Just a Few Changes

So, I didn't paint the furniture, but I did do a few simple changes!

~ Before ~

~ After ~

I thought the old mirror was a little dated for my taste. I don't know about you, but I feel as

though my taste are forever changing. I wanted something a little more simple.

I found the mirror at Ikea for around $40. It is a simple oval with beveled edges. I thought if it doesn't look good, I'll just use it some where else. The white plates are

some I had in a cabinet. I kept everything else the same on top of the dresser.

Over the bed, I had one lonely platter which needed some buddies.

So, I found 2 more plates to add to it. I am a plate hangin' fool!!!

You got a plate, I'll find a spot and hang it!!

Love my new Pottery Barn lumbar pillow for $15!!!

We have had this furniture for about 13 years now, and even though the man doesn't want

me too, I still secretly want to paint the dresser and end tables! Maybe I can talk

him into it.

Found these sconces at Hobby Lobby 3 years ago. I wish you could see the color better.

The roses are a pretty moss color.

My man gave me these roses on our 10 year wedding anniversary. I keep everything!

That's my Homecoming Queen tiara. Yes, I'm a dork!

The bench is off to get recovered and I can't wait to see how it turns out!

Here I go thinking again. I think I might want new curtains and a rug!

What do you think?

I'm linking up with:

Savvy Southern Style

Blessings,

Just Because

Just a little bit of loveliness to brighten your day!

Blessings,

Memorial Day 2011

Thank you to all military men and women for serving our country

and fighting for our freedom to live our every day lives!

God bless you all!

Sarah Fans!!!

O.k Sarah fans! If you've been going through withdrawals, don't fret any longer!!!

She is back with a bang! She is doing an overhaul on her summer house which is located on

a small island! Make sure you check your local listings on HGTV because it's already

started. So, you might have to play catch up like I did!

Love the red in the master bedroom

Oh my!!!!

Love that back splash!

I can't take it!

Don't miss her!!

You'll Fall in Love With....

You'll fall in love with everything you're about to see!!

Look what Jones Design Company came up with for her piano nook!

She tore out pages from a book and placed them on the wall.

Amazing!!!

I have a little hair crush on My Yellow Sandbox! She has the best

tutorial's for hair EVER!!!

This easy style is one of my fav's!

Gus and Lula just adopted 2 cuties from Ethiopia and their

little nursery is bursting with charm!

Mod Vintage Life has the best little tutorial for tissue paper flowers!

Look at that creation she came up with on the wall!

Inspiring!

Now, go show some love!

In The New House

So we have the new house! But we are still in the old one while the major renovations are underway. The bathroom and kitchen are the first priorities.

Here is the bathroom as we found it...

But Dave has already finished the destruction and the building has begun! We are not doing the bathroom ourselves so I think it will progress quickly.

And while I'm on the subject of bathrooms...welcome to our new master bathroom!

It needs a little work... some walls perhaps. But it will be lovely one day I hope. It has two skylights!

The other thing that is happening right now is the floors. Dave ripped up the carpet that was previously in the entry and family room:

(pictures from MLS listing with previous owner's furniture)

And we discovered painted floors which are being refinished. The wood is actually maple, which I love because it is so light. I plan on keeping the floors as light as possible. I hope they will go nicely with the painted floors we will have in the kitchen and laundry room (yes I will have a main floor laundry room, I'm SO excited about this!)

I have so much to say about each room! I will have to split them into multiple posts.

One of the best things is the backyard, and seeing Layla run free. At our current house we share the driveway and don't have a fence so she is not able to play in the yard.

She has even been helping in the garden!

Oh and I have to ask, does anyone know what this plant is? it is climbing all over our fence and a wooden awning ( I think that's the right word.. it's a wooden structure that can house a hammock)

It looks like it is going to bloom:

Of course there are stressful moments, and not everything is perfect and a lot will have to wait, but overall I'm so excited for our dream home.

The main bathroom is going to have a heated floor with this basketweave tile:

This light (Pottery Barn):

There will be plain white subway tiles around the bathtub. Hopefully we will be able to reuse the original beadboard and paint the wall above cream or light blue... I can't decide:)

I'm trying to balance the more expensive items like the tile and light with plain and simple choices for our tub, tub surround, and faucets.

Thank you all for following on this journey. I'm sorry if I haven't gotten back to your question if you asked one recently. I will be doing a FAQ post soon so feel free to send it to me again:)

I can't wait to show you more. Oh and one last thing: