Every princess needs a castle. And we have a bunch of little squinky princesses that need a castle so this is what Faith and I came up with to suit their needs. Below is the front view and just beyond that is the back view. It is a fully functioning castle on ALL sides.
My favorite feature is the clock that Faith made. I think it is simply perfect.
The before and after pictures of our sconces have been a long time coming. It seems that when I go to grab the camera to snap some pictures I get distracted and end up playing with the Tangled Tower or some other miniature character. Nonetheless I think that these lights were one of my favorite projects from last year. And maybe it is because it happened by accident. We had purchased two chandeliers from a sweet lady and she said she would throw in the sconces for free. Once I saw them and thought about it I had a really fun place for them. And because my handy man Mike is so handy he rewired everything so they really worked! This was no easy task as he spent quite a bit of time up in the attic crawling through beams with a head lamp. Have you seen the new leather bound classics at Barnes and Noble? Oh goodness they are so wonderful! I picked up a set for my Mom for Christmas and showed them to Mike. On Christmas Eve we watched her open them and had fun examining each book and talking about all of the intricate details. Little did I know that I had a set waiting for me at home under the tree. Thanks to my sweetie I now have a set of my own and I adore them and will always treasure them and hope to continue to add to our collection.
I have some 2012 projects which includes changing up a few things in our master bedroom. There are some bare walls and it has never felt quite complete to me. It is a bit of a funny shape so I have to make all sorts of considerations in my planning. Happy Thursday.
Faith wanted a wreath for her bedroom door so we came up with this one. So many wreaths require glue guns but that just does not work for a four year old. We did this by using masking paper and book pages and ripping them into strips. We then curled them around a pencil. While I used the glue gun Faith was able to curl her own strips and tape them on so it worked out perfectly. Here it is hanging from her door and greeting all who walk by. Super easy and not too time consuming which is a big factor around here!
We worked on this little chalkboard for a client who purchased it from Etsy. When she received the frame it was in pretty bad shape and the chalkboard paint did not work all that well. So we repainted the frame and roughed it up a bit to glorify all of the beautiful details. We repainted the chalkboard and I was so itching to write something on the perfectly dark black surface. However, it was not mine to play with so it was delivered nice and clean.
Up next week have been working on a few pieces for my parent's ranch house. They are vintage and wonderful and fun colors that were neither black or white!
I think decorating with banners and garland is so fun and so so so easy to do. Faith and I are working on a few new ones for the Christmas holiday. She found these tiny tiny scissors in an old sewing box and you would think that Christmas had already come! She loves miniature of anything and these scissors are no different!
Happy Tuesday.
This is the chandelier that is now hanging in our master bedroom. We went with simple white because well because we like white! It is clean and fresh and with a bit of distressing it is perfect. Our sconces are also complete and hanging but not hooked up so when they work I will share where we hung them and how we used them.
Happy Sunday!
Our fireplace mantle is complete but I may wait just a few more weeks for the final reveal. I am still pulling everything together! This mantle was already in wonderful shape it is just that the color was not quite right. Our wood floors are quite dark and the original finish would have looked somewhat light and a bit orange.
So with a darker finish and a bit of polishing up she turned out wonderful. We debated on her perfect spot and it came down to two different walls. Back and forth and rearranging just so she would be perfect. I am so happy we found her!
We refinished this chandelier for my parents to take to their ranch house to hang over the dining room table. See . . . we don't paint EVERYTHING white. Sometimes we do the polar opposite.
We picked up these two chandeliers for a screaming deal. The one in front is a smaller than the one you see in the background. We kept the larger one to hang in our stairway and I have already posted a few pictures of it. The one in the front we have painted black for my mom to put up the ranch house over her dining table. I think it is going to look fabulous there.
Here is the one we painted in white and slightly distressed. This thing lights up the whole house on its very own. I am so happy we found it because it turned out just as I had hoped.
The sweet lady we purchased these from gave us these matching wall sconces as well. They are real brass and weigh a l o t! I hope our walls don't fall down once we get them mounted. We have painted these as well and once they are installed I will share the reveal.
Mike finished our fireplace mantel and it is in place and I am sitting by it right now and I am in love. Oh my it is a beauty! Once I get everything in place I will post the reveal as well.
As we have started and completed projects around our home I am so happy that we are making it all our own. Our new home is not big nor does it have every upgrade offered and that is okay. I think something that is always important to remember is that even small spaces can be amazing, clever, whimsical, and comfortable. We still have many things to complete and I have a list of furniture pieces that I am looking for but we are enjoying the journey one project at a time.
