Emily Henderson Inspired Big Girl Room

Emily Henderson Inspired Big Girl Room by thesunsetlane on Polyvore

Work Lamp Gold
$315 - hviit.no

Pier One Senopati 6 Drawer Dresser - Antique White
pier1.com

Storkcraft Caribou Bunk Bed, Navy
walmart.com

Navy Textured Dupioni Silk Curtain
halfpricedrapes.com

Bouquet Duvet Cover
urbanoutfitters.com

M white Chanel CC pink tray
etsy.com

Neon Pink Linen Triangle Pillow - 13 x 13 in.
etsy.com

Rainbow Zigzag Rug
urbanoutfitters.com

Rainbow Rag Rug
urbanoutfitters.com

coming to terms with a popcorn ceiling

I despise popcorn ceilings.  Loathe them.  But, it is the hand that has been dealt.
I have been talking about planking the ceilings....all of them.  We have vaulted ceilings and a lot of space to be covered.

After taking into consideration the magnitude that would be this process (mainly Mr. TSL's face when I talk about redoing all the ceilings and my mom telling me just to get over them and stop looking at them) I have decided to just deal with them.

Seriously with 4 kids and the giant ass mess scraping them would cause, what was I thinking.  I have better things to do with me time, like read other people's blogs about how they scraped theirs and looking at planked ceilings on Pinterest!

I have researched a few alternatives.

Paint it white, then it looks clean and fresh and gets rid of the little shadows caused by years of cobwebs :)

via

Paint the whole room including the ceiling the same color.

via

I know this is a stretch, but I really like this....paint it darker. It's bold and kind of sexy :)

via

I think I am going with the middle one of painting it to match the walls.....I don't want to be safe and go with the white ceiling, but I don't have the balls to paint it darker.  I just wouldn't want to climb on the ladder to repaint it if I didn't like it.

We'll see.  Until then, here is also a good tip of you have to repaint your popcorn ceiling.

drag a flathead screwdriver along the edge to get a better paint line :)

xoxo

DIY: Pendleton Shower Curtain

I've actually been rocking some kick ass projects out....just need to show them to you!

Sorry if these pics suck, my editing stuff has decided to stop working. Boo.


I have finally discovered my style!!  While I love many styles, the one that catches my eye most are industrial and glamping-type decor (glamourous camping).  I combine the 2 and have deemed  it "INDUSTRIAL GLAMPING"  :)

I used a tan flat sheet from Wal-Mart $5, some spray paint and frog tape :)

please note I bought a fitted sheet, had to go back and get the flat one....

This bathroom is hard to photograph, but here are some more pics:

rug from UO found here

diy seahorse found here

I also painted this little wooden box that I picked up for like $2.50ish I think-it was on sale at the Hobster Lobster (hobby lobby)  It stores all the bandaids and first aid stuff-neosporin, gauze, thermometer, some colored pencils.  The colored pencils are Audrey's, just in case of an emergency!!

Remember when I redid the bathroom almost 2 years ago (here), then I decided that since it's the kids bathroom it needed a little color-red. (here)

Well, I chose the vanity quickly one day while it was on sale.  It sat in our garage for about 3 months until we got to the redo....it was a super shitty cheap crap vanity and I didn't realize it until it was too late.  I loved the sink, but the base is pressed wood junk.  It almost immediately began to scuff/chip off.  Leaving it looking like this.

Which super pisses me off...the first few scuffs/chips I just took a brown sharpie to them.  It worked for like a week and then there were more.  Suckola!  Mr. TSL is going to build us one from real wood eventually, but until then I'm not staring at this crap!  So, the beginning of next week it's getting sanded and painted!  Temporary fix, but I'm super sick of looking at it!!

It's come a long way from this:

xoxo

linked up at East Coast Creative here

Creating with the Stars Entry

So, I am entering Creating with the Stars over at East Coast Creative!!
Go over and click on my link!!  The top 11 will be chosen by the stars...have you seen who the blog stars are?  I die!  Anywho, the 12th is chosen by the link that has the most clicks!!

