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)

Baby Girl in Blue

 If you don't know I have 3 happy little girls.

 And oh how they love pink. We have lots of pink in this house, which I do love. 

But blue is nice too, so classic and crisp. I just love it on little girls, but it is kinda hard to find. So I made this little blue toile skirt for my littlest one.

 A very simple elastic waist and some ribbon for a bow belt.

   But seriously what wouldn't be cute on this darling?

With big ol bow to top it off. 

Yes a blue outfit on a bald headed baby, but I don't think any grannies will be mistaking her for a boy......

but you never know ;).

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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Lucky Us

My family and I are so lucky to have such a wonderful grandmother/ mother in law. Every year she gives us a cute St. Patrick's Day package. She got my girls matching outfits and made them the cutest hair clips.

 If you look close they are bunch of little shamrocks pinched and glued together.

 Ummm, love it!

But that's not all...
She also made this "Lucky Us" banner kit for the girls to glue and string together. So darling.

We are definitely very lucky.

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.

A Month of Posts= A Happy Girl

Ok so I have so many posts I have wanted to do this past month but with the new baby it leaves me little time with both hands free to type. :) So here's a few.
1st one- this little blog here is a year old now. Yay

Happy 1st Birthday Savvy Chic Home!

First of all I just want to say thank you to all of you bloggers out there. I get great ideas from you and I love reading your blogs. You inspire me every day. I hope I am helping and inspiring some of you out there too.

Second "post"- Yes I did decorate for Valentines Day. Oh how I love to decorate for this holday- so girly. And with 4 girls in this house it is even better!

  I used the little pillow I made last year on my mantle.

 Found 3 of these berry wreaths at Goodwill. What a score!

 

I made these "conversation heart" Valentine's Blocks. Be Mine, True Love, and Kiss Me.

 

Third "post"- I got some beautiful new lamps for Valentine's/ having a baby. Gotta love me some TJ Maxx. I love the silver finish, the beautiful shape and the drum shades. And oh so better than the scrawny ones we had before. It cleans up the room nicely.

Does anyone else buy presents for themselves? Haha I guess I am kinda weird like that. My husband HATES shopping and I love it. I always find the best price for it so I just buy it for myself. :) He is usually assigned a Mr. fix it job as well (or sometimes all together), like helping hang curtains, making our washer/dryer stand, you get the point. So it is a win win. Now for some art above the bed and throw pillows. Ah the list never ends does it? See my DIY Easy Roman Shade tutorial here.

And lastly I have found some great second hand deals lately. Yes I even dumpster dove once. hahaha
But the one I have to share is that I got a Cricut! I got a screamin deal from a friend, and now I need me some cartridges! Yeah I am excited to make cute cards, some vinyl, and lots of home crafts. Link up your Cricut craft! I would love to see your ideas and also hear what your favorite cartridges are and any other Cricut advice.

So all in all this has been a great month. I have a cutie new baby who is smiling away now, some great blogging inspiration, a cute Valentines house, some gorgeous new lamps and a fun new mommy toy. Does life get any better? Well maybe- but this is great for me.