Here is our master bedroom today:

Oh wait, we’ve got to back and look at the BEFORE!

My goal? A soothing, calm, neutral retreat without spending much.

Do you know what I love? When the rest of the house is in chaos (okay, maybe I don’t love that?), the kitchen is hot and messy, and I come into our bedroom and the bed is made, it is cool from the fan, and it is quiet. Sometimes I shut the door and try to soak in the calm before I go back to the madness.  You know I adore my kids, I love our whole family, we have kid & family pics and art plastered all over the house,  but I wanted our bedroom just to be us. No pictures of the kids or work, or anything else, just a reminder of how we began and where we’ll end.

  

 

Mostly, I’m proud of myself for cleaning off my nightstand. Yea, it looks all calm and peaceful and super easy to put together, but it wasn’t. :)

You can see lots more info with sources, prices, etc. here.

Happy Wednesday~

Happy Day After Mother’s Day!

This is how things are looking around here:

my nightstand:

pile at the top of the stairs that has been sitting for over a week: