Showing posts with label orchids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label orchids. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Before and After Home Decorating and Hot Pink LOVE!

remember how I was painting this gorgeous pattern on my bedroom wall?  well, i want to show you the before and after.
BEFORE:
 AFTER:
yeah...i got off track, the pattern got crooked and i got psycho. i'm trying to talk the mister into painting over it and snapping a chalk line, i haven't totally given up because it looks SOOOOOO cool when it's done!!
 here's another before and after.
 my repurposed, repainted junk for my  wall...
BEFORE:
 AFTER:
yeah...another project that turn a hard right turn.  our living space is a "great room" (that in my opinion is NOT so great) and the "living" portion of the room is really not very big and this book case was crampin' my style, so i moved it. yep, me! i know it looks stupid in this picture but it's just made me realize i need a nice vertical piece of sumpin', sumpin' on the wall.... Ooooo, maybe pinterest has a good idea for me!! (you may notice my trim still is NOT up... the mister has been busy reading the entire "left behind" series and getting himself in shape. obviously, he is not overly concerned with my interior design dreams!).
 ok, now, here is my before mantel look and... oh, wait.... what's that?  patricia heaton ?  Oh, wait, not patricia...are those new chairs? new HOT PINK zebra print chairs? why, yes they are-thank you for noticing!!!!!!!!!
 ok, so how can i even get irritated at the mister for not putting up the trim when he lets us girls put HOT PINK ZEBRA CHAIRS in the living room!?!?!?!  you may (or may not) remember my last chair love that fell through. the orchid pink and tan chairs at tj maxx that i waited to go on sale and then missed out on.  well, when i saw these babies at marshalls last week i knew i better snag them because the orchid pink ones are gone, gone, gone... never to be seen again (except in someones yard sale in 5 years that i'll miss out on too).

 that tv stand needs moved so i can center these chairs, the mister is dreaming of an over-the-fireplace flat screen which may not be the loveliest idea, but again...he has PINK chairs in his living room, i'll cut him some slack!
 so now i'm collecting my pieces so this room can finally come together in all its funky, colorful glory...
i'm going to repaint the trim around my mirror, get new lights and pull this mantel together.  my beautiful orchid will prob. be dead by then, but for now i'm basking in its beauty!
for my interior design friends (and i KNOW you're reading!), feel free to give any tips or advice you'd like, except telling me i need to start wearing a bump-it and move to jersey with my hot pink zebra chairs!
❤Baby Hat Drive update tomorrow!!!❤
 it's NOT too late to get in on the donation! just hit the donate button above, every cent goes to hats/postage. only have $1 to give?  that's fine!! every dollar helps!
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Happy Tuesday

Friday, February 4, 2011

10 Random Things Friday...

1. You know I love Twinkie Chan and all her crochet goodness... I especially LOVE her Coffee-Cup-Cozy's, seriously so much better than cardboard!!

2. I'd like these UGG shoes, I wear a 5
You had me at "orchid"

3. Speaking of "orchid".  Favorite flowers ever!



I've owned several, I can never get them to bloom again.  Yet another reason I should move to Maui!

4. At Christmas I found these amazing chairs at TJ Maxx, they were light orchid and taupe (I know, that's gray, but my blogger has no "taupe" and it was a gray/brown).  I, of course, wanted to wait until after Christmas for them to be marked down.  Who else wants orchid and taupe chairs, right?  I re-decorated my WHOLE house around these chairs...in my  head. 2 weeks ago Friday I had this BAD feeling I better go to TJ Maxx ASAP... The Mister took me on Saturday, they were gone. Lesson learned: IF you see something you MUST have at TJ Maxx- do NOT wait for the markdown!!
If you have these chairs, I WANT them and it IS my birthday month...
I've obsessively done on-line searches...I can't find them.


5. The Super Bowl-I hear it's coming soon?!  I don't watch football, I don't like it.  I have NO idea what a "terrible towel" is (a terrible bowel, yes- but that is a whole other story).  A terrible towel to me is one of those cheap scratchy ones from Kmart.  No, I don't care about the commercials.  I DVR stuff to avoid the commercials... BUT,  I am up for the guacamole dip!
Yes, please!!

6. 
does this really even need a comment?

7
Yesterday I cut...
 and filled
 my "other" etsy shop: Paper Cuts Are Cute.

8. I just bought this run for my laundry room.  
I got it at TARGET! It's flammable, don't smoke on it!
My laundry room is painted Chocolate Brown, I just need to paint my laundry room cabinets "Dragonfly" like we did in my kitchen.  Doesn't that sound fun? ugh!


9. I'm reading Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
i like it!  It was $3.99 at a local Bargain Book store!

10.  This one is sad... Do you know of Kayla Aimee?  She had a VERY VERY tiny (1lb 9oz) preemie daughter on Nov 7th. Please consider praying for this family and leaving a kind comment on her blog.  My heart hurts for her!  I hate to end on such a sad note, but make her heart feel better by letting her know we're all pulling for her precious, precious daughter: Scarlette.

Ok, that's all but don't forget to go to YESTERDAYS post and sign up for my give-away!  I'm going to keep it open till MONDAY 'cause i want to get it to the winner before Valentines Day!  Good idea, hun?
Have a GREAT weekend.  Tonight is definitely a "DATE NIGHT", I haven't been out of the house in days...
RED RUM RED RUM


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