Home Office Update

Friday, August 15, 2014

Oh what a difference a little bit of paint can make!  Well, maybe not a little bit of paint, more like a whole gallon. We chose Benjamin Moore Coventry Gray for my Hubby's home office. 

Here is the before:



 Stay tuned for the after...


DIY Velvet Tufted Storage Ottoman

Monday, August 11, 2014

Prior to moving into our new house, I kept seeing beautiful, tufted velvet ottomans that I thought would look amazing with our grey sectional.  I didn't love the price tag $500 and up. Plus, I wanted it to be teal, 36" diameter and have storage.


Inspiration:  


Source: StudioTen25 

We wound up purchasing the Threshold Nolan Round Ottoman on clearance from Target.
We removed all of the faux leather from the bottom and wrapped in the perfect teal velvet fabric that I got from the remnant bin from Joann's for $9 a yard.  I bought all that they had which was over 3 yards, but we have a ton left over.  Handsome Hubs then pulled the table top wood off of the inside of the lid as we couldn't figure out how to upholster around it.  This caused the wood top to crack so we traced the cracked round onto plywood and created a whole new wood top. We were able to reuse all of the foam and batting. The total project cost was $206.  Way cheaper than the custom ottomans you can design at the furniture stores and it is exactly what we wanted and needed. Below is the final product. We completed this project in Handsome Hubby's Parent's NC B&B which is where we lived for 3 months while our house was being built. 

Final Product:











Lighting from World Market

Saturday, August 9, 2014

World Market has become one of my go-to stores for home decor and furniture.  Many of their items have the look of higher end items found at Pottery Barn and West Elm.







Acrylic Drum Pendant

 

Metal Orb Chandelier


Large Wood Bead Chandelier


Twist Outdoor Pendant

I may need this outdoor pendant for over the dining table on our porch. 

              






Myrtle Beach Family Trip

Tuesday, August 5, 2014



We are on our way home from a long weekend at Myrtle Beach.  Unfortunately, it was rainy and overcast our whole trip.  We made the most of it though.  I recommend staying at Kingston Plantation as it is ocean front and close to the Tanger Outlets, Broadway at the Beach, and Barefoot Landing.

Luckily we had brought the Lego Creator Seaside House with us.  We built two of the three builds at a card table in front of the huge ocean front balcony.  









We actually made it to the beach for a couple rain free hours, did lots of shopping, ate a lot of seafood and played  miniature golf late night.  Plus we made wonderful memories with Nana, Papa, Uncle Tom, Aunt Michelle & Cousin Efward.

What does your family do on rainy days while on vacation?

Sunshine & Lemonade Porch updates

Monday, July 28, 2014

I hope you are having a great Summer so far!  I rarely want to be indoors working on projects when I could be at the pool or on the porch instead.



For the last 6 years I have made new cushion covers for our patio set, and even bought new foam for some of the cushions.  This year I found a great deal on Sunbrella replacement cushions that I couldn't pass up!  

Before:



Eek!  The blue cushions were really awful!

After:








The side of the porch with the chairs is looking a bit boring.  I think I will paint the spool table.  What color would you choose:
Teal
Aqua
Navy

I am linking up with Best of The Nest.




Please check out this awesome Teen Room by Dimples and Tangles :



Driven by Decor





Mirror mirror on the wall

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Can you tell what my current design dilemma is?  I have a  new house and a lot of blank walls to fill, as a result I am always looking for wall decor whether it be a large mirror, art or family photos.  Here are some more of my faves:


Rhonda Wall Mirror, 30x36


Distressed Cream Sadie Arch Mirror

Metal Rope Wall Mirror



Lego Tooth Fairy

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

I usually blog about decorating, but today I am taking a little detour.



My oldest, Mason lost his second tooth yesterday and was plotting with one of my neighbors on how to catch the tooth fairy.  This was better than his first plan which was to shoot down the tooth fairy with a bow and arrow!




I thought it would be fun to booby trap a Lego Tooth Fairy instead.  She is part Lego Friend (Mom has to have some Lego Friends to play with!), part Chima Eagle, her hair was borrowed from Thor and the dollar is in Wonder Woman's Lasso. I just worked with what we had.  



Don't worry, I heard she already escaped and will be flying around again tonight!
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