We made a bed!!!

Landen and I have been really busy the last few weeks working on an update to our rather bland bedroom. After several years of trying to get the perfect paint color on the walls I finally succeeded in finding an amazing green color only to still be left unsatisfied by the drab wood furniture.

When we got married almost 4 years ago we were lucky to find some really incredible antique dressers at an auction for an amazing price! I think we paid like $100 for both of them. We loved the oak and the old feel to them but after awhile the dark colors just start to suck the life out of the room.

Enter into the picture Ana White at ana-white.com

This lady is my new best friend (even though she has no idea I exist). She literally builds her own furniture and then shares the patterns with all of us lucky readers! I was surfing through her website one day and found this:

gasp!

I knew I had to have it!

And since my husband is absolutely incredible I didn't even have too work to hard to get him inspired. He loves any chance at using his power tools. So we headed to Lowes, picked out the perfect pieces of wood, had them cut, and headed home to assemble. Here's a look at the progress:

(We assembled the headboard and footboard in the basement but had to finish the process upstairs because of it's gigantic size!)

(Landen picking out the perfect boards for our perfect bed)

(Don, the nice man at Lowes who helped us cut our boards!)

(The headboard and footboard are finished!!!)

(Building the frame!)

(Nothing better looking than my man using a power drill!)

(Also, there's nothing like besties who will come and help out!)

After we got the bed all made I went and bought some Simply White paint by Benjamin Moore (LOVE IT!) and painted and sanded both dressers and the bed.

I'm getting all excited just thinking about showing you these pictures!!!

Are you ready????

The before:

And the after:

AAAHHHHHH!!!

I love it so much! We could not be happier with the way things turned out!

Overall the whole project only cost us $120! That's for the wood, the paint, screws, EVERYTHING! How's that for working with a budget!

So, what do you think? Can you think of any other decorations that would really pull the room together even more? I'm thinking a bed tray? What success have you had with those? Drop me a line! I love making new friends!

I'm linking this project up here:

Picture Frame Jewelry Holder

Earlier this fall I decided that I was tired of my brown and cream bedroom decor and wanted to make things a little more cheerful. So I painted over the mud colored walls and added a bright green to the back wall that the bed was on.

As with any remodel of a room, whether big or small, I decided that some reorganization was necessary too. This led me to find most of the jewelry that had been stored in ziplock bags or one of 20 different jewelry boxes in various locations around the space. Now I had a bigger problem, what the heck do I do with all this stuff!

The first thing I decided to do was sort through everything I had found. I had accumulated a lot of costume jewelry though-out the years and lets be honest, I just don't wear the stuff so I threw it in my donate pile.

By the time I had sifted through all of my stuff I had a nice little pile of bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and rings to show for all my hard work.

I wanted somewhere to store my jewelry that was both accessible and cute all at the same time. I hopped in my car. Drove to my second home (Hobby Lobby) and began pacing the aisles looking for some inspiration.

Then it hit me!

A picture frame!!!

So I ran over to the photo frame department and grabbed a solid black frame. Now I needed something to stick on the frame because I hated the cardboard backing and I sure as heck wasn't going to keep the picture of the smiling people I don't know! So I ran back over to the scrapbook section and found a FANTASTIC piece of paper that just matched the color of my newly painted bedroom.

Now, the real problem, what can I use to hold my jewelry.

Enter in another spark of genius! EYE HOOKS! HL had some great gold ones that were the perfect size! PUMPED!

After I paid for my purchases I was so excited to head home and try it out!

I started by painting my picture frame white. I love how some of the black still shows through giving it that vintage look.

Then I glued my paper to the cardboard backing using regular adhesive.

I marked out my holes for the eye hooks and then drilled small holes into the cardboard and screwed in the hooks.

and here you have it, a fabulous jewelry holder suited for any room in the house!

And doesn't it just fit perfectly into my bedroom decor!

The best part is that you can customize it anyway you want! Want neon orange? Do it! Want a wooden frame. Totally!

You can make it completely yours!

I linked this project up here:

Falling into fall...

I finally got all of my fall decorations up around the house! It has been such a process and now that it's finished I have already starting thinking about Christmas decorations. We used our fireplace for the first time this past week and I can't think of anything I love more than sitting in my flannel PJ's around the house, snuggled up with Landen and Abbey watching our favorite shows. There really is something about a fire crackling in the fireplace that make a place feel like home. Anyway, enjoy the fall decorations! All of the swags, door hangers, and wreaths were made by yours truly!