Show & Tell Friday: A Living Room Transformation!

This is what our living room looked like before. 

First, we added a throw rug, pillows, wall hangings, and curtains. 

 Next was a wall color called Hot Chocolate.

Then finally, a border to complete the room!

Today I am linking up at

My Romantic Home 

for Show & Tell Friday.

Show & Tell Friday: Visions of Red

I am feeling lots of creative energy this week. I definitely go through stages. Some months I want to work on the house. Other months I want to write. Some months cleaning the house and making the meals is enough! Yikes.

I figured since I have the desire to paint I better take advantage of it. We had some extra paint left from my office so I decided to do an accent wall in the gym/game room yesterday.

Luckily, my husband came home earlier than expected and helped me.  This room is almost done, but not quite.

When we finished redecorating Trinity's Bedroom , Jocelyn had some hurt feelings. Of course, I had my “be thankful for what you have and happy for your sister” talk with her, but I also decided she would feel better if I surprised her with a few changes.

When she was at school, I organized her closet and drawers a little more and we moved her bed to a different wall. Her room felt fresh and clean and I was excited to see her reaction, sure enough, she came home and screamed! She loved it. J

 Jocelyn's room was decorated nearly 2 years ago. She chose the red walls and hearts theme. I found the curtains at Ikea and picked up her bedding, most of the wall hangings and pillows at Target the week after Valentine's Day when all items were on clearance.

Today, I am looking at my office and I may have a little gold left so I am thinking of adding that color to the wall with the curtains soon.

We have also been adding to our living room little by little, but we finally have a border to put up. Can’t wait to show you the finished product…next week, perhaps!

Inspiration for today is Proverbs 31

“She watches over the affairs of her household, and

does not eat the bread of idleness.”

Today I am linking up at
 My Romantic Home for Show & Tell Friday.

Trinity's Bedroom Makeover

We finally finished Trinity’s bedroom! Yay!

I have to admit Iwas a bit worried.. I had so many ideas, but I wasn’t sure if they were all going to come together, but I think they did!

First, I chose an earthy theme that Trinity would relate to, then I made sure the designs would last for a good couple of years.

She told me she wanted her room to be colorful, so for the last few months I knew I was going to have bright pink, blue, and green in her bedroom. I picked up random items that matched with some existing items. I already had this mirror tucked away under my bed.  

I found a few little containers, wall stickers, green rope and clips at the Dollar Tree. Then I found some bright colored feathers and a frame and faith sign that I loved from Hobby Lobby. After that I needed to find bedding that matched the colors. I looked everywhere and ended up finding it at Walmart, which is sweet, because this stay-at-home mom is on a budget J

A few days ago we pulled out the furniture and I spray painted it black. Then I sanded it down to give it the antique distressed look.

Next, we began painting her walls. I pulled 2 shades of brown from her bedding for the wall color and decided to separate the colors with a black handpainted border. I knew that I wanted black vines, but I wasn’t sure if it would be handpainted or airbrushed. I called my very talented brother Chris over and he decided to hand paint the vines for me. Didn’t they turn out awesome?

My hubby and son cut out some flowers for me on some plywood that we picked up at Lowes for about $10 and then I painted them using the frame as a model.

I did add a little brown to the frame, because I wanted to tie the décor into the wall color and bedding. Then we used some nail glue and a hot glue gun to mount the flowers on the wall. The walls turned out to be my most favorite part of the room!

I had some inexpensive magnetic strips that I found at Ikea and put them up in a box to make a frame shape and added the wallstickers inside. Trinity can eventually use the magnets to display pictures.

Next we hung the green rope from the ceiling for her to display artwork and glued the little plastic containers to the wall. They can hold her scissors and pencils near her desk.

I am so happy with her room and I’m also happy to be done! J One more room complete. Yessss.

Last, but not least, in the hanging above her door I added a quote that says...

Every day that the sun comes up is a day to be happy.

*Create. Love. & Grow friends, and have a great day…*

Today I am linking up at
 My Romantic Home for Show & Tell Friday.