Progress: Master Bedroom and Entrance

I bought sheets for our bedroom. 

This was supposed to just be a quick shot of the sheets but check out that toe at the bottom of the picture.

Yeah she can't stand not being in the picture

Silly children.

And introducing my Beloved's latest project.

Our entry overhang has been sagging for a while now. . . okay since we moved in. Not to mention the lack of curb appeal it creates.

I came home one day to find the whole thing torn down.

This is just after he had torn off the front and bottom pieces.

My beloved was nice enough to take progress pictures. It was a little rotten. Okay a lot rotten and probably would have fallen on someone at some point. And for some reason people often felt the need to test it's questionable stability by pushing up on it. . . can you say death wish? I will note that this was always a man who would try this. I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'.

  

All framed out I'll keep you updated as progress continues. I'm not sure how fast it will get done since with the warm weather his work picks up and his hours are longer so time to work on home projects is significantly diminished.

~And So That's What She Did.

The Bedroom Lately

I wanted to show you what has been going on with our bedroom lately. .  .It may not look like much but it's exciting to me.

After

Before

After searching nearly every store in the area I finally found reasonably priced Euro pillows. And then I had to do the same thing all over again to find shams for them that didn't cost $50. The prices on bedding is a bit ridiculous in my opinion. I also laid down a bleach stained rug on my side of the bed I ignore the stain and enjoy not stepping on the cold floor. So I know eventually I will want to get a non-stained rug in approximately the same color.

We are waiting to hang up any art work until after we decide on a paint color and paint.

Pillows: Target $9ish each on Sale

Shams: Bed Bath and Beyond $7.49 each (clearance for $9.99 and I had a $5 off coupon)

We have been looking at a few different paint colors. I think we are leaning toward the yellow. . . actually the lighter yellow that fell behind the bed in this picture. Before we decide I am planning on picking up a few sample cans (the itty-bitty ones) to test it out.

Oh, there is the lighter yellow. Also I purchased these lamps at T.J. Maxx. They were $20 eaches. And I love them. To me they feel beachy and I love beachy, it feels so relaxing. We are currently experimenting with different wattage in our lightbulbs. I want something bright enough that I can read but dim enough that my Beloved can sleep.

I especially LOVE them when they are turned on.

It has also been pointed out to me that my nightstand is awkwardly far from the bed. . . I never noticed this but have since remedied this issue. 

Okay, so what happened this morning was, I was rushing the children out the door this morning when I looked into my room and saw the glorious sunshine pouring in the window. I stopped hurrying the kids and grabbed my camera, and a dust cloth, and after a bit of dusting, I snapped these pictures for you. I'm glad I did too because the sun was gone moments later and who knows when the next sunny day will be.

~And So That's What She Did.

My 10 Favorite Things Countdown: Number 7 Cherry Blossoms

Hello my name is Jeny and I am a Cherry Blossom Addict. . .

It all started when I was expecting Ballerina, all I wanted for her bedding was cherry blossoms, but they were no where to be found. . . After much searching I did find some fabric and my talented Mother-In-Law came for a hot summer week and sewed in my dark sweltering house while my Beloved and I worked. It was a great visit and I am forever thankful to her for the bedding, curtains, and dust ruffle she created for our nursery. Then mere months after the birth of our baby, cherry blossom nurseries were popping up everywhere. . . .I was appalled.

Here is my Mother-In-Law with the top to the quilt, she took that and the curtains home with her at the end of the week to finish up and then she mailed them over when they were done.

Here's our little girls room all ready for her, minus the quilt and curtains.

Incidentally Here is a picture of what our bedroom looked like at the time. . . not much different.

Anywho, back to my obsession. It happened that when I was expecting Beloise I didn't really change my mind on what to do in the girls room since they would be sharing but my insane brain added birds to the branches of the cherry blossoms so now my obsession is cherry blossom branches with birds on them. . . 

And because misery loves company, I am giving away this cute little journal with cherry blossoms and birds on the cover so that you can be obsessed too.

All you have to do is leave a comment about your obsession I will pick one at random and announce the winner in one of Friday's posts.

~And So That's What She Did.

