The Pacific Northwest Collection

If you were to ask me, "Becca, if you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?" Most people would likely say a sunny tropical beach, a little French village, a rustic Tuscan Vineyard... but if you were to ask me right now, I'd say Seattle, Washington.

As many people know, my family is originally from the Pacific Northwest (Washington & Alaska). I was born the Seattle area in 1981, and lived there until I was in the 4th grade. We packed up and moved to Sacramento, California until the end of my 8th grade year. Once again, live moved us to Columbus, Ohio. I hold very special thoughts and feelings for all of the places that I've lived and wouldn't trade my life in each place for anything. (However, I won't lie... there were PLENTY of things I'd like to erase from my time in Sacramento. Damn those middle school years!) I am now inching towards the ripeful age of 30, and as much as I love my life in Columbus, my heart wonders what it would have been like to have lived my life with family near by. So many Thanksgivings, Christmas's, Easters, the Warren clan was just us four. Occasionally, we would have family come to visit, or we would go to visit them. Although, majority of the time - it was just us. My Dad, My Mom, My Sister and myself.

My family is growing older. My cousins are having babies and our families are expanding. I'm missing Wedding Showers, Baby Showers, and major Holiday's with my family. I will admit though, I am very lucky to have the ability to go back and visit my family minimum once a year. Sometimes more. I've learned from my Mom, that a new piece of art everytime I go back is a way to bring a little piece of "home" back to Ohio. It's a horrible habit, really... and quite frankly, just expensive! I love the hunt during my trips to find just the perfect piece of art to hang on my walls. I joke that my bedroom is called the "Pacific Northwest Greenhouse." All of the art are flowers, from the Pacific Northwest and up until this past weekend - my bedding was green. (Hello, Crate & Barrel and new bedding this past weekend!)

Featured below, every piece of artwork that I have in my room alone that brings "home" closer to me.

Piece #1: This is my newest picture which came from Alaska. My parents went up this past Summer, and my Mom had picked this picture out for me. I still need to have it framed, but it is still pretty nonetheless!

Piece #2: Another Alaska piece: Pressed Alaskan Wildflowers. This picture is actually hanging up in my bathroom. I've decorated around it, and everything in my bathroom is yellow and green.

Piece #3: Nothing screams Seattle, like the Pike Street Market! If I lived in Seattle again, I would find anyway I possibly could to get there every weekend! The fruit, the veggies, the flowers... by far the absolute best Farmer's Market in the world. Oh, and did I mention the Original Starbucks directly across the street? The atmosphere is so lively and fun! I would be crazy not to have a piece of Pike Street in my collection.
Piece #4: Nothing screams Seattle to me than Springtime flowers. Whether it be tulip fields, daffodil fields, blooming daliahs, or budding hydrangea bushes... the more flowers in my life, the better! This picture is clearly still waiting to be framed, but will be by this winter. When it does get framed it will look like................

Piece #5: This! Same artist did both of these paintings. My favorite thing about this picture is not only the flowers but the mountain! I heart Mt. Rainier. As much as I love looking out my window in my current condo and seeing my pond and fountain, I'd rather prefer to look out my window to see the mountain. Awww, the mountain. This picture used to be the focal point of my bedroom... until........

Piece(s) #6: These came along! I bought these pictures of Alaskan Fireweed in Homer, Alaska last Spring. They were sold individually, but they were all so eye catching I could not decide between the three and buying just one. In typically Becca Fashion, I bought all three. These three pictures were the inspiration in purchasing my new bedding this past weekend.

I'll post pictures of the bedding and pictures together later... if you saw my room right now, you'd think a tornado just came barreling through Dublin.

Growing up, I have had tons of collections. I've collected Dreamsicles (my collection of 15 has now minimized to the meaningful ones given to me), I've collected [shamefully] Winnie the Pooh memorabilia (don't judge me! I was much younger and do not collect them anymore!), I've also collected college hoodie sweatshirts. However, as much as I still love all of my hoodies, my pictures are by far a few of "my favorite things."