Where have I been?

Im sure you are all wondering where in the world have I been (at least I like to think you have missed me).  I have been buried knee-deep in dirty closets and repainting rooms. 

yes, this is my closet/well “was” my closet-

its amazing what a little tossing & adding baskets will do for a space. ahhh I feel better.  What I “really” want is a chandelier to glam up the space. and speaking of chandeliers, look what I did to my daughters closet.

 

 

BEFORE:

 

Bye-Bye Doors- Hello glam-girl!

(and her walls are not that pukish-green in real-life (ugh I hate my camera)

added a little chandy ($25 at Hobby Lobby people!!!)

Some $3 baskets from Marshalls (yes $3-clearance baby!)

She LOVES her new closet-there is good and bad about removing closet doors: 1) It forces you to keep it clean but 2) your little brother has FULL access to all your stuff.

 

And now onto paint:

Last weekend I finally painted the family room-unfortunately my camera DID NOT capture a good picture.  Its Pottery Barn (Benjamin Moore) Berber White.

 

After that painting experience-I got the itch (anyone else get that)  I sat on the floor for days staring at this:

I finally got the guts to buy some samples and did this to the dining room wall:

Whats cool about this little “test” is I put it where my large mirror usually hangs- so until I make my final decision I can just hang the mirror back up and hide my “testing”.  I do still plan on doing the fun stripe with the flat & gloss finish-but I am dreading re-taping all that!  It was a chore the first time & because I have to prime everything I will lose my lines.

 

So that is what I have been up to.  and of course the snot fairy decided to visit us this week- JOY JOY JOY!

Happy Birthday to me!!

Today is my birthday- 29 is now my new FAVE number! because I will be using that number from this year forward!!

I awoke this morning to little children singing me Happy Birthday- and breakfast in bed. My husband got all the kids dressed and fed! My daughter told my husband "Daddy we should do this for mommy everyday!" Man I love that girl!!!

So today I plan on doing lots of nothing! and drinking lots of this

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

yes my blog is a mess-my house is a mess, my hair is a mess. Its ALL under construction. Please bear with me as I try and figure this blog, Live Writer, Picasa, and so fourth out. I have NO CLUE what I am doing and am too cheap to hire some help and too afraid to admit I have NO CLUE. Did I mention that I have no clue what I am doing here. *sigh*

In the meantime, hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year and that your tree & decor is all put away and stored for next year. cuz mine is *cough* *cough* ok, ok so the 12 foot tree is STILL up but it is ornament-less and the green looks good in here. Who am I kidding! I want it down, I need to down! at least before my Birthday-which happens to be Monday. Boo! I hate when it falls on a Monday.

Anyway- I do plan on being back with more fun makeovers. I've got a big one planned for the dining room- which includes painting the ceiling! *squeal*. Toodles for now my dears!