Home office Reveal!

Sunday, March 15, 2015

I have been a bit lax blogging lately because we have had company the last couple of weekends-my Bestie Kim came to visit and my parents.  I am so proud of Kim!  She signed up for Team in Training Marathon to raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  You can check out her progress on her new blog here.   

I finally photographed my desk area in my new home office aka craft room aka guest room. It still needs paint and some artwork hung over the bed, but it's as good as it is going to get for now. 


As I mentioned in previous posts, I had most of the items already in our house somewhere or in this room including the desk, bed, artwork, chair and lamp. If you follow me on Instagram then you know this black chair won't be here for long.



I have had this adorable Lowe's chandy sitting in the corner of the room for months and finally got around to giving it a coat of gold spray paint.  Nick was kind enough to hang it for me a couple of weeks ago. 



As I mentioned earlier, the black chair isn't staying for long.  I found these guys at Goodwill and couldn't resist brining one home. I am pretty sure I am going to paint my new  chair raspberry or white.  But first I need to settle on a fabric. Have you seen any great fabrics lately?


I would have loved to use the pink velvet leopard fabric below, but it was sold out.


  This fabric could be a fun option too, but I am not sold yet.


 Do you have a space in your house that serves multi-purposes?  I feel like we all do now days.



Best of the Nest.

Check out Driven by Decor's beautiful Spring and Easter tablescape ideas.


And Julia from the Cuckoo4Design is a guest host this week.  She does amazing wall treatments (those stripes are from a sharpie)!







Shopping with Robin-Homegoods, Ross & Goodwill

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Hey Guys! I have seen some other bloggers posting about their awesome shopping deals, so I thought I would take you virtually shopping with me.


I found this gorgeous chair at Homegoods for $350.00.


These cute outdoor pillows were only $12.99.

Then I headed to Ross.


These teal faux croc nesting tables were so cute!  And a steal for $45.00!  They almost came home with me.


More outdoor pillows-$6.99!!!!


Candlesticks for $7.99-10.99.

Then I hit the mother load at Goodwill!


These beauties have great bones!  They are in desperate need of reupholstering, but for $20 each totally worth it.

Only one came home with me.



Dreaming of Summer

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

I don't know about you, but after 2 weeks of snow I am dreaming of Summer. There's nothing better than relaxing on the porch or patio with a ice cold beverage.




Sunday Ramblings

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Hey ya'll!  I hope you have had a good weekend so far!  While I took the boys to a birthday party at Monkey Joe's yesterday, Handsome Hubby installed my chandelier and teal velvet curtains in my office (check out my design board in this post). They look amazing!  I am hoping to get some good pictures today to show you, but it is gray and gloomy and the lighting is terrible.

Today is the first in a series I will call my Sunday Ramblings which will combine awesome products I have found online, cool home tours, what I have purchased recently and more.

#1 Dining Chairs

We purchased some new chairs from Target on a whim.

Kinfine Morris Oval Back Dining Chair with Arms $119.99 and ships free.


They are currently on crazy sale with 10% OFF WITH CODE

I think they are a great look for less option for these Restoration Hardware Chairs:

VINTAGE FRENCH ROUND FABRIC ARMCHAIR $349

#2  Sanela Curtains

My go to curtains in long length are the Ikea Sanela Curtains. They come in beautiful colors and look luxe.  




#3 Kirkland Accessories

Gold Sphere
#4 Joss & Main Jewelry

#5 Infinity Scarf
Aztec Print Infinity Scarf

#6 Kirkland Lamps

Caribbean Coral Table Lamp
White Lattice Ceramic Table Lamp


Seaside Mosaic Lamp







Home office aka Mom Cave sneak peek

Thursday, February 26, 2015

OMG!  Raleigh shut down today as a result of 1 inch of snow yesterday that melted completely. Now the forecast says we might get a foot of snow!  Good thing I have a bottle of wine handy.

I showed you my home office design board in my last post.  Here's a sneak peek of the update in progress.

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I fell in love with the gold and white chevron dish and cup at Pier 1.  They just had to come home with me.  I think they were intended for a bathroom, but they are perfect for my desk. I can't seem to find them online.  If I do, I will add a link.

In the mean time, here's a couple more gorgeous home offices that I have rounded up.

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 I can't wait to install the new curtains and chandelier! Stay tuned for more.




 Lisa @ Shine Your Light has a great cornice board tutorial.  I am hoping to use her advise for hanging the new cornice in our bathroom.

Come by and check it out!



Home Office and Craft Room and Guest Room

Monday, February 23, 2015

Thank you for sticking with me after my whining complaining about bathroom lighting.  Since we can't find lights that we love within our budget we are going to get the room painted, hang new mirrors, hardware and cornice.  But first we (Nick) have to fill the nail holes and caulk the molding.





I took advantage of the warmer weather this weekend and worked on some spray painting projects.  My creative design juices have been on over drive as of late and I am bouncing around ideas all over the place!  I got cracking of sprucing up my home office aka craft room aka second guest bedroom.  I didn't want to spend a ton as I don't work from home typically and I don't know how long this will get to stay my girly room since our two boys currently share a bedroom.  I threw together a bunch of stuff that we already head and am making over some finds in order to give the room a cohesive look. Hopefully I will have a real sneak peek for you in the next couple of days. 

Do you have a multi purpose room in your house?  Do you have a girly space of your own or a man cave?

Linking up at:

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 Lisa @ Shine Your Light has a great cornice board tutorial.  I am hoping to use her advise for hanging the new cornice in our bathroom.

Come by and check it out!



Bathroom Lighting Woes

Saturday, February 21, 2015

Are you all tired of the "Blizzard of 2015?"  We got 1 inch of snow and 1/4 inch of ice in Raleigh and school was closed ALL WEEK!  My whole family is ready to pull their hair out.  Now that the weekend is officially here and our new bathroom lights arrived, I was hoping that we could get the majority of the bathroom redo finished. And that my new bath would look like this:


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Yeah right!  I don't have that kind of reno budget but a girl can dream.


I opened the light boxes and they are gorgeous!  I paid close attention to the wattage when ordering the lights and these take 3-65 watt bulbs.  Not bad. But, they are chandelier bulbs which put out less lumens.  Womp womp.  So now we are back to the drawing board.

I am considering these, but am not sure about the shades.

This light would be perfect for the boys bathroom.


I love this look! But it wood involve an electrician and cutting the mirror.


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This look would allow us to use the new mirrors, but still involves an electrician.


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I can't find affordable (under $200 each), beautiful, bright light, 3 bulb chrome lights anywhere! Extra points for chrome or crystal accents. No fabric shades.


We struck out at Lowes, Home Depot, Joss & Main, Overstock, and Lamps Plus.  But maybe we missed something.  Any suggestions?




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