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Sunday, February 23, 2014

HOMESENSE HOW I ADORE THEE my new birdcage and painted mirror

Last visit to Homesense happened to be a quick

stop while we were on a peaceful drive to get away

from the hustle and bustle of life and work. As both

George and I work at home a great deal in the

evenings sometimes we just take off for a quiet

drive and enjoy an ice cappuchino from Tim Hortons.

Recently I had mentioned out loud wanting a bird

cage. I had really wanted one for a long time but

never mentioned it. With my retail job Ive been all

over the Fraser Valley as well as different locations

through out the country and really just never see them.

Well during this last stop at Homesense we meandered around

the store together close to closing time, George would pop

in and out of the isles showing me things he saw.

Then just as we rounding the final lap to the finish

line he popped into the isle again this time with a

beautiful white birdcage in hand.

I gasped and immediately said

"I WANT IT!"

Then common sense took over and I asked

"HOW MUCH?"

Turned out to be $40, come on!

Well I still wanted it.

While this whole thought process was going on

George popped in with another bird house of a

different color and style. Now I was even more

excited at options. Be careful what you wish for.

Before the whole thing was done we musta found

close to a dozen different styles, sizes and colors.

And different prices.

Including this pretty pretty turquoise one and it was only $15
*** SOLD ***

Another find that evening was this great

*FLYING THE WORLD*

mini suitcase.

We also got our large oval clock that youve seen in the past

and a few book boxes at Homesense.

Before I go I want to share with you some encouragement I received from

AMY from MAISON DECOR

She painted her beautiful mirror frame pink and

encouraged me when I told her I didnt quite have

the nerve to do mine.

Well I was finally able to find a bit of time Mothers

day morning and went for it. Happy Mothers day to me.

Mines blue, its bold, its finished, and its brilliant.

Did you notice it also matches the bird cage?

Muahahahahah!

A tutorial of this mirror can be found here.

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

DIY Painted Rug Ideas

A few weeks ago I posted about the proposed color palette of the living room

and Ive been planning lots of projects for the space ... but since we have some very important guests aka Davids parents coming in June, I think Ill have to put them on hold to turn our guest room from storage/catch all to bedroom

but Ive started one and I cant resist ... last weekend I bought the ikea rug - yes its been done, but I cant resist - these projects turned out fabulous and I cant wait to try one!

diddle dumpling

charm home

hayley anderson photography

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The last one is a painted floor ... (which I would LOVE to try someday .... once we have our own home)

I think I am leaning towards a quatrefoil design - I like how the shape refers to the fabric I selected for the draperies

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Last night I added some rug options to my sketch up model ...

Im sure that you have noticed the icky carpet that covers the majority of our rental - while I am not the biggest fan of carpet on carpet, it really needs some color/pattern to break up the space

I am going to take a short break from the living room to work on the guest bedroom - but after I finish this project!