Home Interior: June 2016

Hey guys! I'm so excited to portion Ava's infant room amongst yous tonight. It's 1 of my favorite rooms I've created, ever. Ava was amongst me piece I was photographing the room yesterday, in addition to thus she is inwards every picture. Fun fact, toddlers don't attention what yous are trying to accomplish.

You are bailiwick to their terms.

Also, I had nearly 10 minutes to create clean this room, which basically involved opening the blinds in addition to pushing Ava's toys into the corner. This is my electrical flow version of 'styling'. It's authentic in addition to existent in addition to oh so janky.

I hope yous bask it.

Okay, so room reveal.

These are the pics that I saved from the original existent estate listing. It was laid upwards equally a genuinely cute piffling boys room, in addition to when nosotros came to expect at the house, Ava in addition to I sat inwards this room for a expert fifteen minutes, playing amongst this piffling boy's toys. They had already moved out, supposedly years ago, so it was kinda merely staged, I guess. But, the quest is that Ava loved this room in addition to it had a expert vibe to it.

It was huge, but had yucky carpeting in addition to a giant segmentation wall splitting the room inwards half. So, I knew nosotros would receive got to brand to a greater extent than or less changes, but I saw the potential.

This whole job solid is funky in addition to weird, but from what I tin deduce, I retrieve this was originally 2 pocket-sized bedrooms (the job solid is currently 3 bedrooms in addition to maybe it was originally 4), in addition to they must receive got knocked downward that wall. Now, at get-go I assumed that the one-half wall housed a back upwards beam, because why else would in that location survive a one-half wall inwards the middle of the room? But, upon farther investigation, it was non a back upwards wall. I receive got no sentiment why it was kept there, but coin doesn't grow on trees, so that normally has something to exercise amongst the answer. In my experience.

Anyway, I wanted to portion the existent estate pics of this room because it does a much ameliorate project of showing yous how this room functioned earlier nosotros gutted it.

The below photos were taken past times me, days after nosotros moved in. It was so difficult to photograph an accurate representation of this room at the time. Essentially, it was a giant room amongst a mini wall cutting it inwards half, it had severe textured ceilings, pet stained carpets, tan walls, in addition to so many low-cal fixtures. There was a ceiling fan, 2 boob lights, several tin lights, in addition to and so 3 ceiling air vents. We narrowed it downward to 1 low-cal in addition to the air vents. H5N1 existent vetting process.

Gives me a piffling anxiety looking through these onetime earlier pics. It was a lot of work, in addition to when I am genuinely going through the renovation process, I receive got a lot of stress in addition to major insecurities, in addition to these pictures remind me of that. I tend to forget nearly it equally I motion on.

It looked similar an onetime level building. That's in all probability a large source of the stress.

So, hither is a pic from after nosotros ripped upwards the carpet in addition to removed the one-half wall.

Oh yeah, in that location was also no door on this room. Or inwards whatever room inwards this house. So, nosotros had to frame inwards a doorway in addition to install a door. I'm non a high maintenance person, but I demand a door. I don't fifty-fifty know what else to say. It was merely so bizarre. This job solid sat on the marketplace for iv years, in addition to it's kinda like, howdy man, there's no doors.

Here's a pic of us stopping past times the reno (back when nosotros were living amongst my mom). So cute to run into her so little, merely stompin' 'round that room.

Here's a pic from when the hardwood floors were finished. No cut down or doors yet, in addition to the walls were a beige patchwork disaster, but it was getting there.

The side past times side footstep was paint. We had a drywall guy redo the ceilings, mud the doorway, in addition to land the surface area where nosotros removed the one-half wall. At that point, the room looked similar a patchwork quilt.

I got samples of all my go-to grays (below) in addition to painted to a greater extent than or less swatches inwards the room. I ever exercise this, because pigment looks dissimilar inwards every room, in addition to peculiarly depending on what else yous pick out into the room. I ended upwards using Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray, a trusty favorite. (My other favorite below is Benjamin Moore Chelsea Gray. That was the color of her terminal nursery in addition to our electrical flow master copy bathroom. It merely felt likewise black inwards this room though.)

Ava was amongst me piece I was photographing the room yesterday Ava's Baby Room Reveal

I retrieve it was the absolute perfect color, too.

The controversy slice of the entire room is this Silky Road Vivid Medallion carpeting from Rugs USA. You guys constantly inquire me on my instagram where my rugs inwards the photos are from, in addition to they are ever from here. I'm obsessed amongst their selection, equally it's constantly evolving, in addition to the lineament of the rugs is incredible.

Anyway, this carpeting undoubtedly makes the room. Here's a paradigm exhibit of Ava reading on the flooring side past times side to her mass bin. Obviously, I'm so proud. I won't pretend similar I did anything to brand this come about though. I retrieve she is merely a bookworm at heart. And it's so precious.

That tan outlet is an eyesore in addition to a hazard. Pretend it's non there, in addition to don't yous dare read this entire postal service in addition to exit me a comment nearly the outlets. There's normally a monitor plugged inwards correct there. Why am I explaining myself. Carry on in addition to trust.

I created a piffling reading corner for Ava amongst the onetime hot pinkish couch.

Remember that onetime couch? It's covered with post. I hung a gilt 'A' to a higher house the couch, from Homegoods.

The floral artwork was from a local store.

The crib was from Pottery Barn.

Ava's dresser is an onetime thrift shop buy that I painted, tutorial tin survive constitute here. The rocking chair inwards the corner was handmade past times Jesse's belatedly grandfather, who was a skilled woodworker inwards his spare time. I spray painted it cream (tips here).

The curtains are from Target in addition to the cribsheet is from BuyBuyBaby. I took the mattress out to alter her sheets in addition to it turned into a hectic race to pile everything she owned on top. I honey watching her encephalon work.

