Browsing Category "Decorating"
Pull My Rope
By     |    May 7, 2013
Posted in: Bathroom, Decorating, Pinterest Challenge     |    17 Comments

Pull My Rope

Do you remember the dancing banana/peanut butter jelly time video on YouTube?  Here is a refresher.  That’s what I get stuck in my head every time a Pinterest Challenge rolls around.  Except that it’s more like, “Piiiiin-ter-ist challenge time…piiiiiin-ter-ist challenge time…pin’trst challenge, pin’trst challenge, pin’trst challenge”.  You’re welcome…for getting it stuck in your head too.  So without further ado, I bring you the spring Pinterest Challenge reveal day…drum roll not [...]

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Twine And Rope Wrapped Toothbrush Holder
By     |    Apr 24, 2013
Posted in: Bathroom, Crafty Time, Decorating, How-To     |    2 Comments

Twine And Rope Wrapped Toothbrush Holder

So last night I whipped out my glue gun…and made us a little toothbrush holder for our recently refreshed bathroom (you can check out some of the bathroom posts including painting the bathroom mint, finding an old buffet on Craigslist to turn into a vanity, how we hacked the buffet, and then painted it, and installed it).  Anyway…back to the project…wha-bam! Seriously…there’s nothing I can’t do with a glue.  Except [...]

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I Love Lamp
By     |    Apr 9, 2013
Posted in: Decorating, Light Up My Life, Master Bedroom     |    13 Comments

I Love Lamp

Let’s just file this post under random purchases for $100 Alex.  Oh…but they changed Jeopardy and there is no longer a $100 category…I rephrase…let’s file this post under random purchases for $200 Alex.  Not that I spent $200…more like $66.48.  Anyway, after returning home from our Puerto Rico adventure, we’re talking immediately after returning home from Puerto Rico, I settled into the couch for a long winter’s nap catching up [...]

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Pretty In Pink
By     |    Apr 4, 2013
Posted in: Decorating, Entryway     |    5 Comments

Pretty In Pink

Tonight’s original post was to dish all about “how to hack a buffet to turn it into a bathroom vanity”.  But after yesterday’s March monthly roundup, and realizing how construction heavy it was (read…one serious lack of light, fun, and decorator-ie projects) I scraped the post-plan and am bringing you a little mirror story…a pretty in pink mirror story.  Although I told Colby it was “coral” not “pink” so he [...]

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Succa Please
By     |    Feb 7, 2013
Posted in: Decorating, Entryway, Gardening     |    2 Comments

Succa Please

Before I dive into today’s blog post I need to explain the title and the associated Jeanne-ism.  Jeanne is one of my co-workers, probably one of the loudest, and one of her top ten phrases is “succa-please”. Succa-Please Passive-aggressive behavior at its most eloquent Colby:  Let’s just take one more lap around the Dick’s Sporting Goods hunting department before we go to Sephora. Angie:  ”Succa-please!” It’s a phrase that’s used [...]

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Put A Mirror On It
By     |    Dec 18, 2012
Posted in: Decorating, Master Bedroom     |    4 Comments

Put A Mirror On It

The noodling around in the bedroom that we started yesterday continues.  This time, we’re putting a mirror on it: Since we emptied out the entryway and started switching it up to make it more functional for us, we were left with a mirror and no place to hang it.  Side note:  I swear we’re still working on the entryway…the painting the board and batten is a painfully slow project and [...]

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Noodling Around The Bedroom
By     |    Dec 17, 2012
Posted in: Decorating, Master Bedroom     |    6 Comments

Noodling Around The Bedroom

Not to be confused with “canoodling around the bedroom”.  That’s an entirely different blog post for an entirely different blog.  We’re talking this evening about noodling around the bedroom.  As in making small changes, or tweakages, here and there until a room becomes more cohesive and more us.  Case in point…the master bedroom before the noodling began. And now post noodling around with some new curtain rods and curtain sheers [...]

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Heroes In A Half Shell – Berkus Power
By     |    Nov 7, 2012
Posted in: Art I Heart, Decorating, Office/Craft Room, Shopping Deals & Steals     |    No Comments

Heroes In A Half Shell – Berkus Power

Consider me a bandwagoner.  I hopped on and hopped on big time with the Nate Berkus for Target line.  I have definitely visited the Nate Berkus line for Target on at least five occasions.  Jury is still out whether or not the first visit counted since there was no Nate Berkus gear on display.  I asked the Target girl if they were carrying the line and I got a “Nate [...]

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A Goose In Sheep’s Clothing
By     |    Oct 11, 2012
Posted in: Decorating, Master Bedroom, Shopping Deals & Steals     |    No Comments

A Goose In Sheep’s Clothing

So this blog post is about one part check out the rugs I picked up at Ikea last weekend for only $9.99 each… And about eight parts oh my gosh check out our Goose in sheep’s clothing. Poor Goose wasn’t entirely happy about this.  But dang that dog will do ANYTHING for a cookie.  His ears just perked up as he heard me type “cookie”. This is his “Blue Steel” [...]

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Burlap Bags
By     |    Oct 7, 2012
Posted in: Decorating, Living Room, Organization, Shopping Deals & Steals     |    1 Comment

Burlap Bags

One of my favorite “perks” of getting married (other than marrying my best friend…cheese police…cheese police!) is the registry completion discounts.  No joke, those discounts are nice!  Of course I know why the stores have these perks.  The marketing geek in me says that it entices poor brides to spend their wedding money at their store, but the bride in me says, “ooooooh….discount!”.  Pottery Barn was one of the places [...]

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