Master Bedroom Week 2: Ahoy Matey & The Peacock

I started this week with the stripped sheets and then lifted the curtains from the guest room. Since they are both stripes and stripes make me think of sailing I ran to the garage and took the ship gifted to my Beloved by his brother, Half, and put it on his shelf.

Please excuse Penny's messy bed, she hasn't made it yet this morning.

I still had the sheers up and although I would really like to have sheers on this window, I'm not loving the red ones.

Then I found this little boat painting by my Granny, this is one of my Beloved's favorites but it wasn't Granny's favorite, she didn't even sign it. . . come to think of it, it might have been done by someone else entirely but from what I have been told if she didn't like it, she didn't sign it. 

The lantern deal was one of those things I fell in love with at Ross and although I had no place to put it bought it anyway and figured I would find a place later. It just occurred to me that I might have some sand someplace that would look much better in the bottom of it to anchor the candles.

I added a few books to my nightstand to give my picture of Baby Beloise some lift and an antique tobacco tin for a few of my favorite love notes from my beloved as well as some eye drops and lip balm.

This is the painting that has been over our bed for years and you know what I just decided that although I love this painting, it needs a new home and after looking at the pictures of my bedroom this way I snapped . . . I pulled the pictures off the walls, undid most of what I had just done and started over. Looking at the pictures now they aren't so bad. I think it was just the stresses around me at the moment. 

So I found the Peacock. My cousin remembers Granny painting this one while he and I played in her side yard. I loved playing at her house we had so much fun. So even though I don't remember her painting it the fact that he does brings back fond memories.

I found this idea on Pinterest, they had the binder clip on the edge of the table but my table is too thick so this works even better for me since for the most part the cords are hidden.

Perhaps it wasn't the bedding or the red sheers, which I removed, that threw me this morning, perhaps it was just the Paris picture. I found about a half gallon of the yellow paint in the garage but as I couldn't find any putty to fill the holes from the pictures I will have to wait to do some touch up.

In other household news I made some English Muffin Bread that turned out amazing. It was so simple, mix ingredients place in pans, let rise, bake. No kneading!!

So what do you like? What do you hate? Be honest I can take it, I'm a big girl. . . most of the time.

~And So That's What She Did.

My Bedroom This Week: Chocolate Covered Strawberry

After my epiphany the other day I decided that for now I need to make do with what I have. That doesn't mean I won't decorate, it means I will get more creative and pillage the rest of my house to make one room pretty, until I can purchase/decide what I want. So this week as I was standing in front of the linen closet I saw that I have only dark sheet choices.

Chocolate sheets it is. I fitted the bed and then added the blankets. Duvet cover? back to the linen closet, pulled out the Red Rose Ikea cover and two shams from the too-slippery-red-duvet cover. Then I went to the guest bedroom where all of my craft supplies are and found a piece of red fabric to pin over a couch pillow. Not quite the right color but I just want to get an idea of what a red throw pillow would look like.

While in the guest room I saw this picture, painted by my Great-Great Grandma. The roses are red and the vase is blue to match my little tea light holders. Plus it adds height to the dresser.

I also stole the sheers that normally hide my craft supplies as well as the brown curtains from the door-less linen closet. I still need to raise the curtain rod to the ceiling as suggested. I removed the white shelves, well most of them I can't get those two screws out of the wall so that will have to wait for My Beloved's help.

I changed up My Beloved's nightstand just a little.

And his picture shelf. I pulled the red vase out of storage to add some red to this corner. I wish I had something taller to put here since everything is pretty much the same height. I'll have to see what I can find for next week.

Now that that's done let me be honest. . . I hate it. I am terribly tired of red and desperately want something light and breezy. I have a few ideas for next week so we'll have to see what I can come up with. 

So here's to being content and you know, I have found myself a little less consumed with the desire to run out and buy everything for the room.  

What are your thoughts? 

~And So That's What She Did. 

Winter Decorating

Today we took our Christmas tree down. I'm still waiting for Ballerina to wake up and realize it is gone, and that she didn't get to help take it down. Really it's just easier this way. . . I hope.

But here is my dilema, I love holiday decorations, they cozy up the house and it just seems so empty without them. So what I want to know from you is:

How do you decorate for Winter?

After Christmas, or for those of you who don't decorate for Christmas, what type of seasonal decorating do you do? I have the hardest time with winter and summer but we'll cross the summer bridge when we get there.