Etsy Finds: Fun Little Planters!

These tiny planters all found on Etsy get me in the summertime spirit! 

via ShadeonShape

via BootsNGus

via RevolutionDH

via WindandWillowHome

See lots more HERE!

Our Home: Master Bedroom Redo!

I redid our master bedroom a few months ago but never got a chance to post about it! Both Peter and I have pretty much despised our bedroom decor from day one.. it was just always the last thing to work on since we were really the only ones to spend time in there. I finally couldn't take it anymore though & decided one weekend that it was time for a fresh start... on a budget of course!

Here are some pics of our bedroom before:

And here is the after! We love it and actually enjoy being in there now! 

Quilt from Tuesday Morning. Two small pillows are new from West Elm. Rugs from Urban Outfitters (mine is teal chevron and his is light gray chevron). Lamp on the left from Marshalls. Lamp on the right from Target. My bedside table is the same as before, just with a new pink knob :) and Peter's is a bedside table that I switched out from another bedroom.

I did frame collages on each of our respective sides using old frames I had (spray painting some and leaving some as is). On my side is my grandparents wedding invitation, a baby pic of my grandpa, a rhodesian ridgeback art print my mom & I bought in Austin, and some other fun stuff! 

And this is Peters side... his favorite thing is the black & white lonesome dove pic, duhh.

I love these wooden butterflies.. I bought them at Paper Source a long time ago and found them during the redo. I just sticky tacked them to the wall.

I added the curtain to the bathroom door for a little privacy! Also put up a map made of cool patterns that I got on sale at Urban Outfitters. I got the frame for that at a thrift store and spray painted it a metallic goldish color. I repainted the chest of drawers on the right (it used to be black), distressed it a little bit, and changed the hardware.

I repainted this dresser (actually using just one sample jar of paint from home depot, which I'm sort of proud of, haha)... it used to be black. I also repainted the knobs in the same metallic goldish color as above. The white rattan thing above the dresser is actually a twin headboard. I got it at a thrift store and love it! Also you can see on the far right side of the pic one of the new curtains I hung up. I found them in the clearance bin at West Elm! 

Benson loves the new bedroom too! 

A Succulent Bridal Shower!

My best friend Lindsay got married last weekend in Austin & we threw a bridal luncheon for her on the Friday before her wedding at Abel's on the Lake. We decided to go with a succulent theme (just cause it sounded fun!) -- here are some pics below!

The invitations for the shower had a yellow chevron background with aqua and coral succulents (made by Oh Louise! of course!). For each place setting we planted a succulent in a mercury jar vase from West Elm. I used metal stamps to put each guests initials on a vintage silver plated spoon (this was also their partay favor). 

I found a couple of old wooden crates in Canton for $5 a piece and stained them to get them the right color. Then we had Dirt (a florist specializing in succulents in Bishop Arts in Dallas) fill both crates with a variety of succulents and a few flowers that coordinated with the invitation colors.

We also had a menu at each place setting that coordinated with the invitations.

One of the tables all finished!

Another pic of a place setting.

My sister posing with her mimosa :)

We spray painted this frame from ikea to use as a photo prop!

The wedding party with the bride!

Beautiful succulent petit fours for dessert made by Red Raspberry. They were a huge hit! :) 

yummm

The end!! Hope you enjoyed our succulent shower! :)

Lusty Lust: White Wood Floors

Some of my fav pics to look at online lately have been houses with white wood floors. I'm assuming they're pretty impractical... but danggg are they pretty & cozy to look at. I tried to convince Peter the other day to let me paint our wood floors white in "JUST ONE ROOM!!". Yeah didn't work.. I suppose its all the better though since Benson likes to paint our floors with his muddy paw print artwork daily. He's so talented.
K so want to drool over some of these floors with me? Well here ya go - all the rustic, cottagey, dreamy white wood floors you could ask for! Enjoy!

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Image via lalalovelythings

Can I puleease have these chairs, the table, & the wall lighting on the far right? Someone get them for me.. i'll time you!

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I would also like this pendant light & chair please! who else wants to get me a present?!

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Image via bonjour frenchie blog

omg this kitchen... the island, the farmhouse sink, everything! so cute.

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Our Home: Bright & Cheery Guest Bathroom Redo!

Our guest bathroom also doubles as my bathroom.... and since peter has his own b-room which makes this one mine-all-miiine, that means I got to make it as girly and cheerful as I wanted! If you saw last weeks post on cute, inspirational bathrooms, you might have gotten the "my-bathroom-is-ugly-and-needs-to-be-spiced-up" bug as well! I also wanted to make it more "guesty" - adding nicer things that guests can use & appreciate while doing their biznessssss in our b-room.

Here was our bathroom when we moved in:

Poor little thing hadn't been touched or improved probably since it was constructed in 1961.

There was an in between (after we moved in - before this redo) but I can't find a pic right now..

Anyway, here she is now in all her colorful glory!

Shower curtain from West Elm & bath mat from West Elm, new fancy schmancy trash can from Target, hand towels from Anthro & Bed Bath & Beyond, and roman shade from BBB too.

Yellow shelves from Uptown Country, DIY "JOY" letters - will do a how-to later!, charcoal gray hand towel from Anthro ($8), soaps from Anthro, picture of P, Benson, & me taken by the lovely Katie Norris of KNPA, jars on shelves from a thrift store, other accessories from Uptown Country, framed paper from Paper Source ($2.50 per sheet)

Bar of soap from Fresh, Soap/Lotion combo from Anthro (bit of a splurge, but I love it)

slate tassel hand towel from West Elm ($9)

Milk glass vases & jars from thrift store, soap from the dollar tree (my love)

more framed paper from Paper Source, towel hook thingy from Marshall's I think - I'm pretty sure it was $5 on clearance!

So yes its bright & a tad spastic but it makes me feel all cheery and happy whenever I walk in, which is fab.. and quite impressive for a bathroom. :) Also it smells really good now cause of all the soaps, yay! Hope you like it!

john jealousy! bathrooms that inspire.

These johns (aka bathrooms) make me oh so happy & inspired... which is a little weird considering they are rooms for toilets, but what can ya do. Inspiration is inspiration & these cute bathrooms bring it big time. Tune in early next week when I post pics of our bathroom redo!

Hope you feel inspired! Have a great Thursday!

Photos via Country Living, Design Sponge, House of Turquoise, and other unknown sources.