A Little Bit of Spring!

March 20th is the official first day of Spring.

I cannot wait till we see change in weather!

I'm looking forward to long weeks of sunshine and streets filled with tree blossoms!

I hear it's already happening is some places.

Unfortunately not here in the Northwest!

It's rainy and gloomy :(

Although we do get a little bit of sunshine here and there.

Which I am very thankful for :)

Since we don't have any budding trees around here just yet.

I had to have something that reminds me of Spring, of the coming Spring!!!

(Sorry for the bad quality of the pic, I just noticed! U could tell that I'm an amateur!) lol

Have a great day!

xoxo

Top of a Piano

My parents bought me an old upright piano when I was 12 years old.

Now it's in my house.

Not in the same original condition though..

More on that later.

I have been struggling with accessorising it.

For years it's been the same....

Since Christmas of 2008 to be exact :o

For the past week I have been gathering some ideas. 

It's time for a change!!!

I have found this photo that I will use as an inspiration. :)

You like?

I LOVE how this beautiful lady from Echoes of Laughter used books!

Oh and Lamps!

Isn't is lovely?

I love the simplicity of it

You can never go wrong with books!

Ask Megan from Honey We're Home!

Although I LOVE books, I haven't been a very good collector.

I usually borrow from friends, family and the good ol' library :)

I will definitely use a mirror :)

You HAVE to have a mirror!

What do you think? Do you have a piano?

How do you accessorize it?

I will keep you posted on my progress!

Happy Tuesday!!!

xoxo

Photo Shoot

As most of you know, I won a photo shoot from Dina Chmut Photography last week. :) 

You could read about it here.

If you haven't already, you cold also read the story that I entered :)

I am sooo excited!

Dina and I went over a few details and she suggested I get a red floppy hat and a little black dress :)

Here is what I came up with.

 

The red floppy hat off eBay

The gorgeous dress from White House Black Market

Back :)

And my red shoes :)

I was raised to be a modest girl, I know, I know, but I just fell in love with that dress!!!

Besides, my hair should cover the open part :)

Oh and for the record, my hubby LOVED it!!! :D YEY!

The photo shoot is on Monday, I still have to get my nails done and get a few accessories!

What do you think about the dress? Is it too open?

What about the ruffles? I LOVE them! he he

I hope you're having a fabulous week!

xoxo

Elephant Wall Mount

I have been spotting lots of deer heads that are mounted on the wall in many homes :)

No, not just cabins ;)

Image via decor pad

or this...

Image via Kenneth Brown Design

It has become quite a trend! 

Sorry, but it's totally not me.

Well so I though....

I was invited to a friends house and I saw this:

Oh! It's magnificent! And sooo beautiful!

I wish I had my "real" camera to take a picture that would do more justice to this Elephant Head!

According to my friend, it was imported from ??Uh, i can't remember!

I always saw deer heads, but never came across Elephant Heads!

Turns out, they're just as trendy as the Deer Heads!

lol

I honestly don't think I'll ever have one of these heads in my home, but it sure did catch my eye!

There is a great post and a cute DIY on this subject!

Hop on over to Sabbe Spot, Stephanie is amazing! You'll love her blog!

Is it in India where Elephants are really loved? 

I think so :)

Hope your week is going great!

xoxo

Craigslist Fun

Have you ever walked into a store and wished you could buy EVERYTHING? lol

When I was a little girl, I would often ask my mom for things at the store, she would say no most of the time. So I told her, "When I'm going to grow up, I'm gonna buy the whole entire store!"

Ha ha! The optimism kids have! 

Anyway....

I am overwhelmed by the deals on CL!!!

I wish I could get them all!!!

Here are some great finds that are sure to inspire you to look ;)

This chair is only $60!!! 

Wouldn't you just LOVE to turn it into this?

This amazing transformation was done by Janis, from Navy Bean

Check our her post on details how to do it yourself!!!

or this amazing victorian couch for $175!!! :O

With a ton of patience, or an expensive upholstery, it could turn into this beauty!

 

Oh if only my hubby would appreciate it's beauty!!!

$50 for this Chair!

 

Oh Craigslist, how much I love you!

Have you found any deals on CL? 

Share them with me!!!

I'd love to hear, and be inspired!

xoxo

Neutral Baby Nursery - DIY

 Long before the birth of our second son, I started to think about his nursery. :)

I wanted it calm, warm, and relaxing.

A room I could go to, to nurse, change, enjoy and love my baby boy :)

I had such a pleasure working on this room! It was extra special to me since we didn't make one for our firstborn because we were in the middle of major remodeling!

It came out pretty close to what I had imagined ;)

The beautifully stars were by Martha Stewart that i purchased at TJ Maxx, Crib was from CL the Sheep Rug from Ikea. The beautifully bedding set is by Wendy Bellisimo and borrowed to me from my good friend Olga :)

I wish the yellow was lighter....Oh well ;)

Imagine sign I got at Salvation Army for like a $1, if not 50 cents.

The Gliding Chair and ottoman, we purchased off of CL :) For $50! ;) The IKEA table from CL for $6! Originally $60!!! It had a little water damage, hubby sanded it down and spray painted with $4 paint :) Voila!Lamp and curtains also lent to my from Olga :)

The changing table, dresser combo was Free of of CL :D SCORE!!! You will not believe it but I just wiped it down with a rag :D It has some nick-knacks but is amazing condition :) Did I mention it's a PALI brand? :D

The gorgeous shelf was also from Olga :)

The mobile was also from Olga :)

And this is the little guys that lives in this room ;)

Totals:

Paint - $40

Crib - $224

Dresser/Changing Table - $0

Sheep Rug - $25

Table - $10

Little square shelves from Goodwill - $1

Martha Stewart Paper Flowers - $5

Boarder - $20

Imagine sign - $1

Total $326

This is not considering the little essentials such as the diaper pad, wipe warmer, etc....

I love bargain hunting!!! It sure does pay off!!!

Please tell me what you think!!!

xoxo

Living Room Inspirations

I am in the middle of working on my living room. I have to say, my style is very clean and matchy-matchy. I know in the real home design world, it's not like that. I am trying to go beyond my style, and see what else is there that calls my name :)

 

via House Beautiful

I love the brown tones in this room, my living room space is not as big and beautiful, but this is definitely an inspiration to me!

via House Beautiful

I love this couch :) I currently have matchy-matchy ivory leather loveseat, chair and ottoman. In the very near future, I want to get rid of the set and get something like this:

Crate & Barrel Silhoutte Sofa

or this

Crate & Barrel Azure Sofa

Although I doubt my hubby will like the Azure Sofa, it's so beautiful though!



I also really like this little Settee, also from Crate & Barrel

I'm really liking earthy tones ;) I would add a punch of color with pillows and accessories :)

via House Beautiful

I LOVE the accent chairs and ottoman here and there! It puts the space soo together!!! I absolutley LOVE it! Also the tall ceilings with amazing curtains, ah..maybe next home :)
I also wish we had a fire place :) Again....maybe our next home :) lol

Thank you for looking!