~~ They're leaving the nest, sew it's time for a trip - or two - or three...~~ D~'s bag ~9/22 ~~

[justgrace]

Looks wonderful! I don't think the dresser screams 90's at all - it's really beautiful! I really like the brown curtains with the other curtains, I think they go well together. Great job! It looks quite lovely!

 

[Iamthequeen]

The blue curtains add more color to the room, but if you like the brown, then you should keep them. One suggestion I have is if you need to add length to the brown curtains, how about adding a strip of the blue to the bottom. Then you wouldn't have to worry about the seam. Looks good D~!

 

[DMGeurts]

First I want to say your living room is beautiful. I remember getting ready for graduations and all the work. But just painting made everything look so nice and clean. I love the dresser and wouldn't paint it. It's something you should live with for awhile and see if you want to change it. I also live by 3 Pier 1 stores and looked online to see if they have your curtains. If I'm looking at the right ones they don't show the cheap price you got. But I could look if you'd like me to, I just want to make sure I have the right name for them. I do think that is what I would vote for if they can be found.

Not sure if you saw my reply yesterday, but the curtains I purchased are now back to full price... Sooo... Yah - I just can't do that, not in the budget at all. Oh well, I will keep watching them and maybe I'll get them if they go on sale again? Thanks so much for offering to get them for me - I really do appreciate it!

I love it! It looks wonderful! You guys have done a fabulous job on it! For the curtains...I think the blue look great...the brown kind of blends in with the furniture and the blue really accentuates your gorgeous patterned Pier 1 curtains. So I would go with the blue.

You're inspiring me with home projects...but since we're in a rental, that's not going to happen. I've detested the paint and carpet since we moved into this house, but since we knew we would only be here for a few years we decided to rent instead of buying. Oh, the things I would change in this house if we weren't renting. Oh well.....

Thank you so much! I am really surprised that my "vision" actually looks good. LOL The whole time, V has been telling me how awful it's going to look - and I've been telling her that it's our house, and if it looks awful - then so be it. LOL But she actually came home from school yesterday, laid down on the couch and told me how much she loves it. That really means a lot to me, because I was seriously starting to doubt myself - and even though it IS our house, the girls' opinion still means a lot to me, so I am very glad that she likes it.

I really like the blue too, but I like the quality of the brown so much more. I wish they made the brown ones in the right blue color - but the only blue color they come in, is a very aqua-like blue, and that just does not go with this room... Sigh. I'll keep looking though, because I do like the blue - I just don't like how cheap the fabric looks on these particular ones... And the fact that they are too short and look funny. LOL

I totally understand with a rental... It just doesn't make sense to pour your own $$ into it... I would totally live with what you have for now, knowing that later you'll have a house you can make your own.

Living room looks great. I don't think you need to paint the media console. You can always decide to paint if over the summer if you want.

Thank you! It was a lot of hard work on Josh's part, I didn't do much of anything, so I won't take the credit.

Yup - I am leaving the media cabinet as is, for now... I do need to swap out some hardware with the dresser that's still upstairs, and we have to fill the holes with putty... Hopefully we can find wood putty that sort of matches this dresser... And Josh has to replace the drawer areas with wood... Not sure how I am going to paint that - so there will need to be some sort of painting done to it... Hopefully we can make it look good though.

Great job! The room looks amazing. I can't wait to see all the decorations. My votes are to keep the dresser the color it is. I really like the light color. It brightens up the room. I vote for blue curtains because it brings out the blue color in the fancy curtains. Looks great!

Thank you! I am working on decor now... I won't get anything hung until, at least, tomorrow night... but I am laying things out to see how I want them, and where I want them.

Thanks - I really like the dresser as is too... I am certain I am going to paint the lamps though - there is just too much "natural" toned color in that area now, and I think it needs more... One of my neighbors recommended doing an antique bronze spray paint, and I kind of like that idea, so I think I am going to try that this weekend?

I love the blue too - I need to find some with a quality I can live with though. I feel like I am on the never ending hunt for curtains. LOL

Hi D! Yes I had a great weekend here at school! There was a carnival in town and my friends and I also saw My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 - it was very cute! :

The living room looks great! Both colors of the curtains look nice - I don't think you could go wrong with anything.

