Road Trippin'

Hayes and I set off on our first adventure together last week when we hit the road to Nashville.

We were going to see my best friends from college and meet the newest member of our group.

This is Linus and even though this is a terribly blurry IPhone picture you can still see how sweet and perfect he is. 

The babies played for a while and then, like any good mothers would do, we took them to the local biergarden so the Moms could catch up.

Time with these girls always goes by way too fast and I don't understand how we ended up living so far away from each other. Maybe one day our dream of living side-by-side in NC will come true :) 

I decided to drive from Virginia to Nashville by way of Knoxville so that I could do some shopping along the way. Of course I managed to completely fill up the back of my car. 

I found a lot of great stuff and met a lot of really nice people along the way. Now I have to convince myself to part with some of my finds - that is always the hard part!

Scallops

are everywhere lately.

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Matouk

Serena & Lily

Love Mae

ASOS

Chloe

J Crew

Martha Stewart

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Melissa Esplin

Susan Gilmore Photography

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I think I'm a fan. How about you?

*Thank you for all of your sweet comments and emails regarding the magazine feature! It was exciting to be published and I can't thank y'all enough for your support and encouragement!

Good things come to those who wait

I have waited a long time (almost 2 years!) for this really good thing.

My basement bathroom renovation is featured in the latest issue of Real-Life Kitchens and Baths Magazine!

You can pick it up in stores now!

Getting There

Here is a peek at where things stand in Riley's room!

This project was quite an undertaking but she loves it so that makes it all worth it :) We aren't finished  with the rest of the room yet but a full reveal will be coming soon!

Preferences

I used to prefer bold and black.

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Casa Diseno

Then I moved on to sleek and white.

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Houzz

Now I am all about skinny and gold.

Luis Bustamante

Victoria Hagen

Veranda

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This is Glamorous

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What is your favorite kind of frame?

A week in pictures

This is what our week looked like. 

How was yours?

Quick Change

I found this white faux crocodile/snake/lizard (?) skin covered box in a thrift store recently.

It turns out it was a silverware box.

I didn't need a silverware box but I bought it anyway because I knew it would be an easy makeover project.

I tore out the insides and used them as a template to remake the inside of the box with new fabric and a stiff mat board.

Once I cut the pieces to size, I covered them with fabric and put the box back together.

I haven't decided yet how I am going to use it but I am considering using it on our coffee table to corral some of the mess that accumulates there. I love quick projects like this one. The whole process took under an hour and these days that is about all of the time I have! 

Would you rather

have a skirted

La Belle Vie

or exposed pedestal sink?

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Finally!

I thought we may not get a good snow this year.

But I was wrong! 

I am too embarrassed to post a picture of our pathetic snowman but we did make one along with hot chocolate and homemade snow cream. It is hard to believe just a few days ago we were outside riding bikes in the sun.

As much as I enjoyed the snow yesterday, I have to admit I am ready for Spring. But it was nice to finally feel like we had a Winter!

Before & After: Coffee Table

Same old story:

I found this piece of furniture with great lines, great hardware and great potential but it needed a little help.

I sanded it down, painted the top and re-stained the base.

One of the best things about this table is the storage. If company is coming over, you can shove everything inside, close the top and no one will ever know how cluttered your living room was a few moments ago.

This is my first time mixing stain and paint on the same piece of furniture. What do you think?