Pinterest Purchase - 'Naked 2'

Pinterest got me!  I found this pin on Pinterest via one of my friends, which lead me on a shopping excursion to Sephora to purchase this Urban Decay - Naked 2 eyeshadow palette.

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Seriously - who wouldn't want to look like Carrie Underwood?!

Even though this pin boasts the original Urban Decay Naked palette, I opted for the Naked 2 palette.  I loved the colors!

Urban Decy Naked 2 palette

The Naked 2 palette comes with 12 eyeshadows that are rich in color, go on easily and blend well.  I must say, I'm impressed!  Yeah, it was $50 but it came with a lip gloss and eyeshadow brush!  If you take your favorite eyeshadow x 12, the price is about the same or less!  (I usually wear Mary Kay eyeshadow, which is $6.50/eyeshadow x 12 = $78, that's how I justified my purchase)

If you want to check out my Fashion board on Pinterst click here!

So friends, I'm curious - what have you found on Pinterest that you had to go out and buy?! :)

Sunday Spruce-Up

We had another really awesome weekend here in Iowa so most of it was spent outside either reading on the porch, taking the dog for a walk or working on a few outdoor projects.  Yesterday, I took the liberty to spruce up this start that hangs on the front of our house.

This star has seen it's better days!  It has made it through two re-locations and is at it's third home.  I felt it deserved a little facelift! :)

Re-painting is definitely the fun part in any project, but first you might want to remove the old paint that is flaking off.  The best way to do this is using a wire brush or if you don't have a wire brush, a grill brush works great too! 

I needed to make sure my new paint would stick and go on evenly so I used Valspar spray paint primer in white.  I let that dry for about 30 minutes.

I changed the color of my start completely!   Instead of going back to red, I used Valspar spray paint in Tropical Oasis.  This took two coats of spray paint.

Between coats of spray paint, I got a little distracted.  "Bam," our dog, decided to go tease our heifers.  See him on his back?  He had something that they were interested in...

Ok, back to the project!

Here is the new and improved star!

I think my next Sunday Spruce-Up might have to be washing the house!

Have a great week!

I Found It!

Our bathroom remodel project is progressing quickly meaning that we may be able to paint this week!  Our tile, accent tile and granite are picked out, but I've been looking for a color pallet.  I knew exactly what I wanted, I just needed to see it first! (have you ever had that happen - the, "I'll know it when I see it" thought?)  Well, I FOUND IT!

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Now, I just need to decide between the light blue (color at the very bottom) or one of the off-white (I refuse to say beige) at the top accented with light blue and and deep grey (middle color) towels.  I am thinking of adding a splash of dark pink just to spice things up! Any thoughts?

 

I'm sure you have seen these beautiful color pallets all over Pinterest, but have you stopped by to check out their website?  It is so fun and interactive plus they give you the HEX codes to re-create the color!

Check out their website if you get a chance:  Design Seeds

For more about our bathroom remodel check out these posts:

Extreme Makeover: Bathroom Edition

Bathroom Remodel Inspiration

Bathroom Remodel board on Pinterest

Bathroom Remodel Inspiration

It's fun seeing our bathroom come together, it's like a suprise every night when I come home!  The tub/shower is now framed up and installed and the tile will start to go in next week. 

Since I mentioned in my Extreme Makeover: Bathroom Edition! post that we were able to start completely over, here is a look at some of my bathroom remodel inspiration!

Cabinets & Cupboards

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I love the glass inserts in the cabinet/closet doors.  The cabinets in our bathroom will have frosted glass inserts.  This will help to keep our space light and create the illusion of space.

Vanity "Extra"

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I love jewelry and since I am a Lia Sophia advisor, I have plenty of it.  This is going to be built into our custom made vanity. 

Shower Built-In

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 This picture is basically what our tub and shower will look like.  Tiled shower surround with glass doors.  We also will have a built-in ledge in the shower just like the one in this picture.

Tile

 Here is the tile that we chose!  The off-white tile will be on the floor and shower surround.  The glass tile will go in the built-in ledge and behind the sink.

I hope you've enjoyed the sneak peak of my bathroom inspiration.  For more bathroom inspiration, check out my Bathroom Remodel board on Pinterest! We still need to choose our towel racks, lighting and other accessories, but our plans are coming together nicely!

Have a great weekend friends!