tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35401358135352981972024-02-18T17:36:28.339-08:00centsibly chic sisterslove your decor without breaking the bank!Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060099357141461475noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540135813535298197.post-24796494138919927982015-01-05T12:55:00.001-08:002015-01-05T12:55:21.232-08:00My Interactive Old Testament Stories!<div style="text-align: center;">
I just wanted to give an update on our <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BookofMormonforKids" target="_blank">Etsy Shop</a>! My Interactive Book of Mormon Stories launched a couple years ago, and since we have added some awesome <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/161317388/13-articles-of-faith-flashcards?ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">Article of Faith Flashcards</a>, and have jumped into Interactive Bible Stories. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/205933581/my-interactive-old-testament-stories-pdf?ref=listing-shop-header-2" target="_blank">My Interactive Old Testament</a> is now available as well! You can watch the video to get a closer look! Visit our<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BookofMormonforKids" target="_blank"> Etsy Shop- Book of Mormon for Kids</a> or check out our website <a href="http://scripturestoriesforkids.com/" target="_blank">ScriptureStoriesforKids</a> for a closer look and to answer any FAQ's! </div>
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Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060099357141461475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540135813535298197.post-31998008163233445812014-03-05T19:16:00.000-08:002014-03-05T19:18:43.998-08:00Book of Mormon for Kids<div style="text-align: center;">
Some of you may already know, but about a few years ago <a href="http://centsiblychicsisters.blogspot.com/search?q=what+i%27m+most+proud+of">I posted</a> about the one project I was the most proud of. I created an Interactive Book of Mormon Book for my kiddos, and once Pinterest became popular, so did that post. After a lot of inquiries I decided to bring the book to life so that it could be available to anyone.</div>
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to report that after several months, one illustrator, a few meetings with Publishers, and one<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/116055936/interactive-book-of-mormon-for-children"> etsy shop</a> later- the book is officially available! We took all the ideas from my
original book and created a version now available through Etsy. If you
decide to purchase it, we email it to you as a PDF file that you can
print out and decide what you want to do (bind it, turn it into file
folder activities etc.) with it, detailed instructions are attached. This book has the first 9 stories of
the Book of Mormon and coming in late February or early March we will
have volume 2 with the last 9 stories available as well.</div>
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The Shop name is <b><span style="font-size: large;">Book of Mormon for Kids</span></b></div>
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Please let me know if you have any questions!! Thnx!!</div>
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<br />Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060099357141461475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540135813535298197.post-55521870863239916602014-03-05T19:12:00.001-08:002014-03-05T19:12:31.058-08:00Modern Cottage Master Bedroom<div style="text-align: center;">
I decided a long time ago that keeping up a regular blog wasn't where I wanted to allot a good portion of my time, but over the years I have still had fun updating our home and wanted to have an official place to document it. So over the coming weeks I will post our house room by room. So here we go... I decided for Christmas that the main thing I wanted was to finally put my stamp on our master bedroom. We've been here about three and a half years and this was one of the very last places to get any sort of personal touch. It was more of the close the door and don't let anyone see the hodge podge of left over furniture and decor from every where else. </div>
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It sat like this for probably a year</div>
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Then we finally tackled paint, crown molding, a ceiling fan, and making an actual bed</div>
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Then I dressed it up with an inexpensive DIY and some odds and ends from around the house. It never made it much further than this. It had the cottage feel I've always loved but still didn't ever feel finished or "me" just felt like I pulled a bunch of leftovers from around the house :)</div>
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When I decided to tackle our bedroom I REALLY struggled trying to pin down my style. I think Pinterest totally warped my natural knack for design and what I know I like. It tore me in a million different directions because all of a sudden I liked everything and had no idea where to start. Do I like modern? Industrial? Cottage? Vintage? Retro? Traditional? Craftsman? Ahhhh! I looked at SO many pictures and over analyzed til I about drove myself mad. Then one day I decided, FORGET PINTEREST! I stopped looking at pictures and went back to my roots... what do I like? What makes me swoon, feel at home, what was I drawn to before pinterest ever came along. And what do ya know... things started to come together. </div>
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Here's what <span style="color: #666666;"><u><b>I</b></u> </span>LOVE..</div>
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Most of the fun about decor for me is being thrifty. I think there are only about 5 things in our entire bedroom that I bought from a regular store. Almost everything else was either free, thrifted, or made by us. LOVE that. It drives me crazy when designers claim to be "thrifty" and then say they had a budget of 5 grand or something for a single room. When I say thrifty I mean... an entire room for under 300 bucks. I believe ANYONE can have a beautiful home, just have to have an eye for design and know a good deal when you see one. </div>
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AHHHH, that's me! </div>
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<u>Bed:</u> made by us via Anna White- most expensive thing in the room</div>
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<u>Vintage Botanicals</u>: Free! ok 5 bucks of printing via <a href="http://www.poppytalk.com/2013/05/free-download-botanical-prints.html" target="_blank">PoppyTalk</a> </div>
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<u>Bedding</u>: Shams and Quilted Coverlet were 10 dollars at a garage sale last summer</div>
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<u> Nightstands</u>: Old filing cabinets-14 bucks for the pair- Thrifted via Savers</div>
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<u>Grey Pillow</u>: Home Goods- LOVE!</div>
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<u>Lamps and Vase</u>: Ikea that I already had</div>
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We have added some sort of custom molding to almost every room in the house. This room was screaming for a focal point and planked walls are all the craze, but work perfectly with the overall feel for the room so we did it! And I LOVE!</div>
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<u>Mid-Century Dresser</u>: Thrifted via DI for $40- A steal of a deal we found years ago</div>
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<u>Mirrors</u>: DIY with leftover crown molding</div>
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<u>Sunburst mirror</u>: Way old trend but still love. DIY that I made a few years ago. I intended on painting it out until I saw it finished, I loved the natural wood tones and kept it as is. </div>
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<u>Dresser</u>: My childhood dresser growing up, changed out the knobs a few years back</div>
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We wanted a little reading area so a few years ago I found this chair at DI for five bucks! It had great bones and looked so similar to our bed with the wood slats. It was oak and had forest green cushions, but nothing a little white paint and an Ikea sheet can't tackle!</div>
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I wanted a little area to display mementos and have fun styling over the years. We had some pine left over from making our bed so we just painted them out and added some brackets from Ikea. </div>
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<u>Two maps</u>: Free from a neighbor- I picked out the two states where we've lived the longest</div>
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This dresser is one of the very first projects we ever did. We spray painted it white in a church parking lot about 9 years ago! It was Paul's grandma's and came to us painted alternating colors of white and mustard yellow. A few years ago we changed out the knobs with some vintage knobs for less than ten bucks!</div>
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I'm sure in 5 more years I'll look back at these pictures and think to myself- What an amateur! But for now, I love it. I love knowing that every little thing has a different story but together they make a place that I love!</div>
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*Coming up... Boys shared bedroom and little girl nursery</div>
Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060099357141461475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540135813535298197.post-70929840471921535482011-10-29T12:09:00.000-07:002011-10-29T12:15:58.297-07:00Quick Fix<div style="text-align: center;">I think this dresser is the very first piece of furniture we ever spray painted-about 7 yrs ago, in a church parking lot b/c we didn't have space at our apartment. It used to be banana yellow and white, from Grandma. It's cheap but for now it gets the job done. When we painted it white I painted the knobs black to go with some other dresser we had at the time. 7 years later, the knobs were driving me crazy in our room because they look so cheap. So a few months ago when I was roaming around in an antique shop- I happened upon these knobs. Nothing too fancy but metal instead of wood and at 50 cents a piece I knew it would be a good upgrade! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Of course, I didn't take a picture til half way through- so now u can see the difference</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEc1N1IpHEW_wdplzvNYSDUJ9vo6PXCRdSMKADARYpVgAqa4jaiCmWv6MpRnkQWGuqqhcB1pdc75oubAGe7cBM3jyqA0fEAyD7N0JF-5VfllEJ8jbffklKLcUJqyBBroCtreqU_iGcn8/s1600/dresserbefore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEc1N1IpHEW_wdplzvNYSDUJ9vo6PXCRdSMKADARYpVgAqa4jaiCmWv6MpRnkQWGuqqhcB1pdc75oubAGe7cBM3jyqA0fEAyD7N0JF-5VfllEJ8jbffklKLcUJqyBBroCtreqU_iGcn8/s400/dresserbefore.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> After </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxm3MDoZamYTOHnk5JR-B9232Gu0wQW0ohY-p9YAHuHuPKz1HrRQI-WRLI2zHolE6Qcw6wlpN94ZbkXsHT0nrPBEWM883fn9RnWo-xrVicT-OEO_Z3cQSJID7CQIkclhb7NnUsEN3ek2c/s1600/dresserafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxm3MDoZamYTOHnk5JR-B9232Gu0wQW0ohY-p9YAHuHuPKz1HrRQI-WRLI2zHolE6Qcw6wlpN94ZbkXsHT0nrPBEWM883fn9RnWo-xrVicT-OEO_Z3cQSJID7CQIkclhb7NnUsEN3ek2c/s400/dresserafter.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8z7eFYL_noNYROHQLokPGhaw2pd4b1-dJokS-dq3EuZ4g8KqtGtQgFBlAKGin__dFs8U0Ya11c7x5TTi7GTcWI2xECNspCMokuznmfHXpG-mAuUnTdfsxX2c6Yyv1F7LUq4HONMMyU2o/s1600/s+art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> A little DIY styling on the top- the S is from Hobby Lobby at 50% off it was $5, the frame was something I had, and the stencil print I did myself with some butcher paper and a sharpee, books I gathered from around the house</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1otH8-VnAiG-MiYRJ706LKrVLvhmcgDnxQDqFkWabMKjA-qfW4gkeXYvuRSrK2OQ3gcTF5UY4qPQc3rs75hphVkPiBaZZ-V7rymNu8WzwyRT1uDiHA_YKfJdXOstkDq-YHAV-AT5zZZI/s1600/s+art2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1otH8-VnAiG-MiYRJ706LKrVLvhmcgDnxQDqFkWabMKjA-qfW4gkeXYvuRSrK2OQ3gcTF5UY4qPQc3rs75hphVkPiBaZZ-V7rymNu8WzwyRT1uDiHA_YKfJdXOstkDq-YHAV-AT5zZZI/s400/s+art2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8z7eFYL_noNYROHQLokPGhaw2pd4b1-dJokS-dq3EuZ4g8KqtGtQgFBlAKGin__dFs8U0Ya11c7x5TTi7GTcWI2xECNspCMokuznmfHXpG-mAuUnTdfsxX2c6Yyv1F7LUq4HONMMyU2o/s1600/s+art.