Small Kitchen Update

Sooo I kinda have a new furniture obsession. 

Safaviah Home!

Found these chairs on their website and fell in love. 

They match our table and chairs perfectly. 

And they are WAY more comfortable than the chairs from world market.

 Ps. super excited, a good friend is coming soon to help me refinish the kitchen table and seal it properly in the correct finish of ASCP. 

Hope to have that done before christmas...

Up next painting the room!

Then appliances.

What I am loving now....

Can I just say thank you, thank you, thank you????

All your words of encouragement have meant so much!

We are loving the (almost finished) bathroom!!!

Already planning my next room for the one room challenge this coming April!

So... want to see what I have on the brain?

All images are courtesy of houzz.com

See if you see a reoccuring theme here??

THIS IS MY DREAM KITCHEN... the end.

So, we just found out we are having to likely rip out the entire master bathroom... due to a leak we were unaware of when purchasing the home. Fan-freaking-tabulous.

but.... i am thinking this is pretty amazing!

What do you think???

Big Girl Turns FIVE!!

I can not fully put into words how hard it is for me to believe my sweet angel is five years old!

She asked a while back to have a monster bash, AFTER we did a HUGE blow out at the American Girl Doll store in Atlanta this summer.

So a small monster bash we had. 

Basically I bought some pom poms and googly eyes on sale at target, 

made a huge jar of bubble and home made bubble wands and we rolled with it!

We rented a bounce and the main action was on our little swingset! So funny!

                        

 

We set up a backdrop for the kids to take pictures with the silly monster smiles. 

This was a digital pritable I purchased. 

If you are interested in something like this I can gladly look up where I found them!

She looks like such a goober here! haha

The food table was simple simple!

My husband ran by our local Malco movie theater and for 20.00 got a trashbag size bag FULL of movie theater popcorn!!

Who knew they did that???

So cupcakes, popcorn, grapes and some marshmallows and we were in business!

For the first time ever paw paw was able to come to our party and the kids could NOT be happier!

C bug is copying mommy big time! We all got a good laugh out of this picture!

She was all about the 5 sparkler until we lit it!

look at the uneasiness in her face!

We bounced, we swang, we ate popcorn and the momma's and daddy's just sat back and talked! 

Here is Ashlynn loving on my sweet Whit!

How is he 4 months old already??? I want Time to STOP!!!

How cute are these cupcake toppers??

Found them at home goods!

(the plan is... before december to do a full tour of the house. I have been SOOOO BUSY sewing and have not had a chance to blog, like... AT ALL)  

Happy Fifth Birthday Sweet Girl!!!

One Room Challenge... The Reveal

Thank you again Linda, from Calling it Home for hosting this wonderful bi annual event and opening it up to other bloggers.

I have found all kinds of new people to follow and I am loving the inspiration! 

I need to finish visiting all of these bloggers projects but everyone's everything looks amazing!!!

(click on the above image to go see everyone else's work!)

Can't wait to check out all the other link ups today!

SO proud of everyone!!

We have a few touch up's here and there but I'm calling it.

For example the front edge of the countertops has to be special ordered and I just haven't made it over to the store to do so. 

I also need to grab the main white wall's piece of artwork. 

(I am picking it up today so I will update a picture once I pick it up and get it hung.)

The countertop installation proved to be easier than we expected and the plumbing/sink installation was pretty easy as well.

                               Before:                                                                   After:

The drapes do such a great job of softening the space 

and you can't go wrong with this fabric from Kravet.

Alot of you have asked about specifics of the palet wall. 

Casey purchased the boards at Lowe's and its called hobby board. 

I thought this print from Jones Design Company was precious displayed in here!

 And who can resist this adorable scalloped metal/mirror tissue holder from World's Away. 

It's so perfect!!

I found this tassle a few weeks back at a store on the Collierville square, I knew it was a fun element to add to the room and tie in my love for birds!

I'm not loving the burlap ribbon tie back, but it works for now until I make one out of the trellis fabric.

I am still looking for a runner of sorts for this room and I am not quite sure what we need... 

Maybe a medium sized pattern? 

Dash and Albert indooor/outdoor?

Of course I had to incorporate one of my favorite handtowels with a metallic monogram!

Notice the toothbrush holder on the right? That and the toilet paper holder need to be removed but that is a pretty decent patch job left on the wall so I will address that after the big birthday party this weekend.

And.. on a funny note. I LOVE the fresh look of a bead of caulk. I know.... Im a crazy. haha.

Details:

Wall Color: Downy by Sherwin Williams

Countertops: Alaskan White Marble

Cabinets: Sockeye by Sherwin Williams

Sink: Kraus

Bird Prints: Target

Trinket Dish: Potterybarn

Lamp: Potterybarn

Wall Sconce: Home goods

Coral: Potterybarn from years ago

Hand towel: Marshall's years ago

Knobs and pulls: Hobby Lobby

Brass Trash Can: Threshold for Target

Need your Input

I am doing my best to push myself out of my über traditional comfort zone in small ways. 

One being lighting in the new house. 

In the picture #1 is the trendy ooh I want, 2 is the transitional "fun" light but I am thinking about stretching myself to #3. 

Please weigh in. I want to get at least one installed by the weekend to see if I like it! 

Home Depot is not endorsing this post but I would love if they would! 😜

Halloween 2013

This Halloween we had a blast going to several fall festivals and hanging out with friends!

Sweet little bug!

My favorite little skeleton!

He is getting so big!!

tinker belle and jake trick or treating around the neighborhood!

Jake and the pea

he wanted to be such a big boy!

impromptu trick or treating with our new neighbor friends!!

Happy Halloween 2013