Playroom Reveal

The playroom is finished!  I finally feel like there is some organized chaos going on in there, and I'm so happy!  It's a little bold and bright, and a lot is going on in this little room, but thats the way I think a playroom should be!  I feel like it gives the kids freedom in being creative and expressing themselves in any way they want.  Its busy...but so are my kids.  So far, they have been having a blast and spending so much time in there and that makes me so, so happy!



 To save money on window treatments, I made this little art banner for my kids to display all their masterpieces!  My kids are colorers...and they are always wanting me to hang every picture up, but I never know where to put them all.  So this little banner has been a great solution.  

   

 We rotate the pictures often so they all get a chance to be hung...small ribbon, clothes pins and large push-pins are all I used to make this.

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Pin It & Spin It 3

Week 3 of Pin It & Spin It and we are still going strong!

Jenn will be gracing us with her presence (and wonderful outfits) for the remainder of June!  

Here is our pin this week!

I love how we all took this in different directions!  Be sure to check out Angela and Jenn to see more of their spins!

And don't forget to link up below (anything will go!) and make some new friends!

Here is my take on this pin:

I decided to use the same color scheme with my outfit.  I love blue and black together, it just seems that the colors pop together!

 top: tj maxx, pants: Target

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There are no rules for this link up, we just ask that you follow the hosts and link back.

Oh, and make some friends!

Try the Trend: Jumpsuits/Rompers

This is one of those trends that you either love or really, really hate!  I have to admit, I wasn't on board at first, but I am coming around!  They are so comfy and super easy to dress up or down

 Jumpsuit: Agaci, Shoes: Ross

Here are some others I'm loving:

 

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What do you think of this trend??

Pin It & Spin It 2

It's time for round 2 of Pin It and Spin It!  This week we are featuring the lovely Jenn from Jennifer Therese!  

This week we chose this pin as our inspiration!

Make sure to check out Angela and Jenn to see their spin on this outfit!

Also new to the feature is the link up!  You can link up anything you have tried from Pinterest (an outfit, a craft, recipe, anything!) and link up your post at the bottom!

Now on to my take on the pin:

 I chose to do a more casual take on the inspiration pin...wearing the stripes in my top and the pink in my accessories.

Top and shorts: TJ, Belt: H&M, earrings: Target, Bracelet: VeryJane

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Summer Wish List

Now that summer is finally here, it brings out a whole new wish list for me!  Here is what I'm loving for this summer season...

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Dresser Makeover

I have been looking for some sort of dresser/sideboard piece to place in our basement under the TV.  I have strictly been looking on KSL (Utah's version of Craigs List), since I didn't want to spend much money at all.  I finally found a real beauty...it was only $30, but in horrible shape!  Scratched to high heck, not to mention it stunk like crazy!  I was a little worried I wouldn't be able to get rid of that stench!!  So, in my true fashion, I grabbed all my trusty spray paint and went to town!  Here is what it looked like when I brought this lovely home:

I removed all the old hardware and sanded it lightly...then used 2 cans of spray primer and 3 cans of glossy spray paint.  This is how it turned out:

It was in rough shape, and once I started painting, I was wishing that I had sanded it more.  I wasn't able to get all the scratches out as I'd hoped, but the gray color does hide it better...

I bought some hardware at Hobby Lobby and sprayed them a light gold color

Recognize the gold-dipped bowl from Nate Berkus I was drooling over at this post?  Well, I'm still obsessed, and was happy when I realized it would go perfect on this dresser:)

When you hang your TV on the wall, I think it's important to place some piece of furniture underneath it to help anchor it to the ground.  Otherwise, it just looks like the tv is floating on this huge massive wall.



For about $50 total, I think I got a pretty good deal!  Especially considering this dresser is real wood and not the fake stuff!  So don't pass on something just because it is in bad shape and looks pretty rough...its amazing what a little paint can do!