Family of Three

Well I know my blog posts are normally about decorating or organizing- but after my last nursery post I had to do one that introduces the beautiful little girl that completes the room!!!  Miss Emersyn Leigh...  she was born March 12th after 26 long hours of labor- but she was worth every minute!  We have been enjoying nights in with this little one- snuggling, watching her make facial expressions, taking baths, hoping for some consecutive hours of sleep- and truly soaking up every minute of this little baby who won't be little for long.  When Emersyn was about 12 days old, one of my very best friends came to take a few photos of our family and I wanted to share!  

photos taken by Kelsey Clark: www.applesandhoneyphotography.com

We are so very in love with this little one!!  Now that life is settling into a new routine I hope to be blogging more- stay tuned!

A Nursery ready for Baby!

Well after many months of shopping, planning, and organizing- the day was finally here... nursery install.  I organized the troops- (the designer) my sister Jessica, good friend Kelsey, sister to be Stef, my mom and aunt!  We worked for  the entire day- literally nearly 12 hours knee deep in DIY projects.  But I must say the result is something I think our little girl will love for years to come!! :)

We started the day with our white built ins that just needed a little something extra.

We went with a bold, graphic navy patterned wallpaper.

Here is the final product with the wallpaper and shelving- just waiting for some accessories.

When decorating the shelves we wanted to keep it minimal so you could see the wallpaper-.

Touches of color throughout the shelving

While making sure to keep them fun and child like

Stef has amazing ironing and steaming skills! 

On to other DIY projects- window seat cushion, hemming curtains, crib skirt from a twin sheet, and lots more! 

A big shout out to Kelsey Clark for sewing a crib skirt out of a twin sheet.

I LOVE this wall decal that is on the wall as soon as you enter the room- so sweet.

These built ins are kinda my favorite thing!

Changing table area

We filled in the frames with scrapbook paper until we get some newborn photos.

Love this navy dresser- it just needed to have switch of knobs to be a little more girly.

Just a simple mirror collection above the crib.

Just a little nook to rock little one to sleep.  The table is still a work in progress- needs a coat of paint and a new knob.

A very simple art display of fabric and sewing circles.

We couldn't just stop on the nursery- we had to jazz up the connecting bathroom as well. 

A HUGE thank you to my helpers (missing from pic is Kelsey Clark)- I know one little gal who will surely love this room! 2 weeks left!!

A Weekend DIY

 We had a new table for our kitchen that we loved, but it did not come with any chairs.  So we found some that we liked off a website but did not care for the plain tan cushion color.  We wanted to give them a little pop of color.  So I set off to Joann Fabric and found great yellow fabric with a fun modern geometrical pattern.  Follow the pictures for a step by step...

The before tan, somewhat boring cushion

Start out with cutting enough fabric to cover the cushion with about a 2 inch overhang on each side.  Then use a staple gun to securely staple along each side of the chair.- Shout out to my designer sister Jess- who was doing the work here!

Leave the corners until the end- they can be the most intimidating.

Corners- Flatten the fabric and do one staple in the middle

Then fold down one side at a time and staple.

There you have it... a clean, tailored corner fold.

Here is a final product...

Now the chairs look great and add that bit of color I wanted in the kitchen area.