COASTALPINES

April 13, 2015

Sun Room Refresher

Picture it. Sun room off a house built in the the late 70's. Dark brown paneling, beige indoor/outdoor carpet, drop ceiling and cloudy, aluminum jalousie windows. Dark, musty and dreary...certainly not living up to the status of sun room.

My neighbor is a wonder with all of the projects he does around their home. Custom tile, interior doors, closets, kitchen...the list goes on and on, but this is my favorite.

I wish I had a proper before photo. New windows, wood-look tile flooring, recessed lighting, patio doors and paint, make this a swoon-worthy room.

I am completely jealous.

The flooring and paint (that they let their talented 8yo daughter choose) complement each other perfectly!

The ceiling is cedar that was hidden atop a dropped ceiling. They opted to keep it exposed.

Such a stunner of a room! They are creating a yard-crasher-esque patio over the next few weeks. I will share that as well...

Thanks for visiting!

April 10, 2015

Five on Friday {scenes from Easter}

Butterflies handed out in church

Easter baskets for the boys. What is with the commercialism of this holiday? Stores advertising huge and abundant gifts for children.

I'm sorry, but can't we just keep it simple and sweet?

Our dyed eggs. The boys have named half of them (sigh) how long do I store them in fridge and then pass them on to their ultimate demise...

Our oldest gave up bacon for lent, so we included a dish just for him during brunch.

Hope everyone had a great holiday! Now onto Summer (and warmer weather please!!)

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April 9, 2015

One Room Challenge ~ Tween Room {Week Two}

Well, hardly a productive week. Between Easter and the mother of all sinus infections, I've really only collected packages from the UPS guy.

I have GOT to get moving on purchasing carpet (especially since I dropped a red solo cup of paint while cutting in...) and the furniture switch.

But accessories are important too and those I've got!

Bicycle pillow cover was on clearance at pottery barn and I used a cheap Walmart pillow to stuff in it (PB inserts are expensive). The tea-stained American flag is from eBay.

The lamp is from Kmart, as is the white parsons desk...

The two combined with shipping were $80. Kmarts rewards program is pretty lucrative, if you want to check it out.

Another painting mishap. The window seat will be sanded and painted.

My linens came in and were from Pottery Barn and Macys. My new motto is all linens and towels will be white (for the most part) and bleach-able. Because boys.

This is our office right now, I am in serious need of a yard sale. Anyone need a 4-foot rattan giraffe?

One of my inspiration pics. I learned this week that the bed I inherited is not brass, but plated cast iron. *Little tip* if you acquire a brass bed or furniture...magnets will not stick to solid brass.

So that's where I am at this week. Next to tackle, picking out and scheduling carpet and a ceiling fixture.

Check out all the other goodness at Calling it Home.

Thanks for visiting!

April 2, 2015

Five on Friday {Easter + Menu}

Happy Easter Weekend!

1. These boys are getting too big, too fast.

2. We went to St. Andrews on Saturday for an amazing Easter egg hunt, pancake breakfast and overall party. They had 10,000 candy-filled eggs hidden for the kids and 4H was displaying the biggest of bunnies!

3. My husband is a police officer and out of work recovering from shoulder surgery, so he is growing a normally-not-allowed beard. I'm on the fence about it, although I love it with the tam.

4. Have you checked out the goodness going on over at Calling it Home?! It's One Room Challenge time again...and between the designers and linking participants, it's all sorts of fabulous. Check out my entry as I breeze (~~struggle~~) through 6 weeks on a limited budget and a broken husband. You can see it here.

5. What are your Easter plans? We will spending a quiet day at home after church and a backyard egg hunt.

Our Easter Menu

Appetizers

Cheese and Charcuterie Board

Hummus + Chips

Shrimp Cocktail

Deviled Eggs

Dinner

Baked Spiral Ham

Cheesy-Olive Potatoes

Roasted Asparagus

Succotash

Bacon Herb Cupcakes

Dessert

Double Chocolate Brownie

Fruit Salad

Wishing everyone a lovely holiday weekend!

Thanks for visiting!

One Room Challenge ~ Tween Room {Week One}

My first project of the year and my one room challenge room, is our son Collin's bedroom. It's long overdue; the poor kid has lived with flesh-colored walls and questionable carpet since we moved in. Brennan's nursery was even worse when we moved in, so that took precedence. All gray paneling and teal astro-turf-like carpet. Collin hit the room jackpot though...it's big, bright and has a bigger walk-in closet than me!

We spent a snowy weekend peeling off tons of transformer decals from the walls and glow-in-the-dark stars from the ceiling. Cleaning out drawers and packing away stuffed animals (sniff). He's 10 now, he gets adult innuendo, it's time.

The plan is as follows:

1. Paint - samples below of Benjamin Moore's Hale Navy and Van Deusen Blue. We ultimately decided on Van Deusen Blue, and are loving the results.

2. Carpet - I'm old school, Carpet in bedrooms. Will be looking for a sand-esque color berber.

3. Furniture switch - The 5yo is getting the bunk beds with plentiful storage in his smaller room. He also has the gold standard in carpet padding, so if he falls out, it's all good. {wink}. Collin will be getting an antique brass full bed (pictured below) and Brennan's dresser and nightstand. I'm still undecided about the brass bed, paint or restore?

4. Furniture purchase - A desk, chair and some sort of upholstery for the window seat. Perhaps I'll get creative and make a cushion?

5. Lighting - Task lighting and ceiling fixture.

6. Artwork, Accessories and bedding - I'm shopping my inventory for some items, like the black and white beach scenes pictured below. I will no longer buy items just to fill a space...we have to love it.