Til Design Do Us Part by Tim & Kara Paslay from Kara Paslay Designs.

'Til Design Do Us Part© Episode 1 from kara paslay on Vimeo.

Kara has the answer for turning those drab dorms filled with not so chic furniture, old carpet, ugly tile, and plain yellowing walls into a place you and your friends will want to “study.” Check out Kara’s blog for more beautiful design ideas for your dorm room.

I want to hear some of your ideas, too! Leave me a comment sharing some of your ideas and email me photos. I will post my favorites!