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8z7eFYL_noNYROHQLokPGhaw2pd4b1-dJokS-dq3EuZ4g8KqtGtQgFBlAKGin__dFs8U0Ya11c7x5TTi7GTcWI2xECNspCMokuznmfHXpG-mAuUnTdfsxX2c6Yyv1F7LUq4HONMMyU2o/s640/s+art.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060099357141461475noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540135813535298197.post-18749925161244339282011-10-19T16:29:00.000-07:002011-10-19T16:38:35.400-07:00Bedroom Details: Rustic Touch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7h9KhI4iPKS8oNtIitWuN8bdQONLf-0n1ZQglVOlF5lYbMrK9l33eEvdKrS90Vhh9G_eAr5dahjrcfM3Mo7TjeBR4LBTosEDCO3bbDkVpNJjKzpCKd49iI7caKfg_qOxevP4DQNreFk/s1600/unfinished+wood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Next up, I wanted to add a little personal touch and I remembered I had a piece of barn wood I got at an antique shop several months before. It was $6 and I intended on using it for something else, but that didn't happen, so I thought--- I'll use it now! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7h9KhI4iPKS8oNtIitWuN8bdQONLf-0n1ZQglVOlF5lYbMrK9l33eEvdKrS90Vhh9G_eAr5dahjrcfM3Mo7TjeBR4LBTosEDCO3bbDkVpNJjKzpCKd49iI7caKfg_qOxevP4DQNreFk/s1600/unfinished+wood.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7h9KhI4iPKS8oNtIitWuN8bdQONLf-0n1ZQglVOlF5lYbMrK9l33eEvdKrS90Vhh9G_eAr5dahjrcfM3Mo7TjeBR4LBTosEDCO3bbDkVpNJjKzpCKd49iI7caKfg_qOxevP4DQNreFk/s400/unfinished+wood.jpg" width="400" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">All it took was some white acrylic paint, a few stamps sets, some memories, and a little creativity </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldWQHfPrzwp9ace61uDXE9FIqYFmJvEAiLkvWhAOLBHdVI48KLQTLE8udqSlQfsNs7kbI6JhcT3uGObDZN0SGo-ULGiPnzQQWJvtzTIQjdWnnXiNE4UPFO6BP905SpE0PHsvLh8YcM_w/s1600/left+side.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldWQHfPrzwp9ace61uDXE9FIqYFmJvEAiLkvWhAOLBHdVI48KLQTLE8udqSlQfsNs7kbI6JhcT3uGObDZN0SGo-ULGiPnzQQWJvtzTIQjdWnnXiNE4UPFO6BP905SpE0PHsvLh8YcM_w/s400/left+side.jpg" width="400" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I just thought through things that are special to us-- kids, where we got married, first date, cute sayings, places we've lived, favorite vacations etc.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc81_irvcUNQFdx4fUa5W2hFi5vvK1DsOzVHwJMXlt9GnIpKb6xJ1VglPOLNoeTFaVEMv8pi67KDxn_jNWe_UzYM_VUIFcWN0eyByA2oqGp-t74WCnGn2zzNYav53krivswlkohG1_cto/s1600/right+side+of+art.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc81_irvcUNQFdx4fUa5W2hFi5vvK1DsOzVHwJMXlt9GnIpKb6xJ1VglPOLNoeTFaVEMv8pi67KDxn_jNWe_UzYM_VUIFcWN0eyByA2oqGp-t74WCnGn2zzNYav53krivswlkohG1_cto/s400/right+side+of+art.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now it is above our bed- not sure I love it there, but now it's too meaningful- I have to hang it somewhere! </div><div style="text-align: center;">All the stuff above the bed I had, just pulled from around the house- but the white vase was $1 at a garage sale, the duvet set was $30 online (i can tell u where if ur interested)- I still want a white quilted coverlet to mix and match the bedding a bit more, & I made the pillow covers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLOtyrCSNKW6VJ6ejrjKH-d5PlcnkwtzRsApXCU_9AZlH0eo30Rlu9g4BqOtS02wGxVm203435vEc3ceB9zOKlgaWi2dxXIwe8BHQLsmYhDjx_bMip_-20NrJYfkoPokflLC5mS2kNbw/s1600/saying+board+with+bed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLOtyrCSNKW6VJ6ejrjKH-d5PlcnkwtzRsApXCU_9AZlH0eo30Rlu9g4BqOtS02wGxVm203435vEc3ceB9zOKlgaWi2dxXIwe8BHQLsmYhDjx_bMip_-20NrJYfkoPokflLC5mS2kNbw/s400/saying+board+with+bed.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> After scouring KSL and trying to find a good deal on beds, I came across <a href="http://ana-white.com/category/plans/collections/farmhouse-beds">Ana White's site</a>, and loved the farmhouse bed. It's been floating around blog land for awhile but it really is perfect. After showing the plans to Paul-one night he just packed up, went to the store, came home with all the supplies, and only a few hours later he had totally completed the headboard! I was shocked! I knew he was a handyman, but holy moly- I am so lucky :) It was a good excuse to get him the drill set he's always wanted, and if that means he'll keep up the projects then that's fine with me!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-y1yZoiTF_L_IB0Ja4rVH8tIbp3y0zrXLFcDS-jR8Mx8lBXFxFUfFmabxRWSRep7vMUkV-DDmMHt7lfsWJFNXPRrFHVjugVD2zSQNq7k-53NS8p3SVAURvOiU8YMP4dJyrn7-Zun9GXQ/s1600/headboard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-y1yZoiTF_L_IB0Ja4rVH8tIbp3y0zrXLFcDS-jR8Mx8lBXFxFUfFmabxRWSRep7vMUkV-DDmMHt7lfsWJFNXPRrFHVjugVD2zSQNq7k-53NS8p3SVAURvOiU8YMP4dJyrn7-Zun9GXQ/s400/headboard.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think it only took him one more night to do the foot board and rails. Then it took me 3 times that long to fill all the holes and paint. It was kind of a beast to paint actually, lots of primer and paint. I do love how it looks unfinished in these pics though. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0gEAI6uVaS1o2vip1Eaajy-_giSiOVOETheruAnCXracLT4_5ewXJUVJlgpvJwofXfJpF1kMUDYosB4COd8iaMYIYnDfwKT7JmjC6BZREwJSgDlzNhgkEvJm6pagvKGaSCuyktIcZ_I/s1600/paul+headboard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0gEAI6uVaS1o2vip1Eaajy-_giSiOVOETheruAnCXracLT4_5ewXJUVJlgpvJwofXfJpF1kMUDYosB4COd8iaMYIYnDfwKT7JmjC6BZREwJSgDlzNhgkEvJm6pagvKGaSCuyktIcZ_I/s400/paul+headboard.jpg" width="400" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Here it is when we first moved it into the room. I just kinda threw the bedding on and it's not looking great. But at this point we did have the crown molding up (ALSO thanks to Paul, ok I guess I filled all the holes and painted too) and the wall color was up. But still lots to work on--- notice the way too short nightstand and hideous puke orange chair (no offense to Grandma) --- these eye sores will be addressed in upcoming posts!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_YlbrCvPm5IyH-K8UqqcbKeTy6Yz-3Vm6ug1doXF0Z6Njw1lzLAbMV_Ko2_25vUOH8yH9S9x7QlDyJQLe6paXp3VkNs3i7uww5q8CMO178UtnizYDmFLjt1jgF1Bojz1bg3Bdlcx6io/s1600/bed+finished.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_YlbrCvPm5IyH-K8UqqcbKeTy6Yz-3Vm6ug1doXF0Z6Njw1lzLAbMV_Ko2_25vUOH8yH9S9x7QlDyJQLe6paXp3VkNs3i7uww5q8CMO178UtnizYDmFLjt1jgF1Bojz1bg3Bdlcx6io/s640/bed+finished.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060099357141461475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540135813535298197.post-17765929071610637552011-10-14T08:00:00.000-07:002011-10-14T08:30:30.622-07:00Virtual Family Room Design<div style="text-align: center;">Recently my close friend moved into a new rental and asked for a little help figuring out how to pull things all together and make a space she and her family will love! Since she lives out of state we had fun with lots of emails back and forth and were able to pull a few things to get the ball rolling. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The family room was painted in ButterCream from Restoration Hardware. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJa24VInTlSMAbDCPoTyjwR3lONJCs_CBVDZu_DWPo5rfQdizHv_9SAJeQfC9EEzWo8lMLibOxQYGBdPb6AF-yXlNg1VaGaKThBfyfy0Vj6cy0puGXeNs6AQnJH0frqGdwlJbrHmIjmY/s1600/buttercream+am.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJa24VInTlSMAbDCPoTyjwR3lONJCs_CBVDZu_DWPo5rfQdizHv_9SAJeQfC9EEzWo8lMLibOxQYGBdPb6AF-yXlNg1VaGaKThBfyfy0Vj6cy0puGXeNs6AQnJH0frqGdwlJbrHmIjmY/s1600/buttercream+am.jpg" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">The stairs and upstairs hall were going to be tan and she wanted a fun pop of color in the kitchen that went with everything else. I gave lots of suggestions and she picked my fave- Sherwinn Williams Sea Salt! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXaXuiG948yY0zCLS83p0t7eLg7HPK7sVFFEBjkTPx9aPNKe8aME-NtLX6OoBFBHpFRc9JKrZa5kVNIKa1KD1IJji0VoYCoMUY6x18MP1ZaHmKZ8shPFqEYAom_0DEVXVCpCsSVHuHGU/s1600/sea+salt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXaXuiG948yY0zCLS83p0t7eLg7HPK7sVFFEBjkTPx9aPNKe8aME-NtLX6OoBFBHpFRc9JKrZa5kVNIKa1KD1IJji0VoYCoMUY6x18MP1ZaHmKZ8shPFqEYAom_0DEVXVCpCsSVHuHGU/s1600/sea+salt.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next up was fabric for the curtains. Something that pulled the two spaces together and freshened things up. There was a lot to choose from between online stores, etsy, etc. I just started pulling some and putting them in a pinterest file...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last steps- she sent me a few pictures and told me what they need as a family- more lighting, storage for kid stuff, fun patterns/personality. So here are the before's....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">BEFORE</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtDF9rgSm5wC7HybR-sD8z_Z4KiTkIGNrfkhdXDU5jNbtaKV65RHtOgtRWXgFGojQHMbettTB3YPMmHYA15pwqqoSb_zM7-xtqeZm49kJj4XIsrHs_XAUcenlh_PHWkbCVN_gdpqV1Yc/s1600/am1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtDF9rgSm5wC7HybR-sD8z_Z4KiTkIGNrfkhdXDU5jNbtaKV65RHtOgtRWXgFGojQHMbettTB3YPMmHYA15pwqqoSb_zM7-xtqeZm49kJj4XIsrHs_XAUcenlh_PHWkbCVN_gdpqV1Yc/s400/am1.JPG" width="300" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just focused on the left side/family room because I couldn't figure out how to do both in one photoshop doc. But I used furniture from both pics. (slight disclaimer-- I can't get that silly blue pillow from that tan couch smaller and I know it looks silly and off, but whatever- I'm still trying to figure out this whole photoshop thing)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTEkJEDOIUjhIeEshSGHq1HfTnF2Gu_Hx_8AS_uWcX57bnLvwRFNkFhzYG8lWAZOP-xbDNqzSRmoKQFCH1CL5hyod7fCbMRcIQd-Efahi788JKUcAfxttmooOHlLe_wq28dMaCVSF1ZQ/s1600/ann+marie4+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTEkJEDOIUjhIeEshSGHq1HfTnF2Gu_Hx_8AS_uWcX57bnLvwRFNkFhzYG8lWAZOP-xbDNqzSRmoKQFCH1CL5hyod7fCbMRcIQd-Efahi788JKUcAfxttmooOHlLe_wq28dMaCVSF1ZQ/s640/ann+marie4+copy.jpg" width="640" /> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b>Color palette:</b> I pulled colors from the curtains you already have, the wall color, and light colored carpet etc<br />
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<b>Style:</b> <br />
<i>formal</i>- The side table, lamps, and picture frame are a sleek shape/luster to give a little sparkle <br />
<i>french</i>- I had no idea how to incorporate that part of your surveys given what you already have :)<br />
<i>vintage</i>- A few rustic/fun pieces - the basket full of books, little toy box by the chair, coffee table- I have seen some fun rustic/vintage coffee tables online lately using old pallets or trunks or things that you could do way cheap. Oh and the cute little blue clock is a fun little vintage accessory <br />
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* Play/storage space for the kids: an ottoman/coffee table like that would hold a lot of stuff and serve as a toy box if u wanted, the little toy basket by the chair, basket of books etc. I was thinking of making the other half of the room the main place with large storage, a twin to the bookcase you already have and a storage thing between the two etc. <br />
*Lighting: I put a tall lamp in that area (u could just use the one you already have) and then one on the little side table, but if you do the sofa table you could also flank two on either end or in a grouping to add a lot of light right there<br />
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<b>Keeping costs low:</b> I used most of the large existing furniture pieces- the major thing is if you don't use the drawers in that sofa table that putting it behind your sofa gives you the perfect spot to put cute, fun accessories or artwork, or lamps for reading to give more light in the room. It also give a focal point to the room besides just the window. You could also just re-paint or use the side tables you already have in place of the ones I put on there.<br />
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**Once again... this was TOTALLY a fun project! I love these little virtual design projects- just as fun to design and it doesn't cost me a dime! You can see the other one I did for my friend <a href="http://centsiblychicsisters.blogspot.com/2011/06/angies-house.html">here </a><br />
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<b>If you or anyone you know would like a virtual design- let me know! I work for free :) </b><br />
