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  • National Sleep Day Bedroom Refresh Blog Hop

    National Sleep Day Bedroom Refresh Blog Hop

    Did you know today is National Sleep Day? I didn’t know there was such a thing until my friend Camila said, “Hey, wanna do a sleep day blog hop?” Yes, girl! And so here we are. Fourteen of us are sharing our bedrooms all refreshed for spring and ready for national sleep day – in hopes we’ll actually get some extra sleep today. 😉

    I knew the pink couldn’t stay forever.

    Let’s be honest, there aren’t a whole lot of guys out there who would prefer a bedroom with pink painted walls. Heck, there aren’t many guys out there who would let their wives even think about painting their bedroom walls pink.

    I however, have that husband. The husband that just goes with whatever you say. You say you’re painting the bedroom walls pink? He says ok. You’re putting carpet on walls? He says alrighty then. Creating an indoor lattice wall? Go for it.

    I’m pretty damn lucky folks. I really hope you’re that damn lucky too.

    All that being said, I did know the pink walls in my master bedroom wouldn’t stay forever. I knew Grunt wasn’t crazy about it, but it was just something I guess I needed to do to prove to myself I could paint a wall pink and make it work. When the opportunity to join this bedroom blog hop for National Sleep Day presented itself, I knew it was a good time to freshen up the bedroom and paint over the pink.

    Thanks to Crane and Canopy for providing product for this bedroom refresh. All opinions are 100% mine.

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    Blue Bedroom with Orange Bedding, Green and Black and White Accents

    Citrus Diamond Bedding / Black and White Dot Sheets / Black Bedskirt / DIY Black Velvet Headboard / Palm Pillow Cover / Green Curtains / Chandelier

    And so now we have blue walls and citrus bedding!

    Ok, the citrus may not be all that masculine, but it’s balanced out by the blue walls, green curtains and black accents, no? Just say yes, folks. Just. Say. Yes.

    The only things I changed in here were the paint, bedding and lampshades.

    Orange bedding with black and white sheets.

    Citrus Diamond Bedding / Black and White Dot Sheets / Palm Pillow Cover

    I chose the bedding first; it’s The Avery Citrus from Crane and Canopy. To be honest, I’m not usually much of an orange person. But I was looking for bedding that would still work well with my black velvet headboard and when I came across this set, I was like, ‘hmmm…what if…’ and then I showed it to Grunt and much to my surprise, he was like ‘ok, I can do this.’

    It’s a duvet cover, so it can easily be taken right off and tossed in the wash. I love the bright pop of color it brings to the room and the classic diamond pattern will quickly date.

    I got in on a little more pattern play with the black and white dotted sheets. Grunt did doubt me on these at first, but once we tried them against the other two solid options, he was sold on the dots.

    Citrus diamond bedding with black and white accents.

    I switched out the bedskirt as well. I opted for a black one to go better with the headboard and to also contrast and keep the bedding popping over the whole bed. For less than $9, the bedskirt packed some bang for my buck.

    Same nightstands as before – I love these and have no plans of quitting them anytime soon. I just embellished one the drawers with a green tassel that pulls a bit of that green from the drapes over into this space.

    Bedroom with blue walls, orange bedding, black, white and green accents.

    Citrus Diamond Bedding / Black and White Dot Sheets / Black Bedskirt / DIY Black Velvet Headboard / Palm Pillow Cover / Green Curtains

    We’ve had the lamps for a couple of years now. They were Grunt’s grandparents and I absolutely adore these lamps. They polish up beautifully. As luck would have it, I happened upon those great black shades at a thrift store last week and snagged them. I wasn’t sure if they would work better in here than the previous beige ones, but I think they do and Grunt said he likes them better as well.

    I actually had no idea what color I would paint the room until the bedding got here. I was holding paint chips against it, the curtains and the headboard. All I knew was that I didn’t want to go gray or white on the walls. I had a wild thought to try blue and it worked! The exact color is Permafrost with 220 drops of white added to make it a touch lighter.

    The oversized palm art print still worked perfectly for this space. We made that huge diy frame for it for about $20.

    Bedroom with crystal chandelier, blue walls, black velvet headboard, orange bedding and green curtains.

    I think I actually fell in love with this light fixture all over again after painting the walls. Maybe it’s the fixture paired with the blue, but I think I love it even more than before.

    Blue bedroom with green curtains, black and white accents.

    On the wall opposite the bed, I was a bit worried as to how well the blue would butt up against the black and white diamond accent wall. However, I think it turned out great and I now have a new love for a baby blue, black and white combination. In fact, it might be a new favorite triple threat.

    Of course, it’s always best to celebrate National Sleep Day with a new pair of cozy pajamas, no?

    Orange bedding with DIY black velvet headboard.

    This Layla Pajama Sleep Set from Crane and Canopy might be the comfiest pair of pajamas I’ve ever owned. And Grunt will tell you, I own a lot of pjs. These are the absolute softest pajamas ever. You can even get them monogrammed if you want. I had a great aunt I never knew, Treva, who I’m told lived in fancy pjs by day and furs by night. They say I’m a lot like her. I think Aunt Treva would approve of these pjs. 😉

    There are more bedroom refreshes to see!

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  • Bright and Colorful Mudroom Reveal

    Bright and Colorful Mudroom Reveal

    A bright and colorful DIY mudroom makeover that brings the outside in! Featuring gorgeous lattice walls, bird wallpaper, pink and green hues and more!

    While J. Lo worked her scantily clad 50 year old rockin’ body during the Super Bowl halftime, my 34 year old body, clothed in dirty sweats and embellished with numerous traces of paint, was sprawled out on the sofa engorging myself on chocolate ice cream.

    Nope, not even J. Lo’s miraculous self-preservation could inspire me to put the ice cream down. It probably should have inspired me to not give myself such large scoops at least, but there was cause to celebrate.

    And it wasn’t the game on television.

    It was the completed mudroom…

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    Y’all, it has been a crazy last couple of weeks. With all the delays I had on items getting here, Grunt and I worked nearly round the clock over the last week to get everything done in here on time. There is NO way this space would have ever been completed without him helping me out. He stepped in and installed the flooring, then took it upon himself to take on the moldings after that, went round and round with a light fixture and more. Thanks boo. ❤️

    If you don’t remember what this space looked like before, here’s a little reminder.

    Yikes. See more of the before pics here.

    Now this space is bright, fresh and feels a thousand times bigger! Let’s take a tour shall we?

    Select Surfaces Engineered Vinyl Plank Flooring in Chocolate Oak

    One of the first things we did was install flooring in this space. We used Select Surfaces engineered vinyl plank flooring throughout the room. Getting rid of that old linoleum and putting this in laid the groundwork (literally!) for a fresh new space that can hold up to all our family’s shenanigans as well. Read more on the flooring and how we installed it here.

    Green Bamboo Trellis Fabric

    The cabinets got a huge makeover. You may have noticed in the before image that these cabinet doors had funky little holes in them. Well, that “design” has made me frown ever since we moved in here. I had the centers of the cabinet doors cut out, gave them all a fresh coat of Bit of Sugar, then installed fabric to the backs of the doors to cover the openings. I used this bamboo trellis fabric from Spoonflower to do the job. It coordinates nicely with the wallpaper and packs https://olxslot22.com/ a fun punch of pattern and color.

    Polished Nickel Acrylic Cabinet Knob / Stainless Steel Cabinet Hinges / Lotus Silk Tassel

    All the cabinets got new knobs and hinges as well. I wanted to go with a clean, polished finish for this space so I opted for polished nickel finishes. I used these acrylic cabinet knobs to compliment the bamboo fabric on the doors. To keep everything on this side from being too green, I hung one of SmithHonig’s gorgeous silk tassels on one knob.

    Bamboo Roman Shade

    This side also got a fun little addition in the form of a window reading seat for the Circus! This little area has always been here, but before we would just use it as storage for our grocery bags and things like that. When I had some of the bamboo fabric leftover, it hit me that this would make the perfect little window seat for my best girl. She thinks it’s super cool to climb up there away from the rest of the house. We also installed this bamboo roman shade here as well. It’s a simple pull down-push up shade, so the Circus can easily operate it herself.

    Exterior Door / Pink Paint Color

    As you may remember from last week, we installed a new, solid door in this space, which was much needed. I opted to give the door a pop of color, Bubble Shell by Behr to be exact. I found the Chinese symbol at a thrift store a while back. It means “long life.” I thought it was a nice little compliment to the door.

    Paige Semi-Flush Mount Polished Nickel Light

    New lighting! These sure beat the bare bulb fixtures we were working with, eh? I wanted lights in here that were shiny and pretty, but that also wouldn’t take away from the gorgeous wallpaper and other patterns I was putting in this space. These semi-flush mounts were the perfect answer and they give us loads more light in here than the old ones did! Now I can actually see in my cabinets when I’m rummaging through them looking for something!

    Milton and King Hawthorn Wallpaper

    Speaking of wallpaper, what do you think of it? Sometimes I think I can actually hear the birds just singing off the walls. haha! This wallpaper from Milton & King was the jumping off point for the entire space. I fell for it first and then worked everything else around it. Its beautiful bird pattern brings the outside in and always makes for a sunny day inside even if it’s raining out. While the install for wallpaper does take time, it’s well worth it for the outcome you get!

    Lattice Panels

    Ahhh, the controversial lattice walls. Did you see my Facebook post about this? You either love it, hate it, or you’re really worried about cleaning it. 😂 While this was not the original plan, I LOVE that we did it! We used vinyl lattice panels for this project and I have to say, it’s one of the more easier wall treatments I’ve ever done. The full tutorial for the lattice walls is here. P.S. I’m not that worried about cleaning it. Since it’s vinyl rather than wood, it’s a lot thinner than traditional lattice. My Swiffer dust easily gets in those nooks and crannies.

    Liberty Hardware Polished Nickel Wall Hooks

    Along this wall, we also added in a few of these polished nickel wall hooks for easy hanging storage. No mudroom is complete without a few hooks for hanging coats and bags, right?

    SmithHonig Felt Tote Bag

    I’ve got my felt tote bag from SmithHonig hanging on one now. This tote is great for just about everything. It has great little compartments inside to keep everything organized as well – no more digging around!

    Six Panel Room Divider

    On the opposite end of the door is this little area. This space was originally the garage before previous owners added on. Thus, part of our heating unit and water heater are located in this room. I used this room divider to hide those, but still make them easily accessible if need be.

    Velvet Finishes Cosmopolitan Paint / Pink Trellis Fabric / Umbrella Holder

    I took an old credenza I had and made it into a bench. It offers more storage and a place to sit down and put on / take off shoes. I wanted to keep some of the stained wood look on this piece to coordinate with the roman shades in the space, so instead of painting the entire thing I just painted parts of it in this light green hue from Velvet Finishes – so easy to do, only took a couple coats and I was done! I upholstered a piece of plywood with this pink trellis fabric from Spoonflower to create the bench top.

    Console Table

    Turning the corner from the long lattice wall is this little nook. I wanted to have a drop zone for mail, keys, etc., so this little wall was prime real estate for a small console table to do just that. Seeing as how there’s lots of pattern and color going on in the space, this simple white one with clean lines worked perfectly. I did add the knobs to give it a glam little touch.

    Do you recognize that mirror? It used to hang in the Circus’ bathroom before she got an upgrade. I always liked the look of it, so I hung onto it. I gave it a glossy coat of red spray paint and I love how it works in here. Hubba hubba!

    I found this brass bowl at a yard sale for $3 and it’s going to be perfect for mail!

    SmithHonig Courtyard Silk Tassel

    On the opposite end of the table, I mixed in a little blue and white decor along with a touch of brass and another SmithHonig tassel in Courtyard – these kick anything up a notch!

    Faux Fiddle Leaf Fig / Blue and White Fishbowl Planter

    And last but not least, to give this space even more of an outside feel, I added in a faux fiddle leaf fig in a pretty blue and white fishbowl planter. My last two fiddle leaf figs haven’t fared too well so I decided to invest in a good lookin’ faux one.

    And that’s a wrap for this space! Tell me what you think about it in the comments below!

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  • The Circus’ Colorful Bathroom Makeover Reveal

    The Circus’ Colorful Bathroom Makeover Reveal

    Never in this life would anyone have expected me to have dog wallpaper in my house.

    I’m just not a dog person. I never really have been. I was never the kid who wanted to cuddle with a dog. I hate when dogs jump on me. A dog lick disgusts me. I can’t stand the feeling.

    That being said, I did come to love Grunt’s dogs that came with him as part of the “package” and got attached. After Zoe died though, I decided that was it for me. We have another dog, but as both my husband and daughter will tell you – it’s their dog, not mine.

    So, when my child came out of the womb and subsequently fell in love with just about every dog that came her way and laid on the dog’s bed right there in the middle of them, you can imagine how many times I cringed.

    The Circus loves dogs. Loves all animals really. And it’s all good, I think that’s great – she won’t get the side eye like the lot of ya’ll are all probably giving me right now since I’ve now said I’m not a dog person.

    Needless to say when she picked out the fancy pug dog wallpaper for her bathroom, it was most definitely not the direction I would have went in. But alas, here we are.

    While photographing the bathroom on Monday, this non-dog lover even decided if the Circus didn’t like her new bathroom, then I would happily take it – pug dogs and all.

    She liked it though. 🙂

    If you haven’t been following this whole bathroom makeover series, here’s what we started with…

    Total 180, right? Here’s everything we did…

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    Moldings + Wallpaper

    Curvy Wall Moldings / Pug Dog Wallpaper / Tile Flooring

    The lower 2/3s or so of the bathroom walls got beautiful new moldings all around. I didn’t want to cover all the wall space with the wallpaper as this isn’t a huge bathroom so I didn’t want it to take over the space. Installing the moldings and painting it all white really opened up the space and added some gorgeous architectural interest. I used these prefab moldings all along the walls, then installed a chair rail and thicker baseboard.

    After the trim, I hung the pug dog wallpaper. It’s traditional pre-pasted wallpaper, which I find much easier to hang than the temporary sticker-type wallpaper. The only snag I ran into here was realizing I was going to run out about halfway through and then discovering the wallpaper was out of stock when I went to order a new roll. #leaveittome Luckily though, I was able to piece together some strips in a couple of inconspicuous spots.

    The tile didn’t change. We had just replaced that a few years back and it worked well with everything in the space.

    The Vanity

    Vanity

    The old vanity got replaced with a slightly smaller one from Signature Hardware with both good hidden storage and good open storage on the bottom.

    The vanity is the Everett Console Vanity in Elderberry from Signature Hardware and it gave this space so much more of an open feel. It’s extremely well made and even comes with soft close doors and drawers. We went with the solid white quartz countertop for the vanity. It was the safe bet for not clashing with the floors and other elements of the space. And isn’t that purple color fun? I love the extra color it brought into the space.

    The white and yellow oversized vase is a thrift store find! I hauled it back from my thrifting adventures while we were at the beach. $7 for it and I love how perfectly it fit in here. I filled it with some faux tropical leaves and birds of paradise flowers for an extra punch of color and texture.

    Brass Faucet + Fixtures

    Devonshire Single Handle Faucet

    Throughout the bathroom, we went with brass in terms of the faucet and fixtures. This was the Circus’ choice, although I am very glad she wanted gold. She is her mama’s child in some ways. 🙂 We used the Kohler Devonshire line from Build.com for the faucet, towel hooks, toilet paper holder, toothbrush holder, etc.

    Hand Towel Ring / Monogrammed Hand Towel (similar)

    The fixtures have classic curves that work well with the trim throughout the space.

    Since she is a southern girl and loves a good monogram just as much as I do, I had a monogrammed hand towel made for the space as well. Isn’t it pretty?

    Mirror + Lighting

    Mirror / Pendant Lights

    Continuing with the feminine curves in this space, we went with a curvy mirror and pendant lights.

    Hands down, this mirror from Build.com is one of the best mirrors I’ve ever had. Obviously, it’s a beauty, but y’all, this mirror came with a paper hanging template that makes hanging the mirror a breeze. And if that isn’t enough, the hardware that it comes with for hanging is easily adjustable in case you need to level out the mirror any once it’s up!

    Mirror / Pendant Lights

    The pendant lights have an “I Dream of Jeannie” kind of feel to me. They let plenty of light through without being completely clear, which I like b because then you can’t really tell when the globes have fingerprints all over them! ha!

    They are also real beauties when they’re all lit up.

    Mirror / Pendant Lights

    The Toilet

    Toilet / Toilet Lever / Toilet Paper Holder

    When we first started talking about this makeover, I hadn’t planned on switching out the toilet in here, but the more the design came together, I realized just how great a curvy, pretty toilet would look in here. This toilet is also from the Devonshire collection by Kohler at Build.com and we absolutely love it. It was also pretty simple to install. We topped it off with the coordinating brass toilet lever.

    Did you catch the vertical toilet paper holder? When I went to install it, it wasn’t going to fit very well over the wall moldings, so I tried it vertically and it worked perfect. I love the different look it gives too.

    Shower Curtain, Rod and Hooks

    Shower Curtain / Gold Tassel Trim (similar) / Brass Shower Curtain Rod

    I’m sure you already spied this beauty in the mirror reflection. I can’t tell you how much in love both myself and the Circus are with this shower curtain! It’s the Gingko shower curtain from Signature Hardware and the colors in it are gorgeous. To really bring out the yellows in the curtain and throughout the room, I had a gold tassel trim sewn around the edges.

    We also seriously upped our shower rod game with this brass beauty and coordinating brass shower curtain rings from Signature Hardware.

    Accessories

    Rug / DIY Step Stool Makeover

    The Circus has been a little jealous of my palm step stool I made for our master closet ever since I made it. In fact, she’s tried to jack it a time or two. I told her I would make her a custom step stool for her bathroom and so she picked out the paper for this step stool – she’s having a moment with pineapples. This is a super simple DIY project and completely transforms basic step stools into gorgeous and still useful decorative items. Here’s how to makeover your own step stool.

    The colorful rug brought together every single color (and then some!) in the space and also added some much needed color to the floor. 🙂

    Y’all know I’m a big fan of adding a more personal piece of art to a space when I can. The Circus loves music from Mamma Mia (therefore she loves ABBA – winning!) and Super Trouper is one of her favorite songs, so I whipped up this little piece of art for her bathroom.

    I had another piece of art to go in here too, but once the wallpaper was up and all the fixtures in place, there really wasn’t a place for it. I don’t think this bathroom is lacking though.

    Neither does the kid. 🙂

    What do you think?

    Now go see what all the other Primp and Pamper gals did with their bathrooms! Y’all are going to be filled with loads of bathroom makeover inspiration after you see all this!

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  • Black and White Dining Room Mini-Makeover

    Black and White Dining Room Mini-Makeover

    Sometimes living in black and white isn’t so boring and this black and white dining room proves it! You just need a few shots of color to add into the mix! Don’t miss the decorating ideas in this glam dining room!

