2012 March - Lavender and Lemon Drops

Archive for March, 2012

If I Lived In Pinterest World

I found this really cute idea and thought It would be fun to create my own pinterest world! Everyone has their dreams and visions of what there house “will someday” be.

So here we go….

If I lived in “

My Kitchen would have open cabinets and a light airy feel

Where we would eat comfort food

and I would have enough time in my day to make my kids awesome lunches

If I lived in “My Pinterest World” my living room would be crisp yet comfortable. I would be brave enough to furnish and decorate it with bold and bright colors

It would have beautiful accesories

and memorabilia and pictures that would tell their own story

If I lived in “My Pinterest World” my boys would have the coolest room that they could possibly dream of

and a backyard where they could escape for fresh air and let their

creativity and imaginations run wild

Our home would have detailed Craftsman Ship

and be nestled away in a neighborhood with big mature trees.

So that’s ““. Do you dream of living in Your Pinterest World?

Author name:: Erin
Discussion:: 6 Comments

Sorry I’ve been MIA lately. I’m slaving away in my bedroom trying to get it finished. All of the molding is up and waiting to be painted/touched up. I’m also working on creating a faux brick wall. Its gonna take me a little while but I hope to have it finished soon. This is my inspirational picture and what I hope my wall turns out like!

:: source ::

I’ve also slightly changed my original plan for my bed. I’ve seen several tutorials on how to build/upholster your own headboard. That was my original plan until I found a great headboard for only $80. It will give me the exact look that I want and I wont have to build it, BONUS! I still plan to reupholster it I just need to decided how.

The New Headboard

Here are my Options:

1. Painted/Stained with a Pintucked Center

:: source ::

2.Upholstered with Nail Head Trim

:: source ::

3. Upholstered with Nail Head Trim and Pintucked

:: source ::

I’m leaning towards option 2 but don’t let that waver your opinion. For now please be patient with me and my lack of posting! I promise it will be worth it :)

Author name:: Erin
Discussion:: 2 Comments

Mid Century Dressers

I think I need a mid-century dresser for my bedroom makeover! The style is slightly out of my “norm” but that’s my goal for this year, to be BOLD! I like how each dresser is slightly different but yet the same. I’ve seen a lot of mid century makeovers lately and I’ve loved every single one of them! Let me share some inspiration:

:: source ::

:: ::

:: source ::

I love them all but this one is probably my favorite

:: source ::

So what do you think? Have you fallen in love with mid century furniture?

Author name:: Erin
Discussion:: 5 Comments

Refinshed Coffee Table

Alright guys my $30 coffee table took me FOREVER to finish, phew sorry about that. I had a “vision” and I ignored it…. BIG mistake. My vision was the stained top table but I painted the entire thing white and I hated it! I had to sand all of the white paint off and stain the top but it was so worth it!

After I finished sanding the top the little nobs turned more silver colored. It added a little industrial feel that I really liked so I added the industrial wheels to match and to add height.

I’m getting major spring fever so I figured it’s time to use some fresh decor. I found these metal floral prints at Rod Works and couldn’t resist. They are really meant for my bedroom but I’m using them here for now.