Hello! We are coming off of spring break/Easter weekend and it is hitting hard. It was such a nice break, and I’m slowly trying to get back into things. A few tidbits from the past few weeks:

Lots of hard boiled egg sandwiches around here!

Do you remember this print that was FREE by the side of the road last summer?

I decided it would be a perfect chalkboard for our master bedroom. It had a crack and big chip, but nothing

a little spackle wouldn’t fix.

As I said last week, this isn’t my best project. I had high hopes, but it just didn’t turn out exactly like that picture in my head. But it’s okay~it’s good for you to see that not all diy projects turn out “look at this, it’s amazing and soooo easy!” :) And do you know how you pore and labor over something and that is ALL that is on your mind and it seems that every detail matters, but then once you get it up in the room, you realize it’s not as bad as you thought? And I’m NOT re-doing it, at least not this year. I’m happy with it for now, and maybe forever? I’ll try to tell you what I wish I would have done as we go along here.

We had this piece of pegboard downstairs from the previous owners and I was going to use it in the garage or down in the office, but I thought.."hey…..that could be a free headboard.” I cut a little off the edge to make it work as a queen headboard. If you buy a sheet of pegboard at Lowes or Home Depot, bring your measurements, and they should be able to cut it to size right there for you.

I thought I would save some money in the master bedroom by making my own custom color with leftover paint from other projects. I wanted a greige color and I had beige, I had grey, so I thought it would be perfect. I didn’t even have to run to the store. You are so awesome, Melissa!

It was awesome until….I ran out of paint.

Now I have to go and get my custom color matched if I want to finish the room. No time saved, no money saved. How can I complicate things any more?

Thanks for your encouraging and understanding words yesterday~it’s amazing what a good night’s sleep can do for the soul! And thank goodness not every day is like that, right?? It’s hard to know the right balance of whining and complaining on the blog, but trying to keep it real, so thank you.

Let’s move more into my comfort zone: dressers!

I found this one at the thrift store and loved it, but it was $150.  Oh c’mon, you know I can’t stomach paying that for a thrift store dresser! I asked the cashier if they had any 50% off furniture days coming up and she thought maybe the next Friday. Oh please, please, please let it be here when I come back…

It was! Believe me, there are plenty of pieces I would have loved that didn’t make it to the 50% day, but this one was mean to be.