Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Den Progress

Just a quick little update to say we are at a mild standstill in the den. 

One chair and ottoman have been sent to the upholster!
WOOO HOOOO!!!!
and it will be 4-6 weeks before we get those things back.

We have found a new ceiling fixture, and a few pillows for the couch.

I am having an exceedingly difficult time locating a coffee table I like.

Suggestions welcome :)

I will hopefully be back tomorrow to show you the plan for the fireplace. 

Then all we have left is picking out fabric for the bergere chair and we will call this room done!

To do:
pillows for the couch
roller shade for the back door
paint the room
pick out a couch
fabric for the arm chair
fabric for the ottoman
new light fixture
artwork above the mirrored piece
plan for the fireplace
flooring for the room

So... just a little over halfway done!

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Tween Girls Room Part 1

I am wrapping up a decent sized project and am so excited to see everything starting to take shape! 

Here are the before pictures of the room. 

They selected the wall color and the furniture and have called me to help add the finishing elements. Everything from bedding to drapes, to rug, you name it!! 


10 Months

10 months has been all about the food and cutting three teeth! 
See a theme here? 
On this particular Wednesday night he slept with his corn on the cob!!!

Crazy boy, would NOT let go! 
He is starting to really play and have fun with the big kids! 
Still in size 3 diapers

Weighs 19 pounds

Wearing mostly 12m clothing, loves to take his socks and shoes off! 
Says mama, dee dee da da is daddy

Loves to sit and pet Lilly and has discovered the trains and blocks! 

His crawl? Or crab walk rather has gotten Quick quick quick!!! Keeping up with him has gotten to be quite the challenge!! 

Friday, May 9, 2014

A New Wardrobe... Sort Of

Does everyone else agree that after having a baby its time to throw almost everything out and start fresh??

I mean... after 2 back to back... WOW

These hips dont lie.. Yall!

Since baby was born we have been about every 6 weeks and purchased one to two new items, now that there are about 10 items in rotation I finally feel like I am starting to revamp.

The hard part is I am still wanting to loose a few more pounds, with that being said it doesnt make sense to spend a fortune on an "in between wardrobe" ya know?

loving this easy transitional outfit from loft!

(looks like the other items i have purchased are no longer available, trust me, they are cute!)

The shorts are so comfortable!

I have found quite a few workout items online from under armor, etc and paired them with cute workout tops from target. 

My goal is to at least look halfway put together on the days the kids are at school.
haha!

What are your go to items for an inbetween wardrobe?

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Welcome y'all: inspiration

The entry of this house is in desperate need of some personality!

It's so important to make a good first impression when welcoming someone into your home. 

I have always loves stripes. They just bring such a boldness to a space and I can't wait to stripe our entry area.

Just like in these pictures the stripes will need to lead up into the hallway upstairs




All this inspiration.... I am seeing lots and lots of frog tape in my near future!

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Den Makeover: Paint, Lighting and

I did lots of research after we purchased the house and tried to go with colors I knew would be condusive to a home that faces North.

remember our style board?

Luckily our last home faced north, as well so it made things a hair easier. 

I knew anything with brown undertones would make the room way way dark. 

There are no windows to the right wall (west wall) and therefore I would only have very faint light from noon til about 4:30.

We ended up settling on a Valspar color.
Fairmont Penthouse Stone

Shanty 2 Chic did a great job documenting the process. 

She picked the same color!!

Mine is not quite this bright. Looks much more grey in my space, we also chose the satin finish for a higher sheen since the room is so dark. 

Here is the before of the room.

We could only go up from here right?


Clearly this room has had some serious issues and the things I thought were going to work, well... Aren't. 

This is how we sat throughout the holidays, just undecided on a paint color until we had enough friends weigh in and help us decide on Fairmont penthouse stone!
Then we tried this and I thought ah hah!!! 

Ahhh and here is the first shot of the paint color. 

Biggest issue for me here was front door shot to see a side view of a piece of furniture. 

Then we got here and I finally finally felt like this room was cozy. 

Basically it took3 months of rearranging before I deemed this some that blog worthy!

And the light. For me it's the piece de resistance for the room!

And this....
Getting the brick like washed and to this point was huge! 

Be back tomm with more details on the light and some accessories I have found over the past few weeks!

Name Change

I have pretty much been fighting this for over a year. 

I have asked sooooo many blog friends what I should change the name to.

What's me?

Well... truth of the matter is.... I don't want people telling me what to blog. 
So for that reason, I have not partnered with any companies or gone through any ad agencies, thus needing a big fancy blog makeover that is top dollar.

So my sweet friend Brittany said look, you have become and now "ARE" Preppie Peonie.

People see your stuff around town and say... Preppie Peonie is you??? 
No way! 

Incredibly flattering and at the same time the ugh.... LifeOnLyford is dead...

So its time....

The header has been up for a few days, er... weeks and I need to change the blog name.

So... I am making the Jump!

Preppie Peonie...
Custom design, Interiors Consulting, blogger, and Embroidery.

Let's Do this!!!!!

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Easter 2014


This year my sweet mom made the kids Easter outfits. 

I have her full creative freedom and only helped with lace selection.

While trying to get their picture I asked them to kiss on the cheek and they did this! 
Crazy kiddos. 
We held the annual family egg hunt and the adult hunt got angry.

My parents hide anything from a penny to 50.00 in eggs. Some eggs have a sliver of a paper saying you have a gc for free lunch or Starbucks etc. 
it's SOOOOO fun!

My brother and I were ON it!!

Last year we found the "golden" egg with the 50.00, so brother and sister were out to level the playing field! 
Such fun!
Poppy helping c find his eggs!
Baby napped while we hunted and c got some much needed attention! Haha

Hope you and yours had a lovely Easter with loved ones!! 

I am almost done catching up on old posts so I can be back to blogging at real life speed! 

Friday, April 18, 2014

Fall recap


I feel like this past fall was a blur!! 

We were busy figuring out how to handle reflux, and sleep through the night, and transition c to the toddler bed! 

Lots of sleepless nights and a hair overwhelmed by everything that kept breaking on this house.

We made it through and all that sleep deprivation has me remembering just the highlights! 

This was w's first bite of cereal in the middle of October! 

He was pretty excited about it! 
I think this picture explains a lot about this child.
This little bean loved baths and brother and sissy thought this sleeper was hilarious! 
(Same night... Promise!)
We finally started smiling and finding out how fun playtime was!!! 
Baby started sitting in the big seat and this is how I got stuff done. Have them snacks and toys and ran to do dishes and laundry!

This one kept giving himself swirlies in the toilet and giving sisters poor barbie a swirlies as well! 

As you can see there wasn't much time to decorate this fall.... Lots of diapers, sleepless nights and going back and forth to preschool! 

I miss my little tiny baby. I hate I was in such a rush to get to the point of sleeping. Yes I love my sleep but I can't get those days back. They are gone. 

Thursday, April 17, 2014

It's time


See this... This is a 1979 Frederick unit original to the home. 

We are ripping out ductwork and everything. 

I am attempting to work through a 10 man crew and noise. Such a mess! 

Prayers please