Thursday, June 28, 2012

Design Contest

I entered my first design contest with the theme "Entertain in Style" hosted by WayFair, an online home decor site.  The winner gets $250 to spend at WayFair!  I decided to do something a little different and put together an outdoor entertaining space.


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The instructions were to include a minimum of three items from WayFair.  The items I used were the green rug, patio set, flower box, grill, and light blue outdoor pillow.  Some of my other favorite entertaining items came from Target.

I could use your votes!  If you are a registered user of Olioboard, click on this link to vote for my entry "Grillin' and Chillin" by clicking on the heart.  I would appreciate it!


Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Design Board: Teen Boys Room

I've picked up a new hobby (like I needed something else to do) of creating design boards for interior spaces!  It's been really fun and satisfies my need for creativity so, I wanted to share one of the boards I have been working on for my friend and co-worker.



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She and I talk a lot about spaces we think are beautiful and some of the elements that we love.  When she told me she was re-decorating her oldest son's room, I challenged myself to put together a room design for her teenager. I grew up with girls so boys are a whole different world to me!  I've never met him so all I knew about him was that he was a teenage boy, didn't like anything floral and that he was a golfer! The good news is that her son really liked it!

I'm sure I will have more design boards to show you in the future - maybe in the form of an announcement next week...  Stay tuned!

Also, I am linking up this post here:


Monday, June 25, 2012

My New Favorite Magazine

Have you seen this yet?! HGTV has a magazine and I have fallen in love with it!


I scored this great find in the airport and I've read every page.  The magazine is filled with so many great ideas, how-to tips, DIY projects and they all come from the hosts of our favorite shows like Emily Henderson, Sabrina Soto, and David Bromstad.

Here are a couple of my favorite topics from this issue...

Shop Like A Stylist


Yard Sale Finds Reinvented
 

My subscription card is sent in and I can't wait to get my next issue!

Friday, June 22, 2012

5 on Friday!

Holy smokes - I can't believe it's Friday already!  This week really flew by.  It was definitely a busy week because I am tired today.

Here is a re-cap of the great things that happened this week!

1. It Finally Rained!
Now, most people would think that rain is kind of a downer but when you live in a rural community that is dependent on Farming, rain becomes SO important.  Wednesday night I decided that the dog and I need some exercise so we ventured out for a walk.  I knew the rain was close but we (actually I, the dog had no choice) decided to take our chances.  


Ok - so this was a little scary to be walking toward at 5:30pm but thankfully my heroic boyfriend decided to come and get us! :)

2. Painted Nails
This probably sounds just a little bit silly but I painted my nails on Monday night and they looked fantastic.  I don't think I have ever done this good of a job.  However, as I'm sitting here today, they are starting to chip a little bit so no pictures... 

3. Flower Pots
Toward the end of May I planted some flower pots to add some color around our house.  They are really filling out and blooming and have become so pretty with all of the bright colors!  I'm pretty proud of myself that they look so good because I don't have much of a "green thumb." ( I say that and notice I have some dead flowers to remove...)


4. Personal Development Calendar
Have you heard the idea that if you spend at least 20 minutes each day studying a topic that  you can become an expert in one year? I have always been intrigued by this idea and came across this personal development calendar that supports this concept!  I think I am going to make my own version and work on becoming an "expert" in interior design!


5. Steak Night
We live within driving distance of 3 awesome steak joints in western Iowa.  Last Friday night neither of us had any ambition to make supper so we went out for steaks at one of our local places.  Such good food!

Have a great weekend friends!



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