tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37379792164914463642024-02-20T20:00:50.915-08:00The Suite LifeHi there. I am a busy mother to two sweet babies. We have a 3 and a half year old boy and a 2 year old girl. I love decorating and creating. We recently moved and I'm having so much fun making this place into a home! I hope you find ideas and eye candy as I share the things that inspire me.TheSuiteLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098408001241517242noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737979216491446364.post-22995745909292160322011-07-29T14:19:00.000-07:002011-07-29T14:19:59.652-07:00Spotted!!!!!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I spotted some amazing finds at the local Home Goods this week! I have a serious crush on Z Gallerie and over the past week, I have seen these great Z Gallerie items at Home Goods:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hour Glasses. My local HG had green, purple, aqua and white......I went back today for the white but apparently someone beat me to it :(</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Z Gallerie Price $34.95</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">HG Price $9.99</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Fabulous Procelain Filigrie Jar in Silver</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Z Gallerie $129.99</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">HG $39.99</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">New York, Paris decorative boxes </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Z Gallerie Price for a set of four $119.80</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">HG price $19.99 each</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Amazing, huh?! Go check out your closest Home Goods! Happy Shopping!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As you probably know by now, we just moved into our home a few months ago. As a result each room is work in progress, a never-ending series of projects it seems. Our living room is no exception. Fortunately, I have an idea of what I want it to look like so there is a goal to work towards :) For weeks, I <strike>stalked</strike> combed craigslist for the sofa I was looking for. And then it turned up....for fifty dollars no less!!!! So, I bought it, sold the one I got for free off the curb for $75 and bought a new cover for it for $50. And that my friends is how you get a sofa for $25 out of pocket!!!!! I couldn't be happier with it, Still adding in elements of the room, but I wanted to share!</span></div>TheSuiteLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098408001241517242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737979216491446364.post-4038721630303991642011-06-30T15:11:00.000-07:002011-06-30T15:11:54.168-07:00Inspiration for a "BIG GIRL" room!!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've gone back and forth on what I've wanted to do for our little princess' room for several months, and while it will still be a few before it all comes together, I finally have it all together in my mind. I love it when that happens, because then I feel like I can pull it off! I'm so excited! I know I haven't even revealed the little mister's room with you yet (just a few more projects....I promise....cross my heart!) but I thought I would at least share the overall plan with you.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The wall color:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">AQUA!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I know it's a little unexpected for a girl's room, but mixed with pink and some metallic...beautiful!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have found some beautiful fabric options for accents in the room such as throw pillows, roman shades, etc.......</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Soooo pretty!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Love Birds Fabric by the Yard 500x500 image" class="photo" id="ctl00_Main_ContentPlaceHolder_Photos_Photo_Repeater_ctl00_Item_Image" jquery1309470396244="26" src="http://www.babybedding.com/fabric/love-birds-fabric.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sweet lil love birds!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Pink Circles Fabric | Carousel Designs 500x500 image" class="photo" id="ctl00_Main_ContentPlaceHolder_Photos_Photo_Repeater_ctl00_Item_Image" jquery1309470434250="26" src="http://www.babybedding.com/fabric/pink-circles-fabric.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Something geometric to mix things up a bit...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="497" id="il_fi" src="http://grandrevivaldesign.typepad.com/grand_revival_design/images/2008/04/17/arstackaqua_2.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="390" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Or perhaps a mix of the above....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are some really cute options out there!!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now on to the windows....We have these drapes from Target's Simply Shabby Chic line:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lovely soft pink!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I would like to layer the windows with roman shades as well which I will make out of one of those fabulous fabrics above.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now, on to the bedding options......</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love layered looks and the same goes for the bed. I would love to do a pink quilt with her monogram on it, similar to this:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Precious!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then I would like to add a lovely duvet to the end of the bed.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gorgeous!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Or maybe this one.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="largeImageURL" href="http://www.pronto.com/prodRedirExitInterst.do?exitPoint=disambiguated-search&merchantProductId=1909023104&pageLocation=gridProductImage9&parentId=-6392f22a-130e2907d7d--7ed0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="225" jquery1605319283970156541="4" src="http://cache-images.pronto.com/thumb2.