The color of the media console also looks great, I don't think you have to change it but you could always see how you feel in a few months!

How nice of your friends Cindy to send you all the mugs! I can't wait to see your finished product of the coffee station with all your goodies on there!

It's also great the puppies approve of the room

Oh! Before I forget again, I saw these really cute Disney shoes on the Target website. I saw the Donald pair and thought of you! There are a couple of other styles as well.
Here is the link: I hope it's allowed to stay lol
http://www.target.com/p/women-s-dis...#prodSlot=medium_1_2&term=disney+womans+shoes
Supposedly they sell these in the store too. Any stores by me don't have any style in stock. They may be in one of your Target's though!

I hope you have a great day!

That sounds like a great weekend - I want to see that movie too - it looks pretty good.

Thank you - I am really happy with how it's turning out.

Yes - thanks, I agree... I am just going to leave it as is for now... We still have work that we need to do to it... like filling the knob holes that we aren't using and I need to swap out some hardware from the dresser that's still upstairs... And probably the hardest - is putting shelves where the drawers were - and getting them to MATCH with the current dresser (or not look out of place anyways), but I am very excited about this. I am still shocked at how good it looks in that space.

I know - it was super sweet of her! I cannot wait to get them all up on display! I started priming the cabinet last night, so hopefully soon... I just haven't decided how I am going to display the mugs on the wall... Do I want to hang them? Do I want to put them on shelves?? I just don't know?

Hehehe... I've had them in my cart for weeks - but I haven't purchased them yet... I really don't like buying shoes that I can't try on, and I haven't found these in any stores near me either. They are super cute though and I really like them! Thanks for making sure that I saw them!

Thank you - same to you!

Wow your living room looks amazing! And how rewarding it must be to have done it all yourselves! Hmmm we changed a few lightbulbs this weekend lol. But seriously, it's awesome!

Thanks! I am really soooo happy with it! LOL... I've been trying to find matching light bulbs in this house for the buffet lamps on the media console - no luck... So, I'll be out buying light bulbs this week. LOL Again - thank you - I am glad you like how it turned out, I am quite happy with it myself.

I personally love the blue curtains! For one, blue is one of my favorite colors, but also because to me the brown blends in with the couch, while the blue stands out a little more.

I know - I really like the blue too, I just need to find different blue ones, because these blue ones are really cheap looking (and they were really cheap too)... I am going to keep looking. Why do curtains have to be so hard? LOL

Love how the room turned out! So great when something like that comes to completion. I'd probably just be sitting in there and enjoying it and I agree about the dresser...leave it as is without paint!

Thanks! I am so happy with how it turned out... I am still shocked that my vision actually looks good. LOL Believe me, I've been enjoying it - much more than I should be. LOL

Thanks - that's what I think too, for now... I can always paint it later, if I decide to.

Your living room is FANTASTIC!!! so bright and cheery!!! can't wait to see your decorations! I laughed at your inability to keep a plant alive... neither can i i think you were all making fun out of my plants last time including the ones in my bathroom?

I want a big plant in my house too!!! sadly i cannot. my luck i will buy something toxic to my animals.. you KNOW they will eat it. Stevie will think it's a climbing post and well.. disaster written all over it. so i don't even bother with a fake one.

I do LOVE it and cannot wait too see the kitchen!!!

Thanks Mo - I am so happy with how it turned out! I am working on decor... I've been laying things out and trying to figure out where I want them - that's the hardest part for me.

Hahaha... Well - so far, everything is living... I think? LOL

I totally understand - Cooper keeps trying to check out this plant... Pretty sure he's never seen one before.... LOL

Thanks - the kitchen won't change much at all, not like this did. Just a fresh coat of paint... Although one of my red walls is going to be the lighter color and not red anymore... But otherwise - it's just a "freshen up" thing in there.

Miss you - love you!!!!

Looks wonderful! I don't think the dresser screams 90's at all - it's really beautiful! I really like the brown curtains with the other curtains, I think they go well together. Great job! It looks quite lovely!

Thanks! Oh good - I didn't think so either... But it IS a 90's dresser, soooo.... LOL It very well could.

Thank you - I am just so happy that it looks good... I am always afraid that what I see in my brain won't look as good in real life - so I was really happy to see this come together so nicely.