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<b></b>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060099357141461475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540135813535298197.post-55584911444173313792011-10-12T08:01:00.000-07:002011-10-12T14:09:36.296-07:00Free Fall Decor<div style="text-align: center;">When I was walking to a neighbors house the other day I noticed several pallets that had just been dumped in an empty lot. My mind started reeling on what I could do with them, and there are ideas online everywhere. Table, headboards, dresser, art... I wasn't sure what I was going to do with one but I knew I would put it to use some how. So after watching for a couple days and realizing no one was going to claim the pallets, I broke my back dragging one back to my garage. It sat there for a week or so until I decided I wanted to spruce up the entry way a bit and add some touches of fall. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a reminder on what the entryway looked like before board and batten</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTQR0UhjErq8spDqZuA6nj_kzhN9b5bCb6WO2tEYqluFgmp3EUaPsd_RJhXSgdqdLvkNB-ERm5Se4JjwGT7dLXTUbAWB7abOeVSciWnQMdzczxvRu5CHlarpQ-w4daY8RBZhwnO4P-ps/s1600/board+and+batten+before.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTQR0UhjErq8spDqZuA6nj_kzhN9b5bCb6WO2tEYqluFgmp3EUaPsd_RJhXSgdqdLvkNB-ERm5Se4JjwGT7dLXTUbAWB7abOeVSciWnQMdzczxvRu5CHlarpQ-w4daY8RBZhwnO4P-ps/s320/board+and+batten+before.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is how it looks now...all the decor stuff was free, minus the 2 dollar pumpkins I bought a week before & stuff I already had</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxwFduJOq90441ILIe6dU78LcV1hylDdmi74LzmJtwVjkerQU8dXze0GgUNA3eCT5PX_VgY9C-wJddsP8qy1wccUOFyF2c15YuhQe7vM1Af4Wc9oyA2WenysJQVDR6ZzKpiXoj6hFLWM/s1600/entryway+piano.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxwFduJOq90441ILIe6dU78LcV1hylDdmi74LzmJtwVjkerQU8dXze0GgUNA3eCT5PX_VgY9C-wJddsP8qy1wccUOFyF2c15YuhQe7vM1Af4Wc9oyA2WenysJQVDR6ZzKpiXoj6hFLWM/s400/entryway+piano.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Scrapbooking paper and paper bags for the banner- all stuff I had</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMenrIIPoK5oFy02AiCt8G8iCFygUR8BO7OPsAovEBqFzsMuMkIRnSZ2CWQynd9aBoGVdWls-Bsl134gnhHUEEHUph86i1fPp0T5U6KyH-K0fGVfCDo3hjRYQamNs7ELE0RoMPoBhjMM/s1600/flags.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMenrIIPoK5oFy02AiCt8G8iCFygUR8BO7OPsAovEBqFzsMuMkIRnSZ2CWQynd9aBoGVdWls-Bsl134gnhHUEEHUph86i1fPp0T5U6KyH-K0fGVfCDo3hjRYQamNs7ELE0RoMPoBhjMM/s400/flags.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Some wheat looking twigs I grabbed on our morning walk & some mulch with a candle on top</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUB_19_Vci0atfeQUjEduuSzirK58VIwbODpvOPhElqnCcr0Ct1CKhIjAkuFfOdmDt3dgGTrnmw2JolU-NTNPmBLhvqLMner6dgt6WETkGslZJpH9WnN-vz79Y14RYGwDWdMq6KkdLZg/s1600/vase.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUB_19_Vci0atfeQUjEduuSzirK58VIwbODpvOPhElqnCcr0Ct1CKhIjAkuFfOdmDt3dgGTrnmw2JolU-NTNPmBLhvqLMner6dgt6WETkGslZJpH9WnN-vz79Y14RYGwDWdMq6KkdLZg/s400/vase.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Then my DIY pallet sign. It took me a long time to rip the pallet apart, & I woke up the whole neighborhood trying to do it. Then I cut them down a bit, hooked them all together with wood on the back- then created my own saying/stencil. I saw this quote years ago on an old window in an antique shop, I've always wanted to use it somewhere- and now it's perfect for fall/thanksgiving. All I did was print out letters from Word, then cut them out by hand- using the negative space from the paper as a stencil. I just used some white craft paint & my stencil brush. I love how it turned out, and love that I didn't spend a dime!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieu1mF2U33aG0R2NDhor-ZHgJvKJe1S1TaiOcrRX3qfb3h6i6fbDx8NLQIRORy91EkUnzw-2PXW0_uwS7cvf5j05rL5PjSmwGb7IWfnSbeBR745OE4nsD0bkB67pcZcH-Q7N_2y4t9kfA/s1600/sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieu1mF2U33aG0R2NDhor-ZHgJvKJe1S1TaiOcrRX3qfb3h6i6fbDx8NLQIRORy91EkUnzw-2PXW0_uwS7cvf5j05rL5PjSmwGb7IWfnSbeBR745OE4nsD0bkB67pcZcH-Q7N_2y4t9kfA/s400/sign.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Done and done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Z00QlNZWaBuIX3RuaVM3wzQ1rF01De0TSlXiSzYh5AMcgabh0YHA4tr1fTWQ306MhnhYFdmqSAG2rVEC5i4MjjMZwuKJO3ED9HJxPFi1z1D0Z3z6DmOlTx87mA1TzLF4sm-GSo_azxk/s1600/pallet+sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Z00QlNZWaBuIX3RuaVM3wzQ1rF01De0TSlXiSzYh5AMcgabh0YHA4tr1fTWQ306MhnhYFdmqSAG2rVEC5i4MjjMZwuKJO3ED9HJxPFi1z1D0Z3z6DmOlTx87mA1TzLF4sm-GSo_azxk/s400/pallet+sign.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieu1mF2U33aG0R2NDhor-ZHgJvKJe1S1TaiOcrRX3qfb3h6i6fbDx8NLQIRORy91EkUnzw-2PXW0_uwS7cvf5j05rL5PjSmwGb7IWfnSbeBR745OE4nsD0bkB67pcZcH-Q7N_2y4t9kfA/s1600/sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUB_19_Vci0atfeQUjEduuSzirK58VIwbODpvOPhElqnCcr0Ct1CKhIjAkuFfOdmDt3dgGTrnmw2JolU-NTNPmBLhvqLMner6dgt6WETkGslZJpH9WnN-vz79Y14RYGwDWdMq6KkdLZg/s1600/vase.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060099357141461475noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540135813535298197.post-51097147771761901292011-10-12T07:06:00.000-07:002011-10-12T07:12:27.519-07:00A day at the zoo<div style="text-align: center;">A few months ago my brother-in-law asked if he could come pick up the kids and take them to the zoo for the day, of course I said yes and then I panicked- an entire day to myself?? Where to start!? Of course I wanted to run to a million stores and just look at stuff, but since we were really trying not to spend any money- shopping seemed like a waste of time. SO... instead, I decided to do something free and stenciled the hall! I know this pattern is EVERYWHERE, but when I first saw it on <a href="http://jonesdesigncompany.com/decorate/painted-wallpaper-a-tutorial/">Jones Design Company </a>I knew I had to do it somewhere.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfaMu4x6IeXlZMK1qb-UytYf_mzOCGRjEs5DR1XZl6Fnbzjt8S-flBcC2pzfzltPh6k-pTTA9G8hACo7WlvDVQ_J3VD8SDEqq3CKpwpQDa94c3ErMpr6YoUtsbKtm4qsdO2WuFR3wFmA/s1600/top+of+stairs+shot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfaMu4x6IeXlZMK1qb-UytYf_mzOCGRjEs5DR1XZl6Fnbzjt8S-flBcC2pzfzltPh6k-pTTA9G8hACo7WlvDVQ_J3VD8SDEqq3CKpwpQDa94c3ErMpr6YoUtsbKtm4qsdO2WuFR3wFmA/s400/top+of+stairs+shot.jpg" width="300" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The two things I learned in case I attempt stenciling in the future-- it takes a LONG time, and DON'T use a dark pencil- then it takes 2 coats of paint to cover it, ugh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8k7d5I35x2AsTkNppfBOTNVTiQCiQjBLFnBhesK4Alx4u-JSJ-ZJa797JplHAOKOfKS7sBtfPHmm8yp94vMFTjdLYyqby3pYZGSCtc13rGHh_8r0eCVhNgHadkRlWXm_RXcrW-_doGU/s1600/close+up+stairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8k7d5I35x2AsTkNppfBOTNVTiQCiQjBLFnBhesK4Alx4u-JSJ-ZJa797JplHAOKOfKS7sBtfPHmm8yp94vMFTjdLYyqby3pYZGSCtc13rGHh_8r0eCVhNgHadkRlWXm_RXcrW-_doGU/s400/close+up+stairs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here it was when we moved in- then add in our 1970's non-matching washer and dryer set that always smelled like smoke and combine it with the wire rack exposing every laundry product we owned- NOT a good combination. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssWMg7uuM2uUvUtcX_OM4WnNQYLe9FW9nBEyLRndzhRmhYf30oes2XR6xNEVROJU104M-SKC_67HwiH8ERbpQ04DicOEgJNVB49sS_jPuryYGyM14Ix5VqYJiBm2k33TTIxOXGP9C104/s1600/laundry+before.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssWMg7uuM2uUvUtcX_OM4WnNQYLe9FW9nBEyLRndzhRmhYf30oes2XR6xNEVROJU104M-SKC_67HwiH8ERbpQ04DicOEgJNVB49sS_jPuryYGyM14Ix5VqYJiBm2k33TTIxOXGP9C104/s400/laundry+before.JPG" width="400" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> We bought unfinished stock cabinets- painted them white- finally made like the biggest splurge of our marriage and got front loaders, painted the doors, simple accessories I pulled from around the house- done!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I attached the L brackets on the back to hold everything in place. Filled all the gaps with wood puddy and tiny dowels. Final touch was spray paint left over from doing <span style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://centsiblychicsisters.blogspot.com/2011/03/country-drab-to-flowery-fab.html">THESE</a> </span>chairs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguaEp7Mt2NJk7EHSTW5fU92RvT1sk1JzqxeYlN8l78sYzSjYvtj-13Ew0WzpMFdDvng5l9u4MVsagKHOM1H-kz3DjKC2Kqop12FLOX0B_rX8OuG6gxfq91I8piO9QwZ4Qz6peN1wvYCqc/s1600/back+of+mirror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguaEp7Mt2NJk7EHSTW5fU92RvT1sk1JzqxeYlN8l78sYzSjYvtj-13Ew0WzpMFdDvng5l9u4MVsagKHOM1H-kz3DjKC2Kqop12FLOX0B_rX8OuG6gxfq91I8piO9QwZ4Qz6peN1wvYCqc/s400/back+of+mirror.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Hang em' up! </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYayIiURaecY1Oqb5mfnO_CAk5SwvLYmvteAf38dpSaYMbuJpSPPk7jvoqV4q2yo5DpwAgUAGiNU1deO9rQ4fGUh2lwZ35tSVdLbn0m8A3KOa0sGgeGl5e7nJ81C8W1n3ar-wDBcbNYw/s1600/mirror+hung+on+wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYayIiURaecY1Oqb5mfnO_CAk5SwvLYmvteAf38dpSaYMbuJpSPPk7jvoqV4q2yo5DpwAgUAGiNU1deO9rQ4fGUh2lwZ35tSVdLbn0m8A3KOa0sGgeGl5e7nJ81C8W1n3ar-wDBcbNYw/s400/mirror+hung+on+wall.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Perfect! I love how its on the wall opposite our windows too because it helps the light bounce and brighten up the space! (have i mentioned how bad i want a nice camera!? ugh... i could decorate 3 rooms with the cost of one of those babies, one day, one day)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPU5Bja_rU4w8rHxA77pLr-CvOXvDSn0oJUdvZuRwMCruX9jkFI2IEcqcDTJkVZH3oAmcx_C3TD18mpnk5aHy11AE9yq9aibtsGwyLjYKXw6iFs7B89WLe-LOj-WnQFc2_7YE2gygb0I/s1600/natalie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="63" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPU5Bja_rU4w8rHxA77pLr-CvOXvDSn0oJUdvZuRwMCruX9jkFI2IEcqcDTJkVZH3oAmcx_C3TD18mpnk5aHy11AE9yq9aibtsGwyLjYKXw6iFs7B89WLe-LOj-WnQFc2_7YE2gygb0I/s200/natalie.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060099357141461475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540135813535298197.post-34777497766268336552011-06-16T08:30:00.000-07:002011-10-11T21:09:07.137-07:00Sunburst Mirror for the Master<div style="text-align: center;">Sunburst mirrors have been all the craze for the last year and then some... so I never wanted to do one, I usually wanna stray from things that are too trendy and these mirrors are EVERYWHERE. For example...</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Addicted to decorating... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucsyxF4Kpws12jLVJfYFSrADldCgvVSh19b3eCalpDWg-2O1nt1VyfdLY61c4gdsrb0Rt2j6d4R34mVsL26FUVg7FB_Wo2v7Qs5wVeSjOfrfSVOpemwYj8V_BYAOMgpX-BHubVgO6vWc/s1600/sunburst-mirror_addicted2decorating.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucsyxF4Kpws12jLVJfYFSrADldCgvVSh19b3eCalpDWg-2O1nt1VyfdLY61c4gdsrb0Rt2j6d4R34mVsL26FUVg7FB_Wo2v7Qs5wVeSjOfrfSVOpemwYj8V_BYAOMgpX-BHubVgO6vWc/s400/sunburst-mirror_addicted2decorating.png" width="400" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> The Lettered Cottage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpb-EOtg8qhX4p3YSL1tWDinTvIrJ7GPOme09lVDh-KEFsedGYTlFbGTJdzWW-Tf2TmOG8WdYj9wvgrfSeBp3WSZKP31uhuIplMX9TCjeAvlfVnD7g4UcN4NmAM2ZcVrwgKv9KZWMe8DE/s1600/DIY_Mirror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpb-EOtg8qhX4p3YSL1tWDinTvIrJ7GPOme09lVDh-KEFsedGYTlFbGTJdzWW-Tf2TmOG8WdYj9wvgrfSeBp3WSZKP31uhuIplMX9TCjeAvlfVnD7g4UcN4NmAM2ZcVrwgKv9KZWMe8DE/s400/DIY_Mirror.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Centsational Girl</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSySdt1ZHdBUhbzexQyn6m9Rq7p490y_gvGO0_OrAbMgtlN2umqO5BpbwKIItVO_8sr2w52TztiBrZLWyX1ikpQMciCdc8u_OZvrK68WwpPIIfFts95fzlFXURM5a7YhDDlmu6pl23Y4/s1600/18041124_TReL0ugs_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSySdt1ZHdBUhbzexQyn6m9Rq7p490y_gvGO0_OrAbMgtlN2umqO5BpbwKIItVO_8sr2w52TztiBrZLWyX1ikpQMciCdc8u_OZvrK68WwpPIIfFts95fzlFXURM5a7YhDDlmu6pl23Y4/s400/18041124_TReL0ugs_c.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">But when I started doing our bedroom, there was really just the perfect empty spot over one of our dressers so I thought- heck with it, I'll do it anyway. But... everywhere I looked were mirrors that were missing something or not necessarily the way I would want to do it. The ones above were some of my favorites/inspiration. I like the shims idea, I like the paint sticks but I always feel like the mirrors look unfinished or off proportion. So I just ventured to a few craft stores to see what I could come up with to get it just the right way for me!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Shims... about $1.50 @ Home Depot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCNA2sKP9229F7Ke7_mhKSm41WOBTFhXEv9CnLsuXcXDXLu2M0nr80RngqSufij2SYTPP4ibChB9P6SVkygpPedHXIBOL4IC7m4rrkabjNchlSfAL2adNQtvEa3yUJbw2S8DjLDQaBVA/s1600/shims.