Come on in: Caroline's Room

I've been a little MIA around here lately. 

Our Master bedroom and bath remodel has taken over my life, but I love it!! 

We move in less than 3 weeks and  I am currently getting ready to paint Caroline's new room... 

It won't look too much different from what she has now. I will probably do a slightly brighter pink on the walls but other than that we are keeping it the same :)

 Okay, so, I didn't want to buy a set of all matchy matchy furniture. 

I can't stand that!

I like for each piece to have a uniqueness like this amazing dresser I found at an antique store. 

All it needed was new hardware and a fresh coat of paint.

I also refinished that little blue chair, see it here. 

and I made the watch me grow ruler, so easy!! 

The artwork in her room also has their own little story. 

The black and white photo is my first picture holding her and there are pictures of myself and Kenny with our moms above her crib. 

The pink "C" is a funky piece I fell in love with way back before Caroline was born. 

My good friend and designer colleague has the same piece at her desk at our old firm and I had to get one. 

The print to the left of her dresser is a print of a painting of my grandmother painting done by her art teacher, local TX artist Olin Travis. We won't go into why all I have is the print other than the original painting was sold and it makes me sad.  

Then to the right of the mirror is a print from Etsy of an Alice and Wonderland quote that I have always loved, 

"Sometimes I believe in as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

 

The Husband spray painted the Ikea shelf gold and my Mom painted those sweet little flowers.

I didn't put a glider in here because the Husband wanted a la-z-boy for the living room and we figured most of the rocking to sleep and feedings would happen while watching friends in the early am. 

 We were very much correct, so this chair was moved into her room along with the cloud garden stool and storage ottoman. 

I absolutely love her conversion crib! 

I got a great deal on it from Pottery Barn and the sides have white caning.

We have since taken her mattress down to the last level and removed the bumper for fear she would use it to climb out but I love the sweet simple scallop bedding :)

The little ballerina painting was done by my niece a few years ago and I kept it because I knew one day it would be perfect for a baby girl's room. 

The b/w is a photo of my mom and I <3

I hope you enjoyed Caroline's room and would you believe I did it all for under $2000?!!

Literally, everything in there... including the nails to hang art!

Now off to see everyone else's kid's rooms!

Thanks Momfessionals for hosting!

Want it Wednesday: Summertime Must Haves for the Home!

Summertime is almost here!

Bring on the cookouts, the games, the family fun, and the heat!

Have you been to One Kings Lane? Well, you need to go, like right now!

Everyday they launch new sales events and it's everything you need for the home.

Like this bocce ball set, or these awesome wire baskets, or these pretty pillows to spruce up your sofa.

click the scrolling images above to find my must haves this summer.

What's on my walls?

What's on my walls?

Not as much as there used to be since we had to "de-clutter" and "de-personalize" our home before listing it. But here are a handful of my favorites that are still up... 

 

I love this typography panel! It's the first thing we see entering the house and makes for sweet reminders throughout the day :)

I am a huge fan of travel photography. Found these two at the Main Street art fest in Fort Worth a few years back. Greek architecture and Italian wine are a good combo!

These two are in my kitchen. The plate was "borrowed" from the Queen Mary. My grandparents were known to keep little momentos like that from all of their adventures. The other 3 plates are at my mom's house... Yes grandmother "borrowed" 4 plates, haha! The tea pot tiles are probably something I found at hobby lobby but I don't quite remember.

This little guy is 1 of 2 my dad brought home from one of his many trips to Asia back in the day. He did a lot of business travel when my brother and I were little and always came home with the neatest gifts. The second cat is still at my parents house hanging next to the oven. 

And then there's my uber talented mom who painted this water taxi from a photograph we took on my first trip to Venice. It's probably one of my favorites :)

She painted these three pretty flowers for Caroline's room. So in love with them!

And here is where my Momma's talent came from, my grandmother Eloise. This is a less than quality print out of a painting of Eloise by her teacher, Texas artist Olin Travis. I won't get into why I don't have the original painting, let's just say several family paintings were sold by a family member without us knowing and my mom and I are very sad about it :( 

Last one. 

The little ballerina was painted by my niece and now hangs above Caroline's crib. She was about 7 or 8 at the time, now 12 and is a wonderful artist! 