The blue curtains add more color to the room, but if you like the brown, then you should keep them. One suggestion I have is if you need to add length to the brown curtains, how about adding a strip of the blue to the bottom. Then you wouldn't have to worry about the seam. Looks good D~!

I totally agree... I just like the quality of the brown fabric... If I could find the brown fabric in blue - I'd jump on it. I am hoping to find something though. Excellent idea Tess! I may try that! Do you think it needs to be the same weight/type of fabric? I am feeling like it does - and I may have a difficult time finding something comparable?

Thank you Tess - I am so happy with how it's turned out!

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Well, I went for a walk yesterday morning... It was a good walk. I was going to do my normal trek out of town, but when I walked out the door - I heard thunder, so I figured I'd just keep looping around town, so if it decided to downpour, I could duck into the house fairly easily. I am glad I did this, because I only did 4 loops before the rain got the best of me... And had I done one more round, like I was considering... I would have been soaked to the bone. But at least I got my walk in.

I was done early - so I took some time to put out some living room decor, and lay out some of my wall stuff to see how I feel about it.

I am very happy with this one... This was a deal... The frame is a custom frame that was deeply discounted, plus I had a coupon on top of it... This frame is HUGE at 23"x28"... I found the "G" at Hobby Lobby last week, and I ordered the vinyl decal off of Etsy.... I am planning to hang this on a wall that you can see when you walk through the front door.

Then, this one... I LOVE this idea, but... I am so nervous that the vinyl letters are just too big. None of my available wall space is very wide, so I am really nervous that this is just going to be too big for the only space I have available. The plan for this, is I have the girls' silhouettes from Disney... I also have Rufus' silhouette from Disney - I had it done the week after he died... Then, when V and I go down in October, I plan to get a silhouette done of MM and SC... So, the girls silhouettes will be in the big frames - as they are... and all of the doggies will be in the 5x7 frames. With the vinyl letters either on top or on the bottom... We'll see... What do you think? Are the letters too big? Everyone on FB is telling me that they look so much smaller once they are on the wall.

I also plan on doing a "gallery wall"... but I don't have any of that laid out yet.

I did set up my bay window yesterday... I am not sure if I am keeping it like this, or not... I just threw some stuff in it... This is that one lantern that I got such a great deal on at Pier 1... Also the candle sticks... (I know, our lawn needs to be mowed in a bad way... The lawn mower still has the snow blower attached to it, and I've been keeping Josh busy in the house... Maybe I'll give him time for this, this coming weekend?)

Then, I set up the media console yesterday morning....

And Victoria re-did it when she got home.... I definitely like her version better.

So, that's about all I have for right now... I still have a few walls I need to figure out - but these are the main ones.

Anyways - back to yesterday...

I worked all day in my sewing room - I made good progress, but I didn't finish everything I'd wanted to.

Last night, after dinner - Josh had a meeting, so I worked on priming the little cabinet to be the coffee stand.

Today - I will go for a walk again, I didn't get my office cleaned out enough... I need someone to help me carry my chest upstairs to my room - it's very heavy and quite large... Not something i can do myself. So, until that is done - I will be walking.

Then I will be in my sewing room all day.

I have a meeting tonight, which pretty much takes care of the remainder of my day.

I hope you all have a great day - sending lots of Pixie Dust out to all of you!

D~

 

[Chicago Mo]

I LOOOOOOOOOOVE IT! Reminds me of Beach club!!! I see some plants there.. Including a cactus?? that should last right??? LOL

I am totally stealing some of your ideas...

 

[missjackiemcg]

I LOVE how your living room has come together!!! The brown curtains and blue curtains both look great! I do like the material of the brown ones (I checked out the detail pics on FB but didn't comment) but I really like the color-pop that the blue ones give with all the brown furniture.

What a great friend you have to spoil you with such an AWESOME box of magical goodies!!

I also laughed about the plants...I always say our house is where plants go to die. However, I have had a little cactus from one of my students that is still alive since september. That's pretty much a record for me!!

In our Disney planning news.......... I somehow dropped the ball and didn't realize Fall free dining opened yesterday I sat on hold for TWO hours and there was no availability unless we wanted to switch resorts to a Deluxe which would end up costing more anyway. Sigh. If I was paying attention, I would have realized and been on that phone first thing in the morning. Very annoyed at me today.

