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Contributing Contributor
Aug 17th
My first post is up on MomSpark.
Check out where and how I find inspiration for my decorating, crafts, home improvement and everything else in between.
I am super stoked to be helping out Amy at Momspark. It looks like she has rounded up a diverse, yet great group of contributors. I am excited to be working with them. Hopefully, someday, I can make to one of the conferences and meet everyone in person. Until then, I will be lurking on their websites!
Best Seat in the House
Aug 13th
In the not so distant past we (meaning I, while T was at work and had absolutely no idea) pulled out the visa, did some last minute doIreallyneedthis soul searching, and swiped my card.
It was an expensive indulgence. $300 to be exact. But since then, I have not regreted it one bit. Not even when T came home and saw the HUGE bean bag and said, “Oh Meg, really?”
Yes Really, because look!
This Corda-Roy’s beanbag is now the best seat in the house.
Not even the best thing about them, because the crazy comfort far out weighs anything else they offer, is that they unfold to become a bed. The one we have is the King Chair. It unfolds to a king size mattress! No joke. It works just as well as the promo video claims. My in-laws prefer the foam mattress to our fold out bed and an air mattress.
We chose the Chocolate Designer suede cover for its softness and looks but all the covers can be thrown into the washing machine. A total bonus for a house full of messy boys.
I must add I get nothing from Corda-Roy’s Bean Bags. I just wanted to share how much I love the product and needed a reason to post that adorable pic of P. However, if Corda-Roy’s did want to send me a Full Chair bean bag, I just might have the perfect corner for it in M’s room!
I am in love…
Aug 8th
with my new chandeliers. It is Iloveyousomuch-SCREWglobalwarming-theselightsarestayingon24/7 love. Every time I walk into a room with the new lights, I can’t help but flip them on and admire. Don’t get me wrong. I love polar bears as much as anyone else. I don’t want to see them drowning on their quest for land. But really, if I was a polar bear, I would totally understand why these lights need to be on. They are fantastic!
Let there be LIGHT!
Aug 8th
And what beautiful light it is!
They are not the fanciest and definitely not the most expensive thanks to a fantastic sale at Menards…
but I am stoked.
We moved in to our home May of 2008. It has been an uphill battle ever since. Someday I will tell you all about the gigantic hole that we discovered in our backyard as the snow melted. Gigantic doesn’t even begin to describe the pile of rock and dirt taller than my 5’6″” frame that was left next to the hole. That hole was the tip of the “Oh… this is why we got a steal on this foreclosed home!” project list.
At the top of the list, after filling in the gigantic-did I mention it was GIGANTIC?!- hole, was the light fixtures. All the light fixtures.
This is why, and here are some other pics of our disastrous decor lighting.
and if you think, maybe they looked better turned on… they didn’t
needless to say, I was more than excited to see the sales flyer. The next morning I loaded up the boys and headed to Menards where I proceeded to overload the cart with boxes of bliss.
some assembly was required, but it was well worth the savings of doing it ourselves. And by ourselves I mean, I lended a hand when needed while T did all the wiring.
it took 14 bulbs (Menard’s Buyer’s Choice has a really fair price on bulbs)
and then the magic happened. Our rooms have been transformed. For about $300 we changed 5 lighting fixtures and now the house has a -to be precise- soft white glow and the ugly 90′s food caked chandeliers are gone for good!
World’s Most Ugly Chandelier
Aug 6th
This chandelier and two other matching ones were hanging in our house when we bought it over a year ago. Changing them have been on the top of my list since T convinced me that this was the house for us. Last night we started the switching out process. I couldn’t be happier, well, I guess I would be happier if they were all up. We hit a few snags while installing the first one and at 10:26pm last night we finally got it up. We called it a night and T vowed to finish them tonight. I can’t wait to get these ugly, food caked (thats right! the glass has permanent bits of food stuck on it from the previous owners — Yummy!) energy hogs will be out of my house by tonight! I will post pics of the replacements as soon as they are installed.
New Design
Jun 27th
I found myself avoiding the site because I hated the way it looked (way way to much pink!) but I couldn’t figure out what I wanted to change. I found a great new wp theme and made a few changes to customize it. I am loving the new color scheme. No more pink!
Inspiration? The flowers in my front yard.
Day Lily
Inspiration for thoughtsnstuff: Yellow, Orange, Red
Orangy Gold Flower
Flowers in Front Yard
