putting a room together: day 3 {be a gatherer}

27 April 2011

Soooo, some may call this hoarding, but I prefer the term gathering.
Anyone with money to burn can walk into a showroom and say, “I want this entire room. Have it delivered at 9 a.m. on Thursday. And send in the painters and interior designers as well. I’ll be at the dog spa with Fifi if you need me…”
The rest of us have to be a little more creative and patient as we
gather.
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putting a room together: day 2 {copy, copy, copy}

26 April 2011


You don’t know what you’re doing?
I’ll let you in on a little secret: neither do I!
I’ve never been to design school. I have no credentials, except that I love seeing potential in spaces and all things “home.” When people ask what I “do,” I always say mom and if my husband is there he may chime in that I have a blog. And then the questions come:
“Oh, what kind of blog?”
It’s a home decor, kind of design on a dime type blog with some other randomness.
“Oh, is that what your degree is in?”
No, my degree is in elementary ed.
Oh….that’s interesting.
I usually go on to say it began in Texas when we had a really ugly house, blah, blah, blah, but it really makes no sense.
I guess my point here is:
fake it until you make it aka copy, copy, copy!
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Putting a room together: day 1 {find inspiration}

25 April 2011


Putting a whole space together can seem very daunting: where on earth do you begin? The first step for me is to

find inspiration.
If you have some vision in mind of what you want your space to end up like, it gives you somewhere to begin.
This is my inspiration notebook I gather treasures from paper sources like magazines or catalogs. It is like a treasure box to me and when I find myself in a funk or not feeling very inspired, chances are a good 15 minutes with this can snap me right back out.
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courage for the week 4.24.11

23 April 2011

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caught my eye 4.21.11

21 April 2011

It’s here a day early because my kids are out Fri-Mon for a little spring break, so we get to spend a long Easter weekend together. I’m excited to announce that next week I’m going to do a series on “putting it all together” ~ my thought process when I tackle a space in my home.  I’ll take you step by step and you know I have no professional background, so it could be pretty humorous as well…

On Friday, you’ll be able to link up a space you’ve created that you love!

putting it all together

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Have you noticed my blog’s new look? My husband was out of town for a few nights last week, so I stayed up ridiculously late reading tutorials, trying different layouts, trying to streamline it and tweak it. If you click on my credits button up there below my header, you can see what I used. I need to add a FAQ button and paint colors in my home, and have a survey about 320 Sycamore I would love for you all to take, but that will all come sometime hopefully sooner than later.

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Okay, on to some caught my eye!

LoVe this table makeover from the Painted Hive:

 

Three steps to a perfect baked potato from Kami:

 

the cutest personalized clay easter eggs from Rachel:

 

The truth about Designed to Sell at Hooked on Houses: the open houses are fake??

 

How to dress up store bought curtains from Red Door Home: Part 1 & Part 2

Have a wonderful weekend~I hope the weather cooperates with your plans!

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a merry mistake

19 April 2011

Do you remember this Goodwill chandelier I got back in September for $19.95? We decided it would be perfect in Lauren’s room, but we had to make a few modifications.
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a few quick deals

Blast. The Easter dresses I bought at half price are now even cheaper at Children’s Place.

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Many are 14.99, then use code A6D2011 for an additional 15% off, making them $12.74 each. They also have cute matching short sleeve cardigans. You probably won’t get them by Easter, unless you pay for express shipping, but still a fantastic deal!

If you have a store near you the sale should be there as well. Click on the sale button, it’s in all depts and you can use the code on your entire purchase.

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Have you heard the buzz about this hair straightener: Remington Ceramic Flat Hairstyling Iron, 1 Inch??

It gets great reviews~very interested if any of you have it? This is the cheapest I’ve seen it for $39.99 w/ free ship and some claim it works better than the $100+ ones…

Happy Tuesday~

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