The SEA

One of the projects from the bedroom that was DIY, was this SEA decoration. The wood brings a natural "outside" feeling to our little room. I was inspired by my mom's creation that she made for the beach cabin. She saw a 5 ft. seahorse for the wall, made out of driftwood, in a magazine. Let's just say it cost as much as a small country... Anyway, she had my dad cut the seahorse shape out of

The Furniture...

You know when you are first married and you have, we had, no money? Well, my sweet parents bought us a furniture set so their poor little darlings wouldn't have to sleep on the floor. $500 for this whole set. And yes, we had to pay them back. Slowly. In installments.Well, it was time for a change. This is really good, all wood, very heavy furniture so I didn't want to just chunk it. I

Bedroom Finished! Part One

Here it is! I'm so excited it's done. (I still have to caulk a few places and decide what I'm gonna do with the naked window)Today I'll show you the whole room and then tomorrow I'll post in more detail about the furniture. Anyone can do this!! I think the paneling on the back wall really made a difference. Thank you Michael for being my carpenter! I found the cute little shutter at an

Some details...

Here are some of the little details and DIY's that I've added to the bedroom. I had three canvas prints that were above my bed, but didn't quite match the new colors. I took some spackling and smeared it on top of the canvas making sure I created some texture. After that dried, I painted it the Sea Sprite I used for my accent wall. Next, I dry brushed some off-white that I used for the

Another Peek...

Good morning blog world. You know when you watch those makeover shows and all you really want to see is the before and after? When they show you the people's reaction, and you know it's going to be good, but you still have to sit through an hour show to see the reveal?... I hate that! So, with that being said, I'd like to show you another sneak peek... :) Sorry bloggers, I just have to

Things to come...

I have been working on our master bedroom the last few days. Yes, I'm redecorating it. Again. I will explain why. Some of you know my parents' beach house was destroyed by Hurricane Ike. Down to the cement. Last spring it was built again and the fun part was decorating and painting! My parents live in the Beaumont area, and my mom enjoys coming to Houston to shop. When she's not able to