Myrtle Beach Family Trip

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

We are on our way home from a long weekend at Myrtle Beach. Unfortunately, it was rainy and overcast our whole trip. We made the most of it though. I recommend staying at Kingston Plantation as it is ocean front and close to the Tanger Outlets, Broadway at the Beach, and Barefoot Landing.

Luckily we had brought the Lego Creator Seaside House with us. We built two of the three builds at a card table in front of the huge ocean front balcony.

We actually made it to the beach for a couple rain free hours, did lots of shopping, ate a lot of seafood and played miniature golf late night. Plus we made wonderful memories with Nana, Papa, Uncle Tom, Aunt Michelle & Cousin Efward.

What does your family do on rainy days while on vacation?

Sunshine & Lemonade Porch updates

Monday, July 28, 2014

I hope you are having a great Summer so far! I rarely want to be indoors working on projects when I could be at the pool or on the porch instead.

For the last 6 years I have made new cushion covers for our patio set, and even bought new foam for some of the cushions. This year I found a great deal on Sunbrella replacement cushions that I couldn't pass up!

Before:

Eek! The blue cushions were really awful!

After:

The side of the porch with the chairs is looking a bit boring. I think I will paint the spool table. What color would you choose:

Teal

Aqua

Navy

I am linking up with Best of The Nest.

Please check out this awesome Teen Room by Dimples and Tangles :

Driven by Decor

Mirror mirror on the wall

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Can you tell what my current design dilemma is? I have a new house and a lot of blank walls to fill, as a result I am always looking for wall decor whether it be a large mirror, art or family photos. Here are some more of my faves:

Rhonda Wall Mirror, 30x36

Distressed Cream Sadie Arch Mirror

Metal Rope Wall Mirror

Lego Tooth Fairy

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

I usually blog about decorating, but today I am taking a little detour.

My oldest, Mason lost his second tooth yesterday and was plotting with one of my neighbors on how to catch the tooth fairy. This was better than his first plan which was to shoot down the tooth fairy with a bow and arrow!

I thought it would be fun to booby trap a Lego Tooth Fairy instead. She is part Lego Friend (Mom has to have some Lego Friends to play with!), part Chima Eagle, her hair was borrowed from Thor and the dollar is in Wonder Woman's Lasso. I just worked with what we had.

Don't worry, I heard she already escaped and will be flying around again tonight!

Mini Foyer Update

Sunday, May 18, 2014

I hope you had a great weekend. I had a fun girls night out on Friday in Downtown Raleigh, barbecued with great friends on Saturday, then did a little DIY today.

I painted the front door grey to give the foyer more color. We eventually plan to paint (I mean hire some pros) this two story foyer. But this was a quick, easy and free fix since I used leftover paint.

Should I paint the trim on the transom window too?

Bedroom Update

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Our Master Bedroom has been an ongoing project. We made an upholstered bed, hung curtains, a mirror, and brought in our dressers. But it still needs a lot of work. Let's be real, our whole house needs work!

You can see in the reflection in the mirror the unpainted crown molding. We have lots of crown that needs to be painted. The weather has been way too gorgeous to be inside painting though.

The bedroom corner has been calling for a chair and little side table. We are looking to have a beachy vibe in the space without it screaming THEMED Beach room.

Then I saw the World Market ad that featured this chair. I knew it was what our room needed. Now we just have to go and get it.

I would also love to have inlaid shell lamps like these I found at TJ Maxx.

I can't justify buying new lamps when we already have a pair of great lamps. The room also needs art. The walls are completely bare! I am constantly drawn to ocean abstracts like these.