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.pronto.com%2Fimages%2Fproduction%2Fproducts%2F73%2Fd5%2Famaz3d6d149cf99e2a6c0b9cb9f537d1-1301642619_450x450.jpg&wmax=225&hmax=225&quality=80&bgcol=FFFFFF" width="225" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I would like to add a painted armoire and since the walls will be aqua, I'm thinking pale pink!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251256813164138674" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GjZypFv554U/SOA2P8z_kLI/AAAAAAAAABY/5kv66709i6Q/s320/DSC09622.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Something vintagey painted pale pink.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tulle pom poms.....LOTS OF THEM!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Vintage Barbie Prints....we actually already have these....just need to get them framed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So that's our loose plan! I'll keep you posted as it comes together!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;"><em>~Krista</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>TheSuiteLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098408001241517242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737979216491446364.post-38882956909384118452011-06-27T14:03:00.000-07:002011-06-27T14:03:14.918-07:00Sweeping Feathers And A Rocking Horse Make-Over<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever tried to sweep up feathers? So not an easy task! Think.....nailing jell-o to a wall, it's tricky. But, that's what I'll be doing for a while, probably until next Friday or so. It doesn't matter though, because it was SO WORTH IT!!! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It all started a few weeks ago when my sweet baby girl became obsessed with these American Girl horses that are in her Sunday School room. She loves them, runs right to them nearly every service and doesn't want to leave them. Then, we were at a friends home for a birthday party and I found myself repeatedly putting her up on the rocking horse (per her request). I told my husband on the way home we should probably try to find her a rocking horse. Lo and behold I found one at Goodwill just a few hours later. It was only $4.99 so I overlooked the fact that she needed some work and threw her in the cart. I nearly took out a few people with that horse sticking out of my cart but we managed. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Without further ado, behold....the before:</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had to pry out the old mane. That was a CHORE!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My fingers will probably be sore for a week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once I got her all ready, I went to town.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Two hours .........</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and nearly four cans of paint later..........</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A rocking horse fit for a princess!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Can't wait for her to wake up so she can try it out!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">See the darling little feather boa mane and tail? Yep, you guessed it......A HOT Mess! But so fun and I just know my sweet girl will love it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have a few more projects I'll be sharing this week as well as some inspiration pics for the baby girl's "big girl room make-over".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Have a great Monday!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;"><em><strong>~Krista</strong></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>TheSuiteLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098408001241517242noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737979216491446364.post-4527493159984911062011-06-23T09:33:00.000-07:002011-06-23T09:33:49.161-07:00Pillow Talk<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love pillows. Truthfully, I love accessories of any kind. Pillows, mirrors (nothing beats the beauty of a great mirror!), shoes, handbags. It doesn't really matter if it's for your home or your wardrobe, accessories really pull a look together. I'm noticing a bit of a trend in pillows with the mixing of a lot colors and textures, and while I'm usually drawn to symmetry, I'm really loving the look! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Here are a few examples:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">via: </span><a href="http://6thstreetdesignschool.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">http://6thstreetdesignschool.blogspot.com/</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">LOVE so many things about that room!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">via: </span><a href="http://emilyaclark.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">http://emilyaclark.blogspot.com</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Decorative Designer Lumbar Pillow Cover 16X20 - IKAT PRINT- Chocolate Brown and aqua on natural background" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.252453227.jpg" width="570" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">via: etsy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Decorative Designer Pillow cover - 20X20 - Thomas Paul by Duralee - "Blossom" Abstract Floral in Indigo" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.242910374.jpg" width="570" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="NEW Decorative Designer Pillow Cover - 18X18 - Vervain - IKAT print in black, grey and mustard" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.217742151.jpg" width="570" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">via: etsy (NEED these for my living room!!!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Decorative Designer Pillow Cover - 20X20 - Trina Turk for Schumacher - Tangier Frame Print in Driftwood" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.223675892.jpg" width="570" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">via: etsy (GORGEOUS!!!!