Just a little Thrifted Redo...

I'm always on the look out for chunky detailed frames, nomatter what color they are. This one was my latest Thrifty find...

I love the frame, but the painting didn't really do anything for me.

So I changed it. I seem to do that a lot...

Ahhh...Love me some pink roses.

I antiqued the frame with some green spray paint and sand paper. Then I printed the picture from my computer. I had to print it as if it were a banner, it's 2 pages long. But hey, where there's a will....

The seam isn't TOO obvious..... I hope.

I'm slowly getting more done on the remodeling project. Pictures will be forthcoming. Eventually. You ever tried to paint with a 6 year old helper who brings along his 4 year old sidekick?! Things can get a leeeetle bit interesting...

LOVE is in the air!

My house is starting to look like Cupid's been in here...

But I LOVE (hehe, no pun intended...) to decorate for Valentine's Day! Or maybe I just like having an excuse to use some pink...

I finally dug down into my scrap stash and made this Valentine's banner. Don't know why I put it off so long - it only took a jiffy to make!

And now every time I walk through the dining room, I have a strange urge to sing "His banner over me is love..."

This little group is in the hallway...which is a project in the works right now. I'm in the process of painting a couple of miles worth of paneling in the hall. (OK, give or take a few inches...) And it's S.L.O.W. going. But the finished parts are really inspiring me to hurry up and get 'er done! It's SOOO much brighter! Makes me HaPpY!

Here you can see part of the freshly painted crisp white wall, and in the reflection of the mirror you can see part of the very dark unfinished wall - Ye-ah, it's that dark. Well, lookie there...another one of those birds flew in here. I declare, they're gonna take over.

I've been in a major what-to-do-now-that-the-Christmas-decorations-are-gone funk. I've been waiting for a month for some inspiration to smack me in the face, but it just wasn't coming. Eventually I did grow rather weary of looking at a pathetic bare mantle....so I made myself spiff it up.

Hehe...No, you will not see a before photo. I'm not that crazy. Just trust me - it was depressing. Imagine...stray limbs from Christmas garland, a few unsightly cords, several rusty old nails, a few little army guys... Not exactly Better Homes and Gardens material.

It was indeed time to reclaim the mantle. (The army guys were forced to retreat.)

I swapped out the ornaments in the urns for some red roses. I thought it would make a nice Valentine-ish touch.

And I couldn't resist some bouquet bokeh.... hehehe.

So what are you doing to spread the love at your house?

And now...the REST of the story...

WooHoo!!! Our bedroom is finally FINISHED!

Here's the before shot.

And after 2 gallons of "quiet rain"...

Before shot of the window side...

And after.

I know that's an absolutely pathetic photo...but I can't for the life of me get a decent shot of windows in the daytime, and I'm too impatient to wait till evening.

Here's the other side of the room.

It's my happy place.

Oh look - there's my 35.00 craigslist special dresser.

And I was really happy with how this shelf turned out. It was dark brown before I got ahold of it. I just love all the pretty details in it. I think the birdie likes it, too.

Whew! One more room crossed off the list -hApPy DaNcE!!

I had originally planned to share some Valentine's projects for Finished Object Friday today, but.... I never got them done. But Chari got hers done! So go check it out - it's "sweet"!

Decorating on a dime...

...Ok, so make that a dollar. But really, what can you get for a dime these days? I get pretty excited when I find pretties for a dollar! Like these little bird tea light holders from Dollar Tree.

I had to get me a handful of them...

And now they're all scattered around in our bedroom...

They look cute anywhere! And they would have looked even cuter had the author had enough sense to light the candles prior to taking the photographs. Note to self...

Then I found this beauty at the Thrift store for 99 cents! What? It's NOT a beauty?

Well, let's just fix it up, K?

Ahhh. Love it. Love it.

It shabbied right up! And it looks right at home hanging in the dining room.

It's amazing what a buck can do!

The Finishing Touches

I've been tinkering. (tink tink tink...) I'm finally actually FINISHING some things that I've been putting off (pats self on the back...). I have a (terrible) tendency to start a project....then start another one before the first one's finished....until I have a bajillion half done projects, or in this case...half finished rooms. My goal? Take it one room at a time and knock 'em out!

First stop - The Laundry Room.

I piled these old clothespins in this little metal tub, then printed the laundry sign on the computer, and attached it with a clothespin - boy I love me some cheap decor!

I love this mat I found at Lowe's!

The memo board ended up in here. I seriously doubt if very many homes have memo boards in the bathroom, but.....I couldn't find a better spot for it.

Over the twa-lay. (I love the box - thanks, Mom-in-law!)

We've added some furnishings since I last showed pics of this room. Shoot, the last time I posted it we didn't even have the washer and dryer in there yet. Those are usually pretty key elements for a laundry room, no?

And, once again, here's my redneck version of Ballard's cafe shelves loaded up with all their pretties.

One more room crossed off the list. Oh yeah, that feels good. Let's see if I can keep up the momentum without getting sidetracked again.

Sneak peek into my shabby haven...

We've been working in the master bedroom, and I am just LOVIN' how it's all coming together. It's not finished yet, so I won't be showing you the whole thing - just a little peek :) I chose a light grayish blue called "quiet rain" for the walls - it's so delicious I could just eat it up!

Did ya notice my "art" above the bed? Can you guess what it is?

I'll give you a little hint. Here is the ceiling of our church...

Isn't it the most beautiful thing?! I've loved that ceiling ever since I was a teeny little thing. I'd lay my head back and count all those tiles during church :) Anyway, I found 2 old extra tiles buried in the basement, and I knew I had to use them in our bedroom...at least until the church needs them again :) So, I give you my Finished Object Friday...

Ceiling tiles turned Shabby Chic.

I put the scrolly piece (what DO you call those things, anyway?!) on the top and made up a wreath of hydrangeas to add some chic to the shabby. Some of you are probably thinking that the cheese has completely slid off my cracker, but I just love how it looks! And really, you can't beat the price! :)

Oh, and I'm trying a new idea for the curtains. But I'm still not 100% sure on that one.

But I know that I love the shears - they're perfect, so light and delicate.

Hey, I'll even throw in a little show-and-tell for free...

See the floral printed sheet folded back? My folks bought that set back when they got married...thirty something years ago :) It's from Woolworth's...anybody remember that store? It's so old that it is unbelievably soft - I like it better than my new ones! So I've got more than 1 piece of history in there. I just love old stuff.

When the room's all done, I'll show you some before and afters, k?

I'm linking up with Chari's Finished Object Friday - check it out!

ROLL TIDE!

WooHoo!!! National Champs!

Ok, Ok, back to regular scheduled programming tomorrow...

My Little Birthday Boy

The sweetest little boy in the world just turned 4 years old! It just doesn't seem possible, and his Mommy is more than a little sad to see him growing up so FAST!

The balloons were all his idea...but I grabbed my camera and got in on the fun, too!

Happy Birthday, Carson! And you're still Mommy's baby no matter how much you're growing up!