Painting laminate furniture...

is a pain in the bum!! Seriously - like a HUGE pain in the bum!! I was so PUMPED after I saw this post- and I thought heck yes I can totally do that!! It was so much harder then I thought.. but it was worth it!! I think?
I painted it a week ago and so far its held up - but its only been a week!!
Here is a before - Like WAY before pic.. when Christmas threw up all over my house. Sorry I am super good at remembering to take before pictures.. I will work on that - pinky swear!!


What do you think?

Bar stool make-overs

This is a project that I have wanted to start for a long time. Here are the bad boys before :


I spray painted them white and found this cute fabric from Joannes. I was really excited to find this print in tablecloth fabric. It is super easy to wipe off when the kids spill....

Here it is in live action... The cat totally approves :)


One more...

Birthday trip to Ikea

This year for my birthday we took a girls trip to Ikea.. here are some of the fun things I scored there :

Ugh.. sorry about how dark these pictures are- my camera is sad and about to give out on me!!
Been dying for this zebra canvas for a long time.. my mom bought it for me!!


Love this cute little bowl.. had to have it!!


Cutest frame ever.. I took it home painted the glass with chalkboard paint and the frame with aqua paint. It's the perfect spot for little notes :)

Duct tape Ikea Dresser ....

We have had this dresser for a while in my daughters room. I have always been a little bugged by the drawers- you can see everything inside and I have a little one who likes to go through her clothes and throw them back in with out folding. I don't blame her- folding is the worst!!! I have wanted to use some fancy duct tape on something and this was the perfect place...

Ta- Da... so much better!! Love it!! This would be so cute on just about any piece of furniture you could find!!

You are my sunshine...

One of my most favorite friends came over and was trying to think of a cute gift for a friend.. This is the same type of sign as the ones I made here for my sons room ..
I just used some left over yellow paint from my dresser and added vinyl!!!

my new yellow dresser...

So not so much new.. but new to me :)
I found this baby at the D.I for $25.00- I actually had a very hard time letting myself buy it for that price!! My husband convinced me that it was a very solid piece and wouldn't need much work to restore it to it's awesomeness.. so I went for it!! Good job babe.. you were totally right!! Sure wish I would have been patient enough to take a before photo.. ugh oh well!!
SO here she is


I am still trying to figure out how to decorate the top. and I am so in love with all the storage space this offers!!

Our teacher gifts

I thought it would be fun to give my son's teachers something they could use this summer to relax and enjoy themselves- they so deserve it!! They have seriously been amazing and have helped make such a transformation in my son!! I knew I had to do something special for them.. I have a really good friend that has a daughter in the same class and she and I got together and came up with this idea. We found the little beach chair, towel and margarita glass at Walmart. We threw in a gift certificate to Discovery Gateway ( children's museum) and a gift card to Texas Roadhouse( yummy steak place) and a little tag that says" You deserve to kick back and relax this summer!!"
I am so excited to give these out!!!