Headboard Makover: Before and After!

I spent my Friday night working on refinishing Emma's old headboard and I'm pretty happy with the way it came out. 

This project was pretty quick and painless!  I filled the holes with wood filler (er, Ryan filled the holes) and let it dry for about 6 hours.  Then I hit it with some sand paper to make the holes flush with the rest of the headboard and it was painting time.  I just used a regular satin paint and primer in one and it did the trick!  The color was shopaholic :-)

Here is a little sneak peak at my progress in the guest bedroom/office.....just a little peak for now!!

I've got the bedding but can't share that until I've got the finished product!!  As you can tell there is going to be a little nature/deer them along with my bright colors!

So many ideas, so little time!!

Seriously, my head is so full of ideas that I think it might explode!!  I think it is time to put together my to-do list to keep it all straight.  I really need to put it together so I can prioritize each project.  Let's be honest, honey biscuit will not think it is real cool if I have 6 projects going at once in his man space the garage!!

1)  Emma's Desk -  I have GOT to get this baby done this week.  She has been very patient as she keeps getting bumped lower on the list!!

2) My curio cabinet.  Remember this inspiration picture??  I should be able to get mine done in a day if I can just focus on ONE project!  That is a big IF......

3) Side tables for the sun room.  They are gonna require quite a bit of prep work so these may take a while.  I don't know though, Ryan talked about buying the wood this week to make the new tops!  Could happen this weekend.

4) DIY Decorative Spheres.  I know what ya'll are thinking.  Say what?!?!?!?  Have you seen these things everywhere lately?  Every time I stop at Home Goods, TJ Maxx, and Target I pick a couple up but end up putting them back.  Come on, we don't have grass yet, annndddd that just MIGHT be a little more important than decorative spheres ;)  Here is an example if you've never seem them.  These are from West Elm.

However I stumbled upon a new blog this weekend and she had an awesome CHEAP do-it-yourself version.  Soooo if you wanna give this little project a whirl with me stop on over to Hill Country Homebody and check out her GENIUS idea.  Now come on, who is going to try this with me????

Look what I scored for FOUR BUCKS!!

I had to run to Tecumseh on Friday to pick up some field tile and as I passed through Deerfield these little gems caught my eye.  I locked up the breaks flipped a U-turn and went back to the garage sale.

I picked up two side tables for.....four bucks!  Now you need to use a little imagination here.  I know you all may not see the potential in these now but I have BIG plans.  Drum roll please.....

Oh did I forget to mention that they both need some sort of tops???  Oops ;)  However I have Ryan and Jarod on the mission to whittle me some wood to fit the top since I am painting them anyhow.

Whittle some wood???

Well what do you think?  Do you see the potential or do you think that I'm crazy???  These are next on the list after I refinish Emma's desk.  Can't wait!!

Let's start with the kitchen tour!!

As we slowly get settled in I've decided to start your tour.  I still have plenty of decorating to do but figured it was time to start sharing some pictures.  I know many of you have seen it in person and are thinking yeah, yeah I was just there last weekend and saw it.  HOWEVER believe it or not I do have followers that I don't have to pay are actually not friends or family but people that actually come here because they want to ;) 

Soooooo let's get down to business and start this house tour with the kitchen.  It really is hard to decide but this really is one of my favorite spots in the house.  When I say kitchen, I also mean the breakfast nook and sunroom.  They are just so open and cozy and can fit a ton of people when having parties (like surprise baby showers).

Here is the view when coming in from the garage.  The breakfast nook is off to the left and the sunroom is on the right!  Wow that is a sunny background!

This is where all the (cooking) magic happens.   As you can see there is a ton of counter space to the left of the stove.  We had that baby STOCKED full of yummy treats on Super Bowl Sunday.  If there is one thing you need to know about my BFF's and me......we can make some killer party food!!

The island, oh how I heart the island!!  I really do.  This is where we eat dinner as a family every night and where we all sit and lean when we're having a party.  Did I mention I love it?

Here is our little breakfast work-station.  In my original layout this was going to be another full wall of granite with uppers and lowers for cabinets.  However I decided to go with the full length pantries on each side and go with the small slab in the middle.  We store the toaster below and just pull it out in the morning and plug it in and voila!!  Also comes in handy when using the microwave....just pull out you dish, stir it up and pop it back in.

The view from the sunroom.

This the chest that I scored on Craigslist that we are now using as our bar.  I just got that lamp last weekend at Home Goods for $39....couldn't pass it up!!

Our little breakfast nook with a view out onto the patio!!! 

So that's it for now.  I'll share some pictures of the sunroom once I can get some better shots.  I was fighting with the lighting and decided to throw in the towel.  Whew, that was a whole lotta pictures!  Hope you didn't fall asleep.  Thanks for stopping by!

My Friday Night Project

I am soooooo wild and crazy in my old age!  You know what I'm doing tonight?  I'm refinishing Emma's old headboard to match the nightstand in our guest bedroom!  Yep, I am THAT wild and crazy. 

Here are the befores:

Awwwww brings a tear to my eye!  If you look a little closer you'll see that Emma was rather tough on her headboard as a little one ;)

Boo Boo Kitty helped me out by taking the letters off and filling the holes with wood filler.  He really is the best.  So here is where I start tonight!!

I am hoping to have it done tonight and let it dry so Ryan can do his magic on Sunday :-)

What are YOU doing on YOUR Friday night???