The Nursery

I hate I haven't shared very much about my pregnancy or the excitement of our sweet little GIRL! Yes, we have known for 6 weeks now and I haven't even shared that important little fact on here yet. But most of you already know that! I do, however, get lots of requests from family and friends of belly bump pictures and nursery updates so I promise to do better about sharing!

Let's start with the nursery! Once we found out that Baby Rohling was indeed a girl, we (well mainly me) were anxious to get to planning for the nursery! I love pink for little girls rooms! BUT I had a bad bad personal experience in High School with my pink room. After begging my parents to let me paint it pink for years, they finally gave me the go ahead and I HATED it. Lasted two weeks before I begged them to let me repaint again. Anyway, I couldn't bear the thought of purchasing pink paint! So we decided to go with grey and pink accents. I think Knox was happy we opted out of pink for his room, too! Thanks to pinterest I found so many beautiful nurseries and ideas!

I love the board and batten look and considered it for a while! 

The pops of teal are too cute!

Classic and relaxing nursery!

Loved this one with yellow instead of pink! And the stenciled wall. Looks like such a happy place!

This is my inspiration board for Carolyn Jo's room! It has taken a little different route than I initially envisioned but I love it! We picked the color right off the bat (thanks to Tina's co-worker Suzy) and the bedding from Land of Nod not long after. Then we've just been working to find cute, fun and inexpensive items to coordinate or replicate. Y'all know me and I'm doing this on a budget so we've enlisted my wonderful and talented dad to build this RH Baby dresser look-a-like and will of course have some DIY projects along the way! More details and room pictures to come! 

Guest Room Preview

Well really this is Knox's room. And if you come in town, he'll share with you! Just a few photos...

Knox can be found relaxing on his bed or looking out this window. He's a great guard dog! 

 Fabulous storage and oh so necessary!

Puppy sketches to complete the pup's room! And, more storage. Nothing fancy but here she is!

Guest Bathroom #1

You may remember this hideous preview of our guest bathroom. This is a guest bathroom located upstairs and is used frequently when people come over. Looking at this picture I can't believe I let anyone go in there! Yikes! Luckily, it is no longer quite the eyesore. 

 Before: Where to begin? Dark, two layers of wallpaper. just plain gross!

 This pattern is horrendous!

 After: It's amazing what a fresh coat of paint can do! Really 3 coats of primer and 2 coats of paint but who's counting? Removed the border, new shower curtain, hardware and shelf over the toilet.

So much lighter and even seems bigger! Now whenever you come over I won't make you hold it anymore!

Curb Appeal

I blame/credit this project on my dear friend Alissa. When I was showing her a picture of our house when we were closing on it she said something along the lines of, "So, what color are you going to paint the shutters?" My reaction? "I kinda like them." Well, I got to thinking about it and looking at other houses and decided the answer to her question--black. And boy did it make such a difference! I love it!

 

 Before

 After! The black really pops with our fresh, black mulch.

I do have to brag on my amazing yard boys! Seth, his brother and friends have spent countless hours fertilizing, mulching, planting, trimming, laying rock, etc. It's incredible what a little TLC can do. This is one of our front flower beds that was a disaster just weeks before. Now just waiting on these begonias to sprout up!

The side of our yard that was out of control before. Nice and neat now. Even the neighbors keep commenting on their beautiful work!

Drop Cloth Curtains

Our dining room, like the rest of the house, has been a work in progress. Baby steps! While in search of some furniture the first little project I was able to tackle was curtains. Our ceilings are atad high so we need long curtains. Somewhere in between the standard and the long length. I stumbled across various drop cloth curtains on none other then pinterest as a solution to any length curtains. For just $25 plus a curtain rod and rings, I could have some brand new beautiful curtains at the perfect height. Not to mention this took all of half an hour and did not involve any sewing.

I purchased 2 canvas drop cloths from Home Depot and used a bottle of craft glue. First I ironed both drop cloths. Then I laid them out and measured the length I wanted.

 Knox loves to help!

  I folded over the remainder of the fabric to create a lip at the top of the curtains. 

I used clip rings to hang the curtains from the top. It's a little hard to see the lip from this picture but I promise it looks good! Overall, another super easy and inexpensive project I would recommend!

Yard Sale Bench and DIY Shelf Coat Rack

It's hard to believe we moved into our house a month ago today! Slowly but surely everything is starting to come together. Last night we completed our entryway. 

 I discovered this antique bench at a yard sale one Saturday for $50. Our entry is the perfect place for it! After some pinterest digging I knew I needed a coat rack shelf to accompany it! I found the perfect tutorial online and put the men in my life to work. 

And here are the two beauties together. Now all I need is pictures in the frames and some new bench pillows.

It's the little things

That are often so exciting in a new place! I find myself giddy when the little projects get done, like hanging everything!

Towel Racks and Pictures are up in the bathroom!

Garden hose on the wall outside (versus an eyesore of a container on the driveway)

Gotta love Spray Paint

Spray paint seems to be my best friend lately! I have been spray painting everything in sight and have loved all the results...

Knobs on our bedroom closets. Originally a lovely brass, now an oil rubbed bronze (despite my poor picture taking ability which makes it look black).

 Before and after of 48 outlets and light switches (only a few rooms left). Makes all the difference in the world. 

DIY Coaster

I told my sister about this craft and that I thought it would make a cute little gift. She laughed and said, who wants coasters as a gift? Note to self, never give B coasters! Anyway, I love to keep small gifts on hand and may whip up a few of these for backup despite her advice.

 

 All you need for this is:

• some tiles from the hardware store
• mod podge
• scrapbook paper 
• some sort of felt for the back as grippers
• clear coat spray paint

I had everything on hand except for the tile, which cost me a whopping 52 cents!

 Cut squares out of the scrapbook paper, just a little bit smaller than the tile. 

 Use the mod podge to glue and coat the paper to the tile. Let dry then spray with clear coat! Finally, stick four felt stickers to the back corners of each tile.

All done. Quick, easy but most of all inexpensive!

Bedside Bench

I snagged this bench at a garage sale recently for just $15! It was exactly what I'd been looking for to go at the end of our bed, with a few minor changes. Once I purchased the fabric (for just $4 might I add), I realized it would need a little paint job too! Check out my transformation below!

 

Good design and great height! Knox has already started using it as a step to get on the bed :)

 Simple recover of the padding first. White wash paint job next...

 Ta-da, all done! And I just love it!

Closeup!

 

 Some of my favorite finds and projects, that may look familiar, are now at rest in our bedroom. Such a peaceful and relaxing space and this bench was the final touch!

I'm linking this up to one of my absolute favorite bloggers and DIYer, Miss Mustard Seed, for her Furniture Feature Friday party! AND Tatertots and Jello, home to thousands of great craft inspirations!

Trash to Treasure

Saturday I had the pleasure of attending (and working) Bag-A-Bargain for Junior League. Basically a giant, crazy yard-sale. To be honest, I was quite overwhelmed with all the sections and stuff. I only walked away with a few purchases. Sorry to disappoint all of you that thought I would find lots of material for craft projects or transformations.

 

Candle holders, a big back of corks, burlap fabric, and some cute invitations. Nothing too exciting but I only spent $4 so not too bad. 

 

I've been looking for some candlesticks for the bookshelf in our bedroom, I think they work perfect here!

  

 A great investment if you ask me :)

 

Spring place setting with burlap tied napkins

Candle and cork centerpiece for our spring table!

I have a great project coming up with the burlap fabric if I can find some time! Hopefully in the next few days!!!