    When I showed you the new room dividers between my dining and living room, you may have noticed that the whole room got a bit of an update.

    The dividers led to some reshuffling of furniture, which led to adding a few things in, taking a few things out and in the end, me being much more pleased with how our dining room looks.

    Remember last week when I shared the plan for the Circus’ bathroom makeover and how I told you that I felt like we just got rooms finished ok enough when we remodeled? Well, the dining room was one of those spaces.

    Black and White Dining Room Makeover

    I basically threw paint on the walls, my stuff in there and called it a day.

    Glam Dining Room

    Let’s all be honest – it was lacking.

    I did love the bones and some of the larger things though like the black paint, the oversized art, my chandelier, curtains, rug. Those things. But there wasn’t much else in ways of personality in here.

    It’s better now though.

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    Glam Dining Room

    Black and White Dining Space

    Red Drapes / Rug / Art Piece / Dining Chairs (similar) / Wall Color

    The dining area is still primarily black and white, but filled with pops of color and wonderful textures and character. Obviously, a big part of that is owed to the room dividers.

    The really great thing about this little mini-makeover/falling in love with my dining room thing though is that, with the exception of the room dividers and the plants, I hardly spent any money on this space. I shopped my house and closets for most of the “new” things and then landed a couple great secondhand finds.

    Glam Dining Room Makeover

    Red Drapes / Rug / Dining Chairs (similar)

    If you haven’t seen how I did those yet, don’t miss it – DIY Room Dividers here!

    Black and White Dining Area

    I had actually switched out both my dining room table and chairs a while back. I really loved my glass dining room table, but it started to freak me out a little. The Circus has obviously grown since we first got the table and as she bounced and moved around more while eating, if she pushed against it, the glass top would slide some. Going from zero to 100 as I always do, I could just see the top sliding off and hurting someone. So when the bestie was selling a wood dining room table at our last yard sale for $25, I grabbed it.

    I also didn’t dislike my old dining room chairs. But they were low and I felt like I wanted chairs with more of a presence in the room. My friend Carol didn’t want these anymore, so I happily took them off her hands. I may recover them at some point, but I’m good with the off white they are right now.

    Glam Dining Area

    Palm / Art Print / Acrylic Floor Lamp (similar)

    When I hung the divider on the left side of the dining room, it made the bar cart that was here feel way too squished in. Thus prompting a small furniture shuffle. I moved the lamp that had been in the corner over here and switched out the lampshade. Funny enough, I was thisclose to ditching this lamp altogether because I just never felt like it looked “right.” Well, after shopping my own house and giving that lamp shade a whirl, I fell in love with that lamp.

    The leopard was my first world’s longest yard sale purchase this year. After seeing him from the car, I made a quick turnaround and practically ran down the street to get to him. He was only $10!

    Modern Dining Room

    Palm / Art Print / Acrylic Floor Lamp (similar)

    I left the small art piece I already had in the space right where it was. I’ve always loved this piece and I think it works well here. A palm plant added the perfect touch of color and texture to this little area too.

    Contemporary Dining Room

    The bar cart moved to one of the back corners of the dining room.

    Black and White Dining Room with Pops of Color

    Yellow Lamp (similar) / Bar Cart / DIY Lamp Tassels / Red Flatware Chest Details

    I don’t know that it had really been living up to its potential in its old home either. I rearranged, edited, and added some things to the cart.

    Yellow Lamp in Black and White Dining Room

    Yellow Lamp (similar) / DIY Lamp Tassels

    I wanted to work some more color into the space beside just the reds in the curtains and rug and this lamp did the job beautifully. I had bought it as part of a set at a rummage sale last spring. I think I paid $5 for the set, maybe? I just know it was a hell of a deal, because I practically bounced away from that sale. The other one is in my office. I also crowned this beauty with one of my lamps tassels for an extra touch of color and fun.

    Pops of Color in Dining Room

    Red Flatware Chest Details

    My recently remade silverware chest finally found it’s home on the bottom of the bar cart. After its makeover, the chest still didn’t have a home and I hated it because I loved it so much. Even Grunt felt bad for it having come such a long way and no place to rest. haha. It’s happy now though.

    Black and White Design

    Moving to the other side of the room, I kept my oversized artwork on the wall. I still love this print as much as when I first got it and it does a great job of covering lots of wall space and adding more interest to the dining space.

    Black and White Decor

    I moved the high marble top table over to this corner. I’ve always loved this table – it’s a family hand me down – but it always looked lonely by itself before or overpowered whatever I put on it. I decided to try out one of my larger busts on it and that worked out perfectly. Then, I just layered in another palm for more color and texture and finally my little elephant table that needed a new home since it had to leave my office to make space for my Roomba.

    What do you think of the dining room’s new look?

    Black and White Room Decor

    I’ll leave you with this shot of flowers from my cut flower garden. This is probably the last good bunch to come from it this year. We’ve been through a heat wave here and have had very little rain on top of that – needless to say, the garden isn’t doing so good right now.

    Want more easy decorating ideas that don’t break the bank?

    5 Ways to Decorate Your Home on a Tiny Budget – I’m a firm believer in the power of thrift store decor. 🙂

    How to Decorate with Black Walls – ready to paint the walls black, but not sure where to go after that? Don’t miss this post then!

    6 Decorating Ideas to Distract from Popcorn Ceilings – got popcorn ceilings? Before you go to all the trouble of scraping them off, try a few of these ideas first!

    Knotty Pine Walls Decorating Ideas – before you reach for that paintbrush to paint over it, look at these ideas for decorating with your knotty pine! You might just fall in love with it!

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    Black and White Room

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  • Blue and White Bathroom Remodel

    Blue and White Bathroom Remodel

    I think blue and white is a timeless decorating combination that doesn’t easily date. This blue and white bathroom makeover is full of budget remodeling and decorating ideas for your own bathroom. 

    Three months ago, this bathroom wasn’t even on my makeover radar. I knew it needed to be remodeled (knew it since we bought the house nearly three years ago ?) but it was definitely at the bottom of the list. However, just like I’ve said about the guest bedroom, when I showed guests where their bedroom and bathroom was, it was quickly followed by apologies for how bad each space looked. Granted, they were clean, but neither was pretty.

    I was finally spurred into action to makeover both the guest bedroom and bathroom when I found a piece of art that was the perfect jumping off point for the bedroom. I figured, “Jenna, you really can’t have a great looking bedroom and then crap for a bathroom.”

    The Bathroom Before:

    Blue and White Bathroom Before

    Blue and White Bathroom Before

    Told you it was bad.

    And the bathroom now…

    Blue and White Bathroom Decorating Ideas

    Blue and White Bathroom Decor

    I love this space now. I think it’s pretty and timeless and would be welcoming to any guests.

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    Blue and White Bathroom Decorating Ideas

    The guest bedroom sports a blue and white color scheme, so I decided to carry that over to the guest bathroom as well, but with lighter tones of blue. When it comes to timeless, classic, never-fail color schemes, I don’t think you can go wrong with blue and white.

    Blue and White Bathroom Remodel

    Chrome Ring Pulls / Oval Knobs / Faucet / Mirror, Similar Here and Here

    It’s also probably not exactly what you might expect from me. You might expect something like this at the farmhouse, but not the 70’s Landing Pad. The thing is that I really wanted whoever was staying here to feel comfortable and enjoy staying in the space. So, I opted for a more classic, neutral type design that just about anyone could relax in. You’ll see the same approach in the guest bedroom.

    And I really do love this space, y’all. It’s nothing like our master bathroom, but I just love the classic feel it has.

    Blue and White Bathroom Decorating

    So what all did we do? Well, we did quite a few things in here to really change the look of the entire space but without any big budget-busting changes.

    Starting from the bottom up, we put down new flooring. We went with vinyl hardwood look planks that snapped together and installed over the old tile floor.

    We kept the old vanity. I painted the entire thing and switched out the hardware though.

    Blue and White Bathroom Decor Ideas

    Chrome Ring Pulls / Oval Knobs

    As soon as I found those gorgeous ring pulls, I knew they were the ones. They were such a steal too – only $25 for five of them. They make a big impact for not a lot of money. For the drawers, I went with simple oval chrome knobs. These complimented the ring pulls well but without taking away from them.

    We got a new quartz countertop for the vanity as well as an under mount sink and new faucet.

    Blue and White Bathroom

    The old countertop was just well past its prime. I tried to think of ways that I could incorporate it into the bathroom’s new design, but there just wasn’t much of a way to work with it. On top of that, the old sink/faucet that had been there also had five holes – three for the actual faucet, one for a sprayer and one for a soap dispenser. Trying to find a replacement faucet to work with all that was not something I wanted to deal with.

    Blue and White Bathroom Decorating Ideas

    Faucet / More Details on Our Faucet and Shower Fixtures

    We did a single handle chrome faucet for in here. I’m all about the single handle because they are so much easier to clean around. I love chrome too because I always feel like it adds a touch of shine and dresses up a space nicely. I don’t think it dates easily either.

    Blue and White Bathroom Decor

    Mirror, Similar Here and Here

    The mirror was a Home Goods find – only $30! It’s light gray wood finish is a nice compliment to all the white and blue on the wall.

    Blue and White Bathroom

    Just about anytime I see one of these brass bamboo trays at a thrift store, I buy it and stash it away until I find a place for it somewhere. These are so gorgeous when they’re cleaned up and compliment just about any decor. This one worked perfectly on one side of the counter nestling together some hydrangeas, a thrift store elephant and a glass canister holding travel sized toiletries for guests if they need any.

    Blue and White Bathroom Decorating Ideas

    Bamboo Roman Shade

    One of the best deals I found for this bathroom was this white bamboo roman shade for only $20! They have other sizes and colors too and they are all on sale.

    Blue and White Bathroom Decor Ideas

    Hand Towel Holder / Ring Pull

    I continued the chrome fixtures with the hand towel holder as well. The large cabinet door just above it is actually the access to our electrical panel. To blend it in, I gave it a fresh coat of white paint like the vanity and also put one of the ring pulls on it as well.

    The walls got a fresh coat of paint and a washed-out stripe treatment on one wall.

    Blue and White Bathroom Makeover

    I wanted to create stripes that were pearl-like and sort of washed out. I love how they turned out and I think they add just the right amount of blue and interest to this wall. I’ll have a tutorial up on it soon.

    Blue and White Bathroom

    Ginger Jar + Fern Art Print / Frame

    I do kind of feel like every space needs a little touch of green somewhere – doesn’t necessarily have to be a real plant. ? I opted for this Ginger Jar + Fern Art Print. It kept with the blue and white theme and I think it has that classic, timeless feel like much of the bathroom does.

    Blue and White Bathroom Decorating

    I went with navy for the towels and bathmat to keep with the blue and white, but to add a little more interest. We also had the bathtub professionally coated with a new finish to get rid of that yucky beige color it had been sporting.

    Blue and White Bathroom Decor

    Shower Curtain

    The shower curtain has a pretty embroidered pattern on it that matches well with the blue on the accent wall.

    Blue and White Bathroom

    Towel Hook Holder, Here or Here

    I went with this towel holder because it had a touch of silver and the leaves were a fun addition to the space. The wood also went nicely with the mirror frame and frame the art is in. I don’t think it necessarily is a towel holder, but it worked perfectly for this space for just that.

    So what do you think? Do you like my take on blue and white bathroom decor? 

    Looking for more budget diy and decorating ideas? You might also want to see…

    Bathroom Remodeling on a Budget – Nine Ideas for High Style-Low Budget Bathroom Makeovers

    Nautical Traditional Bathroom Makeover – classic colors you can never go wrong with!

     Navy and White Kitchen Makeover – I’ve never met a good navy and white kitchen I didn’t like.

    Want to come back to this bathroom makeover later? Just pin the image below!

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  • Mudroom & Laundry Room Combo Ideas

    Mudroom & Laundry Room Combo Ideas

    Do you have a laundry mudroom space in your home? Whether the two are combined in one space or separate, this makeover will give you mudroom laundry room ideas that are pretty, but most importantly, functional.

    This is one of those projects in which I eat my words.

    Full on crow.

    So here’s the thing.

    A few years back, when everyone and their mama was giving their laundry rooms these beautiful makeovers, I was like, “Nope. Totally not spending money to make my laundry room look better when no one ever sees it.”

    Also, I hate bandwagons. And that seemed like a kind of bandwagon thing. So I totally ran running in the opposite direction.

    Back then though, we lived in the Beloved Foreclosure. And the laundry room was in the garage, hence there really wasn’t a laundry room at all, more like a spot for the washer and dryer. So duh, totally not putting in pretty tile or an elaborate wallpaper there.

    And then we moved into the 70’s Landing Pad.

    And in the 70’s Landing Pad, we have a laundry room that opens to the den. And also to our backyard. So it also functions like a mudroom for us. We use this space a good bit. And when people are over, they see this space. And there was no door to close it all up.

    And it was looking like this…

    The mudroom laundry room before.
    The laundry room mudroom before.

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    It’s been two years since we moved into the house and y’all, we hadn’t done a thing to this space. Well, I had ripped down the curtains in a fit of anger one day, but besides that, the walls and trim were still adorned with cornflower blue.

    On top of it all, the room was just gross. The walls and tile floor all needed a good scrubbing like five years ago.

    Obviously, it was also ugly.

    I knew this space needed to look better. I couldn’t just close a door and it be hidden. And, I wanted it to look better.

    But I didn’t really know where to start or what I wanted to do with it besides that it needed to be a functional laundry room and it would be good to also use it as a mudroom to drop and store things that we take outside to play with and things for the pool.

    Mudroom Laundry Room

    Finally, inspiration struck and the whole design plan came together for this space in under 24 hours when I happened upon this wallpaper one afternoon.

    This light bulb moment is when it also became obvious to me that I was about to eat crow.

    Mudroom Laundry Room Ideas - swimmers wallpaper

    So I did what I said I wouldn’t do. I spent money on my laundry room. I also made it function as a mudroom to justify the costs more in my head. 😉

    The space is now light, bright, airy, colorful and I love every damn inch of it. As it turns out, that crow didn’t taste half bad.

    Laundry Mudroom Ideas

    Let’s start as you enter the room…

    Bright Fresh Paint and a Deep Cleaning

    Mudroom laundry room - beige walls, bright pops of color.

    Wall Paint / Beach Towel / DIY Island

    This is looking into the laundry / mudroom from the den. Obviously, I painted all the walls and trim. The trim and back door got a fresh coat of white paint and the walls got a coat of Vanilla Paste – bye bye cornflower blue. Now, I refused to replace the tile in here. Instead, I spent a few days scrubbing it clean with my SteamMachine and it’s brass brush attachment.

    Cleaning the tile in the laundry room.

    Y’all, this tile was disgusting – I wore out four of those brass brushes. I hadn’t realized just how bad it was. For the most part, it cleaned up really well. There are some spots on the grout that didn’t clean up, but I think they are permanent stains and that’s alright – it’s just a mudroom and laundry room.

    Maximize Storage

    Laundry mudroom ideas - hook storage on walls.

    Beach Towel / Leaf Hooks (similar)

    I tried to take advantage of just about every inch of wall space I had and maximize it for storage and function. On this wall, I hung three hooks to hold wet towels as people come in from the pool.  I also splurged on a new beach towel because it coordinated perfectly with that flamingo art print. Also, we use the heck out of beach towels around here with our pool so it won’t just be hanging there looking pretty.

    Make It Fun with Art

    Mudroom Ideas - fun art, flamingo print.

    Flamingo Print

    Since most of the walls in here are neutral, I wanted to bring in lots of playfulness and color with art. This flamingo print called Bird Bath fit the bill. I think it has a slight Palm Beach vintage type feel to it and y’all know, I’m a sucker for that. Plus, anytime I see a flamingo or a flamingo art print, I always think of the Circus at age two carrying around plastic flamingos from the screened in porch at our old house kissing and loving on them.

    Go for a Bold Wallpaper

    Mudroom Laundry Room Makeover using colorful swimming wallpaper.

    Swimmers Wallpaper

    This wallpaper was what spurred the whole makeover. I fell in love with its somewhat vintage, but colorful and playful feel. The fact that it was so colorful made it basically effortless to coordinate other things in the room with the wallpaper – I had a slew of colors to choose from that would work well with it.

    Don’t forget special art.

    Mudroom Laundry Room Ideas - swimmers on wallpaper

    Shadow Box

    Also on this wall, I added one single piece of “art” – one of the Circus’ swimsuits from when she was a baby. From the time I found the Swimmers wallpaper, I knew putting one of her swimsuits on the wall was only fitting. I bought this shadow box from Michael’s, ironed the swimsuit really well then used pins and double sided tape to mount it inside the frame.

    Squeeze in a bench with storage.

    Mudroom Ideas - Bench with Storage

    Hart Storage Bench

    Since this is the room where everyone usually heads to the pool and/or backyard from, a place to sit down and put some sunscreen on or take some muddy shoes off was needed. However, as I said earlier, I also wanted to create as much storage as I could for this space. This Hart Storage Bench from Target met both those criteria.

    Mudroom Laundry Room: Bench with Hidden Storage

    Hart Storage Bench

    First off, it’s gorgeous. To me, this bench has a classic feel that won’t easily date and I feel like it might also have a touch of Hampton/Nantucket style in there too. I’ve never been to either place, but ya know, that’s what this bench tells me. 😉 Second, it seems extremely  well made. You do have to put it together, but this thing is solid. Third, it has hidden storage! And last but not least, all that for under $150!

    Mudroom Laundry Room Ideas - White Bench with Hidden Storage

    Hart Storage Bench

    The seat of the bench is divided into two sections that each lift up for hidden storage. I stashed away all our extra beach towels in here and still have room left to grow.

    Incorporate a Workspace for Laundry or Small Outdoor Projects

    Turning to the right of the bench, is a backdoor that leads outside as well as the kitchen island from our previous house.

    Laundry Room Ideas - Island for folding clothes with buckets for storage underneath.

    DIY Island

    When my in-laws remodeled the kitchen at our old house (remember – they moved into the Beloved Foreclosure after we bought the 70’s Landing Pad), they wanted a kitchen island with more hidden storage. Since Grunt and I built the kitchen island that was there ourselves (while I was pregnant and with barn wood from my great grandfather’s barn), I wanted to hold on to the island. We brought it to our house and put it against this wall in the laundry room as a folding center of sorts.

    I found the red and aqua buckets at Target in their seasonal/summer section and was so excited to find them since they matched perfectly with the Swimmers wallpaper. They were just $6 a piece too! They hold work shoes and larger outdoor play items like basketballs, etc. – great storage space!

