one room challenge ~ week 2

First, you guys are the BEST!

 Thank you SO much for all your sweet comments and support last week!!  

You can catch up with Week 1 - The Plan  here.

This week we were pleasantly surprised when our budget friendly upholstered

headboard was delivered. Great quality, great nailheads, great service,

 great price $149, and free shipping and returns! 

I'm so hesitant to tell you where it's from, deep breath 1 - 2 - 3 - Walmart!  

  

A simple silhouette was best against the busyness of the windows, and with free shipping

 and returns we decided to order both colors we were debating. We liked the lighter oatmeal

 color, linen-like fabric and contrast of the nailheads.

We narrowed down color and fabric choices.

Here were some of the combinations we played with, she is a neutral loving girl.

Do you have a favorite?

  We were keeping our fingers crossed for nightstands to show up on Craigslist, on

 Sunday morning I opened my CL tab and these amazing Drexel campaign chests had

 been listed 27 minutes earlier! $30 each! I dialed the number so fast and talked even

 faster...IwanttobuyyourchestswhencanIpickthemup?  

They're an awesome size, we wanted large, and we're hoping they're not too big. 

When you stop by next week we'll have splashed crisp white paint from top to bottom

 and will show you some of our other Craigslist pieces we're incorporating.

My previous One Room Challenge Reveals:

Kitchen - Spring 2014 here
Bedroom - Fall 2013 here
Bathroom - Spring 2013 here

Thanks for checking in ~ be sure to check all the fabulous

ORC Linking Participants, there are 97 talented bloggers sharing their room

 makeovers at Calling it Home here.    

ikea black and white eivor throw

I have another Ikea favorite for you today ~ 

it's perfect for cuddling up on the sofa without sacrificing style. No hiding it

in a storage basket or tossing it behind the sofa if someone stops by!    

Ikea's Eivor packs a punch of graphic black and white style for a reasonable price.

 You'll notice it's popular with all your favorite bloggers, too! 

Eivor Throw

Black & White Stripe -  $19.99

A generous size - 49" x 67"

Washable - 100% Acrylic

Maya @ House Nerd

 Jennifer @ Dear Lillie

 

 Sherry @ Design Indulgence

Courtney @ A Thoughtful Place

 Decorpad

 Emily A. Clark

 Cassie @ Hi Sugarplum

Apartment Therapy

 Megan @ Honey We're Home

Style at Home - Lisa Besseling

I can't believe I don't have one. I have some returns to make today and it's on my list!  

 If you're an Ikea fan you can find more of my favorites here,
and if not, you might become one when you see these awesome items:

Henriksdal Chair
Salong White Vase

Ribba Frames
Liatorp Extenable Table
Storsele Rattan Chair

Docksta Table

Sanela Pillow 

Ritva Curtains

Ekby Bjarnum Bracket

Stockholm Rand Rug

Barometer Floor Lamp

The Borby Lantern

Bravur Clock

Songe Mirror

Black & White Pillow Collection

Byholma Rattan Chest

Julmys Twine

Lack Floating Shelf

Tobias Lucite Chair

Ektorp Sofa

fresh fall mantle...

Hey everyone, hope you all had a fabulous couple days off, we couldn't ask for more

a more beautiful fall weekend. Yesterday was a good day for my ORC room,  just

 as we were thinking we were going to have to buy retail, the Craigslist Gods smiled upon

 us and the ideal pieces showed up. Check back on Thursday and I'll show you what we

 scored for an amazing price! I fit in time for a fall mantle refresh using a few things

from around our house and yard.     

I borrowed a couple pieces from my blue and white collection, gave my favorite

 lady bust a shawl of Virginia creeper vine, added a few orange books, and propped

 my zebra tray from Target (did anyone not buy that?) up on an easel. 

I love my new gold sculptural sphere, a friend picked it up for me at Hobby Lobby,

it's a budget friendly ($8.50 with coupon) knock off of West Elm's sculptural sphere.

You know I'm all over using greenery from my yard, I was hoping for fall-ish

 looking branches of leaves, but no luck. I had two choices green or crunchy brown.

Have a wonderful week sweet friends,

 and thank you so much for all of your kind comments and excitement for the ORC! 

best of the nest - september features

We had so many wonderful projects this week!!

Thanks so much for joining the party and sharing your latest. Here are some

of my favorite features, be sure to stop by to check out the features at

 Lisa's @ Shine Your Light and Jennifer's @ Dimples and Tangles!

and Kris' @ Driven by Decor  

**Please pin from the original site**

Amber @ Restless Arrow created her dream kitchen with open shelving. As you

can see she has quite the gift for styling and scoring deals, stop over and check out

 her fabulous kitchen she transformed on a budget.  

(Btw, her husband had a hand in it, too.) 

Ellen @ Scribbler Unfocused brought this neutral chair to life with spray paint. 

It's a perfect fit in this happy, lively spot in her bedroom.  

 She shares her tips and type of paint, too. 

Stacey @ Steward of Design had been scheming this fireplace makeover for 

thrirteen years! She got brave and is now doing a happy dance around her family room!

I would be too ~ what a huge transformation!    

Gretchen @ Boxy Colonial  created this Halloween display of Miss Havisham's

wedding feast based on Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.

If you love Halloween or literature you'll find it creepy and intriguing! 

From our Instagram friends, linked up at #bestofthenestparty

  

Instagram nanp1960

A clever idea for a custom piece of art using wrapping paper and burlap,

I love the sweet little heart, or an initial would be fun.

Start thinking about your next project, we'd love to feature you!

 Our next party will be here before you know it - Friday, October 24th!

Have a wonderful weekend, friends!

one room challenge - week one

Let's do this!
First, a huge thank you to Linda @ Calling it Home, the mastermind behind the ORC.
Be sure to stop by and check out the over-the-top talent she's rounded up this time!
And, thanks so much for stopping by to see what I'm up to this time around!

I know you all have a lot of ORC posts to check out, so here's a short and sweet intro to
 my project. I'm thrilled to be helping a client turned friend with her Master Bedroom.
 She's been through a divorce this past year and is the sweetest, hard working, single
 mom and thought it would be selfish to do her room before the rest of the house was
 completed. We had a little chat and here we are. :)
Not your typical makeover - a symbolic out with the old!
We're on a budget, but she has a great sense of style and we've been scouring
Craigslist for a month or so and we're not finished yet, I'm dying to show you
 our finds, and how we'll be incorporating them.

BEFORE

 This sponge painted statement wall was done 18 years ago by a highly acclaimed
 master who did the Parade of Homes! In the day I'm sure it was the bomb, but it's time,
and we're going light, bright and white!

BEFORE

Our plan is a new furniture arrangement, with the bed under the window,
and an upholstered headboard.

BEFORE

Replace this armoire with a beautiful, functional piece that has storage, doubles as a

media center, is unique, not too narrow, not too wide and inexpensive. No small feat, but
THANK YOU CRAIGSLIST!!

 Our inspiration is this piece from designer, Amanda Nisbet's Manhattan apartment.
 Do you see the TV...I didn't think so...perfect!

Her high vaulted ceiling is begging for large statement lighting, we were open to different
styles but when this ad showed up on Craigslist we raced to get one of them.

A DIY I've been dying to try is in the works, and that's all I'm spilling today!
See you next Thursday, friends!

If you'd like to see my previous One Room Challenge Reveals:

Kitchen - Spring 2014 here
Bedroom - Fall 2013 here
Bathroom - Spring 2013 here

Be sure to stop by Linda's @ Calling it Home tomorrow to see all the other
One Room Challenge Linking Participants plans.