Books on Our Nightstand!

I recently joined a book club. Still can't really grasp the reality of being old enough to be in a book club. When did that happen? Anywho... We are onto our second book and I am LOVING it so far.

It's right along the lines of everything I study. How the brain functions, that dictates our actions, reactions etc.

And Drew's company book group is reading getting things done. We'll let you know how they turn out! What's on your nightstand?

In other news.... Look what I happened upon in my backyard!!! Pussy willows! SPRING.... Craziness, this was the shortest winter of my life.

And in even bigger news meet Jackson. Caesar and Cleo's newest cousin. We can't wait to meet this little Ewok!

Basically just a glorified dust bunny!

Peg Board

This has been my favorite project so far. I saw a peg board jewelry holder online. I liked it but I didn't love it. I loved the idea of displaying your jewelry on a darling board. So we got to work.

Drew had some extra baseboard from a room remodel he did. So he cut it into a frame for me, and we glued it up. I found the perfect paint color at Home Depot. (Yes, sometimes we just call it home.) It is from The Martha Stewart paint line.

Online they hung their jewelery up on metal hooks, but I got to thinking. And came up with KNOBS!!! So I scurried down to Anthropologie again and bought more knobs!

I absolutely LOVE my peg board!

And my tiny birdie friend in the corner.

I haven't quite figured out the best placement for the knobs but here it is with jewelry. It makes me happy every time I see it.

To My Drew...

And that's saying something! Love you!

Harlem Globetrotters

For Drew's early Valentine Present, I got us tickets to the Harlem Globetrotters.

I thought it would be a fun thing that neither of us had ever done. And after a mix up with our tickets we were banished up to the nosebleed section.

It was fun and entertaining. A little cheesey for out taste. But still fun. Probably won't be back until we have kids to enjoy it with. I thought it was going to be a little more on the super trick and acrobatic side.

Still a fun night with Drew. Can't beat that!

The Bed!

Well I have been on the hunt for the perfect baskets to go in my new bed. And then I stumbled upon these boxes at Ikea.

Two boxes for $11. It's like they were made just for my bed! Law of Attraction strikes again!

Perfect!

Projects, Projects, Projects

I've said it all before. I'll just have to say it again, My Husband Is AMAZING!!! And it all started with me wanting a new bed/the basement flooding! As you can see in the pictures below our house needed updating. Every wall was white with carpet that needed to be replaced, I'd say 9 years ago.

Then the basement flooded so Drew had to replace an entire wall. Well while we were at it we decided to get some pretty blue wall paint to freshen up the wall a bit.

Then one Drew decided to build my bed for me, and while at Home Depot we found a steal of a deal on laminate flooring. On sale from $2.59 a square foot to $0.41 a square foot!! Unreal! So we bought up 3 stores worth of flooring, and spur of the moment ripped up the carpet and didn't look back.

Then my little Drew bear got to work...

And he worked...

And he worked...

And he worked! All after coming home from his full time job. And he worked hard because he had to stop working every night at 9 for the upstairs tenants. And in a week and a half (including the 3 days he had to take off because of the swine flu) our home became a masterpiece!

To add accent to the new flooring, Drew put in wainscot! And it is beautiful!

Then he finished painting all of the rooms. I will take credit for the paint colors! I love how soothing, bright, and fresh they all are.

How amazing do those floors look? Oh and he installed all new baseboard!

And the finished product. Sorry these pictures are so grainy they are from my phone and when the light is dull it doesn't have the best resolution.

Cleo's new room.

AND... he framed out all the windows... Here is the before.

And the after. Sorry the windows are so dirty... But yeah right its winter, I'm not about to go outside and scrub them!

Then he replace all the nasty 'school hallway' lights with lights we found at Costco for $15 dollars! Get real! AMAZING!! He just barely put these in and hasn't fixed the ceiling, but whoa ease up on him! He's only human! He'll get to it!

And now my favorite part. Our bedroom, now with brand new bed!! I am embarrassed to say that this nasty curtain has been in our room for a year and a half! Hated it! But never did anything about it!

Until now!

Look at all those pillows! I never thought I would find someone that loves pillows as much as I do until I met Drew! Made for each other!!

My new rug, that was 25% off at Cost Plus World Market!

I love it, couldn't be happier!

A painting from my mom! Thanks mom! I'm so happy you "gave" this to me! ha! (I use the term 'I borrowed this from her' loosely.)

New duvet cover ($30), 800 thread count sheets that feel like silk ($26) (all from Overstock.com) and blanket originally $110 from target on sale for $43! Talk to me about the Law of Attraction! I believe!! My husband is amazing! I love finding screaming deals! I have never been happier! And I need an excuse to use more exclamation points!!!!! I don't think I plugged enough into this post!!!!!

Tired?

Do you think he's tired?

Sound asleep.... And snoring...

Look What My Drew Can Do!

Well the moment you have so anxiously been awaiting! This project took a little bit longer to complete because mid build we started 5.... Yes 5 other projects (yes this is the reason you have not heard from us)! Anyway... I have always wanted this bed from Pottery Barn. However for a king size version it is almost $2000! Yikes.

The Stratton Bed from Pottery Barn. Then I found this website. Knockoffwood.blogspot.com. And she has all the measurments and steps laid out how to make knock of versions of popular furniture!

So little Drewpal got to work!

And the finished project! The best part is that the bed is basically just 3 bookshelves. So if you don't want it as a bed any more you can stack them or use them side by side.

The bed turned out amazing! Thanks so much Drew!!

And p.s. sorry if you're like me and all you can see in the picture above is a wrinkled sheet. I know! Makes me cringe too. Not enough to actually steam it. ( I wanted to but Drew said no.)

p.s.s. more on the other 5 projects to come! It's going to blow your mind!