Today, I tagged along with my new friend Pamela, from From my front porch to yours, and her super sweet (and absolutely AHdorable) boys, to this amazing antique shop in Spring, Tx. {The Antique Gallery} When I tell you I was in HEAVEN... I really mean it! There were SO many goodies and LOADS and LOADS of eye candy; aka.. the stuff ya probably wouldn't necessarily buy unless ya went totally hog wild! I was so caught up in the "hunt" that I failed to take very many picts for you. Sorry. It's just my inability to multitask when my thinkin cap is on!
But. I did manage to snap just a few, as well as what I came home with :) Oh, and I had to take a pict of the AHHHHMAZING lunch I had at Panera! Oh em gee!!
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This is just too cute!!
One day....
Pshht.... Y'all know I will!
How fun is SHE!?!?!
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I really want a bust I can glam up and have fun with like Edie, from Life in Grace blog has done. She pretty much is living in MY dream home! It's pretty much the most amazingly eclectic home I've ever seen!
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And here is what I actually came home with..
The above are in my black half bath above my mirror over the sink. Love em!
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Now.
I am saving these lil' beauties for my bedroom when I'm ready to dive in.
I was thinking of purples and golds and glam....
But these have inspired NAVY and gold and glam!!
I am PUMPED. UP!
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I have been looking for a fun vintage Tonka truck for like, ever
BAM!
Found one!!
ON. SALE! Oh yeah, baby!
He'll definitely be movin around the house...
afterall, things seldom stay "parked" in the same spot 'round here!
{{ba da boom, pssh!}}
After all that mind-blowing shopping we did, we scouted out a Panera Bread.
Y'all.
This is the most amazing lunch I've had in quite some time!
I HIGHLY recommend it on a "cheat day".... or any day, really~
I have always wanted to try it, so today I jumped in, both feet first!
And I went for it!
I SPRAY PAINTED our half bath ceiling GOLD!
METALLIC gold, to be exact!
And then....
I painted the walls BLACK satin!
OH. EM. GEE!
I am in ♥ L.O.V.E ♥
**please know, it's not perfect yet. I just did it today. I will still tweak it a bit.... cause that's what I do**
I'm playing around with my sign on my door... this gives you a general idea of where I'm going with it.
It's dark by the toilet so these picts rather suck. Sorry!
I know.. I know... She's a lil creepy... but I like her. To make my kids happy (and apparently the men who've peed in our half bath..) She'll be finding a new place in the home once I have a replacement for her ;) ) Oh, the things I sacrifice~
The ceiling reminds me of crocodile!
So... that's it. There ya have it!
(I realize this look isn't for everyone. It is for me, however... and that's what matters :) hope that didn't sound snotty. )
*as always, feel free to leave a little love*
Have you taken any risks lately? Have ya thought outside of the box??
People who know me {personally} know I say and do things that most normal people only think of saying or doing. It's just who I am. Please note that I do have a [semi] filter so the things I say/do are often pretty funny (not rude).... even if only to myself. (some laugh with... some laugh at... but either way, it's all good...cause they laugh... right?!)
So here's where this is going:
Back in April, our very large community had a very large garage sale. Man, oh man!! I am SUCH a sucker for garage sales! BUT since we just moved here, and I had a. lot. of crap to dispose of {and I needed some moola to CMA (cover my a$$) for all the "goodies" I've been collecting for the new house} I desperately needed to have my own sale.
Needless to say, to hold my own, was going to prove to be quite a challenge for me. I told my best sister-friend that I was going to have Josh run ours, while I went out and shopped! (because that is just sooo like me!)
Well, I don't think the hubs found a lot of humor in that~ sooo I ran ours.
To ensure I would actually HAVE mine, and not skip out and shop, I teamed up with my best gal pal and brought all my crap to her house! After we set up, at the freakin butt crack of dawn, the shoppers arrived. I made small talk with a sweet lady that was scoring big on some of my schtuff, throwing ideas around with her as she was decorating her new home. She left... went next door and did some more shopping. My gal pal and mom encouraged me to go over there and see what they had, but I declined. I was determined I was going to actually PROFIT, not break even. That my getting up at 5am was certainly not going to be for nothin'!
About the time I was saying "nooo.. that's ok...", I see my new found friend walking across the street to her car carrying a set of black and white pillows I HAD. TO. HAVE!
{this is where my "unique-borderline-cahRAZY" personality kicks in}
I freaked!!
I gasped!!
I HAD to get them!
I began muttering run on sentences like "OMGSH, they would totally match my decor", "Holy CRAP! I've been looking for that print!!", "I'm gonna do it! I'm buying them from her!"
So I grabbed some money out of my {profit} box and ran over to her..
As she was putting the pillows that I had to have in her car, I was like
"HEY! WOW! I LOVE those pillows!!! Do you really, really love them???"
She looked at me all wide-eyed and befuddled... (I'm not crazy lady...chill with deer in the head lights looks, already)
She murmured something like "ummmmmm no?????"
So I asked her what she paid.
She said $2....
TWO DOLLARS?!?! As in a dollar a piece TWO DOLLARS?!?!
(y'all.... please know... in my head... I AM becoming the Ikea lady!!)
So, I offered her $5 if she'd sell them to me.
And she DID!
