Exciting News!!!

UPDATE: Here's the link to vote {I'm finalist #1} and I'd love your support. You guys rock! If I could give you all a great big hug I would!
¡¡¡Muchas Gracias!!!

Hey guys! You may or may not have noticed my little teaser about some news I had to share with you at the end of Monday's post. It's not a huge deal, but I am super excited about it.

Awhile back I entered the Selby contest via CB2 but didn't really put much effort into getting votes. I mentioned it once here and on my facebook. I received more votes than I had anticipated but I didn't move on to the next round. It was not a big deal, I entered on a whim, just for fun! I mean, it was a national contest, my head wasn't in the clouds.

But, when I mentioned the CB2 contest on my blog, a sweet & local blog reader {Thanks, Sprinkles of Joy and Laughter} said I should enter the St. Louis magazine's version of a similar contest called "Living Space of the Year."

With nothing to lose, I uploaded 3 pics of our humble living room, wrote a little blurb about why our space deserved the win, and tried not to think about actually winning. Haha, yeah right. ; )

Then, out of the blue one day last week, I got a call stating I had made it to the top 5! Woooo---to the--hoo! On to the next one as Jay Z would say...

The next round consisted of three of the sweetest ladies {who were also judges} coming to our home last Friday and taking the grand tour! They asked me questions about my design style, from where I drew inspiration, thrifty tricks and my DIY projects, and many more topics! I probably blabbed their ears off about my passion for making our spaces reflect our personalities.

Then, yesterday, I got another call stating that I made it to the top 3 {EEEK!} and that my home would be on Stlmag.com for viewing and voting opportunities until October 15th!

The home with the most votes will win:

a} $500 to Phillip's Furniture
b} $500 to Woodard Cleaning & Restoration Company
c} 3 Year Subscription to St. Louis Magazine

Annnnnnnnd, this is the one I am about to pee my pants over, for reals folks....

d} A professional photographer will come to the winner's home and that space will be featured in the December issue of St. Louis Magazine!!!!

As you can probably imagine, I'm a giddy fool! The voting site wasn't up as of last night {otherwise that bad boy would've been linked!}, but as soon as it is I will direct your little voting fingers to it.

Naturally I would love, love, love your vote {if that's what you choose to do}! Thanks for all the support and comments you guys send my way everyday. Blogging and decorating have become a very real and integral part of my life that I ♥ so much!!!

xoxo