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There you have it. You don't need a matching set of pillows to pull a look together. Mix it up with colors and prints you love!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>TheSuiteLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098408001241517242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737979216491446364.post-87440033872626072312011-06-13T19:40:00.000-07:002011-06-13T19:40:52.377-07:00More Thrifty Treasures!!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I know, I know......it's getting ridiculous all of this thrifting! When you keep finding great stuff (brand new stuff at that), it's hard to say no. So the other day, I was at GW. When I stumbled on these little pretties:</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kind of hard to see, but they are tall glasses with fleur de lis and hobnail raised detail. A beautiful irridescent!! I'm not sure where they came from, but they still had tags on each of them. They were priced at $7.99 a piece and I got them for .99!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">That is one more fabulous find!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can see the detail in this one a bit better......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One more fabulous find!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Go get your thrift on!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Check out these other great thrift store finds here:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">~Krista</span></em></div>TheSuiteLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098408001241517242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737979216491446364.post-25713980738388290842011-06-07T14:15:00.000-07:002011-06-07T14:17:27.381-07:00SNEAK PEAK....Shiloh's Big Boy Room<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you check in here once in a while you know that we've recently moved and we're updating Shiloh's room. It's really funny, because after all the choices I gave him, he picked what he had in his nursery. I thought he had no way of remembering what was in the nursery because it's been in storage for nearly two years. Apparently, I was wrong.....the other day he asked me if I remembered his "circle crib" (he had a round crib) so, evidently, he does indeed remember elements of it. Smarty pants :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Really, his room is almost done, just a few more projects to go. I <span style="color: #cc0000;">LOVE</span> the way it's turning out and he loves it, which makes it even better! Here's a sneak peak of the room. I made the headboard last Friday night. I need a stronger staple gun, so it was trickier than it should have been.</span> </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Love the texture of the headboard fabric!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wreath map I made from a travel sized atlas from the dollar store, it is a vintage travel theme after all! Just one of the MANY things I made for this room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I actually saw the idea on another blog but I can't remember which one. I'll try to track it down and share it with you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">That's a little sneak peak. I'm hoping to wrap it all up in the next few weeks so I can show you the whole thing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the "before" pic of the bench:</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pay no attention to that toy in the background.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's the after.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Did you notice the water pitcher I scored at Goodwill with those big, beautiful peonies?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Still love it, so pretty!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So much better! Except now, I think I'll paint the frame/legs black so they pop more against that fabric. Because, you know, I don't have enough projects on the list ;)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In other news, I stayed up late last night making the little Mr. a headboard. I'm a workin' machine!! I'm nearing the end of projects for his room, just a few more to go and then I'll be DONE.....with that room anyway. I'll try to remember to share the headboard saga soon and give you a sneak peak of his room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>TheSuiteLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098408001241517242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737979216491446364.post-72192509425135051732011-06-02T11:02:00.000-07:002011-06-02T11:02:10.198-07:00Dining Room Idea Round-Up<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the last few weeks, I've been trying to come up with ideas for each room in the home we just moved into. The dining room started to take shape in my mind. I found a lot of inspiration in this dining room:</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Isn't it gorgeous!!!!?! It's Emily's dining room over at </span><a href="http://www.emilyaclark.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">www.emilyaclark.blogspot.com</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You should go over and check it out. Her home tour is amazing!! I love this room. Maybe it's the control freak in me, but I LOVE all the symmetry. Isn't it just the perfect mix? Her whole house is this perfect, go check it out, you will be amazed! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">At any rate, the furniture I'm working with is actually very similar to the furniture in this room. I have a black table , which is one of my favorite things, that we bought last year around Christmas with the Christmas money we got from my sweetheart's parents.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In addition to the table, I have a bench we use for seating and cane back chairs (which are still in storage, but hopefully will arrive in the next month or so).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I want to paint the walls a soft gray. A nice neutral for all the fun fabric I want in the room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've ADORED this fabric for a while. It's sophisticated without being too stuffy or serious.