Miss Kate's Tween Bedroom Makeover- #OneRoomChallenge Week 4

Happy Weekend! I hope you all had a Scaretastic Halloween!

The kids had a fun time, I'll have an update post shortly!

Sorry for being a little MIA, my husband had his wisdom teeth out

on Friday, and is on the mend! Thank you for your well wishes!

With Halloween, and his surgery, I didn't get too much done,

But,

I am happy how things are coming along!

Not to mention how much fun Katelyn is having!

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Before his surgery, my husband was able to put together 5 Honeycomb shelves for 

Katelyn's room, 4 Large and one smaller one. She decided she will paint them

Orange, Brown and White! I can't wait to paint and hang them

and see how everything transforms from the blank slate she is in now!

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Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

xo,

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Miss Kate's Tween Bedroom Makeover #OneRoomChallenge-Week 3

Happy Monday! Hope you all had a restful weekend, or had an absolutely fun busy weekend! Whatever you did, I hope you enjoyed yourselves! As for us, I did finish a project, worked on another, but something caught ahold of me, I was sniffling and sneezing, had a scratchy throat and cough all day Sunday! Today, I feel almost back to myself, but it was so strange. I think it's the damp weather we had, coupled with my husband leaving the window open at night!
Here's a quick update on Week 3 for Ms. Kate's Tween Bedroom Makeover!
I just couldn't quite finish painting Katelyn's room, until today! This is the reason for such a late post!

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Here's what it looked like before,

and here's what the new accent wall looks like.

 I actually went to Lowe's and picked up Valspars, Dark Truffle. The shiny spots are where I touched it up and it was still wet! It looks more red than in real life it's more a chocolate brown color!

I call this my wall of Chocolate! It must have all been in my mind, but even the paint smelled like chocolate. Yes, you could say I have chocolate on my brain, and it has inspired me to bake something

sinfully delicious! Coming soon!

My daughter is in love with this horse quote, and somehow it will be on her wall, I just have to figure out how, or where to find a projector, so she can trace and handpaint the quote herself!

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Fun Fun Fun!!

Here are a few more updates, for her comforter, we are looking at this one,
 from Wayfair by Tina Truk! Katelyn is crushing on the color Orange!


and I'm thinking of buying an IKEA desk to go with her bed and dresser!

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Miss Kate's Tween Bedroom Makeover #OneRoomChallenge -Week 2

Happy Day before Friday! My how the week does fly! Not only are we half way through October, but it's already Week 2 of the 6 Week One Room Challenge. Last week, I shared some inspiration that my almost thirteen year old daughter has for her room. This week, we are taking it one step further and narrowing down some of her ideas.

We both decided that she loves the color of the walls, but she wants an accent wall, where her daybed is to make it more dramatic. She really likes the color of the accent wall, we have in the Master Bedroom, since it was already painted when we moved in, I am not sure what the color is, so I picked out two colors to match it and see which one she liked the most.

                                                                 Bittersweet Chocolate

Chocolate Truffle

The choices she had to pick from were, either Benjamin Moore's Chocolate Truffle {my choice} or Bittersweet Chocolate{her choice}! We are still deciding! Either way she can't go wrong with Chocolate, she's her mother's daughter!

Next on her list were Honey Comb shelves. She still hasn't quite decided which idea she likes better;

 Staggered in several bold fun colors, via Adairs

or Straight, in several ombre colors 

like this one from Vintage Revivals

I'm leaning towards the ombre honeycomb, just on a smaller scale, and more shelf like.

Then also for this week, we were discussing her Chinese Lanterns that she wanted 'Cherry Blossoms', which I absolutely love the idea. This inspiration is from IKEA Hackers. She'll be painting and helping either use faux cherry blossoms, or if time permits, we can make paper cherry blossoms.

via Ikea Hackers

Here is how the next 4 weeks are looking like.

Week 3- Paint wall, and make Honey Comb shelves, Pick out Bedding
Week 4- Make Paper Cherry Blossoms, Find Desk, Organize Closet
Week 5- Hang Honey Comb shelves, lantern, Gallery Wall
Week 6- Final Reveal

There's a ton to do, and the pressure is on! I can tell you my daughter Kate, is a cool, get things done, kind of girl, unlike her mother, who likes to take her time! What a great team we make! =)

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Miss Kate's Tween Bedroom Makeover- #OneRoomChallenge Week 1

Happy Day Before Friday! With my children on Fall break this week, my daughter Katelyn and I decided to tackle re-doing her room! As some of you might remember the Orange Ikea Rast dresser makeover, know that she really does have some amazing ideas for her room. It looks more like I'll be assisting her in decorating her room! We want to thank Linda at Calling it Home for organizing the One Room Challenge, giving us the fun inspiration to tackle this project!

