Wood Planter Box - SOLD

This is a darling old wood planter box with a fresh new update.  It has been given a coat of Jacobean stain, painted arrows and an overall heavy distressing.

This piece would be great indoors or out and has so many uses!

Dimensions are 21.5" long, 8" deep and 8.5" tall.

Available for only $35.00 -- SOLD

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Aqua Nightstand - SOLD

This darling 3 drawer nightstand is now available.  It has a great faux front finish to look like it has 9 drawers, which adds wonderful character, but with 3 large drawers there is plenty of room for storage.  It would also make a great end table or entry table as well.  Drawers are lined with a beautiful damask patterned paper.  The piece has been painted in an aqua and white with a light ebony glaze over the entire surface.  

Dimensions are 22 1/2" wide, 23" tall and 14 1/4" deep.

Available for only $90.00. -- SOLD

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Matching End Tables - SOLD

 Just finished this gorgeous set of end tables and that transformation is amazing!

Here is the before:

 

And here are these beauties post transformation!  What a difference a little paint, stain, and elbow grease makes!  We painted the bases in a gorgeous color called Whisperwood Springs from Behr.  The surface and drawers are stained in a beautiful Jacobean.  The drawer pulls were painted in Whisperwood Springs and then lightly distressed as were the legs of each table, just to add a little character.

Dimensions are 23.5" tall, 27" deep and 22" wide.

The pair is Available for $150.00. -- SOLD

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Two Tiered End Table - SOLD

Beautiful two tiered end table, painted cream and heavily distressed for a great shabby finish.  Beautiful pedestal base.  This piece would also make a darling night stand.

Dimensions are 25" tall and 22" wide in diameter.

Available for only $45.00 SOLD!

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Darling Small Dresser - SOLD

This darling small dresser is a great way to add a punch of interesting color and design to your decor without going overboard.  Lots of storage and fun distressed design.  Great for entryway or hallway as well as bedrooms and bath.  Dimensions are 33" tall, 23 1/4" wide and 13" deep.

Available for $95.00 -- SOLD

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Decorative Plaque

I've been working lately on trying to improve my free hand abilities when it comes to creating new home decor.  This little signed turned out not to shabby, I think! :-)

It's definitely not perfect, but I think the imperfections definitely amp up the cuteness factor.

I'll keep working on it because there is ALWAYS room for improvement, but I'm pretty happy with the results so far!

We Can Customize Anything for You!!

Throwback Thursday Edition!!

Check out the closeup of this gorgeous makeover we did just a few summers ago

It's amazing what a little paint and imagination will do!!

This was just your run of the mill, brown and boring double headboard and footboard.  Nothing special....until we got hold of it!!

We took applied some gorgeous floral paper, distressed and stained the overall piece for a beautiful vintage looking finish!!  This is truly a one-of-a-kind piece that is sure to make a statement in any room!  

If you are interested in having one of your own furniture pieces go from blah and boring to HELLO BEAUTIFUL....just contact us to get started.  We can give you a price quote and turn it into something special just for you!!

Hanging Organizer - SOLD

Who couldn't use a little more organization, especially when it's as cute as this!!

I think this piece might already be sold (just finalizing the details for pickup) but it was too cute not to share.  LOVE the fact that it has the chalkboard surface so it can be changed according to your needs.

Sometimes small and simple can bring about the best results!!

A Few More Updates on the Changes around Here

Slowly working on getting the house put back together.  It's a long ways off from being done but I'm happy with how it's going.  Decorating on a budget can be painfully slow sometimes, but I've found it's ALWAYS worth it in the end.  I've said it before and I'll say it again.....slow and steady wins the race!!

So here is just a small glimpse of whats been happening.

Home Improvement

A storms been a brewing for quite a while now around my increasing dislike, disinterest, and completely disregard of my home decor.  You see, when life gets busy something has to take a back seat, and so for me that has unfortunately been manifest through very few updates or changes over the past several years to the place I go home every night after a long days work.

It's funny....you don't realize how important "home" is until you've let it go for far too long, and by that time it almost seems overwhelming to make even the simplest change.  For a looooong time now....and by that I mean FAR TOO loooooong, I've just let it go.  I've convinced myself that rearranging furniture will do the trick, or just a little regular housecleaning will bring everything back to life and make it look brand new, just like it did when I moved in 8 years ago.  But you know what???  That didn't work!!  It had gotten to the point where I didn't even like the look of anything and so I simply turned all the lights off so I couldn't see what was bothering me so much and I could live in complete denial!  I think I have a talent for that!!

But about a month ago I think I reached my breaking point.  I couldn't take it anymore!!  I knew it meant that many other things would have to be put on hold.....I'd had to cut back on furniture projects, I'd have to live in the chaos of working on one room at a time which meant that the other rooms would be filled with overflowing furniture and decor.  But you know what??...it was now or never.  I was finally motivated enough to turn the lights on and do something!!

I decided that paint would be the best way to start and would make the biggest impact with my limited budget.  And don't ask me how I came to this conclusion, but I knew I wanted the color to be gray.  I don't have any before pictures --- I've found I'm pretty bad at remembering to do that.  The color on my walls has been there since I moved in.  It was definitely neutral, but over the years it has changed somewhat.  What started out as a nice creamy tan has morphed over the years into a dingy yellow.  And I HATED it!!!  I'm usually a tan girl, love the crisp, clean, light feel of neutrals and the ability to decorate around them.  But this color was starting to make me CRAZY!!!  Literally!!!  I hated the way it looked when I would stage photos of furniture.  I hated the way it looked when I took pictures of home decor projects.  So it was time!!  And gray was it!!

