Nursery: Part 2

The time is almost here.  She will be arriving soon and we have been working our butts off trying to get this little girls room done asap.  Our girls are worth it though. We have a few things left but I would love to share where we are now.  I know a lot of people have been waiting for me to put up pictures and tutorials of what we did and I am sorry it's taken so long.

I think everyone's favorite part has to be the pallet flooring and the painted wall.  I have to say, they are my favorite as well.  It's so fun to know that Ryan and I have done this together and it actually looks beautiful.  You get so many ideas in your head of what you want something to look like, but making it reality is always the trick.  I think we have come pretty close to what I had pictured in my mind.  I am such a prefectionist and I am glad that amazing husband has been so patient and loving to help this irritable pregnant woman get this done.  Thanks Babe! So I will just start with a stroll of pictures of individual things we've and if anyone would like a tutorial on anything we did,  please let me know and I will go at it.  Here ya go!

Pallet flooring

Hand painted wall mural



These are made from magizine clippings for her mobile.





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Old dresser painted and front of drawers covered in fabric.  Still needs glass knobs.



Had old curtains and added some length to them.  I love the way these turned out.

Her name is not neccesarily, just had to put something in for the picture.

Hand made blanket from her Nana.



Wooden and painted mural.

Let me know what you guys think.  I will have the big reveal shortly.  Come back to check it out.



Nursery

I think one of my favorite things to do in life is to decorate, paint murals, and be crafty.  My husband never understands me when I say, oh I would love to paint something.  He thinks I am absolutely crazy!  To him it's work but to me it's amazing.  The change you can make to a place just by paint is stunning.  Since I was a little girl I have alway been in love with paint and now that I am an adult, I have the freedom to do what I want with it.

On that note, we have a new addition to our house in July.  We are expecting our third child and my family and I are very excited to know we are having a girl.  It's fun to know this because our first daughter we did not know we were having a girl.  Our second child was a boy so I surely couldn't decorate a pretty little nursery for him.  Our color choices were yellow, green, and white!  To a woman who loves color, this was very boring.  I loved the room it just wasn't that little girl room a momma always dreams about giving her little princess.  Now we will have both our little girls in the same room, and I can give both our daughter that room.  Here is a little peak of what I've been doing.  The color is quite bright but I love it.

I want to show you what it looked like before.  It makes me nauseous every time I look at it.  How can you not get depressed in this dark of a room. YUCK!




Room Before Baby Girl



Adding Natural Elements



Hand Painted Flowers




Pallets Used for Pallet Flooring



Reuse it!

You know those medicine cups you get everytime you buy medicine for your kiddo.  Well you can reuse them.  I use them for paint cups when my kids are painting.  Fill 'em up, use 'em, and clean 'em out. Try it!  

Simplest Redo

One of the easiest, most inexpensive ways to redo something is "SPRAY PAINT"!  I love spray paint!  It's easy, quick, inexspensive and really does have great results if done the right way.

As you know, I want teal and red in my kitchen/living room area.  The vase and planter pot I have does not fit this new color scheme.  I want to use what I have to make it work.  I do not want to buy new items. Easy solution? My handy dandy spray paint!

Here I have taken my simple vase and pot and transformed them into items I can use again.

1. Pick your color.
2. Prep your working area.  Work in a very ventilated area, cover with newspaper, and buy a mask for your face (spray paint is nasty to breath in).
3. Make sure you give your item(s) a nice light sanding so that the spray paint has something to hold on to.
4. Start spraying carefully.  Always spray in short even strokes.  Do not spray upside down. Do one coat at a time to ensure no dripping or over painting. 
5. Let first coat dry.
6. Apply second coat.
7. It's that easy, you are done.



Before



Before



In progress



After

After

Happy Spray Painting!

The Beginning

My husband and I have recently bought our very first home.  I am especially excited about this because I can finally start my redo (crafty, inventive, everything else) blog.  I have been waiting until I actually have a million things to redo to start this.  I hope this blog will inspire, bring imagination and help you with all your redo ideas.

Like I said before, we just bought our first home. It is a starter home that has so many possibilities.  We wanted to buy a home in our price rage but one that we could add a lot of value to.  I think we found the perfect match. 

Over the years, I have found that I like to do many different projects all at once.  Then I am left feeling like I haven't accomplished anything even though I just completed 10 projects. So now I will redo one room at a time.  I suggest this for anyone that wants to makeover their whole house. We start with the kitchen since we spend a lot of time in here with friends and family.

 He is what was left for us.  Unfinished, small and completely not my style.

Here is what I want it to look like.  I absolutely love this kitchen. I know you can only some of it but I hope you will get the idea.



Inspiration Kitchen

The color contrast and elegance of this room is indescribable for me.  I hope you will stick around and see how I transform my kitchen into something beautiful.