Sneak Peek...

I have been so busy lately with packing, kids, laundry, etc. life, that I haven't blogged much :(

But.. I have a wonderful surprise............. I have been working away {in my spare time, HA!} on something super fabulous!

Here is a itsy-bitsy, teeny weeny peek......

Wish List: In Pictures...

I have a TON of ideas that keep swarming my brain for the new house. If you have no idea what "new house" I am talking about, you can find out here. (by the way, I need to update on a major scale of the process of the house!! Our builder is aMaZiNg and FAST!!)

My brain is in overdrive, as we will be moving in less than two months (YES!! LESS THAN 2 MONTHS!!) With me wanting to do so many things (or find the things on my brain's "list" of wanted treasures), I thought it might be a good idea to blog about it. I can update the list as I find (or add) items/ideas.

So, I think the best way to do this of course would be to do it in PICTURES!!!! (I heart picture posts!!)

Here is my brain (in pictures):

I have been in L.O.V.E. with this shower curtain from the moment I laid eyes on it! Only problem is it costs about $70! Yikes! It is from Urban Outfitters. I have seen a few blogs that have recreated this look, but nothing I have seen yet is quite as wonderful. It will be a splurge one day!!

Love the cute iron baskets that are so "in" right now for decorating! Love the idea of using them for toilet paper rolls (preferably under the cabinet, hidden away).

Would love to find an old school desk just like this one for my son! It would be the perfect size for the corner of his new room and the cubby would hold his books and crayons nicely.

I need to get around to making some "M" coasters for the living room. Our last name is Maker, so I shouldn't have issues in "making" them.. LOL (bad, bad joke)

Love these big clear glass canisters for the kitchen! Add a little vinyl lettering and there ya go!

You may remember my previous post about burlap and how I am head over heals for anything and everything like it right now!! I have the perfect spot for a couple of these beauties in our living room! Only problem is I need to decide what I want to put on them and then how to actually recreate the look!

Future project for a little love affair!! I found this table via the wonderful Craigslist! She came with 4 chairs that look like the one in the picture, 2 other mismatched chairs and 1 leaf. I'm not loving the chairs, but I think they will be fine with a little paint and maybe some glaze. This will be our "new" dining room table! Now just to decide what color/colors!!! Not sure if I want to go all white, white base with a dark stained top, bright colors or what?! The best part... It was all only $75!!!

I still need to paint my bed!! Thought I wanted to paint it black, but now I am thinking maybe a nice steel blue color? I don't want a black and white bedroom, so I'm thinking a little color in the bed and then adding something else to blend all the other colors in, like with some throw pillows, will be nice.

Speaking of throw pillows.. these look super fun!!

Our new master bedroom will also have a window seat in it!! (so excited for that!!) So, I want to make some cushions for the box seat to match the throw pillows for the bed? Or maybe I want to have the curtains match the throw pillows and go with a solid color for the box seat cushions? Who knows what I will end up doing, but I will need to do something in there!!

I have been desperately searching for a wicker love seat for our back patio for months!! Think I would like to paint it and add a fun fabric cushion. The hunt is still on...

I WANT ONE!!! Not sure where to put it, but I really, really want one!! I found one at an antique store a few months ago and loved it. It was only $24, but I was too cheap that day to pay the price. Went back not to long ago, and guess what.. yep, GONE!! Bummer!

I have a HUGE canvas that this cute vintage airplane will be painted on.. one of these days very soon! It will look super cute hanging on the wall of my sons room :)

My daughter, now 14, has decided to have a more grown-up, elegant bedroom. Wanting to stencil something to this effect on her walls. Oh how I wish I had my very own vinyl machine!!!

I love how cute & vintage this laundry room looks!! Mine will be MUCH smaller, but I will have a small area for a folding/ironing (yuck) table. Might have to dress it up a bit too!!

Stay tuned to updates on the house and my "brain list" of ideas....

Habitat For Humanity Renovation Station Introduction...

I have been reading a LOT about the Renovation Station by the Habitat for Humanity on several blogs and all about how they score great deals and find awesome ideas there. So, last week I decided to check out my local H4H store. When I say "local" I mean 35 minutes away! I didn't even know we had one in Oklahoma :)

My first impression? L.O.V.E. at first sight!!! Well, maybe not first sight of the building, or even the area where it is located {why do they always have to be in the bad parts of town?}, but when I got in the door, I was blown away!! Blown away not only by the prices, but the variety of the items they carry!! Not to mention the mass quantities of certain deals!!! I was overwhelmed to say the least.

I spent a good hour in there, just wondering around looking at everything and racking up all the crafty ideas my brain is wanting to do in the very near future. I think I was asked about 10 times if I needed any help. The employee's are way friendly!! And I'm sure I looked a little out of place, next to the "normal" customer. I saw several contractor type men in there with their measuring tapes attached to their belts. But guess what... I have a measuring tape too!! {NOT attached to my belt :)}

Here is a quick picture of the items I bought that day:

Yes, that is it!! I'm telling you, I was so overwhelmed, I didn't know what to get!! Haha...

But I can tell you this, I only spent $5 for everything you see!!

I will be going back really soon to stock up of some items that I have in mind. If you have never been, and you have one near you {or even 35 minutes away, because YES, the drive IS worth it}, you need have to go!!!