You'd think gray would be easy....right??  Well I've got news for you!  It's NOT!!  There are so many shades...some with blues, some with lavenders, some with beige, and some with black.  I knew that I didn't want to go anywhere near tans or browns so the "greige" option was out!  I wanted something crisp and clean but not too dark.  What started out as thinking I could quickly narrow down my selection and make a choice with one trip to Home Depot literally turned into multiples samples and the literal version of 50 shades of gray on my walls!!  I would paint a sample and think that was the one, but then it would change based on the lighting and so it was back to the drawing board.  But I finally found it!!  It took 2 weeks and likely a weeks pay worth of paint samples, but I found it!!!  

Natural Gray

And I love it!!  Like really, really, really love it!!

Here are just a few pictures of the finished project.  It took a 3 days to paint 3 rooms so I was too exhausted to put any of the rooms completely back together.  But even in it's current state of chaos, it's sooooo much nicer to be in than before!

 This is as close to a before picture as I have with the painting in process.

 More pictures of painting in progress.

 And just a couple of snaps of the finished project!!  I can't wait to stage some furniture pieces and see how they turn out!  

And this was just the jump start I needed!!

Up next.....planked plywood floors!!!

Black & Cream Foot Stool

Check out this darling black and cream foot stool....so much pretty wrapped up into one little piece!  Gorgeous damask patterned fabric covered seat, great black and white stripes on the side, and light distressing.  Even if this isn't used as a foot stool it makes a great decorating accent that is sure to pop in any room!

Dimensions are 21.5" wide, 12.5" deep and 16" tall.

Available for only $45.00.

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Sofa Table

This pretty sofa table sold before I could even get it posted,

but it's just too pretty not to share!

You can see why this beauty quickly found a new home!

Just got a gorgeous dining set this weekend, a coffee table and much more to come!

Cute Coffee Table/Bench - SOLD

Cute and colorful coffee table that would also make a great bench for extra seating needed when you have additional guests you didn't expect.  Dimensions are 42" wide, 22" deep and 17" tall.

Available for only $50.00  SOLD

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Cool Yellow Industrial Cart

Love this super cool and equally cute industrial style yellow cart on wheels.  Such a fun way to add some color to an office, kitchen, or kids room.

Dimensions are 30" tall, 30.5" wide and 13" deep.

Available for only $75.00

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Christmas Comes to Town

I'm a jingle bell baby....born just before Christmas and brought home to spend my very first Christmas Eve with my proud parents at just 4 days old!!  So maybe that's why I love this time of year so much!  Everything about it is fun and festive and fabulous!!!

This year I think I took it to a WHOLE 'nother level...putting up my Christmas tree the DAY after Halloween.  But I gotta say -- to all of you who think I'm missing a few of my marbles -- it was TOTALLY worth it!!  I got to sit back and enjoy putting up the decorations, not feeling rushed to get things done in just a few short days.  It was almost as if my holiday spirit grew and grew with each new decoration that I put out!!  

I finally finished getting everything done earlier this week, and now I can sit back and relax.

HA!!  Not really....shopping to do, parties to go to, gifts to buy and holiday goodies to make!  But at least I can now do it in a home where I'm surrounded by the Christmas Spirit.  Here's just a sneak peek and some of my world these days!

 Part of my reason for getting the tree up so early was because I wasn't very happy with it last year....so I needed to put on my creative cap and come up with some new decorations.  

I already had plenty of white and some green....what I really wanted to bring in was some blues.  And I wanted something that was BIG...that would totally make a statement when I looked at the tree.  So here is what I came up with....

 I took these reindeer silhouettes and painted them in white and gray, then added a little extra sparkle for fun.  You can't really see it in the picture, but they definitely shine on the tree!  I mounted them on painted cardboard cake plates and then just added a few pom poms and jingle bells for a added touch of whimsy.

 I found these PERFECT cupcake liners....how could I possibly say no to lime green AND polka dots all in one cute little package?!?!  So I decided to turn them into garland using white yarn and some white poms left over from the reindeer.

 I still probably need a little bit more, but I LOVE how it all came together!!

 This sweet Santa was given to me by a dear friend a few years ago.  I absolutely love his squinty eyes and his rosy cheeks.  He is the perfect image of what Santa should be.  And surprisingly, this is the ONLY Santa decoration and ONLY red decoration I have in my house.  But it's so perfect that it is just enough!

 Love my mantle with my Christmas tree collection...feathers, sparkles and glitter.  How much better can you get?

 I've always wanted to do this and this year I FINALLY did!  I've had this little Christmas Village for years...and I probably haven't put it out for at least 4.  It was cute, but dated and just didn't really "match" anything else I had.  So this year I was bound and determined to bring it back to life.  And I absolutely LOVE how it turned out!!  Just a can of spray paint and and some white paint brushed on the top and I've got myself a whole new village that matches perfectly with the rest of my decor!

And FINALLY...this marquee sign has been my really BIG project this year, something I wanted to do from the moment I saw my inspiration on Pinterest!  Soooo much work, but soooo very worth it!!  I love it and it totally tops of my holiday home!!

Hope you are all having a wonderful holiday season and making it your own!!