GAHHH!!!!!
**watch this now for the full affect!**
I GOT THE PILLOWS!!
I. GOT. THE. PILLOWS!!!!
WOOOO HOOOO!!!!!!!
By now, my mom and BGP were hysterical! They about peed their pants!
I have no shame, people.
None.
Bet by now, you're SUPER curious to see these coveted pillows, aren'cha?!
First... here's my couch pillows and why I needed the garage sale pillows....
And here's what the garage-sale-pillows-that-I-bought-off-another-person-who-already-bought-the-pillows pillows look like....
For $2.50 a piece!
Oh... I forgot to mention..
They had never, even ONCE, been used!
See why I just HAD to have them?!
They. are. perfect!
Have you ever done something so off the wall that you can't help but giggle (even if it's only on the inside) every time you think of it?!
My mom always says "Don't blink in Kristy's house!" because I am notoriously always changing things... rearrange it, paint it, hang it, take it down, paint it again.. you ALL know what I'm talking about. It's just my thang.
Anywhoodie
As most of you know, we moved into our new house in February and I've piddled and tweaked and fiddled and faddled and it's all slowly coming together.... but I've never been quite settled with the tv wall. The dreaded tv wall that is THE focal wall. ugh.
I'll show you where I started and kind of talk you thru what's changed (mayyyybe even 2-3 times since February... maybe)
*but first. my photos are crappy. i'm sorry. blogging about this was kind of an after thought and i was too far into my thought process to go get the good camera. sorry.*
So you know, the iron shelves were once black. Now, they're gold.
The urns/planters were once a cool distressed concrete, then green, then hot pink, then (photoed) white. I've painted them. Again.
Matte black
I used my trusty Frog tape and taped off the rim around the top. I wanted to have the black and white contrast and have them play off the chevron urns on the mantel.
Buuuuuut they weren't quite "finished".
So.
I got out my Rub N Buff
Yep. That's just what it needed!
whoops. this pict is lop-sided. how do I fix that here?!
oh well.
Here's the "bigger picture" :)
YEP! I like it waaayyy better!
Now.
About that orange iron piece....
Please tell me we're all alike and slightly obsess over our schtuff...
hugs.
k.
((By the way... I am still hittin up the ol' Home Goods/Marshalls/TJMaxx weekly for a matching black/white lamp shade to match the one on the right! Let me know if you come across one, will ya?!))
And hey. Since you're lookin... leave me a little love why don'cha?! At least then I'll know you were here! ;) THANKS A TON, HON!
One thing I really love when I visit blogs of designers/decorators is taking a house tour! I love to see their taste in fabric, furniture, color palette.. Do they love color or all white? Do they think outside the box and get funky or is it more traditional? I love to be inspired by others! Don't you?!
Well, our house is currently on the market. Our realtor provided a stager that came in & basically just had me take down/remove the items in my home that were personal to me and the way I decorate. She gave me huge compliments on my style and decorating and lifted my confidence so much {like I might actually know what I'm doing! She even said so! haha... (I mean, com'mon... she is a REAL, ACCREDITED interior designer/decorator!!)
So today I thought I'd share my {professional} house tour with you! Keep in mind.... It's definitely staged! Over half my over-decorating-personal-picts is gone. And I must say... I'm shocked at how much I am beginning to like it! At first it felt soo naked in my house! Kind of like leaving your house without your jewelry. *gasp!* But I'm thinking once there's a contract on the house, I'll be having one heck of a garage sale!
LIFE and I had a little chat and it graciously allowed me just enough time to post our new blue living!
But first, remember the yellow??
There was nothing wrong with the yellow. I liked the yellow. Sometimes, you just "know" it's asking to be changed.
(please tell me you know what it is I'm talking about. I'm a bit mental, I do know this to be true...)
If you want to see more pictures of our yellow living space.. go here.
Go ahead... I'll wait.
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Drum roll please....
I L♥VE the feeling the blue produces!
It's so open and airy... and coastal!
And pshhht, who wouldn't want to live in a coastal atmosphere!
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My paint color is Benjamin Moore Sea Salt.
Behr was running a buy 4 get one free, so I color matched. I used their all in one primer/paint and I don't think I'll ever use anything else!! It's amazing!
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OH MY GOSH... I completely forgot to ask you...
How do you like the jute rug?!?!
We totally love it!
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I like all my blue tone pillows, but I'm kinda missing the pink ones like they were in the yellow walled photos. I have a sneaky feeling after this week, they'll all be back to pink hues!
Eventually I plan to wall paper the back of this armoire.
I just haven't decided in what color/pattern/texture.
(go figure)
side note... Turn all your lamps OFF when shooting pics!! I kept this shot on here so you could see how big of a role lighting plays
The Front room...
You can find the "Be nice or Leave" project here.
Everyone who leaves sees it and always gives a giggle ;)
I decided to paint the kitchen a shade darker. I went with Copen Blue, also by Benjamin Moore and color matched with Behr all in one primer/paint.
How bout my curtains?! Found the bottom half at Goodwill for $9.99 and I went to JoAnn's for the additional fabric to lengthen them, as well as the trim! PERFECTLY matches!
AND...
They're totally NO-SEW!!!
One last look... then comment away!! I'd really love to hear what you think! :)
