Just because

This is a real bouquet brought home by my sister Katie when she came for Thanksgiving. I just think it is so beautiful and it's all real and from New York!

Christmas Inspiration

I saw these a JoAnn's and love them!!

I think I'm going to make my own instead of buy them... should be fairly easy to do using a picture frame, some burlap, buttons, and some glitter!

Keep an eye out for my creation!

Dare to Dream

My first floor bathroom is super fun! I am stoked about the new painting I got on craigslist and the fact that all I did was hang a shower curtain and use what I had to make a BEAUTIFUL and vibrant bathroom! Check it out below!

A can of spray paint goes a long way...

I went to this awesome yard sale, big sale that a church was having and I bought a bunch of stuff to change and paint! I was so excited to see the results!!

See some of what I painted!!

It's here... CHRISTMAS... and its December 1st

I decided to prep for the holidays early!

I went ahead and went to JoAnn Fabrics as they were having a mega sale (50-70% off) of Christmas items over Thanksgiving weekend and the week before.

I purchased a bunch of classic silver bulbs, as well as some blue and gold bulbs.
Those are the colors of my church, but they also are just beautiful compliments of color, especially in a jar, Mason Jars, to be exact.

I found the Mason jars online at Craigslist... a steal! And I took ribbon to wrap around the top. Wahla... they look beautiful and elegant.



I also made a Christmas wreath for less than $10. I was inspired to make one after I went into a dozen different stores looking for a pretty wreath and COULD NOT believe the prices for the most simple wreath. So I decided to make my own!!

This is all I used:
- 1 wreath
- Box of small bulbs from the dollar store (or even ikea maybe) - still super cheap $1.50
- some little silver glittered holiday pieces ($0.79)
- left over tulle I had in my basement
- hot glue and hot glue gun

It turned out beautiful and I have it on my front door!!



Look at how I've decorated this Christmas... still more to come too!

My Tile Idea

Let me know your thoughts!?

I think I am going to create my own backsplash for the stove... It could be really beautiful!

PAINT NIGHTMARE!

Alrighty,

So I totally went into Home Depot indecisive because of the dumb paint that got stolen... OH wait... I haven't told that story yet.

So here it is. Men who work on hard wood flooring come and put wood on floor. Man goes up stairs, looks at paint, and takes his favorite. I come back to the house after work, and 5 days later I go to paint and paint is gone. Traces of Footprints from the sheddings of flooring lead up stairs where paint had been stored. Paint gone. Thanks Mr. Contractor.

Alright. So then I have another chance to find the right color. I decided to rely on Behr paints color complement or... BAD IDEA. I have a yellow kitchen and a gray office and it gives me a coral orange. It looked beautiful... see below:




So then, I go home and decide to start painting and I went "GASP.. UGH... I CAN'T DO THIS!!" I start wigging out and can't believe that this is really the color of my living room.





Then I take a picture and post it on Facebook to get reactions and I send it to my sister Becky and my mom, who both texted me back saying... "UGLY"... no joke, exact word from each of them.


So then I let it dry and for two days, every time I come down the steps, I say "ugh... I hate you!"

Tonight I decided to do something about it. I went into home depot and spent a good hour in the paint section. I brought my palettes, swatches, shades and more and found new ones! I finally decided on one! You gotta check it out.

Go to the Behr website and look up these three colors! These are the three colors in the rooms on the first floor... it is going to be stunning!!


Gentle Rain


River Valley


Sunkissed Yellow



They look SO good together!

SO my nightmare has ended as I no longer wait up saying... "ugh... I hate you!"
Now its contentment and serenity! It will be so nice once there are some great pieces of art hanging on those beautiful walls!!

I started painting the new color by Behr, River Valley, and I am in love with it. I normally tell my boyfriend that I am in love with him, and I am really in love with this new color! It's hard to tell, I need to take a picture during the day, not at night... but I think it will look great in the morning!!


Here is the sneak peek... hard to tell... but its getting better!