Growth Chart

Lovely Pottery Barn-like idea from Tip Junkie!

Kitchen Love

Wish my kitchen looked like this!

Found on the Inspired Room

Luchadore Christmas Tree Topper

This would be our Christmas tree topper if it were entirely up to my husband. Thank goodness it isn't. :)

Luchadore (Mexican wrestler) Christmas Tree Topper found on Etsy at the dessertfirstdesigns shop

Pine Cone Heart Wreath

I sooo need to make one of these gorgeous pine cone wreaths! Maybe then I can have a slight excuse for my obsession with pine cone collecting. :)

Found on Le Souk

Yarn & Ornament Wreath

Lovely! Too bad I don't currently have the time or energy right now. A baby really does change everything.


http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/11/how-to_yarn_ball_wreath.html

Mitten Tree

We put up the Christmas tree and have holiday music playing and, of course, I'm doing a little online Christmas shopping! Came across this adorable mitten tree that I can see coming in handy in the years to come as our family grows and our wet mittens multiply.

From Gardener's Supply Company $29.95

Chalk Board Love

I wish my pantry looked more like this...though not sure where they are hiding their cereal boxes, stove top or cans of soup - maybe on the other side of that nook you can't really see into. Hmm? :)

Love the idea of decorating with chalk board paint right on the door. Would help us a lot with our grocery list making! My husband and I will always end up with two or three lists - one he has been working on and one I start working on. Most of the items are usually the same - though his do seem to lack wall plugs and laundry detergent and mine are a little less focused on pork chops and ground beef. :)

Loving this garage too! Maybe a more manly color would entice my hubby than this mossy green though - but love how it is all organized and gives a little work space to sit down at. One day, one day....our garage has been on the back-end of the project list here lately.

See more gorgeous ideas of how to decorate with chalk over at Blissfully Domestic

Organization Inspiration

Who doesn't need more inspiration to get organized? Love the muted green colors against the white - and how organized it all is of course!

See more on organization from the original post at The Inspired Room

Craft Studio Envy

Warning - these images may cause extreme craft studio envy - I know it did for me! Posie Gets Cozy shares her new craft room reveal - complete with all the bells and whistles! Put my little corner nook to shame. :)

See more on her blog - Posie Gets Cozy

Interior Inspiration: Yellow Dressers, Crochet and Bunting

More interior eye candy found on Decor8

Beach Cottage Love

More interior inspirations to get the creative juices flowing!

Found on Made By Girl

Interior Inspiration: Sweet Candy Colors

Lovely interior imagery from http://lystadsvingen.blogspot.com/ 

I love stark white with pops of color!

Found on Decor8

Craft Inspiration: Pottery Barn Frame Jewerly Holders

I'm inspired! My current jewerly holder doesn't hold earrings well. I am thinking a little white frame strung with wire will work just perfectly! :)

Inspiration from Pottery Barn

(but I'll be frame shopping at Goodwill)

Inspiration: Backyard Scrabble Board

My poor husband never gets a break in the summer. My creative juices are flowing - our backyard is really coming together and just when he thinks he's done building things - WHAM! Something like this happens.

First it was a flower bed, then a garden box, then another garden box and another! Then a compost pile, a deck, and lastly a hammock...and then it all slows down a little...

And I read a blog, see a website, read a magazine and again - am inspired! Running at my hubby with plans and babbling about where I envision it'll go. :)

How can I not be inspired with this insanely lovely outdoor Scrabble board idea? And it's so simple (in my head at least)!! A bag of concrete, a shallowish frame, some scoring, some staining - I'll tackle the tiles - he's just gotta do the dirty work. :)

So, if you're looking for me this weekend, I'll be at Lowe's...pricing baseboard trim and concrete stain.

Just in case we lose this article or the link changes - I want to write it down here - so we can remember how to make it!


From Sunset Magazine:

- 5-foot square Scrabble board

- wood frame, then poured concrete and scored it into 3¾-inch squares separated by ¼-inch joints. 

- After the concrete had cured for one month, she colored the squares using water-base concrete stains.

- 100 3¼-inch square letter tiles from baseboard trim.

- Precut, adhesive-backed vinyl letters and numbers at a sign shop, stuck them on the tiles, and sealed each one with spray lacquer. 

- The lightweight letters, which are stored in a canvas bag, fit on metal trays

Image Inspiration: Bedroom Makeover

I love neutral palettes! Swoon!


From Emily A. Clark

DIY Idea: Pallet Potting Bench

Definitely going to have to convince the husband to make once of these for me! :)

Found on Re-Nest

Image Inspiration: Beachy Interiors

I love stark white with pops of sea green and aqua - and red! So beachy!

Numbered Mixing Bowls

Not sure what it is about numbered things like this = but I love it!

From Wisteria.com

Fabulous Find: Tablevogue

I think I've fallen in love! Who doesn't have a shabby, banged up card table or two they pull out for parties? I know I do! Being the perfectionist, design-minded person I am - I always try covering the darn thing with table cloths - none fit quite right though - always short on the sides so the legs show and too long on the other so people are tripping over it. :(

Tablevogue has come up with the perfect solution! Made to fit card tables and other standard table sizes - these box-pleated, floor length table cloths add a ton of swank to any ho-hum table! Taking your decor from blah and boring to fabulous and fun! Love it! Definitely a must-have for anyone planning a party or get-together!

Lots of style for little price! And so many uses - think about it - holidays, dinner parties, birthdays, game nights, baby showers, open houses, house warming, or even everyday decor!

Find Tablevogue on Facebook

Visit them online at http://www.tablevogue.com

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Anthropologie Beachy Drawer Pulls

As if I need more beachy ideas! The summer-like heat and our new deck has me dreaming of all things beachy and blue!

These drawer pulls and door knob are from Anthropologie - too cute!