Fresh Flowers

I picked these lilacs at my parents house. I’ve been loving the smell all day! I hope the neighbors won’t mind me stealing some lilacs off their bush too!

A 5 Min. Makeover

My sister has one of those machines that makes the wall decals…I am sooo jealous. It would probably be a really bad thing if I had my own though (walls covered with decals from floor to ceiling.) So for now I’ll just give her my list…

(notice the ugly wallpaper that has yet to be taken care of!)

This is my headboard. I’ve had it for over 10 years and got it free when I saw it sitting in the basement of the house my father-in-law moved into. It’s been painted many times and many colors but I’ve settled on black for awhile now and I think the black is going to stay. It has a raised medallion in the center and since I love monograms and decals I had my sister make me a “B” for the center.

Outdoor Furniture

My internet has been down the last few days. Luckily I have my Blackberry so I wasn’t completely cut off from the world but I’m glad it’s working again.

This post idea came from a conversation with my 3-year-old.

Madison: “Mama do we have a patio set?”

Me: ‘No, we don’t”

Madison: “We need to get one”

Me: “Hmm, yes, we do”

I think I’ve been watching too much HGTV around her.

I searched the web for some inspiration photos. The budget is an issue so I’ll have to come up with some creative solutions.

I love the look of “regular” furniture for outdoors and the mis-matchiness. I want to do this raised patio and have the perfect spot for it.

Now that I have my inspiration…Stay tuned for the big reveal (it may be awhile).