Dining Room

I spend way too much time online!
Between blogs and facebook, and then somehow getting sucked into pinterest!!
I came across a great idea from
http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2013/05/frenchy-aged-paper-candle-wraps.html
Where she printed up an image from the
The graphics Fairy
http://thegraphicsfairy.com/
and then aged the paged with coffee!!
What a wonderful project!!
I tried it on a Dollatr Tree candle and it looks marvelous!!

Happy weekend,
Jenn

One room three ways linky party

                                                                      2011.............. My house was styled in the shabby romantic style for 7 years!! I loved it, it was cozy, warm and romantic!! All the pink, the roses, candles, tea cups, tea pots and faux treats.

                                                                   2011.... It felt like a candy shop!
Then something changed............. I needed a change.
Maybe it was having a baby boy after 4 girls that made me decide I needed a change.
Just wasn't sure what I wanted!!

                                                                     2012..... Well I picked the right color, but the house was lacking something- warmth!!
I always wanted a welcoming home to come into.

                                                  2011- and this just wasn't it!
Not yet at least!

                                                                    2013
I finally am getting it !!! The look I want without all the frill.
Everyone in the house likes it. Not so much pink for them!
I loved the pink, don't get me wrong. But it was a little too much with 5 kids!!
So we added some crown molding and a faux mantle for me to have fun and decorate for the holidays.

All though my house changes almost daily, they are suttle changes. New curtains, new tablecloth. A floral arrangement here and there.
the dining room table is another project I hope to get done by the holidays 2013.
Next weekend we are finishing up my faux butcherblock countertops in the kitchen!
Can't wait for that one!! 

So because my dining was literally One Room Three Ways I am linking up to the party!!
Come back and visit us here at the den!!
http://www.thistlewoodfarms.com/summer-linky-party

What a great way to spend a summer day!!
This linky party is awesome!!
Have a great weekend.

My Dining Room

This is our small dining area and some of the chnages we have made lately. There is always something to do and with all the little ones, we can not get it all done within the time frame we would like. I would love to do something different with the windows, but we need the privacy.
Painting the table and chairs is on my to do list.
But with summer vaca coming up not sure what I will get done!

I'm Dreaming of a white kitchen

 Ever since we painted the cabinets white a few years ago, I found it easier to be in the kitchen.It was brighter and cleaner, but little did I know how hard it would be to keep it clean with kids and pets.

I love all the white, just cleaning is not really my thing!

 The house had been shabby chic romantic style for such a long time that when I decided to change it, I wasn't sure what I wanted! But thanks to pinterest and the bloggy world

 I think I have found just what I want! I love the farmhouse look, but I also like farmhouse.
So I am still trying to decide what to keep and what not to keep.

I am forever decorating. In fact I think I have some sort of decorating illness. It seems I have to create or change something almost daily!
Wonder how many people do this? Just me? Maybe not....
However many different ways my house might look, I love it and it is my home!
Home sweet home!

Spring time in the den

 Spring time once again and although it has been a rather chilly winter, spring is in the air.
Birds are chirping, bunnies are fluttering by,

Mornings are starting earlier

 And flowers are beginning to bloom.
Spring is such a wonderful time for fresh new starts.
Don't you just love this time of year?

Too Scared Too Paint!!!

 I am planing on getting a lot of work done on the house really soon!! We have a really really small kitchen, as I have stated before. When we bought the house 9 years ago, it was a decent size for our family, but since then we have grown in many ways!! (Add in a few more kids)...and so it is that we NEED a much bigger kitchen, but in order to expand it we would lose a bedroom. Not in the budget this year, as we need a new roof, but a possibilty for next year!! Until then I will love it for what it is....at least I have a kitchen (home) of my own!! Much to be thankful for itself!!

 So as I walk around I see things that need to be painted or cleaned. One of which- our old living room furniture. This coffee table was handed down to me from my grandma and I just don't have the guts to paint it!! Same with my dining room set. An antique set from my grandmothers friend, I am just too scared to paint it white!!
Oh well... for now I will just love it and live with it!!

Pottery Barn knock off wreath and pinecone ornament

I love Pottery Barn so much!! I could easily spend a years worth of paychecks there in just one visit!

So while browsing the catalog, I noticed thier wreaths.

Wow!! How easy would it be to make one myself!!

I already had the wreath and found the ornaments for only 1.85 at Goodwill !!

Here is a pic of the one I made and a pic of the pinecone ornament I made as well.

That was basically free!!

 Here is the Pottery Barn version!! Oh so pretty!!!!

 And here too is the Pottery Barn version of the beautiful wreath!! I just saved over 100.00 making these myself!! Win !! Win!!

Happy holidays!!
Jenn