Soaring Plane and Sore Back...

Yes, it was on of those weekends. I spent most of the day saturday bent over putting this together.

It's a teeter totter airplane.

Man is my back sore! But all worth it because they were tickled pink!

And speaking of pink we had a big container of pink lemonade to quench our thirst.

YUM!

In other weekend happenings do you remember this table?

Well, when I rearranged the living room I needed a coffee table. That's where this table comes in.

I really didn't have any other place for the entry table and love it's shape so I thought, heck I'll just cut it down to coffee table height. 

Repurpose right?

 I am thrilled about it's new height! I have been staring at it for weeks now, just to make sure it was  what I really wanted to do.

Now the burning question is, do I paint it white?

What do you think?

Entry Table...

Remember this photo... I found a table with similar lines. I didn't buy it right off the bat. I mulled over it for two weeks. That's long enough isn't it?

Back I went to the store hoping it was still there.

And....

There she was.

Here is my new entry way complete with my newly painted mirror, and my pops of fuschia that I am so loving these days.

Another angle.

I am happy to have this area revived. It is the first thing you see when you walk in and I wanted it to have that fresh inviting feel. This space is doing that for me.

What I've Been Up To...

Well it's about time that I finished above the "sitting area" in our master bedroom. The anniversary pics we had taken mixed with a few homemade art pieces, one that reads "you and I". Finishing this corner just puts that last little touch on that area. 

Feeling like my entry way was missing something I went treasure hunting, in my own house. When Josh and I got married my great aunt painted us this light house picture. I had it up until a couple of months ago, when I took it down with plans to move it somewhere else but, had been storing it. I got it back out and set it up on the entry table along with a few other photos and a frame I had recently picked up. The frame on the painted art and the new frame were both gold. I had actually purchased the smaller gold frame with plans to paint it, but when I set it up with the other gold frame it seemed to make the whole set up make sense. So here is how she stands now. I know the one side is still a little scarce, but I'm working on it. 

Fun Entry...

There is something I totally love about this space. The little entry table, the fun accessories, even the graphic wall paper. It's quirky, like me!

Garage Sale Finds...

Well of all the homes I stopped at this weekend, my hunt was fruitless. There were lots of great coffee tables, but I don't need one of those. Remember, I just cut my entry table down. Although while out in Jenks I hit up an antique store that I have been wanting to visit for sometime. Can I just tell you how tempted I was by so many great pieces. For now all I came home with was a gorgeous piece of milk glass and darn the luck I haven't taken a photo of it yet. Sorry about that. I'll try to get that done to show you. So pretty! The store said I could come back and photograph some things to show you. So be looking for that in the next week. 

On a totally different note, I changed out my black and white prints in the dining room. To add, you guessed it, pink! So cheery! I am loving it!

Oh and one more thing! 

We are going to be having a giveaway soon. From a super talented friend of mine at Swell Mail Designs!  I love me some pretty paper!

So be on the look out for that as well!

Drawing Inspiration...

I know I have posted this photo before, but this weekend I thought I might go out and look for a table for our entry way. I came across a one very similar to this. I didn't buy it... yet. I thought I might think on it first and make sure that it was for sure something I wanted. Although it was a killer price and even if I changed my mind down the road I wouldn't feel guilty. Listen to me talking myself into it even more. Only problem is my tv cabinet is slightly more modern and I don't have plans on getting a new one any time soon. Other priorities. 

This picture has got my creative juices flowing. I love the thought of a large canvas like this with something personal to our family written on it. We'll see what I come up with.