Fall Into the Holidays ~ Bedroom Ceiling Pizazz

Welcome to week two of  FALL INTO THE HOLIDAYS, a four week series
 where we'll be sharing ideas for sprucing up our homes before the holiday season kicks into
 high gear. Our lovely hostess Lisa @ Shine Your Light came up with the idea by asking friends
 what they'd most like to see on blogs - hands down, simple, do-able ideas were the favorite!

This week we're focusing on the BEDROOM.  

Don't miss my talented friends at the end of the post, you'll want to pop over and check

 out their fun ideas too!   

Today I'm sharing my friend's ceiling in her guest bedroom. She painted it a bold accent
 color and it added so much pizazz! Its a simple, budget friendly way to inject a fun look
if your guest room needs a refresh before holiday guests arrive.   

I love the vibrant coral, rust shade that she pulled from her blanket, custom pillow and
 roman shade. It's Sherwin Williams 7600 - Bolero. 
 

We still have a plan for black and white artwork beneath the sconces to
finish off the room.

I think it's the perfect unexpected bold choice and totally makes the room.

We'll be back next Tuesday sharing a new room idea, and if you missed last
week I dished about an easy kitchen update here. 

Don't miss these friends' ideas, too! 

Lisa of Shine Your Light

Katie of Miss Dixie

Julie of Less Than Perfect Life Of Bliss

Jennifer of Dimples & Tangles

Shelley of Crazy Wonderful

Becky of This Is Happiness

Fall into the Holidays ~ Kitchen

Welcome to FALL INTO THE HOLIDAYS, a four week series where we'll be sharing

 ideas for sprucing up our homes before the holiday season kicks into high gear.

 Our lovely hostess Lisa @ Shine Your Light came up with the idea by asking friends what

 they'd most like to see on blogs - hands down, simple, do-able ideas were the favorite!

So that's our goal - and this week we're focusing on the kitchen.  

Don't miss my talented friends at the end of the post, you'll want to pop over and check

 out their fun ideas too!    

You guys this is one of those, "I can't believe I waited so long to do this" items.

It's been three and a half years since I did our kitchen update for the One Room Challenge.

I LOVED the vibrant flat weave wool rug I chose, but sadly it was a maintenance nightmare,

and didn't last at our house. It attracted Golden Retriever hair like flies to dog doo!  

  In the meantime we lived with this BLAH brown, low maintenance natural

fiber rug that wore like iron and hid ALL the things! And, when I wanted to

change it up, I flipped it over! Yep, reversible to the other BLAH brown side!

If that wasn't enough, the edges started looking ratty and one corner curled a little that

 you tripped over if it wasn't strategically placed. 

#soembarassing

  

I've finally found something that I think will work, this medallion rug is $30, and has 

great reviews.  It's washable, I haven't had a washable rug for a zillion years, I didn't even

know they made them anymore. I'll let you know how it goes. 

#feelingstylish  

I love that it has the vibe of this beautiful rug...

Magnolia Home

Thanks for stopping by friends, hope you're inspired to make a little change.

We'll be back next Tuesday sharing more ideas.

Don't miss these friends' ideas! 

Lisa of Shine Your Light

Julie of Less Than Perfect Life Of Bliss

Shelley of Crazy Wonderful

Becky of This Is Happiness

My Five Favorite Ideas for Decorating Teen Rooms

Hi friends! It was still summer for our last My Five Favorites, that month flew by and here

we are already in the midst of  fall! This month my blogging pals and I are sharing our

 favorite ideas for kiddos' rooms, mine are all focused on teen rooms. I love helping them

create spaces that reflect their personality and they're usually pretty opinionated about it. :)

I'm anxious to see what everyone has on their favs' list, be sure to check them out:   

Kris @ Driven by Decor

Lisa @ Shine Your Light

Jennifer @ Dimples & Tangles

I'm excited to share our guest, Julie @ Julie Blanner,  I'm smitten with her refreshing

style, she has quite the talent for creating perfectly edited spaces. Actually, I have a confession

 to make - I tried to emulate her style for my Christmas decor one year, it truly looked like I

 just moved in and only unpacked one box! SO bad! Simply put, her minimalist style is

 stunning, as is her beautiful photography.       

Julie Blanner

Today I'm changing it up from my usual format to make it easier to visualize how you

 can pull together all my five favorite ideas in one room. Here are four rooms each with

a collection of all my favs.  

#1 Unexpected Lighting

#2 Custom Artwork

#3 Custom Pillows

#4 Mix of Styles

#5 Unique Bed/Headboard

Sophisticated Teen Boy's Room

My son and I had so much fun revamping his room, I can't believe it's been five years! :( 

A menswear glen plaid was the starting point for this sophisticated mix, we used it on an

upholstered headboard and box springs. The artwork is a mix of a custom abstract, framed

prints, poster and a Nike shopping bag. We call the abstract 'tennis match.'  

  

We mixed lighting styles, a brass swing arm work lamp and floor lamp with a green tweed 

fabric covered shade. 

       

Teen Sports Cave 

 

We created a built-in look with wall to wall bookcases flanking the headboard, and added

a pair of industrial outdoor lights to the sides of the bookcase. We snaked the wiring through

 the bookcase to the outlet behind it. For a sharp mix we included a handsome lamp with

 textured shade. Sentimental sports photos memorabilia was the artwork of choice.

Bright Bold Teen Girl's Room 

We gave a traditional four poster bed and vintage nightstands new life with fresh paint, 

and added drama with a canopy net. A few custom pillows pulled our color palette together.

We used a traditional lamp on the nightstand and a floor lamp in the reading nook.

I love using a budget friendly, fabric covered lampshade for a fun dose of pattern.

How to cover a tapered lampshade here. 

Fresh Modern Teen Girl's Room

Vintage bamboo furniture paired with a modern lucite chair and unexpected chrome task

lamp gave us a fun eclectic style. A custom pink zebra bolster added pizazz to store bought

 bedding. To keep the gallery wall from being overly busy we framed all the art in white

frames and mats.   

Be sure to check out my talented friends' favs too:

Kris @ Driven by Decor

Lisa @ Shine Your Light

Jennifer @ Dimples & Tangles

Julie @ Julie Blanner

You might like these previous My Five Favorites too:

Beauty Products
Before & Afters You Can Do In a Weekend

Summer Accessories

Gadgets
Paint Projects
IKEA Items in my Home
Thrifted Finds
Valentine Decor
Home Organization Tips
Christmas Wish List
Recipes for the Holidays
Entertaining Accessories
Displaying DIY Artwork
Ways to Mix Metals

DIY Projects

Fabric

Decorate an Outdoor Space
Pillow Projects
Decorating for Spring
Decorative Accessories
Home Organizing Tips
Quick & Easy Holiday Decorating Ideas

Paint    

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