lovin' me some red!!

Mr. TSL loves green.  I do too, but I may be swayed to love red.  Look at these amazing photos.

I have the same door in my dining room, I was going to paint it black until I saw this over at The Lettered Cottage.

These are too die for!!!  I am obsessed!

At our last house I had a red accent wall.  I loved it for a while, but it became a little overwhelming.  These is done perfectly...red, but just a little bit!

Thinking the girls' bathroom needs red towels and maybe a red mirror frame?

From 3 men and a lady (now 4 mean and a lady)  Maybe add some red grosgrain ribbon to  shower curtain?

I was going to paint the hall chandelier red...Mr. TSL picked purple.  Wonder if he'll take it down to repaint? :)
 I did a post about red a while back, but I think I am in love again!!
images via pinterest
-Make your life beautiful!!

30 before 30 part 4

I am working on the following:
I turn 30 three months from yesterday.  I have decided that I would like to do 30 things before then :)
So, here's my list:

1.  Lose 30 lbs-about 7.5lbs per month (totally doable)!  I'm working on it....yesterday I didn't eat any crap!!  This is huge for me.  I usually eat well all day.  I will eat a good breakfast, lunch, and dinner....then the night falls and I'll find something junky that I usually eat way too much of.  I don't by junk food, so usually I bake something.   I always have the parts of some dessert or I can make one up.  Last night, I didn't though!  
2. Get my wedding ring fixed- I bent the crap out of it when I was carrying in paint cans.  I don't know if that's how it got bent, or if that's when I noticed it.  But it happened in like January...needs fixed pronto!
3.  Go out to dinner only 2 times a month-only on kids eat free night!  This should help with our budget :)  For the most part we have stuck to this.  However, sometimes our family pays for it, so I don't count that.
4.  Finish painting the kitchen and dining room floor-yep I started it!  DONE  :)  Read about it here.
5.  Finish painting the green dining chairs-they may be gray..not sure yet.
6.  Exercise twice a week-anything else is a bonus. I suck at this, but I have been following this regimen.  
7.  Organize the kitchen cabinets-I did a few cabinets and the over hang on the island is coming down on Sunday!
8.  Help mom decorate her house-working on it!!
9.  Floss daily  I have managed to do it around 5 times a week, better than my old 2 times a week :)
10.  Build a baby gate-need to get on this, Audrey is driving me bonkers with all the stair climbing!
11.  Get a mani/pedi-  I've had manicures twice, but never a pedicure!  Mom you are totally going with me :)
12.  Take vitamins everyday.  Wow, I need to stick to these!
13.  Paint dresser in the garage for Morgan and Hayley-Totally almost done with this!  Next week I will post it!
14.  Drink a cup of tea before breakfast. Drinking it now!
15.  Build book shelves-I am making them this weekend I think!
16.  Do something nice for my brothers-all of them
17.  Stencil a wall (I stenciled a tray and LURVE it!!) Done with the wall....need to post the wall!
18.  Host Thanksgiving for my family
19.  Plant flower bulbs in the fall, so we have beautiful flowers in the spring! Started cleaning out the bazillions of pine needles yippy!
20.  Go for a couples massage!   ;)
21.  Dress up for Halloween
22. Carve pumpkins and decorate the house at the beginning of October
23.  Make a faux fireplace mantel
24.  Make the girls' lunches everyday They like to eat at school, so I'll make their lunches when they ask me to.
25.  Declutter the house-Working on it!!  Cleaned a whole load of crap for GW from the house and garage.  I have also been cleaning each area at a time to get rid of the crap!!)  I want to toss most of my wardrobe and start over.  I'm almost 30 and I want to dress better.  I went to the Eddie Bauer outlet a few weeks back and got the best pair of jeans.  They fit perfectly and they don't stretch!  
26.  Spend less time on the computer.  Only after the kids have gone to bed, or before they are awake.  Today, I will start this!  
27.  Put clothes away after I fold them--I wash them, dry them, fold them and stack them on the dryer. Totally suck at this one.  Told Mr. TSL if we had a stackable washer and dryer I couldn't do this...no dice.
28.  Make dinner by 5:30 every night I do it every night!
29.  Teach Audrey to walk and wean her around 12 months or so. She has taken 8 steps and is standing from a squatted position!  But she crawls so fast she had little need to walk.  We are also down to 2 maybe 3 feedings a day.  I am hoping to be done within 2 weeks!30.  Read Janet Evanovich book 17 Mom bought it, now I just need to read it.


I have been on a huge industrial minimalist kick lately.  Pretty sure Mr. TSL would be mad if I asked him to change the light fixtures again....but, I love the industrial look!

images all via


-Make your life beautiful and your butt smaller!!

My giant checklist of crap to do....

I only have the dining room door that leads to the sunroom to paint and the dining room is done-zo with the exception of the floor, chairs and faux fireplace...okay, okay it's not done-zo it's close-o...I'm move on to a new room!

The living room.

I have to:
1. finish painting the trim
2. build shelves for the weird corner and stencil the back of that wall
3. make some pillows
4. put down new carpet or wood floor that matches the dining room not sure which yet (tax return time...)
5. redo the entry way
6. tile the floor in the entry way.
8. paint the door black/put on the new hardware...maybe a door knocker?!?
9. fix the front closet to hold coats and shoes
10. put a new light in the closet
11. fill the nail holes and fix the dry wall in some spots with super putty crack filler :)
12. touch up the paint
13. organize the office area/redo the license plate wall


Here are some inspirational pics of stuff I want to do.

mirror from Lowe's....maybe a birthday present hint..hint..wink...wink :)

in a frame or on a chalkboard by the front door

One of these setups for the entryway :)

all of these are inspiration for the weird corner in the living room...add function to  useless space :)

white deer head over the piano?!?!  or maybe in the dining room over the faux fireplace.  Maybe a mirror over the piano.

green pillows and lurve the curtains!

love this rug!!!

That's about the color of our walls and I like the crown molding!

All images are via Pinterest, I know big surprise!  you can follow me on Pinterest by clicking that link and pin-stalking me!!  I love it!

Pinterest is so amazing, it's like house and fashion porn!!

-make your life beautiful!!


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Bunk Bed Love

I have the whole kitchen floor and dining room floor painted!  I will hopefully be finishing the painted rug this week and be able to post about it next week.  I realized about 1/3 way through the dining room I was going to run out of paint, so I worked around the edges so I could just switch to paint I had on hand to finish the rug in the middle.

It looks like 900 times better than it did before...I LOVE IT!!! 

Pics to come later!

The girls and I were looking through design books--yes I recruit them for their opinions on the house :)
When they asked if they could have bunk beds.  I have been really apprehensive about all the fighting this would cause and also about them getting hurt.  But since they are 8 1/2 and 7 I think they will be okay.  When I asked who would sleep on the top, they both said Morgan.  So no fight there.  Now I am on the lookout for some on CL.  My nephews are getting new bunk beds maybe I can makeover their old one's for the girls!

Here are some pics to inspire me and you!!

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And a few more, just because…

-Make your life beautiful!!