    Be Playful

    Mudroom Ideas - playful art, girl with a beach ball

    Play the Day Away Art Print

    When I found this Play the Day Away art print, it was obvious it would work perfectly in the mudroom laundry room, but I also loved it because it’s a little reminder to literally play the day away and have a good time right before you walk out the backdoor.

    Also, if you’ve seen any of my Instagram Stories lately, you know I’ve been working on my cut flower garden this summer. Those sunflowers were cut straight from that garden!

    Don’t try to hide the washer and dryer away.

    Mudroom Laundry Room Combination - workspace for folding clothes.

    Turning the corner again, is where our washer and dryer are housed.

    Mudroom Laundry Room Ideas for a Combined Space - washer and dryer in nook.

    If you remember from the before photo, this space had doors on it. We actually opted to take those doors off and get them out of the way to make it a little easier to do laundry. I should also state here that Grunt Labor does all our laundry and if taking doors off to make it easier makes him happier while doing the laundry, then I’ll do that and whatever else it takes so that I don’t have to do the laundry. Praise Jesus for men who do the laundry, because otherwise our family would be running around either naked or in smelly clothes.

    I did give this entire closet/now alcove a coat of paint to brighten it up. I also replaced the shelf that was above the washer and dryer as the old one was gross and one side was being held up with a vertical 1″ x 4″ coming up from the ground.

    Maximize Wall Space

    To the right of the washer /dryer area, we installed a wall mount ironing center.

    Laundry Room Ideas - Wall Mounted Ironing Center to save space.

    Wall Mount Ironing Center

    Previously, the ironing board was stashed to the side of the dryer and the iron was in the upstairs closet. I realize this made no sense at all. Needless to say, when something needed ironed, I really evaluated how badly it needed ironed before I lugged everything out. And more often than not, I ended up wearing something that was a little wrinkled. This ironing center makes it so much easier to get things ironed.

    Mudroom - Laundry Room Ideas - Ironing Center Mounted on Wall

    Wall Mount Ironing Center

    All you do is open the door, flip down the ironing board and pull out your iron, starch, whatever you need. It can all be stored right there in the cabinet. There’s even a couple of hooks for you to hang stuff on if needed.

    Mudroom - Laundry Room Makeover Ideas - storage baskets on wall.

    There was also another open closet area in this space when we first got the house. We opted to remove some of the trim around the opening in order to fit the refrigerator in here that had once been in the kitchen. This frig holds lots of cold drinks that people can easily run in and get when they are outside.

    Get Creative with Storage

    Mudroom Storage Ideas - vintage locker baskets mounted on wall for storage.

    There was a little wall space here left for claiming and I did just that by adding more storage here. I hung vintage metal locker baskets with cup hooks (be sure to hit studs or use anchors if you do this!) to hold more outdoor related items. The top one has all our sunscreens and the bottom one holds smaller pool toys like water guns, etc. I went with the cup hooks so that the whole basket could easily be taken off the wall to take outside and then just brought back in and popped up on the wall again.

    That’s it for this mudroom laundry room makeover, but probably not the first time I’ll have to eat my words. 😉

    Share any modern mudroom laundry ideas you have in the comments!

    Looking for more great ways to organize and maximize storage?

    DIY Clothes Rack – an easy fix for extra clothes storage!

    5 Simple Storage and Organization Ideas – simple, but effective and affordable!

    Colorful Mudroom Makeover – bright, colorful and super functional!

    10+ Kitchen Ideas for Decorating, Organizing and Storage – the hardest working room in the house!

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  • Spring Home Tour

    Spring Home Tour

    You guys, when did it become March?! Heck, when did it become March is nearly over and April is riding in fast? It seems like just a few weeks ago, I was planning out all my projects for the year, feeling like I had plenty of time to tackle all 100 things on my list (ha!) and then bam, March is almost gone! Anyone else feel the same way?

    If you’re new here, hello! My name is Jenna and as you might have noticed at the top of this page, I believe in flying your freak flag in every aspect of life – from decorating to just being your everyday self. Did you just come from Rhoda over at Southern Hospitality? I really love her take on decorating – she has a classic, timeless style that is always so perfectly put together. She’s a sweetheart too! Also, a big thanks to Marty at A Stroll thru Life for hosting the tours – I love her gorgeous style. It’s the perfect amount of traditional mixed with touches of glam.

    Today, I’m going to take you on a tour of our 70’s Landing Pad – a split-level house built in the 70’s that we’ve been remodeling for the past few years. Fair warning – my style may not be your cup of tea. There are black walls, punches of color and a sofa and coffee table that I feel would have held their own among other decor at Studio54.

    Also, if you aren’t new here, you’ll see that some of the spaces in my home haven’t changed since the last home tour. I’m not one of those people who is constantly wanting to switch things up in their house and I don’t generally change things up for each season with the exception of a few pumpkins at fall and Christmas decorations. Once I have a room how I like it, there’s a good chance it will stay that way until I just so happen to run across inspiration somewhere that sends me wanting to change something up. I don’t generally seek to redecorate my home every few months, year, etc. I like to enjoy the rooms instead of constantly trying to change it up. So, if you found my living room atrocious last year, you’ll find it the same way this year.  😉

    If you’re interested in shopping details for some of the items in my home, then I’ve included affiliate links below each photo. The links will take you to the exact item in my home or a similar item if the exact one is no longer available. 🙂

    2018 Spring Home Tour

    Living Room

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - 70's Inspired Living Room Design

    Sofa, (similar) / Coffee Table (similar) / Snakeskin Rug (similar) / Floor Lamp / Red Velvet Drapes / Chandelier

    Nothing has really changed in the living room. I do have a new console table that is going to go against the wall to the left of the sofa, but I have yet to get it painted! This room is still one of my favorites in our home.

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - 70's Inspired Living Room Design

    Eyes Art / Coffee Table (similar) / Palm Print Pillow / Navy Pillow with Colorful Trim / Cheetah Pillow

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - 70's Inspired Living Room Design

    Lion Art / Snakeskin Rug (similar)

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - 70's Inspired Living Room Design

    Green Chair / Mustard Pillow with Colorful Trim / Colorful Accent Pillow / Gold Table (similar)

    Kitchen

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - The Kitchen

    Green Bamboo Runner / Acrylic Wine Rack / Lemon Dish Towel (similar) / Stirring the Pot Dish Towel

    Same with the kitchen, y’all – no changes really! We just got this space finished at the beginning of last year and I’m still really pleased with how it all turned out.

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - The Kitchen

    Faucet

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - The Kitchen

    DIY Kitchen Banquette / Green Cone Pendant Light / Palm Print Pillow / Malachite Pillow / Tiger Stripe Pillow

    > See More of the Kitchen Here <

    My Office

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - Light and Airy Peach Office Makeover

    Light Fixture / Cabinetry / Desk Chair / Leopard Print Rug (similar) / DIY Chippendale Desk

    This space is a new addition to my home tour. I got it finished up a month or so back and man, do I love working in this space. It’s light and bright, but also full of color and personality.

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - Light and Airy Peach Office Makeover

    Elephant Stool (similar) / Upholstery on Window Cornice

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - Light and Airy Peach Office Makeover

    Cabinetry / Cabinetry Knobs / Leopard Art / Burt Reynolds Photo / Dolly Photo

    And yes, that is the nude Burt Reynolds Cosmo spread from the 70’s. 😉

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - Light and Airy Peach Office Makeover

    DIY Painted and Patterned Doors / DIY Chippendale Desk

    > See More of the Office Here <

    The Circus’ Room

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - The Little Girl's Bedroom

    DIY Object and Text Feature Wall / Brass Bed (similar) / Tassel Pillow (similar) / Rug

    There have been a few new changes / additions to the Circus’ room!

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - The Little Girl's Bedroom

    Wall Color / Rug / Cowgirl Lampshade (similar)

    #21, her Mama cow is proudly displayed in her room. I think we are now on baby calf #3 or #4 now though – that is #1 in the picture.

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - The Little Girl's Bedroom

    Mirror (similar)

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - The Little Girl's Bedroom

    DIY Sunglasses Holder / DIY Headband Holder

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - The Little Girl's Bedroom

    Bookshelf Details / Fuchsia Curtains / Tassel Pillow (similar) / All Love Pillow / Cowhide Bench (similar)

    On the other side of the window, I just got finished with this drop-down desk for her.

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - The Little Girl's Bedroom

    Donkey Watercolor Print

    She has become quite the little artist and loves making crafts, coloring, etc. I think she’s been at this spot at least once a day since I got it finished. I’ll have the tutorial for it on the blog soon.

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - The Little Girl's Bedroom

    Cute Little Girl with Blonde Curls – One of a Kind. 😉 

    Master Bedroom & Sitting Area

    I have changed up things in the master bedroom just a bit.

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - Palm Beach Chic Master Bedroom

    DIY Headboard / Chandelier / Palm Art Print / Bedding, Similar Here and Here / Green Drapes

    I felt like this space needed a little more color and pattern so I added in some new pillows and a throw.

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - Palm Beach Chic Master Bedroom

    DIY Headboard / Bedding, Similar Here and Here / Navy Velvet Pillows / Malachite Pillows / Cheetah Pillow

    When we had to clean out Grunt Labor’s grandmother’s house, no one wanted the brass lamps that were in her living room. I knew they would be perfect for our master, so I brought them home and cleaned them up.

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - Palm Beach Chic Master Bedroom

    Palm Art Print / How to Make a Huge Frame for Cheap / Malachite Pillows / Cheetah Pillow / Purple Throw

    It’s nice having a little something from their home in ours.

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - Palm Beach Chic Master Bedroom

    DIY Headboard / Bedding, Similar Here and Here / Navy Velvet Pillows / Malachite Pillows / Cheetah Pillow / Purple Throw

    I’m also playing around with these gold tables at the end of the bed here. I’ve had them for over a year – found them at a thrift store!  I could never figure out what to do with them, but didn’t want to get rid of them. On a whim, I decided to try them at the end of the bed and so far, I like them. What do you think?

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - Palm Beach Chic Master Bedroom

    DIY Headboard / Navy Velvet Pillows / Malachite Pillows / Cheetah Pillow / Purple Throw

    I was a little scared to try purple in here with this throw, but I am so glad I did! It meshes perfectly with everything else.

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - Palm Beach Chic Master Bedroom

    DIY Black and White Diamond Feature Wall

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - Palm Beach Chic Master Bedroom

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - Palm Beach Chic Master Bedroom

    Mirror / Banana Leaf Art Print 

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - Palm Beach Chic Master Bedroom

    DIY Carpet Covered Wall

    And while many thought I would tire of the carpet covered wall, I still love it. It brings great texture to the space. I have switched out the chair that was in the corner there for this bookshelf, another thrift store find.

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - Palm Beach Chic Master Bedroom

    Yes, there are a few empty photo frames there. I’m notorious for putting out frames and taking forever to actually put pictures in them.

    Master Sitting Area

    We are still enjoying having the sitting area of our master bedroom finished.

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - The Master Bedroom Sitting Area

    Wallpaper / Rug / Chairs & Ottomans / Mirror (similar) / Lamp / Table

    It definitely has more of a masculine vibe than the main bedroom does and that’s ok – Grunt deserves it.

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - The Master Bedroom Sitting Area

    Cabinet Pulls / Cabinet Knobs / TV Cabinet / Horn 

    I did add in this console table along one wall. It’s the first piece of furniture Grunt and I ever bought together. I think it’s now on it’s third or fourth life, as I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve painted it. I think it fits well here though. The art print and lamp were more thrifted finds!

    Renovated Split-Level Home Tour Full of Color and Character - The Master Bedroom Sitting Area

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    I hope you enjoyed my tour today! If you’d like to keep up with what I’m doing and find out when there are new DIY projects or decorating ideas on the blog, then I’d love to have you sign up for my email list right here. You also get access to some great freebies such as printable art when you sign up.

    The next stop on today’s round of tours is Kim from Tidbits and Twine. She has a gorgeous French farmhouse style, but with beautiful pops of color injected throughout.

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  • A Home Office Makeover Full of Budget-Friendly DIY Projects that Look High End

    A Home Office Makeover Full of Budget-Friendly DIY Projects that Look High End

    If you work from home, then take my advice.

    Get your home office in tip-top shape.

    Paint it. Decorate it. Organize it. Make it you.

    I’m not sure quite how, but somehow, magically, once you do that, you become so much more productive. So much more saner.

    So much more feeling like maybe you can just make it through this day.

    Hand to God, ever since I have gotten this office done, I feel like I have been so much more less stressed than before.

    Why in the hell did I wait nearly two years after moving into the 70’s Landing Pad to make my office me?

    Screw making the kitchens, bathrooms and living rooms beautiful, I’m starting to become a cheerleader for making your workspace beautiful and functional before the rest of all that.

    And you know what the best thing about this office makeover is?

    It was all done on a budget. I DIY’ed a lot of things in this space and did a lot of reusing what I already had as well.

    Ok, here is what the office looked like when we first bought the house:

    The Office Before

    The previous tenants had left behind the desk as well as the hardwood floors that were loosing their finish.

    When we moved in, I put my old desk in here, hung some curtains, threw in some other things and called it a day. You can see photos of that here. There was too much going on though. Too much stuff in the room, too much stark white wall, too much brightly colored patterns against stark white walls. It just didn’t work.

    Now though, it works…

    Home Office Makeover Full of Budget-Friendly DIY Projects

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    Home Office Makeover with Budget-Friendly DIY Projects: DIY Chippendale Desk, peach walls, blue cabinets, leopard prints

    Wall Color / Light Fixture / Cabinetry / Desk Chair / Leopard Print Rug (similar) / DIY Chippendale Desk

    It feels more open. There are fewer things, but more storage. It’s light and airy, without being stark. It’s…exactly what I needed to stay sane.

    Ok, and wanted too. And honestly, it turned out better than I ever imagined it would!

    Let’s talk details.

    First, the walls got a fresh coat of paint.

    Home Office Makeover with Budget-Friendly DIY Projects - Peach walls, leopard prints, DIY Chippendale desk and more!

    This room is small, so I didn’t want anything too dark, but didn’t want white walls. I went with Citrus Delight by Behr. It’s a peach color, which actually looks even lighter in this space than what the sample card showed because that window faces the sun nearly all day.

    The leopard print rug has been in my office since we moved in. I’ve had it for a few years now and it has to be one of the best yard sale purchases I’ve ever made – it was only $2. The rug is also covering up where the finish was wearing off the hardwoods – no money in the budget to fix all that yet.

    I had also switched the ceiling fan out for that light fixture a few years back and it stayed.

    I added built-ins along the back wall.

    Home Office Makeover with Budget-Friendly DIY Projects - built-ins made from stock cabinetry.

    Cabinetry / Cabinetry Knobs

    I needed some serious storage in here. I have a closet, but it holds all my my craft supplies and extra home decor accessories. I needed something for paperwork and office supplies and all that ho-hum stuff. I bought unfinished wall cabinets, built a base for them and then attached them to the wall. Once I got in the middle of the project, I discovered I had a very bowed wall of drywall and that made the install much tougher, but still worth it. Read the tutorial here on how I added the built-ins.

    Home Office Makeover with Budget-Friendly DIY Projects - built-ins made from stock cabinetry.

    Dolly Print / Leopard Print / Burt Print

    The countertop of the built-ins is actually upholstered in a durable faux leather pearl vinyl. I had to get creative there because of the bowed drywall. The tutorial for upholstering a countertop is here.

    Home Office Makeover Ideas - framed picture of Dolly Parton

    Dolly Print / Leopard Print / Burt Print

    Dolly is front and center in the office. Grunt says it’s funny to walk in and see me working with Dolly watching over me. I’m hoping she’ll shower some of her greatness on me. I found the Dolly print here and used this gold frame from Target to showcase her.

    Home Office Makeover Ideas - affordable art.

    Leopard Print / Burt Print / Upholstery on Counter / Cabinetry Knobs

    And you can’t have Dolly without Bert. 😉 I actually decided several months back that Bert was going in my office. That’s the picture from his 1972 Cosmo spread. I found it here. The seller offered it in an 8×10 size, but I wanted one bigger, so I messaged them and they were able to set me up with a 12 x 18 size. Because of the size of the actual photo, there is a good bit of white space around it when you get it in any size. Because of that, I decided to get it semi-custom framed. Since it’s such an odd size, I had a custom mat cut for it, but then just bought a frame that was already premade. I used Michael’s for framing it and they did a wonderful job. In fact, I think the framing girl was just as excited about framing Burt as I was! I got the leopard from Society6 a few months ago. I didn’t know the full plan for the office yet, but I knew he would be great alongside Bert – and I was right.

    Home Office Makeover with lots of DIY project ideas that are affordable - printable Fancy artwork.

    Over on the other side of the cabinetry is a bust I’ve had for years and finally found the perfect place for. I asked on my Instagram stories what I should paint him and Optometrist Jackie suggested a marbled finish. I gave it a whirl and I think it turned out pretty well.

    Home Office Makeover with lots of DIY project ideas that are affordable - free printable Here's Your One Chance Fancy artwork.

    I also whipped up a little custom art as well. Me and Reba were tight when I was a kid. And Fancy, well it was most definitely my favorite song, even in elementary school. I figured this line would serve as some good motivation.

    And did you notice my new desk?

    Home Office Makeover full of Budget-Friendly DIY Decor Projects like this DIY Chippendale desk!

    Desk Chair / Leopard Print Rug (similar) 

    I built it, ya’ll! Me! All by myself! It might look complicated, but I assure you, it was a pretty simple build. The how-to for the desk build is right here. That’s my same office chair I’ve had for a few years, it still worked perfectly in the space and is comfortable as well.

    I did have a bit of a hard time parting with my old desk, which was actually my Pap and Grannie’s kitchen table at one time. However, it just wasn’t as functional as I really needed my desk to be. I have plans for it at the farmhouse and I know Pap would have been proud that I built the new desk myself.

    Home Office Makeover Ideas that are low-budget - uses vases and vintage glassware to wrangle desk items.

    DIY Faux Crystal Vase

    That’s the DIY faux crystal vase I made last year that I’m using as a pen/pencil holder. The little glass dish tray was my great-grandmother’s. She used it to feed her chickens with. Not kidding! One of my great aunts started cleaning out family stuff years ago and brought me a few different things – this being one of them. She said she always remembered her feeding the chickens out of that dish and when she died, she just had to get it for the memories.

    On the other side of the desk, I created an inspiration board of sorts.

    Home Office Makeover Idea: DIY Fabric Covered Bulletin Board

    That just means I wrapped pretty fabric around a bulletin board and added nailhead trim. I love how that green fabric works with the peach walls and blue cabinetry though – the perfect pop of color.

    Easy Home Office Makeover Idea: DIY Fabric Covered Bulletin Board

    Green Upholstery Fabric / Nailhead Trim

    Instead of individual nailheads, I used the rolled nailhead trim which helped me keep straight lines. It was a huge timesaver as well.

