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If you found your way to this site please click the link below to be directed to our new site. We would love to have you follow along on our adventures! Sign up to receive emails from us when there is new content. Cheers to new adventures together! www.casapenadesigns.com

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I received compensation in exchange for writing this review. Although this post is sponsored, all opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links. Christmas is my favorite time of year (well, besides the warm months of summer). If it has to be bitter cold out side at least you get to be cozy inside, snuggled up with your loved ones, drinking hot chocolate and watching A

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I was recently asked to help out with a baby shower for a dear colleague. I was put on drink duty and of course consulted with Pinterest before anything else in search of the perfect cocktail.  My friend is having a baby boy so already I already had to discount amazing pink cocktails like these: Ombre Grapefruit Cocktail Cranberry Cutie There were so many great looking

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Hi, I'm Sarah and I'm taking over Casa Pena Designs to update you on the Garden Party that I collaborated with Heidi to help plan. I had been talking about hosting this party for over a year and knew I needed a little help getting started. It was a huge success, in large part because of her design skills! For example, after seeing the space, she whipped up this quick concept drawing: Not that

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With this beautiful weather I thought I would share with you a recent event request for a garden party to showcase a recently acquired wall mural and updated landscaping in a backyard in Baltimore City.  I immediately had a vision that included strung globe lights, soft music playing in the background, good drinks, and great company.  Below are some images I found that perfectly

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Im going to be straight with you, the Show House has been a lot of work. A great deal of that work has been growing and expanding my business at the same time as creating the vision and the install of the bathroom space. Designing business cards, figuring out sales tax forms, business insurance, and all the paperwork in between has been a challenge and I've certainly learned a lot. I

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The design show house is so close to opening! All this week it will be open to private parties then opening to the public following a ribbon cutting on April 30, 2017. I am so exited to have people experience this house! It has been such a labor of love to go through this process and I cannot thank you enough for following along on this journey.  To show my appreciation I am giving away 2

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Once Casa Pena Designs was selected for the space we had a few weeks to get all of the items ordered and installed in the space.  I reached out to a few vendors who graciously offered items either deeply discounted or for free, which is a huge help to a designer like me who is just getting started.  A huge thank you to Kohler, Lamps Plus, Phina's for the Home, and Target for making this

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We had a meeting at the house this week, which officially kicks off the date we are able to take over the space and begin the transformation.  I was able to get a couple of pictures of the space before we get started. Here is the design board: 1. Light, 2. SW Paint Color, 3. Mirror, 4. Shelf, 5. Kohler Purist Widespread Faucet, 6. Radiator Cover, 7

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The design boards were submitted and it felt so good. The amount of time and effort that I put into both of them was a true labor of love. We were told that designers would hear back if they were chosen on Friday so imagine my surprise when I heard back on Wednesday!  YOU GUYS! I was blown away at the response.  The judges loved my design board for the Sophisticated Bathroom and

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Hello there and thanks for following along as I write about the experience of submitting for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's 40th Annual Show House.  You can see previous posts about it here and here. The second room I felt inspired to design was a small nook on the 3rd floor.  It was barely large enough to stand up but perfect for a small boy and his dog to get away for hours

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The BSO allows each designer to submit design boards for up to 3 rooms. I decided to submit for a bathroom and a small nook on the 3rd floor.  If you look at the picture from the last post of the front of the house, the nook is the semi-circle window at the top.  It's a perfect hideout for a small boy and his dog to daydream about all the adventures they will take together (more

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Two years ago I toured the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's Design Show House compliments of Sherwin Williams and loved every minute of it.  As I was touring, I noticed several of the designers had used fabric I have chosen for projects, paint colors that I have in my own home, and many accessories that I own or have admired from afar (let's face it some of them are pricey).  This gave me

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Something about naturally occurring sparkle that makes it seem refined and elegant enough to use in home decor. So imagine my excitement in coming across Freckles Chick’s blog post about how she created art from agate coasters she bought at West Elm.  I can totally do this!! I l was hoping to find some slices that were larger than the 4 inch coasters  so I set out to find a seller

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We finally did it!  We said sionora to the ceramic cooktop.  Having a ceramic cook top seems like a good idea but I am here to tell you it is not.  This stove collected so much dust, dirt, spots, etc.  I spent more time cleaning it than I ever did cooking on it.  Not to mention all of our appliances are stainless so it made more sense to match the rest of

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Merriest Monogram Christmas CardShutterfly has classic, elegant Christmas invitations for your party.View the entire collection of cards.

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Merriest Monogram Christmas CardVisit Shutterfly.com for classic photo Christmas cards.View the entire collection of cards.

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Happy Halloween Everyone!!

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We survived our first day!!  Yay us!

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When my life gets hectic, I organize so in preparation for our new busy schedule I have been busy labeling, making check-lists, and creating daily hangers for Tyler's clothes. For school, it is required that I label all of Tyler's clothes and lunch box items.  After reading about Name Bubbles on Teal & Lime I knew they were what I wanted. I do love my sharpies but Name Bubbles are

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It is with an ambivalent heart that I announce I have accepted a job offer and will be back to work full time.  I have loved my time home with Tyler and it worked out to be a perfect timing with the purchase of Casa Pena 2.0.  I was able to get a lot accomplished here on the home front meeting with contractors,sewing curtains, hanging pictures, etc.  I even got to make my

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We've discovered lots of little interesting finds while on shopping missions for new items for our house.  Here are a few: Exceptionally Large Chair  Strange Little Dog with a Suit Holding Umbrellas??

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I found a cute Halloween art project on Pinterest a couple weeks ago and had to share.  What a great way to preserve those baby feet forever!  Source Source And here is our version: Black Canvas: Michael's - $7.20 White Paint: Michael's - $0.69 Total Project - $7.89!!

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Here is what we were up to in August: Trip to Rehobeth Beach with Aunt Jen and Uncle Tom:  We had such a great time hanging out in Rehobeth Beach.  Great little weekend get away. Nap Time for the King   He had the beach to himself! Eating all of Aunt Jen's snacks   The Boardwalk We weren't sure if he was having a good time but

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We decided to get to work on Tyler's room makeover this weekend. I wanted to dismantle the convertible crib and attach the back (headboard portion) to the full size bed frame that came with the mattress set.  Thinking this would take about 20 minutes we figured, "no problem" and got to work.  Wrong! The standard frame did not match up to the holes in the headboard.  They

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