Oh! How Pinteresting...

Yes.. It's Wednesday again.. That means, It's a Pinterest kind of day.. This makes hump day so exciting for me. 

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I love me a squishy newborn!

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Can I have this bathroom?

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Hilarious!

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How true is that??

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How many times have I said that? I really DO need my own reality show...

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This makes me ready for Halloween...

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Closet Mini Makeover

So, I have a problem with re-doing rooms in the house that probably don't need it.

The closet was one of those things. It was not functional anymore and I was getting tired of stepping over the piles of STUFF in the floor. John also had this great shelving that really should be used for shoes and he didn't use it for that. So, I wanted to downsize the amount of stuff in there and switch sides. 

Plus, I couldn't STAND looking at this every day. 

Before

Now, what should have been a FUN and easy project.. I wanted to re-paint the walls and do a houndstooth stencil on the main wall. So, I took everything OUT of the closet and took off the shelving. Try finding a place to put all that! 

I got the holes patched in the wall and painted. I started on Thursday afternoon and got that all finished by Friday night. I was waiting the stencil to come in. So, late Friday night, I start with the stencil... and it's bleeding everywhere. So, I take it down and decide I will need to re-paint over that to start over. Saturday morning, I started again and I realized that the stencil just wasn't going to look the way I wanted it to, so I made a modification to just do white stripes. I measured and taped everything off in about 45 minutes. I didn't take the bottom part of the wall, because it was still drying where I painted over the white stencil. I paint my stripes and am finally feeling good about this project- it's going to look good, maybe not like I wanted, but I should be finished in time for dinner! Yay! 

So, I waited to pull the tape until the paint was almost dry..As I am pulling the tape off, HUGE CHUNKS of paint are coming off.. all the way down to the sheetrock. I thought I was going to cry. It looked worse than before. So, after throwing a mini-fit about it, and people telling me to just leave it, I decided I couldn't just leave it, so I HAND PAINTED the last two stripes and then patched the holes and re painted the spots that were messed up. 

Then it was time to put everything back. 

My new side

Philly's new side

 John's shoe rack that I got from Target for $9.99!! And I put it together myself!

I decided to put my seasonal footwear on the bottom shelf

My new earring holder that I made

bags

So, what do you think? Probably not worth the headache, but I am happy with the results. The closet is less cluttered and we using our space much better!

Girls Rooms- Decorated.. FINALLY!

I thought it was about time I showed y'all the girls rooms as a finished product. 

I made the headboards and did a tutorial on that HERE. 

The got the bedding from Bed, Bath, and Beyond- I ordered in online. My sister made the crown ribbon things. The plan is to hang pictures or artwork from them, but I am waiting to see if they won't mess with them. 

The curtains are original from Addy's nursery- Pottery Barn Kids. 

The pictures, I, of course, took and the frames were black frames I had and I just spray painted them pink. 

I made the hairbow holders. 

My sister made the letters for the girls. 

She also cut the vinyl letters that go above the window and it says, "May You Grow In The Eyes Of The Lord." That was hand painted above the window in Addison's nursery, but we went with vinyl this time so it was easily removed. 

The room get's terrible lighting.. and they take horrible naps and wake up entirely too early, since the room gets SO MUCH SUN. 

These are pictures of the girls that are framed above each of their beds. 

At least Addison's bedtime drama has eased some, not completely, but I think it's s-l-o-w-l-y getting better. 

Imaginary Money Spending

I started cleaning out the girls closets this week.. shedding the winter clothes, bringing out the 2T stuff for Claire- side note- apparently Addison went from Fall 2T to Spring/Summer 3T- so we don't have any Spring 2T stuff.. bummer. 

Anyway, I was going through shoes and what not and got to thinking about if money was no object, what would I replace that didn't really need replacing? Ya know, things are just fine doing their job but you are just tired of looking at them and want something new? 

Like for instance, I would throw all the girls shoes and just get new ones. I already told you about the Pink Toms I want to get them. A new pair of flip flops, some sandals, a pair of tennis shoes, and possibly another cute pair. Just because a girl needs options. 

I would also replace Claire's sippy cups. I am just tired of looking at the gnawed spouts on them. Weird. I know. 

I would give our laundry room the make over it deserves. New paint, new flooring, proper wall hanging storage. Painted cabinets. Well.. maybe it will get a mini-make over?

or maybe this?

I would also give our Master closet a make over-- new paint. New Chandelier. wall hooks galore for purses. Maybe even a stenciled wall. I would also replace all hangers with wooden hangers. I know. Frivolous. 

I would also give our garage an awesome make over...

Like serious. 

 Ahh.. a girl can dream, right?? What random items would you replace with imaginary money?

Living Room Touch Up

I wouldn't call what I did to the Living Room a make over... no painting, just making some pillows, getting toys out of there and making it a more grown up room. This is the only before picture I could find and it's not really even of our living room..

BEFORE:

AFTER:

I made these pillows.. they were surprisingly easy. And look at Claire in the background eating lunch.. 

John's man chair that came yesterday..

The ottoman that I made.. sort of. 

These pictures are kind of bad.. I was in a hurry and it's pretty nasty outside so the lighting wasn't ideal and I have been so excited to share what I have done that I didn't want to wait until next week anyway. Hope you enjoyed my living room touch up!

DIY Headboards

I have been getting a lot of a requests for a DIY Headboard tutorial. Since, this was my first time doing something like this, I have tips and tricks that I can pass on to you!

I started with plywood, cut to the dimensions that I needed for the two twin bed. I think my height was 48? I can't remember. 

I then used some spray glue... I don't recommend this brand. I don't think it does a great job with the plywood and foam. 

I spray glued my foam.. which I cut myself. Apparently, the Hancock Fabrics around here don't cut foam for you, but I have heard of others cutting it for you, so just ask. I had a hard time getting it straight, and I think that was my big problem in the end. 

I stapled quilt batting around the whole thing.

 Gotta love the toys and clutter around...

I laid my fabric out and then stapled it the same way I did the batting... I think I pulled it too tight. That combined with the lumps from cutting the foam myself made the sides look a little wonky. Once I got it up, it's really hard to tell that it's messed up. 

See what I mean about it being lumpy?? The girls don't care though. 

Once I get the whole room done, I will show you what it looks like, but consider this a sneak peek!

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!!