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like this one so well, I think it will probably show up in a different color in another room!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course you do! The campaign dresser I scored at Goodwill last month (for $6.99!!!) will be painted one of the shades of purple in the first fabric or that lovely yellow.....still trying to decide. Any thoughts?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a lovely black venetian style mirror in storage that would look great over the dresser, but I'm really liking this one as well:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Still trying to decide on wall art. I love the botanicals that Emily used in her dining room! Still on the lookout for something.......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><em>Krista</em></span></div>TheSuiteLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098408001241517242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737979216491446364.post-860839509801182842011-05-24T09:02:00.000-07:002011-06-13T19:28:22.257-07:00More Amazing Goodwill Finds!!!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On average, I've been wandering in to my local Goodwill 2 or 3 times a week. Mostly because I almost always find something useful at an amazing price. This past week when I was there I happened upon some serving dishes. Since most of my serving pieces are still in storage I thought I could definitely spare the $2.99 for two large serving plates, a large serving bowl, a small serving bowl and a butter dish. They were taped together but I could tell they would be really pretty. White with gold harness detail around the rim. Really beautiful, and neutral enough to go with almost anything while adding a touch of glam. You know I love the glam! Once I got home, I untaped them and begin to prepare them to wash and get them ready for company. I turned over the butter dish and nearly fainted. I had un-knowingly purchased <em><strong>Ralph Lauren</strong></em> serving pieces with the tags still on them. </span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Are you ready for the run down? You're going to die. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, hopefully not.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The butter dish original price................... $40.00</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The small bowl..........................................$21.50</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Large serving dish.....................................$94.50</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Large serving plate..................................$107.00</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Large serving plate..................................$107.00</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Grand Total</strong>............................................<strong>$370.00</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>I mean who in their right mind would pay nearly $400 for 5 serving pieces? </strong>Even if I had that kind of money I have strong feelings about stewardship and being careful about wisely using what God has given you. Especially, with the vast needs there are in this world. I better not get on that soapbox, that's a whole other post!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another great find......I've been wanting a silver water pitcher to use for flowers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's the one I found. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">$2.99!!! I LOVE her!!!!!! Won't she be pretty all shined up with some big ole peonies spilling out the top?!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Later the same day, I was browsing Amazon for something completely different when I came across this.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="FOOTED SILVER PITCHER - SILVER PLATED FOOTED WATER PITCHER" border="0" height="400" id="prodImage" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/411b4eg5BhL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's the link......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/FOOTED-SILVER-PITCHER-PLATED-WATER/dp/B001FYSE2G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1306252147&sr=8-2">http://www.amazon.com/FOOTED-SILVER-PITCHER-PLATED-WATER/dp/B001FYSE2G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1306252147&sr=8-2</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">$89.99 is Amazon's price. The retail price? $172.00!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Those were some of my great finds from the last week or so. I have more to share, but that will be a later post.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">linking up here:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://southernhospitalityblog.com/fun-finds-for-the-week/">http://southernhospitalityblog.com/fun-finds-for-the-week/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Hunting! Go get your thrift on!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>TheSuiteLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098408001241517242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737979216491446364.post-38037735873337570952011-05-17T07:21:00.000-07:002011-05-17T14:47:21.892-07:00Side Table Turned Toddler Desk<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love a good project! A friend of mine once told me that if I had a super power, it would probably be transforming stuff with spray paint. My children are lucky they're still their original color (I jest). Seriously though, our home has been transformed one project at a time with a sewing machine, hot glue, spray paint and fabr-i-tac. You could glue a monkey to a quilt with fabr-i-tac, but that's a whole other post!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As you already know, I've been updating my little guy's bedroom bit by bit. I've been on the hunt for a kid sized table and chair that could be used to sit and do puzzles, play, color, look at books and imagine exploring far-off destinations. I couldn't find what I wanted, but sometimes you just have to think outside the box. A week or two ago, I was browsing Goodwill (shocking, I know!) and came across a little ikea side table. The size was good, but it was pretty beat up. The price tag though, was only .99 cents. I figured if it didn't work out, I wasn't out very much money so I hauled it home, cleaned it up, and gave it one coat of primer and two coats of spray paint.