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCNA2sKP9229F7Ke7_mhKSm41WOBTFhXEv9CnLsuXcXDXLu2M0nr80RngqSufij2SYTPP4ibChB9P6SVkygpPedHXIBOL4IC7m4rrkabjNchlSfAL2adNQtvEa3yUJbw2S8DjLDQaBVA/s400/shims.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I found a bamboo roller shade at a thrift store for $4.00 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3zuwo2BPxcfQB9p-qGisdSLe_OEfTgFQcXoeIRTr-MqWApXAAMgY4U04Qs_DkZuvCz9IBzxnYJlog6V55HHE_Wd46Rqv0VCaHQcENDUA3LocGStSJLM7x8rFq12SPwnPKxb1oExM2i4/s1600/bamboo+shade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3zuwo2BPxcfQB9p-qGisdSLe_OEfTgFQcXoeIRTr-MqWApXAAMgY4U04Qs_DkZuvCz9IBzxnYJlog6V55HHE_Wd46Rqv0VCaHQcENDUA3LocGStSJLM7x8rFq12SPwnPKxb1oExM2i4/s400/bamboo+shade.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Round clock face, unfinished craft mirror, 10" embroidery hoop</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoGrmjk7Vv8Qfmbe69cHzpQuSJExBv9m8eWNB23GQCBCW9ctVyzlVvXsyRgxhgCoYJafzdZ3Oasgj27UYv7JoPWeiLbwXU741wwmxSLZ5csSEvl9VGcEZyLQxrC8t70Lychi-3lYcw28/s1600/supplies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoGrmjk7Vv8Qfmbe69cHzpQuSJExBv9m8eWNB23GQCBCW9ctVyzlVvXsyRgxhgCoYJafzdZ3Oasgj27UYv7JoPWeiLbwXU741wwmxSLZ5csSEvl9VGcEZyLQxrC8t70Lychi-3lYcw28/s400/supplies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Laying it all out</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOPyoJ6fVahDYY0taKidgTihzffG4lTcvag3kzAF4wZhzlkcWQ2ebjiBrAdOaut6dRxhkFQ47U8QLDt8m2p-ql59HOgLx8J5Iv5g_ue9L-jHIi5znT0oX7lXkvxoaJA1CUxj7CQaMdYU/s1600/sunburst+on+table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOPyoJ6fVahDYY0taKidgTihzffG4lTcvag3kzAF4wZhzlkcWQ2ebjiBrAdOaut6dRxhkFQ47U8QLDt8m2p-ql59HOgLx8J5Iv5g_ue9L-jHIi5znT0oX7lXkvxoaJA1CUxj7CQaMdYU/s400/sunburst+on+table.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtyGbnnE2G-MwJO9m4AAeCPzDH_rVJHoVEi3W71QLkKin3Q61UTVsc85IOo1FK-peDVMiEZ1ZA8TNoOpgF3MoQ7j7Dns7pSaE4drJH3hPncGgNBg7vGpdwZzKw0anGVolk8w6bgzHAns/s1600/on+the+wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Hanging it up! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXb5v93mGk4wpyiHWIaaUBiMmi-CUwFzQjgLsCZBQMB-LdBtQnC29nRKinrx6tSgl_9vEhbfnynjjhguVf7KpsN-FzSwBzTVEHMOWogbu1xMQFyzKRjx3QgVmIFLDRAL87l2CZhVsjZkk/s1600/sunburst+mirror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXb5v93mGk4wpyiHWIaaUBiMmi-CUwFzQjgLsCZBQMB-LdBtQnC29nRKinrx6tSgl_9vEhbfnynjjhguVf7KpsN-FzSwBzTVEHMOWogbu1xMQFyzKRjx3QgVmIFLDRAL87l2CZhVsjZkk/s400/sunburst+mirror.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still need to accessorize the dresser- but for now, I love it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OlFGNwuAqGyanA0WpxcEfnB2ujsTVnXsQzGN0rPvJlRwcYsYsW1Qq2kIjuGQ8EfqcI2l6d-X_3yQZ4sQrpaByrBlfQ-C2LtJVVMPk5uvAiTFp0M236qYdvccv_ajCzLnJZOqucpQx14/s1600/after+with+red+box.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OlFGNwuAqGyanA0WpxcEfnB2ujsTVnXsQzGN0rPvJlRwcYsYsW1Qq2kIjuGQ8EfqcI2l6d-X_3yQZ4sQrpaByrBlfQ-C2LtJVVMPk5uvAiTFp0M236qYdvccv_ajCzLnJZOqucpQx14/s400/after+with+red+box.jpg" width="300" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfWws2hE1WanyisiHvQWnbnVBkNdn8qCCEO0lvvuCy175kqlzdIKc2JMhyM7kkn6oJIzLHLVJ_YUT0KapzTbHGRnjrQaKXZ80i08XnkvAVQXAMBrdBGPDeSG93s9Qa2RoyoauRa7L59Q/s1600/on+the+wall2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtyGbnnE2G-MwJO9m4AAeCPzDH_rVJHoVEi3W71QLkKin3Q61UTVsc85IOo1FK-peDVMiEZ1ZA8TNoOpgF3MoQ7j7Dns7pSaE4drJH3hPncGgNBg7vGpdwZzKw0anGVolk8w6bgzHAns/s1600/on+the+wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEyG2WK-2VIzHeN6k-EsbBWomyYWGwsUvQ1Ehyphenhyphenrt5riRZn7nWwbsfGyzxc0UaFnYGfu00Iu-gFbdZxP0KX7IiccNaABa7dMKelweQspajPYQ4nxlnjLSCgEYZQc6avhxWqERZPS9AMcE/s1600/natalie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="63" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEyG2WK-2VIzHeN6k-EsbBWomyYWGwsUvQ1Ehyphenhyphenrt5riRZn7nWwbsfGyzxc0UaFnYGfu00Iu-gFbdZxP0KX7IiccNaABa7dMKelweQspajPYQ4nxlnjLSCgEYZQc6avhxWqERZPS9AMcE/s200/natalie.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060099357141461475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540135813535298197.post-54896447026102466802011-06-16T06:36:00.000-07:002011-06-16T08:58:50.330-07:00I HATE picking paint colors!<div style="text-align: center;">I am pretty sure that my least favorite part of decorating is picking the perfect paint color! I always have the idea in mind of what the perfect color will look like, but it is <b>so dang hard</b> to translate that into paint colors that actually exist. So with our bedroom I knew I wanted gray- blue (shocker, i know!) with a little more touch of blue than green since we have blue/gray/green in the rest of the house. Luckily... in my search I found <a href="http://favoritepaintcolors.blogspot.com/" style="color: magenta;">THIS</a> awesome blog-<span style="color: magenta;"> </span><a href="http://favoritepaintcolors.blogspot.com/" style="color: magenta;">Favorite Paint Colors</a>- it is nothing but the "perfect" paint color in any color scheme you might want! 6 paint samples later... I went with Dolphin Gray by Martha Stewart, thanks to this photo!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVoRpFtNEEyHzm553n5uLqT28E6IdPwDW2FwPt5D96unLj-JAmXentwC8pR9Q2y0BQUimNf9ylETXvD9wl63lsi5LN7SGrjVE_COBn6B0fg7kyi_xTUDWgnin-x55tENMaaA4APPbo54/s1600/Dolphin2_thumb%255B3%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVoRpFtNEEyHzm553n5uLqT28E6IdPwDW2FwPt5D96unLj-JAmXentwC8pR9Q2y0BQUimNf9ylETXvD9wl63lsi5LN7SGrjVE_COBn6B0fg7kyi_xTUDWgnin-x55tENMaaA4APPbo54/s400/Dolphin2_thumb%255B3%255D.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Doesn't it look especially beautiful will all my junk everywhere? Hey... I guess that's the glory of a work in progress! <b>Crown molding</b>- check! <b>Paint</b>- check! Maybe one day it will be as beautiful as that nursery above it!<br />
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The one thing I always told myself was worth spending money on in life is good photos! So thanks to a lot of family/friends over the years (Jill, Val, Emmie, Jamie) we've gotten a lot of awesome pics of us and the kids so I wanna see them! There is no better way to make my home feel like mine than personal photos everywhere. But I think the standard just hanging posed pics on the wall is way too boring so I try to think outside the box and have fun with some photo displays. It's tricky to display tons of photos but still make things feel un-cluttered and streamline. But here's what I've done!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5teNDyO2grp3Wjit_DBOLBHWSCLv03ct4HLXbC-EXH70C-oJ7mKggePunzFXgL8FN75cvrXUEuhGL4uH5q23hoDioJxOa-SnqiCij7CNG_7LXoYlHaRqNmCZhNscpZD5Atdw_nnw3hWA/s1600/101_1553.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588398679648297746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5teNDyO2grp3Wjit_DBOLBHWSCLv03ct4HLXbC-EXH70C-oJ7mKggePunzFXgL8FN75cvrXUEuhGL4uH5q23hoDioJxOa-SnqiCij7CNG_7LXoYlHaRqNmCZhNscpZD5Atdw_nnw3hWA/s400/101_1553.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="400" /></a>I always get questions about the photos above our TV. Our great friend Jill is an amazing photographer and we were lucky enough to get her to do our last family photos!! You can check her out <a href="http://jillcastlephotography.com/index2.php#/home/">here</a>! I wanted to use some pics from the shoot to make a big statement in the room. I love, love, love canvas but it can get <span style="font-weight: bold;">so</span> pricey. I did a DIY canvas project in our last boys room <a href="http://centsiblychicsisters.blogspot.com/2009/09/boys-room-re-do-nat.html">here. </a>With these pics I wanted them really big so I opted for foam board.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVnQVuZGXxpP5XjRS4v6usbYDm1eoNZlQabmfKuxEUk14EPutgSwgOq9mdi2LGRrZistrqzc7UiF9J1jSPPCZb2mUuyNeFO2Xw1xwAmctgl4s9yec2W1xSxPHFPEBKtgtjazN_CmbfsY/s1600/101_1764.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588398668658319682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVnQVuZGXxpP5XjRS4v6usbYDm1eoNZlQabmfKuxEUk14EPutgSwgOq9mdi2LGRrZistrqzc7UiF9J1jSPPCZb2mUuyNeFO2Xw1xwAmctgl4s9yec2W1xSxPHFPEBKtgtjazN_CmbfsY/s400/101_1764.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>I got one piece of foam board at Joanns for like 3 dollars. Then I took the CD from our photo shoot to Kinkos, had them pull up the photos I wanted and blow them up to a 20x20 size. Then I had them printed on regular paper. At that size they have to use their really big machine so it got pricey. It was 20 dollars a piece. So I spent about 65.00 dollars for everything for all 3- when I looked online-- ONE mounted print this size can run you up to 500.00!! Craziness. Obviously the quality isn't the same, but for a similar effect, I'm totally happy. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Seeing my little guys face BEAM when he walked down in the morning and saw a life-size photo of him on the wall was worth everything and then some!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1Wqb9LvRKKzgwyweeYiiRaS64QiKHWSYGUu77SnWoJ60oNm-qE7rSQ_wf23mbkdiO1X5cNzzYkS18qHbc1ZWaxKmKBcUoOEEDi0lb7P472wdsKseYN4Cz0VTeDO1IIjdHYsPe1VKwv4/s1600/carson+close+up+canvas.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588394848478000514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1Wqb9LvRKKzgwyweeYiiRaS64QiKHWSYGUu77SnWoJ60oNm-qE7rSQ_wf23mbkdiO1X5cNzzYkS18qHbc1ZWaxKmKBcUoOEEDi0lb7P472wdsKseYN4Cz0VTeDO1IIjdHYsPe1VKwv4/s400/carson+close+up+canvas.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>Next up is this photo collage! I got the center picture for Christmas and was so excited about it until I hung it up and realized how small it was in the space, I knew I had to come up with something. I could do your standard framed photo collage like you see in all the magazines but when I started looking through all our pictures from over the years I realized there are sooo many fun pictures, memories etc. that I want to SEE. I don't want them just sitting in a box or stored on the computer somewhere. So I went through every photo CD we've had from when the boys were newborns until now. I had soo much fun looking through pictures of the boys as babies, or fun family vacations we took. It was hard to narrow it down- even to this many pics! But I picked ones that had special meaning or brought back certain memories. I got them all printed at Costco and varied the borders- some without any border, some with a thin white border, some thick.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRZT0gRR2u3mvsT16BXgKbCe9ORoUvSKIaBEUEf5eO4EdF0Ng6wZtCT2FSTur7Pk-rMYZPyMDXvGdr5ZW7_XIYcDD1TvEvzAkNbYfb-RUcTWi8y4iwhMdOrnnk76CZKEWGRblbjIohq4/s1600/101_1555.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588399466645643618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRZT0gRR2u3mvsT16BXgKbCe9ORoUvSKIaBEUEf5eO4EdF0Ng6wZtCT2FSTur7Pk-rMYZPyMDXvGdr5ZW7_XIYcDD1TvEvzAkNbYfb-RUcTWi8y4iwhMdOrnnk76CZKEWGRblbjIohq4/s400/101_1555.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> I laid everything on the floor and Paul and I decided together which photos would make it on the wall. Again- so fun to look through and re-live all the memories together. I also thought it would be fun and add visual interest to include all our names in the collage. So I just bought letters at a craft store and adhered coordinating scrapbooking paper to them. For the names I used left over foam-board and stickers in a font I liked-simple, but love that it makes it personal.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6GuRvcpH4NHGQRN1VxFunea2CxX84k0DukCou6kCS5urby3ihyphenhyphenNO7yCnTamc_5f7IOC79hxrwlNTaO1XBd2F-KVJPOE2RB3UHDVshSYvFfF19tEceQsHfy8teR6K7NInmMBx1ycwXp5c/s1600/101_1494.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588394839231730882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6GuRvcpH4NHGQRN1VxFunea2CxX84k0DukCou6kCS5urby3ihyphenhyphenNO7yCnTamc_5f7IOC79hxrwlNTaO1XBd2F-KVJPOE2RB3UHDVshSYvFfF19tEceQsHfy8teR6K7NInmMBx1ycwXp5c/s400/101_1494.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>I put all the photos on the wall with just that blue sticky-tac you can get at any office supply store. I love this too because it is soo easy to switch out or rearrange pictures as time passes without putting different holes all over. I added a few little frames I've had forever from the target dollar bins (and i've finally gotten them to hang straight :) Overall I probably spent 20 bucks for this- to print the pics, sticky tac, letters, scrapbooking paper etc. I love that we are all <span style="font-weight: bold;">CENTERED ON CHRIST! </span>It's probably one of my very favorite projects ever and it is a great conversation piece!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHghg-joCjyX4jIhfy-_j1DxpfVC4_VMmC4aWaJj7ya3Lsu2RyaHxULm2jvieU6hXMq7PER7OlhXb3JyC4FtwhawH9HLm7uN64c7V6LkkaB6jJL8ziCpLc3KNJKxFvKMkp1JIEVYOOa4/s1600/101_1556.