    Home Office Makeover Idea: DIY Fabric Covered Bulletin Board

    One of the biggest, yet easiest and super cheap things I suggest anyone do in their home office is to hang a pretty towel hook.

    Home Office Decor and Organization Idea - use a fancy towel hook to hold your computer bag.

    Not for towels of course, but for your computer bag or camera bag or whatever kind of bag you need to hang on it. It’s so much better than throwing it on the floor and tripping over it. Not that that’s happened to me or anything.

    Home Office Decor Ideas - Easy Upholstered Window Cornice with Tassels

    I also brought more of that glorious green upholstery fabric onto the other side of the room on a window cornice. Such a simple and cheap DIY project with so much bang for your buck. A yard and a half of this fabric (only $15 a yard!) gave me more than enough for the cornice and the bulletin board.

    Home Office Decor Ideas - Easy Upholstered Window Cornice with Tassels

    Green Upholstery Material / Tassel Trim

    I found the tassel trim at Hobby Lobby and it added some more color and fun to the space.

    Home Office Makeover with Budget-Friendly DIY Projects - painted and patterned closet doors.

    DIY Painted and Patterned Closet Doors

    I had actually painted these closet doors (full tutorial here) before we moved into the house and I still love them. They worked great with the space and the peach paint color, so I happily kept them as they were.

    Home Office Decor Ideas: Blow up loved one's handwriting from cards to use as art.

    My little $5 elephant stool finally found a home!

    Home Office Decor Ideas - stack colorful books together.

    Elephant Stool (similar)

    He’s another one of my best yard sale purchases ever! I loaded him up with a few of my favorite colorful coffee table books. There is a similar elephant stools I found here.

    And finally, one of my favorite touches in the room…

    Home Office Decor Ideas: Blow up loved one's handwriting from cards to use as art.

    I scanned a couple of old cards and envelopes where my Pap had written my name and signed his and turned them into wall art. They are right across from my desk, so all I have to do is look up and it makes me smile.

    So all in all, I have roughly right around $600 in the office makeover. The biggest chunk of that is the built-in cabinetry, which was around $300, but so worth it. The desk was less than $100 to make and then there’s around another $200 in paint, fabric, art, frames and various other supplies.

    I for one though think that for just having spent $600, the whole space looks more like a million bucks. 😉

    What do you think about the office makeover?

    You might also want to see…

    DIY Built-In Office Cabinets from Stock Cabinets

    DIY Chippendale Desk - an easy diy desk idea that looks high-end but is less than $100.

    DIY Chippendale Desk

    Really great list of 12 Stylish and Comfortable Office Chairs - most are very affordable as well! Great desk chairs!

    12 Stylish and Comfortable Office Chairs

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  • Traditional Nautical Farmhouse Bathroom Renovation

    Traditional Nautical Farmhouse Bathroom Renovation

    I partnered with Hayneedle on this bathroom project, however all opinions are 100% mine.

    My grandparent’s bathroom never changed while I was growing up. It always sported the same blue and black wall tile, the wall-mounted sink from the 50’s and a once-white-yellowed with time laundry hamper.

    The Bathroom Before

    Above that laundry hamper was a picture of a ship on the ocean with big white sails. I looked at that picture when my Grannie gave me a bath as a kid. I looked at that picture every time I dried my hands at the sink. That picture always got my attention no matter how many times I saw it.

    I don’t know whatever happened to that picture, but I’d sure like to see it again.

    That picture, along with the blue and black tile of the old bathroom was part of the inspiration for that same bathroom’s new look.

    A traditional nautical farmhouse bathroom renovation that has a touch of farmhouse style mixed with a traditional and nautical feel.

    Light Fixture / Mirror / Vanity / Faucet / Towels / Towel Ring

    While I wish the bathroom could have stayed forever the way my childhood’s eye still sees it, most of it was beyond repair. The wall tile was falling off and cracking in multiple locations, the medicine cabinet had become a rusty mess, the sink was leaking and couldn’t be fixed and the floor had water damage. Here’s our easy fix for coving the damaged bathroom walls. 

    A traditional nautical farmhouse bathroom renovation that has a touch of farmhouse style mixed with a traditional and nautical feel.

    Shower Curtain / Roman Shade / Towel

    But to channel a little bit of that bathroom from my memory, I set out to give the bathroom a bit of a nautical vibe reminiscent of that ship that once hung on the wall and also a traditional feel that would weather well over time and go with the rest of the house’s style.

    A traditional nautical farmhouse bathroom renovation that has a touch of farmhouse style mixed with a traditional and nautical feel.

    We also added in wood tones with the doors, flooring and crown that can be seen throughout the rest of the house and also reminds me so much of my Pap.

    You can see the full bathroom remodel on Hayneedle’s blog today and see all the products I used in the renovation here. Please hop over there and tell me what you think!


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  • Ya gonna hang weeds on the wall?

    Ya gonna hang weeds on the wall?

    Disclosure: I partnered with Hayneedle on this makeover, however all opinions are 100% mine.

    My uncle has always tended to tell me like it is. So when he walked into the farmhouse a couple of weeks ago and saw framed botanical prints laying against the wall with a hammer and nails beside them, his remark was, “Ya gonna hang weeds on the wall?”

    I didn’t try to explain that it was in fact spring leaves art and not weeds. Instead, I just said. “Yep.” There are some people you just don’t argue with and men in overalls who have worked all day fit into that category.

    I must say though.

    I right like those framed weeds. 

    Traditional Casual Living Room - living room decor ideas for a traditional, but casual and comfortable room.

    Spring Leaves Artwork / Ottoman / Rug / Beige Pillow / Navy Patterned Pillow / Solid Navy Pillow

    Yes folks, the living room at the farmhouse is done. We started with this…

    And now we have this…

    Traditional Casual Living Room - living room decor ideas for a traditional, but casual and comfortable room.

    Spring Leaves Artwork / Ottoman / Rug / Beige Pillow / Navy Patterned Pillow / Solid Navy Pillow / Hampton TV Stand / Arm Chairs / Red Patterned Pillows / Navy Curtains

    Yes, it is a total 180˚ from my usual design.

    And I love this room just as much as I do our living room at the 70’s Landing Pad. 

    Traditional Casual Living Room - living room decor ideas for a traditional, but casual and comfortable room.

    Arm Chairs / Red Patterned Pillows / Navy Curtains / Pedestal Side Table / Vase

    Trying to put my Studio54 style into action at the farmhouse would have been like me trying to fit into the jeans from my senior year of high school. 

    Similar to putting makeup on a pig, it would’ve stuck out like a sore thumb. 

    Traditional Casual Living Room - living room decor ideas for a traditional, but casual and comfortable room.

    Blue Linen Arm Chair / Cream Pillow / Spindle Table / Cream Lamp / Horse Bookends

    Filling the farmhouse with chippy painted furniture and cladding the walls with shiplap wasn’t the ticket either though. 

    I wanted to make this room, and eventually the whole house, have a classic, timeless, traditional feel while still keeping it comfortable and also being a reflection of us. The walls are beige, but I worked in a few of our favorite colors – navy, red and green into the accents in the room. There is a nod to the farm with the addition of my beloved cowboy blanket that’s managed to stick around in the family for 50 years. 

    We love how the room turned out and I like to think that my grandparents would too. Here’s hoping anyway. 🙂 

    You can see the full reveal of the room on Hayneedle’s blog. 

  • Renovated Split-Level Home: My Spring Home Tour

    Renovated Split-Level Home: My Spring Home Tour

    ‘Tis the season….for another home tour!

    While we actually had a little snow last week and freezing temperatures for most of the week here, I’m wishing with all my might that Spring will bring it’s happy little ass here soon. Alas, living in the Tennessee Valley, you never really know what kind of weather you will end up with during this time of the year. Either way, there are quite a few of us bloggers who are opening up our doors for the Spring Home Tour this week.

    You might have just hopped over here from Kristin over at Bliss at Home. I absolutely adore Kristin’s style and can’t wait to see what all she does with this new home they’ve just moved into.

    If you’re new to my blog, then here’s a little background information about our home and style. We bought our current home, The 70’s Landing Pad, in November of 2015 and did renovations before moving into it in May 2016. It’s a 1970’s split-level home. We still have a few areas to finish up – it’s always a work in progress around here, including myself. I like to refer to my style as The Rolling Stones meet Conway Twitty. I’m a little country and a little rock n’ roll with a dose of glam.

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    Entry

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    Chandelier / Eyes Art / Painting the Metal Handrail

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    Rug

    I was never a fan of split-level houses, however this house just happened to have everything that we needed and more. I absolutely despised the split-foyer entry. I did my best to take the focus off the awkward entry and instead turn the attention to the pretty details like the art, rug, and chandelier.

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    Chandelier / Eyes Art

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    DIY Lucite Handrail

    We replaced the handrail going downstairs with this DIY Lucite one. I want to replace the metal railing with something else at some point, but for now I just painted it.

    > More of the Entry Here <

    Living Room

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    Navy Velvet Pillows with Colorful Trim / Palm Print Pillow / Leopard Print Pillow / Floor Lamp / Coffee Table (similar) / Red Velvet Drapes / Sofa (similar)

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    Lion Print / Red Velvet Drapes

    The living room is almost 100% complete. I have one wall left to figure out and then, it will be done, so be sure to come back and see the completely finished product.

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    Navy Velvet Pillows with Colorful Trim / Palm Print Pillow / Leopard Print Pillow / Floor Lamp / Coffee Table (similar) / Red Velvet Drapes / Sofa (similar)

    A lot of this room is secondhand finds. The sofa, lamp, chandelier and coffee table are all vintage or secondhand finds. I did spray paint the coffee table gold when I got it.

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    Navy Velvet Pillows with Colorful Trim / Palm Print Pillow / Leopard Print Pillow / Coffee Table (similar) / Sofa (similar) / Eyes Art

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    Navy Velvet Pillows with Colorful Trim / Leopard Print Pillow

    The pillows were one of the final puzzle pieces for finishing this space. They added the perfect punch of color and pattern to the room. The navy velvet pillows are from a friend of mine’s shop that just opened up – Boho Luxe Home. They specialize in vibrant colors and patterns.

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    Green Chairs / Vintage Gypsum Pillow / Mustard Velvet Pillow with Tassels / Lion Print / Red Velvet Drapes

    The green chairs are another part of the living room that is new. I searched for chairs for this space forever and finally happened upon these. At around $200 per chair, it was a no brainer.

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    Green Chairs / Vintage Gypsum Pillow / Mustard Velvet Pillow with Tassels / Gold Table (similar) / DIY Crystal Vase

    These chairs also got an extra dose of color with more Boho Luxe Home pillows. I love the little tassels that come with the pillows. They just clip on, so if you don’t like them, you can take them off.

    Dining Room

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    Bar Cart / Elvis Bust (similar ones) / Record Player / Green Malachite Side Table / Art Print / DIY Lamp Tassels

    While this little part of the dining room is completed, the rest is not.

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    Elvis Bust (similar ones) / DIY Lamp Tassels

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    Rug / Cantilever Dining Chairs (similar) / Glass Table / Red Velvet Drapes

    The chairs still need to be recovered as if you looked close, you’d see a few tears and paint splatters.

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    Art Print / Rug / Cantilever Dining Chairs (similar) / Glass Table / Red Velvet Drapes

    I also have to find something for the wall opposite that gorgeous print to balance out the space. The problem is how do you compete with that?!

    Kitchen

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    Black Subway Tile / Brass Faucet / Cabinet Knobs / Brass Ice Bucket (similar)

    The kitchen just got finished at the end of January.

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    Cane Runner

    It’s style is still similar to that of the living room and dining room, but more casual.

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    Lemon Hand Towel / Brass Fruit Bowl (similar) / Acrylic Wine Rack

    Need ideas for updating your split level or bi level home? This renovated split level home is full of DIY home improvement projects and ideas!

    Pendant Light / Palm Print Pillow / Tiger Stripe Pillow / Malachite Pillow / DIY Kitchen Banquette

    And we also prefer to have breakfast with Conway, Loretta, Johnny and June. 😉

    > More of the Kitchen Here <

    Hall Bathroom

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     Mirror / Faucet

    This hall bathroom got new tile, paint and countertops before moving in.

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    Shower Curtain

    I did recently switch out the artwork though. Before, we had cute piece of quote art from Alice in Wonderland, but the Circus needed more color in her bathroom, so she picked out a piece of Flamingo art from Lena Navarro Art.

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    Flamingo Print / Brass Rocking Horse (similar ones)

    The print is called “Pink Summer” and everytime I look at it, I’m reminded of the summer after the Circus just turned two and she carried around one of our plastic pink flamingos all summer long holding and loving on it. Art that comes with memories is the best. 🙂 It’s a beautiful piece and came matted, ready to frame.

    > More of the Hall Bathroom Here <

    Circus’ Bedroom

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    Horse Sheets (similar) / Tassel Pillow (similar) / Rug / Text & Object Feature Wall / Cowgirl Lampshade

    The Circus’ room is finally done! I haven’t gotten around to writing a post detailing everything, but that will come soon!

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    Custom Silhouette Art / Tassel Pillow (similar) / Horse Sheets (similar)

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    DIY Sunglasses Holder / DIY Headband Holder

    Her room is very colorful – just like her. 🙂

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    Yellow Bookshelf / Fuchsia Curtains / Cowhide Bench (similar) / Tassel Pillow (similar) / All Love Pillow

    The final additions to this room were the fuchsia curtains, bench and pillows.

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    Fuchsia Curtains / Cowhide Bench (similar) / Tassel Pillow (similar) / All Love Pillow

    The All Love pillow is another one from the Boho Luxe Home Collection. If there is one thing I try to teach my kid, it’s to love often and love hard.

    Master Bedroom Sitting Area

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    Wallpaper / Rug / Chairs & Ottomans / Mirror / Lamp / Table / Pillows

    Our sitting area just got completed in January as well. Prior to that, it was essentially storage space.

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    Cabinet Pulls / Cabinet Knobs / TV Cabinet / Beverage Cooler / Tray / Horn

    We really enjoy having a space to unwind at the end of the day now.

    > More of the Master Bedroom Sitting Area Here <

    Master Bedroom

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    Mirror (I painted mine.) / Pink Lamp (similar) / Banana Leaves Art / DIY Black and White Feature Wall

    Funny enough, our master bedroom was completed before we even moved into the house.

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    Green Curtains / Palm Print Art / Bedding / Palm Print Pillow / Leopard Print Pillow

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    Chandelier / Green Curtains / Palm Print Art / Bedding / Palm Print Pillow / Leopard Print Pillow

    It has a vintage Hollywood Glam vibe going on.

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    Accent Chair / Leopard Print Pillow / DIY Carpet Covered Wall

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    Closet Medallions / DIY Carpet Covered Wall

    And yes, that is a green carpet covered wall. 😉

    > More of the Master Bedroom Here <

    Master Bathroom

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    Faucet / Sconce / Wood Soap Dispenser

    The master bathroom is a good mix of masculine and feminine.

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    Bathtub / Art Print / Brass Faucet

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    Champagne Bronze Shower Faucet

    The whole bathroom was a complete gut job.

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    Toilet / Toilet Tank Lever / Brass Toilet Paper Tower Storage / DIY Built-In Bathroom Shelving Tutorial

    > More of the Master Bathroom Here <

    That’s it for me today! You can see more of our home here. The next stop on the tour today is Bree from ZDesign At Home! You are going to love her house!

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    *Disclosure: SmithHonig provided some pillows for this post and Lena Navarro provided the flamingo artwork, however all opinions are 100% mine.

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  • Black, White and Brass Kitchen Remodel

    Black, White and Brass Kitchen Remodel

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    I need to be clear on something.

    This remodel of The 70’s Landing Pad has not been a one man band. It has not been a two or a three or a four man band either. It’s more like a fix or six man band, made up of random friends and family pitching in to help out as needed, fueled by cheap beer and 80’s country music.

    This kitchen remodel showcases the specialities of each band member.

    Does any of that even make sense?  #FlyYourFreakFlag

    Maybe it will help to just start showing you pictures. When we first got this house, this is how the kitchen looked:

    The Kitchen Before

    The Kitchen Before

    Opposite that wall of cabinets was this:

    The Kitchen Before

    And opposite the pantry door was this:

    The Kitchen Before

    The kitchen was a really good size to start with, so we didn’t need more room, however the awful wallpaper, awkward vanity lights above the cabinets (WTF?), stained vinyl flooring, grimy cabinet hardware and much more needed to get the boot.

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    We kept the original cabinets, with the exception of taking out the ones above the stove and sink, and I painted them black. These cabinets really aren’t in the best condition, but it just wasn’t in the budget for new cabinets. I’m hoping in a few years, we can maybe have new doors for the cabinets made.

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    I switched out the knobs and hinges on all the doors and drawers. I tried quite a few different styles of knobs and pulls, but in the end I was surprised that these simple round concave brass knobs which are less than $1 per knob were perfect.

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    Cabinet Knobs / Footed Brass Bucket (similar ones) / Leather Ice Bucket (similar ones)

    With all the brass and black, the kitchen had a more glam feel, which our previous kitchen did not. Our old canisters and counter decor just didn’t mesh with this kitchen as well as they did our last. I decided to think outside the box for counter storage (and also within our small budget) and raided my vintage ice bucket collection to find one to act as a canister for sweets and another to act as a cooking utensil holder. I pulled out a $1 office decor find from an antique store to be a recipe holder and the brass lion bucket was only $3 at an estate sale. It holds two smaller cookbooks that I use a good bit.

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    Lemon Hand Towel (similar one) / Pantry Doorknob

    There wasn’t any guesswork when it came to the flooring, we knew we would carry the same flooring we used in the adjoining living and dining room into the kitchen as well. However, the white walls were a different story and probably caused me the most stress in this space. When I first started on the design plan for the kitchen, I decided on black cabinets and white walls. However, that combination became very stark against one another when it was all in place. And on one side of the kitchen, I had a lot more black with the cabinets than I did on the other side of the kitchen, which had no cabinets. I tested out no less than 15 paint colors to go on the wall from greens to grays to creams and more and none of them worked. Both Grunt and my friend Brittany were adamant that white was the color it should stay and I should have just listened to them from the beginning and saved myself the stress. Grunt was also the one who made the suggestion of putting up black crown molding to balance out all the black and was he ever right on that. When he told Mom and Dad about his idea, they offered to pay for the crown moulding (Thank you!), so we got that sooner than expected and it was a total game changer. It pulled everything together perfectly.

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    Cane Runner / Lemon Hand Towel (similar one)

    The island was an addition as well and also one that I doubted in the beginning. I wanted an island in here, but I was very much overthinking it. The island is actually a cabinet that was in the school that Grunt Labor and I first met and worked together at. They tore down the building and we snagged that piece before they did so. He said from the beginning that it would make a great island, but I wasn’t sure. Then, Nicky’s dad, Wayne, came over and we were discussing building an island and he looked at that cabinet and said it would be the perfect island. At that point, I knew I was wrong and they were both right. Wayne took the cabinet home with him and modified it into an island for me.

