the boys' room~

We've had a few fun projects in the works over the past few months, but in the midst of summer fun i haven't had a chance to post them. The boys' room has been kind of a thorn in my side, but has finally come together. So nice to check another project off the list!

So I actually painted this room last fall~ i know, crazy. We had just bought the boys some new furniture in order to squeeze the two of them into this smallish room. I found this pale chartreuse color, and went to town painting the entire room...

The second I finished, i was not diggin' it. I kept asking Nic if it looked like a baby yellow? Anyways, it wasn't long after that I caught my new vision...

which required some painting of the ceiling~

Oh, and the boys had some how busted their light fixture~ boys;)

Me in my fabulous paint clothes... i know, hot.

Okay, so you are getting the idea. Lots of {baby} yellow all over the walls, that completely clashed with the beige ceilings... bleh! So I went to work~ again.

Horizontal stripes~ can't get enough of the stripes!

aah, looking better already...

i love this part:)

My inspiration for their room all started with this orbit mobile from CB2.

It was love at first sight, and perfect for the boys.

Then came the fun part.

Putting it all back together~

We replaced their broken light fixture with this kulla ceiling lamp from Ikea~

I found this great 'numbers' fabric {ikea} and made a couple of throw pillows~

Kaden read the whole collection of Diary of a Wimpy Kid books over the summer. The boy loves to read. His beloved globe, and wooden snake from scout camp. And Parker's 3 from his birthday party:)

It feels simple and bright.

Much better.

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend,

I am kinda enjoying this cooler weather!

~xo

Ry's Big Girl Room~

{warning: picture over~load}

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that Rylie's room is finally done. Oh who am I kidding~ I will continue to fidget with this room indefinitely. There are a few more ideas, a few more pillows, possibly a chandelier~ but for now it is going to do...

The birdie~mobile~ tutorial here.

Don't mind me~ just wanted to show you this angle:)

Still not lovin' these counter tops~ one day.

Her closet~

My biggest helper and his train puzzle... the boy is obsessed with trains! And he needs to be potty~trained. Any volunteers?? I'll pay you:)

And there you have it~

Now it's on to the boys' room. I'm actually super excited for what's in store there:)

Stay tuned!

The Dirty Work

Every project has some dirty work, right? You know, the hard part that absolutely has to be done before you can get to the fun part {accessorizing & putting it all together}. This project was no different~ plenty of dirty work, and by dirty work I mean painting, sewing {ya, sewing is a chore to me}, caulking, more painting, sanding, wrestling tree's to get that one branch... you get the idea.

It all started with this quilt I found at DownEast, and practically begged Nic for {I think he knew what was coming}... With the colors we were using, the ceilings needed to be white sooo... Yup, all by myself people. I only fell off the ladder once~Eventually I recruited some help...Pink walls! Could she be any more excited? Name the show~ if you guess it, you can be my new BFF:)Then Nicholas went to work on some trim. We wanted this wall to be a focal point~ how could it not be with that bright green paint? Ha ha...wowza! where's my sunglasses?

Not gonna lie, after her soft shabby~chic nursery, this bright green made me a little crazy, and took some serious getting used too. The nightstand was Gramy's, and after a little make~over it was perfect!

Next, we were on the lookout for fabric & trimmings {okay, this part not so dirty:)}
Yes, I destroyed that green shirt I found at the D.I....what?? It was the perfect color. And no, I do not always have shopping bags lining my washing machine~ it was Christmas time:)
Rylie was very much involved with this project, which made it even more fun. One thing I love about my girl is she loves to help her Momma~ and she is a great helper.

Blasted ruffle~pillows were a huge pain, but they turned out pretty fun. Rosettes anyone? My first time~ little shaky:)

A girl can never have too many pillows.

Don't you love this print? When it comes to fabric~ I just can't get enough!

Don't look close~ I'm not a promashional {kaden's pronunciation}, but they were made with love. And here's a little secret~ that is her Mommy's bed from when she {i} was a little girl, awe...

Just thought I would show you a little bit of what we've been slowly working on. Like tortoise slow. And not that it's perfect~ far from actually, but I've returned the 'backup' comforter to Target, and put the paint swatches away. For now the green can stay, not sayin' how long it will last, but Rylie is diggin' it~ therefore, so am I.