Mantle

I love having a mantle! My family room feels more complete with it. Before above my fireplace was bright red and just not my style anymore. I'm not sure if I love how my mantle is decorated right now, but it looks so much better! I added the empty frames in the space at bottom and think it looks really good! I have been collecting frames from thrift stores, really not sure what I was going to do with them. So I'm glad I found use for a few of them.

The power of the Curtain

My poor front rooms windows have never in their existence had curtains hung on them. Poor Windows! Our house was a few years old when we moved in, but no one had really lived in it. And we have been in this house for six years and those windows have been naked the whole time! After we painted the front room I was in search of the perfect curtains with no luck. Then I happened to be browsing the aisles of Target and fell in love with the pattern on a tablecloth. I thought, "These would be the perfect fabric to make curtains for my front room." Lightbulb! So that is what I did. They were a little short so I added some coordinating fabric and ribbon. It was super easy, and I love my new tablecloth curtains! I am pretty sure you can make curtains out of anything : Tableclothes, sheets, shower curtains and so much more. So don't be afraid to put curtains on your windows. It makes a world of difference!

Cheap decorating

unique bottles to put on my plant shelf. Bought a ross and thrift stores.
I wish I would have got a before pic of this bread box. It was ugly! Someone had wrote on it and it had ugly wood knobs. So I painted it and put new knobs. It was seven dollars.
These were gold frames I found at a thrift store, two dollars each. Painted them and put scrapbook paper in it to make trays.

Painted all my red accents in my kitchen white and yellow. They look like new and it was only a few dollars for spray paint.
side table, bought for five bucks at a garage sale. I'm going to paint it soon. mirrored tray for holding remotes, thrift store three dollars. decoupaged scrapbook paper on a dollar store frame for the pic on the table.
found this a thrift store for a couple bucks. It had a gold clock in it, and I took that out and turned it into this.
Accents from tj maxx homegoods store. love that place!
Rug from ross, sixty bucks. love it!!

Here are some more pics of my house, and projects I have been working on. Thrift stores are my new favorite place to shop, well actually I have always loved thrifting. The satisfaction of finding something plain and boring and seeing the potential is amazing!

Lovely light

So now that I moved my dining area to the front room. I have some lighting issues. I have lights hanging in my family room that are meant to be over a table and where my table is there is no light! Awww its very frustrating. I am not an electrician and have no idea to go about moving where I want lights hung in my house. But what I do know, is that I am going to make this drum pendant light to hang above my table! Maybe use some fun fabric? This lady made it for 18 dollars!!! I am so excited to give it a try! check it out at the keylor family blog. Amazing!!!!

Sneek peak

Okay so I am nowhere near being done with my house. But it is looking so good, so i want to share some pics of what I have done so far. It has been a lot of work! My Mom has been at my house everyday for two weeks straight! But it has been worth it! I can't believe I have waited six years to paint and decorate my house! Its like a new house!

My "house" before

The last couple weeks I have been working hard painting, rearranging and decorating my house. I can't tell you how happy I am with the results! I have been whining and complaining about my house for years! And to actually walk inside and be proud of the decor is such an amazing feeling. Everyone please come see my house! Here are some pics of the before house. It was so boring, white walls and too many red accents! I still have a few more things to finish up before I post some pics of it now. I will give a sneak peek soon!

Headboard please!

*image from centsationalgirl.com

I have no bedroom furniture in my room! I have always thought I just need to save up money and buy a whole bedroom set all at once. But now I am realizing that is never going to happen! So I at least need to make this cute headboard.