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So Cool

2012-02-06T10:11:00.000-05:00

I woke up this morning to a tweet from my favorite designer David Bromstad. He said he went to Lisa Vanderpumps lounge SUR and met her. I tweeted how lucky he was, and asked how the decor was at SUR. He tweeted back that it was awesome, and super sexy like her. My first celebrity tweet back, from my favorite HGTV decorator. SO COOL.

Window

2012-02-02T15:13:00.000-05:00

Here is a mini before and after of our new window in the kitchen. The window looks out into our four season porch, that we only use three seasons. We don't use it in the winter because it is not that well insulated, and it's literally like throwing money out the window. The old window was an outdoor window and not a pretty picture window like we put in. This is the first picture you all have seen of the kitchen.

Range Hood

2012-02-01T21:39:00.000-05:00

The kitchen is moving along nicely. I am just sharing bits and pieces so I can have a major reveal to show. I have a picture of the range hood we ordered. This is it.

It isn't the hood we had originally ordered. Tom really wanted a high CFM rating on the hood. We found one that was 1000 CFM which was perfect, but when it arrived it had a huge dent in the front, and the touch screen was detached from the face. It seemed like it was super glued on there.... bahhh bye. It is important when you order stuff on line to check return policy information. This stupid company is trying to make us pay to ship it back. Yeah seriously get bent. This hood looked like it was from the hood. I hope this new hood comes in tack, it has 500 CFM. So anyway...... here is the hood.

Kitchen Island Light

2012-01-31T09:18:00.001-05:00

Here is a look at the island light I ordered today for the kitchen. It is coming along nicely. I really hate being in a construction zone in the heart of the home, but it is going to be EPIC. I can't wait for the finished product, it is like waiting for Christmas. Our old kitchen was 80's style.
Here is a pic of the new island light.

Gotta Love Craigslist

2012-01-19T17:36:00.000-05:00

We needed to get a dresser in the worst way for our son Noah. I didn't want to buy a new one, because of the cost. I searched on craigslist for about 2 weeks when I saw the one we got. It was an oak dresser painted blue with nice pulls on it. It was only $30.00. It goes perfect with his car themed room, and is so spacious and nice. AWESOME!

Tile Choice

2012-01-18T19:47:00.001-05:00

Here is a sneak peek at the tile we picked out for our back splash in the kitchen. It is the bomb.

I don't know if you all watch Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, if you don't you are missing out. The point of why I mentioned it is because the new restaurant SUR that Lisa Vanderpump opened is so fabulously decorated, so is her house.

Oh my, the fabulousness!

Christmas Time

2012-01-17T11:06:00.000-05:00

I know I am a little late at sharing this, but was busy with little ones. I must say I wasn't that big of fan of Christmas decor this year. I feel like our house is too small for a Christmas tree in the living room. It was actually super annoying. I wanted to keep the tree retro, so we went with colored big bulb lights, garland, and tinsel.(yes I said it) When it came time to put up the tinsel it was great, the kids were just chucking it on there. It was a great memory, but after that it was nothing but a big mess. Here are some pics.

Yes that beauty above is me new record player, love it! It was a great Christmas, and it was great taking all that Christmas stuff down in the morning and getting back to normal.

Copy Cat

2012-01-17T10:22:00.001-05:00

I wanted to take a try at this project I saw on Living with Lindsay. I had some open frames already hung, I just went down to my hoarders storage room in the house and found a couple of frames to make it more 3D. I love it!

In picture number two you can see the fabulous turquoise vintage lamp I got a few months ago.

I am so psyched! We are ordering our new tile for the kitchen today. Tom and I agreed on one, and of course it's more expensive than we wanted, but it's perfect. We are trying to keep this kitchen makeover under $1500.00, we will see how it goes.

Hold on Tight

2012-01-06T10:01:00.000-05:00

My house is under some renovations that I will be documenting along the way and posting. I have many new things to share. I threw my back out on New Year's eve picking up my little one in her car seat. Major pain! If any of you have some tips for my back please be so kind and share them. So be on the look out for me getting back into blogging.

New Table And Chairs

2011-11-12T12:29:00.000-05:00

It has been a long time since I have had a post, I have been busy with my chillins. One thing that gets under my skin about blogging is how long it takes for me personally to download pictures. I had to post today because I got a new dining table and chairs that makes me giddy. I got the table off of craigslist for $100, the chairs were a little more. I sold my first dining table that I had ever bought to pay for them. I am so in love with this set I can't even tell you.

I have two captain chairs for each end of the table to come. This is what I have always wanted, and I am beside myself with happiness.

