Nursery Inspiration - It's Crunch Time!!

I spent all day on Saturday getting the remaining "junk" out of the former craft room.  We are FINALLY ready to paint (you know where I will be this weekend)!  There's only 9 1/2 weeks to go - it's kind of unbelievable how fast this pregnancy is going compared to my first.  I guess that's what happens when you have a 5 year old that keeps you super busy! 

We finally registered last week, AND have decided on a name!  Because it took us so long to decide though, Hubby and I agreed not to tell anyone until Baby H. is born - we just can't risk someone putting a bad vision in our heads.  You know the kind:  "Oh - I knew a ____ in elementary school, he picked his nose all the time and never bathed".  Yup - not the vision I want of my son to be.  So, a secret it is!

Now, we just have to get the nursery started...and finished.  As I was cleaning out the room this weekend, I was trying to get a final mental picture of what I wanted to do in there.  I have had a general idea for quite sometime - it's still the same as what I shared a few months back.  Kind of a modern vintage, colorful look.  But until I got it down on paper, I was feeling a bit overwhelmed, and just couldn't picture it. 

So, yesterday I did just that.  I made an inspiration board.  Some of the pictures (like the crib and curtain fabric) are what will actually be used in the room.  Other items, like the dresser, are placeholders.  We actually bought a dresser from Craigslist for $75, and I plan to paint it with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in French Linen.  But since I didn't have a pic of the actual dresser, I found one that was a similar color to get the effect.

I'm going back and forth between painting the walls white and painting them a very very pale (almost white) blue.  As of now, I'm leaning towards the blue.    The chevron fabric swatch is what the curtains will be made of - LOVE this fabric!  The chair is a placeholder but looks almost identical to the glider we bought for Addie's room - and will be reusing.  The little bookcase?  I have a wooden electrical spool sitting in my garage right now, which I plan to use for that project. 

My vision is finally complete!  Now, we just need to get started. 

Have a great Monday!!!

XOXO

Friday I'm In Love with Organizing - and a WINNER

I think I have a winner to announce today - right?  YES!  To celebrate my Blogiversary, someone is going to win two bracelets of their choice from WobiSobi!  Wanna know who it is?  OK, drumroll please........

The WINNER is.... Carol H.!!!!!  Congratulations Carol!  I will be in touch to get your info.  Thank you to Anne at WobiSobi for giving away such an amazing prize!!

Now, on to my Friday Favorites!

I am NOT, by any stretch of the imagination, an organized person.  Ask anyone who has dropped by my house without an hour's notice - they will tell you - my house is always in complete disarray!  That doesn't mean I don't try!  For me - it helps to stay organized when I make cute organization projects.  If it has a cute place to go, I will usually (ok, eventually) put it where it belongs.  This week I found some fabulous and adorable ideas to organize my life - and I just had to share them here!!

 The first project I found is this adorable DIY Lucite Tray from Chelsea at Two Twenty One.  I just love this for bathroom or bedroom storage - what a super cute idea!!

Next, Carolyn at Homework set out to make a fabric covered storage box.  When it didn't turn out the way she would have liked, she wrapped it in string.  I LOVE the final result!  Isn't is great when projects don't go as planned, and end up turning out better in the long run??

Next, I found the blog I Heart Organizing on Pinterest.  Jen has so many amazing ideas and tips on her blog, and this Boot Organizer is one of them.  What an great way to store boots in an easy access entry way!  Ours usually end up all over the house!

The behind the cabinet door storage of this ribbon memo board is awesome.  I love this idea for coupons and little dittys from the mail for my kitchen!  Diane from In My Own Style shares the full tutorial on how to make it - go over and check it out!!

Finally - Desiree from The 36th Avenue shared her Craft Room Makeover this week.  One of the projects was this Polka Dot Pin Board.  I love this!!  I wish I had another bulletin board laying around so I could make one of these too!  So cute, right?