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's the before:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not very pretty, I know.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a picture of the .99 cent price tag:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pretty beat up, but worth the work.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the after:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Much better! My little guy loves playing here and it takes up much less room than the HONKIN' HUGE train table that was in his room before.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I want to get him a little wooden chair like this one from ikea.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cute, huh? They're only $12.99 too!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm linking up to this spray painting party here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Check out some other seriously great spray painting projects. I have a few other past spray painting projects I'll try to post later this week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy spray painting!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: x-large;">Krista</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>TheSuiteLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098408001241517242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737979216491446364.post-52238681579874437032011-05-16T18:44:00.000-07:002011-05-16T19:08:52.732-07:00The Beginning of a Love Affair.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5E0xqoRShW16qclrQfj_Ke9gL-YQRGeMuZ5NHmr0ta2xeo6FGxIJnJKFwDUDTy6HX5FG75i22ZgdrWQFylt4V6ecng0ipmaslu2YZsguJD_wQqfDbe9jFmKcrkhtFC859z9WosnOTwv7d/s1600/chinese+chippendale.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5E0xqoRShW16qclrQfj_Ke9gL-YQRGeMuZ5NHmr0ta2xeo6FGxIJnJKFwDUDTy6HX5FG75i22ZgdrWQFylt4V6ecng0ipmaslu2YZsguJD_wQqfDbe9jFmKcrkhtFC859z9WosnOTwv7d/s400/chinese+chippendale.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It all started with this picture, which I first saw in Domino magazine. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was smitten. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Can you love a chair? I think you surely can if it has so much glamour your sure it will rub off on your entire home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Living in the Midwest, I had no idea how hard it would be to find them. I set out to scour the Internet. I had no luck, but this image never left my head.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A few years later and some beautiful replicas started popping up.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10l5qg5jauqGOlrzc3dlDze0kxq-WrPIWuvx1SpIRgoNF99nejZcgO5hyphenhyphenQ0eO4y9Mp4xUIN531ZUomtcmq-OIPRvSaJ_nWLov-gq9DelXY9N3FZRr5PISmrzWc2McI5nomigFV5DUCBss/s1600/adler+chinese+chippendale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10l5qg5jauqGOlrzc3dlDze0kxq-WrPIWuvx1SpIRgoNF99nejZcgO5hyphenhyphenQ0eO4y9Mp4xUIN531ZUomtcmq-OIPRvSaJ_nWLov-gq9DelXY9N3FZRr5PISmrzWc2McI5nomigFV5DUCBss/s640/adler+chinese+chippendale.jpg" width="517" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This chair is available through Jonathan Adler and can be yours for a mere </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">$450-650 dollars.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Per</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">chair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">No.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Joke.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Are you still breathing? I didn't think so.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ballard Designs has a much more affordable option:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrkfOO96yPoHgsWkZJ6xWivCj5vQCzA-bLrPp2NmLTEpouXjvUzCvCDDCk7yFtIjbhApuWYznrEBTEUN2FMB5BpR1BNGr0XEaUroprKiTg7H1HZTpwjDWhpblzm5a7hDKSb5xbSnBHvo_/s1600/ballard+chinese+chippendale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrkfOO96yPoHgsWkZJ6xWivCj5vQCzA-bLrPp2NmLTEpouXjvUzCvCDDCk7yFtIjbhApuWYznrEBTEUN2FMB5BpR1BNGr0XEaUroprKiTg7H1HZTpwjDWhpblzm5a7hDKSb5xbSnBHvo_/s400/ballard+chinese+chippendale.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This little beauty is only $249. Much better, but still, if you need more than one......not really affordable.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After searching,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and searching, I finally found some!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am a firm believer that you can find what you want at a price you can afford with a little patience and digging. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Mine will need a paint job (no problemo, just add it to my list!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here they are:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">LOVE!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just. you. wait!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">They will be TO DIE FOR when this whole living room is painted and finished.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">OH, I almost forgot the best part.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The price.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I know, the price is rarely the best part. When you're a bargain hunting fiend it is!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The pair of vintage Chinese Chippendale chairs......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">DRUM ROLL PLEASE....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">35 BUCK-A-ROOS.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yep, $35.00 for the pair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Peel yourself off the floor and keep searching for something you love!