I'm inwards a toy swapping phase. I pack upwards a bunch of her toys in addition to motion them to a dissimilar room or pack them away. Then a calendar week or so later, I swap them out. I've constitute it to survive a nifty means of keeping her interested inwards our electrical flow toy hoard. Sometimes all it takes is merely moving her living room toys into her bedroom...hours of entertainment, I tell you.

And to a greater extent than or less days I merely lay on the couch watching RHOBH, hoping she volition accept a rattling long nap. This is my truth.

Just passing along my ideas. If yous receive got a toddler amusement idea, delight move past times back. We all demand help.

I've been seeing a lot of ridiculous children's closets on Pinterest. And what a freakin' joke. I mean, it does inspire, but stahp.

So, here's my version. We hung upwards every wearing clothing Ava owns, most of which are likewise small, in addition to and so she picked 1 to seat on. Just happens to survive the 1 my mom made for me when I was Ava's age. Her cupboard is also stacked amongst random mirrors in addition to assorted junk. It's a process.

Mowing the lawn inwards the dress.

With a ponytail. H5N1 ponytail in addition to sideburns.

Here are the novel doors... I painted the master copy door Sherwin Williams Urbane Bronze.

The closets got novel doors, too, but I haven't painted them yet. They are currently merely the tan primer color. Mama got tired. They are gonna survive this color until she goes to college.

I removed all of the random low-cal fixtures inwards this room in addition to replaced it amongst 1 nifty one...a semi-flush crystal tear drib chandelier.

It's been awhile, but I retrieve it was from Home Depot. Jesse did non honey the assembly process.

I made to a greater extent than or less fine art for Ava's room.

I've been paradigm a lot upstairs inwards my bedchamber at night. Just a hobby, currently. I planned on making 3 canvases, spelling out 'Ava', but nope. It took me multiple nights to complete the A, in addition to I thoroughly loved the process, but there's something nearly repeating a slice of fine art that takes the joy out of it. So, it turned into a singular piece. :)

You guys. I run into yous on Instagram. I take heed you. I hope to exercise a postal service nearly the paradigm stuff. I'm merely non in that location yet, in addition to receive got to instruct over my insecurity hump. You're helping amongst that. Thanks.

So, here's a closeup of the slice I created for Ava. It's all paw drawn in addition to painted. I genuinely am proud of this one. I experience expert nearly it.

And that, friends, is the terminate of Ava's room tour. She says hi.

Thanks for beingness hither in addition to caring nearly our piffling world.

Hey ya'll! So, each yr some November, the emails start pouring inwards amongst all of the ornament wreaths you lot guys accept made.
And seeing all of your creations ever inspires me to brand some other one.

So, welcome to my tertiary annual Christmas ornament wreath tutorial.
It's basically a tradition now.
Can't stop. Won't stop.

This year's pinkish wreath has been inwards the making for awhile now. Last Christmas, I found some hot pinkish Shiny Brites as well as some giant mauve (are nosotros all the same maxim mauve?) ornaments, as well as since I had already made my green ornament wreath, I decided to hoard them for this year.
I knew the infinitesimal I saw them that I had been ignoring my life's calling to accept a pinkish Christmas.

Yesterday I last sat on the floor, got all of my ornaments together, as well as attempted to gum everything together.

Spoiler alert: Tootie made this projection 10x harder than it should accept been.

After nigh an sixty minutes of maxim 'No, Tootie.' as well as 'Stop, Tootie.', my pinkish as well as metallic element ornament wreath was done.

I intend it's my favorite yet.

I hung it over the mirror inwards the master copy bedroom...

...keeping this weird piddling tradition live for some other year.

So, let's zilch through a quick tutorial.

I start past times using a elementary wooden wreath form.

And to response your biggest FAQ:

I flora this wreath cast at the Dollar Tree, but many of you lot accept informed me that they no longer sell them. But, luckily I've been able to witness you lot guys role all sorts of other wreath forms amongst bully results (many of you lot accept suggested styrofoam or grapevine wreaths).

So, become forth as well as pick the wreath cast of your choice.

I'm exactly actually partial to this wreath cast merely because it has a large view opening as well as I similar the means my wreaths plough out when I role it. My ornament wreaths never actually live the yr (thanks to the renovations as well as the constant reshuffling of closets), as well as hence I ever just disassemble my wreath from the previous yr as well as reuse this wreath cast (and usually some of the ornaments).

But, again, most wreath forms work, as well as usually the bigger the form, the prettier the wreath.

So, i time you lot accept your wreath form...

Step 1: Hot gum the ornaments some the within of the wreath, amongst the tops of the ornaments facing up.

Step 2: Glue ornaments some the exterior of the wreath, all the same amongst the tops facing up.

Step 3: Flip the entire matter over. You're right away looking at the front end side of your wreath.

Step 4: Fill inwards the gaps, kickoff amongst some of your large to medium ornaments.

And finally, stride 5: Finish filling inwards whatever gaps amongst your smallest ornaments.

At the end, I likewise gum a few pocket-size ornaments some the outer edge, which I intend makes it await to a greater extent than unique as well as less similar an bulbous donut.

And that's actually all in that place is to it. It's genuinely as well as hence tardily as well as it turns out SO pretty (even if you lot unremarkably suck at arts and crafts projects).

And I know this for a fact because inwards the past times iii years, you lot guys accept sent me hundreds of ornament wreaths that you've created based off of these tutorials, and I accept yet to run into i that I don't love.

Thank you lot for continuing to portion them amongst me.

It genuinely blows my mind.

'Til side past times side time.

P.S. You tin run into my previous ornament wreaths here as well as here, as well as tons of the reader's wreaths here as well as here.