Tu-Tu Table & the Princess's Room

Oh, my princess. The photo leaves nothing to the imagination about her sassy-ness. She is a force to be reckoned with.  Stella had lived in three houses by the age of 3. In the first house, she simply took over the neutral colored (green and polka dot nursery) that her brother had only been in for 13 months, and then in the second house I knew we may not stay long so her walls stayed tan and with some girly things here and there. So, when we landed in what will hopefully be our forever (Ok, at least for a long while) home. I wanted to give her something a little special. 

(Photography by Kelly Beach Photography- SHE IS AMAZING!!)


The entire room was centered around this little beauty - that happened to be in the dining room when we purchased the house. SCORE. I knew the moment I saw it, that it would be going in Princess's room

Then came time for something else a little frilly. This was my inspiration:

And this is how it turned out!

My mom had a little drum table that actually used to be my Granny's which makes it even more special for my little lady. And my SEW- wonderful Aunt took this pink tulle and threaded a ribbon through the top to gather it around the table. Now, I was hoping that that was all it would take,  but eventually a staple gun came into play- that's all I am saying. ;) She better like it! 

Annnyway... with a few more frilly things, I love the way her room came together!

The dots on the wall are cork trivets that I bought super cheap online and painted. They have actually been painted twice now. Originally they were in the nursery for both babies. :) See them here in blue. 

They are super light weight and can hang easily PLUS they can be used as cork boards too!

I added a few tissue paper puffs and ta-da! I have a happy little princess. 

Blessings,

If you are not happy... CHANGE SOMETHING.

This image made a HUGE difference to me not too long ago. Just thought some of you may want to see it TODAY. Choose happiness. You are worth it!

I am also reading The Happiness Project. Gretchen Rubin, breaks down happiness to the neurons and proton level! I mean she looks at it from almost EVERY aspect that you can imagine. Although, her lack of happiness is based upon our "third world problems," her efforts have helped me take a look at what small changes I can make to improve the day to day. There is always something to improve, and you know what- it works! Choose to be happy.

Need some help making changes, (BIG or small) that will improve your outlook each week? Check out Whitney Bishop's Make 3 Changes - she is a awesome source and makes the case for how making a change can change your perspective! 

Blessings,

Tackling Bathroom Counter Top Clutter

So, every morning I seem to add something to my bathroom counter top and the space soon stresses me out. In the past few months, I have tried to make some strides in improving my clutter mess. When it comes to make-up I used to always use bags, because I traveled often and could grab a small or large bag depending on my trip. However, since I have not been travelling lately I have been wanting to keep all my makeup in one spot and be able to see all of my choices in one place... the solution...
A CABOODLE!!!!!

Yes, Caboodle. Did you know they still exist?? No, its not the old school 80's  kind- although I still envy those of you who have those. It is more like a train case, and its AWESOME.

(Disregard Hubby's deodorant- his side of the counter top is another story!)

My FAVORITE thing about this case is that it has a lock! Yes, with a key. If any of you have mini DIVAS in your home, this is a necessity. Unless of course you want to see this:

So moving on to hair stuff. This was the one that bothered me the most, hair things and bobby pins all mixed together in one travel bag along with a few things like tweezers and barrettes too. After organizing the home office space the other day I ended up with some left over desk organizers and this morning it hit me!

THIS:

Makes me so happy!

Just had to share! Moral of the story- don't be afraid to look in the office to help organize the bathroom!

Quick fix, cozy counter top. 

Quicked Cool Alert- Watch out for iWatch

So, I never thought this concept would actually work. All I could picture was an Inspector Gadget size watch that had a screen that projected out of it.

BUT THIS... WATCH THE VIDEO...


http://bgr.com/2014/01/22/apple-iwatch-concept-nike-fuelband/

This could work!!! :) To bad it won't be QUICK.

Cedar Chest Makeover: Terrific Teal-ness

Ok, so I am not sure why this one took me so long- I LOVE the outcome. I picked up this piece at my fave

 place to find things to refinish- Tickled Pink. If you live and Louisville you MUST go. Mot of the furniture is kept in the garage out back. If it is not open just go in the front door and ask for the key. They post some great sneak peeks to their FB page too- so you can plan your trip. 

So here was my find- just $29.99

As you can see someone had stapled some crazy vinyl over the top, I have NO IDEA why, but it was terrible. Of course, I expected that the top would be in bad shape considering, but to my surprise, after a fun day of pulling out staples with a screwdriver-  it was just fine!

I knew that I wanted to use it as a blanket chest in our TV room in the basement and it has been my "fun room" I bought this clock as the feature piece down there and I have pulled colors from it for everything I add down there. The basement is an eclectic work in progress! Its a place to kind of let lose and have fun with color. So, here is the clock to give you an idea of the colors. 

I set up the paint station outside. Painted a pallet that I used for another project this day as well. I don't like to waste any time in between coats. :)

Here she is after the first coat of paint.

And at some point the bottom drawer (which I lined with a cute fabric) became a baby bed. :)

After two coats:

Kids jumped in on the painting project too... 

After two coats...

This piece had most of the original handles and I LOVED them. But they needed some love. So I bought 4 matching knobs for the middle ($2 at ReStore) and spray painted all the knobs and handles to match with a matte silver spray paint.

And finally the big reveal!! I LOVE HER!!! I love the smell of cedar every time the kids get out a blanket 

                          and the drawer in the bottom is a great place to hide away special blankets. :)

Sorry about the lighting- there is NONE in our basement. Alas, another project for another day! :)

Hope you have a spectacular day!