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div>TheSuiteLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098408001241517242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737979216491446364.post-28298396880783852242011-05-11T06:20:00.000-07:002011-05-11T06:20:36.381-07:00Glorious Goodwill.....And A Sneak Peek<div style="text-align: center;">Lately, I've been frequenting our local Goodwill. It started out because I was looking for a few inexpensive tea cups for my daughter's birthday party and since then I find myself going more and more. I think it's partly because of Mr. Goodwill Hunting's blog. Have you read it? You must! Go read it now and then come back! You can find it here:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rashoncarraway.com/">http://www.rashoncarraway.com/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's amazing isn't it! I have to say I've found some pretty amazing stuff at ours so this may have to turn into a weekly post for me. My first great find were two really large apothecary jars.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">LOVE. THEM! The ginormous one was $4.99 and the large one was $1.99!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We used them on the food table at my daughter's party.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, just last week I came across this.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqSl56S_JerLIUf9pAIBneW-uH5k6kojAc12BwzYCOPfk0VUhQR5q2mz-LileGDn5qHjM6VUs-EBBlz7vAbnJo5oSDpvZucy7u9Ai1cs9Xfn57iWS0xPfGWTveNhTf_TXMqV980RLrNRZ/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqSl56S_JerLIUf9pAIBneW-uH5k6kojAc12BwzYCOPfk0VUhQR5q2mz-LileGDn5qHjM6VUs-EBBlz7vAbnJo5oSDpvZucy7u9Ai1cs9Xfn57iWS0xPfGWTveNhTf_TXMqV980RLrNRZ/s320/017.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, hello pretty runner with the $89.99 tag still on it from Target!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I paid $2.99!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AMAZING, RIGHT?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the same trip I scored a campaign dresser, I had been looking for one to use as a buffet in my dining room. It's this style:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not sure what color I'll paint it, but I can't wait to show you the before and after!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The best part......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I paid $6.99!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last but, not least I found a couple of cute additions for the little Mister's room I've been working on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cute 'lil airplane lamp $2.99</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjHeYZbk-v8lkLCkKVu8CQtg1lyxw4QGhiHO9VcissNwuyHNWxj7NR296pWsu_CgeycpYsgAEuXO-9uB3nLqaOnPu9LtTuHOGgF_LpfxVtvX1X_gKVFPjSQsbn9EYNJ_ize1FqmlC0MdU/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjHeYZbk-v8lkLCkKVu8CQtg1lyxw4QGhiHO9VcissNwuyHNWxj7NR296pWsu_CgeycpYsgAEuXO-9uB3nLqaOnPu9LtTuHOGgF_LpfxVtvX1X_gKVFPjSQsbn9EYNJ_ize1FqmlC0MdU/s320/003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Handsome ship perfectly fit for a vintage travel room.....$1.99</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Really I have lots more to post about but I think I hear the baby girl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy treasure hunting!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><em><strong>Krista</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"></div>TheSuiteLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098408001241517242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737979216491446364.post-20778833372570033572011-05-08T12:02:00.000-07:002011-05-08T12:02:04.726-07:00Happy Mother's Day!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">In honor of Mother's Day I thought I would share with you a favorite poem.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Babies Don’t Keep</span></strong></div><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">by Ruth Hulburt Hamilton</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Mother, O Mother, come shake out your cloth,</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Empty the dustpan, poison the moth,</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Hang out the washing, make up the bed,</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Sew on a button and butter the bread.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Where is the mother whose house is so shocking?</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">She’s up in the nursery, blissfully rocking.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Oh, I’ve grown as shiftless as Little Boy Blue,</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Lullabye, rockabye, lullabye loo.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Dishes are waiting and bills are past due</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Pat-a-cake, darling, and peek, peekaboo</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">The shopping’s not done and there’s nothing for stew</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">And out in the yard there’s a hullabaloo</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">But I’m playing Kanga and this is my Roo</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Look! Aren’t his eyes the most wonderful hue?</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Lullabye, rockaby lullabye loo.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">The cleaning and scrubbing can wait till tomorrow</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">But children grow up as I’ve learned to my sorrow.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">So quiet down cobwebs; Dust go to sleep!</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>TheSuiteLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098408001241517242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737979216491446364.post-8502302280358776102011-05-06T15:08:00.000-07:002011-05-06T15:08:01.714-07:00Master Bedroom Ideas<div style="text-align: center;">I'm in a bit of a decorating frenzy and for the last few days have been pouring over pictures on the internet looking for inspiration for our Master Bedroom. I think I've got it!!! Here's what's moving me so far......