Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Still Tweaking, But....

as you know, Mallory just turned
16 Feb. 25th.  She had a busy weekend planned
with her sister and was
away for the whole weekend.
So there was no BIG Sweet 16 Birthday Party!
And this was all fine with her, because she got to
go to a concert with her sister instead.
So, while she was away we re-did her bedroom.
More updated and appropriate for the grown-up
that she is so quickly becoming!
Nope....no new car for her!
But, I think she's pretty happy with this....

 This room use to be her older sisters.
Now keep in mind we live in a Home that was
built in 1879, so it is what it is.  But we changed
the room color from a soft yellow,
 her sisters choice,
to a Sea Grass green color. 
And it changed it up quite nice!

 I LOVE words on the walls
~Dream Until, your Dream Comes True.~

 Her dream is to become a Singer, songwriter....
move over Taylor Swift !!
 The new bedding is from Kohl's....
LOVE the colors and print!

 Still need to repaint the chair and her
makeup desk....

 Lucky girl has her own bathroom....
who wouldn't love that!
There was the original pedestal sink,
it would have stayed, but the people we
bought the house from used some chemical 
must be to clean it and ruined the finish.
So....she got a vessel sink to replace it!
Gorgeous....
I'm jealous!

The faux roses were given to her
by her bff's sweet 85 year old grandpa....
had to use them! 

 We bought a gallon too much for our kitchen....
so we used it in her bathroom!
(it was turquoise....yuck!)

 This is the before....
yellow, purple, turquoise. lime green

 and this is the after....

Libby likes it just fine....
And I think Mallory's pretty happy too!

Monday, March 7, 2011

Happy 17th Birthday Tom....

You came to us alittle scared at first....
but I think you soon realized we weren't that bad!

You adapted quickly....
and weren't afraid to show you had a sense of humor

You inherited 3 sisters....
and they a Brother!

Brad suddenly had a son....
to ice fish with....

and play music with!
You'll never know how much that means to him!

You're a very talented musician...
but you "claim" you don't sing!
We have a picture that says you do!
Ha, Ha!

You're also a very talented artist....
these are just a few examples!


and you LOVE, Love, love...
to skateboard!
And you are a little bummed by all the
SNOW!

The missing at times sister....
thinks your okay too....
She's shows that by giving you a thumbs up!

We hope you know that you have become a part of our family!
Your time spent here means alot to all of us.
It's been a learning experience....
first, by having a "son" in the house,
and also by learning a bit about France from you,
although, I'm not sure any of us would be
able to say a word in french.
 
We know you have a wonderful "real" family
in France.... because they are sharing you with us!
But, we hope that we will always
be considered your American family,
because we hope you know,
you will always be a part of ours!
Much Love...
From All of Us!

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

From Bees to Birds~A MAJOR Decluttering....

First I want to say that I LOVED my
Bee bathroom....for 10 yrs!
But, after awhile sometimes,
you grow tired of certain styles. 
 I'm sure you know what I mean.
So, grab a cup of somethin' somethin'
and see the transformation. 
I am loving it!


 ~Before~
Nicely done I thought!
With wall magic in the green. You know
that two roller tray thing....
late 80's early 90's.  Looked great
compared to the bright lavender that
was here when we bought the house.
I had it crammed full of anything
bee related.
 I had the perfect border

 But it was time to go and morph into
something a LOT less cluttered
and dated looking!

 So the painting began

 We did keep the red in the ceiling area though.
And of course those,
what do you do with them, pipes.

 I chose Sueded Leather
for the walls. It's a Valspar signature color.
Love this paint!

 Added a new use to be Amanda's makeup mirror.
 Decided to paint it black instead

 Painted the little white lamp black also.
Brought in my TJ Maxx bird plate.

 Hubby made a nice maple bench top.
Purchased these great baskets from
TJ Maxx to store the pool towels and
reading material.

 Brought in the bird pictures
the mate is over the bench.
So this is the end result!
It is much cleaner looking and feeling.
Not much we can do about the darn pipes
without making the room way smaller.
And they're really not that bad!
Way more grown-up updated feeling!

Then it was on to the cabinet in the room....
It's just a prefab press board cabinet.
Dark and unorganized on the inside.

So I cleared it out and cleaned it up.

Painted it a bright white semi-gloss
for easy cleanup.
Added some baskets for organization.
Purchased from Kohl's clearanced
one BIG basket and one small basket
for $8.90 from $29.99!
And we're finished!

It's funny how a fresh coat of paint and some
major decluttering can make you
Fall in Love with your Home again!
Thanks for taking time out to see my
bathroom transformation...
Next up Mal's bedroom!
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