Wonder Wall

After living in this house for a year or so I knew I wanted to do something interesting to the wall in the master bedroom. I considered a pallet wall or "Shiplap" wall (because they're gorgeous) and consumed copious amounts of time on Pinterest searching, but in the end I decided I wanted a thicker look and went with thick planked pine boards and then did a couple coats of whitewash to finish the look. I also painted the door to the closet a charcoal gray, because the white that was on there previously didn't provide any contrast, so there's my wonder wall ;)

What's that I see? Fancy Windows!

I have been on the hunt for old, cheap, windows for, what feels like, my whole life. I had forgotten that when we replaced windows at our old house they got transferred to my parents for a use in their greenhouse. Lucky for me they never got around to installing them so I got hem back! YAY!! I'm so excited. They were absolutely disgusting from being stored outside but nothing that Clorox wipes and a fresh coat of pretty turquoise paint can't handle. I guess you're wondering why I want new old windows, I'm planning on hanging these four in the hallway that leads from the bedroom level to the main level of the house. The next time you'll be seeing these windows they'll be hung on the wall! 

Dresser Redesign

Dresser Redesign

Hello there!
I purchased a dresser off craigslist with the intent to Annie Sloan it up (that's a new phrase, use it as much as possible). It's my first time using AS paint and I loved it. Easy to apply and the finish is beautiful. Before is a sad, pitiful piece looking for some love. The after photo doesn't do it justice, it looks even better in person.

P is for.... window?!

Here's a little arrangement that's located in my living room. The window is from my old house that I painted and the large, metal "P" is a flea market find. I'm still working on adding something and maybe moving the small photos to another area of the house... still moving things around and seeing what works where. I keep reminding myself that decorating is a process and not a sprint, which is a hard lesson for me to learn :)   Eventually I'm going to run out of space... 

deLightful!

Ta-da! (as Graham says) the chandelier is finished, and installed in the laundry room! So excited about how well it turned out. It hung (without working) for about a month but luckily it was a quick fix (once the electrician came over).

In a holding pattern

Lately, the house beautifying projects have sort of been in a holding pattern. You see, the painter had to cancel at the last minute and that means that the hallway, staircases haven't been painted. Which leads to the fact that my window haven't been hung in the staircase (it's too tall for me to hang) which leaves me unmotivated to do anything until that is done.

I did buy Chevron shower curtains from Urban Outfitters to use as curtain panels for the family room... did you know that shower curtains are substantially shorter than panels? I do, now. Those have been returned. Now, I think I'm going to be forced to find a substitute or DIY my own...

Oh, and I did get the chandelier for the laundry room finished and hung up.... but it doesn't work. So I'm going to have to get that rewired. Do you know whats worse than doing laundry? Doing laundry in the dark.

Oh well. Onward and Upward :)

Smallish Hallway Update

I was inspired one afternoon and decided to update the very small hallway downstairs with a fresh coat of paint.... look very closely and you'll be able to see the difference :)

Before

After

Just a small difference between a pinkish base and a gray base. Good enough- I love it :)