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    Barstools (similar ones) 

    The barstools were a vintage find at a resale store. There are similar ones here.

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    The one thing I never swayed on in this space was the black subway tile backsplash in a herringbone pattern. It might actually be my most favorite part of this space. Grunt and Nicky usually do all our tile work, but they both refused to do this backsplash because I wanted the herringbone pattern. It is much more tedious and time consuming. I ended up going through Home Depot, using their in-home installation services for the backsplash. While it was more expensive than doing the tile ourselves, I knew the herringbone pattern would be a showstopper and well worth it. They did an impeccable job.

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    Black Subway Tile / Brass Faucet

    The faucet is the same one we had in our old kitchen. My in-laws wanted something in brushed nickel at our old house, so I happily switched out the faucet for them and brought this one to the new kitchen for us.

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    Cane Runner / Lemon Hand Towel (similar one)

    You might have noticed in the before photos, there was a stovetop on end of the kitchen and a wall oven on the other end of the kitchen. The old stovetop didn’t work correctly, so rather than replacing it with just another stovetop only, we opted to replace it with a double oven.

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    Range Hood / Stirring The Pot Towel / Magnetic Knife Holder / Brass Ice Bucket (similar)

    We do a good bit of entertaining and hosting family holiday dinners at our place, so having three ovens makes those things so much easier. We also took out the cabinet above the stove and put in a more effective and prettier range hood as well.

    As I said earlier, I used a vintage ice bucket for a cooking utensils holder. We went with this magnetic knife holder to clear up more counter space and attached it with velcro to keep from having to drill into the tile. I have two of those runners, one on each side of the island, to add more color and pattern to the space. The hand towels also add a much needed dose of color.

    The open shelving to the left of the stove was also something that Wayne and Ron, another family friend, built for us – we are so lucky to have them!

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    Brass Fruit Bowl (similar) / Barefoot Contessa Cookbooks / Acrylic Wine Rack

    That space used to be where a tiny cabinet and trash compactor were, both practically useless. We took those out and they built me this wonderful open shelving. It’s another favorite thing of mine in this space. This is also where I keep favorite cookbooks, our fruit bowl, wine rack and a few other knick-knacks.

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    Lemon Hand Towel (similar one) / Brass Fruit Bowl (similar) / Acrylic Wine Rack

    The countertops are Quartz in Brown Fantasy. My friend Kellie gets a huge thank you for dealing with me when it comes to the countertops. I had no clue what to go with or what I even wanted and she held my hand the whole way with it. I never would have looked twice at that stone if it hadn’t been for her and I absolutely love it in here, as does Grunt.

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    I removed the tall, skinny cabinets that were opposite the range and replaced them with the buffet that was in the living room at our old house.

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    We also added a black chair rail and decorative wall molding here to bring more of the black over to this wall.

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    Marble Slab / Brass Bamboo Tray (similar ones) / Profanties Coffee Mug

    I put my coffee station here as well as a couple of plants and other knick-knacks.

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    DIY Lucite Frame + Free Gone With the Wind Printable

    And my daily answer to anything before the hour of 7am. 😉

    Finally, where the built-in corner cabinetry and desk once was is now our breakfast nook.

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    Pendant Light

    Complete with Loretta, Conway, Johnny and June.

    Of course. 

    This banquette is all thanks to Grunt and Nicky.

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    Palm Print Pillow / Tiger Stripe Pillow / Malachite Pillow

    You see, I had this wild idea that I could actually build it all by myself.

    I was full of shit. 

    They both swooped in, calmed me down and helped me finish it. That’s a whole other story which you can read about here. I also added more color to the kitchen here with the pillows, which was a whole other stressful ballgame that I can’t even think about right now.

    So in conclusion, thank you to all the band members who made this kitchen possible: Grunt, Nicky, Brittany, Wayne, Ron, Kellie, Mom and Dad.

    There will never be enough cheap beer in the world to pay you back. We are blessed to have you.

    Lord, I hope I didn’t leave anyone out. It takes a lot of people to deal with this crazy train.

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    Disclosure: D. Lawless Hardware provided the cabinetry hardware for this remodel and Rug Studio provided the runners, however all opinions are 100% my own. 

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  • Master Bedroom Sitting Area Makeover

    Master Bedroom Sitting Area Makeover

    *This post is in partnership with Hayneedle, however all opinions and references to Hildi from Trading Spaces are 100% mine. This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy.

    You guys remember Trading Spaces, right? That TLC show from back in the day where you switched houses with your neighbors for a weekend and redid one room in their house in 48 hours? There was also that crazy lady, Hildi, who once glued fake flowers on a homeowner’s wall?

    Ok, maybe I shouldn’t make fun of Hildi, I did upholster a wall with carpet……

    Anywho, a few weekends back I totally felt like Grunt Labor and I were on an episode of Trading Spaces. Except we were making over the sitting area in our own master bedroom. And really, I wasn’t on a 48 hour timeline, it just kind of happened that way. Cheap beer does wonders when you’re really wanting to get something done. 😉

    In that one weekend, we made our sitting area look like this…

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    Chairs & Ottomans / Rug / Lamp / Mirror / Wallpaper / Mid-Century Side Table

    Looking for some cozy ideas for a sitting room in your master bedroom? Then you must see this master bedroom sitting area makeover completed in one weekend!

    Wall Art / TV Cabinet / Drawer Pulls / Cabinet Knobs / Beverage Center 

    Nope, not pulling your leg.

    When we first bought the house, the wall with the cabinetry looked like this:

    Master Bedroom Sitting Area Before

    Now, that half-wall had become a full wall when we built the closet, so don’t go thinking we pulled that off in a weekend. We’re smooth, but not that smooth. It was just a single wall when we started our makeover weekend.

    The opposite side where the chairs are looked like this…

    Master Bedroom Sitting Area Before & After

    Now, that is a Trading Spaces worthy makeover if I ever saw one, no?

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    Mirror / Wallpaper / Chair / Tray / Side Table

    Grunt Labor had a huge hand in this project. Since most of our master bedroom, the actual bedroom part, is pink, I really wanted him to have more of a masculine space in the room. He came up with the color scheme and gave his stamp of approval on every piece. I have to say though, I don’t care if it is a touch on the masculine side, I am crazy over how it turned out!

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    I’m over on the Hayneedle blog today spilling all the details on this space. Read about the makeover here. You can also view the style board here which contains every thing I used in the space and then some. And yes, that is glorious reptile patterned wallpaper. The angels started singing as I was putting it up. Ok, I’m a bit over-dramatic. 

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  • The Half-Bath Remodel

    The Half-Bath Remodel

    Hey guys! I missed your (virtual) faces! 😉 I hope you all had a great Christmas and a fantastic start to the New Year! I was sick during most all of the holidays and have had the hardest time kicking whatever I had. After two doctor visits, various over the counter meds, three different prescription cough meds and one antibiotic, I am finally back to normal. I hope you guys fared better the last few weeks!

    I wanted to kick off the new year with something good, so I’ve been saving this half-bath remodel in my back pocket for the last couple of months. If you follow me on Instagram, you may have already seen a sneak preview of this space.

    This bathroom was the one space that completely grossed me out when we first bought the 70’s Landing Pad.

    Low Budget Half-Bath Remodel: The Before

    Ewwwwwww.

    I still shudder a little when I look at that before photo. This bathroom is just so tiny and everything in it was gross. It gave me the heebie jeebies.

    The heebie jeebies have now been banished though.

    The Half-Bath Remodel

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    Pedestal Sink / Faucet / Light Fixture

    *You’ll have to excuse the not-so-fantastic photos. There is zero natural light in this area of the house. 

    Everything needed to come out of this space. The toilet didn’t work, the sink wasn’t great, the laminate flooring was disgusting and 1995 had called to get back their oak cabinet and accessories (which I happily obliged). I really wanted to be able to do this remodel for no more than $1000. Honestly, I would have preferred to be able to do it for $500, but I knew that was unrealistic since we did have to replace the toilet, sink, flooring, etc. Those things took up a huge chunk of the budget. All of the decorative things like the mirror, art, etc. had to be cheap. Luckily for those things, my thrift stores came through for me! We ended up coming in at $906 for the whole shebang and I’m pleased with that, given the complete overhaul the space needed.

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    Pedestal Sink / Toilet / Toilet Paper Holder

    I handed over the reigns to Grunt Labor decide for the general style and elements in this bathroom. He picked out the flooring and came up with the idea for the wood wainscoting on the walls and I think both of those things really just make the space. 

    We both wanted a pedestal sink for in here and had to find the tiniest one we could so that it would fit in here. I was very excited when I found this one because it was petite, still had great lines and was less than $150! Same thing with the toilet – we had to find the smallest one we could to fit in the space and this one fit the bill at $100. Because of the space issue, I found a toilet paper holder that could be mounted vertically and then also put it farther up and away from the toilet than usual so people’s knees wouldn’t hit it. We already had the framed art.

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    When we packed up some things at my in-laws before their move, I found these old wrestling figures of Grunt’s. They were headed for the trash, but I just couldn’t let them go. #packrat For his birthday, I made this simple display case for them and surprised him with it. I mean, who wouldn’t want to do their business while Sting is cheering them on? 

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    Pedestal Sink / Faucet / Light Fixture

    We went with a black nickel faucet to tie in with the black walls. This was the first time I had even looked at a black nickel finish and I have to say that I really love it!

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    Pedestal Sink / Faucet / Light Fixture

    The mirror was a $7 thrift store find that I painted. The red animal head decor pieces were also thrift store finds – I got both of them for $1 – and then spray painted them a bright red. I’m not 100% sure that the towel holder is actually a towel holder, but that’s what I’m making it. I found it at an antique store for $3. It’s basically two open rings held together by a piece of leather. I just nailed it to the wall and added a bright red hand towel to tie in with those animal heads.

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    Light Fixture 

    The light fixture was a bit of a splurge. Grunt Labor didn’t know exactly what he wanted, so I gathered some ideas and this fixture was one of them. Like I said earlier, this space has zero natural light, so we needed something that would really light up the space. This fixture is usually around $300, but I found an open box of it at Lamps Plus Open Box store and saved a little over $50 on it that way.

    We did all the labor on this space ourselves. Grunt installed the tile, the sink and the wood wainscoting, he and Nicky set the toilet, and I did all the painting and staining, so we saved some money that way too.

    I really love how the bathroom turned out and I think it ties in nicely with the Jungle Room, which is just outside of the bathroom.

    What do you think?

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  • The 70’s Landing Pad: One Year Later

    The 70’s Landing Pad: One Year Later

    What a year.

    A year ago, we took possession of the 70’s Landing Pad. We haven’t stopped working on it since. #tired

    In May of this year, we finally moved into it, but of course there were still lots of things to do.

    And there are still lots of things to do. 

    While I am really ready to be done with all the big projects, I have to keep telling myself that Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither is our house. It does help though when I look at how far we have come…

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    Exterior Entry

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    Full Entry Makeover /Lion (similar) / Rug (similar) / Garden Stool

    With the exception of Grunt Labor pulling out nearly every shrub in the front of the house, the only other changes to the exterior have been the front door entryway. I painted it to try and get a better idea of what would look good with that brick color. Y’all know I love me some green, but this shade of green that the previous owners painted every single door, shutter and trim on the house is just not jiving with me or the brick. Not sure what direction we’ll go for all that, but at least we do know that black works well with it for now. We also still need to replace the old zero-energy-efficient windows as well. You can see more of the exterior entry makeover here.

    Interior Entry

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    Full Entryway Makeover / Chandelier (similar ones) / Eyes Art / Wall Color / Painting the Metal Handrail / Rug / Flooring / DIY Lucite Handrail

    The entryway is a true testament to the power of paint. We did switch out the flooring and light fixture, but painting the walls and metal hand railing made a huge difference. I do want to replace the metal hand railing at some point, but since it’s just a cosmetic issue at this point and a not a huge one at that, it’s getting pushed to the back burner. You can see more of the entryway makeover here.

    Living Room

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    More of the Living Room Here / Wall Color / Palm Print Pillow / Leopard Print Pillow / Coffee Table (similar) / Brass Floor Lamp / Lion Print / Ghost Chair / Green Velvet Pillow

    The living room is one of my favorite rooms in the house. Since these photos were taken, I have actually added these red velvet curtains to the windows in here, I just haven’t had time to take new photos. I can’t wait for y’all to see how gorgeous they are in the room though. I’m planning to replace the ghost chairs with more formal, comfortable chairs and after waiting forever to find the perfect ones, I think I finally have. They are these in green velvet. However, they aren’t the cheapest chairs on the block, so it will probably be a little while before I can get my hands on them. You can see more of the living room in this summer home tour post.

    Dining Room

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    More of the Dining Room Here / Rug / Cantilever Dining Chairs (similar) / Glass Table / Wall Art

    The dining room also got the same cherry red velvet curtains as the living room. I still need to reupholster the dining chairs. I do love the blue shade of them in that space, so I’m sure I’ll go with something similar. You can’t tell in these photos, but the upholstery isn’t in the best shape on them. I’ve also got some plans for some affordable, but high impact wall decor opposite the oversized art to balance that out. You can see more of the dining room in this summer home tour post.

    The Jungle Room

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    Ahhh, The Jungle Room. This space is also a favorite. The man of questionable honor visited a few weeks back and upon entering this room he said it reminded him of Elvis’ Jungle Room. #goalachieved 

    Really, there isn’t much left to do in here. I need to paint those side tables red, but that’s about it. I wouldn’t mind layering on a cowhide or maybe a fur rug on top of the zebra print rug, but it’s not needed or anything. You can tour more of the Jungle Room here.

    Hall Bathroom

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    The hall bathroom turned into a hot mess when it came to the renovation. In the end though, it turned out really great. I think it has the perfect amount of “fun” for the Circus and “pretty” for guests. Besides upgrading the fan in there, there’s nothing else to do here! See more of the hall bathroom here.

    The Circus’ Room

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    I am in love with the Circus’ room. I truly hope she loves it just as much as I do. It turned into the perfect reflection of her little self’s big personality. I have added these bright raspberry curtains to her window, which were the perfect pop of color to the space. I still want to build her a stand for a horse saddle we have so that she can “wrangle” up the cows. See more of the Circus’ room in this home tour post. 

    Master Bedroom

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    The master bedroom was actually the very first room completed. I still love our vintage, Hollywood, Palm Beach vibe we have going on in here. And yes, I still love the carpet covered wall too. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s my shot of whiskey. There is a sitting area connected to the bedroom that we have yet to tackle. See more of the master bedroom here.

    Master Bathroom

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    The master bathroom turned out exactly how we wanted it too. In our previous house, Grunt Labor and I didn’t even share a bathroom because the master bath was just too small for both of us. I used the hall one and he had the master one. For that reason, the hall bath had pretty much been decorated however I wanted it – it wasn’t too masculine. In this bathroom, I tried really hard to blend both masculine and feminine together. And of course brass, always gotta have brass. 😉 See more of the master bathroom here.

    And yes, I have yet to show you any photos of what the kitchen is looking like now. There are just a few little things to be done in there, but I’m hoping I’ll have some pictures of that space for you by my Christmas home tours. The creepy 1/2 bath you saw in the initial tour of the house is actually finished too, I just have to find some time to get the photos taken of it as well. Bill’s room and bathroom is also inhabitable and he’s done his own thing down there in terms of decorating. Same thing, I just need to find time to get some pictures taken. Every time I think I’m getting ahead, something knocks me back on my ass and I’m behind again. #storyofmylife

    Long story short, please keep sending beer. We haven’t even started to tackle that filled-in pool, oh, I mean walking track, in the backyard. 😉

    What do you think of how far we’ve come?

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  • Airing My Dirty Laundry: The Keeping It Real Home Tour

    Airing My Dirty Laundry: The Keeping It Real Home Tour

    Y’all, it is not always sunshine and rainbows over here. In fact, it’s usually storm clouds and damn tornado sirens.

    I’ve told you before about how I don’t do it all every single day, so by now you know that all those pretty styled pictures you see in my home tour are just that – pretty and styled. Yes, that is how those rooms look when they are cleaned. But 99.9% of the time, they ain’t clean.

    No, no, no. They are littered with toys, last night’s dinner and this morning’s breakfast. And usually there’s a project going on in some other part of the house so furniture from the kitchen may be currently residing in the living room.

    Myself and a few other bloggers are lifting the veil today – we’re airing out our dirty laundry. We’re showing you what our homes look like when those storm clouds and tornado sirens come through.

    Airing My Dirty Laundry: The Keeping It Real Home Tour

    My guests are greeted by dead flowers. Remember that really pretty entry I finished up in May? I was determined to keep those flowers alive through summer. They lasted for maybe two weeks tops. Have I bothered to pull them out of the planter? Nope. 

    Airing My Dirty Laundry: The Keeping It Real Home Tour

    On Thursday, in my fall home tour, you’ll see a shot of this space. All that hot mess right there was just out of the camera frame of the photo you’ll see. Now, I actually made the Circus clean this mess up shortly after I took this picture. This is what the room looked like a day later.

    Airing My Dirty Laundry: The Keeping It Real Home Tour

    We really have great talent at keeping spaces tidy, no?

    The kitchen is currently in the midst of a project.

    Airing My Dirty Laundry: The Keeping It Real Home Tour

    That means the kitchen table and chairs are randomly placed in the living room and dining room.

    Airing My Dirty Laundry: The Keeping It Real Home Tour

    And other random items from the kitchen are propped against the wall and on top of two rugs that have been rolled up, sitting in that same place since May.

    Airing My Dirty Laundry: The Keeping It Real Home Tour

    The Circus’ room is also in the middle of a project. Also, I just realized I have no idea what she’s done with her duvet cover. 

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    Here’s another part of her room, she really keeps things picked up well.

    Airing My Dirty Laundry: The Keeping It Real Home Tour

    She jacked some of the pumpkins I was using for decor and propped them in various locations in her bookshelf. Very clever use of books, no?

    Airing My Dirty Laundry: The Keeping It Real Home Tour

    And her dresser is always a hot mess.

    Airing My Dirty Laundry: The Keeping It Real Home Tour

    I don’t make the bed. Ever. If it’s made, it’s because Grunt Labor did it. Also, I let my kid eat breakfast in front of the television and then usually don’t take the plate to the kitchen until that afternoon. #sosueme

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    And here resides the pile of laundry that was supposed to go to the dry cleaners two weeks ago.

    Would you like to see the backyard?

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    We have a weed problem. The outdoors have taken a backseat to all the interior projects.