I entered my Chevron Painted Subfloor!

xoxo

The Macklemore Thrift Shop Challenge

I am taking The Macklemore Thrift Shop Challenge from Sherry and John over at YHL!!

Now I am bending the rules a wee bit,  I bought my stuff a few months back and photo shopped the $20 photo.  But it's totally legit, too legit to quit hey hey...you're singing it aren't you?!?! :)


Step #1-Take a picture of yourself with $20.

Step #2-Spend $20 and photograph your loot.

$14.99-Pair of Original Modern Dux Chairs-with the original tags still attached!!  I originally went to this tiny thrift store one town over because they had some ottomans on Craigslist for $8...when I got there the ottomans were gone.  But they had these chairs- they were marked $14.99, I thought that meant each, nope for both!  Then she loaded them in my car for me. (I was pg with Oliver at the time!)

$5 for an office chair that has an Eames-esque vibe.  The seat is torn all to crap, but I am going to recover it this weekend with some rag rugs I have!  I picked this up at the Habitat for Humanity :)

Step #3- find something from the song

(again...this is a stretch sort of)

Morgan and Hayley is pink feetie jammies!

xoxo,

{Re} Painted Stairs

When we first moved in our stairs looked like this:

After I ripped the carpet off the stairs, I painted them:

They were starting to look a little shabby, so I decided to paint them again.  Don't be mad at me....I painted them months ago, like before Oliver was even born!!

When we built the barn door baby gate, the little stairs looked even worse.

The whole front edge had rubbed off.  blah.


I decided to paint them gray...only problem is that it is just slightly off of the wall color.  Making the dining room and kitchen look a little drab.  Floor and wall matching is a no no for me.
I painted it anyway and just went with it :)  Which means once again, I will be changing it up again!

Here are the pics before I change it again!! :)

A clue on the new changes.....brown paint, this rug from urban outfitters,

and inspiration from this picture.

Did you figure out what I'm doing?!?  Didya, huh?

xoxo

 SUNDAY:

The Girl Creative ,
The DIY Showoff,
Sisters of the Wild West,
The Tattered Tag,
Flamingo Toes,
Under the Table and Dreaming,
I Heart Nap Time

 MONDAY:

Skip To My Lou, 
Thrifty Decor Chick, 
C.R.A.F.T., 
Sew Can Do,
Dittle Dattle,
Between Naps On the Porch 
Homemaker on a Dime
Making the World Cuter

TUESDAY:

Tip Junkie,
Type A
A Bowl Full of Lemons
Today's Creative Blog
Funky Polkadot Giraffe 
Strictly Homemade
A Diamond in the Stuff
All Thingz Related
Handmade Tuesday

WEDNESDAY:

Blue Cricket Design
Not Just A Housewife
Someday CraftsHandy Man, Crafty Woman
Sew Much Ado
Organize Your Stuff Now 
Seven Thirty Three
Sugar and Dots 
The Mommy Club  

THURSDAY:

My Repurposed Life
Paisley Passions
House of Hepworths
Beyond The Picket Fence
Inspired by Charm
The Shabby Chic Cottage
Somewhat Simple 

FRIDAY:

Whipperberry

Fingerprints on the Fridge
Miss Mustard Seed
Remodelaholic 
Chic on a Shoestring
Shabby Nest
Tidy Mom
Little Lucy Lu
My Simple HomeLife

SATURDAY:

Funky Junk Interiors
Be Different Act Normal 
Tatertots and Jello 
Young and Crafty

new dining chairs....oh my ;)

I am giddy like a school girl over my new chairs!!

I bought them from Overstock.com here.  They are glorious!  I. Am. In. Love. If I weren't already married, I would marry these chairs.   (love you honey!)

I will take a pic of them in my dining room sometime this week.  Right now I am in the middle of redoing an armoire in there and it's a freaking mess.  :)

PROJECT FAT ASS UPDATE:

I lost me 7.5 lbs last week!!

I was going to start 30 Day Shred today, but alas we are rocking a sick family these days!  

xoxo