</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">THIS BEDROOM. I stumbled on <a href="http://studioten25.com/blog/">http://studioten25.com/blog/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let me just say, she is seriously talented in the interior design arena. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I could get lost on her blog, of course, my children might never get fed, so there is that to consider.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Here is a pic of her bedroom:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Love the soothing wall color and the sunburst mirror! I was already planning on putting a sunburst over our bed......here's one I really like from Ballard Designs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>HOW GORGEOUS IS THAT!!??!!?</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is pretty close for wall color:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">On to the fabric choices. I like mixing colors and textures with a really colorful fabric as a base so you can pull other colors in.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the colorful fabric I'm leaning toward:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">with a little chevron</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hello lovely!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or maybe this one</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgA-mDpJOui2R1SrqEzyUQHpsm3bSKTud10jr7Xi1OQeRaEBui-YKhzomDfN3AP0xzkGAZMe9QQaA3r9NfJ0zYztYq9rW65MHpHAm7sQZXqj3fz337lFyt6Fqq2_8ZSgKBxc4Jc3LFmdi/s1600/Waverly+Cross+Section+Green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgA-mDpJOui2R1SrqEzyUQHpsm3bSKTud10jr7Xi1OQeRaEBui-YKhzomDfN3AP0xzkGAZMe9QQaA3r9NfJ0zYztYq9rW65MHpHAm7sQZXqj3fz337lFyt6Fqq2_8ZSgKBxc4Jc3LFmdi/s1600/Waverly+Cross+Section+Green.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll just order swatches for both :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then a monogrammed pillow for good measure. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Love something fun and over the top like this but with an orange monogram.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's the start of the inspiration for our room. It's probably going to be a long project, we'll keep posting on the progress......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>TheSuiteLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098408001241517242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737979216491446364.post-19826275608284088672011-05-04T15:12:00.000-07:002011-05-04T15:12:18.046-07:00Union Jack Pillow Hack<div style="text-align: center;">I'm working on a quite a few projects for the little man's room. A few days ago, I posted a fabulous picture of a Union Jack dresser which I LOVE. As I was looking around the room though, I thought it would be too much. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I found a picture of a Union Jack pillow on Nieman's website...... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">WHAT?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Plus $65.00 shipping and handling.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">That's a quick way to stop a heart.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anywhooooo. I was brousing in Tar-Jay yesterday and found a solid navy blue pillow on clearance for $4.98. I had some seam binding leftover from the curtains I'm making over for the room (I'll show you that later :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">$7.25</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">LOVE. IT.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Go hack yourself a pillow :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>TheSuiteLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098408001241517242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737979216491446364.post-31860925325067198152011-05-03T16:02:00.000-07:002011-05-03T16:02:15.989-07:00Headboard wall ideas for the "Big Boy Room"<div style="text-align: center;">I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! We've been pretty busy getting things started on the little man's room. We painted and it looks great! I love it. I thought maybe it would be too dark, but with the other things that are going into the room, it's going to be perfection (at least I think so ;). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I just realized I never posted the space we're working with. </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Classic "before" pic......we just moved in, so I guess it's not too bad.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a strange room...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">lots of nooks.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">and crannies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would also like to do THIS above his headboard.................<em><strong>swoon</strong></em>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>TheSuiteLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098408001241517242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737979216491446364.post-53788808436425298372011-04-29T14:32:00.000-07:002011-04-29T14:32:43.503-07:00Gigi's Teddy Bear Tea Party<div style="text-align: center;">Here are a few pictures from our recent party for our princess' second birthday. I'll do a full post later on with all the details.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Since it's a "Vintage Travel" inspired room, I thought it might be fun to do a union jack dresser. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center">Not sure where all of these are from as I've been scouring the internet looking for them.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I think the chevron rug would be unexpected and add a punch of fun to a little boys room. I think for his room, I would do it in gray and white since I'm using a lot of chrome touches.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Urban Outfitters has a really affordable version in the color I'm looking for!