New Year... New Beginnings

It has been some time since my last post and I have lots to catch up on.... First off... we have rented our 2 bedroom 1 bathroom home and have moved into a 2 bedroom 2 bath apartment. It took a lot of time to make this move, but we could not be happier. I am closer to work, my husband is going against traffic so he could not be happier and we have simplified our lives by minimizing house work. Here are a few pictures from the first day we moved in (Please pardon the quality, these were taken on my phone)... Kitchen
 
 Living Room / Dining Room

 Balcony

Our View from the balcony, kitchen and master bedroom
 Master bedroom
 
 Nursery

Nursery bathroom

Yup... You read correctly, Nursery. Please let me introduce our precious baby boy...
Baby R 8 pounds 7 ounces 20 inches of love.

This week I will reveal his nursery and other updates, I am very excited to get back into updating the blog. Thank you for being patient with me :)

Chandelier love

I would love love love a chandelier in our Master bedroom something like these

DecorPad House to home Where are the style things are Simple Creative Merchant Circle Look at this before and after, love the dramatic Chandelier Channel 4

but unfortunately living in South Florida we have too many hot nights and we enjoy having a fan in our bedroom. Here is our original fan And our new Fan from Home Depot for $69.99 What a difference in lighting and since its smaller the room feels larger. And just because.... Happy Thursday!

Update on Rug

"What the heck did you kill?" was the first words out of the Hubsters mouth when he saw the rug. I really was not feeling it in our bedroom because the black really stood out, this rug would go great on a sun room or a large craft room.

So Maybe I should go with a textured rug? Maybe something like this? Ikea PotteryBarn Woven Rug from Ikea Ikea I knew it was too good of a deal :(

Decor Find

This morning before heading to work I stopped at Target to grab some groceries and of course had to swing by the decor section :)

Target has this new collection called Regency that I am in love with but have to be a little careful not to get carried away. Mirror tray $29.99 Pillow (the fabric is white) $19.99 Lamp $19.99 And I took this baby home with me to see how it looks in our master bedroom Rug $19.99 60L x 36w I can not wait to leave work and get home already to see how it looks! Happy Friday

Hollywood Regency Wing Back Chair

Is all I think about when I found these amazing chairs. Its a private auction and I'm hoping it stays within my budget. This chair would go perfect in our Master bedroom.

Maybe even a cute Gumball leg side table But would look for something with mirrors...

How to install Cabinet Knobs

Happy New Year!!! Wishing a healthy and happy 2010.

I love days like these... a vacation day off to be able to stay home and finish up some projects. Earlier this week our knobs for our bedroom nightstands came in from ebay seller Jetfast, and they are so beautiful. My Amazing husband installed them and I am in love. Here is a After & Before pic of our finished night stands We have painted them (Instructions on How to Paint cabinets). How to install Cabinet Knobs Step 1 - Measure your cabinet length and width to find the middle of the cabinet. Then cut blue painting tape and place it towards your middle of your cabinet. finally double measure and mark your middle. Use a drill bit that is the same size of your screw and drill into the cabinet door. Step 2 - Get your screw On! Place screw in the back and screw on your knob. Some of these after market knobs have certain screws that are either too small or not universal. If you are going to recycle your old screws from you previous knob it might not work, which is what happened to us since the new screw were too short. So when I went to Ace Hardware to purchase the new screws a wonderful sales attendant recommended me to purchase a threader. Its under $2.00 and all you need is a plyer so that you can 'thread' your knob. This is a great tool, I was able to also use it on the closet knobs. Great money saving tool! What to do if your screw it too long? Add a spacer. I diged up our 'extra screw jar' put to see what we can use as a spacer and drum roll please... a nut!! Yes a nut that is suppose to be installed somewhere in our home but have not figured out where. so for now they will be perfectly hidden behind each cabinet to secure the knob. Stay tuned for my master bedroom makeover...

Step by Step DIY Sunburst Mirror

This has been on my mind after this post (Here and Here are great instructions and pictures this famous mirror).

Here is the final product in our master bedroom Supplies

• Skewers (already had)
• Piece or cardboard
• 25-30 assorted Mirrors (Walmart pack of 25 $1.27)
• Automotive reflective Mirror (Walmart $1.67)
• Ruler
• Glue Gun
• Platinum Spray paint (Micheal's $2.99 w/ 50% off coupon)
• Tooth Saw hanger (had from previous project)

Step 1 - Remove mirror from frame and trace it along the cardboard, then cut inside your tracing. You want the mirror to over lap the cardboard so that you can not see it from the sides. Next using ruler divide the cardboard box into pizza slices, this will help you organize all your skewers. Step 2 - Glue on every other the longer skewers first and then the shorter ones.

Step 3 - Paint both sides. Glue the automotive mirror to the cardboard nice and tight so you can not see it from the sides. Then start to layout your mirrors BEFORE you glue them on. You might changed your mind (like I did) a few times before your final layout. Once you have decided where you want all your mirrors get your glue on! Final step - Glue The Saw tooth hanger (bought a packet of 4 at Target for under $2 for another project) to the back of your mirror (onto the skewer sticks) Tada! My version of the sunburst mirror under $10