birds in my bedroom

I realize I've been a sporadic blogger ever since baby boy #3 came along (7 months ago!).

It's not for lack of inspiration, the ideas and projects are still slowly coming to fruition, but things are busy around here... and I truly wouldn't have it any other way.

I have been thinking a lot about our master bedroom. I had done a few accent pillow changes, but things have mostly been the same since adding the yellow and gray medallion comforter:

I love the pattern and colors of the comforter, but it wasn't feeling like "us", so I went in search of something else and ended up coming right back to the light blue coverlet that we had before the yellow and gray duvet.

I also added more color with pillows, my favorite being my new bright bird pillow:

(I went to peir1.com hoping to link it for you all, but it's no longer there. I just bought it two weeks ago, so you never know, there may still be some in stores.)

I just realized I didn't get a close up of it, so here it is:
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Shout out to my hubby here. Our two oldest boys were at a birthday party on a Saturday morning, and HE suggested we go out looking for a new bedroom chair (our slipper chair that was previously there got moved down to the new office-still in progress.)

When I saw this pillow I knew it was what I was looking for. When I asked if he liked it he said "I don't hate it... but I know you love it. It might end up on the floor a lot, but go ahead." What a man, eh? It has grown on him. How could it not? As my friend Holly said, it's "adding a little fiesta to the bedroom."


I spied this cute chair while online shopping a few months ago and we both liked it for the space:

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Each button has a different pattern on it. The tufting is fabulous and the fabric is a nice neutral linen. LOVE.


The colors on the buttons pick up a little of the "fiesta" on the bed.
It's still calming, still a quiet and restful room, but it needed a little "hello sunshine" and now it's got that. It fits us better.

We are still plugging away on finishing some smaller projects and then it's onto the BIG fun one that we've been waiting for. The addition and hardwood flooring upstairs, the whitification of the kitchen, and some trim and paint stuff. I'VE WAITED 2 YEARS for this part! We've started the process with our contractor and we're waiting for a survey to verify just how far the dining bump out can go. Hopefully we'll get the ball rolling next month!

master bedroom paint and odds and ends

Another room painted! We actually painted this one about 6 weeks ago, but I never posted about it. The color is Valspar Bay Sands, it's a nice soft warmer gray. I wanted a gray that wasn't icey cold, and I didn't want it to have any purple undertones, so this was perfect. I LOOOVE it next to all of the white in the room.

I added the mirror because I felt like we really needed something "shiny" and I'm still looking for a few more shiny things to spiff it up a bit.
Here it is before...
and here it is WAAAY before... right after we moved in.



We always throw an extra down comforter on in fall and winter, so I decided to add more color and texture by finding a new duvet cover. I think she's gorgeous, I love it.


I made this topiary using a (foam) pot thing that I already had. This had something leafy in it, it's been in the pile to donate to the DI for months now, but I dug it out and gave it a second chance. I had to use wire cutters to cut the pretend greenery out of it. From there it was easy, a moss ball and a stick from the yard.

I found the B at Hobby Lobby and just hoped it would be the right size for this empty frame I already had on hand. It was on sale, $3. I thought about painting it, but I kind of like the look of it for now.

So what's left? I have another night stand that's been on back order that should be here any day, that will help make things a little more symmetrical, and I scored this gorgeous chair from a classifieds ad for only $35. It's perfect, nice and small, lovely mustard colored velvet. Tufted buttons on the back...

Imagine it with new dark wood legs, if you please. :) I have plans for this baby.

I used it in our family pictures a few weeks ago, see, she's already part of the family!

The only problem is that even after steam cleaning it, it smells like old grandma mixed with stale smoke. Nasty! It's living in the garage until I can figure out what to do with it. Any suggestions? The guy who did the cleaning even sprayed a sanitizing and deodorizing spray on it, and it's better than it was, but I just can't put it in my bedroom smelling funky like it does.

I really want to find a way to keep it, so I'll try any reasonable suggestion. Throw 'em at me!

So pretty much that's it. The other nightstand and the chair, and then I'll really be "finished" in there, although I'm never really finished, but you all know what I mean, right? :)

Today is our official ONE YEAR housiversary! One year ago today, we were packing up our old house and saying goodbye to neighbors and friends and moving everything to a new county and new town. We are so happy to be here, we feel so at home! I have a little celebratory post planned, so come on back and visit and celebrate with us! :)