My New Sewing Room

I now have my own sewing room, woohoo! This room originally was my youngest daughter's bedroom. It is a small room, and she was ready for more space. We ended up switching bedrooms around, and I took over the empty space. My goal was to be able to decorate it by shopping our house. I did not want to have to go out and purchase anything. I did just that, shopped the house.


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I wanted to keep the room light and airy, so the cream color on the walls would stay. Every room needs a little "POP" of color! I created an accent wall, by painting it blue...Using leftover paint from a previous project.


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This wonderful cabinet originally belonged to my Aunt Rubye.

Rubye passed away a few years back, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Her husband, Harold... made it for her. I have always loved the "country look" of the cabinet, and had admired it for a very long time. A few Summers ago, I hauled it from Montana to Colorado. It rode home with us on top of our Yukon XL. It's a big piece of furniture, and I was not sure what I wanted to do with it, once we got it home... As soon as I started working on my sewing room, I knew immediately, Aunt Rubye's cabinet would be the perfect place to hold all my sewing material. I know she would be thrilled, as she was an avid sewer. =)

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The dark wood door and trim had to go. Such an easy fix with with a few coats of paint.

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Lucy (our Basset) loves the new room, too!

Pink And Green Bedroom

With moving bedrooms around, my youngest took over her sister's room. It went from cream colored walls and purple circles, to green and pink in color with stenciled white flowers. At first, I wasn't so crazy about the bright colors, but it all turned out really cute in the end. I added in the brown accents (curtains and throw pillow), to help tone down the pink and green. It worked wonderfully! My youngest loves her new room!

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Not only did the walls get a fresh coat of paint, but so did the trim.


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The closet went from dark boring wood....To looking pretty in white!


We purchased the knobs at Home Depot for $1.99 a piece. Much better than the brass knobs that were original to the closet.

We were very pleased with how her room turned out! The paint we used for the walls is "Color Place" from Walmart. We have always been satisfied with the outcome of using color place paint, and our wallet always thanks us too =) The trim is...BEHR Premium Plus Ultra (Paint and Primer in one.) The color is Coastal Beige. Love, love, love the paint in primer in one!! We have used the same color throughout our home on all of our trim.

The Purple Bedroom

This bedroom was originally our guest room...To give our oldest daughter more space, it is now her room. The guest room colors were darker blue on the bottom, light blue on top.
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The bottom part of the wall, is now a brighter purple. The top half became a light lilac color. Maybe down the road, we will paint the trim white. For now, the wood trim will do. We also added in some aqua color in the curtains and her throw pillow.


My oldest daughter loves animals, and her room is the home of: Two Guinea Pigs, two Russian Tortoises,and a Whites Tree Frog....Our Basset Hound, Lucy...has been enjoying the room too! She kept showing up in every photo =)


Nap Time!





Danielle the tortoise, is loving her new accommodations!

Chair Makeover

My youngest daughter was in need of a new desk chair. Instead of going out and buying a new one, I decided to makeover a chair we had in our basement. The chair was left by the previous owners of our home. Using spray paint in antique white, and fleece fabric purchased at the fabric store, the chair was able to get a whole new look.

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I'm so thrilled with how the chair turned out! It always amazes me what a little spray
paint and fabric can do =)

It's September

It's September.....As each season comes to a close, I'm ready for the next season to begin. Fall through Christmas is my favorite time of year. =)

The pumpkins are just about ready to be picked from the garden. I can't wait to use them in our Fall porch display!


Wishing everyone a wonderful September!