Some Halloween Decorating

Long time, no post! I don't really have an excuse either. I guess, I just haven't been very motivated lately to write and upload photos. Still haven't completed the kitchen...:0/ Hopefully I'll get around to it in the next few months. 


But, I have been decorating for Halloween! Every year, my Mom and I host a Halloween party at my house. I think it's our favorite holiday besides Christmas. Shocker, huh? I think that's probably true for most people. LOL 


With some spooky special effects via Instagram, here's what I've done so far:

I made these candles look bloody by simply dripping red wax down them. 

The white treat bag was made using Martha Stewart's skull potato stamp tutorial. 

Master Bedroom....again.

Hey there! I added a tv armoire to my bedroom plus accessories:

I painted the armoire a beigey white, which was originally a dark stain wood look, and painted the tv tray turned-accent-table a creamy white. 

These boxes also got a fresh new look. They had wine bottles and wine glasses on them and I painted them white and used a homemade stencil in a chevron pattern. I think it really brings out the brass details. By the way, I'm loving this pattern right now (along with most of blog land)! Every time I see this pattern being used, whether it's on a pillow or a rug, I WANT it. LOL

Here's how everything looks on this side of the bedroom now:

It's coming along, one project at a time, and very little money spent. Next I'll be adding a sitting chair and accessories by the window. 

Suzy :0)

Chalkboard Paint on Planters

Hope you are having a great start to 2011! I've already set a ton of goals for myself. One of which includes blogging more often! I have to admit. This is harder than I thought. Words don't always come easily to me and I don't always have a decorating or crafting project to report on. So, I guess this means I need to line up some more projects so that I can at least blog on a weekly basis.

Speaking of projects, here's one I just got done with:

My stairway has 3 tiered shelves that have been longing to be filled with something decorative. I wanted to put planters on them but could never find any I liked for the price. Finally, that day came! I found 3 planters while browsing in Ross for $10 each. Two of them were greenish colored and the other one was a creamy color. I loved the shape but not the colors.

Here's what they looked like:

I wanted to paint them black and decided to try chalkboard paint ($4). 

I gave them all a light coat using a foam brush. Then I wrote my kid's first initial on each of them to be cute.

Here's how they turned out:

I'm still undecided on whether I should replace them with real ferns or not. :0)

My Very First Posting!

\Today I'm blogging for the first time! After reading so many great blogs out there, I thought it was about time I joined in. So here I am!

For this first posting, I thought I would share my master bathroom. It's nothing fancy. Just your basic "builder grade" bathroom. I don't have room in my budget to make major changes to it. But, working with what I have, this is what I've done:

The walls are a custom color using Benjamin Moore paint. I drew the Eiffel Tower picture in ink. The mirrored frames I found at Tuesday Morning and the silver frame at Target. The black lacquer shelf is from Hobby Lobby. Here's a few more views:

Some things I'd like to do in the near future are: install drawer and cabinet hardware and new flooring. What do you think?