I love Mackenzie Childs!

Do u see the new dresser peeking out ? Lets get a little closer

See the checks and hand painted vines? How about those Clock Knobs?

Those knobs were my idea....

I was eyeing this chest for awhile . Waiting for the price to go down. And waiting. Finally it did and they were having an additional 15Percent off. But there were no knobs . I asked the lady and she said she had the knobs but she needed longer screws. I noticed the clock knobs she was selling too and thought lets try these. Loved them and she gave them to me for free of course.
The dresser is a little banged up but i can take my paint pen and touch it up if i want. But I kinda like the way it is.... It reminds me of Mackenzie Childs. Something they would design but cost triple what i paid for this. I love anything Mackenzie but can't afford any of there furniture... lol. So this will do and i love it. it just peeks out at me and makes me smile...( ok, so little things like that make me happy, lol)

ADAM LAMBERT NEW SINGLE!

Ladies, people, download Adam Lamberts new single "FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT! "His whole cd drops NOVEMBER 23rd. I have listened to parts of it. And It is good... he will also be on THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS Nov. 22 singing it. Support this superb talent, the man can sing... He is fabulous! Oh and check out his video ""from the 2012 movie . ( on my side bar to the left) it is a beautiful song..... LOVE MY ADAM.......xoxo

Revamped Family room!

First just let me praise the hubs for vacuuming today! ( even though i just did it 2 days ago.) Very happy to wake up and he is vacuuming away so i had to take a picture of this GLORIOUS event! lol! Anyways i have been shopping around our house and taking one thing or another into different rooms. Been doing it for over a week now. And one of the rooms was our Family room. I took the mirror from our living room and put it above the fireplace. I left the wrought iron piece that was already on the wall and put the mirror over it to look like it was part of the mirror. I LIKE IT!

Brought my favorite picture of the bunnies from the dining room and put it next to the fireplace. I love this picture and i am happy to be able to sit there and admire it more. Then i painted the Rooster picture frame on the other side black with some Rub on gold. ( love that stuff) Grabbed 2 plates and hung them.

Took the Yellow Rooster pillows from living room and brought them to family room. Much better...

Oh and then got some beaded trim and hot glued them to the lamps for some added oomph!! and brought the Rooster chest from dining room and scooted it under buffet.
I am really happy with this room now. After 5 years of living here i am finally satisfied with this room.. ( do i dare say that?.lol) I am definitely a French Country gal. With a bit of Whimsical. Even though i admire Traditional and cottagey looks i have to have color.....Tried the all white thing that is popular now but nah not in my house....

Sewing Momma.....

Remember this stripe little cafe chair? Well she got a new makeover. Or should i say a new dress.. BEFORE

After

I covered the seat. Then I mad a skirt and added red ribbon for ties.

Aint she a beauty. I found this matching material like the pillows on the couch i already had so i had to buy it and make something...lol

Revamping and picture moving....

I have been moving around pictures to different rooms

, Making drapes, putting old drapes in other rooms. Revamping spaces. It is good to have the same colors thru out the house so i can switch things out from room to room. Kinda like shopping around the House! Made new drapes again. Got new bedding will show soon. Never satisfied with my bedding. !OOps i see a duster left. See i do dust sometimes... Can u see the duster?

Moved the living room pictures to the Master.

Moved drapes, pictures ect to the middle bath

Moved the chandy to from the master.. Ok the pictures are new but they were clearanced....I love the pops of red.

Moved these pictures from the downstairs bath to the master bath, revamped a little

Moved the master b and b pictures to the "Paris" bathroom downstairs

I like all the changes. It is like i went shopping thru my house. My husband loves that!!!!!

Sometimes do u ever wonder to yourself " why didn't i do that before?" Yea me too... lol

Happy Halloween Tour!

Welcome to our home for Halloween. Ok some of our home, outside and in the living room. I tried to post last night but Blogger was down. And it would not let me add the TOUR BUTTON from Hooked on Houses. Bench on porch

See the white bats? Creatively done by my son...

Welcome

We are heading inside

Sorry doubles of the fireplace...

Attacking a Slipcover!

Truth be told I was selling this chair cause i found a beautiful fruit and checkered chair at a antique store i wanted. I like the toile chair i had but wanted brighter colors. One day i was staring at the chair and thought to myself " I have always wanted to try to do a slipcover?" So I rummaged thru my kitchen and found these fruit napkins, and then went thru my material collection . I did not have enough napkins or i would have done the fruit motif instead of the Rooster. But after hours and hours of tearing apart the original slipcover and sewing, tearing up and resewing , this is what i came up with. Lessons I learned from this experience. 1) Never will i do this again. 2) piping is not my friend 3)I only have high school Home Ec sewing experience , so this was overwhelming. I know some of you are thinking Slipcovers are easy. Well I am not one of you. So next time i will leave it up to the experience ones. But i am rather proud of myself for giving it a try. And I kinda like the results. And now i don't have to worry that if they sell the fruit chair before i can buy it. ! And I used stuff I already had.
BEFORE After

I also made a pillow too..

Had to do the ottoman too.

See, my touches of fruit material?

All done! But i will say after i took this picture, i rearranged the pillows and blanket again! lol