More additions...

...to the room. the dresser was a gift from my uncle, so sweet & it matches the contemporary crib. love the two tone solid birch with white drawer fronts, it will also serve as a changing table. next are a couple pieces of artwork that will be added to the baby's art wall. the first is an oil painting that was in my mom's room as a child. the next was an antique store find, a cute paint by numbers that goes with the woodsy inspired items, i reframed it & it looks much more modern. finally a 3d piece from ikea that i love, changed the paper backing from purple to orange & it inspired the mobile i'll be making to hang above the crib.

Just a few tid bits...

...that will be a big part of the baby's room. more to come later, don't want to give too much away yet. overall it will be white/birch furniture, contemporary mixed with antiques(special family items), grey walls & lots of fun color...it will be quirky & creative with lots of character, this won't be your typical cookie cutter nursery. it will be filled with a lot of thought & love.

Special surprise...

...for the family. i'm excited to finally be able to share
our exciting news & how we decided to tell the people
closest to us. we wanted a handmade gift to share with the
family to help announce our little bun in the oven, baby m :)
so, i made the cards with a poem written on the inside
& then hand stitched onesies with the quote 'tiny little thing
great big blessing' for each person. the best gift of all was
watching everyone open their gifts as they read the card
& the priceless looks on each person's face. awesome &
many more great things, fun adventures & handmade/
creative things to come. such an exciting time in jeff & my life :)

It's been awhile...

...but i'm going to be posting quite a few new updates next week. a lot of fun stuff to come! in the meantime, over my holiday break,i set some time aside to go to the antique stores & found this great oil painting for a steal at one of my favorite spots, love the color. i also found a few more cute items, but those will have to wait until

next time.

Updates to the house...

jeff moved his stuff in so i've had to reorganize. we got this cute shelf at a garage sale, so it replaced my red thrift shop find in the front entry. tried to fill it with a few of my favorite things, which i'm sure will change with time. next, is the amazing find on craig's list, the JONATHAN ADLER sofa, oh yes this was the best addition yet! love anything designed by him. i spruced up the guest bathroom a bit, as well as the new office. i'm pretty happy with all the recent updates.

Wall color changes...

...happening in the house right now. The bottom pic is a close up of the wall in the guest room after the first layer of the treehouse wall mural was removed. It left behind patches of backing & glue & it looked like this on all 4 walls if you can believe it, awful. It took hours upon hours of tedious removal with windex & a toothbrush, not fun. But, we picked a nice shade of grey, grey squirrel was the color, & it has completely changed the room. Next step is to paint the trim white, but that will be done at a later date. This is now the office & i will post updated pics of the room with furniture in it tomorrow :)

Decor for the wedding...

...turned out fantastic! Most of the items displayed at the venue were handmade. Everything was a hit & it was a wonderful celebration! It was a lot of work, especially for my mom, but we had a great team that made it all possible.