$10 Deals and Discounts

The photograph above shows the white little side table I snagged for $10.

I placed it in the corner of the entrance to the bathroom &

topped it with a floral arrangement I made.

I love having a discount at JCPenney,

I got this adorable little blue lamp for our bedroom 

which badly needed a light.

Excuse the trash can, 

But this is a side table I snagged, also for $10.

I have plans of painting it a light gray or white.

It even has a snug little drawer, which I plan on painting

with an accent color or lining with a design. 

Photographs of our new love seat and rug to come!

Hello I'm Jesi, and I have a problem...

I'm so addicted to Pinterest. Every chance I get, I'm on there. I've even made a folder on my desktop of inspirational pictures for my blog and home design. 

One idea I do have though, that I didn't get from Pinterest is what to put on our wall above the couch. I want a ton of white frames, different sizes to be scattered all over. And every frame will have a hot air balloon print inside, all with a faded vintage style. I figured the different colors will help tie the room together and well, I just LOVE hot air balloons. Then I can squeeze random frames with quotes about love, family, scriptures and so on. 

I do apologize for how disorganized this post is going to be, but I figured I'd post some inspirational pics:

I was looking for things to put above our bed and I thought this was a
nice & simple design. (obviously with our initials)

This is along the lines of what I was thinking for our living room,
but I don't know how I feel about the overly organized.
It's surprising really that someone who's as OCD as I am,
thinks that some chaos is a better route.

I've also had my eye on the empty wall in the kitchen.
Also painted the same accent tone as the wall in the living room.
I think Im going to use this as my inspiration for the kitchen and
put up some shelves. Decorate the shelves with frames, flowers and etc.
I could even stack three different frames that spell out E.A.T

More ranting to come! 

MODGE PODGE

Source: bhg.com via Stephanie on Pinterest

According to a quick research on pinterest, you can in fact modge podge a table top! And you better believe I am doing it to my coffee table.

Plans, plans, plans

Although I haven't been utilizing this time off from school very well, I do have some plans for upcoming home projects. Its finding the time and more importantly, the money, to be able to do all these things.

COFFEE TABLE PROJECT

I found this image on the glorious pinterest.com site

This is EXACTLY like our coffee table that Nick scored from his friend for $5!

Except ours is black.

I was planning on painting it a matte gray and to my amazement found that picture!

It's a sign that I have to do this.

I also found this color swatch of different grays and I'm thinking the top middle.

I would like to find glass that fits perfectly on top but I don't want to have to get one custom fitted.

That might cost me more than I'd like.

But I do like the idea of a pattern on top, so I had a thought:

I can buy either fabric or wrapping paper in the design I like

and modge podge it to the table and line the inside of the drawers.

I'm afraid it might look tacky though.

If I ever get around to this,

I'll be sure to post pics! 

The power of spray paint!

Spray paint your utensil handles!

I may just do this, it'll save money trying to get fancy

add some color to your life and start spray painting!

Suitcase furniture? Yes please.

So, I've blogged about this before.

Turning old suitcases into furniture like coffee tables, side tables, etc.

Its super easy and looks adorable!

Add legs to it- short or high
( You can buy legs from stores like Lowes or Home Depot )

Stack them and add a mirror for an elegant touch

Turn it into a chair

Or a wall shelf / medicine cabinet

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE
Vintage Suitcases!

Its a decorative solution to storage!





DIY candle vases

Different height vases
Rubber bands or string to wrap around
Spray paint
(a light color is better and one that sticks to glass)

And a battery tea light

VOILA!

High Bun

I can't wait till my hair is long enough for this

I gotta try this.

Im a DIY activist.

Since Valentines day is coming up in a couple of months.