It's the Little Things

 Whenever I am browsing thru pinterest or blogs I look at the little things.
Not so much they way a room looks as a whole, but the details.
That is always what gets me.
There are so many different styles I like

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 so in my home I like to pull it all together.
Make it comfortable and cozy.
Candles, lanterns,
pillows, blankets and such.

And just the little things that I like.
The way it all comes together
to get the look I want.

Happy weekend!
Jenn

174th Inspire me Tuesday

Thank you to Marty at
http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2013/07/174th-inspire-me-tuesday.html#more

 for hosting another great Inspire me Tuesday! The 174th!!
I now love Tuesdays!!


I am constantly inspired and in awe of such talented people in the bloggy world.
In fact all my decorating has come from blogs I read.

I saw a beautiful flower box last week on a wonderful blog and set out to make my own.
Turns out my hubby is a lot better with these things then I am.
I guess it is hard to finish any projects when I am constantly being called upon by one of five children.
so my dear husband built this for me for my dining room table. It is large, but it looks great!
I am so happy with it.

Inspire me Tuesday

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Marty over at
http://www.astrollthrulife.net/

is hosting her 172nd Inspire Me Tuesday!
Her home is so beautiful and so is her blog!!
Thank you, Marty!

Today for Inspire Me Tuesday I am posting about how much I love crates!!
Pinterest has inspired me to create this crate shelf in my dining room. It was super easy.
All I did was buy my crates from Michaels with my 40% off coupon and stained and stacked them.
I can move them anywhere in the house whenever I want or add to them.
Our hot chocolate area sits on the upper shelf.

I can't wait to hop on over and see what has inspired everyone else!!
So much fun and great ideas!
Have a wonderful week my friends!!
Jenn~

Curbside Dresser Makeover

I found an ad on craigslist for a free dresser.
I had my poor hubby get out of his pajamas on a lazy Sunday evening to go get a dresser I
had known nothing about.
The address was only a couple of miles away so it turned out to be nasty- we could just drive away!
 It was just what I was looking for- sorta!
We hauled it home and the next morning I painted it with a home made chalk paint recipe I found on pinterest.
The top drawers were not as nice as the others, so I had hubby put a piece of plywood down and I added the baskets, then add the new drawer pulls.
So in total I spent 26.00 on the dresser.
The end baskets were found at Walmart for 8.00 and the middle one I already had purchased from Ross a few months back. The pulls were found at Lowes around 1.00 a piece.
 We have such limited storage in the house and with 5 kids I need all the space I can find.
Even though this dresser is in my living room, it hides my sons clothes.
No one even knows!!

Jenn

Inspire Me Tuesday

 I am a big copy cat!! I really am. I see something I like and I try to recreate it in my own home.
I wish I had more time to think of things on my own, or was more creative... but I am not.
Maybe having 5 kids tagging behind me each day doesn't help with the creativity! But that is ok-
I love my life and enjoy the times I spend with the kiddos!
Enjoy while they are still little!!

 One of the blogs I find so inspiring is
http://junkchiccottage.blogspot.com/
She has such a beautiful home and her style is very much like mine!
With that I have created a space in my dining room area that looks very similar to Kris's space.

 I already had a huge collection of white dishes and such so I basically just had to shop my own house.
The table we created from an old sofa table, but my hubby replaced the legs for me and I painted it white. The big chalk board I already had as the white shelves.

 The faux cookies were a part of my collection of faux treats, they look so real!
I bought off of etsy a few years ago and they still look brand new!

I am linking to Marty's beautiful blog fir Inspire me Tuesday.
http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2013/07/171st-inspire-me-tuesday.html#more
Thank you so much to all the lovely bloggers out there who inspire me each day to create
what I love in my home!

Jenn