Progress on Neil Fisher's Nursery

We been making a little progress on baby Fisher's nursery and with each item we add I get more and more excited. It's going to be a fantastic nursery, if I do say so myself. We're going for a fun "animal" themed space that babies and parents will enjoy equally.

Here's what's been going on:

Brent put up the shades for me. (We'll be adding curtains later as well.)

Here's the piggy bank that I'm OBSESSED with. I mean, come on, ADORABLE, right?

Here's the PERFECT dresser (soon to be changing table) that we found off of Cragislist. The best part was that it had already been painted a dark grey and the knobs had been updated to silver pulls. 

And here's my West Elm owl lamp. I've been obsessed with this lamp forever and it fits our nursery style perfectly.   

I cannot wait to see it all come together. The next big step will be painting the huge armoire and moving it to its proper location. (It was my grandmothers and although I love it, it weighs about 400 pounds so it's a beast to move.) Once we take care of that, I'll be able to start placing artwork, etc. So exciting!

Until next time...

Some Sweet Gifts

My husband kicked butt with the birthday gifts this year. He knocked it out of the park with his home decor choices for me. Now, you really need to see them in person to get full appreciation since our camera sucks, (Birthday next year?) but you'll get the idea.

First, check out the adorable pendant fixture he got me for our dining room WITHOUT me asking for it. So freaking fabulous.

Next I got a West Elm vase to go in our guest room:

And finally, my hubby got me two super cute ceramic fish (also from West Elm) that I've been crushing on for awhile. Check out these cuties:

In conclusion, my hubby rocks.

Until next time...

Pillows, Pillows, Curtains & Pillows

Thanks to the always wonderful "birthday money", Brent and I were able to make some major progress in our master bedroom. There's a ton more to be done, but it has been fun to get it started. The hubbs and I have shopped for everything together so far which always makes things a little more entertaining.

We did most of our damage at West Elm (our favorite store) where we grabbed three pillows, two window panels and three plates (not for the bedroom). Then we finished up at Target where we snagged new sheets and two more pillows. Yes, more pillows.

So here's what we don't like about the original master bedroom design:

1. Too many empty walls
2. Too neutral 
3. Too matchy-matchy
4. Not cheery/fun enough
5. Too dark

Now, here's what we are wanting to achieve in the master makeover:

1. Lots more color combos
2. More fun patterns
3. Lots of wall art
4. Brighter
5. Casual, cozy & welcoming

Step 1: Kick up the Color. It all started with the West Elm ruffled-circle quilt that the hubbs and I picked out a while back in the "poppy" red color. Then we painted our new side table "Hallowed Hush" blue. Our goal this weekend was to continue our new color theme throughout the room and to bring in a bit of pattern.


To see what we started with, click here.

Here are some pictures of our efforts so far:

It already feels much more playful than where we started. We're digging it. How about you?


Until next time...

The Right Rug?

The hubbie and I will soon be decorating the extra living room space in our home which has basically functioned as only a pass-through to our laundry room since we moved in. With no sofa and no t.v., the room just never seemed to have a purpose. Luckily, we just scored a hand-me-down sofa from one of our friends for 150 bucks that's in great condition. So we are now on our way to making this a rockin' (and functional) room. 

We've decided that the first big purchase for the room will be a rug and after some research we've now got our eye on this one from West Elm. Thoughts?

I love it and so does Brent which is pretty amazing. I think the bold green is a great first step to making this a bright and welcoming room. The best part is that it's currently on sale so hopefully we can snatch it up soon. 

UPDATE: Due to a 2 month back order on this rug, I have now decided on the rug below. It was $100 cheaper (even with the West Elm sale) and it's in stock for us. It's a little less bold in  color than the original choice, but the pattern is the exact look we were going for. I should have it here in about a week! I'll post pictures once we have it in place. I hope you all approve.

Until next time...

Better Late Than Never

Most people will tell you, "well, it's better late than never," but when you have family coming to stay in your guest room "better late than never" doesn't really apply to the delivery of your window coverings. Late stinks. 

My parents came into town this past weekend and their arrival was the deadline for getting some window treatments up in the guest room. The hubbs and I decided on some curtains from West Elm to add a bit of pattern into the guest room. Unfortunately, the item we wanted was sold out online and in our local store so I had to call a handful of stores to finally track down the four window panels that I needed. I was pumped...until the tracking information told me it was being delivered on Monday. (Mom and Dad were leaving on Sunday. So not helpful.)

So although Mom and Dad just got some classy sheets over the windows while they were here, our West Elm curtains are now up, in place and looking good (if I do say so myself) in the guest room. 

I guess we need another set of visitors now.

Until next time...