I am becoming a little concerned about what my flowers are going to look like come March, April, and May. With the unseasonably warm weather we have been having all during December and January, coupled with the rainfall, my flowers think it is Spring! The Daffodil shoots are at least 5 inches tall. When we finally do get winter weather, will my flowers have enough time to rebound and come up again for Spring? I have never had them this big, this late in the winter. Any thoughts?
I am thankful, however, that the storms that came through last night were not as violent as had been predicted. Prayers going out for those in Arkansas and West Tennessee that seemed harder hit than our area.
Let me know what your Spring bulbs are doing and if you have had any experience with the coming up this late in the winter.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Ottoman Slipcover
This was a project I did one afternoon while the boys were out fishing or some other boy activity. I can't quite remember. I just know that I was home alone. Thanks to Jennifer's tutorial over at Dear Lillie I was able to cover the heavy looking ottoman with a fresh slipcover. The original ottoman is dark brown leather with wooden feet. I think this one was purchased at Target and has great storage. The top lifts up and we have a lot of our games inside. The slipcover allows for quick retrieval of these items, but is a bit more stylish. The room is dark and really benefited from the lighter colors in both the slipcover as well as the new rug you see in the most recent picture. If I ever get the nerve, I would love to try to slipcover the dark leather sofa as well. 
Sorry It Took Me So Long!
Several months ago I posted about the issues I was having with the wall in the boys' bathroom. I have finished that room and am very pleased with the results. Sorry for the long delay in posting pictures. The Holidays came and I found myself enjoying family and friends. BTW, the short-term solution for the wall was to just put up what I wanted and ignore the roughness. Since I am not the one in there every day, it doesn't bother me and I know it doesn't bother 2 adolescent boys!
This is the only "Before" picture I have. It was taken before we moved in.
So without further ado, check out what we did.
The walls were yellow as well as the floors. Since we didn't want to change the floors, I decided to "man" up the room by painting the walls grey. We chose Embarcadero by Valspar and it is a great color. We already had the Brooklyn Bridge Shower curtain and that gave me the idea for a sort of travel theme in the room. The yellow suitcase over the commode is now the medicine cabinet and stores lots of deodorant and Axe Body Spray. I painted the vanity black using the Rustoleum Cabinet Transformation Kit. (I love this product and will be using this again.) The cabinet was done several months ago and is holding up great in a room with lots of moisture and boys handling it how they want!
We hung the mirror and light fixture to replace the lost mirror and lights when we removed the old medicine cabinet. Eventually we will have to go with a larger mirror as the boys grow, but this worked well with the current budget and fits the current users. Sorry to any guests that might stay with us that need a taller mirror.
We did update the hardware on the existing vanity as well. I also chose to distress the edges of the doors and drawers before I put on the protective coat. I am so pleased with how this turned out. It really made the yellow floors pop! Even the boys like the floors now. At least more than the did before. Above the vanity, I hung an old yellow frame I already had with a great "You Are MY Sunshine" print I purchased from a shop on Etsy.
I wanted it to be a fun bathroom, but not childish so we went with some pretty unexpected items to help with storing and corralling all those needed bathroom items. The suitcase turned vanity was a ton of fun to make and the boys love it. I removed the interior fabric and replaced it with a yellow and grey plaid shirt from Goodwill. You can kinda see the buttons and pocket on the door portion. Looking at this picture, I realize I still need to paint those shelves. BTW, the suitcase was originally green and I painted it to match the yellow floor with sample jar of matching paint color. Again we used Valspar, Santa Monica Blvd. The small hooks that were originally on the back of the door were inadequate to catch the bath towels as the boys tossed them for hanging. We re-purposed two wooden hangers to act as the new hooks and they catch the towels quite well.
It was a ton of fun to redo this bathroom and it was fairly inexpensive. We did replace the toilet, but that needed to be done anyway. I hope you have enjoyed this little tour. I have resolved to show you the many other projects we squeezed in to those busy holiday months. It is amazing what you can accomplish when you know you are going to have a house full of people.
Lastly, I couldn't do any of these projects without the help of my patient husband. He is always there to assist when a project gets bigger than I thought. He is my biggest encourager and my 2 boys are right there with him. Thanks for cheering me on when I tackle these jobs. Love ya!
So without further ado, check out what we did.
We hung the mirror and light fixture to replace the lost mirror and lights when we removed the old medicine cabinet. Eventually we will have to go with a larger mirror as the boys grow, but this worked well with the current budget and fits the current users. Sorry to any guests that might stay with us that need a taller mirror.
We did update the hardware on the existing vanity as well. I also chose to distress the edges of the doors and drawers before I put on the protective coat. I am so pleased with how this turned out. It really made the yellow floors pop! Even the boys like the floors now. At least more than the did before. Above the vanity, I hung an old yellow frame I already had with a great "You Are MY Sunshine" print I purchased from a shop on Etsy. 
I wanted it to be a fun bathroom, but not childish so we went with some pretty unexpected items to help with storing and corralling all those needed bathroom items. The suitcase turned vanity was a ton of fun to make and the boys love it. I removed the interior fabric and replaced it with a yellow and grey plaid shirt from Goodwill. You can kinda see the buttons and pocket on the door portion. Looking at this picture, I realize I still need to paint those shelves. BTW, the suitcase was originally green and I painted it to match the yellow floor with sample jar of matching paint color. Again we used Valspar, Santa Monica Blvd. The small hooks that were originally on the back of the door were inadequate to catch the bath towels as the boys tossed them for hanging. We re-purposed two wooden hangers to act as the new hooks and they catch the towels quite well.
It was a ton of fun to redo this bathroom and it was fairly inexpensive. We did replace the toilet, but that needed to be done anyway. I hope you have enjoyed this little tour. I have resolved to show you the many other projects we squeezed in to those busy holiday months. It is amazing what you can accomplish when you know you are going to have a house full of people.
Lastly, I couldn't do any of these projects without the help of my patient husband. He is always there to assist when a project gets bigger than I thought. He is my biggest encourager and my 2 boys are right there with him. Thanks for cheering me on when I tackle these jobs. Love ya!
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