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    Also, those boxes have been there for at least a month. Oh! There’s the Shop Vac on top of the deck, I need to take that to the garage – I forgot I left it out there.

    And the crown jewel of our backyard…

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    The filled-in swimming pool.

    It has become a fantastic race track for the Circus and her friends and also a mini-walking track for adults, as one our friends referred to it.

    Oh wait, I almost forgot. That’s not the crown jewel. This is.

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    The old toilet that is currently residing in the backyard.

    I just solidified my redneck title right there, y’all. #nailedit

    Here’s to dirty laundry.

    There are five other bloggers airing out their dirty laundry today too – you don’t wanna miss those either! Click below to get the juicy details!

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  • Welcome to the jungle.

    Welcome to the jungle.

    There is one thing I really wish I could make happen when a person walks into our den.

    Either Guns N’ Roses Welcome to the Jungle or an Elvis song would start playing automatically.

    Alas, my skills aren’t capable of such an epic event.

    Either way, welcome to the jungle room, otherwise known as our den. It’s inspired by, you guessed it, Elvis’ jungle room, but has our own twist on it of course.

    Disclosure: Mohawk Home provided me with the rug for this space and Minted provided me with some of the art. However, all opinions and bringing paneling back in style are 100% mine. This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy.

    The Jungle Room Den Makeover

    We started with this….

    BEFORE: The Jungle Room Den Makeover

    And now we’re here…

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    Rug / Trim and Fireplace Color / Sofa / Light Fixture

    Yes, gasp, we kept the paneling. And we love it.

    Besides the furniture of course, all we actually did in here was switch out the light fixtures, paint the trim and the fireplace. Can you believe how different it looks just with those three changes?

    I really really wanted to give the paneling a try. Grunt Labor really didn’t. I had seen my friend, Kellie’s house where she kept the paneling and it looked great. Also, I didn’t want to spend any more money than we had to on the renovation. And it is the 70’s Landing Pad, I really wanted to give a nod to the house and it’s roots with the design and the paneling helped to do that. Grunt and I negotiated and came to an agreement that I could keep the paneling as long as he gets a bigger television by the end of the year. I think I got the better end of the deal, he thinks he did. So obviously it was a pretty good deal. 

    Let’s back up for a second though, before you enter the den, when you come down the stairs, you’re greeted by this..

    The Jungle Room Den Makeover inspired by Elvis' Jungle Room: Watercolor Sunglasses Art

    Ray Bans Art / Brass Wall Sconce

    I was trying to keep the den more “manly” than the living room so that Grunt Labor would have a space that was more him than me. I saw this sunglasses watercolor and knew it would be great for setting that tone before you entered the den. Grunt Labor has a pair of those glasses himself and I think it also lends a good vibe to the jungle room.

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    I painted all the trim, bookshelves and fireplace in the den in semi-gloss Limousine Leather by Behr, which is my go-to black paint color.

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    I really wanted some pops of red off the black fireplace so I brought in the Shut Your Mouth art (it was just DIY art I made on PicMonkey) from the gallery wall at our previous house and threw up my little red boots from when I was a kid and also the same ones the Circus wore out. I snagged the single of mine and Grunt Labor’s song, Your Love, a while back and had been holding onto it forever. It found it’s perfect place on top of the mantel.

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    Cheetah Art / Fireplace Paint Color

    And since it is the jungle room, I of course had to give nods to some wild animals. I found this cheetah print on Minted and had it framed in a matte brass frame to pop off the fireplace and also coordinate with the light fixtures in the room.

    The most challenging aspect of this makeover for me were those built-in shelves.

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    Y’all, larger scaled shelves elude me in terms of styling. The ones are the right weren’t so bad, they were actually smaller than the ones on the left.

    The Jungle Room Den Makeover inspired by Elvis' Jungle Room: They kept the paneling and it actually looks really good with the black trim!

    Brass Horse (similar ones) / Copper Frames

    I pretty easily styled those without making it look too cluttered. I just added in a few framed pictures and trinkets. One goal of mine in this house was to have more framed family photos, whether candid or posed out, so the shelves gave me the perfect opportunity for that. I put framed photos of the Circus and my Pap when he was a kid on the top shelf and a photo from our wedding on the bottom shelf. However, on the other side of the fireplace it seemed everything I did made the shelves look like a cluttered mess.

    The Jungle Room Den Makeover inspired by Elvis' Jungle Room

    Brass Horse Head Bookend (similar ones) / Magnifying Glass & Letter Opener Set  / Vintage Travel Clock (similar ones)

    Luck was on my side though and my father-in-law sent up a set of his old law books – all with beautiful green covers. I used those throughout the shelves and it worked out nicely. That photo there is my in-laws on their wedding day. It’s one of my favorite pictures. They laughed at me when I first framed it. 🙂

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    Sofa / Malachite Table / Navy Side Tables / Fur Throw / Rug

    If there was one thing that I got deals of a lifetime on with this house, it’s the sofas. The living room sofa was a steal of a deal and a beauty. This sofa, which is actually the Gordon Tufted Chesterfield Sofa from Home Decorators Collection was a Craigslist find. The lady selling it had ordered it for her bedroom sitting area and once she got it, she decided it was more for a den and didn’t want to use it in her bedroom. Yes please. I will take that off your hands for hundreds less than it would cost new. She had literally never used it one single time, y’all! I drug Grunt and Bill out in the freezing rain (literally, freezing rain) to buy it because I was so scared someone else would get it before I could.

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    Ocean Avenue Art Print

    There’s a ledge that runs across the wall the couch is against. I created this small vignette just above the couch to create another focal point in the space as well. The brass lamp was a vintage find and I’ve had the antlers for quite a while. Grunt Labor picked out the vintage car and palm print, which is called Ocean Avenue. He said it reminded him of Isle of Palms, which is our favorite beach destination. A photo of Grunt and his Grandpa digging up dirt worked in perfectly with this vignette too.

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    Navy End Table / Oversized Jack / Sofa

    For now, we have the navy end tables in here. I really love their lines and plan on keeping them, but not sure if I should paint them. I thought the navy might clash too much against the black, but it doesn’t seem to. What do you think? The tables are topped with the snakeskin lamps. I did have those in our master bedroom, but realized they most definitely fit in better in the jungle room. 😉

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    Fur Throw/ Malachite Table

    The fur throw used to be in the guest room at our previous house. However, he wasn’t using it over here, so I snagged it for the den for now.

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    Fur Throw / Malachite Table

    The malachite table was my birthday gift from my dad. He did good, right? He may or may not have gotten an email with the exact link to what I wanted. 😉

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    Down from the couch is the vintage black chair we had in our previous living room. Yes, I cheated and threw the fur throw on it for photos. #sorrynotsorry It just looks so good on both the couch and the chair.

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    Radio turned Bar / Green Lamp / Giraffe Tray / Cow Print

    Opposite the fireplace is the vintage radio turned bar. Once more, not 100% sure about the blue in this space, but it works for now. The cow art used to be in our bedroom and the lamp used to be in Bill’s room, but neither was needed in those spaces this time around so the den took custody of them.

    The Jungle Room Den Makeover inspired by Elvis' Jungle Room: They kept the paneling and it actually looks really good with the black trim! | Zebra Print Rug | Malachite Side Table | Black Leather Chesterfield couch

    Rug

    The big statement piece in the room that really lets you know this is the jungle room is the rug. It’s the Waitsfield Zebra rug from American Rug Craftsmen. The rug is bold in pattern, but thick and plush in comfort. It gives a cozy feel to the space when you walk across it. The Circus has already claimed it as one of her favorite places to play on the floor. It’s got stain protection built into it as well, which we all know is good for the Circus.

    Alright, what do you guys think of the Jungle Room Den Makeover?

    I can’t wait to hear your thoughts – good or bad! ha!

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  • The Entryway Makeover

    The Entryway Makeover

    Once upon a time, I had an aversion to split foyer homes. They didn’t make sense to me. I hated the layout and overall, I just wasn’t a fan. I refused to ever live in one.

    Then one day we walked into a split foyer house and I kind of fell in love with all the potential.

    Fast forward eight months and a renovation later, here I sit typing this post in my split foyer home eating my words.

    I love our 70’s Landing Pad in all it’s split foyer glory, y’all. No, there isn’t a lot of room on the landing for a nice entry table or even for more than two people to stand, but overall this house is just damn near perfect for us – split foyer and all.

    So let’s take a look at how far our split foyer entryway has come….

    BEFORE:

    The Entryway BEFORE

    Just like the master bathroom, this is a hard space to photograph since it’s a split staircase, but here’s my best shot at it.

    The Entryway AFTER:

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    Wall Color / Door & Trim Color / Chandelier / Eyes Art

    Well that’s a dramatic difference, huh?

    Let’s talk about the (good) elephant in the room first, shall we? Those eyes…

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    Eyes Art / Chandelier

    The floor space of the entryway itself doesn’t have much room for decorating, therefore I had to use my wall space on the stairwell efficiently. I knew I wanted to set the tone here for our whole house. As soon as I found this eyes watercolor artwork called Soul Seeing by Kelsey McNatt on Minted, I knew it was perfect. To me, it screamed The 70’s. And since we are calling this place the 70’s Landing Pad and also giving quite the nod to 70’s design, it was the perfect choice. I went for it in a copper frame to really pop off the wall.

    The chandelier was a vintage find from a local store. I actually bought it just a couple weeks after we first got the house knowing it would be perfect somewhere. You can find the same one on Etsy here, but you can also do a search for lucite chandeliers and find lots of gorgeous options.

    I have to pause here and give a huge thanks to my two husbands, Grunt Labor and Nicky, for hanging the chandy. I didn’t exactly pay attention to the hardware, or lack thereof, that came with the chandelier because I was just so damn excited about finding it, so it was somewhat of a challenge to get it hung. They have made me promise not to buy another vintage light fixture again. We’ll see how that goes.

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     Rug

    I carried the black walls, Limousine Leather by Behr, from the living room throughout the entry and painted the trim and door white. The white is Bit of Sugar by Behr and it is a true 100% white – or to me at least. It isn’t cottage-y or beige-y, it’s bright white, which is what I wanted for this space.  At some point, I would love to update the door and sidelights, but they aren’t horrendous or anything, so it isn’t at the top of the list.

    I’ve also got plans to get rid of that metal railing when the budget permits and replace it with something much better. For now though, I just painted it black to make it blend in more and not takeaway from the entry.

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    The rug is called Momeni Vogue and is from Rug Studio, which is a new-to-me rug store. I have to say I was really impressed with just how many rugs they have (thousands) and how reasonable their prices were.

    We also installed the Cocoa Oak NuCore that we used throughout the main living area of the house on the stair landing as well.

    And let me show you what’s hiding on the other side of the stairwell, leading down to the den…

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    DIY Lucite Handrail

    A lucite hand rail.

    And we DIY’ed it ourselves.

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    Isn’t it pretty?

    And it is so easy to make. The tutorial for it is here.

    And the best thing about the lucite hand rail?

    Every single older gentleman who comes in our house comments on how much they like it.

    I’m not even kidding. It’s fantastic.

    My dad loves it. My father-in-law loves it. Nick’s dad loves it.

    Out of all the things we’ve done during this renovation, I’ve at least earned the compliments from the men in my family for the lucite hand rail. #winning

    Spill your thoughts.

    What do you think about the split-foyer entry’s new found glam?

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  • Black, Gray and Brass Master Bathroom Remodel

    Black, Gray and Brass Master Bathroom Remodel

    Oh. My. Goodness. I can’t believe I am finally able to write this post.

    This bathroom seems like it has taken forever to finish. FOR-EV-ER. (Like that kid says in The Sandlot.)

    As if the bathroom project itself wasn’t hard enough to pin down a design for, this space just so happened to also be the victim of our contractor nightmare. And then when we finally did find a good contractor to complete the space, we came up six pieces of trim tile short. And that tile was out of stock for at least two months. And then finally the company made some more tile and I had to figure out how to get those extra six pieces of tile and not have to pay an $80 shipping fee for a $25 dollar order. Lord bless my mother-in-law who went on an adventure to locate the tile warehouse to pick up the tile so we didn’t have to pay that shipping fee. 

    So then I finally go to take photos of the bathroom – only to discover it is the hardest room in the world to take good photographs of. The window in there is my worst enemy.

    So these photos, in my opinion, don’t do the bathroom justice. But it is what it is and I think you’ll be able to see just how far the space has come. Here’s what the bathroom looked like BEFORE:

    The 70's Landing Pad: Before

    There was no shower in this bathroom before – only a jetted tub. The toilet was behind that half-wall you see there. Now, we have a shower, tub, and water closet. There was some major re-configuring that had to be done though to make it happen.

    Here’s the bathroom now…

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    Bathtub / Art Print / Brass Faucet / Wall Color / Tile

    The old doorway was sealed up (which was the angle from where those before pictures were taken), and we put a freestanding bathtub against that wall. A new door was put just to the right of the bathtub. I was a nervous wreck picking out a bathtub. There weren’t any affordable options around where I live that I could actually go and look at, so I had to go with buying it online. I ended up going with the Eden Freestanding Tub from Signature Hardware. They seemed to have the best prices paired with great reviews and that made me feel better about the purchase. Luckily, this tub was the way to go and I have zero complaints about it!  We did brass fixtures and faucets throughout the bathroom, light gray tile in a herringbone pattern for the floors, and dark gray walls (Dark Ash by Behr) paired with black trim (Limousine Leather by Behr).

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    Faucet / Art Print

    I had wanted to put a tile surround around the bathtub, but the budget just didn’t allow for it. I may go back and have it done eventually. Once everything was installed and the walls were painted, that wall above the bathtub was very still very bare though. I solved that problem by hanging a piece of art above the bathtub, Wild and Free by Simona Cavallaro from Minted. Not only did it help with the bare wall, but it also brought in a touch of color with the peach in the art and added a feminine touch to an otherwise very masculine bathroom.

    On the opposite end of the bathroom, where the jetted tub used to be, is the shower.

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    Champagne Bronze Shower Faucet / Gold Ceramic Stool

    This picture really doesn’t do this shower justice. Just to the right of the shower is that window which is my worst enemy when it comes to photographing this room. Anyway, the shower is all glossy black subway tile in a brick pattern with charcoal grout. There’s no door – it’s just a walk-right-in kind of deal. The shower is big enough so that no water really gets out even though there isn’t a door. The champagne bronze faucet pops perfectly off the black subway tile. I found the ceramic stool to put in the shower for sitting down if you just need to let the water run over you for a bit and relax and also for shaving my legs. It was a pain to try and shave my legs without something to prop a leg up on. (Too much information? Sorry.)

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    The new vanity is in the general location of where the old vanity used to be, it’s just not near as long. Once more, I was super picky about finding a vanity. I really wanted to have a stained one because I love a good black and stained combo, but couldn’t find one already stained I liked that didn’t also cost a fortune. I ended up going to a local “seconds” store and buying an unfinished one and staining it myself. I still have to find some hardware for the doors. Right now, I have a mirror which actually goes with the Circus’ dresser above the vanity, but I’m not 100% sold on it. The stains on the vanity and mirror are two different ones. I don’t know if a solid black framed mirror wouldn’t look better? Thoughts?

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    Faucet / Sconce / Wood Soap Dispenser

    The countertop is black granite and the faucet is also champagne bronze like the rest of the fixtures. The sconces are one of my favorite things in the space. They can go horizontally above a mirror or vertically, so I opted to turn them vertically and place one on each side of the mirror.

    Across from the vanity is the water closet.

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    Toilet / Toilet Tank Lever / Brass Toilet Paper Tower Storage / Brass Toilet Paper Holder / Lips Art

    We were able to take out an old linen closet that was in the bedroom, but on the other side of the bathroom wall and then carve out a bit more space from the bathroom to make the water closet happen. We got a new toilet and even the champagne bronze lever that matches the rest of the fixtures for it. Eventually, we plan to add some shelves above the toilet, but for now the Lips art works well. The brass toilet paper tower storage and the brass toilet paper holder are part of CB2’s brushed brass bathroom collection and they by far have the best prices on that kind of stuff that I’ve found.

    So what do you think? Did we do alright on this master bathroom remodel?

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  • Something Will Always Go Wrong: The Hall Bathroom Remodel

    Something Will Always Go Wrong: The Hall Bathroom Remodel

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    As if the whole moving in process and everything breaking didn’t prove to you that the remodel at the 70’s Landing Pad was no piece of cake, then this bathroom remodel will. Wait, the master bathroom remodel will as well. So really, both bathroom remodels at the 70’s Landing Pad prove that during a renovation something will always go wrong. And it will most likely go wrong during the bathroom remodel.

    Because I’m not quite ready to relive the horror of our master bathroom remodel, and also because it’s not quite finished just yet, let’s just talk about the hall bathroom remodel. We started with this:

    The Hall Bathroom Remodel Before

    The Hall Bathroom Remodel Before

    This is where we ended up…

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    Mind you, where we ended up is not where we meant to go. It’s not even close to the original design plan I whipped up with the exception of the shower curtain and that’s only because we already had that shower curtain and damn it if I was spending all this money on a renovation I was not going to spend another $20 on a shower curtain when I had a perfectly good one I could use.

    Sidenote: I’m still recovering from what I call the hemorrhaging of money due to the renovation. I’ll try to keep the rants at a minimum. Just know, the LaFevor family is in the full-on tightwad stage right now because Mama said the hemorrhaging must stop before all we have is a pretty house and nothing to eat in it. 

    If you remember from the original plans for this bathroom, we were going to have a black and white porcelain mosaic tile on the floor with black grout, a coral vanity and probably white walls. Well let me tell you one thing, never, let me reiterate the never part, attempt to do a white mosaic floor tile with black grout unless you are a professional or are paying a professional to do it. It will be next to impossible to keep your grout lines even and it will be so very obvious they aren’t even because of the black grout. So if you catch my drift, our tile floor looked awful. Like I saw the finished product and wanted to cry. Ok, maybe I even did.

    The good thing was that we had about $100 bucks in the floor. While I don’t toss around Ben Franklins like candy, in the grand scheme of the renovation, $100 was a small price to pay for a mistake. We talked to Nick’s dad about the floor (he’s like a renovating guru) and he said we could just go over our botched tile job with the new tile, so we picked out new tile and installed it right over the ugly tile.

    Hall Bath Retile

    And that just so happened to raise the floor level evenly with the hall, which kind of made it seem like we were supposed to make that mistake or something. So there’s that.

    It kind of sounds simple, but the actual task of picking out new tile after I had already designed a whole bathroom with one tile was very daunting. I essentially took up the entire tile aisle at the Home Depot one night laying out tiles and moving back and forth between the paint department to get paint chips to test against the tiles. Grunt Labor was so over me and my indecisiveness that night and I was just ready to crawl in a corner and say “I give up!”

