The truth about diy...

You know sometimes you just gotta keep it real...

And today I want to show some of my incomplete projects.

You know when the idea sounds great in your head??

And never seems to get finished or pan out the way you had envisioned??

Well this would be that project. 

sidenote: please dont judge the fabric on these seat cushions... The chairs are being replaced... eventually.

You see, with this table, what had happened was...(said in the voice of the ladies man) anyone??

The glaze didn't take to the table like I originally planned.

Then after a few meals, my two year old had a few "spills." 

hey, it happens, nothing a little windex cant fix...

Wrong!! 

Sometimes scrubbing the spot will remove your glaze... especially if you don't seal because you didn't  love the outcome in the first place...

As the months pass you realize the glaze is coming off everywhere and you are going to need to do something...

I think that something is taking the plunge with some Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.

(insert happy dance here :) )

Source: hollymathisinteriors.com via Paige on Pinterest

Shauna wrote a great post breaking down the cost differences between latex and chalk.

click on either image or link to go to post.

I must say she has me sold. 

Click here to read.

This was kinda the look I was goin for with the table anyway...

Now, to decide on a paint color and find the time to paint.... hmmm

Thanks for letting me bare one of my "secrets" I often don't share on the blog...

Nursery Diaries: Part 3: A Styleboard

As promised (way later than it should be...) Here is what we have in mind for our little guy's room.

Hoping to finish the bumpers this week to share with you all. 

Oops, I forgot.

Soo, I forgot to share our Halloween decor! Oops! Let's blame it on pregnancy brain! Here is a quick pic I snapped before Putting this stuff away!

Now the dining room has gotten a little thanksgiving refresher!

I think I need to get out the rest of my Spode china! I just adore the Woodlands collection they have!!

Now, off to complete my online Christmas shopping and plot my coupon deals!

Only, 21 days until the real sales begin!!!

Ps, the playing of Christmas music in my house has officially commenced!!

E's Den Design

This design is for a very dear friend. She recently moved into a super cool guest house.

We are starting literally from scratch. All the way down to painting the walls.

Here is a board we have come up with to tie in the "living" space of her mini-house. 

Can't wait to show you the before's and our progress so far!!

Tip Junkie Feature- Laundry Closet

Ahhh.... did you hear?? 

Lori, the Tip Junkie featured my laundry closet in one of her articles.

ps she is kinda  big deal... her site now has an iphone app!! true story, download it... you won't regret!

This particular article was sponsored by Downy.

Here is the video!

I am so honored to have this simple $10.00 facelift shared on her site!

click on the picture for the link to the article.

eek... there she sits... 

Thanks again for the feature Lori!!

Project Princess Fluff

We are embarking on the two week countdown so I will be sharing several more inspiration pics/ plan of action for lil bit's 3rd birthday. 

I have said it at almost every age, and minus the "why" stage this is absolutely by far my favorite.

She has developed quite a personality and I am so thankful to be able to hear every sweet thing she says!

Now, onto party. 

Here are a few pictures of what we are thinking

look how fun this cotton candy is??

I really liked this girl's party if you cant tell.

We have rented one of these:

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If I have time I plan on ruffling our crepe paper we found.

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We plan on reading one of her favorite stories at the party in a party tent like this one:

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And my mom just happens to have a crown like this so this will be the table's centerpiece.

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And if I have enough time we are going to borrow a friends tent and do something like this for the food.

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Did I mention I now feel obligated to write pinterest a note?? It would go a little something like this,

Dear Pinterest,

You have sucked up my days and filled my head with dilussional thoughts I can create anything I desire.

You have made me believe these fairytale photos are oh so achievable.

Now lets just see if I can accomplish even 1/4 of this stuff for my little princess's 3rd birthday.

If so, my obsession may grow even stronger which scares me.

However, thank you for changing my life and enabling me to show my friends what I hope to recreate.

Love JBR

Nursery Diaries Part 2

Today I promised to show fabric swatches. 

Maybe first I should some some of my inspiration nurseries that catapulted this concoction.

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exhibit a, ticking stripe

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exhibit b true and true nautical, but a hair too themey for me.

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exhibit c classic children's room

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exhibit d those silly stripes... I can't get them out of my head!

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exhibit e ahh subdued nautical... 

I think we are headed somewhere 

Fabric swatches:

Kravet Dotkat

A quilted white matelasse diamond print.

We will also be using a white denim but its the same color white as this matelasse.

this is a knubby raised fabric... I LURVE it!

And of course I had to add in my beloved stripes!!

And the last fabric is a remnant closeout.

Haven't been able to find it anywhere online so here is the iphone pic.

On monday I will share the accessories we have gathered for the space.

Nursery Diaries Part 1- of many...

Okay so here I sit at 27 weeks. 

A few things have been accomplished in the nursery and I wanted to wait until this point to show you how we went about pulling the room together. 

First thing we did was order a crib. 

This one to be exact.

This is the Sophia fixed gate crib from Pottery Barn.

I was looking for something with a slight vintage throw back but still very modern lines, this was just what we needed!!

We were waiting to do everything else once we figured out what we were having. 

Unfortunately I had some unexpected problems upon returning from our disney trip so at the ripe 14 weeks and 5 days we found out we were having a boy!! 

Let the planning begin!!

I have always loved a very classic look for a nursery and this time would be no exception, especially if this is our last baby. 

My husband and I agreed a nautical theme would add the touch of big boy/non-nursery look we were wanting; but would allow us the ability to choose some very classic and very baby items to place in there as well.

Colors we decided on were a grey undertoned blue, a rich deep navy, creamed white and the greywash made ever so famous by Restoration Hardware. 

Be back tomorrow to show the colors and fabric swatches we have come up with!

Master Bedroom Update

It is kinda sad for me... We are at the very tail end of renovating this house. And finishing this room seals that fate even more.
...
But all good things must come to an end right?? Soo...
After much deliberation, we decided to paint the master.

We chose Popcorn Kernel by Benjamin Moore.

I know you are wondering why yellow? No one is using yellow right now... well, this picture kinda was the spin off for the whole thing.

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Ever since we got our bedroom furniture I couldn't ever figure out what to hang above the bed. And I was also struggling to figure out which colors would keep the room light and airy with such dark chunky furniture.

For starters....

Well the mirror sitting out in the garage!!!

That's it....

So to my local home improvement store I went. uh hmm... Lowe's... how i love thee!

We got our paint sample matched and headed home to complete the look. 

Although it took nearly 4 cans of paint I could NOT be more in LOVE!!

 After painting, I tweeked the placement of the plates.

(can you see my craft table set up outside.. secrets are far from here. haha)

Although the colors in this pic are much warmer this is the truest depiction of the color. I really love how well it goes with our PB Pickstitch Bedding.

And have I ever mentioned how much I love my pinch-pleated drapes my mom made for me for christmas last year? Because I really doo..hoo...

This side of the room will be tweaked slightly with the addition of the baby bassinet. My parents graciously offered to paint it and mom is making the bedding since I have been soooo busy with so many other things this fall...

And, just to keep it real check out the top right corner.. we are trying to find the right size vent to put back on here...

But check out what was lying beneath??

See that remnant of black wallpaper?? 

I tell ya, if these walls could talk!!!

Last recap...

before.

And after

Next up is adding in the glider and the bassinet...

And painting a HUMUNGO canvas... that will likely be post-delivery.

Btw. what do yall think about this fabric swatch for a simple bolster pillow?

And don't you think we need to fabric cover the lampshades in here? I feel like we should.

Fall Festival

Friday night we met some friends at the fall festival!

The girls held hands and danced and we made to catch everything...

We had a great time!!