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588394845203389506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHghg-joCjyX4jIhfy-_j1DxpfVC4_VMmC4aWaJj7ya3Lsu2RyaHxULm2jvieU6hXMq7PER7OlhXb3JyC4FtwhawH9HLm7uN64c7V6LkkaB6jJL8ziCpLc3KNJKxFvKMkp1JIEVYOOa4/s400/101_1556.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>By now we all know about the life of this family tree and I did a post about it <a href="http://centsiblychicsisters.blogspot.com/2010/11/diy-vinyl-family-tree-nat.html">here</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcioicJHFRGXKIuFPXAX_NT9w_2qYN1Dy_WAVkoAY8NiwbcRpA2FadBDSdIe26URoA_R0aV6JTRdCm02gdvZg4znIyCxqdVLrpq2G8m2jfwiYXc66dDsira5uSekAVi6q_MqX98ySiKiw/s1600/family+tree.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588394834701780978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcioicJHFRGXKIuFPXAX_NT9w_2qYN1Dy_WAVkoAY8NiwbcRpA2FadBDSdIe26URoA_R0aV6JTRdCm02gdvZg4znIyCxqdVLrpq2G8m2jfwiYXc66dDsira5uSekAVi6q_MqX98ySiKiw/s400/family+tree.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>And this magnet board was a lot of fun back in the day- I did a post about it <a href="http://centsiblychicsisters.blogspot.com/2009/10/little-texture-to-my-magnet-board.html">here</a> -so nice to put all those random letters to use. This is where I put pics of friends and family- after I get everyones Christmas cards, I cut out their pictures and put them here and then they get updated every year with new Christmas cards! Love it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBP8rvfsfZ4XSqhf6mW6y-z0GFCOzTChlYSdLsKHDu-RwA-4f5tIlwHCcopW0mXP3edZxmb_fkkVK-G5oidwDiAIOvGbgNdcj1jwgO0O2n5slSPkRfVMb5GwsZqBJnmqTRMmOIFYOlDXE/s1600/101_1784.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588400966178461378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBP8rvfsfZ4XSqhf6mW6y-z0GFCOzTChlYSdLsKHDu-RwA-4f5tIlwHCcopW0mXP3edZxmb_fkkVK-G5oidwDiAIOvGbgNdcj1jwgO0O2n5slSPkRfVMb5GwsZqBJnmqTRMmOIFYOlDXE/s400/101_1784.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>**Linkin up at the <a href="http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/">DIY Showoff!</a> (button on the left margin)<br />
** Linkin up at <a href="http://theinspiredroom.net/2011/04/05/gallery-wall/">The Inspired Rooms Gallery Wall Party!</a></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060099357141461475noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540135813535298197.post-48546124548667891822011-03-25T22:41:00.000-07:002011-03-25T22:57:04.763-07:00Country drab to flowery fab!<div style="text-align: center;">We got our kitchen table and chairs free off of KSL like 5 years ago- and the table has held up but the chairs are HORRIBLE. Standard Windsor chairs but the paint was all coming off, spindles missing, etc. So it has been time for new chairs for a long time! But new chairs can be a fortune! So after showing Paul a quick KSL ad one day- he came home from work with four chairs in his trunk to surprise me. If you ask me- that's way more romantic than roses, any day! :) I haven't been super motivated to work on them though so they've been sitting there forever. I finally tackled the project and lets just say..... you win some, you lose some. They turned out fine- and its definitely an upgrade but it took FOREVER. Sanding, priming, painting, glossing, stapling, stapling, stapling, stapling. Next time- I am just getting the super duper expensive, round pedestal table of my dreams with a set of 8 chairs- but until I get filthy rich to afford that--- this will have to do :)<br /><br />Saw this chair on KSL--- $12.50- good bones, well built, padded, definitely an upgrade<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrt2zRZhvNpr9kLXrCflvZL_1E2PEBs4INsm3Dt51IvOnNlAOSkGBX1LebKs-Dgla4t28KSeJqStsIIfR2vooL5bQW9Xp1nT9-e3MdgcOu10QM5YoA_Mxzq0cRReUPJC0rrhLPRCFDYwk/s1600/101_1580.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrt2zRZhvNpr9kLXrCflvZL_1E2PEBs4INsm3Dt51IvOnNlAOSkGBX1LebKs-Dgla4t28KSeJqStsIIfR2vooL5bQW9Xp1nT9-e3MdgcOu10QM5YoA_Mxzq0cRReUPJC0rrhLPRCFDYwk/s400/101_1580.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570798194825144050" border="0" /></a>I think I liked it because the shape of it totally reminded me of this Pottery Barn chair--- The Napolean --- $179.00! I will take 12.50 thank-you, even if it has an ugly heart :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDP7bvfACinZouMx-SHaUE9r7KgLupbZ-PzpX5zK5RqiitpRJmb12DAqCHRo9kLZyUw3DMl6VNuhaswZumqDgpVM1hTof2UuHMrdUqT5BTQR2z8Dru96nx2kJO1KzhRQkTbk-_9um06AQ/s1600/pottery+barn+napoleon+chair.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 383px; height: 344px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDP7bvfACinZouMx-SHaUE9r7KgLupbZ-PzpX5zK5RqiitpRJmb12DAqCHRo9kLZyUw3DMl6VNuhaswZumqDgpVM1hTof2UuHMrdUqT5BTQR2z8Dru96nx2kJO1KzhRQkTbk-_9um06AQ/s400/pottery+barn+napoleon+chair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570798332552456562" border="0" /></a>Thanks to these babies- I got the job done. That two dollar black sprayer is the best investment EVER<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOe8k0Xh6YXXHFwL5YdGPPwoXMOls_cwWUu8rR1-kgbzi75mWCOXvSWZRCXlIcOFG38AFaAerQFlazos2W1k_A3EzjxxUAH1IDcTz_KeF4JL-yhs7ccn2p0PZlOGiWf4JZi809Mjmx0I/s1600/101_1620.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOe8k0Xh6YXXHFwL5YdGPPwoXMOls_cwWUu8rR1-kgbzi75mWCOXvSWZRCXlIcOFG38AFaAerQFlazos2W1k_A3EzjxxUAH1IDcTz_KeF4JL-yhs7ccn2p0PZlOGiWf4JZi809Mjmx0I/s400/101_1620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570798327258818194" border="0" /></a>So these...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYJROi4zvv_nPQ-Chd6cT0cqkh_H5tsc-U7kTb9S8ko6FaXcfd0eEvRnHxJgFdBqLCfTCVugoPnss4r3C7dAVg6EVnAKEjRYKvpvZLfHaOOGBX0hzyOegbPhQ3lL5iqx1nU_qTwmYnVg/s1600/chairs+before.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYJROi4zvv_nPQ-Chd6cT0cqkh_H5tsc-U7kTb9S8ko6FaXcfd0eEvRnHxJgFdBqLCfTCVugoPnss4r3C7dAVg6EVnAKEjRYKvpvZLfHaOOGBX0hzyOegbPhQ3lL5iqx1nU_qTwmYnVg/s400/chairs+before.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570798209033107634" border="0" /></a>Became these...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCw1SPmca03bRx-m2wMDnfh7EPyM9b3nSFNk-mEjowPQLKGOR9wRgUFY_VLSjepGUJ7dACpWRzRoo33F0ih_2CVXLKgdJGBxQTjnVec5R2HlFEXFgl-L0hM7gs4CXpPLcS8wAO9rjeOU/s1600/101_1609.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCw1SPmca03bRx-m2wMDnfh7EPyM9b3nSFNk-mEjowPQLKGOR9wRgUFY_VLSjepGUJ7dACpWRzRoo33F0ih_2CVXLKgdJGBxQTjnVec5R2HlFEXFgl-L0hM7gs4CXpPLcS8wAO9rjeOU/s400/101_1609.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570798211496876962" border="0" /></a>Before...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrt2zRZhvNpr9kLXrCflvZL_1E2PEBs4INsm3Dt51IvOnNlAOSkGBX1LebKs-Dgla4t28KSeJqStsIIfR2vooL5bQW9Xp1nT9-e3MdgcOu10QM5YoA_Mxzq0cRReUPJC0rrhLPRCFDYwk/s1600/101_1580.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrt2zRZhvNpr9kLXrCflvZL_1E2PEBs4INsm3Dt51IvOnNlAOSkGBX1LebKs-Dgla4t28KSeJqStsIIfR2vooL5bQW9Xp1nT9-e3MdgcOu10QM5YoA_Mxzq0cRReUPJC0rrhLPRCFDYwk/s400/101_1580.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570798194825144050" border="0" /></a>After!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt10KXnGvtCUl4jzRFmEZK5Zrnq14v1Iia9CcvsAdOiSvQhR6hrZO5oslpElY2cGe3CLlKZE0lS_zrFYsvJXXlJjVLXg-lW1srhNJRPELAX6gZGw1mo8wLFetn-aweM2InN9z4PhdhjRg/s1600/101_1603.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt10KXnGvtCUl4jzRFmEZK5Zrnq14v1Iia9CcvsAdOiSvQhR6hrZO5oslpElY2cGe3CLlKZE0lS_zrFYsvJXXlJjVLXg-lW1srhNJRPELAX6gZGw1mo8wLFetn-aweM2InN9z4PhdhjRg/s400/101_1603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570798198659040962" border="0" /></a>I ordered a different fabric online, but when it arrived I HATED it. Darn it! I didn't want to pay for another fabric so I had to dig through my stuff and use something I already had. This fabric is Pink Zinnia by Alexander Henry. It's a bit juvenile for our kitchen chairs, (would be totally cute in a craft room, kids room, office) but whatever. Just gonna have to make it work! Oh and then I covered them in vinyl because kids and fabric- not a good fit.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrHikJzJok0hH2APAaR0VvTV8QAFkEfl9bPfcnU-oFdVaZMUC5IjqqVRkZETEqRWgkXhNYRHmjGNtRM3zPuKf-352Pu4PvUdkudRO1mWHBeba6izAymRcpVFf9RMUV-v6a-O10-_BpgI/s1600/101_1606.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrHikJzJok0hH2APAaR0VvTV8QAFkEfl9bPfcnU-oFdVaZMUC5IjqqVRkZETEqRWgkXhNYRHmjGNtRM3zPuKf-352Pu4PvUdkudRO1mWHBeba6izAymRcpVFf9RMUV-v6a-O10-_BpgI/s400/101_1606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570798203406096834" border="0" /></a>Just glad they're DONE!</div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060099357141461475noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540135813535298197.post-9837419052482880342010-11-03T21:32:00.000-07:002010-11-03T22:08:08.778-07:00DIY vinyl family tree! (nat)<div style="text-align: center;">In our last place I tried to come up with a fun way to display all the recent family pictures we'd done with each of our families--so after walking through Ikea and getting "inspired" I decided to do a vinyl-like family tree. I had it in our old place <a href="http://centsiblychicsisters.blogspot.com/search?q=modern+family+tree">here</a> and then later <a href="http://centsiblychicsisters.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-family-found-new-home-nat.html">here</a>. Well when we got to our new place-- I decided this was the one thing I wanted to incorporate here too. BUT I thought the tree itself needed a major re-vamp. Good good bye Ikea decals, hello vinyl by-the-foot thanks to Roberts! Roberts now carries vinyl in about 10 colors and it costs 1.99 a foot! Yahoo!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Very first I just jumped online and googled vinyl tree images. TONS pop up. But if you buy one online it can cost 75-hundred+ dollars- who wants to pay that much!? NOT ME. Soooo I found a pic I liked...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtfAzACCB6AO9GI9T7wnJSKMX9tE1wqABe3eBskulstb8Ez6ayfqZG90sSopEyXQJvx72TmZ0xSWWqvnc2ZOBaBWsqDRNDWs6u_oNjyWzpC0nY-giMIq9ZZ8tz6E3eOQSOOVgvFZev6Y/s1600/img-thing.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtfAzACCB6AO9GI9T7wnJSKMX9tE1wqABe3eBskulstb8Ez6ayfqZG90sSopEyXQJvx72TmZ0xSWWqvnc2ZOBaBWsqDRNDWs6u_oNjyWzpC0nY-giMIq9ZZ8tz6E3eOQSOOVgvFZev6Y/s400/img-thing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535548832356768962" border="0" /></a>....then I sketched out the image of the "inspiration tree" the best I could on a huge piece of butcher paper- made to the scale of where I ultimately wanted it to be hung. Really no science behind it, just eye-balled and sketched, there was a lot of erasing and tweaking but it got the job done. Then I bought a huge piece of brown vinyl- I believe I got 6 feet (12 bucks) I took the butcher paper drawing that I had cut out and traced it onto the vinyl, and had to piece a few branch pieces together but managed to get them all on there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlE6PsUOsCZxHcY8ISw6nTb2tsxbMdqqs5VneplBT9tFU-gmUuayptu7-r95c8rjBEU_hNTz3a9bMpnAgQHyXZJgA9X_iJL0BPQo7wlguxeg13poKt_AL8LTIosXQoy42YoB2xkUK7Wk/s1600/family+tree+butcher+paper.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlE6PsUOsCZxHcY8ISw6nTb2tsxbMdqqs5VneplBT9tFU-gmUuayptu7-r95c8rjBEU_hNTz3a9bMpnAgQHyXZJgA9X_iJL0BPQo7wlguxeg13poKt_AL8LTIosXQoy42YoB2xkUK7Wk/s400/family+tree+butcher+paper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535548844063705970" border="0" /></a>Then I got about one foot of red and green and used some scrapbooking paper I already had for a bit of yellow and black. It only took about 30 min to get it all actually up on the wall and voila!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOQDni65dDG2sWjhM6vAhzv6p88323K4V8_0dLZBY5h4xFKWOK92Qw-5pxPpR9G4276jfLX-B9jZY2DV1MFuLmjoq6F8FzgdfC3HaXc_c9s-wY5zNXFV4xsZVnXm70Yv9JbtHEcQ_avg/s1600/family+tree2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOQDni65dDG2sWjhM6vAhzv6p88323K4V8_0dLZBY5h4xFKWOK92Qw-5pxPpR9G4276jfLX-B9jZY2DV1MFuLmjoq6F8FzgdfC3HaXc_c9s-wY5zNXFV4xsZVnXm70Yv9JbtHEcQ_avg/s400/family+tree2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535556726099738370" border="0" /></a>A re-vamped and totally cute way to display our family! I love that every time I walk down the stairs with our 18 mo. old he points and says- mommy, daddy! (Even though I desperately need to switch out almost all the pics, totally out-dated!)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdL0PS_-jM71RPQD5qOSJ40YUVzyc462gmyJSVrCb9w6sOOnKmb4GpGI3kjPbB0lLpUOxsuwv0OMsvti1OuknH9DLJRsdZpysR6SUTXLF7EPJDh2j8iA9S5muEdJKdeO2t-BSIwgwn7c/s1600/101_0982.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdL0PS_-jM71RPQD5qOSJ40YUVzyc462gmyJSVrCb9w6sOOnKmb4GpGI3kjPbB0lLpUOxsuwv0OMsvti1OuknH9DLJRsdZpysR6SUTXLF7EPJDh2j8iA9S5muEdJKdeO2t-BSIwgwn7c/s400/101_0982.