 

[kittylady1972]

Room likes great, though I have to say I liked your original TV arrangement better. Wall designs look like fun as well. Can't wait to see them all finished and in place.

 

[gopherdame]

Kind of strange how the curtains went back up in price. I have one Pier 1 store that's only a couple miles from me and more within 10 miles if you ever need me to check again. I think my second choice would be the blue. They feel like they match the other curtains better. Hopefully you can find some of a better quality. I'm not sure that I like the lamps by the tv. Not sure what it is, but I think they're just too big. Just my opinion and everything else looks great!

 

[goofymimi]

Your living room looks awesome...I like the tv console the way it is..and all the décor for the walls is really nice!!

 

[FantasiaMagic]

I love this idea! Simple and beautiful - perfect for when walking into a home.

This will look great as well. I agree, I think once the decal is on the wall, it will look smaller.
I also love the silhouettes of the girls and of the dogs - too sweet!!

The media console also looks great! I think you should keep the pictures there though, they looked really nice!

 

[Terkina]

I really like the color on the dresser/now media console and I think the color fits very well in your living room. I think you should keep it as it is and paint it later if you want to.

It's hard to tell if the vinyl letters that you want to have on the wall is too big or not when I don't know how the wall looks like


Yesterday I spent most of the day at my parents house. Then at 7.30pm I picked up Ulf from the airport. He has been in Stockholm, Sweden this past weekend and visited his daughter and 2 grandsons which are 3 years old and 1 month old if I remember right about the youngest one.

Today I haven't done much. I have a countdown to when they start working on my new car. This weekend my old car started to not wanting to turne the key around when trying to turn the ignition switch (I'm not sure that is what you call it.) But what's happening the whole weekend and today is that when you insert the key to turn on the motor the key is impossible to turn the key. But if you get the key out and turn it around so the side that was up now comes down when you insert the key there is no problem turning the key and get the car to start. It looks like the car is going to be wrecked rather than sold. If I end up wrecking the car I will get $364 plus I get half of the annual fee you have to pay just to have a car and that is $200. So event if I decide to wreck my car I will get some money for it. And it's a good thing that I get my new car soon.

 

[Sweetly]

The room looks AMAZING!!! It really pulled together nicely. The wall decal will be perfect. Once it is up it will appear smaller.
The TV console looks great the way it is. If down the road you want to paint it you can, but for now it look great.
Nothing like a party at home to get the house painted and fixed up.
In our area we are under a fire ban and of course a fire started up in the Ridge (which is a preserve). Approximately 800 acres are destroyed. So far no injuries have been reported and today we are getting rain. Just hope that it is raining up on the Ridge to help control the fire or better yet put it out completely.
Hope you have a wonderful day!

 

[vrajewski10513]

I think it looks great this way... but on the other hand, a nice bright pop of color would look great too. My mom has a console she painted royal blue and it looks awesome!

So, here's two photos, one blue and one brown... What would you do - blue? Brown? Or patterned (not shown)?

I vote for the blue. Even if you dont like these particular curtains, I think blue ones in general would look nice.

I am very happy with this one... This was a deal... The frame is a custom frame that was deeply discounted, plus I had a coupon on top of it... This frame is HUGE at 23"x28"... I found the "G" at Hobby Lobby last week, and I ordered the vinyl decal off of Etsy.... I am planning to hang this on a wall that you can see when you walk through the front door.

That came out great!

hen, this one... I LOVE this idea, but... I am so nervous that the vinyl letters are just too big. None of my available wall space is very wide, so I am really nervous that this is just going to be too big for the only space I have available. The plan for this, is I have the girls' silhouettes from Disney... I also have Rufus' silhouette from Disney - I had it done the week after he died... Then, when V and I go down in October, I plan to get a silhouette done of MM and SC... So, the girls silhouettes will be in the big frames - as they are... and all of the doggies will be in the 5x7 frames. With the vinyl letters either on top or on the bottom... We'll see... What do you think? Are the letters too big? Everyone on FB is telling me that they look so much smaller once they are on the wall.

