I have about 2 weeks in between semesters. WOOHOO! I love it! And that means I have time to do some projects that I've been waiting to do! Here are some of the projects that I have done.
We painted our walls in the living room. Tyler wanted grey and I wanted dark so we settled on this darkish grey. It looks SO nice in our living room. I love it because it separates the living room from the kitchen. It is nice to have 2 distinct areas.
We decided to just decorate that ugly hole above our fireplace. I was racking my brain as to how I would cover up such a HUGE hole, and then ultimately decided it wasn't worth the trouble. I am so glad that I chose not to cover it up! I love how it turned out. We painted the back a lighter grey than the rest of the walls. Then I took a stencil and drew on the Moroccan style pattern. And free hand painted the design with a silver metallic paint from the Martha Stewart Living line. I couldn't be more pleased with it.
We also moved our large clock onto the wall that the mirror was on. We are planning to mount the TV and get a refinished dresser to put under it. (NO MORE baby finger prints on the TV YAY!) I haven't found the right piece yet.
It feels so nice to have some color on the walls, besides taupe! I love it! I was always jealous of the color on Meagan's walls. Now I'm in the cool club too!
I will be posting more projects in the next few days. I have some things I am still working on. We went to the Daybreak Garage Sales on Saturday and got some AMAZING stuff! We got a pair of nice lamps, a new high chair (one of my projects), some snazzy new baby clothes for Connor {I know what you are thinking, GROSS, but they were in such good condition and they were mostly from Baby Gap so don't judge me :)}, a new electric sander (to make doing projects easier, yay!) and some other things. We got a ton of loot! We totally scored. I will definitely be going to the Daybreak Sales again! Anyway- until next time! love you all!
Jessica! That looks amazing!!!! Seriously love how the family room turned out. It looks like a picture from a magazine. :) The stenciling and that whole nook area turned out awesome! Can I hire you to come decorate our home?!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It isn't done yet buuuut it is getting there. It is nice to finally start making our home "our own."
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to believe you once wanted to hide that BIG hole :) what a great idea!! You truly made lemonade!! I. Can't to see your other projects!
ReplyDeleteNext garage sale in daybreak, I'm there!!
Wow!! That looks so good! I absolutely love the stencil. Too bad I would never be able to copy your awesome ideas because if I free hand painted that it would look like garbage haha. Garage sales are the best. I. Can't wait to see more!
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