Decorating with books and repurpose reuse

I have had these shelves for quite some time. I got them at a Restore place and have been meaning to paint them for awhile now. I decided it was time. They were too dark. My home has dark floors, darkish gray walls and dark furniture which is why I like to decorate with white. 🤍

These are small little shelf ends. I am using them for book ends because I love to read and needed my books up on my end table. I always see things for what they aren't purposed for. 🤷‍♀️ I have ways been that way. So, these shelf ends are now bookends. For now. 😂

I painted them with white creamy chalk paint then used a sander to distress the natural places where they would be worn. 

They almost look chippy white don't  they? I love how they turned out! 

Now my little reading area is complete. I hope I inspired you to shop your home, use a little bit of paint, and repurpose something. It will give you the brand new item in your home feel 😉

Pillow Talk

I once was asked if I collected anything. Oh, I have collected things over the years but lately, when asked that question, I couldnt think of a thing I collected. When I posted on Instagram today, I realized something. I collect PILLOWS. Yes, throw pillows.  You could have hit me in the head with a pillow when I realized this. I don't like to buy 2 of the same. I like a variety of textures, sizes and shades of whites or neutrals. So, now, I am prepared for that question again. 🙃😉

Bow, I haven't counted them. Kinda scared too 😂 they do fill my linen closets and closets....but I bought another one.  Picture below...more on this one later! 

Linen closet organization

My master bath linen closet is wide open. You see it when you walk in. Anyone who knows me, knows I love a clean kept home. Our other linen closet was full. Very full, where this one had empty shelves so I got a brilliant idea. Move everything from the stuffed linen closet that I use a lot to this one. Much easier on the laundry being put away now because it's all in one spot. A win/WIN! 

As you can see, if you have an open linen area....

1.  Keep it monochromatic. It makes it much more pleasing to the eye and helps the look of organization. 

2.  Look up videos on ways to fold sheets and towels. I have learned so much through the art of hotel folding that I love and keeps my OCD at bay 😂

3. I use white. This way, I can bleach stains and feel more sanitary since these are our sheets and towels. 

Laundry Room Makeover

It all started with a thought of "I need to clean this laundry room and just make it cute. I'm tired of this style and want a change."

Ok. It was cute for a little while. But it had been a year so it was time to redo the decor. 

so, it gets to this stage then my husband comes up with the brilliant idea to SHIPLAP 😳😲

and then wanted to make a wooden countertop 😍

Tada!!! Now, let me show you what it looked like when we moved in 🤢

3 ways to style your coffee table for Summer

Do you ever get bored of staring at the same coffee table day in and day out? Well, just shop your own home, walk from room to room and see what all you have to change up your decor! 

Here are 3 ideas to get you started. 

I love adding throws on a coffee table to soften and cozy up the look. Notice the decor is all odd numbers of something. It is more pleasing to the eye to decorate in 3's, 5's, etc. 

DIY Essential oil cabinet

I've had this drawer for over a year now. It was one of those things you buy just to buy it because it was a good deal at an antique shop. It ended up being to big or too dark for certain areas of my home then I got this brilliant idea. Why not turn it into an essential oil cabinet....after all, I got oils for Mother's day and needed a place for them. So I thought I could turn this drawer vertical and add a door. My idea turned out great! Here is how we did it....

First, I went to Lowe's and got some drawer liner. It didnt have a sticky back so I glued it down and took some dark antiquing wax. Any antiquing wax will do, then wipe off a lot of it with a barely damp paper towel. 

Next, we took some old wood we had around to add shelves. Hubby left areas where I could have a place to put large bottles. 

After that, it was time to stain a door made from a piece of wood that we cut that was the size of the outside perimeter of the door, adding 3 hinges. Any hinges will do. 

The front of the door and drawer were painted an antique white then sanded here and there to distress it. We added a crystal knob to give it a french country look and an antique brass drawer element we put on the top to give it interest. You can also use a wood scroll architecture piece here. 

Here is where we hung it. We just screwed it to the wall from the inside making sure the screws hit studs. We love it! Now to buy some good oils...

Oh, one last thing.. this was a project my husband and I did together. It took the last bit of paint we had but look at the heart the paint can left us...We thought that was pretty cool! 🖤👇

A new grandbaby blessing 💙

It's official! I am an Omi again and my heart couldn't be more full!!! He is beautiful and weighed a whopping 10 pounds 6 ounces at birth! 

The face he made after a sneeze 💙

Baby picnic

It's a beautiful day in our neighborhood🎶 lalala... today was baby Jack and my picnic day! It all started with me wanting to make our back patio a wee bit better than what it was. I figure I will get more sunshine if it's a place I actually want to be. So, I started doing something about it yesterday.  

Now that I had this sweet little oasis for us to enjoy I remembered baby Jack always wanting to go outside so I came up with a plan....a baby picnic. 

First thing he did was dump all the baby cereal out onto the rug. Shag rug mind you. Mix shag rug, wet hands, sugar baby cereal and water and then, add to it this... 

We made a mess and we loved every minute of it! I will cherish these days, my back wont because I'm old, but I will! 

Now, this got me to thinking of all the lovely things yo have fun with your toddler in a small space.... I gathered up dome great Amazon things....

The sweetest day

I had the sweetest Mothers day. Started off with church services online because of the virus scare, then a long outing looking at beautiful historic old homes. 

Came home to a nap then my sweet grown children brought me gifts, cards and love. In the picture below you will see a blanket throw from Amazon that I absolutely love! At first, I wanted a white or cream but this light gray caught my attention because it looks more light sage and looks fantastic with my rug and decor. My daughter bought me this from my Amazon wishlist and surprised me big time. Now I cant stop cuddling with it while I anxiously await the arrival of her first child due any day now 🥰

Bathroom Refresh

Today I did something that I have been wanting to do for awhile. I refreshed our guest bathroom.  I knew it needed some new paintings so I painted some myself. I got 2 Dollar Tree frames, took out the glass, crinkled up the cardboard backing and the cardboard backing is what I painted on. I painted it black then distressed them. Painted muted tones of flowers and sanded those to give it a cohesive look. Pictures below and how I used them in our guest bathroom. 

Repurposing a small space

In times like this, we are all on stricter budgets. We currently have a 3 bedroom home. One room is my husband's office, we have our Master bedroom and the 3rd room is used for a nursery because my grandloves visit a lot and the mammas need an area for the littles. So, where does that leave me a place for crafting, painting, blogging (which I need to get better about), journaling, etc? I have to make due with a small area that I have....So....This desk is my vanity where I put on my makeup, fix my hair, all of that. However, I don't fix my hair and put on makeup all day long so why not a quick transformation of this space into a little office area for me?! 🤯 I just want to know why I didnt think of this before. Oh, and see the plant? I'm trying hard to become a plant lady 😂😂 yes, I heard that laugh! These are just clippings from a wild bush outside that we keep trying to kill off because we need that area to do something else. I think I just found a use for it. 😏