Home Shopping

So my mother in-law absolutely loves shopping for antiques, and going to estate sales and consignments stores.  So several weekends a month after one if her escapades she calls me and says........ I know you don't really need this.... BUT.... I found the cutest...........  Here is her latest, which I  just adore.

What great end table lamps.  They are mini garden stools and match the two large garden stools that she previous bought me just perfectly.  I def need to make more of an effort to attend her shopping escapades.  You can find such cute stuff when you branch out and don't go to the usual spots.

Projects!

So people who know me well, know that I love adding my own touch of flare to things that I already own.  It started with clothes, but has morphed into house projects as well!  So when these tables were given to us by Mac's aunt I saw POTENTIAL!  They have great bones, but as you can see are very worn and well use!

The wood is actually the perfect color and matches the coffee table in our den.

 All you need is a pretty piece of fabric and some cut glass for the dimensions of the table.

 AND you get the perfect end table for your den.

 What a fun project and great way to salvage these old tables!

Add some lamps and pretty bowls and you've completed the look!  We are still debating what lamps to place there, but the room should be finished in no time!

Ready for a Good Night Sleep

I had a wonderful weekend which I will blog about later, but for now I am soooo glad to be home!  The older I get the more of a homebody I become!  I just love coming home to my house, my dogs, my hubby, and curling up in my bed!  Now I am even more excited to curl up in my bed because all the Lilly Bedding that I have ordered has just come in! I am soooo excited!

The Navy is for the Master Bedroom, the yellow for the guest bedroom, and the aqua for the basement.  The only room that a pair was not ordered for is the small room which will eventually be a nursery! When?????- Is a whole other topic!!!! For now it's the dog room so no beds are in there.  Although we are thinking of buying them a small day bed.  They are sooo spoiled!  I just love all the fun patterns and truly think that the bedroom needs to be a beautiful yet relaxing place for a good night sleep.  Each one of these sets fits the room it was purchased for PERFECTLY.  I get so happy when I look around a room and love what I see right before I turn out the lights! Thanks Garnet Hill and Lilly.  I always love y'alls bedding products.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day celebrating with those they love!  Mac and I celebrate Valentine's Day and usually give each other something small, but we have created our own holiday that we celebrate every year and that's when we exchange gifts.  VALENTEASTER is our fav holiday and we celebrate between Valentine's and Easter.  We decided during the dreary cold months that we needed more holidays to look forward to before spring actually came.  So that's where Valenteaster originated.  We go every year to Flemings Steak House for the Big Occasion.  So tonight we will cook and nice salmon dinner, watch a movie, and enjoy an evening in with Leonard and Lucile.


I do have to mention my fav Valentine gift.  It actually came from my mother in-law and was too perfect for our black and white toile bathroom. I am very matchy matchy so these totally complete the room.

They are shower curtain hangers, each with a different black and white Toile scene on them! Those who know me well know how obsessed with Toile I am so this gift truly made me smile:)  As Mac's aunt told me, a girl have never have too much toile.  They are perfect for our bathroom and make fabulous accents.

Can you see what I'm talking about???? It was a wonderful surprise!  The last thing I need is my Black and White Toile Marye-Kelley trash can to complete the room.
  
Have a wonderful day celebrating your loved ones!  

House Projects

So last July we bought a house that needed renovating and it was actually a very fun yet stressful project!  I'll have to do a post sometime to show the before and after shots!  The main part of the house is completely finished but we are continuing to work on the basement.  Mac and I are dedicating this entire weekend to basement projects!  This is definitely on the list for the basement steps, but I'm thinking we won't get to it until late spring.

I took this picture in San Jose three years ago and this is exactly why I always have a camera on hand!  When I found this photo a few days ago it totally gave me inspiration for our basement steps.  I would LOVE to at least tile in between each step if not all of them.   I'm thinking after this weekend of hard work and finishing up the steps we will be ready to entertain this summer!  Mac and I love having people over and are always looking for reasons to entertain so hopefully a Masters Party is on the Horizon in our finished basement :)