I LOVE that idea! I hope you can find somewhere it fits!

 

[DMGeurts]

I LOOOOOOOOOOVE IT! Reminds me of Beach club!!! I see some plants there.. Including a cactus?? that should last right??? LOL

I am totally stealing some of your ideas...

Thanks... LOL Well, the cactus is Allison's... I am hoping it lasts.

Cool - I found all of them on Pinterest... So, if you need any more ideas, try there.

I LOVE how your living room has come together!!! The brown curtains and blue curtains both look great! I do like the material of the brown ones (I checked out the detail pics on FB but didn't comment) but I really like the color-pop that the blue ones give with all the brown furniture.

What a great friend you have to spoil you with such an AWESOME box of magical goodies!!

I also laughed about the plants...I always say our house is where plants go to die. However, I have had a little cactus from one of my students that is still alive since september. That's pretty much a record for me!!

In our Disney planning news.......... I somehow dropped the ball and didn't realize Fall free dining opened yesterday I sat on hold for TWO hours and there was no availability unless we wanted to switch resorts to a Deluxe which would end up costing more anyway. Sigh. If I was paying attention, I would have realized and been on that phone first thing in the morning. Very annoyed at me today.

Thanks - I am a little surprised that it's turning out... I've never really spent much time planning out my decorating before - I just threw a bunch of stuff on the walls and called it good. LOL So, I am having fun with this. I also love the blue... Trying to hunt down blue curtains now - it's so hard!

Yes - it was amazing!!!! I love it so much and I cannot wait to get it up on display!

Hehehehe... Yes - sadly, it's much the same here. I am hoping that I can keep these few alive... After all - I seem to do pretty good with the dogs...

Oh no!!!! I've heard, that even those that were on the ball didn't get it... It sounds like it was a small release and very few rooms. I've also heard that there are other, less talked about, discounts that were released at the same time - maybe try for one of those? Good luck - I hope you are able to find some savings.

Room likes great, though I have to say I liked your original TV arrangement better. Wall designs look like fun as well. Can't wait to see them all finished and in place.

Thanks... LOL Hopefully we can start to hang some of them tonight... I have a lot of measuring to do to get the curtain rod/frame one to work the way I want it to - so it may take some time?

Kind of strange how the curtains went back up in price. I have one Pier 1 store that's only a couple miles from me and more within 10 miles if you ever need me to check again. I think my second choice would be the blue. They feel like they match the other curtains better. Hopefully you can find some of a better quality. I'm not sure that I like the lamps by the tv. Not sure what it is, but I think they're just too big. Just my opinion and everything else looks great!

I know - I thought that too... Who does that? LOL I guess that Pier 1 does... Definitely - thanks for the offer!

V doesn't really like the lamps either... I purposefully got buffet lamps (which are taller, skinnier & have smaller shades) because I knew I wouldn't have much room on the edges there, and still be able to see the TV around the lamp shades. We definitely NEED the light in that room... Since we switched out the ceiling fan and put in a new one - we have NO light in there... In order to have enough light to where I feel it's semi-adequate - I have to have the ceiling fan light on, the lights in the bay window, the lights in the curio cabinet and the 2 buffet lamps... I also hope to get a regular lamp in there, on the end table, so I can get away with not having the curio or the bay window lights on all the time. Thanks for giving your honest opinion... Hopefully the painting of them will make them feel a little more at home? LOL

Your living room looks awesome...I like the tv console the way it is..and all the décor for the walls is really nice!!

Thanks so much! I am very excited that it looks so great - and didn't cost me a thing to do. I am thrilled with that part actually. LOL

I love this idea! Simple and beautiful - perfect for when walking into a home.

This will look great as well. I agree, I think once the decal is on the wall, it will look smaller.
I also love the silhouettes of the girls and of the dogs - too sweet!!

The media console also looks great! I think you should keep the pictures there though, they looked really nice!

Thanks - This was actually my idea - I didn't get it from pinterest or anything... There were similar ideas to this, but this one is all mine. LOL

I sure hope so... I am excited to get all of the dogs in there. I need to find the rest of Rufus' silhouettes... I have 3 more somewhere - I put them somewhere "safe" about 4 years ago, and I can't seem to remember where they are. If all else fails, I will take the one that i have framed in my sewing room and use that one until I find the rest of them to replace it, as I'd rather have it down here right now. I can't wait to get the rest of the puppies done in October.

