Pier One

Have you gotten your Pier One 20% off coupon in the mail? I did and can't wait to use it. I love Pier One because they have such "unique" things. I've posted a few small purchases I've made there recently and some others I LOVE...

Not a great pic, but these are my little set of cups and saucers and salt and pepper shakers from Pier One. The drapes on the left are also from Pier one.

 I absolutely adore this lamp! Thinking about making one and posting it as a DIY project.

These peacock feather drapes are the ones shown in my pic above.

 I have these and love them! They are perfect for a few minutes of silence and relaxation when Evan is asleep.:) 

  

Remember a while back, I posted about putting a bench at the end of my bed? Well still haven't gotten around to it, but this one would be cute with a cushion.

If you've never been to Pier One, you must go! I promise you will not be disappointed. It is one of those places I could spend hours in just persuing every detail. :) Have a great day!

Desk Project...coming along...

Hello everyone! The desk I posted about yesterday is coming along beautifully! Here are some pics... and some other things I did along the way...

I had to choose paint and ended up going with the Valspar (my favorite spray paint from Lowes) tan paint.

Next, Evan already being a boy- enjoying being outside.

This is the mirror above the desk that has been needing a coat of paint for quite a while...

I covered the most of the mirror with some paper and then used a white primer and then a satin white spray paint in this. 

I measured 6" between lines and then taped the lines off with some sealing masking tape.

 Spray away...

Took off the tape...

There was a little overspray that you can sort of see here, but since the lines were straight I decided to leave it bc it actually looks like I meant it to be that way...:) I also added new hardware.

  

Tried a clock but didn't like that...

Yes, I know, too much on the left hand side floor and we've got to do something with all those wires! Now onto covering the ottoman...I love this black and white but am leaning towards the next fabric I have here...

I am loving the blue in this Waverly Lattice Lapis but I think it will be too busy... I am planning to paint a stripe of the print below down the wall so... (sorry about the play yard and other things in the background- I am in a hurry-Evan is sleeping:)

This is the pattern I am getting to put on the wall...

 That being said, I think I might go with this coral fabric so there are not too many busy prints...

...or this one....

Which fabric should I use? Have a great weekend stay tuned for the next phase (covering the ottoman) of this project. Hopefully, I'll have time to include a tutorial for covering the ottoman. :)

A new desk...Ongoing Project.

Happy Thursday everyone. I did a quote on a beautiful condo this morning and the lady living there was so sweet. On my way home, I stopped by a yard sale and found this cute desk and decided to bring it home and fix my distressed office space.

Here is my laptop etc. now...scary right?

 

New desk... 

First coat of paint ...

  

Evan, patiently waiting while Mommy paints :)

2nd Coat of paint...

 Now deciding what else to do...cover the drawers with fabric, or paint some thick stripes on the desk.  What do you think? I would love some suggestions. I really like these that I found...

I think this one is my favorite...

Stay tuned for the end result of my desk overhaul. Have a great day!

Bedroom Help!

Ok...so my bedroom needs some serious help..as in....I'm not even putting up a pic until I get it looking better and have before and after pics. Anyway, I did pick up these two very cute tables at a yard sale Sat. to use as tables on either side of the bed.

I am thinking about putting a large piece of tile on the tops of these just for something different. I found a few cute ideas online although I think I will probably stick to a more neutral colored tile but I still like these. 

Any other suggestions on my great tables?

Spray Paint Wonders

I am a spray paint junkie and believe it can be used on just about anything! Like the father in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" who thinks Windex is the solver of all the world's problems. :) I have used it on furniture, my AC vents, metal, wood etc. etc. etc. I even spray painted my scary looking refrigerator! :)  You can get appliance spray paint and then sand your frig front and believe me, it will look amazing! I am not quite done with my frig. since I started it while I was pregnant and realized about halfway through that the fumes could not be good for the baby since I couldn't open all the windows in the house because it was 3 degrees outside...so I left the house while it aired out...I'm too impatient to get things done. :) Anyway, a while back Emily at Emily A. Clark posted a couple of blogs that had great spray painting advice so I thought I would share them too since I learned so much from them.

The first is Bryn from Bryn Alexandra ( don't you just love that name? :))

You have got to go to her blog and see what this desk looked like before she painted it. She also gives detailed instructions on exactly how she got this piece to look this way. 

Secondly, over at Censational Girl, Kate gives great FAQ's about spray painting.

 Have a great day and go spray paint something! It does wonders for a room!