Hollywood Bathroom Lighting- GONE!

 So this is the typical builders lighting. EEK! Hollywood Bathroom lighting to be exact, don't ask me why. It does not say Hollywood to me. I think it's the cheapest lighting possible so the builder's just go with it.

Here is the BEFORE of my girls bathroom. You can't see it but it had a big bar of 8 "hollywood lights" at the top.

 Replacing lighting can be pretty expensive. I've been looking for a deal and found one at csn stores.com for this maxium light fixture in country stone with 7 lights for only $39 shipped! Whew hew I'll take it. And although the brown was not bad, I have a lot of black accents in that room.

So out came the ORB- oil rubbed bronze spray paint. No I didn't prime it, but I figure it is not going to be touched much and it had a mat finish to start with. I taped off my no spray areas, propped her up on some boxes and a tarp and went to town.

 And here she is now. Ahh so soo sooo much better.

I found the long shelf at Goodwill (an $8 score) and painted it black.

 These are those $3 Walmart black frames with scrapbook paper and Gerber daisies in them with some black grosgrain ribbon to hang them.

 Isn't this "Hands" soap so cute? It was a Christmas present from a friend. It is printed on some clear plastic then rolled and put into the soap.

 A close up of the ORB finish. It's mainly black with a hint of shiny brown.

 Man it makes such a big difference, and it makes me feel even better that things like this increase the value of your home so it is totally worth it!

Now I just need to frame out the mirror kinda like I did in this post!

 (No I did not get paid in any way to do this post, just thought I would pass along a good find and idea)

A $9 Chair Redo

 I found this great chair at Goodwill a few weeks ago and snatched it up for$9. I was itching for a nice day and a sleepy baby. The planets aligned and I got to bring life back to this now beautiful chair.

 Ten points to the person who can find the banana sticker. :)

 

Here are some beautiful details.

 I spray primed, and spay painted this piece. I then glazed to bring out those yummy details. To finish it off I recovered the seat with a canvas material.

 

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Bathroom Stripes

 

 I have seen these stripes all over for a while now and I just had to have some of my own. ;) Yay.

  You can check out Nannygoats stripes here.

 

They took a lot of taping and even more patience, which I am not very good at.  But in the end I LOVE IT, and it was totally worth it. It brings the eye up to the 9 feet ceilings and the loverly arch in here.

Don't you just love my gumball machine? A $15 goodwill find. As you can see my kiddo's love it too. Man I have to refill that thing far too often.

Oh the Love!-Nursery Reveal

 I am proud to announce miss Aspen, our newest addition. Which makes 3 little princesses in our home. So, sorry that I've been AWOL for about a month now. I have been pretty busy with Christmas, being 9 months prego, having 8 house guests for over a week and then having and taking care of a precious new little girl. Phew makes me tired just typing it. But now we are back into our regular schedule and everyone is doing well.

I happy to say that she and I are very much enjoying her nursery. Decorating nurseries is my favorite! Such fun. And I just love how everything fell together so perfectly in this room, and for way cheap too. Here's a recap.

 I used the turquoise dresser I refinished forever ago as her changing table and dresser. (a $10 Craiglist steal)

 Above her dresser I dry brushed an old window and hung on a fabric bulletin board. Window was free on Craigslist and fabric bulletin board I found it at TJ Maxx for $10. Can't wait to add pictures and cute quotes. The butterfly is a $1 Walmart ornament.

 I also found this cute butterfly wall vinyl at Kohl's.

Which matches the scrapbook paper wall art above her crib perfectly.

 The bedding is Pottery Barn's Chloe- now discontinued. I found on ebay for $32 including shipping!!

I embellished the blanket with ribbon and rosettes. I also added these rosettes to the pillow sham.

 

Easily added the pink and turquoise ribbon with permanent fabric glue.

  I finished up the curtains which are just clearance sheets folded and ironed with ribbon sewn to the top. Sew easy. ;)

And you can't forget the beautiful $9 end table I refinished.

I am not the proudest of the big ugly recliner. But hey it is super comfy for middle of the night feedings, it rocks, reclines, is neutral and was only $28. haha

This room is perfect for me and baby. What do you think?

2x4 Snowman Family

 How cute is this wood block snowmen family? I made them yesterday on a whim, and the best part is that  I already had everything on hand. I got my idea from Crafty chic mommy, then gave it my own special touch.

How great would these be for gifts?

 Supplies needed:

• 2x4s or 2x6s
• paint stick or thin wood
• sandpaper
• white and orange paint, brown ink or paint
• buttons
• glue- I used my handy dandy hot glue gun
• ribbon for scarf
•  wood or something for hat

 To make these is pretty self explanatory. Cut wood, sand, paint white. I then inked the edges brown for a  more rustic look. Glue body together.

 

Then glue on your cutie accessories. The nose is a cut up paint stick.

 For the hats I used baseball bat end discards that I got from the Louisville Slugger Museum for FREE. But not everyone lives in good ol' Louisville. So you could use the end part of your paint-stick (where it is curved), smaller pieces of wood, or fabric to make your hat or go with out. 

Get creative and have fun!

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Washer and Dryer Stand Reveal

 Being very pregnant and tall it was getting pretty hard bending over and over to do laundry. I have seen some ladies in blogland build a Washer/dryer stand before and thought we could tackle it too. So I had my wonderful hubby build one for me and oh do I love it.

Things I love about it:

•  Well of course it looks so much better. :)
• 18 inches off the ground is so much easier on me.
• It was so cheap to build- 2x4's, plywood, trim, screws, nails, paint and primer, and 2 L brackets is all you need.
• It hides laundry baskets, trashcan, and our big ol honkin shoe basket. So it clears up a bunch of floor space and the laundry room looks a lot cleaner.
• Oh and I love that the baskets can sit on the ground and easily slide in and out.
• The space on the side is perfect for my laundry supplies, and looks a lot better than on top of my washer.
• It is totally sturdy, no shaking or anything. Very pleased about this since it is our own design.

 

And other laundry room news... this is also our mudroom right off the garage, so we throw our coats and shoes in here. I added these hooks for easy hanging.

 On the left is our family growth chart. 

I simply measured and marked the wood board and stamped on the numbers. 

Then added the flowers which were like 50 cents at a craft store.

 Washer and dryer stand tutorial coming soon!

I took pictures of the process and would love to share it with you! 

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