I had to share this one. This was my Mother's Day gift from my Mom. It's not quite finished but will be just in time for when we move to our new house this summer! 

I hope you enjoyed what's on my walls! Thanks, Andrea at Momfessionals for hosting! Now I'm off to see what's on y'all's walls!

Five on Friday: Swim Fun, Sewing 101, and Home Goods for the Win!

 -ONE-

Memorial Day Fun!!!

The whole family gathered over at Kenny's parent's house.

 Testing the waters...

 Splashing the water... look at her cutie patootie cousin :)

 When did her legs get that long!?!

Caroline was ALL about the "No"  that day. 

Here she is telling her cousin a firm "No" when he asked if he could hold her. 

We call him the baby whisperer, hand him a crying baby and they totally calm down!

 

The only "Yes" responses of the day were for Mamaw, Kenny's Mom. 

So, you have to know my father in law to get this next pic. 

Short version: he is VERY VERY particular about his cars. "Don't touch the car!" is probably the phrase used most when anyone is in the garage. 

Here is his own mother and daughter in law puttin' their paws on one of his sweet rides! 

Kenny took this picture and I laughed out loud when I found it on the photo stream! 

 Back to the pool!

Give a kid a cup and her Grandpa's (my daddy) lap and she's a happy girl! 

 Mamaw wins for trooper of the year! Yes, she's in her clothes in the spa because Caroline was GLUED to her the entire time and wouldn't let her leave, haha!

 Finally, I got a little snuggle time with my babe :)

Then she adventured into the big pool with her Uncle.

I. Love. This. Pic!

Aftermath.  5 hours of food, fun, and no nap equals passed out toddler mid sip.

btw: I love Janie and Jack's Swimsuits, especially the floral prints!
Caroline had one last year too :)
Memorial day 2013
I miss those chunky arms and baby rolls, haha!

-TWO-

Tuesday was my first attempt at using my sewing machine. 

Where do I start...

first off, the manual doesn't match up to the machine I have. I guess back in the 80's, Singer only printed a generic manual but the diagrams differ from what I am looking at so it makes it hard to decipher. Soooo, I kind of had to wing it. I managed to turn the thing on, wind the bobbin with thread (go me!), and thread the machine (another win)!

 

Ashley and I look so official with our kits and starbucks, don't we?!

We thought it would be best to just dive in with a simple apron pattern. We got it pretty much figured out and traced the pattern on trash paper so we could use it more than once.

great advice from my momma since patterns can get pricey. 

After pinning and cutting our pieces out, we started to sew! 

Man, it's hard! 

Ashley did pretty good, her first line was a little crooked but that's what a seam ripper is for. 

My seam ripper quickly became by most used tool of the day and here's why...

First lesson learned: Put the presser foot DOWN! 

Oh geez, yes, I forgot to lower the presser foot!

Once I lowered the foot, this happened.

and happened again, and again, and again!

 Seriously!? What happened? 

My Mom said I need to oil my machine and play with the tension. I hope that will solve the problem.

Our day ended once Frozen was over and Caroline got a hold of the extension cord and Haylee dumped an entire bottle of milk everywhere.

It was an afternoon full of laughs and frustration and we still have a loooooong way to go but look forward to the journey!

 -THREE-

I heart Home Goods!

Scored this sweet wall decor on Wednesday for 30 bucks!

I've been wanting the Pottery Barn one for a while but it's like $200.

 We had a great big mirror here but it cracked and I needed something to fill the gap since we are listing our house on friday. 

I saved the mirror frame and plan on making a chalkboard for our new kitchen!

 

My sweet little helper!

and here we are watching Frozen, again., while the carpet gets cleaned.

Our bedroom looks so bare without our family photos and accessories :(

but the less clutter, the better the showing.

-FOUR-

Caroline FINALLY likes spaghetti!

She has been anti mac n cheese and spaghetti from the get go.

I mean, what kid doesn't like pasta?

Apparently, mine didn't up until this past Wednesday.

 She likes it, She really likes it!!

Get my meatball recipe here!

-FIVE-

Our house has hit the market!

Whoo hoo, bring on the showings!

TGIF!

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and in case you read last week's Five on Friday... Burpee count is up to 45!

Have a Pleasant Weekend!