Furniture

DIY Dresser turned TV Console with Tutorial

September 21, 2012 173 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

My husband celebrated his 29th birthday back in July, and I decided I wanted to buy him a new TV. Since we had moved in April, our old TV (32 inches) was a little small for our new living room. After much research I decided on a bigger, 51 inch TV, and was psyched to get it and throw it up on the wall. Our new house already came pre-wired for the flat screen to mounted above the fireplace, and I planned on taking full advantage of it. Well, after a huge ordeal with the TV and mounting process (long story short, ended up going through 3 tvs and a huge PITA to finally ...

The Pillow Dilemma….SOLVED!

September 19, 2012 31 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

Well, after much indecisiveness, I finally came to a decision about which pillows I wanted to order. I ended up finding a local gal on Etsy, and she had pillows that looked perfect. I was having a hard time deciding which patterns to go with though (as you know), and I finally decided on some geometric diamonds and an ikat pattern. I was shocked when I walked into JoAnn's and found the same fabric! I just decided to make them myself...how hard could it be?! Let me tell you...I am now obsessed with ikat print. Ikat, where have you been all my life?! ...

Rugs, anyone?

September 13, 2012 11 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

So now that we are on our way with a couch, pillows, tv console, and some decor, we need a new rug. Right now we just have a cream shaf rug that we bought for my son's nursery, but then ended up keeping in our living room when we moved. It will not match with the new decor, so it has to go. Out with the old, in with the new!! But, of course, my indecisiveness is getting the best of me. I have found a couple cute rugs, but I am just not sure which direction to take. Maybe since the pillows and decor will be busy, a solid rug would be best? I do like the idea of plush carpet because my ...

The Pillow Dilemma

September 11, 2012 19 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

I am excited to announce that we finally found a couch for our living room! The space is a little awkward with how the windows/kitchen bar/doorways are set up, so it's been hard to find something that fits the space, and isn't too big. Also, I have been in love with the idea of finding a grey couch, and having a grey/white/yellow color scheme to our living room. Well, after 5 months of looking, we finally decided on a sectional couch. Here it is: It is perfect for the space we have, and I love the shade of grey and the fabric. Some people advised against getting a ...

7 Things About Me Award & a Craigslist Find!

September 5, 2012 21 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

So the other day I noticed I had a little 'award' nomination from the lovely lady over at Apartment Envy. How sweet of her to think of me and to want to know, "7 things about me". As a part of the award I have to tell you 7 things about me, and then nominate 7 other bloggers...here goes. 1. I have lived in 6 different states in the last 28 years, (New Hampshire, Michigan, California, Connecticut, New York, and Georgia). 2. I love dresses and have over 60 in my closet. 3. I get incredibly car sick if I am not driving. 4. I will eat anything and everything with buffalo ...

Refinished Farmhouse Hutch with Tutorial

August 28, 2012 119 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

This post has been a long time in the making, and I am really happy I can finally blog about it. Since we moved in April, I knew that I wanted to find a great hutch for our kitchen because we have the perfect space for it. I had been keeping my eye out for months, and then finally I found one I really liked on craigslist. It was listed for $75, which I thought was a great deal. After some emailing, going to see the hutch, and having the nice gentleman deliver it, I finally had the hutch in my garage!!! This is what it looked like: I didn't take any pictures ...

DIY Fall Twine Vase

August 22, 2012 30 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

Let me first say, I love fall. I love when the leaves start changing colors, the humidity starts to break down, a light breeze comes into the air and the temperatures drop slightly. I love thinking about fall bonfires, hoodie sweatshirts, and spiced apple cider. Pumpkin patches, hay rides, and picking apples all come to mind when I think about fall. College football, tailgating, wearing pants, long sleeves, and hats! Fall decor is so beautiful, too; Orange, red, yellow leaves, pine cones, wood baskets, mini pumpkins and gourds....so many cute things! I ...

More Gallery Wall

June 19, 2012 4 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

I posted a couple weeks ago about the maps that I have fallen in love with while in the process of putting together a gallery wall. These types of walls are very popular right now, and it seems like a really cool way to display things that have meaning to you and are creative and cool. I have found a couple more cool things to add.... (ignore the pink borders, wordpress adds that automatically and would not be around the actual print). A DIY eyechart! I think these are so cool. I found a really great website that will make them for you, with any words you want, as long as you agree not ...

DIY Dresser Refinishing!

May 7, 2012 51 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

I am obsessed with Pinterest (if you aren't on it, let me know and I will send you an invite!), and you can find anything and everything on that website. I love it because I can put my ideas somewhere and be somewhat organized about it. I am also a very visual person, and for me when I see something I am more likely to be inspired to do it (rather than just reading about it). Insert refinished furniture here. I always knew you could refinish furniture, but I never knew how to do it. Insert Pinterest here. I found so many awesome furniture makeovers; ...