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We decided to tackle the task of remodeling our house. The geniuses that we are, we thought it would be best to do this in the weeks leading up to Christmas. The whole thing started with the purchase of our wood floors. We got a killer deal online and couldn't pass it up. After we received the flooring, I instructed politely asked my husband to "please, please, please" install them ASAP. So, he did that following weekend and while he was busy doing that, I found it only made sense to go shopping for new living room furniture. That was the beginning of the end.
Here's what we have so far. We still have a long way to go.
Living room
Stairs (Looking down to the landing)
These are pictures of the job halfway through. The stair skirt that you see on the sides of the stairs, will be painted white. The nose of the stairs will be stained to match the color of the wood floors.
Stairs (Looking down to the foyer)
Stair skirt will be white. Stair nose will be stained to match flooring.
Stairs (Looking up from the landing.)
The stair skirt and the rise on the stairs will be painted white. The nose of the stairs will be stained to match the wood floors
Hallway
And here's some more of what he have going on so far:
So, because of the approaching holiday combined with our new puppy, I am kinda beat. Hence, the slow down in posts. Also, the Crazy Cute party will still be up for y'all to link up, but for the next two weeks, I didn't think it was fair to showcase a shop for a giveaway because I sense that a lot of other bloggers are taking a bit of time off for the holiday season. So, for tomorrow's link party and the following week, no giveaway. But, after the first of the year, you an expect some AWESOME giveaways!
I wanted to share with you guys our decor this year for Christmas and I actually meant to have this post up weeks ago, but better late than never! So, here ya' go!
E went from a crib this year to her "big girl" bed and the Mr. and I have this notion that our children will move out with the furniture we bought them as a child, so we spring for the best quality you can find and where else to get the best quality, but Pottery Barn? So, we spent a pretty penny on her furniture, but I could NOT be any happier with it! I, seriously, love her room. It's on the main floor, so sometimes I go sit in there and "chill" sometimes and I'm still able to hear the kids playing in the living room. I wanted to give you a little tour of what we have so far,...
Here is the view of her room right when you walk in. (I'm standing in the doorway.)
And when my mom saw it in the store, she decided she could make it instead. She cut out (with her Cricut) a gazillion butterflies and we ended up with the butterfly chandelier you see above for a fraction of the cost. She also cut out butterfly wall decals using the same butterfly image and contact paper for us and I applied them on the wall like a swarm of butterflies flying around E's room. I'm really happy with the way it all turned out.
Here's another shot of her pretty bed and her butterfly chandelier. I decided to go with cafe style shutters in her room and roman shades for the top half of the windows. our neighbors are very close on all sides and I thought this would give her privacy while still being able to let in a lot of light. Or, she could shut both the shutters and the roman shades and it gets very dark in her room for nap time. When I'm convinced E won't electrocute herself on the lamp she has on her dresser, I'll put that on her nightstand along with some other girly knick knacks.
