Seeking Delightful Pleasures

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Laundry Room Makeover

After nearly three weeks of work, a few dollars, lots of random left overs from college, forgotten belongings from my mom's attic, and a few new items from IKEA...here is the new and improved laundry.

Before: Notice the curtains (excuse me, dish towels)

After: I made my own curtains using fabric and pom poms from IKEA and Hobby Lobby

I have to admit that I was inspired to give the laundry room a fun funky makeover because of a friend's own dreams of giving her laundry room a makeover (Thanks Jennifer).

Before

After

I chose the color scheme randomly. I already had the zebra rug. So I knew black and white would be a necessary theme.

My mom and I went shopping at IKEA and found this great fabric. And then red and orange were established as the other dominant colors.

I bought this chair at the Thrift Store several years ago for $6.98. Before it had a filthy floral cover and it was chipping brown paint. I painted it with a high gloss oil based paint and covered it in this fun material from IKEA.

Before: Our tool wall above the iron (who wants to look at this while you iron)

Before: Peg board without tools

After: Peg board painted with colorful polka dots

Before

After: I plan on covering the ironing board in solid white to match the theme

My main reasons for wanting to decorate the laundry room were twofold. First, I really love to decorate. It 's a great creative outlet. Second, I hated my laundry room pre-makeover. It was so dark and depressing.

Before

After

Before

After

Now it is personalized, bright, and cheery! It's a place that I actually want to spend time in.

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Template Change

Sorry to change my template on everyone. I just got a little tired of the black. It was to dark for my bright spirit! Hope you enjoy this bright white. Maybe some day I will learn how to add a colorful picture to my header.

(Above: Picture taken at IKEA-one of my favorite stores)

Thank you all for reading and commenting!!! I love this little blog world!

Friday, March 14, 2008

Girl's Night--Craft Fun

Usually, at our monthly Girl's Night we sit around someone's living room, eat dinner, and catch up on everyone's lives---and Girl's Night is complete. Nothing needs to be added or taken away---just great friends catching up.

However, this particular Girl's Night, I decided to provide a craft. I know it may sound silly and slightly pointless, but this craft made me smile.

All you need is a dust pan of your choice and some paint pens and you too can have your very own whimsical dust pan. Who knows, it might just make you smile the next time you are sweeping up your trash.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Flowers Are A Girls Best Friend

Who doesn't love flowers? While out with my mom this weekend, I came across these cheerful flowers and could not resist taking them home with me.

Flowers have a way of brightening one's home and heart.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

God's Provision

These pictures are a few weeks old, but the experience is not easily forgotten.

I knew we were expected to have some bad weather, but I did not know that it was going to be so close. These houses are less than five minutes from our house. I have never heard wind, rain, and hail so strong and powerful.

I can only say that God is gracious and merciful.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Memories

I have to admit that I am some what of a pack rat. Well I try not to be, but I think it's in my blood! Yikes!!!

While helping my mom clean out her attic, I came across a box of dried flowers. Not just flowers, all the flowers that my husband had given me while we were dating.

The box of flowers included the first flowers he gave me (our first Valentine's) and the flowers he gave me when he proposed (and several in between).

Although one part of me wanted to take the flowers home and save them forever, the sensible side said, "Take a picture of them, keep the memory, and let the box go." So that's what I did.

One picture can hold such great memories.