Master Bedroom Makeover!

When we bought our King size bed a few years ago, I found the cheapest bedding that I could stand to look at. I couldn't find something that wasn't a billion dollars that I loved so I said that I would just continue looking. I also hated our bedroom color but our bed was too heavy to move and we put the house on the market, so I never changed it.

For Christmas, Dad and Karen got me my bedding that I found that I loved from Z Gallerie. I kind of wanted to paint out bedroom a gray, but that would mean a new blanket and new curtains, so I went with a color that would go with what we had. Boy, am I in L.O.V.E. 

This is the BEFORE:

(I swear, this color is a tan but it always translates to a yellow through pictures. Weird.) 

THE AFTER!!! 

That armoire was in John's room as a child and has been painted numerous colors... I wanted to silver leaf it, but couldn't find enough silver leaf in this town, so I just spray painted it silver. It probably needs a sealer coat on it, but not happening right now. 

The 3 canvases were an anniversary present. 

The girls have tried to dismantle this pillow, but it's still kicking. One of my best friends, Brooke, gave it to me when we got married. 

"You're Husband Called, He Said Buy Anything You Want"

Did my hard work pay off? It was a lot of work by myself, but I am beyond the moon with the results!!

I'm over here... under this pile of crap.

I am a firm believer in "real life" blogging. I don't like to sugar coat anything. But... at the same time, I have a little pride. I wouldn't want unexpected company to come over to a messy house. Even if it is my parents or John's parents. I would feel judged at my inability to keep my house clean, which, with two children, is close to impossible. There are certain areas that are generally more cluttered than others. And since we don't have a play room, it's normally the living room. I would love to be able to build or buy a house that could have me a dedicated home office and the girls a play room. That would give us a LOT more room and generally, less clutter. But.. since I am being honest. Here are some pictures of what my house looks like at the moment, and why I probably won't be around much this week.

I know. I haven't done a Halloween post and I PROMISE I will... but this has to come first.




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Sorry, Folks. Hope I didn't scare ya off!! Please come back when my house is clean and more organized.

Show Us Where You Live Friday

My pictures are all out of whack, but Kelly decided to do a "Show Us Where You Live Friday" and today's room is the kitchen! Now, I don't LOVE my kitchen, but I do like it a lot. I wish it had more cabinet space, but i wish that about the rest of my house too. It's funny how adding just one more small little person can take up a WHOLE lot of room! Anyway, when we were looking at this house, the kitchen was one thing that caught our eye. You walk in from the dining room which is completely open to the living room. It is very functional and we really liked that. The pantry is built in, which is really nice. We recently bought a juicer(which I LOVE!!!) and an espresso machine and their new homes are on the counter. Now, since I am a type-A personality, you will notice that everything has "corners". Such as, "the beverage corner" or "the snack corner". Normally, I don't like so much "stuff" on the countertops, I think it looks cluttered, but since our family has grown, we just don't have room to keep everything in the cabinets. So, I hope you enjoy The McPhillips' Kitchen!
This is the view from the dining room. It is the only entrance to the kitchen. As you can see, our kitchen gets TONS of light, thanks to that little window!

This is our espresso machine as well as our "DVD corner". They have to stay there since a certain redhead will open any and all DVD cases and play with DVDs. They have to be out of reach! My bag of medicine fresh from the pharmacy is there too, since we are all sick. ( I am already feeling better with that white sack! Although, I am a $120 lighter!)

These are our glass cabinets that I LOVE. Around the top of the cabinets, I decorated with all of our Alabama serving pieces. I love those. Roll Tide!

Another view of the Alabama platters.( Please disregard my reflection in the glass.)

This is an area that I have NO idea what to do with. It's kind of a little desk area, but not big enough( and no plugs) for my computer. Right now, it just holds odds and ends and the telephone, but I am going to try to incorporate some type of organizational/mail area. If you have any ideas, let me know!

This is my stove and oven. I love my picture above it. It is the Brooklyn bridge. I love skyline pictures, as well as bridges and of course, who could not love New York?!!?

This is "Cookbook Corner". It's where all of my cookbooks are. It's right next to the stove and I love this little extra piece of countertop real estate.

Welcome to "Snack Central"! This is where all of our candy and snacks are. They won't fit in the pantry, plus, we need easy access to Raisinets and M&M's.

Last, but certainly not least, is my breast pump part basket. It has all of my breast pump parts after they have been washed and dried. Need a bottle? It will be here. Need a pump wipe? It's here too!