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div>TheSuiteLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098408001241517242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737979216491446364.post-13111921787299952212011-04-25T14:32:00.000-07:002011-04-25T14:32:52.650-07:00Big Boy Room Inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYw-dIYlksvFZ1GxD_8CxB2wepNXA96RsobkPtIfAd1i4Q5hY4wXJnZIIUOrHgnQ2DN1LhpdBoIi5Zz7iUl8AA4vwFRDktGE1Cc-qt9h72Nc9jS9eTT_9LZwGRlilrMQzIvzRF4KUoZaMc/s1600/built+ins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYw-dIYlksvFZ1GxD_8CxB2wepNXA96RsobkPtIfAd1i4Q5hY4wXJnZIIUOrHgnQ2DN1LhpdBoIi5Zz7iUl8AA4vwFRDktGE1Cc-qt9h72Nc9jS9eTT_9LZwGRlilrMQzIvzRF4KUoZaMc/s1600/built+ins.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">via <a href="http://www.thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/">www.thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Last year I posted about some things I was looking at to apply to my 3 year old's "Big Boy Room". At the time we were renting a postage stamp sized apartment and I didn't want to invest very much since I couldn't paint at all. I made some vintage inspired wall art (my sweet boy was wanting "music stuff" at the time) with instruments but didn't make any big changes since I knew we would be moving. I'm sure glad I didn't!!!!! Since moving into our new home my son has informed me that he wants a "blue" room with airplanes and cars. Now, he has no way of remembering this, but his nursery was done in a vintage travel theme but all of those things have been in storage for the last year and a half because we didn't have room for them. PERFECTION! I'll have to paint a few things to make them all work together, but I think it will be a fun room that he'll love. We'll be modifying the color scheme to more primary colors to make things a bit more sharp and crisp. I mentioned in my last post that the ThriftyDecorChick did an amazing job on her son's room with these colors, I hope you got a chance to check it out. Here's a few pictures I'm using as inspiration.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have some airplanes and a hot air balloon that will be perfect after a coat of paint. They are in storage in Florida though (UGGH!). We'll have to wait on that one, here's what ours look like at the present.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There you have it. That's our somewhat loose plan. Now all I have to do is get to work!</div>TheSuiteLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098408001241517242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737979216491446364.post-36260192452812111912011-04-22T05:02:00.000-07:002011-04-22T05:02:18.750-07:00Sweet Home Chicagoland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqy2cS2nKwHosYI9M0CRM9qYs3pJ33Zsz1_C8X1SOZ3MY_OtesezGFcKpcTJ5FXb2-Al0wYOFKDQTRCsnwntBkmbOapxkll0ssX0ZwWquT_m38K2n5i9xqa0XHEiemmVGGp8HM5NoK7eZA/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqy2cS2nKwHosYI9M0CRM9qYs3pJ33Zsz1_C8X1SOZ3MY_OtesezGFcKpcTJ5FXb2-Al0wYOFKDQTRCsnwntBkmbOapxkll0ssX0ZwWquT_m38K2n5i9xqa0XHEiemmVGGp8HM5NoK7eZA/s320/004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>A little over a month ago we moved back to the Chicago suburbs. I couldn't be happier. My husbands new job relocated him and we spent a few months looking for a home to rent. Let me just say, the current real estate market is CRAZY! With so many families loosing their homes the rental market was so aggressive that it took way longer to find something than we thought. We were looking to move to the Schaumburg area, which is a west suburb and ended up all the way out in St. Charles. We decided on a longer lease since the market was so crazy, and I have to say, I'm really happy we did. The thought of moving again makes me break out in hives. The home we're renting is a vintage farmhouse built over a hundred years ago with fabulous wood floors and built-ins and tons of charm. The next few months I'll be fixing things up room, by room. First up will be my 3 year old son's room because he asks me every week when we'll be painting his room. I'm thinking of using a lot of the vintage travel stuff he previously had in his nursery but punching it up a notch with primary, big boy colors. I found a ton of inspiration over at Thrifty Decor Chick and if you haven't checked out her blog yet, YOU MUST! Her son's airplane room can be found here:<br />
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It is too cute for words! <br />
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I'm happy to be back here, with a more permanent spot we can call home and will be thrilled if you come on this journey with me as I make this house a home.TheSuiteLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098408001241517242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737979216491446364.post-17586224732637689232010-10-06T06:34:00.000-07:002010-10-06T06:34:53.460-07:00~NEW~ THE MON PETITE CHERI HEADBAND COLLECTIONThis headband is beyond beautiful! It is perfectly layered with feathers, tulle, and chiffon rosettes and complimented with a coordinating velvet petite bow and sequin detail. This is perfect special occassion, upcoming holiday photos or for additional glamour for her sunday best.<br />
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Many color combos will be available!!<br />
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By now you probably know that I love a good DIY project, so when I found this chair next to the trash in our neighborhood I had to give it a shot at new life.<br />
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With a bit of elbow grease, paint and some time at the sewing machine.....TADA! Here's the after, a cute chair to coordinate with my sweet girl's nursery. A great place to cuddle and read books.<br />
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3. Replaced the mirror with an old cork board I had lying around. (Not really sure where it came from or why I had it :)<br />
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TaDa. Please excuse the hideous pics, it rained the whole week when I did this project. She is a beautiful cork board now. I'm not sure if I'll leave her white or not. You know, I really am obsessed with painting and repainting. That's probably another post, maybe I should form some sort of support group. Anyway, I wanted to share her with you. If you know where I can get some really fab push pins on the cheap, please let me know.<br />
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Happy Monday!<br />
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