Thanks! I am sure I will put pictures of some sort there... V just didn't like those particular frames - I need to maybe put them in different frames and try again.

I really like the color on the dresser/now media console and I think the color fits very well in your living room. I think you should keep it as it is and paint it later if you want to.

It's hard to tell if the vinyl letters that you want to have on the wall is too big or not when I don't know how the wall looks like


Yesterday I spent most of the day at my parents house. Then at 7.30pm I picked up Ulf from the airport. He has been in Stockholm, Sweden this past weekend and visited his daughter and 2 grandsons which are 3 years old and 1 month old if I remember right about the youngest one.

Today I haven't done much. I have a countdown to when they start working on my new car. This weekend my old car started to not wanting to turne the key around when trying to turn the ignition switch (I'm not sure that is what you call it.) But what's happening the whole weekend and today is that when you insert the key to turn on the motor the key is impossible to turn the key. But if you get the key out and turn it around so the side that was up now comes down when you insert the key there is no problem turning the key and get the car to start. It looks like the car is going to be wrecked rather than sold. If I end up wrecking the car I will get $364 plus I get half of the annual fee you have to pay just to have a car and that is $200. So event if I decide to wreck my car I will get some money for it. And it's a good thing that I get my new car soon.

Thanks Lillian!

Hahahaha - true... Hopefully I can work on getting this one temporarily up there tonight and hopefully get some better opinions.

I hope Ulf had a good trip?

Yay for the countdown on your new car... I hope that you are able to get it in time before your old one decides it doesn't want to work anymore. And I am glad you will get something for it, even if you don't sell it.

The room looks AMAZING!!! It really pulled together nicely. The wall decal will be perfect. Once it is up it will appear smaller.
The TV console looks great the way it is. If down the road you want to paint it you can, but for now it look great.
Nothing like a party at home to get the house painted and fixed up.
In our area we are under a fire ban and of course a fire started up in the Ridge (which is a preserve). Approximately 800 acres are destroyed. So far no injuries have been reported and today we are getting rain. Just hope that it is raining up on the Ridge to help control the fire or better yet put it out completely.
Hope you have a wonderful day!

Thanks! I sure hope so! I am getting anxious to get it all up there to see how it looks.

That's what I was thinking too... I do really want to paint it - I have the paint and all the supplies to do it... I guess I am a little afraid to wreck it. I will see how I do on this little coffee cabinet first - then I will go from there. LOL

Exactly... LOL... I am just hoping we can get everything done that we need to.

Oh no!!! That is terrible! I sure hope the rain helped and put the fire out! I will be keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers. Please keep me updated. Is your property in danger at all?

Thank you - same to you!

I think it looks great this way... but on the other hand, a nice bright pop of color would look great too. My mom has a console she painted royal blue and it looks awesome!


I vote for the blue. Even if you dont like these particular curtains, I think blue ones in general would look nice.


That came out great!


I LOVE that idea! I hope you can find somewhere it fits!

Thanks! I was thinking that too... I guess I'll see how I feel about it in a few weeks and go from there... I am not in a huge rush - since it looks pretty good as it is.

I agree - I am now on the hunt for blue curtains... It's so hard though.

Thanks!

I will make it fit somewhere - even if I have to order the next smaller decal... LOL

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Sorry for no updates today... I have an early Target day in front of me, and I must get going. I hope you all have a great day!!!!

D~

 

[Chicago Mo]

Well, the cactus is Allison's... I am hoping it lasts.

Is it the one from Disney??

 

[Terkina]

Ulf had a nice trip, thanks

I hope you have a great day at Target

 

[FantasiaMagic]

I hope you have a good Target day!

 

[Born 2B a Princess]

I love what you've done so far!!!! It all looks great!

 

[Iamthequeen]

I think if you just take the blue curtains you already have and add a strip to the bottom of the brown ones it would look fine. It does not have to be the same fabric or even the same weight.

I like the decal and don't think it would be too big. You are looking at the decal with the backing and it is larger than it will look on the wall without the backing.