This is what her room looks like now!

Since we just moved in before Summer, it's like a blank canvas for us.

 I know she wants to paint her room, so this will be fun for her to decide which color she likes best!

Here is her list of what she'd like to see done in her room.

• She is crazy about horses.
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• She needs a desk.
• In her closet she's really wanting to have some fun storage containers for her art supplies.
• She also loves the idea of honey comb shelves.
• One thing, she's been obsessed with is having a Chinese lantern for lighting!
• New paint, most likely. It will be a surprise to me which color though!

Here are a few pictures for inspiration.

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I couldn't resist the chandelier.

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I couldn't find the source. I will gladly credit, if you know it.

  

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Until next time!

xo Christine

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Good morning! I hope your week has gone well! We are officially all moved in now! Let the nesting begin! Not sure if we are going to Prescott this weekend for my Grandmother's Birthday and Mother's Day or next weekend, we shall see!


I wait all week for this day! Friday Follow's are one of my favorite post, because I hope it helps you to find new and inspiring blogs to follow! Thanks to Pinterest and Instagram their Inspiration gave me so many ideas, with too many being my favorites, that  I would really love to share them all with you. I just don't want to take up all of your time, so here are a couple to spread the love and inspiration!

This week, I wanted to try something a little different, than just share, I want this to be more interactive and fun! For this week, I want to hear from you...I want to know who inspires you.
Here's the plan:
1. Post a comment, tagging an individual (or individuals) who inspired you this past week.
2. Visit and follow at least one of those mentioned. A comment is always nice...:)

Someone who loves color as much or actually more than I do!! Love her blog...full of inspiration!

 

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One of my obsessions lately has been Succulents, and it has nothing to do with me living in a desert, or that I know feel that my black thumb has graduated to a brown thumb, and I feel pretty confidant that I can keep succulents alive. I just love everything in this photo. What I love most of course is the repurposing of the votive candle holder to a miniature succulent planter! Brilliant! For more inspiration, be sure to check out Cherished Bliss!

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If you are following my One Room Challenge Coastal Charm Great Room Makeover...This is what I am envisioning for my room. I love the art print, and although I love the creamy neutral colors, this is mostly the color scheme I have in mind, but you guessed it with more pops of colors from Starfish Cottage!  

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Love this entry by Design Indulgence, especially the turquoise vase, the vintage nautical prints, and the jute area rug!  


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        Let's see how much love and inspiration we can spread together.

Have a lovely weekend! Until next time!

xo Christine 

One Room Challenge Week 4: Coastal Charm Great Room

Happy Saturday, and I am happy to say we are all finally moved in! Today I decided to celebrate by taking the girls to the Phoenix Home and Garden show, to see our favorite twins, "The Property Brothers". It just happens to be the brothers' birthday weekend, so it truly was a treat for me and the girls. Even though the show was only about 45 minutes, I learned quite a bit about, buying, selling, and remodeling a house; not to mention they are really tall in real life.  Their energy was such an inspiration to keep pushing me to put this room all together.

 

Here is my progress to catch you up!

 

Week 1       Week 2     Week 3

 

Onto the Week 4 progress for our Great room. The spring pillows are being made. We've picked out the rug and the carpet runners, picked out lamps, and the coffee table. Today I am showing you the handpainted French end table Part 1, I have finished so far. It will be completed by Week 6. Here are a couple sneek shots.

 

 

Before: I think my sister in law, was going to paint it aqua, and just decided she didn't like it. I love the how the table is turning out!

 

 

Here she is, all painted, for the first time I think I did a pretty good job, because I didn't have any luck with the reverse transfer. One tutorial, said to just spritz the table with water, before I put down my reverse transfer, and then spray the reverse transfer with water; then use a credit card to smooth out the paper, and transfer the ink onto the table. Nothing happened. No ink running, no ink transfer at all! Any one have any guesses why it didn't work? I did get better results, not perfect, it does need  a few touch ups. I followed this video for the how to, but in a later posts, I'll give you how I tweaked little bits here and there. I used this graphic from The Graphics Fairy, and I haven't quite decided, because if you haven't noticed, this table is WHITE! Around the edges I either want to handpaint roses or hydrangeas...Which shall it be?

Just for the record, I wouldn't paint all furniture. I think wood is gorgeous on it's own. The twin to this end table, I have plans that include, having my husband make a real wood top, painting only the body of the table, and transferring an image on top. Also, I have pieces of furniture pieces from my Great-Grandmother and Nana, that I would never paint either.

For me, the paint and the transfer give this end table some character and accent it's style!
 Just thought I'd let you know.