Loved all of the great ideas I found out there this week - it was hard to choose!!  If you were featured, feel free to grab a button from my sidebar.  Have a fabulous weekend everyone!!!

XOXO

Chicken Wire Memo Board

 Another project to cross off the list - this is getting addictive!!  I bought this gorgeous wooden frame for $2 at a yard sale and it has sat in my garage for months.

 
I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it, but it was waiting for the office to be complete before I could actually start the project.  Hubby is probably glad that I am finally completing projects and he is starting to get his garage back!

I decided to spray paint the frame with a white gloss, and I bought some fabric at Hobby Lobby that matched the decor and accent colors in the room.  Last but not least - I went to Home Depot and bought a small roll of chicken wire (that stuff is more expensive than I thought it would be!).

Once the frame was painted, it was time to cut the wire and fabric and staple it to the frame.  BUT - I don't own wire cutters or a staple gun, so I called my friend Ginger (from The Savvy Shanty).  I knew she would have them - and I was right.  So last Saturday I drove the long (7 minute) trek to her house (with the frame and completed bulletin board so I could show her my other fun project).  I am so happy I enlisted her help!  I have never worked with wire cutters, or a staple gun before and it would have taken me 4x the time to complete had she not helped me!

In the end - here is the final product - I LOVE it!!  It was worth the wait!

 

LOVE the way it turned out!!  I need to take some pics of the room finished with artwork and memo boards hung.  I'll work on that and upload them soon!

Today is the last day to enter my blogiversary giveaway!!  Don't forget to enter!

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Office Wall Art

In addition to my bulletin board (and one other project which I will share tomorrow), I decided that I needed a little artwork over my desk.  I had a few 5 x 7 wooden frames sitting around collecting dust, so I did what any girl would do and spray painted them white.

For inside the frames, I wanted something personal, but fun.  I finally had the idea to do some state art - not just for the state I live in now (GA), but also for the state I grew up in (you can take the girl out of Jersey, but you can't take the Jersey out of the girl)!  Then, just the states (in matching colors to my office of course) weren't enough - I also thought they needed a little pizazz (that's the Jersey Girl in me) - maybe some chevron?

Here's what I ended up with - and I'm kind of lovin' it!!

Please don't mind the lighting again in any pics of my office.  It had been raining a ton, and I have no overhead lighting - only the glow from lamps.  My office doesn't get any direct sunlight as it is, so on a rainy day you can imagine how dark it gets in here!!

What do you think?  It makes me happy every time I look up while I'm working.  What's not to love about chevron???

Hope you enjoyed!!  Stay tuned for my last office project tomorrow - it's my favorite!  And don't forget to enter my giveaway - winner is announced Friday!!

UPDATE:  By request, my state wall art is now available in my Etsy shop and can be personalized to the city and state where you live!

XOXO

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Burlap Bulletin Board

I want to start by reminding you to enter my blogiversary giveaway!!  I pick the winner on Friday and only have 2 entries so far - your chances are good to win!  Now... on to my regularly scheduled programming.

In addition to the shelving in my office, I was in much need of some memo board space.  I am a piler - anything that I need to keep near me (passwords, phone numbers, etc) that I use on a regular basis always ends up in a pile - UNLESS I have a handy dandy bulletin board!  So, this past weekend I spent some time making some cute memo space.

The first thing I did was to update a free bulletin board that I got when our renters moved out and left it in the garage - score!!  I love free stuff!  This is what I started with:

I taped around all of the edges so I could paint it white.  After the painting was done, it looked like this:

Then I just measured and cut some burlap - you know I needed some burlap in my office!  I spray mounted that to the cork and then applied basic silver thumb tacks all around the edges so they had that nail head look.

Here's the final product!  I had a few leftover thumbtacks so I hot glued some buttons on to make some cute decorative pushpins.  Now I just have to get some stuff up there - don't worry - It will be covered in memos soon enough!!

Another project off the list! 

XOXO

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