A Workspace in Progress

After many sleepless nights of my mind running on the treadmill of ideas, I have broke ground on our schoolroom/ office. As I cleaned out the fourth bedroom/hoard room it was more than apparent that this will be no easy task! 

I feel like a person on an episode of hoarders, as Im sorting threw, trying to rid myself of the things I do not need, I realize I need a couch/ therapist to stand over me and say "THROW IT OUT"! I just keep envisioning the super cute room in my head!

 I started putting up my map wall and purchased a simple white bookcase, but thats not all!!! I saw these adorable boards at where else but Pottery Barn kids and decided I have to have them!

Of coarse I can't swing the hefty price tag that goes along with these super cute boards so I went to Hobby Lobby and bought, a bulletin board, cork board, and wipe board. I haven't decided completely how I will execute this project, it might be one I figure out as I go. 

I can't wait for it all to come together until then I am sure I will continue to endure strange looks from my husband.

Back Splash DIY

I am so so so proud of my husband for our latest project. We decided to be brave and install a tile back splash in our kitchen. We talked to a guy at home depot and he told us about this stuff.... Its a fiber glass sticker that can be used instead of tile board also the tile stick directly to it so you don't have to plaster first. This is a bit my expensive than regular tile board at $25 for 10 sq feet but make s it much quicker and easier so it was well worth the money! This is our kitchen before.... we removed the laminate back splash first...

next we placed the fiber glass sticker sheets on the wall....
followed by tile placement and grouting..... The Grout we used was a premixed, it also cost a little higher but made the project easier....

We also went ahead and purchased a wet saw instead of renting one because I have a feeling this will not be our only tile project.

and this is the finished product......

Doesn't that look amazing, it makes such a huge difference in our kitchen!!!

Break Out Your Paint Brushes

Its been five years since we have painted the main rooms in our house which means time for new paint! Of coarse you know me I cant paint them the same color they were before, its time for a CHANGE! I went to Home Depot and Lowe's an cleaned out their paint swatches. I LOVE LOVE LOVE theses little paint samples you can buy for only $3 a piece.... Paxton decided I needed help.......
I can never just visit one section at home depot. I thought if I cant afford to vamp up my counter tops why not put up a back splash to make them look nicer! I really liked this one and at $2.50 a square foot its a steal!!!Ok back to my paint.......

For some crazy reason I thought I might like a teal green in my kitchen (#4) until I put it up on the wall and decided I lived in Texas not Florida so this was not a good choice for me!

#1 is the current color of my bathroom, which I have never been that crazy about and not crazy about for my living room either

#2 is a Martha Stewart Paint, that girl knows what she doing I think its a WINNER for my living room!

# 3 Another Martha color which I also LOVE! Defiantly a strong contender for my kitchen,

#4 Heck NO!

#5 I like but is kinda boring and predictable

What do Y'all think?

Make it yourself Monday

Not only is the September issue off All You magazine filled with lots of great coupons but it is filled with fun crafty ideas for Halloween. I just loved the pumpkin snowman. I decided to use fake pumpkins so it would last longer. I bought my pumpkins at Micheal's for 50% off, I payed $15 for both Pumpkins. T0 carve my jack-o-lantern I used a carving kit I bought on clearance last year after the holiday.

First thing I did was carve my face for the top of the pumpkin snowman.
Next I used a hot glue gun to glue the head to the body pumpkin.
Finally I poked two holes in each side of the pumpkin, using a glue gun to secure place a stick in each hole. (I got my stick from my front yard)
I placed him in a flower pot so that he would be more stable and stand a little taller.