 

[jkfandel]

Love the living room. My opinions (worth a grain of salt HAHA): Keep the TV stand as is I love it. I think I like the brown curtains but the blue look good too. You have done a great job putting it all together. I think once the words are on the wall it will look awesome together with the pictures. Hard to determine with the paper making the letter size appear different - I think. If you are really afraid cut the saying apart and do them one line at a time. Hope you have a good night and a perfect day tomorrow.
Jane

 

[DMGeurts]

Is it the one from Disney??

Actually, no... This cactus is from Home Depot... The plant Allison got from Disney is a coffee plant - and it's barely living. I moved it into the bathroom yesterday, because the garden person at HD suggested we try the bathroom, as it's typically more humid in there.

Ulf had a nice trip, thanks

I hope you have a great day at Target

Good - I am glad to hear that.

I tried - LOL... It was OK.

I hope you have a good Target day!

It was decent and it went by quickly - so that was nice.

I love what you've done so far!!!! It all looks great!

Thank you - I've put so much thought into it... Now - hopefully the rest of it comes together.

I think if you just take the blue curtains you already have and add a strip to the bottom of the brown ones it would look fine. It does not have to be the same fabric or even the same weight.

I like the decal and don't think it would be too big. You are looking at the decal with the backing and it is larger than it will look on the wall without the backing.

I will see if I can find anything... I am seriously starting to dislike curtains. LOL

True... I put it up last night - well, sort of... It looks much better. I'll post pictures below, so you can see what I am talking about.

Love the living room. My opinions (worth a grain of salt HAHA): Keep the TV stand as is I love it. I think I like the brown curtains but the blue look good too. You have done a great job putting it all together. I think once the words are on the wall it will look awesome together with the pictures. Hard to determine with the paper making the letter size appear different - I think. If you are really afraid cut the saying apart and do them one line at a time. Hope you have a good night and a perfect day tomorrow.
Jane

Hahaha Jane.... Thank you. I did some arranging last night - I"ll post pictures below...

Thank you - same to you!

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So, yesterday was a Target day... It was a decent day, and at the end of my day, I was trained on some new equipment - so that was fun. I"ll probably never use it - but it was fun learning anyways.

I picked the girls up from school - dropped V off at a friend's house...

I came home and did a bit of cleaning in the kitchen... I cannot wait to get the red wall behind the China cabinet painted, so I can get my China off of the counter tops... It makes me nervous having it there.

After dinner last night, I was able to talk Josh into hanging a few things on the walls... This was not an easy task for him - and there was a bit of frustration involved. For the most part - I am very happy with all of it.

However - putting up my curtain rod/frame thingy is proving to be a difficult task. I love how it's looking... The words are OK - I still think they are borderline too big, but not as terrible as I thought they would be. My issue now, is that the two sides of this window are lopsided and the left side appears "heavy", while the right side appears to be a bit low... So - I think I am going to purchase another decal to go over the top of the frame on the G side... I think that will help a lot. I am trying very hard not to have a lot of decals in this room - I really only wanted the two... but I think this new decal will be long width wise and short height wise - just to give a little more oomph & height to that side. Even though the window is not centered on the wall in that room - I do think that the stuff on the walls should be a little more even. So, over all, I am very happy with it - I just need to adjust it a little bit. What do you think? (Sorry that Josh is in the photo... LOL)

Now I need to decide what I am doing on either side of the TV... I have about 3 feet on each side... Allison says that I don't necessarily need anything, because the TV is huge and the whole TV/media console is a focal point in itself... I am scouring Pinterest trying to find a solution that isn't "too much" but looks good.

I also need to find 2 11x14 frames for our wedding pictures, so I can hang those on the other side of the bay window - to make the pictures of the girls a little more even.

Anyways - that was fun... And over all - I am very happy with how it's all coming together.

Today... I am not sure how it's going to go... I am going to have to go for a walk again... I really need to get my office cleaned out, so I can resume my work outs in here....

Victoria has an appointment this morning, so we are going to have to run out the door early.

Then I will be working upstairs for the remainder of the day.

Tonight - I hope to get the decals figured out for that wall... I wanted to leave them up there for a day or two, just to see how I feel about them after some time.

I hope you all have a wonderful day - Prayers and Pixie Dust to all of you!

D~