Spring and Easter Decor

Hello there!! 

Just wanted to stop in and share some pics of our easter decor around the house.

It was raining today so some of the pictures are a little dark.

Entry area with the Pottery Barn inspired arrangement.

On the ledge is just the cutest baby chick with a vase filled of pastel easter eggs.

The bird candle made his way to my favorite side table!

AND.....

I finally got the chance to try out some accessories on the ottoman in the den!

**sidenote: I have been iphone app-less for the past 2.5 weeks. long story short i dropped the phone, screen cracked, got new phone, and all of my apple id/email went wonky and not until tonight was I able to go to the genius bar and get everything ironed out.

Say a prayer the restore from the backup gets everything back in order. I forgot what life before iphones was like... wahhh wahhh  BORING. #firstworldproblems

Be back later to showcase the rest of our spring decor.

Traditional Meets Modern-client

We have made quite a few strides in a clients dining room.

She already owned the furniture and had already decided on a high gloss navy wall color. 

The color was an Awesome launching point!!

Here is where we are so far.

1. New lighting was key to update the look of this room

2. We "wallpapered" the back of the china cabinet to make the traditional china pop!

3.A modern interpretation of a plate gallery wall. When paired with a traditional gold mirror its a striking contrast

4. A mod cut velvet fabric was used on the seat cushion to incorporate the turqouise color

5. And most importantly a modern print drape.

Here is a look at the other side of the room

What's left?

1. accessorizing above the china cabinet

2. Styling the table and sideboard

3. a rug

And we can call this room done.

2 months old

This baby is growing quicker than I EVER imagined!!!

Since we will be 3 months old next week I figured it was high time to show some 2 month pics.

Sweet boy FINALLY started putting on some weight!

He was born at 7 lb. 11oz, dropped to 7 lb 3oz when we left the hospital and stayed at 8 pounds until close to 6 weeks.

At this six week growth spurt he got up to 10 lb. 3 oz.

Alot of this was due to sleeping for too long at a time and needing more to eat. 

Around a month we started to suppliment with some formula. He got used to eating a good six ounces total, 3 or so nursing and 3 from a bottle. 

The whole supplimenting thing super stressed me out with AC but I was VERY happy to not have put that pressure on myself this time. I am just glad to be offering the majority of my child's nourishment at this time!

(as it warms up I may no longer nurse, we were both sweating profusely at the egg hunt saturday, no fun) TMI?

C was going to sleep around 11 and waking up about 4:45-5:30.

Not happy about his shots :( he only cried for a quick minute which made mommy feel better.

Getting ready to bathe brother in his bathroom!

At 6 weeks on the nose he started smiling (at Mrs. Lisa Danielson while at dinner) He hasn't stopped since and we love hearing his sweet baby cooes.

8 weeks in this picture

already not wanting to take pictures with sister.. oh lordy!

Big Girl Haircut

I cant believe I actually let everyone talk me into this... but.... 

We cut ALOT of baby girl's hair!!

5.5" to be exact!

Here is angel pie first thing that morning.

goober

Poppy (my dad) hard at work!

eek

adding in some final layers

now, ever since we have cut her hair her sweet cheeks look chubbier and those BIG blue eyes!!! she is a complete mess!!!

Sunday School Sip n See

Sooo not quite sure how this slipped my mind but somehow I have never blogged the sip n see our sunday school class threw for C.

We met at one of my favorite Italian Restaurants and enjoyed dinner and cupcakes and opened sweet happies for our baby boy!

Mrs. Kim Loving on our sweet boy

We have thoroughly enjoyed the clothes. 

I am so thankful all these sweet ladies took time out of their busy schedules to hang out and get to know each other better. 

Thanks again ladies!

Burlap Carrots Tutorial

Recently a friend of mine found these adoreable carrots on pinterest.

I went to pinterest and I thought I would type up my version of how to put them together. 

Cost me around $4.50 and is super cute to boot!!

isnt she just the cutest thing ever??

Step 1: 

purchase 1 yard of orange burlap for about 3 large carrots

 (I found mine at Hobby Lobby)

Find some fun spriggy fillers in the floral department

(Mine was left over from christmas decor)

purchase one roll of ribbon

If you don't already have any poly fil get some of that, or I have seen people use plastic grocery store bags as filler!

Supplies:

scissors, glue gun, pony tail holder

Step 2:

Cut the burlap into a triangle shape.

Then use the hot glue gun and glue the two angled sides and the bottom together.

Step 3:

Fill the carrots with poly fil

Step 4:

Gather the carrot at the top and attach an elastic ponytail holder.

Step 5:

Stuff the green "spriggy" filler in the top of the carrot and tie a cute knot of ribbon around the carrot.

Step 6: 

Attach a small piece of ribbon or twine to the backside of the carrot to have something to hang the carrot from.

Hang and enjoy!!

(somehow through an update the images have rotated and become distorted, locating the original image to repost for y'all!)

The other two are hanging on my gate!!

(and they need some filler!)

Love having something bright and cheery to drive up to!

Master Bathroom

Well this is one of those rooms that just really needed some love. 

In here we have ...

*painted the cabinets black

painted the walls

*changed out lighting

*finally found a mirror that would work for the space

*added draperies.

Here is what it looked like right after we painted the cabinets and finding the mirror.
(This was soon after we moved in so it took us quite a while to make up our minds on what we want)

(sorry for quality, old iphone pic)

Here is a view from the same angle.

Found this precious ring holder at Anthropologie!

For the window treatment I purchased this Thomas Paul fabric. I Love the outcome!

I am still trying to find artwork for this space. I am open to any suggestions.
Thinking some modern funky art.

Are you one to display an item or two on the back of the toilet? 

This is where I have always put the facial tissue.. Not quite as stylish, maybe more a habit!

Yes I am sitting on the toilet to take a photo of the sink. haha

Dang these 1960's skinny homes. 

I ended up moving the apothecary jars to the other side of the counter.

The light fixtures are from West Elm outlet.

you can see we have a nice amount of storage above the lavitory area.

I really really hate how shiny the cabinets turned out. 

This was obviously pre pinterest days...

and still torn as to if I should repaint them a correct black finish or high gloss white...

Thoughts??

And for the hand towel I plan on adding grey and white striped turkish towels under the Anthro hand towel.

The flooring I am obviously obsessed with. 

Here are the cabinets below the sink. They have really had some wear and tear to them...

The unique thing about this bathroom is it is accessible from the master and AC's room. so its a true walk through bathroom. 

Here is one final view.

and from baby girls room

Left to do:

replace the faucet

replace the shower knobs and shower head

regrout shower

seal bathroom floor with a fresh coat of white epoxy

re-caulk everything

repaint the cabinets...

Now I am tired just typing out this list.

A Feature

Just wanted to say hello to everyone joining from Remodelaholic!! 

Welcome!!

My husband and I had a blast getting this room ready for our little guy and being able to accumulate pieces throughout my pregnancy.

Here is a link to the post on their site.

Several highlights.

*the whale over the crib was a DIY and freehand drawn then cut out with the jig saw. ($7.00)

*I made the bedding with some designer close out fabric I scored for 14.00 a yard!! The majority of the bumpers are made out of heavy duty white denim.(around $100.00 in fabric)

* The rug and the crib are both from Pottery Barn on sale. (from the PB outlet)

*the zig zag chair was my first ever upholstery project.

*the chest is from my husbands room growing up and the changing table was mine.

Feel free to email me @ jbrodden@gmail.com if you have any more questions!

Hop on over to Remodelaholic and see all the wonderfully inspiring projects they have!

Thanks again for the feature!!