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535548838320009682" border="0" /></a>Total cost- without the frames, about $16.00!!! Ahhhh<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiENIP3t4wo5xCdalRD4SHEiEt3snV36CvuIeGbFyPr6zwNM_d63arz-UPLnOw43QFhUTEw9ZBK-pVithFLSzMFPxUtL6ZggnGozxn_mWreI6YLRFwNkPTXJLwX3FjBH2HDuYwRKLvY6w/s1600/101_0984.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiENIP3t4wo5xCdalRD4SHEiEt3snV36CvuIeGbFyPr6zwNM_d63arz-UPLnOw43QFhUTEw9ZBK-pVithFLSzMFPxUtL6ZggnGozxn_mWreI6YLRFwNkPTXJLwX3FjBH2HDuYwRKLvY6w/s400/101_0984.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535548830938925602" border="0" /></a>Linkin up to <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2010/11/before-and-after-party-private-pantry.html">thrifty decor chick</a>!<br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060099357141461475noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540135813535298197.post-8865159374618404162010-10-16T19:35:00.000-07:002010-10-16T20:17:45.401-07:00A painted rug (nat)<div style="text-align: center;">Why in the world are cute little entry rugs so expensive? I looked at all the typical places-- walmart, target, wherever and I just didn't want to spend 25+ bucks on a simple entry rug. PLus no one really had patterns I liked anway. So the next time I stopped by Ikea I just got this plain and simple yellow rug- 10 bucks- I can handle that!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87V3B1q3HXrjvdGZd99UwQ2Gy7yPiMjw9lJFT-TH_nPhBEIVa-9YMhEZJyrjI4yVCsgkHzUAxEiy6bimTcPPyx-bABYTR-U-LiCQq59N-slTjWwnvZEqQsBDwp5OAazv7EeZL8ioqSBM/s1600/rug+before2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87V3B1q3HXrjvdGZd99UwQ2Gy7yPiMjw9lJFT-TH_nPhBEIVa-9YMhEZJyrjI4yVCsgkHzUAxEiy6bimTcPPyx-bABYTR-U-LiCQq59N-slTjWwnvZEqQsBDwp5OAazv7EeZL8ioqSBM/s400/rug+before2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528838650635849746" border="0" /></a>So when I got it home and put it by the door it was so boring. Yes it was inexpensive, and I liked the color but I needed to do something to it.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxzUjas84baXhmmko0D6u5NsnPXX0CLJubQfB-OAwi_WVXrg-wYE0RcQR42dUuKikZEg423sLXBtEx92abYq6OSwVPetUGJKB1Ipv2v8Ku-bt9Op4VbxKSGNnFh7rNDs6Jtda4Xlb3Kc/s1600/rug+before+paint.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxzUjas84baXhmmko0D6u5NsnPXX0CLJubQfB-OAwi_WVXrg-wYE0RcQR42dUuKikZEg423sLXBtEx92abYq6OSwVPetUGJKB1Ipv2v8Ku-bt9Op4VbxKSGNnFh7rNDs6Jtda4Xlb3Kc/s400/rug+before+paint.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528838866752442898" border="0" /></a>So I originally was going to stencil a fun pattern onto it with fabric paint. I found <a href="http://paisleywallpaper.blogspot.com/search?q=renovation">this awesome blog post</a> where Marzi transformed her floor with this fun paisley pattern. She later posted the stencil for others to dowload<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNbEOoTDcQxSsZlm6D2Gj9dSJ_By6MqlmA8F8V7nTxWvPKdO-PEDgyX2aFLtl0zLQFLZcxwP6ZJXiFki5SwT0_OJp2PiZR2YVJ2rDIZg0YjyWmP2CdJU9Xk9MdfeuzOr9K7BaqDZZpPg/s1600/paiselywallpaper+floral+floor.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNbEOoTDcQxSsZlm6D2Gj9dSJ_By6MqlmA8F8V7nTxWvPKdO-PEDgyX2aFLtl0zLQFLZcxwP6ZJXiFki5SwT0_OJp2PiZR2YVJ2rDIZg0YjyWmP2CdJU9Xk9MdfeuzOr9K7BaqDZZpPg/s400/paiselywallpaper+floral+floor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528842993291810418" border="0" /></a>So I made the stencil, and started painting the rug-- lets just say it took FOREVER. It took a ton of paint and just way too much time and didn't look great at all soooooo onto plan #2<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlx3qD6HnnCLnBVbfk_-Ae7JtKjJhu6huIO5M4C_zbxZe5ry6uGzel7ZSWshgjwFzK4OXYgTlSBf6r86LtsTySAn51Lp_w1W-P2hk6RqYGEfGR4K0TB21RRx9w48vwv0Lv3KHqMb7WMOg/s1600/101_0899.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlx3qD6HnnCLnBVbfk_-Ae7JtKjJhu6huIO5M4C_zbxZe5ry6uGzel7ZSWshgjwFzK4OXYgTlSBf6r86LtsTySAn51Lp_w1W-P2hk6RqYGEfGR4K0TB21RRx9w48vwv0Lv3KHqMb7WMOg/s400/101_0899.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528842989897375202" border="0" /></a>Stripes of course! Easy, cheap, dramatic. I googled painted rugs and found a few fun ones<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Crafts/DIY-Decor-Striped-Woven-Rug.html">Womens Day</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6w4gwNdQD_rHpoRGJGvuGJB08vcB6E7c5HzVMShegkX6V6dkG9peuQF5gtuqIs_GA3NT2vjtUS4Ey0PtC7dek0CuRz3tFwmVxODFGW6nkgr9ZOhOHeyriavnpZAAN0QaswH2q2dmQNA/s1600/DIY-Decor-Striped-Woven-Rug_full_article_vertical.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 384px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6w4gwNdQD_rHpoRGJGvuGJB08vcB6E7c5HzVMShegkX6V6dkG9peuQF5gtuqIs_GA3NT2vjtUS4Ey0PtC7dek0CuRz3tFwmVxODFGW6nkgr9ZOhOHeyriavnpZAAN0QaswH2q2dmQNA/s400/DIY-Decor-Striped-Woven-Rug_full_article_vertical.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528845418328027170" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/11/reader-redesign-lattice-underfoot/">Young House Love</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Q8DdZgTBOkLwU-_s-LE4zYFrFToBdl2YexhzHlP8AXmL4TuXCAlgoX6tgylsVUV-i8qZCVwcXPwmiraglT1mJYufbpi_ZxGjzqaQvdjKAmFEtG7zMK1aMGi1-QWWIN9UQyM5uBm95R0/s1600/rustoleum-on-a-rug.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 391px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Q8DdZgTBOkLwU-_s-LE4zYFrFToBdl2YexhzHlP8AXmL4TuXCAlgoX6tgylsVUV-i8qZCVwcXPwmiraglT1mJYufbpi_ZxGjzqaQvdjKAmFEtG7zMK1aMGi1-QWWIN9UQyM5uBm95R0/s400/rustoleum-on-a-rug.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528845433132844898" border="0" /></a><a href="http://jchaas.blogspot.com/2010/02/old-but-newzebra-rug.html">Haas Home</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATbs1oPqvbIoCgAZglOsJ-RMJQeEPzaE-Xi9wu21eFKujh779NcsifxNiuVRqk6R4TrxAjG2M8Pik22p9NJZq9BGqowbGggCeXi0LwS4FVanL3ZLA0fNkU68-auMcQ2-iCJ8Ev1zKMmA/s1600/zebra+rug+after1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATbs1oPqvbIoCgAZglOsJ-RMJQeEPzaE-Xi9wu21eFKujh779NcsifxNiuVRqk6R4TrxAjG2M8Pik22p9NJZq9BGqowbGggCeXi0LwS4FVanL3ZLA0fNkU68-auMcQ2-iCJ8Ev1zKMmA/s400/zebra+rug+after1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528845424240076450" border="0" /></a><a href="http://gingibersnap.blogspot.com/2010/03/diy-striped-rug.html">GingiberSnap</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pARzW15Z0nIbr3ZZUweMrU2UlFfVbb4285dJvmcQ8g8W2_p3wkUsH7LwjJybisrtbHHNa3Po8ZKeS7W805Nv_IcvbfBr10FJY-dS4c2raw59plavaew_qhyOKLFD_cDiXV0KG6Feo0M/s1600/striped+rug.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pARzW15Z0nIbr3ZZUweMrU2UlFfVbb4285dJvmcQ8g8W2_p3wkUsH7LwjJybisrtbHHNa3Po8ZKeS7W805Nv_IcvbfBr10FJY-dS4c2raw59plavaew_qhyOKLFD_cDiXV0KG6Feo0M/s400/striped+rug.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528845430273563362" border="0" /></a><br />I am not really in love with animal prints, lattice looks too complicated, and zig-zag was cute but the last one was my favorite and TOTALLY easier then trying to stencil. A lot of these people used spray paint though--- and I attempted spray paint but holy cow it didn't absorb into the rug AT ALL. Back to a good ole' brush and paint can--- all stuff we already had on hand. I did use a clear coat to seal it and a spray can did the trick here<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87V3B1q3HXrjvdGZd99UwQ2Gy7yPiMjw9lJFT-TH_nPhBEIVa-9YMhEZJyrjI4yVCsgkHzUAxEiy6bimTcPPyx-bABYTR-U-LiCQq59N-slTjWwnvZEqQsBDwp5OAazv7EeZL8ioqSBM/s1600/rug+before2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87V3B1q3HXrjvdGZd99UwQ2Gy7yPiMjw9lJFT-TH_nPhBEIVa-9YMhEZJyrjI4yVCsgkHzUAxEiy6bimTcPPyx-bABYTR-U-LiCQq59N-slTjWwnvZEqQsBDwp5OAazv7EeZL8ioqSBM/s400/rug+before2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528838650635849746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5_482yuk1qCq_Jaji62au_FELy9Jmtq8oMzcEs5DVvbrZjcuMx7IbUV315NMNEZLBhl5ssoWNTyHN9PHvo5r-7iiT1q7qnQbD9ajvcqElgnsrzKNPEyjAL2AYtn5UXq3QQ_sfXGft5g/s1600/rug+with+tape+and+paint.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5_482yuk1qCq_Jaji62au_FELy9Jmtq8oMzcEs5DVvbrZjcuMx7IbUV315NMNEZLBhl5ssoWNTyHN9PHvo5r-7iiT1q7qnQbD9ajvcqElgnsrzKNPEyjAL2AYtn5UXq3QQ_sfXGft5g/s400/rug+with+tape+and+paint.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528847965128572434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCc2eK0kORK83uY__7GqDV6isZdqn_Ju8NIAxRmsIMrEV_uiDH4c3I_bIexTPWR2DWBHVQAh7J1Q1R3wijq5F2PUiO780lVmsBu6rG9xZMuEh8b7UnSHMoCNYRRSImmUWwYZNXsoZdYQ/s1600/finished+rug.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCc2eK0kORK83uY__7GqDV6isZdqn_Ju8NIAxRmsIMrEV_uiDH4c3I_bIexTPWR2DWBHVQAh7J1Q1R3wijq5F2PUiO780lVmsBu6rG9xZMuEh8b7UnSHMoCNYRRSImmUWwYZNXsoZdYQ/s400/finished+rug.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528847968416235890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSKViC7YvG1FYYCTnYhCQV40rF9S34gZeKphKYTy8zxeQL19IFyUvf4dAix4YnbmE6e-Sb_v8_oZ9H4msRYMfRqiQSoMHAd7fLraAZ6kJ2TmWnYkXmcctJ1Ip2fa50cIj2AERMVr7YSM/s1600/front+door+with+rug.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSKViC7YvG1FYYCTnYhCQV40rF9S34gZeKphKYTy8zxeQL19IFyUvf4dAix4YnbmE6e-Sb_v8_oZ9H4msRYMfRqiQSoMHAd7fLraAZ6kJ2TmWnYkXmcctJ1Ip2fa50cIj2AERMVr7YSM/s400/front+door+with+rug.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528847975608361858" border="0" /></a>Yay!!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGkdwCYYNssiYZaE_N0YYtlRBSKsFH_32H8okL6PY27Z7nhaaxCFp1c9JQn4ykHvZ3JoLPWvvGCH3-wwW5SdD5Ptl4-E_wmRBZsrgxxMBWfRdwoUYKblWGEAqNw7RiUvKbs2750b8JbM/s1600/finished+rug2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGkdwCYYNssiYZaE_N0YYtlRBSKsFH_32H8okL6PY27Z7nhaaxCFp1c9JQn4ykHvZ3JoLPWvvGCH3-wwW5SdD5Ptl4-E_wmRBZsrgxxMBWfRdwoUYKblWGEAqNw7RiUvKbs2750b8JbM/s400/finished+rug2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528848343763944530" border="0" /></a></div></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060099357141461475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540135813535298197.post-12688772557243376972010-10-08T13:40:00.001-07:002010-10-09T13:22:04.502-07:00Kitchen decor on a budget (nat)<div style="text-align: center;">Still loving the striped wall but it needed something--- nothing too busy b/c the stripes do enough but something- trying to stay on our new budget is depressing, but makes things more fun and challenging too so here's the solution for now!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1N5gn1g288daS7gpvbgE7MD3CkGXaLNa9qsyY5JFvuJjvcYlstb-r1zq1YK0TTUJH-ddp3pWTUnz_8D4RoMlrZJhhQM3KDPxwlRuBk5SDOvkOVSzAqVsjJ467OS9nzwBvNsxjrs8Nz8/s1600/vintage+signs.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1N5gn1g288daS7gpvbgE7MD3CkGXaLNa9qsyY5JFvuJjvcYlstb-r1zq1YK0TTUJH-ddp3pWTUnz_8D4RoMlrZJhhQM3KDPxwlRuBk5SDOvkOVSzAqVsjJ467OS9nzwBvNsxjrs8Nz8/s400/vintage+signs.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526128912269874706" border="0" /></a>My sister and I got these awesome little signs on our <a href="http://centsiblychicsisters.blogspot.com/search?q=garage+sale"> garage sale escapades</a> last spring. I haven't done anything with them yet.. just waiting for the right place and we moved and yada yada so... I finally dug them out again to put them to use! I decided I better veto the Iced Tea one :) so that left the other two- they looked blah and unfinished just as they were on the wall so I took a simple matted IKEA frame that I won at Bunco- (Thanks Linds) framed the pic... and tada- instant art for the kitchen for 2 bucks! It's looking a little lonely though so I either need to get lucky at Bunco again or head to IKEA for the 50th time to give this pic a friend--- hmm might be awhile, but for now- I like it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLw1dqQvYLHy7k7EU0FuzSHkJBgDNZgFsVtWcRsaNpNEJWxNwtelXZHp5h75kfO6aMvsfDGbbSx4B0PVa6FCtNEa-KXhyGnabJwBIJ_zoCUn-AxBfsJyFHOpRHxn36IaafDW6WZzfPdI/s1600/lemonade+sign.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLw1dqQvYLHy7k7EU0FuzSHkJBgDNZgFsVtWcRsaNpNEJWxNwtelXZHp5h75kfO6aMvsfDGbbSx4B0PVa6FCtNEa-KXhyGnabJwBIJ_zoCUn-AxBfsJyFHOpRHxn36IaafDW6WZzfPdI/s400/lemonade+sign.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526143506027257426" border="0" /></a>Then onto the 3 white doors in a row--- what to do, went to a cute little craft show and tada! perfect cheap solution! vinyl lettering for 3 bucks! OK... i have to admit I don't really love all the vinyl lettering craziness that is out there- all the same quotes we see everywhere and some of it is all a bit cheesy. BUT i do think if done tactfully- vinyl lettering is super cute. If you don't over do it or really search for a quote that means something to you then its great. So anyway- I liked the font on this one a lot, its totally simple, inexpensive, and breaks up the space and fit the door perfectly. Yahoo!