    Such an adorable bathroom for a kid, but also stylish for adults! The 70's Landing Pad Hall Bathroom Remodel | Gray Walls / Black and White Decor / Kid's Bathroom / Purple Bathroom Vanity / Gray Rectangle Floor Tiles

    Floor Tile / Vanity Color / Wall Color

    Once I picked the gray floor tiles, we decided a purple vanity would work well with the tile. Since this is the Circus’ bathroom as well, we wanted it to be fun and colorful for her. I gave her three purple color choices and she chose the deep purple, Artistic License by Behr. With the bold purple vanity I knew the walls needed to be relatively neutral, so we opted for a medium toned gray, Iron Mountain by Behr.

    Such an adorable bathroom for a kid, but also stylish for adults! The 70's Landing Pad Hall Bathroom Remodel | Gray Walls / Kid's Bathroom / Purple Bathroom Vanity / Chrome Hardware

    Vanity Color / Beverly Knob / Beverly Pull

    The vanity is the original one that was in the bathroom. I just painted it and replaced the hardware and counter. I stuck with chrome hardware and fixtures throughout this bathroom for a classic, but polished feel. The cabinet knobs and pulls are from the Beverly collection and are part of the Beverly collection. They have a sleek, but touch of vintage feel to me and that goes perfectly with the bathroom and rest of the house. If you need cabinetry or furniture hardware, check D. Lawless first, they truly have a huge selection and the best prices online. They did provide me with the hardware for this cabinet, but honestly I would have bought from them anyway because their prices are so great.

    Such an adorable bathroom for a kid, but also stylish for adults! The 70's Landing Pad Hall Bathroom Remodel | Gray Walls / Black and White Decor / Kid's Bathroom / Purple Bathroom Vanity / Curvy Black Round Mirror / Retro Pendant Lights

    Yellow Hand Towel / Chrome Towel Holder / Soap Pump

    We replaced the vanity counter with white quartz. I was originally just going to get a new pre-fab counter from a big box store, but it was nearly $200 there and for $200 more, I could get quartz. Once more, in the grand scheme of things, that seemed like the right choice since it was prettier and even more durable. It’s also white, so it will stand the test of the Circus’ style changes. Yellow is also becoming one of the Circus’ favorite colors, so we popped in some of that with the hand towel.

    Such an adorable bathroom for a kid, but also stylish for adults! The 70's Landing Pad Hall Bathroom Remodel | Gray Walls / Black and White Decor / Kid's Bathroom / Delta Vero Chrome Faucet

    Faucet

    The faucet is also chrome and has a very modern feel. It’s simple for her to use with the one knob. A note on the faucet though – it does seem to splash more than other faucets. I think this is due to how the stream comes out. I’ve found that if you turn it only halfway on, you still have plenty of water pressure and less splashing.

    Such an adorable bathroom for a kid, but also stylish for adults! The 70's Landing Pad Hall Bathroom Remodel | Gray Walls / Black and White Decor / Kid's Bathroom / Curvy Black Round Mirror / Retro Pendant Lights

    The mirror and pendant light fixtures are two of my favorite pieces in the room. Both came from Lamps Plus. Seriously, how fun are those lights? The lights help to keep that 70’s vibe going in the bathroom that is throughout the rest of the house. One note of warning on these lights though – see how the globes are chrome about 2/3 of the way down? That means that the light is focused downward when you turn them on. That’s good for right around the mirror, but there isn’t as much light elsewhere from them in the bathroom, so make sure you have either a fan with an overhead light or just another overhead light as well. P.S. They are also one of the first light fixtures I’ve ever heard Grunt Labor say “I love those!”

    Such an adorable bathroom for a kid, but also stylish for adults! The 70's Landing Pad Hall Bathroom Remodel | Gray Walls / Black and White Decor / Kid's Bathroom / Curvy Black Round Mirror / Retro Pendant Lights

    I love the mirror because of it’s curvy edges. It adds just the right amount of texture and could easily change with the Circus’ style as she grows. It also comes in a slew of different colors. Lamps Plus did provide us with the pendants and mirror, but as with the hardware, I would have bought them anyway.

    Such an adorable bathroom for a kid, but also stylish for adults! The 70's Landing Pad Hall Bathroom Remodel | Gray Walls / Black and White Decor / Kid's Bathroom / Gray Rectangle Floor Tiles

    Shower Curtain

    Like I said, the shower curtain from our previous hall bath went to this one. It’s black and white and went perfectly in the space.

    Such an adorable bathroom for a kid, but also stylish for adults! The 70's Landing Pad Hall Bathroom Remodel | Gray Walls / Black and White Decor / Kid's Bathroom / Brass Rocking Horse

    Bonkers Art / Brass Rocking Horse

    I added a couple more “kid” touches for the Circus with the Bonkers print which I already had on hand, a brass rocking horse I found for $12 and a couple little Golden Books – because what child doesn’t need a slew of little golden books? 

    Even though the original plan for the bathroom didn’t pan out, I have to say, I think I like this outcome better. Some mistakes are just meant to be. 😉

    What do you think of the bathroom remodel?

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    Tour more of the 70’s Landing Pad:

    The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 1

    Living Room, Dining Room & Office

    Bedrooms Tour

    The Circus’ Room and Master Bedroom

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    70's House Bathroom Remodel | Gray Bathroom Remodel | Kid's Bathroom Ideas | DIY Bathroom Renovation | Bathroom Ideas

    Disclosure: Lamps Plus provided me with the lighting and mirror for this remodel and D. Lawless Hardware provided me with the cabinet knobs and pulls. However, all those products are ones I would have purchased anyway and all opinions in this post are 100% mine. 

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  • Summer Home Tours: The 70’s Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2

    Summer Home Tours: The 70’s Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2

    It’s official.

    I’m not Superwoman.

    Sometime last week though, I thought I was.

    You see, I thought that after showing you the first part of my home tour last week, I would be able to show you the rest of the house today. This would have entailed me finishing out all the trim painting in the master bathroom as well as staining the vanity, cleaning and decorating the den, same with the Circus’ room and then photographing it all.

    I have no idea what I was thinking, but around noon on Saturday as I was staining the vanity two hours before my daughter’s dance recital, it occurred to me that the doors wouldn’t be able to go back on for at least five days so the topcoat could fully cure. At that point, I decided that you would understand and that giving you a tour of our master bedroom and the Circus’ bedroom would be good enough because that’s the best I could do given that I didn’t wake up with those superpowers I’d been praying for.

    So if you are one of my regular freaks around here, I realize you’ve already seen our master and the only thing new will be the Circus’ room. But I know you understand. If you’re new here and hopping over from Marty at A Stroll Thru Life (our hostess with the mostest) or Alicia at Thrifty and Chic, then I hope you’ll enjoy the tour and come back for the rest of the room reveals later. You can also see the first part of my home tour – the living room, dining room, hall bathroom and my office – here. Also, be sure to visit the rest of the stops on the tour today at the bottom of this post!

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    Master Bedroom

    This master bedroom makeover is a MUST-SEE! Who knew pink could look so good?! It's an eclectic vibe of old Hollywood glamour meets Palm Beach decorating styles! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Master Bedroom | Palm Tree Art | DIY Scalloped Headboard

    Master Bedroom Details / Pink Wall Color / Black Trim Color

    I have to say, I fall a little more in love with our master bedroom everyday.

    This master bedroom makeover is a MUST-SEE! Who knew pink could look so good?! It's an eclectic vibe of old Hollywood glamour meets Palm Beach decorating styles! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Master Bedroom | Palm Tree Art | DIY Scalloped Headboard

    Green Curtains / Bedding / Palm Print Pillow / Leopard Print Pillow

    It has quickly become our escape, which I know is extremely cliche to say, but we never had that before at our previous home.

    This master bedroom makeover is a MUST-SEE! Who knew pink could look so good?! It's an eclectic vibe of old Hollywood glamour meets Palm Beach decorating styles! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Master Bedroom | Palm Tree Art | DIY Scalloped Headboard

    Chandelier / Green Curtains

    This room was actually the very first room to get completely redone at the 70’s Landing Pad. I call it the Well Traveled Master Bedroom.

    This master bedroom makeover is a MUST-SEE! Who knew pink could look so good?! It's an eclectic vibe of old Hollywood glamour meets Palm Beach decorating styles! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Master Bedroom | Palm Tree Art

    Palm Print Art

    It’s a mix of Palm Beach meets Hollywood Glamour.

    This master bedroom makeover is a MUST-SEE! Who knew pink could look so good?! It's an eclectic vibe of old Hollywood glamour meets Palm Beach decorating styles! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Master Bedroom | DIY Black and White Accent Wall | Mix of Modern and Vintage Design Styles

    And a dose of bold black and white.

    This master bedroom makeover is a MUST-SEE! Who knew pink could look so good?! It's an eclectic vibe of old Hollywood glamour meets Palm Beach decorating styles! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Master Bedroom | DIY Black and White Accent Wall | Mix of Modern and Vintage Design Styles

    Mirror (I painted mine.) / Pink Lamp (similar) / Banana Leaves Art / Design Sponge Book 

    And where modern meets vintage.

    This master bedroom makeover is a MUST-SEE! Who knew pink could look so good?! It's an eclectic vibe of old Hollywood glamour meets Palm Beach decorating styles! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Master Bedroom | DIY Carpet Covered Wall

    Also, a green carpet covered wall fits in just right as well.

    This master bedroom makeover is a MUST-SEE! Who knew pink could look so good?! It's an eclectic vibe of old Hollywood glamour meets Palm Beach decorating styles! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Master Bedroom | DIY Carpet Covered Wall

    Bamboo Lamp (similar) / Closet Medallions 

    You can also see more of the master bedroom makeover including before and after shots here.

    The Circus’ Room

    Such a perfect kid's room - not too babyish, but not too grown up. Will grow well with the child! LOVE all the color! A must-see! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Circus' Room | Kid's Bedroom Ideas | Love the mix of colors and patterns in this child's room.

    Wall Color / Bedding / Horse Sheets (similar) / Tassel Pillow

    If you’re new here, the Circus is my four-year-old daughter.

    Such a perfect kid's room - not too babyish, but not too grown up. Will grow well with the child! LOVE all the color! A must-see! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Circus' Room | Kid's Bedroom Ideas | Vintage Brass Bed | Pops of Color in the Decor

    Rug

    We call her that because she could truly be a three-ring circus all by her little thirty-pound self.

    Such a perfect kid's room - not too babyish, but not too grown up. Will grow well with the child! LOVE all the color! A must-see! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Circus' Room | Kid's Bedroom Ideas | Silhouette Art

    Custom Silhouette Art / Tassel Pillow

    When it was time to plan out her new room, I got her input on just about everything.

    Such a perfect kid's room - not too babyish, but not too grown up. Will grow well with the child! LOVE all the color! A must-see! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Circus' Room | Kid's Bedroom Ideas

    Yellow Table Color / Cowgirl Lampshade

    It was clear that blue, horses and other animals were a must.

    Such a perfect kid's room - not too babyish, but not too grown up. Will grow well with the child! LOVE all the color! A must-see! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Circus' Room | Kid's Bedroom Ideas | Vintage Cowboy Blanket paired with Modern Rug

    She also decided yellow was a pretty good idea as well and a touch of purple.

    Such a perfect kid's room - not too babyish, but not too grown up. Will grow well with the child! LOVE all the color! A must-see! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Circus' Room | Kid's Bedroom Ideas

    White trim and accents helped to balance it all.

    Such a perfect kid's room - not too babyish, but not too grown up. Will grow well with the child! LOVE all the color! A must-see! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Circus' Room | Kid's Bedroom Ideas

     Mirror (similar)

    Such a perfect kid's room - not too babyish, but not too grown up. Will grow well with the child! LOVE all the color! A must-see! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Circus' Room | Kid's Bedroom Ideas | DIY Headband Holder | DIY Sunglasses Holder

    DIY Sunglasses Holder / DIY Headband Holder

    Such a perfect kid's room - not too babyish, but not too grown up. Will grow well with the child! LOVE all the color! A must-see! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Circus' Room | Kid's Bedroom Ideas

    Rhino (similar) / Horse (similar) / Dog

    Such a perfect kid's room - not too babyish, but not too grown up. Will grow well with the child! LOVE all the color! A must-see! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Circus' Room | Kid's Bedroom Ideas | Yellow Bookshelf

    Yellow Bookshelf Makeover

    And there’s a touch of brass and chrome here and there because as she said, “I like the shiny things, mama.”

    Such a perfect kid's room - not too babyish, but not too grown up. Will grow well with the child! LOVE all the color! A must-see! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Circus' Room | Kid's Bedroom Ideas | Yellow Bookshelf

    It just further proved she was mine.

    Such a perfect kid's room - not too babyish, but not too grown up. Will grow well with the child! LOVE all the color! A must-see! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Circus' Room | Kid's Bedroom Ideas | Donkey Art | Faux Cowhide Bench

    Donkey Art

    Such a perfect kid's room - not too babyish, but not too grown up. Will grow well with the child! LOVE all the color! A must-see! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Circus' Room | Kid's Bedroom Ideas | Faux Cowhide Bench | Horse Pillow

    Horse Pillow

    She’s one cool cat.

    Such a perfect kid's room - not too babyish, but not too grown up. Will grow well with the child! LOVE all the color! A must-see! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 2: The Circus' Room | Kid's Bedroom Ideas

    …and really loves her new room.

    You can tour the living room, dining room, hall bath and office here.

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    The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 1

    The 70’s Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 1

    The next stop on the summer home tours is Laura from Duke Manor Farm – it might be one of my favorite tours just because there’s a chicken on top of a donkey! I’m not kidding!

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  • Eclectic Home Tours: The 70’s Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 1

    Eclectic Home Tours: The 70’s Landing Pad Home Tour, Part 1

    I cannot believe I actually just typed that title, y’all.

    We just moved into the 70’s Landing Pad about three weeks ago. By no stretch is the house completed, but the fact that I can actually share a home tour with y’all that doesn’t include a three inch thick layer of dust on the floors is a huge accomplishment for me. There still aren’t curtains in the living room and dining room and things aren’t exactly the way I want them just yet, but that takes time and it is what it is. #reallife #itaintalwayspretty

    Today, I’ll share the living room, dining room, hall bathroom and my office as part of the Eclectic Home Tours. Next week, I’ll have the Circus’ bedroom, the master bath and the den for you, so stay tuned. I’ve already revealed the Well Traveled Master Bedroom and if you haven’t seen it yet, it’s here.  Don’t miss the rest of the tours in the Eclectic Home Tours either – links are at the end of this post – I promise you won’t be disappointed.

    I’m not going to do much talking in this one. Instead, I’ll come back over the next few weeks and share all the details of each space separately and what all we did to each room along with before shots of the rooms when we bought the house. Also there’s the fact that this post is supposed to be published along with everyone else’s on the tour today at 8am EST and I’m just now writing the post at 7:48 AM EST. #storyofmylife

    Without further ado, I present to you the semi-finished 70’s Landing Pad.

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    Living Room

    JAW DROPPING! The 70's Landing Pad Living Room Tour: Full of vintage finds paired with modern pieces and pops of color. Living Room Design | Black and White Interior Decorating | Vintage Decor | Retro Decor

    Snakeskin Print Rug / Ghost Chairs / Lion Print / Brass Floor Lamp

    *Ignore the hideous chandelier behind the couch – that will be replaced soon!

    JAW DROPPING! The 70's Landing Pad Living Room Tour: Full of vintage finds paired with modern pieces and pops of color. Living Room Design | Black and White Interior Decorating | Vintage Decor | Retro Decor

    Leopard Print Pillow / Palm Print Pillow

    JAW DROPPING! The 70's Landing Pad Living Room Tour: Full of vintage finds paired with modern pieces and pops of color. Living Room Design | Black and White Interior Decorating | Vintage Decor | Retro Decor | Snakeskin Print Rug

    Gold Sphere / Snakeskin Rug / Acrylic Napkin Holder Coasters

    P.S. Notice the leg of my tripod in the photo above. #mybad

    JAW DROPPING! The 70's Landing Pad Living Room Tour: Full of vintage finds paired with modern pieces and pops of color. Living Room Design | Black and White Interior Decorating | Vintage Decor | Retro Decor | Ghost Chairs

    Lion Print / Ghost Chairs

    JAW DROPPING! The 70's Landing Pad Living Room Tour: Full of vintage finds paired with modern pieces and pops of color. Living Room Design | Black and White Interior Decorating | Vintage Decor | Retro Decor

    Brass Unicorn (similar ones)

    JAW DROPPING! The 70's Landing Pad Living Room Tour: Full of vintage finds paired with modern pieces and pops of color. Living Room Design | Black and White Interior Decorating | Vintage Decor | Retro Decor | Ghost Chairs

    Green Velvet Pillow / Ghost Chair / Acrylic Napkin Coasters

    JAW DROPPING! The 70's Landing Pad Living Room Tour: Full of vintage finds paired with modern pieces and pops of color. Living Room Design | Black and White Interior Decorating | Vintage Decor | Retro Decor

    JAW DROPPING! The 70's Landing Pad Living Room Tour: Full of vintage finds paired with modern pieces and pops of color. Living Room Design | Black and White Interior Decorating | Vintage Decor | Retro Decor

    To The Night Art Print

    JAW DROPPING! The 70's Landing Pad Living Room Tour: Full of vintage finds paired with modern pieces and pops of color. Living Room Design | Black and White Interior Decorating | Vintage Decor | Retro Decor

    Rolling Stone 70’s Book / Elvis Book

    JAW DROPPING! The 70's Landing Pad Living Room Tour: Full of vintage finds paired with modern pieces and pops of color. Living Room Design | Black and White Interior Decorating | Vintage Decor | Retro Decor

    Elvis Bust (similar ones)

    JAW DROPPING! The 70's Landing Pad Living Room Tour: Full of vintage finds paired with modern pieces and pops of color. Living Room Design | Black and White Interior Decorating | Vintage Decor | Retro Decor | WTF Pillow

    I know – isn’t that pillow epic?