 

 

 

 

The video with the tutorial that helped with the transfer is this one. He uses this technique to write names on walls. Pretty cool! Think I am going to try this in the girls' rooms.

 

Here are a couple of the gallery wall inspiration, one for over my accent table, and the other over the couch.

 

 

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 The first one, on both.

 

 

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What I have left to do...finish the end table and pillows, DIY the drapes, and hang the gallery wall pictures.
 

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xo Christine

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One Room Challenge Spring 2015: Great Room Coastal Charm: Week 3

Happy Saturday! We almost didn't move today! My husband told me that the Property Brothers are coming to Phoenix for the Home and Garden Show, and he thought it was today. Instead it's next week! Katelyn loves watching their show (me, too), so hopefully next week we'll be able to meet them at the show.

Onto the Week 3 progress of our Great Room. For being halfway through I thought I would have more done! I am hoping that the DIY I have in mind for the drapes, and making the Spring throw pillows won't take too much time. When we get moved in I can put up the gallery wall, and hopefully finish up one of the end tables. I have a design for the other one in mind, but don't think I will get that done in time (maybe).

Here is my progress to catch you up!

 

Week 1       Week 2

 

Last week, I found this fabric at Joanns for my Spring pillows. I fell in love with the turquoise color and pattern. Those should be finished for next week!

 

 

 This week, I took a quick trip to IKEA, to look for woven storage baskets, and I found an idea for the drapes, which I will share next week. Also, at IKEA, I found a coffee table that I liked, that I think will go really well in the design.

 

 Next, I found my way to Home Goods, where I picked up this Jute rug for the entry, and saw these beautiful Coastal Coral artworks.

 

 

 

 

 

After that I picked up more (affiliate) Americana Deco Chalky Finish Paint, paint in 'Lace' to finish painting the end table, at Michaels I also saw these Coastal Lanterns. Not a bad deal, if I use their 50% Off coupon.

 

 

 

Earlier this week, my husband and I were talking about the situation with the couches, and since we're moving into a new place, he wants to get a new sectional for the Living room, the light tan leather couch can go in the Great room, and my SIL's light purple couch in the family room.

Glad that's all settled!

 

 

One thing about my husband he does have an eye for detail. We were out looking for rugs, and he actually helped me find one, that we both liked. That will be shared for the last post. So we are making progress, just not as much as I would have liked to share with you today! I should have more done for next week for you!

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xo Christine

 

One Room Challenge Spring 2015 : Great Room Coastal Charm

Welcome to the second week of the One Room Challenge! Here is a look at my Week One!

 Today I am sharing a mood board for my Coastal Charm Great room.

At the front door entrance, I'd like a jute accent rug/ runner, and then either one long runner rug from the front door to the kitchen/living room or two smaller ones, most likely in a solid medium blue color.

I have been also looking at area rugs, and I really like this nuLoom from Overstock

(in my mood board) the best.

I also found a Better Homes and Garden one at Walmart, that I think would go good, as well.

Right now, I am working on chalk painting some end tables that my sister in law gave me. Sneak peek coming soon.

Lately, I have this obsession with botanical prints; tulips, seashells/other oceanic life, vintage flowers, and wild life, especially blue herons.  For gallery walls, I would like to have one for family, and one for coastal, and one wall for the botanical prints; I am having a hard time making up my mind.

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Other décor items, such as hydrangeas, coastal candle holders, sea horses, rope wrapped lanterns, and I really would like a rustic clock behind the couch, are on my list too.

Today I am going fabric shopping for pillows and drapes.

 These fabrics from Lewis and Sheron gave me inspiration, in what I wanted to look for.



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Right now my husband and I are, (and if you are living with someone, you know how this goes), we are moving, next weekend, and my husband and I are discussing which couch/sofa, goes where. I would like our light tan leather couch in the Great room, my husband wants this light plum couch (it is a pretty shade of purple) in the Great room, and the leather couch in the Living room, because it is the most comfortable for him to watch his big screen tv. Which way will it go? If the purple couch goes in the great room, I am going to have to make/buy slipcovers.

Another fun thing about my husband, he is a cabinet/ wood craftsman, and he works with designers. You should hear what he wants to do to our kitchen. That's for another post.

He was checking out what I was looking at on Craigslist, and I really would like a Teak coffee table. As we were looking at them together, he could tell which ones were solid teak, and which ones had teak veneer. He's a keeper! We were laughing because, I asked him to make one for me, and he said I would have to wait, until after June, because he's booked solid; like I was a client. Long story short, I'd rather buy one now, have him do our cabinets, and then make me a coffee table.

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Hope you all have a fabulous weekend! Until next time!

xo Christine