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRdT8kR6bxllCnqG0dUWJi7RIClnCPK5XvmgU_-0Tn34Bc3m4Gq6ZFOFC5sw4E9yLMRaWLKMoK6m7W5V6pMZU7P1j0oejsnzBsnEVHor4ZhH4NYk1j8Nj7FiOdMHodqy0lwRQ4twSGkU/s1600/laundry+room+door.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRdT8kR6bxllCnqG0dUWJi7RIClnCPK5XvmgU_-0Tn34Bc3m4Gq6ZFOFC5sw4E9yLMRaWLKMoK6m7W5V6pMZU7P1j0oejsnzBsnEVHor4ZhH4NYk1j8Nj7FiOdMHodqy0lwRQ4twSGkU/s400/laundry+room+door.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526142760399170626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnZlf6rbaOwAPCtZyUgJilhhWt-Vb_RWk3nK0FHavLGWnZMnkFe31M0xYIvQt0Z4iNXYFHKNLua_23ZoeOkFkBohbrZHBspUNh39cXfKe9G1XHpUlYpX9hoFib5kujoaAEliFruptSo0/s1600/door2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnZlf6rbaOwAPCtZyUgJilhhWt-Vb_RWk3nK0FHavLGWnZMnkFe31M0xYIvQt0Z4iNXYFHKNLua_23ZoeOkFkBohbrZHBspUNh39cXfKe9G1XHpUlYpX9hoFib5kujoaAEliFruptSo0/s400/door2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526142763339897026" border="0" /></a>Just ignore all the messy stuff on the counter! ...and the fact that i am still in debate about where the clock should hang-- i am thinking 6 inches lower? yeah, probably!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_j_9oogl8Gp-3U6Rj1-ZnPRj5qAeFxKrzhx0Yl-O8mcicoIQadhnVRhrKQq-Oc6hyJqxCKtu7wqGThiRabqeiL7dzLAwMEsiPEbDTuiOCS2_fikPxpZ9BxgkZd3F0hHgxCQFnI2nBFA/s1600/striped+wall+decor.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_j_9oogl8Gp-3U6Rj1-ZnPRj5qAeFxKrzhx0Yl-O8mcicoIQadhnVRhrKQq-Oc6hyJqxCKtu7wqGThiRabqeiL7dzLAwMEsiPEbDTuiOCS2_fikPxpZ9BxgkZd3F0hHgxCQFnI2nBFA/s400/striped+wall+decor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526141933705042114" border="0" /></a>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060099357141461475noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540135813535298197.post-20213962151268679832010-10-08T06:59:00.000-07:002010-10-08T13:40:04.203-07:00Stripes! (nat)<div style="text-align: center;">When we were deciding which walls to paint which colors- it became apparent to me that this wall definitely need to be something a little more exciting than one more solid colored wall. Also- since the wall isn't huge I thought it would be a fun place to do something different, and we could easily change it down the road if we hate it. So I scoured the internet, magazines, everything for a good idea on what to do!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJaiYMZu7qbgRSHtYGcw7ABWL0D9MMxJKeHYmnC6gmJSHGN0HuTGG69GIpUdKWnLa1d7f7FlpaIRHuFhaD7ebVhyphenhyphenub-m007TiZtI78yAibTp_NXv_TmGTwQO_ytLMstrP5RrDycoRTkM/s1600/101_0867.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJaiYMZu7qbgRSHtYGcw7ABWL0D9MMxJKeHYmnC6gmJSHGN0HuTGG69GIpUdKWnLa1d7f7FlpaIRHuFhaD7ebVhyphenhyphenub-m007TiZtI78yAibTp_NXv_TmGTwQO_ytLMstrP5RrDycoRTkM/s400/101_0867.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525675331601727266" border="0" /></a><br />Wallpaper is totally "in" and totally fun but probably don't want to go that route--- I could do a stencil to look like wallpaper(more on that later!!)- probably a bigger project then i want to take on--- then i saw stripes!! I first saw the idea <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/walking-the-line/">on this blog</a>- and I loved it!! Totally subtle, not too difficult, and I could use the existing color we already had on the wall. This blog was great because it gave step by step directions on how they did it. Quickly after I decided to do this--- then I saw it <a href="http://theletteredcottage.net/category/reading-room">here</a>- Layla from the Lettered Cottage made it so beautiful! So we used our laser level, a little ruler, tape, caulk, and voila! That first link really does give great directions if you want to try it out yourself!<br /><br />**oh and the one thing we decided to do to make it easier is we used the existing wall color on the top and bottom stripe so we didn't have to tape off the ceiling and base boards!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gVYb3Dbm0DnPQJYVv0hXi6rLjn-dh0iiBRn217hMeaZ84a_WyM1noGwsCv-iMNkNs2Yz8_I3hFlnL491mCh_q3NUAMsgQsk_r6qNHZtiAgts1ZJ9tlGMSqB27yOLKAdnqk7UNPYOQvs/s1600/101_0900.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gVYb3Dbm0DnPQJYVv0hXi6rLjn-dh0iiBRn217hMeaZ84a_WyM1noGwsCv-iMNkNs2Yz8_I3hFlnL491mCh_q3NUAMsgQsk_r6qNHZtiAgts1ZJ9tlGMSqB27yOLKAdnqk7UNPYOQvs/s400/101_0900.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525675336455311330" border="0" /></a>The only thing I don't like is---- I guess the whole rest of the decor world saw the same exact idea I did because now I've seen like 20 blogs that have done the same thing. Oh well- great minds think alike I guess! My hubby loves it too though which makes all the difference!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfQauESqr6sOymfaXQQV0Mfk067jqg-33uqOHylsNQob8LSca_60DUV7QS-Z_Ek9K1wPwlqBtyQUoE76oeGSUUyfDhM18rAe2BARQPKNfa8vYnSOuNhppKfV0Mstt7LFe_0UJYHjmHfA/s1600/101_0909.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfQauESqr6sOymfaXQQV0Mfk067jqg-33uqOHylsNQob8LSca_60DUV7QS-Z_Ek9K1wPwlqBtyQUoE76oeGSUUyfDhM18rAe2BARQPKNfa8vYnSOuNhppKfV0Mstt7LFe_0UJYHjmHfA/s400/101_0909.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525675340033780882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmZ4yqgB-c6uzKKCYZLmeWu984It7UH_Rbsz3mVIwZTu68g6Bwsn8gCJMfeODzzqaNXxiYtgkjjyptV6Qo9B7lvg8M08V9Mqipurrj3_J8XBKb0lLFb095euB4ZF_hZC4hCRdNC9MhME/s1600/101_0917.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmZ4yqgB-c6uzKKCYZLmeWu984It7UH_Rbsz3mVIwZTu68g6Bwsn8gCJMfeODzzqaNXxiYtgkjjyptV6Qo9B7lvg8M08V9Mqipurrj3_J8XBKb0lLFb095euB4ZF_hZC4hCRdNC9MhME/s400/101_0917.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525675346918088562" border="0" /></a>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060099357141461475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540135813535298197.post-81122081049228666272010-10-01T21:38:00.000-07:002010-10-01T23:01:06.249-07:00First up... paint!!! (nat)<div style="text-align: center;">So it was a few weeks before I even thought about paint... its overwhelming. And this is like a REAL house, not that our townhome wasn't a home... but it was old, people had already painted before, we could try things and know we weren't going to be there forever so it was ok. So painting was totally intimidating. Plus so many of the walls connect so I had to be 100% sure and committed to whatever color I chose. So I did a lot of research, a lot of searching online, a lot of buying samples and even then- when the color first went up-- I freaked out. I am so used to everyone who just paints their whole house beige and goes from there- so I worried that putting color up wasn't neutral enough and I'd regret it- fear of commitment!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I thought I really wanted Silver Sage when we moved in because I had <a href="http://rivieraview.blogspot.com/2009/07/cutest-house-on-street.html">seen it here</a>... and loved it, but just goes to show that colors look totally different in different spaces- Sea Salt for sure!<br /><br />top-foggy mist (SW) sea salt (SW)<br />bottom- the best lowes could do at matching the swatch from my card(aka... not very good) and silver sage (RH)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGDc66epKXUnjMjvbsUbVdWcAgb_iWckyVT2JuMyEGMfPtcrKypk-MuMj4AqJoFtu5pWGeJcHJkDRUPVpXOnOzN_1DpikZUKFL7iR4OExWs_roezLlCDMV0uD8FTXhkaCNI3HF3YfcXQ/s1600/101_0860.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGDc66epKXUnjMjvbsUbVdWcAgb_iWckyVT2JuMyEGMfPtcrKypk-MuMj4AqJoFtu5pWGeJcHJkDRUPVpXOnOzN_1DpikZUKFL7iR4OExWs_roezLlCDMV0uD8FTXhkaCNI3HF3YfcXQ/s400/101_0860.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523316407965033330" border="0" /></a><br />I knew I wanted the perfect blue/gray- but with green in it! I wanted it to be neutral but still be color. The only thing I could rely on is the subscription insert/card that was in all my cottage living magazines. I've been holding on to that little card since I re-did our Master bedroom in our last place and wished I would have used this color instead. It's just the perfect color! So I used that card to find the perfect color! I took it to Sherwin Williams and Sea Salt was the match! And oh how I miss Cottage Living-- sad, sad, day<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3akS-RILBJfHLudLkPO2qNrvWSHzgE1mGE2RXQmWas4lvoWwyNOntnfLauHCZUScI808zxRwse1sUClGG0N5LoA5lrqbRj7JOHKCqlHwwz0LLZbHDM6eDZaBH_Ui_mjhZmP7dqAmMjI/s1600/cottage+living+mag.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3akS-RILBJfHLudLkPO2qNrvWSHzgE1mGE2RXQmWas4lvoWwyNOntnfLauHCZUScI808zxRwse1sUClGG0N5LoA5lrqbRj7JOHKCqlHwwz0LLZbHDM6eDZaBH_Ui_mjhZmP7dqAmMjI/s400/cottage+living+mag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523320328595373074" border="0" /></a><br />on to some before/afters!..... family room before anything!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOk162Sqj_kwdE5Y_cQE6E2aAVEjE7hmkKjVLrau3p1u6rs-m0PC6lwwwkuO-2IkRd2c_X-1j_E0MYYlT-NKnaAINqIUqHfklJy4TkcIFOMYr3tQa3bOX5ZDHgtfHiN5Skrq8SFFuuCbs/s1600/familyrm.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOk162Sqj_kwdE5Y_cQE6E2aAVEjE7hmkKjVLrau3p1u6rs-m0PC6lwwwkuO-2IkRd2c_X-1j_E0MYYlT-NKnaAINqIUqHfklJy4TkcIFOMYr3tQa3bOX5ZDHgtfHiN5Skrq8SFFuuCbs/s400/familyrm.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523318301203708754" border="0" /></a>furniture (oh and ceiling fan... thanks to randy and paul!) and samples--- Before<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeU_SyFTulGflCuEMXwAh0QmHBjQUGBm4BJvOdE_HcNNjnCFIpTVCxe8286Y8mIRA6iuIT37AJXTi7L1_Ury75QlFgMTn4IOGRwd2JwqwtX6ZCY2nbDwDTHghXfykegLTnTb9Lb8BMcvE/s1600/101_0849.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeU_SyFTulGflCuEMXwAh0QmHBjQUGBm4BJvOdE_HcNNjnCFIpTVCxe8286Y8mIRA6iuIT37AJXTi7L1_Ury75QlFgMTn4IOGRwd2JwqwtX6ZCY2nbDwDTHghXfykegLTnTb9Lb8BMcvE/s400/101_0849.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523318060429291922" border="0" /></a>After- or at least getting there- that wall to the right is painted now too and so is the kitchen<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTh6bcEueWQby6liAGl8COXVR4XQsyd_J1iOgAgKBbWpaws3jEc90uLjw_WEVy-FSuJo2hyHR9FUGg-5lJSPFwf5pk83gkN1FEBhSXDzYf0ldf2M5LiFiziboJNUS4okcbfoGy0sGrFXw/s1600/101_0869.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTh6bcEueWQby6liAGl8COXVR4XQsyd_J1iOgAgKBbWpaws3jEc90uLjw_WEVy-FSuJo2hyHR9FUGg-5lJSPFwf5pk83gkN1FEBhSXDzYf0ldf2M5LiFiziboJNUS4okcbfoGy0sGrFXw/s400/101_0869.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523318065054142610" border="0" /></a>Entry before<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8z4P_DzTOHRuIH3iuomucTqTP_wJjRPFZ8DwR6luCG9ngjXlOEfdO7B0sUMmFe-5sieC1FLT7d3-P1dWMmEZMDVt21EKYA6pV6EXZVTGrfVtx4MrlvQkBYc_vDAr4JKZ9JLVfbwa-vwM/s1600/101_0857.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8z4P_DzTOHRuIH3iuomucTqTP_wJjRPFZ8DwR6luCG9ngjXlOEfdO7B0sUMmFe-5sieC1FLT7d3-P1dWMmEZMDVt21EKYA6pV6EXZVTGrfVtx4MrlvQkBYc_vDAr4JKZ9JLVfbwa-vwM/s400/101_0857.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523319366196378418" border="0" /></a>Entry- 1/4 done! Ugh... its completed now but it was a lot of work- poor Paul had to slave away on the 2-story+ entry and do two coats! I KNOW he's glad its done!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIIVjpKBioyMBKojr08oPrRptb5NyS3S-_xvx13kqEMWScd7-JBg_jxQxz1FbCMGCRbGTh8Z5BOfIC1KGj16S4dHRHDUYJWMEv5DrNsr6M5Mg0fMUJdsbkMymZFQcpwIPU3caWitovuc/s1600/101_0873.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIIVjpKBioyMBKojr08oPrRptb5NyS3S-_xvx13kqEMWScd7-JBg_jxQxz1FbCMGCRbGTh8Z5BOfIC1KGj16S4dHRHDUYJWMEv5DrNsr6M5Mg0fMUJdsbkMymZFQcpwIPU3caWitovuc/s400/101_0873.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523319364094554066" border="0" /></a>I have a few pics of it totally completed but that shows the next project.... stripes! And I don't want to give it away--- so until the next post..... oh and I just have to say that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the color. It really is neutral, but a color and it's exactly what I've always wanted! Phew!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-auM_nVkvmiK31eR8EIyOwQdysFcjxHLVB9RgCJLYKUxOit1DQEhIhyJ63TJSAK6kG10DPYuM24U92E02xiuy2mOnGfH7LGb0oZeSJRfhD_YXynmHR37slPqe5lVMtE5IFJ47YBuMiz8/s1600/101_0872.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-auM_nVkvmiK31eR8EIyOwQdysFcjxHLVB9RgCJLYKUxOit1DQEhIhyJ63TJSAK6kG10DPYuM24U92E02xiuy2mOnGfH7LGb0oZeSJRfhD_YXynmHR37slPqe5lVMtE5IFJ47YBuMiz8/s400/101_0872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523319355425006066" border="0" /></a></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060099357141461475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540135813535298197.post-18770694424060089562010-09-28T13:26:00.000-07:002010-10-01T23:00:32.119-07:00A big blank slate! (nat)<div style="text-align: center;">Let the games begin! Well.... we've been in our new place about two months now so I am finally finding the time to blog again! Soooo just for my own record, for my sis to keep up to date, and for anyone that cares--- here's the beginning of my decorating journey! It is NOT easy with the age of the kiddos right now, and hence-- not a huge priority, but I am sure once winter is full-force again I'll be stir crazy and a painting machine!