New Mantle Look

2011-07-20T14:30:00.000-04:00

I have really discovered that my decorating style has changed. I like modern mixed with vintage now. I used to wait and wait for my Pottery Barn magazine, and now I find I am not digging their stuff at all. It is so strange. I have changed things up a lot in my house, and feel like I am finally coming into my own. This is a picture of my mantel. I got most of the stuff at Homegoods. Homegoods is my new favorite store. I like it even more than Goodwill. The prices are good, and the styles are the latest.

There are two mirrored boxes, that coincide with the mirrored furniture in the dining room. Pretty much everything in the living room now is silver, black, and white. I love the glam aspect.

I got this chair Fo Free at a yard sale. Hello it is awesome. I spray painted the legs of it silver, it was a beat up gold before.

I got two of these chairs at a yard sale as well. They were six bucks for both. They were a pine color and baby blue. I took them apart and spray painted black and white. I love them! They were from Ikea. I am sorry I have no befores, I just get excited and get to work.

I am still waiting for baby. I am three days late.

Sneak Peek

2011-07-18T09:18:00.000-04:00

I am one day late past my due date. Ughhh I hate waiting, especially when I am this uncomfortable. I am going to the doctors today, maybe I will be induced. I thought I would show you a quick sneak peek at Noah's new big boy room. It is in the early stages, but still cute. I made a side table out of our winter snow tires, that I can change out with the summer ones in the fall. I used the round circle piece of wood I had from my bird brain idea clock that I had made this past winter. It is so cute. The curtains for the window are shower curtains. I have used shower curtains many a times as curtains, you just need to buy the clips to hang them on a curtain rod.

Non DIY Sunburst Mirror

2011-06-13T08:22:00.000-04:00

I bought this mirror at Marshalls with a gift certificate I got from my bro for my lets just call it 37 25th birthday. It was $50.00, but I really wanted it, and loved the blue colors in it. I didn't know it then, but this was my inspiration for adding some much needed color to this joint.

Here she is.

Oh and I got that fireplace screen at a garage sale for $10.00. It is much more solid than our old one.

CSN Review

2011-06-10T10:33:00.000-04:00

I have been meaning to share what I got courtesy of CSN stores. They gave me some store credit to plug some of the stuff they sell. I did this for three months. I was so excited to pick something out, I thought it would be so easy (I mean I practically shop everyday of my life). I was so overwhelmed with their products I couldn't pick out anything. I had no clue what to get. I finally decided that I wanted an old school clock, like the ones you actually had in school. It is quite large and retro, I love it. Thank you CSN! If there is anything you are looking for I highly recommend their site.

Quick Project

2011-06-09T08:52:00.000-04:00

I wanted to change the "art" in our dining room, and I wanted it to be semi modern. I have seen this done on the web and thought I would give it a try. I first went to Jo-Ann fabrics and picked out something I liked. I had two blank art canvas's. I just simply covered the canvas with material, and used a staple gun to attach it. I like this project because you can totally change the look of a room, and the sky is the limit with the material you can pick out.

Oh Man I Love This Thang

2011-06-08T08:19:00.000-04:00

I got this a few weeks ago at a garage sale. It was at a huge sale with a ton of kid stuff. When I was pre children I would have probably done a drive by, but with two little ones I stopped. I spotted this mirror and I swear it was screaming to me, "buy me, paint me". It was $5. I bought it and here is what I did.

I took the mirror out.

I spray painted turquoise.

I used the backing to the mirror and painted it with chalkboard paint.

I painted a few coats of the chalkboard paint.

Voila!!!

I am so into color suddenly. I am done with dark and gloomy.

Easter Table Setting

2011-06-07T06:59:00.000-04:00

I am not sure where to start with all the posts I need to make. I am going to try to go in order, I know this is kind of late.
This is the Easter table setting I came up with this year. It is happy and bright, which is what we needed after a long and horrible Winter. I got the place mats from Kmart, they are Martha Stewart. They were sold in a set for around $15.00. The miscellaneous bunny stuff I purchased at Christmas Tree Shops. I wish I would have wrapped the napkin around the silverware and tied a pretty ribbon around it. Oh well.

New Console Table

2011-06-03T20:15:00.000-04:00

It was the night before Mother's day and I was surfing the web. I came across these totally awesome mirrored tables at Target. I had to have the console table. I loved it so much! I didn't ask for it though, because I feel like that's rude. Fast forward to Mother's day. Tom and I went to Costco and he told me to look for something I want for Mother's day, he had already given me flowers and card. I then said I wanted the table, he said order it up. I was so happy. I got free shipping and 15% off. I like it so much! I have more to come on this subject, and more decor stuff in general. I have made a lot of changes around here, I got my mojo back in a big way..

I got the turq/blue chinese bull at Homegoods for $12, the hand art at Goodwill for $1.99, and if you notice I have two bottles of Skinny Girl margaritas for after I have the baby. (Mama is thirsty) It is such a fab peice of furniture. I got it at Target on line for $180.

A Post Finally...

2011-04-26T10:01:00.000-04:00

I haven't posted in a long time, and for all my fans (ha,ha,ha) I want to apologize. I found out I was pregnant at the end of October. I was so sick for those first three months. I could not even look at the computer without feeling sick. I couldn't even read yahoo headlines. I had no thoughts of decorating, the only thing I wanted to do was sleep. I finally started to feel better after the first trimester, but the weather here was so terrible, I mean so cold and so much snow that decorating inspiration was no where to be found. I just am starting to get back into it, a little bit.

I found out I am having a little girl, which I am so excited about. I already have two boys, so it will be nice to have a little chicky around. I will try to post some pics of what I have been up to. I am due July 17, so I will not be doing a ton of stuff.

A New Area Rug

2011-01-18T11:26:00.002-05:00

I have been thinking about getting a new area rug for my dining room. The rug I have now is one I ordered off line a long time ago, it was cheap and it shows. There are fuzz balls on it and it curls in the corners. There are so many out there, and CSN stores has some fabulous ones. I have been checking out all the modern rugs they have and have decided we need a change. Here is the rug I have now.

I want to get a quality more modern one like perhaps one of these.

I love all these modern rugs from CSN stores. I will post pics when I make the change.

I can't wait for warm weather. I hate the fact that I can't do anything. I have projects I'd like to do, but this weather is way to cold to paint or do anything. I hate winter!

Happy New Year!!

2011-01-02T15:57:00.000-05:00

We had a fabulous Christmas and New Year! Santa must of had one strong sleigh, because check out this spread.

Santa was actually my Mom. The unwrapping was fabulous, the pick up and recycling not so much. I whipped up our dinner table scape in about 10 minutes. I used some gorgeous place mats I had, that I picked up at TJMaxx. I used silver chargers, with my standard white plates. I couldn't find any fabric napkins, so I used some white paper towels. (Party Foul) To make them look a little less tacky I wrapped them with silverware and cut some sparkly ribbon to hold them together. I used some little round mirrors to glam it up, and of course the beautiful candelabra from Goodwill. I loved it!!

BOOM!!

The menu was seasoned Prime Rib from Costco, it was soooo good. We of course had all the regular fixins, dessert was red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting. YUMMMMM TO THE E. The best part is everything is still in our fridge rotting. I don't know about you all, but this Christmas pick up never ends. We finally got rid of the ~~fire Hazard~~ tree today. It feels so good to be holiday free for awhile. The only holiday I want to think about is the one I'll be taking to Florida.

I want to also say thank you to Better After for featuring my Christmas deer head on her blog. That was so cool.

Lazy Bones

2010-12-21T22:08:00.000-05:00

So sorry for my lack of blogging. I think I hit a brick wall. I will get back on track going into the new year. We just sold our sectional furniture downstairs, so I will have have a whole new area to decorate. I just needed a break. I haven't gone to the gym, or done anything around here. Christmas has put me in lazy mode. I hope you all have a great Christmas, and awesome new year's.

TV Stands and Ugly Cords

2010-12-13T14:15:00.000-05:00

I was just checking out my pic of Adam on TV, and was daydreaming about how nice it would be to get a new TV stand. We would need to get a corner TV stand. I had thought that it would be nice to put the TV above the mantle, but wonder if I would get annoyed never being able to decorate that area the way I like. CSN stores has some wonderful TV stands. I really like this one.

I especially like it because I could hide the wires behind the stand. The stand we have now exposes all that mess. I hate cords!!! Does anyone have any tips for hiding those ugly cords?

GMA

2010-12-13T13:26:00.001-05:00

Here is my little man on GMA on Friday. So cute, he is front and center n the blue jacket and Santa hat. Sam Champion is to his left. We were so excited.

My Superstar Son On TV

2010-12-09T20:31:00.001-05:00

I just wanted to tell everyone to watch Good Morning America tomorrow on ABC from 6am -9am. My son Adam will be probably singing with his class. The weatherman from the show is coming to The Inn at Essex and there will be different performances. He will be wearing a puffy indigo blue jacket if they are outside, with a Santa hat. If inside he will be wearing a red sweater, with Santa hat. We have to get there super early so it is an early night for us. Check it out... I think they are singing Deck The Halls. If you see someone jumping around ridiculously in the background, it will probably be me.