What I'm loving right now

This DIY:

This picture of my boys: I'm thinking I need to blow it up BIG....in black and white of course.

This lip gloss:

This desk:

All images via my Pinterest

Tole Chandeliers:

All images via my Pinterest Lighting board

This song: I could listen to it on repeat ALL.DAY.LONG. plus the video is really, really cool!





What are you loving right now??

Weekend recap

What an awesome weekend we had! 

Friday night was the last hurrah, ie. cousin time before they left to go home. We had my youngest cousin J spend the night with the boys.

 Right before we walked over to Walgreens and redboxed some entertainment, J and Phin were wrestling around. Phin somehow rolled into the couch and hurt his foot. He limped around on it all weekend (it never impaired his activity or hurt him too bad to warrant a weekend immediate care trip). Bright and early Monday morning we went in and had some X-rays done and everything was where it should be. He's been letting me ice it for small amounts of time and was even running last night for the first time since it happened so he's thankfully on the mend. 

Saturday morning after pretty-ing J's hair (so much FUN!! Man, we need a girl!) we went out to breakfast with my family before their afternoon flight. I haven't seen my uncle in about 4 years so it was really nice to see him, even if it was just for a quick meal! Later that evening we got our first summer visit from the ice cream truck.

After church on Sunday morning we made a quick stop by an estate sale on the way home. I walked away with this beautiful lamp for $3 that the elderly  home owner made herself in a ceramic class "back in the day". 

Rearranged a little and came up with this cute little vignette. 

After lunch the hubs and I went mini golfing while the boys napped and Grandma and Grandpa babysat. I don't think I've shared this on here before but my ENTIRE family golfs. Not like as a hobby or a past time. My Dad and uncle are both PGA golf pro's so to say we grew up golfing is an understatement. I'm happy to report I've still got it because despite his TWO hole in ones I still beat the hubs. 

Okay, only by one stroke, but winning is winning.....right?! 

(I'm so Monica!)

On Monday after Phin's x-rays we headed to the water park with the boys.

So much fun!!!

 Monday night after dinner we met our friends and their four boys at the park to play before heading to dairy Queen for some ice cream. After the boys were bathed and had passed out for the night we watched The Shining because the hubs had never seen it. I haven't seen it in years, since reading the book in high school, but it is just as creepy and disturbing as it was back then.

 I was loving the interior of the hotel though, something that I never noticed the first time I saw it. (Who would/could though with blood spewing from elevators!?)

So very 70's....pink, gold, black, mint green, red and lots of geometric carpet that would make even David Hicks swoon.

I also really liked the green bathroom in room 237 but couldn't find a picture that didn't include that lady and nobody wants to see that!

In other design news:

Last week I was busy around the house, lots of things are being painted black.

I'm also working on painting the last wall in the living room, plus working on a little makeover for the boys shared room inspired by Heidi Merrick's beauty of a bedroom.

Pictures coming soon.

Can you believe it's almost August, where has this summer gone!?!!?

Hope you are enjoying every second of it!

New master bedroom lighting

I ordered this light from PB teen last week.

Source: pbteen.com via Katie on Pinterest

I'm going to mount it above our headboard, one light for me one for the hubs.

This is kind of what I was going for....Serge Mouille.

Source: thefrencheye.blogspot.com via Katie on Pinterest

We shall see!

Ten things you should know about

1. This is definitely happening this spring...thanks for all your comments/suggestions!!!

Source: thishouseisahome.tumblr.com via Katie on Pinterest

2. Did you know Tippi Hedren had a pet lion? Go here and check out all the pics, they're pretty amazing.

                                                             

3.American Fashion designer Jenni Kayne has an awesome blog, she just featured a profile on Estee Stanley that was gorgeous...check out the article here.

4.This Oly Studio knock off by Z Gallerie is pretty great for $99.95

5.I'm kind of loving  these sconces and I don't know why (we need a new pair in our basement)....are they too 80's??

6. Erin just posted an awesome room tour....go drool!

7.This 36x48 crystal poster is only $50, this etsy shop is the best for huge art prints!

8. I might be DIYing this soon....LOVE!

9.This La Fiorentina look a like is only $10.95 a yard.

10.If you are a foodie this is the BEST blog!!

Happy Hump Day!!!!

PS- If you have young kids this is the funniest blog ever!

Phone dump- pictures of my cuties and other random stuff

Hi! The holiday season is upon us and things are CRAZY over here!!  It surely is 'the most wonderful time of the year' and definitely the busiest for us. The hubs is working about 65 hours a week at this point getting ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I have been quite literally stuck at home-we had a HUGE blizzard last week which left us with 16 inches of snow. Not weather for dragging three kids with you to the grocery store!  On top of being an almost single Mom right now (you real single Moms are AMAZING!), I am also refinishing a huge dining table and hutch for a client who is having a big Christmas party December 15th. No sweat huh!?  

All I got for you today is the pics I've finally downloaded off my phone, some of which are from the summer. Lame, I know. However, if you can make it past all the pics of my cutie pie boys there's some pretty awesome pics from an estate sale I went to last week.

Happy Tuesday!!

August-  Before you all call DFS on me......one day after church this summer we had to run to WalMart. Little man was starving of course (don't babies have the BEST timing!), so Stanley ran in with the older boys and I nursed Isaac in the car. When he was done eating I stuck him in Phin's car seat to chill and he loved it!

                                                                     Nom Nom!!

This weekend- These two trouble makers took every single sheet, blanket and pillow in our house, piled them up in Isaac's crib and jumped on in. I'm going to give that crib a really good review for not breaking!!

June- The boys getting some Daddy time about two weeks after Isaac came home from the hospital.

                              Sassy back in September

                                          All bundled up for a walk in October

Snack time theif!!!

                                                            Fun at the park in June

                                                    Playing in the snow last Friday.

                                 Chalk Superman at the Farmers Market in August.

My brother Mikey came home for our younger brothers wedding reception in September and brought Jude the full Star Wars collection on DVD. After we picked him up at the airport the boys had to come home and take naps.  : )

The beautiful Missouri River last month. I wish I had a better camera on my phone....the water was the deepest navy blue that day and this pic sadly doesn't do it justice!

AWESOME (original!) bathroom at the estate sale I went to.

Milo Baughman chrome dining table and 8 chrome chippendale chairs.


My jaw dropped when I saw this dining set not only because of the price-we'll get there in a second- but because I have NEVER seen anything close to this in my town. It's kind of unheard of to have something like this here.

Anyway, whole dining set, table and eight chairs in perfect condition, original (spotless) velvet upholstery........ $1,495!!!! 

You can buy a pair of arm chairs here for $2,125 or two arm chairs and two side chairs here for $2,000.

If only I had a spare $1,500! Oh and a huge dining room!

HUGE Hibiscus sputnik!!! Unfortunately was not for sale.  

6 piece wicker furniture set (twin headboard, nightstand, dresser with mirror and two pieces shown.) $600

Dresser and mirrors set $300

Yup that is a 1970's Gaetano Sciolari cubist chandelier! Once again, not for sale. 

Boo!!