    Dining Room

    A STUNNING HOME! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour: The Dining Room | Black and White Decor / Moody Interior Design / Vintage Interior Design / Glass Dining Table / Vintage Brass Chandelier / Vintage Round Cantilever Chairs

    Rug / Glass Dining Table (similar) / Cantilever Chairs (similar) 

    A STUNNING HOME! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour: The Dining Room | Black and White Decor / Moody Interior Design / Vintage Interior Design / Glass Dining Table / Vintage Brass Chandelier / Vintage Round Cantilever Chairs

    A STUNNING HOME! The 70's Landing Pad Home Tour: The Dining Room | Black and White Decor / Moody Interior Design / Vintage Interior Design / Minted Art Print, Ivy / Glass Dining Table

    Ivy Art Print

    Hall Bathroom

    Such an adorable bathroom for a kid, but also stylish for adults! The 70's Landing Pad Hall Bathroom | Gray Walls / Black and White Decor / Kid's Bathroom / Purple Bathroom Vanity / Gray Rectangle Floor Tiles

    Shower Curtain / Yellow Hand Towel

    Such an adorable bathroom for a kid, but also stylish for adults! The 70's Landing Pad Hall Bathroom | Gray Walls / Black and White Decor / Kid's Bathroom

    Bonkers Art

    Such an adorable bathroom for a kid, but also stylish for adults! The 70's Landing Pad Hall Bathroom | Gray Walls / Black and White Decor / Kid's Bathroom / Purple Bathroom Vanity / Gray Rectangle Floor Tiles

    Faucet / Cabinet Pulls / Cabinet Knobs

    Such an adorable bathroom for a kid, but also stylish for adults! The 70's Landing Pad Hall Bathroom | Gray Walls / Black and White Decor / Kid's Bathroom / Round Black Mirror / Vintage Style Globe Pendant Lights

    My Office

    Great ideas for incorporating family trinkets and treasures into your decor! The 70's Landing Pad Office Tour: Full of family treasures and trinkets, but decorated tastefully and with a touch of flair.

    Curtains

    Great ideas for incorporating family trinkets and treasures into your decor! The 70's Landing Pad Office Tour: Full of family treasures and trinkets, but decorated tastefully and with a touch of flair.

    Great ideas for incorporating family trinkets and treasures into your decor! The 70's Landing Pad Office Tour: Full of family treasures and trinkets, but decorated tastefully and with a touch of flair.

    Gemstones Print / Dream Big Hustle Hard Print

    Great ideas for incorporating family trinkets and treasures into your decor! The 70's Landing Pad Office Tour: Full of family treasures and trinkets, but decorated tastefully and with a touch of flair.

    Great ideas for incorporating family trinkets and treasures into your decor! The 70's Landing Pad Office Tour: Full of family treasures and trinkets, but decorated tastefully and with a touch of flair. | Black and White Painted Closet Doors

    DIY Painted Pattern Closet Doors

    Great ideas for incorporating family trinkets and treasures into your decor! The 70's Landing Pad Office Tour: Full of family treasures and trinkets, but decorated tastefully and with a touch of flair.

    Curtains

    Great ideas for incorporating family trinkets and treasures into your decor! The 70's Landing Pad Office Tour: Full of family treasures and trinkets, but decorated tastefully and with a touch of flair. | Malachite Credenza

    Malachite Credenza / Design Sponge Book / Sarah Richardson Style Book / Modern Mix Book 

    What do you think? How’s the 70’s Landing Pad coming along so far?

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  • The Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal

    The Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal

    Not even gonna lie, this room design took me out of my comfort zone more than any other. As I’ve said before, I was stressed during most of the whole process about the pink walls not working out as well as they were in my head. But on top of that, I also doubted my headboard project, the window treatments and multiple other things. On multiple occasions, Grunt Labor had to bring me back from the dark side with “It’s just paint, Jenna,” or “We can easily switch the curtains if we need to.” In all honesty, I think he had more faith in this design than I did and that is just baffling considering a huge part of it included pink. Go figure.

    Today is the day though for you to be the judge.

    This post is sponsored by FrogTape, however all opinions are 100% mine. Affiliate links may be contained in this post.

    Right after I applied the final coats of paint, I removed the FrogTape®…

    Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal - removing the tape

    Don’t wait for your paint to dry – remove the tape while it’s still wet! I had painted three walls pink and all the trim was black. After I removed the tape from the trim, I was feeling pretty confident about the pink and black color scheme.

    I moved on to the accent wall which would be pink and black as well, but of course with lots more pattern.

    Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal - removing the tape

    I removed the tape.

    Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal - removing the tape

    I was feeling pretty confident about the pink and black color scheme here too since it looked so good on the other walls. But….after I got all the tape off the feature wall, I wasn’t loving the pink and black together there.

    Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal - changing the color scheme

    While the black trim and plain pink walls worked well on the other two walls, it just seemed too much on the feature wall. So as I like to say – I had to back up and punt. I opted to change the pink on the feature wall to white. Instead of mapping out my entire design again, I just used FrogTape® Delicate Surface and taped off around the black parts of the wall and painted the white in-between. And after two coats of white paint and removing more tape…

    Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal - DO NOT miss this master bedroom! It combines bold black and white, a touch of green, pink and a dash of Palm Beach! STUNNING! Lots of great DIY project ideas for bedrooms in this article! DIY Accent Wall / DIY Painted Patterned Accent Wall / DIY Feature Wall / Black and White Interior Decorating / Black and White Design

    I made quite the home run if I do say so myself….

    Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal - DO NOT miss this master bedroom! It combines bold black and white, a touch of green, pink and a dash of Palm Beach! STUNNING! Lots of great DIY project ideas for bedrooms in this article! DIY Accent Wall / DIY Painted Patterned Accent Wall / DIY Feature Wall / Black and White Interior Decorating / Black and White Design

    Since I had nixed the pink on this wall, I knew I needed to pull some of it back over to connect the whole room, so I did that with the pink lamp – which was a $5 Goodwill find I’ve had for about six months waiting for it’s perfect spot.

    Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal - DO NOT miss this master bedroom! It combines bold black and white, a touch of green, pink and a dash of Palm Beach! STUNNING! Lots of great DIY project ideas for bedrooms in this article! DIY Accent Wall / DIY Painted Patterned Accent Wall / DIY Feature Wall / Black and White Interior Decorating / Black and White Design

    Mirror (similar) / Banana Leaves Print / Lamp (similar)

    There’s a lot of musical furniture going on at the new house. I had purchased this dresser for the Circus’ room before I knew we were moving. As it turns out, it works better in our new master bedroom than hers, so she got our old dresser and we got this one. I think it has that great “Well Traveled” vibe we were going for in here. The mirror in our old dining room is making it’s new home in our bedroom as well and I jacked the banana leaves print from our old gallery wall.

    Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal - DO NOT miss this master bedroom! It combines bold black and white, a touch of green, pink and a dash of Palm Beach! STUNNING! Lots of great DIY project ideas for bedrooms in this article! DIY Accent Wall / DIY Painted Patterned Accent Wall / DIY Feature Wall / Black and White Interior Decorating / Black and White Design

    My dad gave me the big green bottle thing quite a while back as well. It was a great aunt’s and he didn’t want it anymore, but as we all know, I am the taker of all family junk no one else wants, so it came to me and finally found a new perfect home.

    And remember how we were building a headboard?

    Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal - DO NOT miss this master bedroom! It combines bold black and white, a touch of green, pink and a dash of Palm Beach! STUNNING! Lots of great DIY project ideas for bedrooms in this article! DIY Headboard / DIY Huge Ass Picture Frame / Palm Beach Design / Kelly Green Curtains / Palm Leaves Decor / Banana Leaves Decor / Velvet Upholstered Headboard
    Pink Wall Color     / Black Trim Color / Bedding / Green Drapes / Palm Print / DIY Headboard

    It’s velvet. And luscious. And pretty. And actually not too hard at all to make – the tutorial for it is right here.

    Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal - DO NOT miss this master bedroom! It combines bold black and white, a touch of green, pink and a dash of Palm Beach! STUNNING! Lots of great DIY project ideas for bedrooms in this article! DIY Headboard / DIY Huge Ass Picture Frame / Palm Beach Design / Kelly Green Curtains / Palm Leaves Decor / Banana Leaves Decor / Velvet Upholstered Headboard

    Kelly Green Drapes / Bedding / Banana Leaf Pillows / Leopard Print Pillow / Headboard

    You may have also spied those lucite curtain rods – another DIY project. I tried to save as much money as possible on this makeover by reusing items we already had either in our old master bedroom or in other places at our old house. The green curtains used to be in our living room and wouldn’t work for our new living room, but were perfect for our Well Traveled Bedroom. The snakeskin lamps also used to reside in our dining room. Bringing in the snakeskin prints, leopard prints and banana leaf prints was another way I kept the “Well Traveled” theme going. I felt like all those types of prints and patterns combined with the detailed feature wall worked perfectly into the theme. The nightstands are new to us, however they didn’t cost a dime. A friend gave them to us and I just painted them.

    Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal - DO NOT miss this master bedroom! It combines bold black and white, a touch of green, pink and a dash of Palm Beach! STUNNING! Lots of great DIY project ideas for bedrooms in this article! DIY Headboard / DIY Huge Ass Picture Frame / Palm Beach Design / Kelly Green Curtains / Palm Leaves Decor / Banana Leaves Decor / Velvet Upholstered Headboard

    Green Drapes

    The light fixture added a touch of glam and also helped to pull the lucite curtain rods together.

    Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal - DO NOT miss this master bedroom! It combines bold black and white, a touch of green, pink and a dash of Palm Beach! STUNNING! Lots of great DIY project ideas for bedrooms in this article! DIY Huge Ass Picture Frame / Palm Beach Design / Palm Leaves Decor / Banana Leaves Decor / Huge Palm Tree Art

    Palm Print / Leopard Print Pillow / Banana Leaf Pillow / DIY Huge Picture Frame

    As I told you in my design plan post for this room, we already had the palm tree print on hand, however it didn’t have a frame. Let me just tell you – frames that are almost as big as you are ain’t cheap. Grunt Labor and I made our own for about $25. Purchasing one already made would have been about $150. The tutorial for the frame can be found here.

    Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal - DO NOT miss this master bedroom! It combines bold black and white, a touch of green, pink and a dash of Palm Beach! STUNNING! Lots of great DIY project ideas for bedrooms in this article! Features DIY Lucite / Acrylic curtain rods and lots of other great DIY project ideas for bedrooms!

    Moving across from the bed is a small sitting area.

    Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal - DO NOT miss this master bedroom! It combines bold black and white, a touch of green, pink and a dash of Palm Beach! STUNNING! Lots of great DIY project ideas for bedrooms in this article!

    Accent Chair / Elephant Table (similar ones) / Leopard Print Pillow / Date Art

    Once more with the exception of the leopard print pillow, I already had all of this on hand. The chair had been in our old master bedroom. I bought the elephant table awhile back having no idea where it would go, but who can pass up an elephant table for $20? Exactly. No one. The date art is our wedding anniversary. Considering that both myself and Grunt Labor have forgotten our anniversary before, I figure it’s a good way to remind us. The gold mirror is literally like gold to me – it was my great aunt’s, then it hung in my grandparent’s living room and then I took it when they died. It had to stay in storage for quite some time until I had the perfect place for it.

    Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal - DO NOT miss this master bedroom! It combines bold black and white, a touch of green, pink and a dash of Palm Beach! STUNNING! This wall is CARPETED! It looks gorgeous! Lots of great DIY project ideas for bedrooms in this article!

    And did I mention I covered a wall with carpet? For about the last year, I’ve been dying to cover a wall with AstroTurf. The wall that leads into our master bedroom closet seemed to be the perfect candidate. However, after looking at the Astroturf more, it was just too shiny and bright. Instead, I used darker green outdoor rugs to cover the wall. I love the added dimension it gives.

    Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal - DO NOT miss this master bedroom! It combines bold black and white, a touch of green, pink and a dash of Palm Beach! STUNNING! This wall is CARPETED! It looks gorgeous! Lots of great DIY project ideas for bedrooms in this article!

    DIY Carpet Covered Wall / Closet Door Medallions / Gold Door Knobs

    The marble top table used to be a nightstand in our old master bedroom. Mama graciously loaned me her bamboo lamp for the space, because really, how can you have a Well Traveled Master Bedroom without a bamboo lamp? The Easy Like Sunday Morning print was another print that used to hang on the gallery wall in our old living room. I also jazzed up the closet doors with medallions.

    Remember, this makeover was part of FrogTape’s® Paintover Challenge. They gave myself and five other bloggers a box of painting supplies and $1,000 to makeover our rooms.

    Here’s the budget breakdown for my room:

    Paint – $100

    Light Fixture – $124

    Headboard (velvet upholstery, foam, batting, wood, etc.) – $243

    Bedding – $240

    Accent Pillows & Inserts (I had some inserts on hand already) – $98

    DIY Art Frame – $20

    Lucite Curtain Rods – $206

    Closet Door Medallions & Knobs – $27

    Rugs for Closet Wall & Moldings – $30 (I had store credit for part of this.)

    Grand Total: $1,088

    I did go over budget by $88. The main reason for that was that it ended up taking three coats of pink paint and therefore I had to buy another $50 gallon of the paint. The headboard also took more foam than I expected which was about another $30 cost.

    There were also parts of this room that were factored into our whole house renovation. That included the carpet, construction of the new closet, and closing up the openings to the old closet, which became the Circus’ playroom. Those were things that were planned out long before this room design was dreamed up, so I didn’t factor those into the actual makeover budget.

    What do you think? Is it “Well Traveled” to you?

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    Well Traveled Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal - DO NOT miss this master bedroom! It combines bold black and white, a touch of green, pink and a dash of Palm Beach! STUNNING! Lots of great DIY project ideas for bedrooms in this article!

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  • Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style

    If you have been around with me from the beginning, you know that my style has changed dramatically since the start of this blog – and I mean dramatically. It evolved from something more rustic and a touch Pottery Barn-ish to not-a-distressed-piece-in-sight, bold and unapologetic.

    And I really love the latter.

    It took a while, but I figured out what is truly my style. I don’t think I could even put a definite name on it and I’m ok with that. It’s bold, sometimes random, always fun, usually full of memories and as I said – unapologetic. I won’t apologize for not sticking to the “decorating rules” by mixing cowboys hats with a gold confetti wall or decorating with a styrofoam mohawk sucker holder I made.

    For this spring home tour round, since we are moving soon, I don’t really have any new stuff to show you, so I thought it would be fun to see the evolution of the spaces in my home. I won’t go all the way back with photos of when we first got the Beloved Foreclosure (you can click through on the links to see those), but you will see the “finished spaces” – as they’ve been “finished” multiple times.

    As always, thanks to the wonderful Marty from A Stroll Thru Life who puts together these home tours just about every season. She’s a sweetheart and has a wonderful style all her own. Be sure to check out her home tour along with others at the end of this post.

    The Evolution of Style

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    The Entryway

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Neutral Entryway

    DIY Bottle Lamp / Green Tray

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Rich Navy Entryway

    Navy Accent Wall / DIY Cowhide Lampshade

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Gold Confetti Accent Wall

    Confetti Accent Wall / Leopard Art / Elephant Art 

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Gold Confetti Entryway with Cowboy Boots and Hats | Kelly Green Pillow | Vintage Cowboy Blanket

    Green Pillow / Black and White Pillow

    The Stairwell

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Abstract Circles Accent Wall | Black and White Decorating

    Abstract Circles Accent Wall / Lip PrintSpring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Abstract Circles Accent Wall | Elvis Bust | Gone with the Wind Quote Art (Free Printable)

    Elvis Bust / Gone with the Wind Printable + DIY Lucite Frame

    The Living Room

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Cottage Style Living Room

    1st Living Room Tour

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Living Room | Red Buffet | Eclectic Decorating

    Red Buffet / DIY Cowhide Rug

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Modern Living Room | Kelly Green Curtains | Coral Decorating Ideas

    Coral and White Console Table / Green Drapes

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Modern Eclectic Living Room

    Most Recent Living Room Tour / Black and White Gallery Wall / Stripped & Stained Buffet

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Living Room Tour

    Navy End Table / Kate Spade Coffee Table Book

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Modern Living Room | DIY Lamp Tassels

    Brass Unicorn (similar ones) / Gnome (similar ones) / Lamp Tassel Tutorial

    The Kitchen

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Kitchen Remodel | White Kitchens | DIY Kitchen Island

    Kitchen Renovation 

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Kitchen Makeover | Navy and White Cabinets | Brass Hardware | DIY Kitchen Island | Green Barstools

    Navy & White Kitchen Makeover / Green Barstools / DIY Kitchen Island

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Navy and White Kitchen | Brass Hardware | Coffee Station

    Cabinet Knobs / Cabinet Pulls / Coffee Station & Other Kitchen Ideas

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Navy and White Kitchen | Open Shelving Styling

    Mohawk Lollipop Holder / Scales of Justice (similar ones) /  Red Glasses (similar)

    The Dining Room

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Dining Room Decorating Ideas

    1st Home Tour including Dining Room 

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Dining Room Decorating Ideas | Criss-Cross Accent Wall | Black and White Decor

    Current Dining Room Tour / Ghost Chair

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Dining Room Decorating Ideas | Criss-Cross Accent Wall | Black and White Decor | Snakeskin Lamps \ Navy, White, and Gold Buffet

    DIY Criss-Cross Accent Wall / Blue, White & Gold Buffet Makeover

    The Bathroom

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Gray & White Bathroom Makeover

    Bathroom Renovation

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | White Bathroom Makeover with a Pop of Green | Cane Inspired Accent Wall

    Cane Inspired Accent Wall

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | White Bathroom Makeover with a Pop of Green | Black and White Bathroom

    Shower Curtain / Free Printable Banana Leaves Watercolor Print

    White Built-in Bookshelves over Toilet - can make for about $25 |Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | White Bathroom Makeover with a Pop of Green

    DIY Built-in Bathroom Shelving / Vogue Art & Printable

    The Circus’ Room

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Vintage Inspired Nursery | Coral Buffet turned Dresser and Changing Table

    Vintage Inspired Nursery

    P.S. – this room doesn’t look like this at all anymore- it’s way messier and there’s been some serious furniture rearrangements – just haven’t had time to take pictures. #slackermom #andblogger

    The Master Bedroom

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Neutral Master Bedroom

    1st Master Bedroom Makeover

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Navy and Coral Master Bedroom

    2nd Master Bedroom Makeover

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Navy and Coral Master Bedroom | Traditional Master Bedroom | Classic Master Bedroom

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Navy and Coral Master Bedroom

    Guest Bedroom / My Office

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | The Guest Bedroom | Leopard Print Wall

    1st Guest Bedroom Makeover / Leopard Print Wall

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Masculine Bedroom

    2nd Makeover

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Masculine Bedroom Makeover | Vintage Dresser | Black Walls

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | Masculine Bedroom | DIY Bookshelf | Black Walls

    DIY Bookshelf

    Masculine Bedroom + Office Makeover Full Source List / Black and White Bedroom / Black and White Interior Design / Vintage Inspired Interior Design / Office Space / Comfortable but Stylish Office Chair

    Desk from a Table & Hutch / Desk Chair

    The Man Cave

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | The Man Cave Built-Ins

    Man Cave Built-Ins

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | The Man Cave Built-Ins

    Spring Home Tour: The Evolution of Style | The Man Cave | How to make laminate countertops look like stone for $15

    How to Make Laminate Countertops Look Like Stone

    I’m exhausted now just reliving all that through pictures.

    Here’s to the evolution of style and finally finding mine.

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