<br /><br />So I guess the best place to start is just the main floor- its what everyone sees, its where we spend 90% of our time, and its the most work! So here is the "virtual tour" of the main floor right before we moved in all our junk. It's one blank slate- the house is 5 years old, but no one ever put an ounce of paint, decor, nothing-- which I guess is good for us!<br /><br />Outside- pretty good, but kinda just a big beige box, hmmm shutters? new color on the door? oh and don't get me started on landscaping!? ugh.... foreclosure= horrible amounts of yard work. and we just found out we are required to have 2 trees in the front yard........trees?? how in the world do we pick out good trees? lots of learning ahead!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoe4Mi6RoiMU8h2hnWm1PqyQlXPIsvAFmv_WhJfII3bqvRBpy_dlNSjBPgPLnuKw3zFOm6jkGUVBpjsmLUnavirY-QY7flKwCVftKpDpz0t3uVRQmbXxRWEgZVGtGZq20WcecuZxHGTo/s1600/outside.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoe4Mi6RoiMU8h2hnWm1PqyQlXPIsvAFmv_WhJfII3bqvRBpy_dlNSjBPgPLnuKw3zFOm6jkGUVBpjsmLUnavirY-QY7flKwCVftKpDpz0t3uVRQmbXxRWEgZVGtGZq20WcecuZxHGTo/s400/outside.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522067478923501282" border="0" /></a>front door/entry<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYyM32HW34abOYJSQWPzACPp1s8vV1ujpLEUHAK-AVOJ1jj9hhcnqEOq2zOHP59MtetI60dWWXZiKXqF1Cbq3MBUc9LJYldL7XcnsKW8IgpqplksgWeH_u2JMNJPG9PXvVpHvvNkkQDo/s1600/entryway2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYyM32HW34abOYJSQWPzACPp1s8vV1ujpLEUHAK-AVOJ1jj9hhcnqEOq2zOHP59MtetI60dWWXZiKXqF1Cbq3MBUc9LJYldL7XcnsKW8IgpqplksgWeH_u2JMNJPG9PXvVpHvvNkkQDo/s400/entryway2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522066337844159538" border="0" /></a>looking from the front door to the stairs/family room<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqmJS4U1NQT2_BS-mmWWd6iQwpeNrH6jGypYkN15HtjlfrWUBQaBXDVKtpAIV1iV1wAeuU1V65LtxxOnc6mFIW14XyZlJaNnh2WawBQk014Sl5ql-3AVtvS8wzBOJ969aRQrjfbhnXEY/s1600/entryway.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqmJS4U1NQT2_BS-mmWWd6iQwpeNrH6jGypYkN15HtjlfrWUBQaBXDVKtpAIV1iV1wAeuU1V65LtxxOnc6mFIW14XyZlJaNnh2WawBQk014Sl5ql-3AVtvS8wzBOJ969aRQrjfbhnXEY/s400/entryway.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522063989706895842" border="0" /></a>family room<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYPlXXvq1rP7pjeafMPx3jxl1j_7KhptD3c2wyl5hX6ftm29clq3eyXT0Pj1vm_Wl845WtcGp-J-uJdt1qPkh9T56N-INyPUhgGKix0KAUo2_OnGd3oNRt4JkxVI_7TeHNLcH4mXJnMs/s1600/familyrm.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYPlXXvq1rP7pjeafMPx3jxl1j_7KhptD3c2wyl5hX6ftm29clq3eyXT0Pj1vm_Wl845WtcGp-J-uJdt1qPkh9T56N-INyPUhgGKix0KAUo2_OnGd3oNRt4JkxVI_7TeHNLcH4mXJnMs/s400/familyrm.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522063998314222914" border="0" /></a>eating area/kitchen--- that fluorescent light drives me nuts-o. hmmm maybe recessed lighting in like 10 years when we can afford it :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieX6-cl98RfZSLt39-KGaKLoqYOFgtx1X_ZLuDkJ3SxYWQWWjiU8s93Xb5afmv3NKCisHKIR-fo0DaZSZeU4hOI4BHvU5MiUaDspT8vGka68eLa0AAv9BXXyoSTEVmB_sMI1DSZ5o7Np8/s1600/kitchenandfam.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieX6-cl98RfZSLt39-KGaKLoqYOFgtx1X_ZLuDkJ3SxYWQWWjiU8s93Xb5afmv3NKCisHKIR-fo0DaZSZeU4hOI4BHvU5MiUaDspT8vGka68eLa0AAv9BXXyoSTEVmB_sMI1DSZ5o7Np8/s400/kitchenandfam.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522064012511580882" border="0" /></a>have to admit- started to freak out when I saw the kitchen in this house, I was sold! The kitchen in our last place is what sold me too- its just so crucial, the majority of my time is spent here so I have to love it! I would REALLY love it if it was white, but I'm not about to paint really nice cupboards. At least the appliances are white!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYio3pwMxhWE7ElMFKUfDqpVxx21UX9QSor_rHuhAdnlQUHPDix3g1tBHntxTOvwJkZrhUdEFpWf4w6rdVdB2WSl6ZGxnxae4mjYfebxzMN7i2OZSWdkO3w47I2b054iV01weLDpM4ceo/s1600/kitchen.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYio3pwMxhWE7ElMFKUfDqpVxx21UX9QSor_rHuhAdnlQUHPDix3g1tBHntxTOvwJkZrhUdEFpWf4w6rdVdB2WSl6ZGxnxae4mjYfebxzMN7i2OZSWdkO3w47I2b054iV01weLDpM4ceo/s400/kitchen.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522064025719870722" border="0" /></a>laundry/mudroom- hmm i'm thinking beadboard, wallpaper (ok probably not, but maybe stencil at least!), hooks, shoe racks, --- yahoo!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVej0X0XezEId-8P8d518mUGfby9t688AzR16lreSkw7XM9rPiisGxLr3o5Vrxx-j8uvB9KgAmd7edpq-7zMayRuIIaOCd8moyilQBtekd2sUFH6AWLWLhdC8URe5ABmejCKd73FOdE8/s1600/laundrymudrm.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVej0X0XezEId-8P8d518mUGfby9t688AzR16lreSkw7XM9rPiisGxLr3o5Vrxx-j8uvB9KgAmd7edpq-7zMayRuIIaOCd8moyilQBtekd2sUFH6AWLWLhdC8URe5ABmejCKd73FOdE8/s400/laundrymudrm.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522064980942589026" border="0" /></a>too bad the washer and dryer that will go here are no kidding- like 50 years old. hand- me-downs, one is white- one is cream, but hey! they work and thats the important part!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBM48e5oRHmDD0W2-LWwbo0XjY2CjONdYH3VZSU-GBRtnTeuckr7tb-FKJutdw2vv7lmdkb2fsT52n1SZdKdXQscALlFhdVsC6UqGcWW3QM2u55eTVklCMtgjbdBm8dALOCbvLGP_smhM/s1600/laundryrm.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBM48e5oRHmDD0W2-LWwbo0XjY2CjONdYH3VZSU-GBRtnTeuckr7tb-FKJutdw2vv7lmdkb2fsT52n1SZdKdXQscALlFhdVsC6UqGcWW3QM2u55eTVklCMtgjbdBm8dALOCbvLGP_smhM/s400/laundryrm.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522064984417010594" border="0" /></a><br />ok that about sums up the main floor--- so we'll start there, watch out sherwin williams- we're on our way!<br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060099357141461475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540135813535298197.post-77020011109437507302010-07-21T07:07:00.000-07:002010-07-21T08:22:33.631-07:00A little something for me! (nat)<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60HnZvfJLrudA3-0N1gfC8iQSrHH-_NDngKFAwhRf-woeFM5QnQmYBbaAXyeAWUxnaJRvMMtcrmY1uxoK7OfWWml6B0-2TSCsnOFeN2glATK63frhfsi66Im_yeSezc9bFolQ-Nfdt4o/s1600/talie-blooms-logo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60HnZvfJLrudA3-0N1gfC8iQSrHH-_NDngKFAwhRf-woeFM5QnQmYBbaAXyeAWUxnaJRvMMtcrmY1uxoK7OfWWml6B0-2TSCsnOFeN2glATK63frhfsi66Im_yeSezc9bFolQ-Nfdt4o/s400/talie-blooms-logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496365680507270706" border="0" /></a>Well in the last month we've managed to sell our home, pack, clean, organize, house hunt, find a new place, offers, inspections, appraisals, etc. etc. etc. ---- but I've also started up a little project <span style="font-weight: bold;">just for me</span>! A little headband line to keep me busy and totally have fun with. Thanks to a neighborhood full of great friends and a lot of comments and encouragement I decided to give this a shot and hope for the best! Thanks again to Heather, Linda, Kimberly, Melissa… the list goes on and on!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I shouldn't even post links to these because they are sooo neglected right now with the busyness of moving, but in the upcoming months these should be more respectable<br /><a href="http://www.talieblooms.com/">www.talieblooms.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/talieblooms">www.etsy.com/shop/talieblooms</a><br /><br />Currently I'm at two retail shops, have been invited to one jewelry party, and been offered a vendor spot at a local boutique. There are so many options out there to explore when I just get the time to make enough products. It will probably be short lived, but since I have design A.D.D. thats probably not a bad thing :)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >INFANTS</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRLE2Kp6wZv2XCSbAClgQfQWbT3HLJ6nv5shNHmRTojZtZZrzIvXYwfv_CNk4kpBs4JsILdJlwRfnSjpOlizPAtSXhYQ7YXpfaGbUaQulVdYrTbkbpjrm5A7RyuiJOYly8PXp0wj8DpI/s1600/101_0754.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRLE2Kp6wZv2XCSbAClgQfQWbT3HLJ6nv5shNHmRTojZtZZrzIvXYwfv_CNk4kpBs4JsILdJlwRfnSjpOlizPAtSXhYQ7YXpfaGbUaQulVdYrTbkbpjrm5A7RyuiJOYly8PXp0wj8DpI/s400/101_0754.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496366335229087474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IJSalAFahxIgvh9jqcOJN9ONMiWq-7u9R0_Ge8dM4NcDvNb_EysEQyncKhVNCMDrhSfIkA65jSJEVmgxUe7pp9Ni8TrPDdrrynzyoIfmGh7xfoi2GSXRxWnwH3in7y4vU7vk-xrKZro/s1600/101_0752.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7S2sbhaZipKsilsIzS1JsrhfJu6TSl5xThiH_7QRv2YnM1Wrt-UmiJulB_KcvByNi0MZj2PV0TKo6md12sb13jSQJBWwQ9s7ZQbAbW61aiYQ2Bgkw4_eskniDa8FdLJI3OEAiLK8pRc/s400/101_0697.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496370133475906258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQO21_Y_KAKxTw6zV85xDmbUbjncFCMws6gvry_3ssIH2ff-pwxpbqk4xWy4k-56bUGQPQ7J1jmRZt5KkwYPxEYjADlfg6TVziW64meYjOGYtE8zD11q3P9CylFLBk85aJ-bHW14Zi9Lg/s1600/pink+rose+buckle.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQO21_Y_KAKxTw6zV85xDmbUbjncFCMws6gvry_3ssIH2ff-pwxpbqk4xWy4k-56bUGQPQ7J1jmRZt5KkwYPxEYjADlfg6TVziW64meYjOGYtE8zD11q3P9CylFLBk85aJ-bHW14Zi9Lg/s400/pink+rose+buckle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496369151500435026" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060099357141461475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540135813535298197.post-62484189045622080202010-07-21T06:46:00.001-07:002010-07-21T08:17:39.733-07:00I've been busy! (nat)<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4Tm1jkkgkst_EUzHnKu5RnbuRVqUfYyl1YT0_ecPCsTJTJY5XYNqQ8cIkEiiH3JoPM21OdUgIXr3iWnYl0VH26X6KxI51SamxnLuFp7boeulOGuOG5ejsW6g6UBC4219PTTNO1tRSLM/s1600/sold-sign2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4Tm1jkkgkst_EUzHnKu5RnbuRVqUfYyl1YT0_ecPCsTJTJY5XYNqQ8cIkEiiH3JoPM21OdUgIXr3iWnYl0VH26X6KxI51SamxnLuFp7boeulOGuOG5ejsW6g6UBC4219PTTNO1tRSLM/s400/sold-sign2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496355651628696258" border="0" /></a><br />Holy moly I have been absent from this blog for a long time! There are definitely reasons why! We sold our house! I can't believe it's actually true. We put it on the market in March and I am happy to say we are well on our way to a new place! Hopefully in about 2 weeks we'll be settling in to our new home.<br /><br />Its already begun--- some nights I can't turn my brain off just thinking about all the new design possibilities. I've been tearing out magazine pictures like crazy. I just have to remind myself to take it slow and do one thing at a time! It will be so fun. Our first place has been such a fun project for me. It's where I realized I really love design, I learned a ton, and I think I finally figured out what I really like after<span style="font-weight: bold;"> lots</span> of trial and error. When all the papers are signed and everything is official I'll post some pics of our new place-- it's a total blank slate.<br /><br />I think I have officially decided on what color I want for the walls. Or at least some of the walls. Found it a few months ago and haven't found anything else I like better yet. So my sample is already being shipped from restoration hardware-- so then I can of course go match it at Lowes for 1/3 the price :)<br /><br />The color is.... Silver Sage. After narrowing it down to colors like benjamin moore's harbor gray, paris gray, paris rain- behr's pensive sky etc. etc. etc. I found <a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaQkShR2VVg8rpALRvOy_y5KRhywwZRiOLyaj3StxkR3fxJNSQm9usk7GIzVyWzDkMlY9bV2gIwZSzFIKRq0G17d6Bdx8_nzmf4Jxrw69B7Qmwc0rctyfdl_R6H0YlUmEwc6pzbwXmyg/s400/MW.masterbath.jpeg&imgrefurl=http://rivieraview.blogspot.com/2009/07/cutest-house-on-street.html&usg=___m6T1mEM5PFJIpaiehpB0V6F2eA=&h=303&w=400&sz=18&hl=en&start=37&um=1&tbnid=hONKcrJxug_H7M:&tbnh=94&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbehr%2Bpensive%2Bsky%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D36%26um%3D1">a blog with a beautiful home</a> and she used Silver Sage in the <span style="font-size: 85%;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 85%;">Entry/Living Room/Dining Room/Kitchen </span>and I LOOOVE it! Yay!!! Can't wait!<br /><br /><br />SO........ farewell cute little townhome, you done good.<br /><a href="http://pgtownhome388.blogspot.com/">http://pgtownhome388.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060099357141461475noreply@blogger.com0