A Little Bench Makeover

When I was a little girl, I went to Sunday school in a portable building outside of our main church building. I remember it had a cool puppet castle in the corner and lots of wooden benches that we sat on during Bible time.

Skip ahead a few years...okay...more than a few years...and it was decided that these little benches weren't the safest to have in the children's area anymore. I offered to take one off of their hands and brought a little bit of history home with us after church one Sunday.

Once the warm weather arrived, so did the spray paint. I moved the bench outside and prepped the area for this great red colour. Valspar got a little makeover over the winter months. The spray button is so much nicer and it now has a primer built right into the mixture.

Oh the things that make me happy.

I love having this little bench in our front entrance. It has been perfect for sitting Gavin on as we put on shoes before we head out the door.

I also love that I have a bit of my history in our home that I can share with Gavin and Cameron.

Happy weekend!

A Feather Banner {DIY}

The playroom is almost completed! Ish...

A few pillows and a rug is the only thing that I'm waiting on and the rug might be a while. And so might the pillows. Who knows though! 

I did make a little feather banner that adds some colour to the room. 
Enter Dollarama and a bagful of feathers for $1. 

I don't have any pictures of me making this banner because it was hard enough sticking the needle through the spines of the feathers and keeping Gavin away from throwing the feathers all over the room, without me trying to snap a picture during all that too. 

This wasn't the easiest little DIY project that I have done lately. It was really difficult to get the needle through the spine of the feathers! (And I know that sounds really gross.) Before giving up on my idea of a feather banner though, I decided to tap each spine with a hammer to crack it a little before sticking the needle through. And it worked! 

So lesson learned. If you decide to make your own feather banner with a bagful of colourful feathers from the dollar store, tap the spines with a hammer and you will be able to thread your needle through them perfectly. 

I am loving the brightness that it adds to the room!

Baby Boy Nursery - Part 1

The countdown is officially on. Not that it wasn't before, but I can now count on two hands the weeks before this baby should make an appearance!

In the meantime, I still have a pretty long list of things to get done. Thankfully we have all the expensive essentials like a crib, change table, carseat, and all those little gadgets that you seem to need. Unfortunately, I have only bought one onesie for him. This child might be naked for a while. (Just kidding!)

My sister's helped me out the other week and transformed Sienna's current room from the dark dingy colour it was before to this beautiful colour!

Olympic "Secret Passage"

It's a nice silvery grey which will go with pretty much anything.

In case you're stuck on what colour the room was before, let me remind you... Waaaay back when we first started blogging, I said that I was going to redo this room. One year later, we're starting...

The room still needs quite a bit of work. I tried to get two panorama views of what it looks like right now.

The view from the doorway. 

The view from the back of the room.

Here's the breakdown of what still needs to happen in the next 8 weeks:

- paint the room
- organize the closet and move all of Sienna's things to her room with Bella
- get a new dresser and paint it a fun colour (thank goodness it's garage sale season!)
- find some curtains that I like
- organize the change table so it's more efficient
- add some fun decorating elements like a new rug, artwork, shelves etc.

It seems a little overwhelming right now, but hopefully I'll get a lot of help! A few trips to Target and Ikea might need to happen in the next little while, as well as hitting up the clothing sales for little boys.

Do any of you have some great ideas for what I can do with this room? Any awesome decorating or organizing tips? It might be my preggo brain, but I seem to be stuck with any inspiration! Give me your input!

Thrifty Treasures

 

It's no secret that I love going into a thrift store or stopping at a garage sale and scoring a great deal.There is something about seeing something that just captures you and is the right price.

I thought I'd let you see some of the things that have recently caught my eye and came home with me.

Oh yes, this lovely plate. True words. Especially when you have an infant and a toddler who likes to get up at 6:00 am. 

I have been seeing pictures of globes all over Pinterest and I just love how happy they look when they are all grouped together. This is the beginning of a, hopefully, great collection.

How pretty are these daisies all over this coffee canister? It's not actually holding coffee but a whole lot of Earl Grey tea.

I found this little wooden caddy/container/whatever it is, and decided it would be perfect for holding some pretty yellow napkins.

I'm hoping to get to some garage sales today and tomorrow and see if there are any cheap globes, embroidery hoops, and unique picture frames.

Do you love garage sales and thrift stores? What treasures are you hoping to find this summer?

Happy weekend!