house tour :: dining room

before::

gold stamps on the ceiling, peach sponge paint :)

after:: 

new paint and a new light fixture : )

house tour:: mac's new big boy room!

Here is a glimpse at Mac's new big boy room... He loves it, mostly because he is in a big boy bed and has free rain of his books : ) The look of the room is inspired from the old vintage brass twin beds we so graciously given to us by aunt Mary. The brass beds were originally from my Grandma Jane's house which is wonderful. Mac's room is a mix of old, handmade and some new.

artwork on top of bookshelf done by daddy when he was a kiddo
mac calls it his monster drawing : ) ...  metal M from anthro.

flentsed mobile...love : )

goodwill artwork... one of my favorite pieces

artwork done by aunt Kassie

flag banner made with love by mommy

love, love, love the brass twin beds

ikea bedding and a special thomas pillow from aunt diane, karli & kristi

house tour :: kitchen

We have had a blast making our house our own. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful handy husband. We spent quite some time on our kitchen and it is just the way we want it now. We didn't have to spend much to make it perfect mostly because a lot of it was DIY : ) We added new floors, countertops, sink, moldings, island, paint paint paint, range/hood, and tile backsplash. We had the floors professionally installed and the cabinets sprayed with oil base paint, but everything else was done by my husband and myself. He amazes me everyday.

Before::

After:: 

My favorite pieces in the kitchen are:: 

1. Kitchen island - it is a old Dewalt work bench found for $20 at the habitat for humanity store. The butcher block on top was $200 from Ikea and Jared of course put the island on wheels which is amazingly practical! 

2. Chalkboard - this is Jared's crafty work, it is just chalkboard and magnet painted plywood with molding around it. We love it! Mac loves it more!!

3. The double drain board sink -- we found it at a second use store for $125 before we even bought our house. We bought it and kept it in storage until we could put it in our house someday. 

4. Tile backsplash -- we bought white subway tile from Home Depot and grouted with grey grout. It is beautiful and was pretty darn cheap.

Thank you Jared for all your hard work :)

house tour :: mac's nursery

before ::

  sometimes we wonder how we bought this house but we are sure glad we did!

after a little love ::

much of my inspiration came from ohdeedoh.com. i spent a lot of time before our little guy arrived browsing through the lovely's posted on their site.  it is a style blog for people with children : ) take a peak you might just like it...

i just love creating it is a passion of mine. home to me is peace, comfort and simplicity. i truly believe that you don't have to have the biggest or newest house, or the most money to make a home beautiful. all it takes is just a little inspiration, a lot of patience, time and motivation. mac's room is a mixture of old, new, refurbished all mixed in with lots of love. it's amazing what a white ceiling and a bucket of paint will do.