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July 27, 2011

{home} Dining Room Makeover: Board and Batten!

I have seen Board and Batten all over the DIY blogs for months now. It immediately went on my list of “must do!” because I knew it would be just the thing to add a little character to our builder’s grade, non-descript house. And the stars seemed to align last week, when my sweet husband declared a four-day “staycation” and said we should tackle one of the projects on my list.

And boy, what an adventure. I used this, this and this blog as inspiration and for some direction. The process is pretty self-explanatory and easy, just time consuming with lots of painting!

But enough words. Here is my new and improved dining room:

July 26, 2011

{home} Dining Room Sneak Peak!

Just a sneak peak! The full post will be coming soon! Mark surprised me with a little four-day “staycation” and we got a project crossed off of my list: Board and Batten! More details to come!!

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A heads up in case you are in the market for new light fixtures: on our trip to the big blue store, they had CRAZY deals in the lighting department! The prices were so great that we decided to snatch two light fixtures for the upstairs bathrooms!

July 15, 2011

{home} Boys’ Room Inspiration – Part 2

Well, I’m still in the planning stages for the boys’ bedroom. I’m itching to get started, but here’s my predicament: right now, we have the bunk beds separated into two twins. In order for me to redo the room, they’ll need to go back to bunks. Is M ready to be on the top bunk? Will he be able to get down safely if he’s half asleep and needs to go to the bathroom? Questions, questions…

So until I figure that part out, I found some more ideas!

1. I just love this print of two brothers. I’m considering asking the artist if she can make one with three brothers (we can’t forget about J!)

2. This quilt is from Land of Nod. I love the plaid patchwork. I go back and forth between making them myself and just buying them. Time is money, right?

3. I’m also loving this print. The boys have car sheets so this would go right along.

4. These toy cubbies are great! I’m thinking we can DIY them ourselves and paint them navy.

5. One more print idea! This one is so cute: “He was small but his dreams were big”

June 22, 2011

{home} Boys’ Room Inspiration Board

Being a homeowner for the past 5 years, I have found that I go into decorating (or re-decorating) mode in seasons. Sometimes I am full force ahead, while other times I am happy to just enjoy the spaces I’ve created. After the birth of our sweet baby J, I definitely was in the latter season for awhile. Soaking in this new little guy was our first priority and I shifted all those projects to the back burner for awhile.

But now….well now I’ve got the itch again! And first stop on the redecorating train is the big boy’s room. It has always been a work in progress, but I really want to make it much more organized and have a quiet, cozy place for reading.

Here are some of the images that are inspiring me lately:

1. I like the idea of having buckets or some sort of cool storage next to each bunk for books or “guys”. Something each boy can put their treasures in.

2. I’m leaning toward the blue/red/green color scheme. Masculine, but still child-like!

3. I think the boys would LOVE a chalkboard wall. Put from the baseboard to about their full height would be perfect (and trimmed out to look like it was framed!).

4. I love those red READ letters!

5. Framing covers of favorite children’s books is so sweet.

6. I’m thinking of doing plaid quilts for both beds. Purchasing them new would be quite expensive…maybe I should think about making them?

7. I just love this idea of turning a closet into a little reading nook. So cool! I would have loved that growing up!

The challenge for me is: I don’t want to spend a lot of money! With a little creativity, I think I can pull it off! Stay tuned!