So readers, I want to hear all about your trips to the good 'ole H4H... What do you buy from there and why?

Coffee Table Reveal...

Woohoo!! I am super excited to show everyone how the coffee table turned out!! Remember this post on the unique coffee table I found on Craigslist? Well, I was so excited to get busy on it, I finished it in one day!!! I painted it to match the other two pieces I have recently refinished, that will go in our living room when we move into our new home. You can check out the other two pieces here and here.

Without further ado, here she is:

I love the old caster wheels!!!

So glad I could keep the original hardware too!!

I also lined the drawers in the same vintage paper that I used on the buffet shown here.

Love the built in magazine rack!!! I left out the dividers and plan to find a basket that will fit nicely down inside.

Painted, Glazed and Distressed = Perfect!!

Can't wait to get this gal in her place!!

This post is linked to Vanilla Bean, Craft-O-Maniac, The Tattered Tag & The Stories of A2Z

Barn Wood Frame...

Well it was Friday, so naturally, I wanted to hit a few Garage Sales!! After I woke the kids up {at the crack of 10am} we threw some clothes on and headed out. We don't live in a huge town, so it's always hit or miss, and today, it was a miss :(

After stopping at the only two sales we saw, I decided to check out the two {yes, so sad} thrift stores we have in town. I found nothing at one, but then found this at the other:

LOL... Yes, that is a puzzle that has been framed with broken glass!! I just can't imagine why it hasn't sold! Well, I bought it... for the frame only!! Cost me $3 and a splinter, but I had big plans for it :)

Remember the post where I made my daughter a wire & clip photo board? If not, you can find it here. I wanted to do the same thing for my laundry room for the new house, but in a more rustic way of course!!

To do this, these are the tools you will need:

1. Tape Measure
2. Hammer {I love my small hammer!! It has hidden screw drivers inside it!!}
3. Pencil
4. Jute or some sort of rope/line
5. Something to secure the jute with. I used wood staples, but you can really use just about anything!!

Next, you need to find your center and make sure the spaces where you will put your jute is evenly spaced from each other.

After marking where the staples will go, hammer those girls in!!

Then attach the rope and tie it around each staple in a double knot. Pulling it as tight as you can across the other side, tie it to the other staple and secure with another double knot.

I don't have any clips for it just yet {I'm on the look out for some small antique clothes pins}, But when I find them, I will hang cute black and white photos from it!!

Total cost: $4.99

My inspiration? You can find it here on one of my Pinterest boards. Feel free to look around while you are there!!

Looking for a fun Linky Party? This post is connected to Vanilla Bean!!!

Unique Coffee Table Find...

I have been searching and searching for THE perfect coffee table for weeks!! I wanted something unique. Something unusual. A conversation piece. I fell head over heals in love with this:

You can see how Suzanne of Pieced Pastimes made this here. Yes, she MADE it!! {I will still grab anything like this if I ever see it!!! Not sure why, but I think it is so cool!!}

I also really liked the idea of used pallets. Wooden pallets are BIG business right now!! Not to mention they are probably the closest thing to a free project you will ever get. People love to give you their used pallets!! I found this coffee table made from pallets and thought it was a very cute idea:

To see how this was made, check out Joanne from Waiting For Two here. I loved how she used the open slats to hold magazines!!

So since I had all these great WONDERFUL ideas, I dug and dug and finally found something via the awesome Craigslist!!! I had to drive about 45 min. to pick her up, but so worth it!!

{$40}

Check out all the details on this!! There are 2 drawers on one end of it..

{I love the original hardware!!}

And there is a built-in magazine rack in the other end..

{Check out those antique casters!!!}

All it needs is a little TLC and she will look great!! Very unique and functionable all at the same time!! I am all about a piece of furniture that has hidden storage!!

As a bonus, I also talked the guy into selling me this:

{$10}

Stay tuned for the finished coffee table results.....

Sending out an S.O.S.

Hurry.. someone dial 911!!! I am starting to have anxiety trying to decide what color to paint my bed!! Seriously, this shouldn't be that big of a deal, right?

I am S.C.A.R.E.D. to death that I might mess it up somehow. I really, really like LOVE my bed (not to mention the absolute steal I got it for) and would just DIE if it turned out to look like nasty crap!!

Here is what it looks like now. I apologize for the lighting differences in the pictures.. I really need to figure out how to work my camera!!!

The photo above is more of the true color!!

I just love the details!! And I just bought all new WHITE bedding (crazy I know)!!

The new master bedroom walls will be painted {thankfully not by me} a light sandish, tan color {called Sand Dollar by Sherwin Williams} with white trim and crown moldings {and a super awesome window seat that I am so excited about}. We did decide to put carpet in the bedrooms, so that will look a little something like this:

So here is what I'm thinking...  

~ Paint the bed black to match the night stands.

~ Paint the lamp bases gray and either get new white shades or make some like in this awesome blog post or in this one.

~ Accent with a gray throw at the foot of the bed and gray and black pillows

What do you think???

I have also considered accenting with turquoise and/or red, but I really want a more light and airy feel for the room. A little french country meets elegant chic if you will.

So.......... I need YOUR opinions!!!!