Diy upholstered ottoman

I found this ottoman coffee table that I just fell in love with, but of course it was WAY over my budget. At $280.00 there was no way the frugal hubs was going to let me get that, even if it was from Target.

So, I decided to try my hand at making my own. My family room was lacking a coffee table, and with a clumsy three year old running around we needed something plush to avoid too many "ouchies".

So here it is!!

My gorgeous new coffee table ottoman:)

Tutorial coming soon.....

Beautiful hardwood floors ruined!

My steam mop broke so I had to find an alternative product to clean my floors with until I could replace my steam mop. My hubby picked up some Orange Glo after watching a commercial on the product and this is how my floors turned out.

It left a milky white film all over my floors and it's impossible to get off. Any advice is accepted!

My not even a year old beautiful hardwood floors are ruined and I am pissed!! Thank you Orange Glo! I will be contacting you in the morning as soon as your office is open.

Family Room redo

I am currently working on redecorating our "family room" it's a great room so it's connected to the kitchen and dining area also. It is a pretty large space with a corner fireplace so the layout is pretty funky! Here are
                                                                          before pictures:

Looking into the room from the hallway

The kitchen

The seating area (red couch has been replaced and I couldn't be happier)

Finally, the dining area

Please excuse all the terrible photos and the mess:)

 Here is my design plan of our new great room:

I am working on it day by day and will add photos as I complete each project. Most of this is DIY projects or very affordable items:) Complete transformation to come and I can't wait!!

I love green:)

Happy St. Patty's Day everyone! Sharing with you today my very own green room. This is my formal living/dining room I love the color green it's such a refreshing color. If you want a relaxing retreat the color green is the way to go!

The little green pillow from Pier One was  the inspiration for the whole room.

I got these candlesticks from a garage sale for $1.00 each they were a buttery yellow. A can of silver spray paint gave them a new life:)

I found this Horchow inspired mirror from Garden Ridge it was a med brown wood. A little bit of rub n buff transformed it and now it fits the space perfectly!

Tornado!

Thought this was too funny and had to share....
A tornado by the name of Jaelyn passed through her playroom destroying everything in sight!!

Gotta love 2 year olds:)

Girly Playroom

When I was younger I would dream of having my own playroom thankfully with the help of my wonderful husband (giving up his man cave) I was able to give my little girl one. A girly colorful playroom that suits her personality PERFECT was exactly what she needed. The fact that I don't have to pick up toys all over the house has absolutley nothing to do with it:) but it is a huge plus! Now that everything is confined to one room makes for easy clean up.

I had so much fun decorating this room I first found a pair of curtains at Walmart (in the clearance section) that I fell in love with and that kind of set the whole tone for the room Here Go to the store though because I got them ALOT cheaper if I remember correctly I think I paid 11 or 12 bucks for them.

Next came picking a paint color to compliment all those fabulous bright colors (and tone them down a bit because the hubby was freaking out) I picked almost aqua by Glidden (looks more aqua I promise)

After all of the painting was done (thank you hubby) came the fun part.... DECORATING!!

The green bin I found in the garden section at Target.. perfect for all of those buliding blocks that were usually scattered all over the floor.
The very awesome and very perfect (except for being too small) rug I found on clearance at Target. I paid under $30.00 for it so I had to snatch it up.

The chalkboard/whiteboard/paper roll easel I got from Ikea:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50021076
Taped off the pieces I didn't want painted and sprayed it white and pink to match the rest of the room. Cheap, cute and provides hours of fun for your little artist (don't forget the paper).

One of my favorite places to go to is the dollar bins at Target!! They always have some fantastic finds. I found 3 cute lil pails for crayons, colored pencils and chalk and a place mat to protect the table when being colored on.

"Baby Section" blue bucket found at my local Dollar Store:)

Found these awesome floor cushions at Walmart... $15.00 each! Perfect for when Daddy or Mommy play too (we don't fit too comfortably in the tiny chairs).

Another AWESOME AND CHEAP find!!! The table and chair set I found at Ikea for only $19.99!!! can you believe it!! Again I pulled out the spray paint to customize:) sanded, primed and painted the table a nice bright white and chairs pink (don't assemble... makes for much easier painting). Then I sewed cute little cushions with ribbon chair ties to match the room and make a little tushy that much more happier.

Birthday present from mommy and daddy.

The artwork was a DIY I simply found some nice white frames from my local craft store (on clearance for $4.99 each) Found some cute scrapbook paper to match the room then found some little animals online. I then printed them on sticker paper, cut the paper to size and put the sticker in the middle, put the glass back on and voila instant fun artwork!!

My favorite part of the whole room.... another DIY project and my 1st building one. I made this dress up center using plans by:   http://ana-white.com/
This is an extremely easy and fun project to work on and not to mention totally cute and functional!